US Congressional Research Service Reports
This series of reports is produced by the Congressional Research Service and the Federal Research Division of the US Library of Congress and offers information on important issues that shape US policy and politics.
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- Turkey: Background and US Relations
- US-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism
- Armed Conflict in Syria: US and International Response
- Ricin: Technical Background and Potential Role in Terrorism
- Cybersecurity
- International Climate Change Financing
- International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress
- "Hollowing Out" in US Manufacturing
- The United Kingdom and US-UK Relations
- Covert Action
- Sensitive Covert Action Notifications
- Next Steps in Nuclear Arms Control with Russia
- The European Union: Foreign and Security Policy
- Japan’s Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications
- US Natural Gas Exports
- Foreign Ownership of US Financial Assets
- Latin America: Terrorism Issues
- The Berne Union
- Foreign Investment and National Security
- Super PACs in Federal Elections
- North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons
- Congressional Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Overview
- China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy Capabilities
- International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress
- US-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress
- Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations
- Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy
- Arab League Boycott of Israel
- Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress
- El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations
- China’s Economic Conditions
- Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress
- The 2013 Cybersecurity Executive Order
- Peace Talks in Colombia
- Southwest Border Violence
- Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources
- US Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Non-Federal Areas
- US Trade and Investment in the Middle East and North Africa
- Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress
- Egypt: Background and US Relations
- What’s the Difference?
- Securing America's Borders: The Role of the Military
- Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations
- Azerbaijan: Recent Developments and US Interests
- Border Security: Understanding Threats at US Borders
- NAFTA at 20: Overview and Trade Effects
- Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
- The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions
- US-Japan Economic Relations
- Federal Reserve: Unconventional Monetary Policy Options
- Congressional Authority to Limit Military Operations
- Japan-US Relations: Issues for Congress
- Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present
- Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Legal Issues
- Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Does Foreign Aid Work? Efforts to Evaluate US Foreign Assistance
- Bahrain: Reform, Security, and US Policy
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
- Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve
- US Manufacturing in International Perspective
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress
- The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases
- Argentina’s Defaulted Sovereign Debt
- US Special Operations Forces (SOF)
- Honduras-US Relations
- European Union Enlargement
- IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress
- Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information
- US Government Agencies Involved in Export Promotion: Overview and Issues for Congress
- Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies: Overview and Issues for Congress
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Manufacturing Trends
- Integration of Drones into Domestic Airspace: Selected Legal Issues
- Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries
- Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage
- Cybersecurity: Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (S. 2111, 112th Congress)
- Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for US Interests
- The Increase in Unemployment Since 2007: Is It Cyclical or Structural?
- American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat
- Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Issues for Congress
- Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute
- US Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
- The Domestic Terrorist Threat
- Mexico’s New Administration: Priorities and Key Issues in US-Mexican Relations
- United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues
- Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights
- Crisis in Mali
- US Sanctions on Burma
- Can Contractionary Fiscal Policy Be Expansionary?
- Iran Sanctions
- Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles
- The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation
- Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress
- Israel: 2013 Elections Preview
- Defining Homeland Security: Analysis and Congressional Considerations
- Economic Growth and the Unemployment Rate
- Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and US Policy
- North Korea: US Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation
- Reaching the Debt Limit
- US-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues
- The "Fiscal Cliff" and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
- The Unified Command Plan and Combatant Commands: Background and Issues for Congress
- Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress
- Gun Control Legislation
- US Implementation of the Basel Capital Regulatory Framework
- Government Transparency and Secrecy
- The Proposed US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
- Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity
- Medical Marijuana: The Supremacy Clause, Federalism, and the Interplay Between State and Federal Laws
- Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments
- The United States as a Net Debtor Nation
- China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles
- Israel: Background and US Relations
- US Renewable Electricity: How Does Wind Generation Impact Competitive Power Markets?
- Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 Election: Fact Sheet
- Natural Gas in the US Economy: Opportunities for Growth
- Mayo v Prometheus: Implications for Patents, Biotechnology, and Personalized Medicine
- Lebanon: Background and US Policy
- Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
- Federal Involvement in Flood Response and Flood Infrastructure Repair
- Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
- Air Force F-22 Fighter Program
- Constitutionality of Retroactive Tax Legislation
- International Drug Control Policy: Background and US Responses
- In Brief: State Department Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO)
- Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping
- Privacy: An Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- Privacy: An Abridged Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- 2012-2013 Presidential Election Period
- Sudan and South Sudan: Current Issues for Congress and US Policy
- Pakistan: US Foreign Assistance
- Jordan: Background and US Relations
- Israel: Possible Military Strike Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
- The Eurozone Crisis: Overview and Issues for Congress
- Mexico: Issues for Congress
- US Public Diplomacy
- Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for US Interests
- Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2012
- Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations
- Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law
- Global Access to Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation
- Iran: US Concerns and Policy Responses
- US Foreign‐Trade Zones: Background and Issues for Congress
- Tajikistan: Recent Developments and US Interests
- Immigration Detainers: Legal Issues
- War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance
- Oman: Reform, Security, and US Policy
- Venezuela: Issues for Congress
- Political Ads: Issue Advocacy or Campaign Activity Under the Tax Code?
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2004-2011
- Intelligence Authorization Legislation
- The Palestinians: Background and US Relations
- Turkmenistan: Recent Developments and US Interests
- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia
- Cyprus: Reunification Proving Elusive
- Kazakhstan: Recent Developments and US Interests
- Major Fiscal Issues Before Congress in FY2013
- Budget "Sequestration" and Selected Program Exemptions and Special Rules
- The US Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy
- Uzbekistan: Recent Developments and US Interests
- US-China Relations: Policy Issues
- Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
- Global Security Contingency Fund (GSCF)
- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- The Executive Budget Process: An Overview
- China, Internet Freedom, and US Policy
- Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers
- Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers
- Burma’s Political Prisoners and US Sanctions
- Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt
- Mexico’s Free Trade Agreements
- ACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, and Legal Challenges
- US Response to the Global Threat of Tuberculosis
- US Response to the Global Threat of Malaria
- US Response to the Global Threat of HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts
- In Brief: Next Steps in the War in Afghanistan?
- Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and US-Russian Economic Ties
- Russia’s Accession to the WTO and Its Implications for the United States
- Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives
- The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
- Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations
- Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Employment
- Mexican Migration to the United States
- Qatar: Background and US Relations
- Department of Defense Energy Initiatives
- Pakistan: US Foreign Aid Conditions, Restrictions, and Reporting Requirements
- Countering Violent Extremism in the United States
- Pakistan-US Relations
- Pakistan-US Relations: A Summary
- Syria: Unrest and US Policy
- Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and US Law Enforcement
- Mexico’s 2012 Elections
- The US Export Control System and the President’s Reform Initiative
- US-Vietnam Relations in 2011
- How FDA Approves Drugs and Regulates their Safety and Effectiveness
- Taiwan: Major US Arms Sales Since 1990
- Submission of the President’s Budget in Transition Years
- Economic Recovery: Sustaining US Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy
- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
- US-South Korea Relations
- Canadian Oil Sands: Life-Cycle Assessments of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Congressional Oversight of Intelligence
- The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2012
- NATO’s Chicago Summit
- Proliferation of Precision Strike: Issues for Congress
- Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees
- Understanding China’s Political System
- Ukraine: Current Issues and US Policy
- Job Growth During the Recovery
- Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for US Policy
- Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court
- Keystone XL Pipeline Project
- In Brief: Clarifying the Concept of “Partnership” in National Security
- Promoting Global Internet Freedom
- The US Secret Service
- US Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices
- Detention of US Persons as Enemy Belligerents
- US Energy: Overview and Key Statistics
- The Lord’s Resistance Army: The US Response
- Yemen: Background and US Relations
- The Republic of the Philippines and US Interests
- Women in Combat: Issues for Congress
- US Oil Imports and Exports
- The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Authorization, Operation, and Drawdown Policy
- Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the US Marine Environment
- Kuwait: Security, Reform, and US Policy
- Pivot to the Pacific?
