Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief

This report focuses on recent dynamics in U.S.-Israel relations; U.S.-Israel next steps following the July 2015 Iranian nuclear deal; regional threats Israel perceives from Hezbollah, Syria, and elsewhere; recently-intensified Israeli-Palestinian tensions and violence in connection with Jerusalem's holy sites; and domestic political developments in Israel.
Date: February 24, 2017
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Filling Advice and Consent Positions at the Outset of Recent Administrations, 1981-2009 (open access)

Filling Advice and Consent Positions at the Outset of Recent Administrations, 1981-2009

This report describes and analyzes the processes, during a presidential transition, by which top-level executive branch PAS (Presidentially-appointed and approved by the Senate) positions have been filled in the recent past. Outside of top White House staff appointments, these are a new President's earliest and arguably most important appointments.
Date: February 24, 2017
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.; Greene, Michael & Rybicki, Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library