A Primer on the European Union, and More from CRS
How does the European Union work? Does the EU Have a foreign policy? What is the Schengen Area?
I don’t know, but Kristin Archick of the Congressional Research Service does. See her newly updated report on The European Union: Questions and Answers, updated February 21, 2017.
Other noteworthy new or updated publications from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, updated February 21, 2017
U.S. Sanctions and Russia’s Economy, updated February 17, 2017
Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy, updated February 17, 2017
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy, updated February 14, 2017
Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Congressional Action and President Trump’s Interior Enforcement Executive Order, CRS Insight, February 15, 2017
The DACA and DAPA Deferred Action Initiatives: Frequently Asked Questions, February 15, 2017
Challenges for U.S. Policymakers in Latin America and the Caribbean, CRS Insight, February 16, 2017
U.S. Restrictions on Relations with Burma, updated February 7, 2017
India’s Natural Gas: A Small Part of the Energy Mix, February 13, 2017
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress, updated February 16, 2017
Current Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Issues, CRS Insight, February 21, 2017
At a time when universities are already facing intense pressure to re-envision their role in the S&T ecosystem, we encourage NSF to ensure that the ambitious research acceleration remains compatible with their expertise.
FAS CEO Daniel Correa recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows who developed the idea for FROs and advocated for their use in a 2020 policy memo.
In a year when management issues like human capital, IT modernization, and improper payments have received greater attention from the public, examining this PMA tells us a lot about where the Administration’s policy is going to be focused through its last three years.
Congress must enact a Digital Public Infrastructure Act, a recognition that the government’s most fundamental responsibility in the digital era is to provide a solid, trustworthy foundation upon which people, businesses, and communities can build.