Food for Thought
The Council on Foreign Relations’ CoC Global Memo on the US Capitol Building Attack, With Contributions From GRF President Ambassador (R) Selim Yenel, Has Been Published.

Food for Thought

The Council on Foreign Relations’ CoC Global Memo on the US Capitol Building Attack, With Contributions From GRF President Ambassador (R) Selim Yenel, Has Been Published.

16.01.2021
Published by Council of Councils, the Global Memo article series entitled "U.S. Capitol Breach Was a Shot Heard Round the World" also includes contributions from GRF President Ambassador (R) Selim Yenel.
To read the article series on CFR’s website, please click here.
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