- Burma’s April Parliamentary By-Elections
- The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2013 and Beyond
- Foreign Assistance to North Korea
- Fact Sheet: The FY2013 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request
- Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
- Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues
- Changing the Federal Reserve's Mandate
- Keeping America’s Pipelines Safe and Secure
- US Foreign Aid to Israel
- Securing Nuclear Materials
- Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy
- The US Income Distribution and Mobility
- Change in the Middle East
- Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance
- US Defense Articles and Services Supplied to Foreign Recipients
- Rising Gasoline Prices 2012
- The Eurozone Crisis
- The Depreciating Dollar
- US Strategic Nuclear Forces
- The Federal Communications Commission
- China’s Banking System
- Representatives and Senators
- Financial Performance of the Major Oil Companies, 2007-2011
- Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
- Egypt in Transition
- Contemporary Developments in Presidential Elections
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2012 Budget and Appropriations
- “Surge Recovery” and Next Steps in the War in Afghanistan: In Brief
- Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry
- International Trade: Rules of Origin
- US Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Presidential Nominating Process
- Intelligence Issues for Congress
- The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment
- Political Transition in Tunisia
- US Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2003-2010
- US Nuclear Cooperation with India
- Russia’s December 2011 Legislative Election
- Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
- World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda
- Libya: Transition and US Policy
- “Super PACs” in Federal Elections
- Free Trade Agreements: Impact on US Trade and Implications for US Trade Policy
- Brazil-US Relations
- The United Nations Human Rights Council
- Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options
- Qualifications for President and the "Natural Born" Citizenship Eligibility Requirement
- US Assistance Programs in China
- Unrest in Syria and US Sanctions Against the Assad Regime
- The US-Panama Free Trade Agreement
- Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and US Interests
- Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in US Trade Policy
- Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the WTO
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections
- Cuba: US Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
- Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
- China-US Trade Issues
- Libya: Unrest and US Policy
- US International Trade
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2003-2010
- Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States
- The Republic of South Sudan
- Africa: US Foreign Assistance Issues
- Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong
- United States-Canada Trade and Economic Relationship
- Canada-US Relations
- European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey’s Accession Negotiations
- Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Muslims in Europe: Integration and Countering Extremism
- Social Media and Disasters
- The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments
- India: Domestic Issues, Strategic Dynamics, and US Relations
- US Periods of War and Dates of Current Conflicts
- Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress
- Greece's Debt Crisis
- US-Mexican Security Cooperation
- Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries
- Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Foreign Countries
- The Peace Corps: Current Issues
- A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
- US Agricultural Trade
- UN System Development Assistance
- International Violence Against Women
- Africa Command: US Strategic Interests and the Role of the US Military in Africa
- International Criminal Court Cases in Africa
- Cuba’s Offshore Oil Development
- China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies
- The State of Campaign Finance Policy
- Haiti’s National Elections: Issues, Concerns, and Outcome
- United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence Against Women
- United Nations Reform: US Policy and International Perspectives
- Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
- Job Creation in the Manufacturing Revival
- The Help America Vote Act and Elections Reform
- “Dirty Bombs”: Technical Background, Attack Prevention and Response, Issues for Congress
- ”Dirty Bombs”: Background in Brief
- The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- Syria: Issues for the 112th Congress and Background on US Sanctions
- The United States and Europe
- Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
- The Proposed US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): A Primer for the 112th Congress
- Foreign Assistance: Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
- Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative
- Kenya: Current Conditions and the Challenges Ahead
- State Efforts to Deter Unauthorized Aliens
- China/Taiwan: Evolution of the “One China” Policy
- Morocco: Current Issues
- Osama Bin Laden’s Death
- Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda
- Reducing the Budget Deficit
- US Global Food Security Funding, FY2010-FY2012
- Piracy off the Horn of Africa
- Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations
- The Japanese Nuclear Incident: Technical Aspects
- Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya)
- Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami
- Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
- Japan 2011 Earthquake
- Overview of Immigration Issues in the 112th Congress
- Earthquakes: Risk, Detection, Warning, and Research
- No-Fly Zones: Strategic, Operational, and Legal Considerations for Congress
- Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force
- The Kaesong North-South Korean Industrial Complex
- Haiti's National Elections
- The Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Refined Product Reserves
- Saudi Arabia: Background and US Relations
- Middle East and North Africa Unrest
- Terrorist Use of the Internet
- Cote d'Ivoire's Post-Election Crisis
- Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements
- The US Trade Deficit, the Dollar, and the Price of Oil
- Trade Promotion Authority and the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement
- Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
- Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
- The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)
- US Immigration Policy on Temporary Admissions
- US-Mexico Economic Relations
- US Global Climate Change Policy
- US Response to the Global Threat of HIV/AIDS
- Libya: Background and US Relations
- Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians
- The 2010 Decennial Census
