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
The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Eight Years (open access)

The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Eight Years

Report that discusses and assesses the War Powers Resolution and its application since enactment in 1973, providing detailed background on various cases in which it was used, as well as cases in which issues of its applicability were raised.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Côte d’Ivoire’s Post-Election Crisis (open access)

Côte d’Ivoire’s Post-Election Crisis

This report discusses the recent political instability in Côte d'Ivoire, which has surfaced most recently in February 2011, and stems from a contested November 28, 2010 presidential election. This report discusses background information on Côte d'Ivoire's long struggle toward peace, political stability, and democratic governance. It also addresses U.S. interests regarding Côte d'Ivoire's stability and democratic progress.
Date: April 5, 2011
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statutory Restrictions on the Position of Secretary of Defense: Issues for Congress (open access)

Statutory Restrictions on the Position of Secretary of Defense: Issues for Congress

This report is designed to assist Congress as it considers how to proceed with the proposed nomination of General (Ret.) James Mattis to be Secretary of Defense. After exploring the history of the statutory restriction and its evolution over time, it touches upon some of the broader questions that have recently been raised in the public debate on whether, and how, this proposed nomination might impact civilian-military relations and the principle of civilian control of the military.
Date: January 5, 2017
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement (open access)

Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement

This report discusses the history of Sudan's civil unrest and the subsequent crisis in Darfur, as well as United Nations and United States aid and peacekeeping efforts, and current related policy under the Obama Administration.
Date: August 5, 2010
Creator: Dagne, Ted
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement (open access)

Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement

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Date: August 5, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Town Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 2015 (open access)

Our Town Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 2015
Creator: Pate, Chad
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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: February 5, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

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Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 74, Ed. 1 Monday, December 5, 2011 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 74, Ed. 1 Monday, December 5, 2011

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 5, 2011
Creator: Lusk, Chris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report describes the relationship between the United States and the Sultanate of Oman, especially with respect to Oman's support of U.S. efforts toward peace in the Middle East, the U.S. free trade agreement with Oman, and Oman's relatively close relations with Iran.
Date: February 5, 2016
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign Policy (open access)

Iran's Foreign Policy

This report provides an overview of Iran's foreign policy, which has been a subject of numerous congressional hearings and of sanctions and other legislation for many years. The report analyzes Iranian foreign policy as a whole and by region. The regional analysis discusses those countries where Iranian policy is of U.S. concern. The report also makes reference to Iran's efforts to utilize its ties to various countries to try to mitigate the effects of U.S. sanctions.
Date: May 5, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran’s Foreign Policy (open access)

Iran’s Foreign Policy

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Date: May 5, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

Report that discusses the effects of economic sanctions against Iran, support to the Iranian democracy movement, opposition against Iranian human rights violations, and Iranian support for Syrian human rights violations.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

This report discusses the effects of economic sanctions against Iran; support to the Iranian democracy movement; and opposition against Iranian human rights violations and Iranian support for Syrian human rights violations. The Obama Administration identifies Iran as a major threat to U.S. national security interests. The sense of imminent crisis with Iran which greeted the beginning of 2012 follows three years in which the Obama Administration first offered Iran's leaders consistent and sustained engagement in exchange for limits to its nuclear program but, since 2010, has emphasized pressuring Iran through economic sanctions.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spain and Its Relations with the United States: In Brief (open access)

Spain and Its Relations with the United States: In Brief

This report discusses relations between the U.S. and Spain and includes information on partnerships in counter-terrorism and military matters, economic ties, and political issues in Spain. It also provides an overview of the Catalan independence crisis and U.S. and EU views on the matter.
Date: October 5, 2018
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 14, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 5, 2015 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 14, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 5, 2015

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 2015
Creator: Linebarger, Les
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests (open access)

The Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests

The United States and the Republic of the Philippines maintain close ties stemming from the U.S. colonial period, the bilateral security alliance, extensive military cooperation, and common strategic and economic interests. Although the United States closed its military bases in the Philippines in 1992, the two treaty allies have continued joint military activities related to counterterrorism and maritime security. This report looks at the U.S. foreign policy towards the Philippines.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court (open access)

Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court

This report provides an overview of the early judicial developments and the establishment of Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) procedures; summarizes selected court cases related to the detentions and the use of military commissions; and discusses the Detainee Treatment Act, as amended by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the Military Commissions Act of 2009, analyzing its effects on detainee-related litigation in federal court. The report summarizes the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene invalidating Congress's efforts to revoke the courts' habeas jurisdiction, and discusses some remaining issues and subsequent developments.
Date: April 5, 2010
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Garcia, Michael J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 5, 2017 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 5, 2017

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 2017
Creator: McGathey, Liz
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 2017 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 2017

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 2018 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 2018

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 2012 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Wright, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, August 5, 2017 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 5, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History