The State of the Union Address, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has opted not to make directly available to the public include the following.
U.S.-South Korea Relations, February 5, 2013
Government Assistance for AIG: Summary and Cost, February 7, 2013
Prospects for Coal in Electric Power and Industry, February 4, 2013
Role of Home State Senators in the Selection of Lower Federal Court Judges, February 11, 2013
Nondiscrimination in Environmental Regulation: A Legal Analysis, February 6, 2013:
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, February 8, 2013
The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases, February 7, 2013
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, February 11, 2013
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress, February 11, 2013
The President’s State of the Union Address: Tradition, Function, and Policy Implications, December 17, 2012
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.