The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate (open access)

The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate

This report discuses the Open Skies Treaty that was signed in 1992 and began operation in 2002 between 34 countries in Europe and North America including the U.S. It allows member countries to fly unarmed observation flights with cameras and video capabilities within certain parameters in other member countries territory without air-space restrictions over military installations and activities to increase transparency and help prevent accidental war. Recent noncompliance by Russia in certain areas is also discussed.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests (open access)

Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests

This report discusses the current political and economic conditions in Russia, focusing on the impact of Vladimir Putin's leadership and the leadership of his successor/protégé, Dmitriy Medvedev, both of which have steered Russia away from progress toward democratization. The report also discusses the state of the economy since the Soviet collapse in 1999, how the recent global economic downturn has affected Russia, the state of Russia's military, and the current relationship between Russia and the United States.
Date: February 10, 2012
Creator: Nichol, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons (open access)

Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons

This report provides basic information about U.S. and Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons. It begins with a brief discussion of the differences between strategic and nonstrategic nuclear weapons. It then provides some historical background. It concludes with a review of policy options, or "solutions" for the preceding problems, that might be explored by Congress, the United States, Russia, and other nations.
Date: August 10, 2009
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda (open access)

World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda

This report discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, begun in November 2001, which has entered its 11th year. It includes background on Doha and the significance of the negotiations, as well as a breakdown of issues on the Doha agenda and the role of the Congress.
Date: July 10, 2006
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: October 10, 2003
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Missile Defense: Russia's Reaction (open access)

National Missile Defense: Russia's Reaction

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Date: August 10, 2001
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enlargement in Central Europe (open access)

Enlargement in Central Europe

In December 1994, NATO members will begin the process of debating possible criteria for new members from Central Europe. Alliance relations with Russia will be a central factor determining the outcome of the debate.
Date: November 10, 1994
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union: Developments During 1970-1971 (open access)

The Treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union: Developments During 1970-1971

This report outlines the treatment of Jewish people in the Soviet Union, and how the Soviet Union has attempted to rectify the situation.
Date: November 10, 1971
Creator: Mihalchenko, Barbara
System: The UNT Digital Library