New and updated publications from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress, updated October 5, 2018
Defense Primer: The NDAA Process, CRS In Focus, updated October 3, 2018
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, CRS In Focus, updated October 2, 2018
Lebanon, updated October 5, 2018
Iraq: Issues in the 115th Congress, updated October 4, 2018
Argentina’s Economic Crisis, CRS In Focus, October 2, 2018
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations, updated October 2, 2018
Spain and Its Relations with the United States: In Brief, updated October 5, 2018
Macedonia: Uncertainty after Referendum on Country’s Name, CRS Insight, October 3, 2018
Afghanistan: Legislation in the 115th Congress, October 3, 2018
U.S.-South Korea (KORUS) FTA, CRS In Focus, updated September 28, 2018:
The Return of the Bells of Balangiga to the Republic of the Philippines, in Context, CRS In Focus, October 1, 2018
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