New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have been withheld by Congress from online public distribution include the following.
Defense: FY2014 Authorization and Appropriations, December 16, 2013
Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain, December 16, 2013
China-U.S. Trade Issues, December 16, 2013
Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials, December 16, 2013
Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?, December 16, 2013
Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief, December 16, 2013
The emerging federal metascience community is asking fascinating questions that are equally vital for democratic legitimacy: beyond “did this program work” to “how does the federal R&D enterprise itself work, and how could it work better?”
If you’re new to the climate intervention space, welcome! The TL;DR: if we can’t stop the most catastrophic impacts of climate change with current tools quickly enough, then we need a bigger toolbox.
After months of delay, the council tasked by President Trump to review the FEMA released its final report. Our disaster policy nerds have thoughts.
FAS and FLI partnered to build a series of convenings and reports across the intersections of artificial intelligence (AI) with biosecurity, cybersecurity, nuclear command and control, military integration, and frontier AI governance. This project brought together leaders across these areas and created a space that was rigorous, transpartisan, and solutions-oriented to approach how we should think about how AI is rapidly changing global risks.