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
Innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics will allow us to accelerate the search process using foundation AI models for science research and automate much of the experimentation with robotic, self-driving labs.
FAS commends the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for clearing a historic 75 pieces of legislation, including multiple crucial bills to confront the wildfire crisis.
The United States needs a strategic investment fund (SIF) to shepherd promising technologies in nationally vital sectors through the valley of death.
Standardizing support for Accessibility & Accommodations in federally funded research efforts would open opportunities for disabled scientists and their research programs.