China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide protection for U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). This report explores these issues in detail, especially concerning the lack of protection for U.S. IPR.
Date: July 1, 2007
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview (open access)

U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview

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Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Matthews, Christine M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force (open access)

Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force

The scientific community has been divided over proposals to impose stricter immigration limits on people with scientific and technical skills. Attempts to settle upon the balance between the needs for a highly skilled scientific and technical workforce, and the need to protect and ensure job opportunities, salaries, and working conditions of U.S. scientific personnel, will continue to be debated. This report addresses these issues and their implications.
Date: January 12, 2007
Creator: Matthews, Christine M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations (open access)

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

With four successive elected civilian governments, the Central American nation of Panama has made notable political and economic progress since the 1989 U.S. military intervention that ousted the regime of General Manuel Noriega from power. The current President, Martín Torrijos of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), was elected in May 2004 and inaugurated to a four-year term on September 1, 2004.
Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues (open access)

Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues

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Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Kim, Julie & Woehrel, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Military Dispositions: Fact Sheet (open access)

U.S. Military Dispositions: Fact Sheet

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Date: January 30, 2007
Creator: Bruner, Edward F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laos: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Laos: Background and U.S. Relations

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Date: February 5, 2007
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues (open access)

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

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Date: January 19, 2007
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup (open access)

Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup

This report explains cleanup requirements for the transfer and reuse of properties on closed military bases, discusses property transfer status and cleanup costs on bases closed in prior rounds, and examines estimates of costs to clean up bases to be closed in the 2005 round to make these properties safe for civilian reuse.
Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: Bearden, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons (open access)

Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons

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Date: January 9, 2007
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China (PRC) is vitally important, touching on a wide range of areas including, among others, economic policy, security, foreign relations, and human rights. This report addresses relevant policy questions in current U.S.-China relations, discusses trends and key legislation in the current Congress, and provides a chronology of developments and high-level exchanges.
Date: February 14, 2007
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background (open access)

Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Islamic religious schools known as madrasas (or madrassahs) in the Middle East, Central, and Southeast Asia have been of increasing interest to U.S. policy makers. This report provides an overview of madrasas, their role in the Muslim world, and issues related to their alleged links to terrorism. The report also addresses the findings of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the “9/11 Commission”) and issues relevant to the first session of the 110th Congress.
Date: January 23, 2007
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security (open access)

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

Operation Iraqi Freedom overthrew Saddam Hussein’s regime, but Iraq remains unstable because of Sunni Arab resentment and a related insurgency, compounded by Sunni-Shiite violence that a January 2007 national intelligence estimate says has key elements of a “civil war.” Mounting U.S. casualties and financial costs — without clear signs of security progress — have intensified a debate within the United States over whether to wind down U.S. involvement without completely accomplishing initial U.S. goals.
Date: February 9, 2007
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments (open access)

Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments

This report examines various issues regard Iran and its nuclear program.International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections since 2003 have revealed two decades’ worth of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran, including uranium enrichment and plutonium separation efforts. Iran agreed in 2003 to suspend sensitive activities in negotiations with Germany, France, and the UK (EU-3), which broke down in August 2005. On September 24, 2005, the IAEA Board of Governors found Iran to be in noncompliance with its Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) safeguards agreement and reported Iran’s case to the U.N. Security Council in February 2006. The Security Council called upon Iran to resuspend enrichment and reprocessing, reconsider construction of its heavy water reactor, ratify and implement the Additional Protocol, and implement transparency measures. Iran has continued its enrichment activities, failing to meet deadline after deadline. The Security Council passed UNSCR 1696 on July 31, 2006, and on December 23, 2006, the Security Council adopted limited sanctions under UNSCR 1737. The next deadline is February 23, 2007.
Date: February 9, 2007
Creator: Squassoni, Sharon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
India: Chronology of Recent Events (open access)

India: Chronology of Recent Events

This report provides a reverse chronology of recent events involving India and India-U.S. relations. Sources include, but are not limited to, major newswires, the U.S. Department of State, and Indian news outlets.
Date: February 13, 2007
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients (open access)

U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients

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Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Funding for Agriculture Conservation Programs (open access)

Mandatory Funding for Agriculture Conservation Programs

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Date: January 9, 2007
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy

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Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues (open access)

Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues

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Date: January 22, 2007
Creator: Rollins, John & Wilson, Clay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Libya: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides background information on Libya and U.S.-Libyan relations; profiles Libyan leader Muammar al Qadhafi; discusses Libya’s political and economic reform efforts; and reviews current issues of potential congressional interest.
Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options (open access)

Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options

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Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Issues for Congress (open access)

Intelligence Issues for Congress

This report discusses legislative initiatives to address the challenges facing the U.S. Intelligence Community in the 21st century.
Date: January 25, 2007
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 22, No. 1, Pages 1 to 432, January 3 - January 12, 2007 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 22, No. 1, Pages 1 to 432, January 3 - January 12, 2007

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: January 2007
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 22, No. 2, Pages 443 to 1054, January 16 - January 26, 2007 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 22, No. 2, Pages 443 to 1054, January 16 - January 26, 2007

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: January 2007
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library