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The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress
This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future.
Date:
December 9, 2009
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jonathan Forbes, December 1, 2009
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Interview with Jonathan Forbes, Canadian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Forbes' personal experiences of childhood and education in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and dealing with the U.S. immigration and customs bureaucracy. Forbes also talks about his parent's decision to immigrate to the U.S., the similarities and differences of life in Canada and the U.S., his perception of changes due to 9/11 attacks, his intention to remain in the U.S. and gain citizenship, and views on contemporary political issues.
Date:
December 1, 2009
Creator:
Truxal, Luke & Forbes, Jonathan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Passports: Current Regulations
This report discusses current U.S. passport requirements and costs, as well as related policy concerns.
Date:
August 4, 2009
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State of the Climate in 2008
This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.
Date:
August 2009
Creator:
Peterson, T. C.; Baringer, M. O.; Diamond, H. J.; Fogt, R. L.; Levy, J. M.; Richter-Menge, J. et al.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canada's Financial System: An Overview
This report discusses the relative stability of Canada's financial system in comparison to the financial systems of other nations around the globe that are suffering from the current financial crisis. This report presents an overview of Canada's financial system and its supervisory framework and draws some distinctions between that system and the current U.S. framework.
Date:
June 26, 2009
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) is a trilateral initiative that was launched in March 2005 for the purpose of increasing and enhancing security and prosperity in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This initiative promoted communication and cooperation across several key policy areas of mutual interest, such as improving certain sectors of the economy, developing higher health and safety standards, and addressing environmental concerns. This report describes this initiative in brief detail, including summaries of several SPP-related meetings between the three countries' leaders.
Date:
May 27, 2009
Creator:
Villarreal, M. Angeles & Lake, Jennifer E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canada-U.S. Relations
This report provides a short overview of Canada's political scene, its economic conditions, and its recent security and foreign policy, focusing particularly on issues that may be relevant to U.S. policymakers. This brief country survey is followed by several summaries of current bilateral issues in the political, trade, and environmental arenas. The report is updated annually.
Date:
May 12, 2009
Creator:
Ek, Carl
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Passports: Current Regulations
This report details changes made to travel between the United States and other countries in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean island nations. Such changes include the expansion of time necessary to get a passport, as well as additional passport and proof-of-identity documentation requirements.
Date:
April 30, 2009
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fifth Summit of the Americas, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009: Background, Agenda, and Expectations
The fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, which is scheduled to be held April 17-19, 2009, will be the first hemispheric forum for President Barack Obama to engage with leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean. The Port of Spain Summit will also be the first meeting of all 34 democratic heads of government from Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States since the contentious 2005 Summit in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Taking place less than four months after the U.S. presidential inauguration, the Summit could set the tone for hemispheric relations during the early stages of the Obama Administration. This report will be updated following the Summit.
Date:
April 9, 2009
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fifth Summit of the Americas, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009: Background, Agenda, and Expectations
The fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, which is scheduled to be held April 17-19, 2009, will be the first hemispheric forum for President Barack Obama to engage with leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean. The Port of Spain Summit will also be the first meeting of all 34 democratic heads of government from Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States since the contentious 2005 Summit in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Taking place less than four months after the U.S. presidential inauguration, the Summit could set the tone for hemispheric relations during the early stages of the Obama Administration. This report will be updated following the Summit.
Date:
January 21, 2009
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FITness Testing: Exploring the myths and misconceptions about feed-in tariff policies
The booklet argues that in spite of the recent surge in renewable electricity markets, the United States will need to dramatically increase the amount of installed renewable energy in order to improve energy security, create new jobs, and address the growing risks of climate change.
Date:
2009
Creator:
World Future Council
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy
This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Rohde, Anja & Bee, Hilmar
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 7, Number 2, 2009
Tunza is a UNEP magazine for and by young people. This issue addresses topics related to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December 2009.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Lean, Geoffrey
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment
This publication provides an overview of global and regional environmental issues policy decisions during 2009.
Date:
2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade
This report discusses the international beef market and U.S. efforts to regain foreign markets that banned U.S. beef when a Canadian-born cow in Washington state tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December 2003.
Date:
June 4, 2008
Creator:
Hanrahan, Charles E. & Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canada-U.S. Relations
This report provides a short overview of Canada's political scene, its economic conditions, and its recent security and foreign policy, focusing particularly on issues that may be relevant to U.S. policymakers. This brief country survey is followed by several summaries of current bilateral issues in the political, trade, and environmental arenas.
Date:
May 12, 2008
Creator:
Ek, Carl; Fergusson, Ian F.; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Clarke, Stephen F.; Abel, Amy; Sheikh, Pervaze et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Imports of Canadian Waste
This report provides background information on the history of Canadian waste imports, reviews congressional developments, and discusses issues raised by the voluntary agreement and legislation.
Date:
February 4, 2008
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture in U.S. Free Trade Agreements: Trade with Current and Prospective Partners, Impact, and Issues
This report discusses the trade in agricultural products, which is one of the difficult issues negotiators face in concluding free trade agreements (FTAs). The report also deals with food safety and animal/plant health matters.
Date:
January 30, 2008
Creator:
Jurenas, Remy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NATO and the European Union
This report addresses the following issues central to the debate over European security and the future of the broader transatlantic relationship that may be of interest in the second session of the 110th Congress: the specific security missions of NATO and the European Union and the appropriate relationship between the two organizations; the types of military forces that are necessary for NATO's role in collective defense and for the EU's role in crisis management; the appropriateness and compatibility of NATO and EU's decision-making structures and procedures to ensure that there is an adequate and timely response to emerging threats; and the proper balance between political and military tools for defending Europe and the United States from terrorism and weapons proliferation.
Date:
January 29, 2008
Creator:
Archick, Kristin & Gallis, Paul
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Mathematics Advisory Panel
The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences, hosted the first National Math Panel Forum on October 6-7, 2008. This page documents the Forum activities, which brought together various organizations and other interested parties.
Date:
2008
Creator:
National Mathematics Advisory Panel
Object Type:
Website
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2008: An Overview of Our Changing Environment
This publication is an overview of global and regional environmental issues and policy decisions actions during 2008.
Date:
2008
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy
This Website documented the White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy that held in New York City, New York, on September 22, 2008. The site also included the contents of the six UNESCO Regional Conferences in Support of Global Literacy: -Literacy Challenges in the Arab Region (Doha, Qatar – March 12 – 14, 2007) -Literacy Challenges in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Beijing, China – July 31 - August 1, 2007) -Renewing Literacy to Face African and International Challenges (Bamako, Mali – September 10 - 12, 2007) -Literacy Challenges in the South, Southwest and Central Asia (New Delhi, India – November 29 – 30, 2007) -Addressing Literacy Challenges in Europe with a Sub-Regional Focus (Baku, Azerbaijan – May 14 – 16, 2008) -Regional Literacy Conference in Latin America and the Caribbean (Mexico City, Mexico – September 10 – 13, 2008)
Date:
2008
Creator:
United States. White House Office.
Object Type:
Website
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canada’s WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support: A Brief Overview
This report contains a brief overview of Canada's World Trade Organization (WTO) case against U.S. agricultural support.
Date:
September 18, 2007
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canada’s WTO Case Against U.S. Aggregate Measure of Support (AMS)
This report provides background on both the U.S. and Canadian corn sectors as well as the historical development of their corn trade dispute.In addition, it discusses the potential implications of the case for U.S. farm policy.
Date:
September 7, 2007
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library