Aviation War Risk Insurance: Background and Options for Congress (open access)

Aviation War Risk Insurance: Background and Options for Congress

This report discusses aviation war risk insurance that provides coverage for hostile acts of violence against airlines, such as terrorism, hijackings, and sabotage.
Date: September 5, 2014
Creator: Elias, Bart; Tang, Rachel Y. & Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2014 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2014

This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy

This report discusses the open economy and society of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), provides a general description of the UAE's government and political structure, and outlines the effects of the recent global economic downturn on the UAE in general and on the city of Dubai in particular. It also describes U.S. concern over the proliferation of advanced technology in relation to a recently-signed U.S.-UAE civilian nuclear agreement, due to the UAE economy and the UAE's lax export controls.
Date: September 25, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses the state of Iraqi politics, governance, and human rights, including the worsening relations between local Sunni and Shiite populations.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 159, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 24, 2014 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 159, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 2014
Creator: Linebarger, Les & Prosser, Matthew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy (open access)

The "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy

This report provides background and current information on the Islamic State, a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group that has expanded its control over areas of northwestern Iraq and northeastern Syria since 2013. The report also examines possible U.S. policy options in the wake of increasing international outrage at the Islamic States' brutality and apparent disregard for typical human rights conventions.
Date: September 10, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E.; Weed, Matthew C.; Margesson, Rhoda & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medal of Honor: History and Issues (open access)

Medal of Honor: History and Issues

This report briefly describes the history of the Medal of Honor and the criteria and rules used in awarding the medal.
Date: September 5, 2014
Creator: Burrelli, David F. & Torreon, Barbara S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 (open access)

The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Weekly student newspaper from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: September 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the recent conflict in Syria including an overview of the situation, information about anti- and pro-Asad forces, background on chemical weapons and disarmament, plans for U.S. policy and assistance, and a general sense of the future outlook.
Date: September 11, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the continuing conflict in Syria including recent regime losses in confrontations with forces of the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) in northeastern Syria. The report also covers Syrian chemical weapons disarmament and U.S. policy.
Date: September 17, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brazil-U.S. Relations (open access)

Brazil-U.S. Relations

This report analyzes Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the region and its relationship with the United States.
Date: September 7, 2014
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 2014 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 2014

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 11, 2014
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 174, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 2014 (open access)

Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 174, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 2014

Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 4, 2014
Creator: Antonelli, Lou & Borders, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 44, Ed. 1 Monday, September 15, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 44, Ed. 1 Monday, September 15, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 42, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 13, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 42, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 13, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 2014
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 17, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 17, 2014
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 21, 2014 (open access)

Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 21, 2014

Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 21, 2014
Creator: Antonelli, Lou & Borders, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History