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Nigeria’s Boko Haram, and More from CRS

05.21.14 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.

Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions, May 20, 2014

The Lord’s Resistance Army: The U.S. Response, May 15, 2014

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, May 19, 2014

U.S. International Broadcasting: Background and Issues for Reform, May 2, 2014

U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Trends and U.S. Policy Challenges, May 15, 2014

Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2015 Appropriations, May 15, 2014

U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues, May 15, 2014

Navy TAO(X) Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress, May 14, 2014

Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate, May 19, 2014

Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 113th Congress, May 19, 2014

The European Parliament, May 19, 2014

China and the United States — A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies, April 30, 2014

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