The population of Yemen has quadrupled over the last 30 years, the Congressional Research Service noted in a newly updated report, exacerbating that nation’s widespread poverty and contributing to the upheaval that is now unfolding. See Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations, January 21, 2015.
The United States currently provides refuge to over 300,000 foreign nationals from 11 countries facing civil rest or natural disasters, according to another CRS report. See Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues, January 12, 2015.
The major policy provisions of the last two intelligence authorization bills were itemized and described by CRS in Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework, January 14, 2015.
The losses to the U.S. treasury due to tax evasion may reach as high as $100 billion per year. CRS looked at how it happens and how it might be fixed in Tax Havens: International Tax Avoidance and Evasion, January 15, 2015.
Other noteworthy new or newly updated CRS reports that Congress has withheld from public distribution include the following.
Changes in the Purposes and Frequency of Authorizations of Appropriations, January 16, 2015
Qualifications of Members of Congress, January 15, 2015
The Federal Minimum Wage: In Brief, January 13, 2015
Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, January 20, 2015
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response, January 15, 2015
Military Pay: Key Questions and Answers, January 20, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape, January 9, 2015
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress, January 13, 2015
North Korea: Back on the State Sponsors of Terrorism Lists?, January 21, 2015
China’s Mineral Industry and U.S. Access to Strategic and Critical Minerals: Issues for Congress, January 9, 2015
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.