Arms Sales: Congressional Review, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process, updated October 22, 2018
Congress Considers Possible Responses to the Killing of a Saudi Journalist, CRS Insight, updated October 22, 2018
The United States and the “World Court”, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 17, 2018
The Global Compact on Migration (GCM) and U.S. Policy, CRS In Focus, October 16, 2018
U.S.-Japan Announce New Limited Trade Negotiations, CRS Insight, updated October 17, 2018
China’s Status as a Nonmarket Economy (NME), CRS In Focus, updated October 22, 2018
China’s Currency Policy, CRS In Focus, updated October 22, 2018
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC): An Overview, CRS In Focus, October 18, 2018
Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections: In Brief, updated October 18, 2018
While it seems that the current political climate may not incentivize the use of evidence-based data sources for decision making, those of us who are passionate about ensuring results for the American people will continue to firmly stand on the belief that learning agendas are a crucial component to successfully navigate a changing future.
In recent months, we’ve seen much of these decades’ worth of progress erased. Contracts for evaluations of government programs were canceled, FFRDCs have been forced to lay off staff, and federal advisory committees have been disbanded.
This report outlines a framework relying on “Cooperative Technical Means” for effective arms control verification based on remote sensing, avoiding on-site inspections but maintaining a level of transparency that allows for immediate detection of changes in nuclear posture or a significant build-up above agreed limits.
At a recent workshop, we explored the nature of trust in specific government functions, the risk and implications of breaking trust in those systems, and how we’d known we were getting close to specific trust breaking points.