Child Protection Act of 2012: A Brief Legal Analysis (open access)

Child Protection Act of 2012: A Brief Legal Analysis

This report discusses several categories such as: (I) Legislative History, (II) Penalty for Possession of Child Pornography, (III) Harassment of Child Victim or Witnesses etc.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations (open access)

Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations

This report provides a brief historical background of Chile, examines recent political and economic developments, and addresses issues in U.S.-Chilean relations.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
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 how these weapons have appeared in public debates in the past few decades, then summarizes the differences between strategic and nonstrategic nuclear weapons. It then provides some historical background, describing the numbers and types of nonstrategic nuclear weapons deployed by both nations during the Cold War and in the past decade; the policies that guided the deployment and prospective use of these weapons; and the measures that the two sides have taken to reduce and contain their forces. The report reviews the issues that have been raised with regard to U.S. and Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons, and summarizes a number of policy options that might be explored by Congress, the United States, Russia, and other nations to address these issues.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peacekeeping and Stabilization Missions Abroad: The Development of Civilian Capabilities, 2004-2011 (open access)

Peacekeeping and Stabilization Missions Abroad: The Development of Civilian Capabilities, 2004-2011

This report provides background on the origins and development of Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) and related capabilities.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library