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Africa
-07/28/09   Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
-01/05/09   Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
-08/22/08   Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa  [544 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/17/02   Africa and the War on Terrorism
-03/10/08   Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa  [535 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/14/05   Africa, the G8, and the Blair Initiative -- Updated
-11/24/09   Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues
-05/08/02   Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues -- Updated
-01/29/08   The African Development Bank Group  [108 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/28/03   Africa's Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda NEW!
-04/05/04   AGOA III: Amendment to the African Growth and Opportunity Act -- Updated
-02/02/08   AIDS in Africa  [183 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/09/02   AIDS in Africa -- Updated
-11/25/09   China's Assistance and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
-02/25/09   China's Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
-07/16/09   The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments
-03/23/09   The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments
-12/03/08   The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments
-07/08/09   Ghana: Background and U.S. Relations
-02/14/08   Ghana: Background and U.S. Relations  [73 Kb]  -- NEW!
-08/25/09   The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses
-09/10/08   Instability in Chad  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/30/08   Instability in Chad  [76 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/14/09   International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
-09/12/08   International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues  [203 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/09/08   Islam in Africa  [67 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/14/09   Kenya: Current Conditions and the Challenges Ahead
-04/04/08   Kenya: The December 2007 Elections and the Challenges Ahead  [118 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/15/08   Kenya: The December 2007 Elections and the Challenges Ahead  [110 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/13/05   Liberia's Post-War Recovery: Key Issues and Development -- NEW!
-03/25/09   Madagascar's 2009 Political Crisis
-01/30/08   Nigeria: Current Issues  [507 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/28/09   Piracy Off the Horn of Africa
-04/21/09   Piracy Off the Horn of Africa
-09/03/09   Rwanda: Background and Current Developments
-03/23/09   Rwanda: Background and Current Developments
-12/04/08   Rwanda: Background and Current Developments
-11/25/09   Sexual Violence in African Conflicts
-05/21/09   Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace
-05/20/09   South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations
-10/07/08   South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations  [310 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/31/08   South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations  [331 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/16/04   Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur -- NEW!
-07/16/09   Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
-05/12/09   Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
-03/12/09   Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
-07/23/08   Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement  [179 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/22/04   Sudan: The Darfur Crisis and the Status of the North-South Negotiations -- New!
-10/11/05   Sudan: Economic Sanctions -- Updated
-05/08/02   Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-07/31/09   Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda
-05/15/09   Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda
-04/04/08   Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda  [1243 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/24/08   United States - Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Background and Potential Issues  [71 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/20/01   U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Investment: Programs and Policy Direction Updated.
-07/24/09   U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act
-10/28/08   U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond  [226 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/05/08   U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond  [226 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/13/06   U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond -- Updated
-12/11/08   Western Sahara: Status of Settlement Efforts
-04/01/09   Zimbabwe
-02/20/09   Zimbabwe
-03/25/08   Zimbabwe  [321 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/11/05   Zimbabwe: Current Issues -- Updated
-05/13/09   Zimbabwe: The Power Sharing Agreement and Implications for U.S. Policy
-03/25/09   Zimbabwe: The Power Sharing Agreement and Implications for U.S. Policy
-05/22/08   Zimbabwe: 2008 Elections and Implications for U.S. Policy  [180 Kb]  -- NEW!

East Asia and Pacific
-01/25/02   Abu Sayyaf: Target of Philippine-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
-06/03/09   Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea
-03/31/09   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the 2008 Meetings in Lima, Peru
-08/01/03   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2003 Summit in Bangkok, Thailand Updated
-10/17/02   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2002 Summit in Mexico Updated.
-10/26/01   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2001 Summit in Shanghai Updated.
-05/20/09   Assistance to North Korea
-04/02/09   Assistantce to North Korea
-12/24/08   Assistance to North Korea
-04/27/09   Burma and Transnational Crime
-08/21/08   Burma and Transnational Crime  [473 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/16/08   Burma and Transnational Crime  [601 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/27/08   Burma: Economic Sanctions  [66 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/10/08   Burma: Economic Sanctions  [65 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/30/08   Burma: Economic Sanctions  [66 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/23/09   The Changing U.S.-Japan Alliance: Implications for U.S. Interests
-12/23/09   China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
-07/27/09   China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
-05/26/09   China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
-01/07/09   China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
-06/03/09   China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States
-04/02/09   China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States
-08/06/03   China and the World Trade Organization Updated
-12/23/09   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress
-07/17/09   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress
-05/29/09   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress
-10/08/08   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress  [616 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/12/08   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress  [605 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/11/08   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress  [593 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/10/08   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress  [574 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/16/08   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress  [546 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/18/05   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress -- NEW!
