Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies: Overview and Issues for Congress, October 28, 2013
Foreign Assistance: Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), October 28, 2013
Oil and Natural Gas Industry Tax Issues in the FY2014 Budget Proposal, October 30, 2013
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Proposals in the 113th Congress: Comparison of Major Features of Current Law and S.1356, October 29, 2013
Automatic Continuing Resolutions: Background and Overview of Recent Proposals, October 28, 2013
The “Pay Ratio Provision” in the Dodd-Frank Act: Legislation to Repeal It in the 113th Congress, October 28, 2013
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests, October 25, 2013
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress, October 29, 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.