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Al Qaeda's Syria Affiliate Declares Independence (open access)

Al Qaeda's Syria Affiliate Declares Independence

This report briefly discusses the implications of a recent announcement from Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al Nusra, stating that it was reconstituting itself as an independent group.
Date: August 5, 2016
Creator: Humud, Carla E. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficking in Persons and U.S. Foreign Policy Responses in the 114th Congress (open access)

Trafficking in Persons and U.S. Foreign Policy Responses in the 114th Congress

This report provides an overview of recent global trends and U.S. foreign policy responses to address human trafficking. The report focuses in particular on efforts conducted by the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) and the President's Interagency Task Force (PITF) on human trafficking, as well as discussion of the 2016 TIP Report.
Date: August 5, 2016
Creator: Rosen, Liana W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Much Slack Remains in the Labor Market? (open access)

How Much Slack Remains in the Labor Market?

The amount of "slack" in the labor market--jobless or underemployed workers--has consequences for the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the future path of the budget deficit, and counter-cyclical spending on programs such as unemployment insurance. This report briefly examines this concept in the context of the current economy.
Date: August 5, 2016
Creator: Labonte, Marc & Stupak, Jeffrey M.
System: The UNT Digital Library