Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa, and More from CRS
Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not authorized for broad public distribution include the following.
U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond, June 26, 2012
The Global Climate Change Initiative (GCCI): Budget Authority and Request, FY2010-FY2013, July 27, 2012
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, July 26, 2012
Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, July 3, 2012
Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?, July 7, 2012
Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress, July 20, 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.