-11/25/09   China's Assistance and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
-11/29/05   China's Currency: Brief Overview of U.S. Options -- NEW!
-12/07/09   China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues
-06/17/09   China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues
-04/13/09   China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues
-07/29/05   China's Currency: U.S. Options -- NEW!
-12/11/09   China's Economic Conditions
-03/05/09   China's Economic Conditions
-09/16/08   China's Economic Conditions  [188 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/07/08   China's Economic Conditions  [188 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/11/08   China's Economic Conditions  [172 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/26/05   China's Economic Conditions -- Updated
-02/25/09   China's Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
-09/10/08   China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies  [319 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/20/05   China's Growing Interest in Latin America -- NEW!
-03/05/09   China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
-01/09/08   China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy  [177 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/21/08   China's "Hot Money" Problems  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/04/08   China's Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilites - Background and Issues for Congress  [517 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/21/02   China's Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Current Policy Issues -- Updated
-12/17/01   China's Relations with Central Asian States and Problems with Terrorism
-01/04/08   China's "Soft Power" in Southeast Asia  [226 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/22/08   China's Sovereign Wealth Fund  [178 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/21/08   China's Space Program: Options for U.S.-China Cooperation  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/03/02   China's Trade with the United States and the World NEW!
-01/31/03   China-U.S. Relations Updated.
-11/20/09   China - U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
-07/10/09   China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
-04/02/09   China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
-12/09/08   China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
-10/09/08   China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy  [233 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/23/08   China - U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy  [232 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/17/08   China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy  [284 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/20/04   China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress -- Updated
-09/17/09   China - U.S. Trade Issues
-06/23/09   China - U.S. Trade Issues
-06/03/09   China-U.S. Trade Issues
-03/31/09   China - U.S. Trade Issues
-03/04/09   China - U.S. Trade Issues
-10/07/08   China-U.S. Trade Issues  [218 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/07/08   China-U.S. Trade Issues  [187 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/14/02   China-U.S. Trade Issues -- Updated
-08/15/08   Comparing Global Influence: China's and U.S. Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, Trade, and Investment in the Developing World  [2007 Kb]  -- NEW!
-10/22/08   Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees: Recent Legislation and Implementation  [73 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/09/08   Cyclone Nargis and Burma's Constitutional Referendum  [296 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/04/08   East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy  [505 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/09/05   East Asian Summit: Issues for Congress -- NEW!
-07/16/09   East Asia's Foreign Exchange Rate Policies
-04/10/08   East Asia's Foreign Exchange Rate Policies  [107 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/07/08   Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India  [139 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/01/05   European Union's Arms Control Regime and Arms Exports to China: Background and Legal Analysis -- NEW!
-04/15/05   European Union's Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy -- NEW!
-09/09/09   Foreign Assistance to North Korea
-05/26/05   Foreign Assistance to North Korea -- Updated
-08/13/03   Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Chile: Labor Issues Updated
-05/04/09   The Global Financial Crisis: Lessons from Japan's Lost Decade of the 1990's
-07/15/05   Hong Kong 2005: Changes in Leadership and Issues for Congress -- NEW!
-02/13/08   How Large is China's Economy? Does It Matter?  [76 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/13/09   Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications
-06/12/09   Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications
-10/31/08   Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications  [220 Kb]  -- NEW!
-06/17/09   Indonesia: Domestic Politics, Strategic Dynamics, and American Interests
-11/22/05   Internet Development and Information Control in the People's Republic of China -- NEW!
-02/08/05   Islam in South and Southeast Asia -- Updated
-11/26/03   Japan-North Korea Relations: Selected Issues -- NEW!
-09/08/09   Japan's Historic 2009 Elections: Implications for U.S. Interests
-02/19/09   Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests
-05/09/08   Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests -- NEW!
-09/16/08   Japan's Political Turmoil in 2008: Background and Implications for the United States  [74 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/19/02   Japan-U.S. Cooperation on Ballistic Missile Defense: Issues and Prospects
-11/25/09   Japan - U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
-09/02/09   Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
-06/03/09   Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
-12/30/08   Japan - U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
-07/30/08   Japan - U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress  [300 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/20/08   Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress  [307 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/05/06   Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-12/02/02   Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 107th Congress Updated.