- Peacekeeping/Stabilization and Conflict Transitions
- Lebanon: Background and US Relations
- The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
- Belarus: Background and US Policy Concerns
- The United States as a Net Debtor Nation
- US Direct Investment Abroad
- Israel's Offshore Natural Gas Discoveries Enhance Its Economic and Energy Outlook
- The Obama Administration's Open Government Initiative
- EU-US Economic Ties
- Al Qaeda and Affiliates: Historical Perspective, Global Presence, and Implications for US Policy
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress
- Journalists' Privilege
- Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
- Tunisia: Recent Developments and Policy Issues
- The US-Japan Alliance
- The US Foreign-Born Population
- Guantanamo Detention Center
- House Apportionment 2010
- China’s Currency: An Analysis of the Economic Issues
- Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements
- US-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
- The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer
- Unemployment: Issues in the 112th Congress
- Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband
- Methane Capture: Options for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
- Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations
- Oman: Reform, Security and US Policy
- U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean
- Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
- Delegates to the US Congress: History and Current Status
- Intelligence Estimates
- Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy
- The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States
- US Refugee Resettlement Assistance
- The Middle East: Selected Key Issues and Options for the 112th Congress
- The US Congress and the European Parliament
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2011 Budget and Appropriations
- Missile Defense and NATO's Lisbon Summit
- United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
- US-Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations
- Trafficking in Persons: US Policy and Issues for Congress
- Trade Promotion Authority and the Korea Free Trade Agreement
- The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed US Nuclear Cooperation
- US Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2002-2009
- Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Fate of the Oil
- Temporary Protected Status
- Classified Information Policy and Executive Order 13526
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Venezuela: Issues in the 111th Congress
- North Korea's 2009 Nuclear Test
- Defense: FY2011 Authorization and Appropriations
- Flooding in Pakistan: Overview and Issues for Congress
- International Climate Change: A Negotiations Side-by-Side
- Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress
- Casework in a Congressional Office: Background, Rules, Laws, and Resources
- Countering Terrorism in East Africa
- US-South Korea Relations
- Administrative Issues Related to a Change in Majority in the House of Representatives
- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
- Immigration Reform Issues in the 111th Congress
- India-US Relations
- India - US Relations
- Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status
- Nuclear Energy Policy
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": The Law and Military Policy on Same-Sex Behavior
- Drug Courts: Background, Effectiveness, and Policy Issues for Congress
- Rwanda: Background and Current Developments
- Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency
- Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress
- Iraq Casualties: US Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces
- Food Safety in the 111th Congress
- Tanzania: Background and Current Conditions
- Burma's 2010 Election Campaign
- The 2007-2009 Recession: Similarities to and Differences from the Past
- Food Safety on the Farm
- Proposed US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
- The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq
- US-Australia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation
- North Korea: Legislative Basis for US Economic Sanctions
- US Military Casualty Statistics
- Shutdown of the Federal Government
- Currency Manipulation: The IMF and WTO
- Leaving Congress: House of Representatives and Senate Departures Data Since 1989
- China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations
- Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles
- Turkey: Politics of Identity and Power
- China’s Steel Industry and Its Impact on the United States
- The Millennium Development Goals: The September 2010 U.N. High-level Meeting
- US Periods of War
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Highlighted Actions and Issues
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2001-2008
- The Mexican Economy After the Global Financial Crisis
- Kyrgyzstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
- US Initiatives to Promote Global Internet Freedom
- The 2010 Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act
- Mexico-US Relations
- The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
- US Security Assistance to Lebanon
- The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy
- Deflation: Economic Significance, Current Risk, and Policy Responses
- The House of Representatives Apportionment Formula
- The European Union: Questions and Answers
- The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
- Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials
- Unemployment and Economic Recovery
- Federal Civil and Criminal Penalties Possibly Applicable to Parties Responsible for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
- Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy
- Iran-Iraq Relations
- United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress
- The European Union’s Response to the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis
- Afghanistan: US Foreign Assistance
- Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment of Persons Born in the United States to Alien Parents
- Federal Efforts to Address the Threat of Bioterrorism
- The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Coastal Wetland and Wildlife Impacts and Response
- Security and the Environment in Pakistan
- Project BioShield: Authorities, Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Issues for Congress
- Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background and Analysis
- Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program
- Instability and Humanitarian Conditions in Chad
- Brazil's WTO Case Against the US Cotton Program
- The "Volcker Rule": Proposals to Limit "Speculative" Proprietary Trading by Banks
- Costs of Major US Wars
- Trade Law: An Introduction to Selected International Agreements and US Laws
- Security Assistance Reform: “Section 1206” Background and Issues for Congress
- The 2010 Oil Spill: Criminal Liability Under Wildlife Laws
- The Haitian Economy and the HOPE Act
- Israel’s Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath
