New Authorization for Use of Military Force?, and More from CRS
New publications from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public disclosure include the following.
A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Comparison of Current Proposals in Brief, October 21, 2014
U.S. Citizens Kidnapped by the Islamic State, CRS Insights, October 17, 2014
Smartphone Data Encryption: A Renewed Boundary for Law Enforcement?, CRS Insights, October 17, 2014
January saw us watching whether the government would fund science. February has been about how that funding will be distributed, regulated, and contested.
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Our environmental system was built for 1970s-era pollution control, but today it needs stable, integrated, multi-level governance that can make tradeoffs, share and use evidence, and deliver infrastructure while demonstrating that improved trust and participation are essential to future progress.
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