Noteworthy new publications from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
The Impeachment Process in the House of Representatives, June 14, 2019
National Security Implications of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technologies, CRS In Focus, June 12, 2019
U.S. Overseas Diplomatic Presence: Background and Issues for Congress, June 6, 2019
Maintaining Electric Reliability with Wind and Solar Sources: Background and Issues for Congress, June 10, 2019
Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy, CRS In Focus, updated June 13, 2019
Extradition of U.S. Citizens, CRS Legal Sidebar, June 13, 2019
Regulating Big Tech: Legal Implications, CRS Legal Sidebar, June 11, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions about the Julian Assange Charges, CRS Legal Sidebar, updated June 7, 2019
Emergency Arms Sales to the Middle East: Context and Legislative History, CRS Memorandum, June 7, 2019
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.