- The Department of Defense’s Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Foreign Investment in US Securities
- Financing the US Trade Deficit
- Thailand: Background and US Relations
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Selected Issues for Congress
- Honduran-US Relations
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
- Outer Continental Shelf Moratoria on Oil and Gas Development
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Acquisition: Issues for Congress
- US Foreign Assistance to the Middle East
- The April 2010 Coup in Kyrgyzstan and its Aftermath
- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
- China and the United States — A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies
- The Technology Innovation Program
- The Size and Role of Government
- War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress
- Nigeria
- Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials
- NAFTA and the Mexican Economy
- Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer
- Democratic Reforms in Taiwan
- Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions
- A New United Nations Entity for Women
- Terrorism, Miranda, and Related Matters
- 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference
- Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters
- Burma's 2010 Elections
- Unauthorized Aliens in the United States
- Syria: Background and US Relations
- US Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Prospects and Processes
- Colombia: Issues for Congress
- Guinea's New Transitional Government
- Iran's Economic Conditions
- The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Six Years
- NATO Common Funds Burdensharing
- Monitoring and Verification in Arms Control
- Mérida Initiative for Mexico and Central America
- East Asian Regional Architecture
- Foreign Aid: International Donor Coordination of Development Assistance
- North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test
- Long-Term Unemployment and Recessions
- Foreign Aid Reform, National Strategy, and the Quadrennial Review
- The April 2010 Coup in Kyrgyzstan
- Bosnia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
- Climate Change: EU and Proposed U.S. Approaches to Carbon Leakage and WTO Implications
- International Agreements on Climate Change
- Kosovo: Current Issues and US Policy
- Serbia: Current Issues and US Policy
- Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress
- Causes of the Financial Crisis
- Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Programs
- Trade in Services
- The Global Economic Crisis
- Is the US Current Account Deficit Sustainable?
- Bangladesh: Political and Strategic Developments and US Interests
- A US-Centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations
- The US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
- Deforestation and Climate Change
- The Future of US Trade Policy
- Guinea: Background and Relations with the United States
- International Terrorism and Transnational Crime
- Central Asia’s Security: Issues and Implications for US Interests
- Trade Agreements: Impact on the US Economy
- US Immigration Policy on Haitian Migrants
- The European Union: Leadership Changes Resulting from the Lisbon Treaty
- American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics
- Illegal Drug Trade in Africa
- The European Parliament
- Costa Rica: Background and US Relations
- The European Union’s Reform Process
- Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response
- US Trade and Investment Relationship with sub-Saharan Africa
- The Global Financial Crisis
- Agriculture in Pending US Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea
- The 2009 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings and US Trade Policy in Asia
- Financial Market Supervision
- Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress
- Enemy Combatant Detainees
- International Food Aid Programs
- Honduran Political Crisis, June 2009-January 2010
- Paraguay: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations
- Zimbabwe
- Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2009
- Climate Change and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
- Terrorist Attacks on Commercial Airlines
- Charitable Contributions for Haiti’s Earthquake Victims
- China - North Korea Relations
- US and South Korean Cooperation in the World Nuclear Energy Market
- The Future of NASA
- Strategic Arms Control after START
- Iran: Regional Perspectives and US Policy
- Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
- Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens
- Israel and the Palestinians
- Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process
- US Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority
- Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Guam: US Defense Deployments
- North Korea: Terrorism List Removal
- US - China Counterterrorism Cooperation
- North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
- Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation
- Laos: Background and US Relations
- Uruguay: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations
- Terrorist Watchlist Checks and Air Passenger Prescreening
- Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
- Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status
- Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Set to Expire February 28, 2010
- Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense
- Air Force Next-Generation Bomber
- F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program
- US Public Diplomacy: Background and Current Issues
- Greece Update
- Who Regulates Whom? An Overview of US Financial Supervision
- Defense: FY2010 Authorization and Appropriations
- Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies
- Status of the Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations
- China’s Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues
- The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement
- Gangs in Central America
- NATO in Afghanistan
- The Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- China's Assistance and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
- US-Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations
- Zimbabwe: The Power Sharing Agreement and Implications for US Policy
- US Accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC)
- Iraq: Regional Perspectives and US Policy
- The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview
- Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries
- The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses
- North Korea: Economic Leverage and Policy Analysis
- Health Care Reform: An Introduction
- Peru: Current Conditions and US Relations
- Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections
- Navy Role in Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism
- Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate
- The Army's Future Combat System (FCS)
- Mexico's Drug-Related Violence
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