This report discusses the Middle East peace talks, including the new peace process with the most recent developments,and the war against terrorism.

Syria, governed by President Hafiz al-Asad from 1970 until his death in June 2000, is a prominent player in the Middle East scene. Within the region, a number of borders disputes, problems of resource allocation, and political rivalries have caused frequent tensions between Syria and its neighbors. In particular, the Syrian Golan Heights territory, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has been one of the most intractable issues in the Arab-Israeli dispute.

This report discusses legislative initiatives to address the challenges facing the U.S. Intelligence Community in the 21st century.

This report discusses policy options for Congress regarding gas prices. The high price of gasoline was an important consideration during the debate on major energy legislation, which ended August 8 as the President signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, H.R. 6 (P.L. 109-58). However, prices continued to surge, spiking at the end of August when Hurricane Katrina shut down refining operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The continuing crisis renewed attention to some issues that were dropped or compromised in the debate over P.L. 109-58. A large number of factors combined to put pressure on gasoline prices, including increased world demand for crude oil and U.S. refinery capacity inadequate to supply gasoline to a recovering national economy. The war and continued violence in Iraq added uncertainty and a threat of supply disruption that added pressure particularly to the commodity futures markets.

This report briefly reviews the status of climate science, international negotiations, and congressional activity focused specifically on climate change.

This report discusses the Middle East peace talks, including the new peace process with the most recent developments,and the war against terrorism.

This report discusses issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. These issues include the stability of the Jordanian regime, democratic reform under way in Jordan, the role of Jordan in the Arab-Israeli peace process, Jordan’s concerns over the U.S.-led campaign against Iraq in 2003, and its relations with other regional states.

This report discusses legislative initiatives to address the challenges facing the U.S. Intelligence Community in the 21st century.

This report provides background and analysis and discusses the most recent regarding the law of the sea convention.

This report provides background and analysis and discusses the most recent regarding the law of the sea convention.

This report provides background and analysis and discusses the most recent regarding the law of the sea convention.

This report discusses legislative initiatives to address the challenges facing the U.S. Intelligence Community in the 21st century.