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Stafford Act Assistance and Acts of Terrorism (open access)

Stafford Act Assistance and Acts of Terrorism

This report provides a brief overview of Stafford Act declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and the types of assistance they could authorize in response to terrorist incidents. This report also provides examples of Stafford Act declarations that have been issued for previous terrorist attacks.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R. & McCarthy, Francis X.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Islamist Militant Threat in Bangladesh (open access)

The Islamist Militant Threat in Bangladesh

This report discusses the current security climate in Bangladesh in regards to terrorism. Bangladesh is attractive to jihadists because it is a politically destabilized Muslim majority nation that could offer inroads to both Burma, through the alienated Muslim Rohingya refugee group, or to neighboring India.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce
System: The UNT Digital Library
Yemen: Recent Attacks Against U.S. Naval Vessels in the Red Sea (open access)

Yemen: Recent Attacks Against U.S. Naval Vessels in the Red Sea

This report discusses the United States' involvement into the Yemen war, which has killed an estimated 10,000 people since it began in March 2015.
Date: October 21, 2016
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran-U.S. Air Service Not Imminent (open access)

Iran-U.S. Air Service Not Imminent

This report discusses the prospect of air travel between Iran and the U.S., which last operated during 1979, when the U.S. government imposed an embargo on flights following the Iran hostage crisis. Since then, travel and air cargo shipments between the two countries have been routed through third countries, and their extent has been limited by U.S. sanctions.
Date: January 21, 2016
Creator: Tang, Rachel Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library