New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made available to the public include the following.
Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of U.S.C. 1831 and 1832, January 28, 2013
Cybersecurity: Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (S.2111) — A Legal Analysis, January 28, 2013
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress, January 25, 2013
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions, January 22, 2013
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections, January 29, 2013
Mexico and the 112th Congress, January 29, 2013
U.S. Sanctions on Burma: Issues for the 113th Congress, January 11, 2013
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis, January 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.