NATO’s Approach to Defense Innovation, & More from CRS
“In the future, NATO might have to rely as much on its agility and capacity for innovation as it has previously relied on its military technological advantage,” says a new report from the Congressional Research Service that reviews NATO’s response to the current threat environment and the changing technological landscape. See Transatlantic Perspectives on Defense Innovation: Issues for Congress, April 24, 2018.
Other new and updated publications from the Congressional Research Service this week include the following.
Law Enforcement Access to Overseas Data Under the CLOUD Act, CRS Legal Sidebar, May 2, 2018
The Travel Ban Case and Nationwide Injunctions, CRS Legal Sidebar, May 2, 2018
Federal Disaster Assistance After Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gustav, and Ike, updated May 1, 2018
Issues in International Corporate Taxation: The 2017 Revision (P.L. 115-97), May 1, 2018
CRS Products on North Korea, updated May 1, 2018
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