The latest updates from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response, April 22, 2013
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations, April 23, 2013
Security Assistance Reform: “Section 1206” Background and Issues for Congress, April 19, 2013
Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology, April 23, 2013
Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress, April 23, 2013
Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview, April 22, 2013
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling, April 22, 2013
Congressional or Federal Charters: Overview and Current Issues, April 19, 2013
Common Questions About Postage and Stamps, April 19, 2013
Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects, April 23, 2013
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape, April 17, 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.