Maritime Disputes in East Asia, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has declined to make broadly available to the public include the following.
Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Issues for Congress, January 23, 2013
Algeria: Current Issues, January 18, 2013
Malawi: Recent Developments and U.S. Relations, December 11, 2012
Kosovo: Current Issues and U.S. Policy, January 23, 2013
Air Quality: EPA’s 2013 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard, January 23, 2013
Department of Defense Food Procurement: Background and Status, January 24, 2013
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 111th Congress, January 22, 2013
An Analysis of Where American Companies Report Profits: Indications of Profit Shifting, January 18, 2013
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.