Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) Reauthorization (open access)

Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) Reauthorization

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Date: September 2, 2014
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations (open access)

The Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of U.S. relations with the five Nordic countries -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden -- which share deep historical, linguistic, and cultural ties and many political and economic similarities. Topics include foreign and security policies, policies toward Russia, and countering terrorism.
Date: September 13, 2018
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conflict in Mali (open access)

Conflict in Mali

This report outlines the security and governance challenges that Mali has faced since the 2011-2013 crisis that devastated the military, central government institutions, and northern populations and the peace accord that followed in 2015.
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Possible U.S. Policy Approaches to North Korea (open access)

Possible U.S. Policy Approaches to North Korea

This report describes President Trump's current policy toward North Korea and possible options for future U.S. policy. Options include diplomatic engagement, international and U.S. sanction increases, military strikes, destabilization of the North Korean government through intelligence activities and popular resentment, enhanced military cooperation with allies, and additional funding for preventing arms trading and related trade with North Korea.
Date: September 4, 2017
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Manyin, Mark E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor Enforcement Issues in U.S. FTAs (open access)

Labor Enforcement Issues in U.S. FTAs

This report discusses labor enforcement in free trade agreements (FTAs), U.S. labor disputes, and issues for Congress to consider.
Date: September 7, 2018
Creator: Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Efforts to Preserve Economic Benefits of the Iran Nuclear Deal (open access)

Efforts to Preserve Economic Benefits of the Iran Nuclear Deal

This report discusses efforts by the non-U.S. parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)--the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, the European Union (EU) and Iran--to preserve the accord after the United States announced they would cease implementation.
Date: September 7, 2018
Creator: Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.; Katzman, Kenneth & Mix, Derek E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy (open access)

Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy

This report discusses the appropriations budget for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), funding proposed in the request, and key changes .
Date: September 12, 2018
Creator: Clark, Corrie E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Locomotive Idling, Air Quality, and Blocked Crossings (open access)

Locomotive Idling, Air Quality, and Blocked Crossings

This report discusses the risks and disruptions that occur when trains idle on the tracks and block crossings as well as possible responses to address the problem.
Date: September 13, 2018
Creator: Goldman, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intellectual Property Law: A Brief Introduction (open access)

Intellectual Property Law: A Brief Introduction

This report provides a brief overview of each form of federal intellectual property (IP) protection, including patent law, copyright law, and trademarks.
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Hickey, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks in U.S. Agriculture (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks in U.S. Agriculture

This report discusses agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States, agricultural carbon sequestration, and practices that offset GHG emissions.
Date: September 17, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Relations (open access)

U.S.-China Relations

This report discusses the relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC or China). Selected issues include strategic competition, trade, North Korea, synthetic drugs, the "one-China" policy, and human rights.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Money and U.S. Campaign Finance Policy (open access)

Foreign Money and U.S. Campaign Finance Policy

This report discusses regulations forbidding the use of foreign money in U.S. election campaigns and various debates and recent actions surrounding enforcement of the rules.
Date: September 3, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.N. Report Recommends Burmese Military Leaders Be Investigated and Prosecuted for Possible Genocide (open access)

U.N. Report Recommends Burmese Military Leaders Be Investigated and Prosecuted for Possible Genocide

This report discusses the United Nations recommendations that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate and prosecute "senior officials in the Tatmadaw" (Burma's military) for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. It also discusses U.S. and international response and the steps that will be taken next.
Date: September 4, 2018
Creator: Martin, Michael F.; Weed, Matthew C. & Willett, Colin
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations (open access)

U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations

This report discusses Taiwan's economic situation and U.S.-Taiwan trade relations.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
WTO Disciplines on U.S. Domestic Support for Agriculture (open access)

WTO Disciplines on U.S. Domestic Support for Agriculture

This report outlines the rules and disciplines the United States has committed to abide by as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Contracts (open access)

Defense Primer: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Contracts

This report discusses the use of lowest-price technically-acceptable (LPTA) contracts by the Department of Defense (DOD), benefits of using LPTA, and when it is appropriate.
Date: September 4, 2018
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe & McConnaughay, Brendan K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery (open access)

Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery

This report discusses, in broad terms, disaster-related tax policy. Challenges associated with using the tax code to deliver federal financial assistance following natural disasters are also discussed.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (open access)

China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean

This report discusses the bilateral partnership agreements the People's Republic of China (PRC) has signed with multiple countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, including "strategic partnerships" with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. The report also discusses concerns and considerations U.S. policymakers may want to address in response to these partnerships.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Lum, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy

This report discusses key issues for the U.S. to consider in regard to policy toward the Palestinians, including Jerusalem, foreign aid, Hamas, Gaza, and the West Bank.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy

This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains descriptions of key Palestinian issues and groups--chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library