Assessing the Effect of Sanctions on Iran, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Achievements of and Outlook for Sanctions on Iran, April 22, 2014
The Target Data Breach: Frequently Asked Questions, April 22, 2014
The Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests–2014, April 23, 2014
Malaysia: Background and U.S. Relations, April 21, 2014
Moldova: Background and U.S. Policy, April 23, 2014
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Frequently Asked Questions, April 21, 2014
Immigration Detainers: Legal Issues, April 24, 2014
Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: Major Court Rulings, April 21, 2014
America’s affordability problem is bigger than home prices and rents. The best housing policies make it easier to build homes, and recognize how housing connects to other domains.
America’s affordability problem, for instance, is bigger than home prices and rents. How we build affects household costs like insurance and utilities.
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.