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An Apparent First in U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
This report discusses the use of a robot to kill an active shooter in Dallas, Texas on July 7, 2016, which has raised questions about what this might mean for how police use force in the future.
Date:
July 26, 2016
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
European Security and Islamist Terrorism
This report briefly discusses the current security climate in Europe, as well as policy considerations for the U.S. Over the last two years, European governments and the European Union (EU) have grown increasingly alarmed by the rise of the Islamic State terrorist organization, its ability to attract European citizens to join the fighting in the Syria-Iraq region, and its use of violent extremist propaganda to inspire others.
Date:
July 18, 2016
Creator:
Archick, Kristin & Belkin, Paul
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil in Crisis
This report briefly examines the political situation and discusses public opinion regarding the Rousseff Administration.
Date:
September 14, 2016
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Zika Poses New Challenges for Blood Centers
This report examines recent steps being taken to prevent the spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the blood supply.
Date:
August 4, 2016
Creator:
Redhead, C. S. & Lister, Sarah A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A New Aid Package for Israel
This report discusses potential legislation that could impact the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. assistance to Israel as the countries continue to negotiate terms for the period FY2019-FY2028.
Date:
August 4, 2016
Creator:
Sharp, Jeremy M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
2016 Rio Games: Anti-Doping Testing
This report discusses the the anti-doping testing program during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Responsibility for the rests with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The testing period began July 24, 2016, when the Olympic village opened, and continues through August 21, 2016, the date of the closing ceremony.
Date:
August 3, 2016
Creator:
Halchin, L. E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Statutorily Required Federal Advisory Committees that Began Operations in FY2015
This report discusses the establishment of the federal advisory committees--sometimes called task forces, panels, commissions, working groups, boards, councils, or conferences.
Date:
September 30, 2016
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy & Burgat, Casey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil in Crisis
This report examines the current political and economic climate in Brazil, which is in the midst of severe economic and political crises that are closely intertwined and unlikely to be resolved quickly.
Date:
July 6, 2016
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elections Strengthen Georgia's Ruling Party
This report discusses the country of Georgia's parliamentary elections, which domestic and international observers assessed as democratic, despite isolated violations and violent incidents.
Date:
October 18, 2016
Creator:
Welt, Cory
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Islamist Militant Threat in Bangladesh
This report discusses the current security climate in Bangladesh in regards to terrorism. Bangladesh is attractive to jihadists because it is a politically destabilized Muslim majority nation that could offer inroads to both Burma, through the alienated Muslim Rohingya refugee group, or to neighboring India.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Yemen: Recent Attacks Against U.S. Naval Vessels in the Red Sea
This report discusses the United States' involvement into the Yemen war, which has killed an estimated 10,000 people since it began in March 2015.
Date:
October 21, 2016
Creator:
Sharp, Jeremy M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma Holds Peace Conference
This report discusses the Burma Peace conference that could be a step toward ending Burma's six-decade long, low-grade civil war and establishing a process eventually leading to reconciliation and possibly the formation of a democratic federated state.
Date:
September 8, 2016
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Security Cooperation and the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
This report discusses provisions in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that have elevated ongoing debates over U.S. security sector assistance to foreign countries--and raised questions over whether the policy architecture is suited to meet current and emerging requirements.
Date:
July 27, 2016
Creator:
Rosen, Liana W.; Serafino, Nina M.; McInnis, Kathleen J. & Skorupski, Bolko J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Failed Coup and Implications for U.S. Policy
This report briefly examines the failed coup in Turkey and what it means for U.S. foreign policy. On July 15-16, 2016, elements within the Turkish military tried, but failed, to seize political power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Police Shootings and Federal Support for Law Enforcement Safety
This report discusses federal support for law enforcement safety in light of the recent shooting deaths of police officers in Dallas, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How a National Infrastructure Bank Might Work
This report discusses the national infrastructure and ways to provide low-cost, long-term loans for the propose of increasing federal infrastructure investment.
Date:
September 15, 2016
Creator:
Mallett, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Prospects in Colombia: Cease-Fire, Peace Accord Vote, and Potential Disrupters
This report discusses the political situation in Colombia after a peace accord negotiated over four years between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the country's largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Date:
September 14, 2016
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Treasury's Recent Report on Foreign Exchange Rate Policies
This report responds to the new reporting requirements on exchange rates mandated in the Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125), passed by Congress and signed by the President in February 2016.
Date:
November 3, 2016
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fatal Balloon Accident Highlights Disagreement Between Safety Agencies
This report briefly discusses the the safety of hot-air balloons and examines the current regulatory climate. On July 30, 2016, a hot-air balloon tour flight crashed about 30 miles south of Austin, Texas, killing the pilot and all 15 passengers on board.
Date:
August 4, 2016
Creator:
Elias, Bart
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey
This report briefly discusses the debate about the security of U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey in light of the failed coup in mid-July 2016.
Date:
August 2, 2016
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North American Leaders' Summit
This report discusses the 10th annual North American Leaders' Summit (NALS), in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Date:
July 5, 2016
Creator:
Villarreal, M. A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: Trends in Import Restrictions
This report discusses issues regarding a provision against forced labor in the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), which prohibited from import into the United States "all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions" (Section 307 of the Act).
Date:
July 29, 2016
Creator:
Rosen, Liana W.; Villarreal, M. A. & Feng, Ashley
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Security: Domestic Threats
This report discusses recent acts of sabotage against U.S. oil pipelines by environmental activists have raised concern about the security of the nation's energy pipelines and the federal program to protect them.
Date:
November 3, 2016
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library