-02/14/08   The Kaesong North-South Korean Industrial Complex  [369 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/16/05   Korea: U.S.-Korean Relations-Issues for Congress -- Updated
-07/25/08   Korea-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress  [149 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/28/08   Korea-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress  [159 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/04/10   Laos: Background and U.S. Relations
-01/07/08   Laos: Background and U.S. Relations  [137 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/21/04   Laos: Background and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-10/21/03   Malaysia: Political Transition and Implications for U.S. Policy NEW!
-03/18/03   North Korea: Chronology of Provocations, 1950 - 2003 Updated.
-08/14/09   North Korea: Economic Leverage and Policy Analysis
-06/04/09   North Korea: Economic Leverage and Policy Analysis
-01/24/03   North Korea: Economic Sanctions Updated.
-02/24/09   North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States
-01/24/08   North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/18/06   North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States -- Updated
-06/12/09   North Korean Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency
-08/25/08   North Korean Crime-for-Profit Activities  [144 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/09/05   The North Korean Economy -- Updated
-08/26/08   The North Korean Economy: Leverage and Policy Analysis  [333 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/04/08   The North Korean Economy: Leverage and Policy Analysis -- Updated
-03/19/08   North Korea's Abduction of Japanese Citizens and the Six-Party Talks  [71 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/12/06   North Korea's Nuclear Test: Motivations, Implications, and U.S. Options -- Updated
-05/05/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
-02/12/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
-01/05/10   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
-05/27/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
-05/04/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
-03/30/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
-01/21/08   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy  [125 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/01/05   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: How Soon an Arsenal? -- Updated
-10/18/06   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments -- Updated
-10/05/06   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program -- Updated
-12/16/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
-07/01/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
-05/26/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
-07/01/09   North Korea's Second Nuclear Test: Implications of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874
-01/06/10   North Korea: Terrorism List Removal
-02/02/09   North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
-07/10/08   North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?  [199 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/26/09   Political Turmoil in Thailand and U.S. Interests
-03/11/02   President Bush's 2002 State Visits in Asia: Implications
-10/16/06   The Proposed U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement -- Updated
-06/17/09   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications
-10/17/08   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications  [287 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/22/08   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications  [287 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/24/09   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications
-01/10/08   Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: China's December 2007 Decision  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/10/09   Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: The 2012 Election Reforms
-04/12/05   The Rise of China and Its Effect on Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea: U.S. Policy Choices -- NEW!
-11/16/09   The Rise of China's Auto Industry and Its Impact on the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry
-04/04/08   Security Implications of Taiwan's Presidential Election of March 2008  [130 Kb]  --  NEW!
-12/18/08   Singapore: Background and U.S. Relations
-12/19/08   Sino-Japanese Relations: Issues for U.S. Policy
-05/06/03   South Korean Politics and Rising "Anti-Americanism": Implications for U.S. Policy Toward North Korea -- NEW!
-03/21/02   South Korea-U.S. Economic Relations: Cooperation, Friction, and Future Prospects Updated.
-12/02/09   Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
-09/17/08   Taiwan: Overall Developments and Policy Issues in the 109th Congress  [174 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/05/08   Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices  [145 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/09/06   Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices -- Updated
-05/16/03   Taiwan's Accession to the WTO and its Economic Relations with the United States and China Updated
-01/22/08   Taiwan's Legislative Elections, January 2008: Implications for U.S. Policy  [60 Kb]  -- NEW!
-06/04/09   Taiwan's Political Status: Historical Background and Ongoing Implications
-04/02/08   Taiwan's 2008 Presidential Election  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-10/10/06   Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations: New Strains and Changes -- NEW!
-05/01/09   Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications
-04/02/09   Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications
-01/07/09   Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Recent Developments and Their Policy Implications
-10/27/08   Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Recent Developments and Their Policy Implications  [186 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/25/08   Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Recent Developments and Their Policy Implications  [181 Kb]  -- NEW!
-02/07/05   Terrorism in Southeast Asia -- Updated
-12/19/08   Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations
-07/30/08   Tibet: Problems, Prospects, and U.S. Policy  [171 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/10/08   Tibet: Problems, Prospects, and U.S. Policy  [170 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/17/09   The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002: Background and Implementation
-12/07/09   The Trans-Pacific Stategic Economic Partnership Agreement
-12/31/09   Understanding China's Political System
-07/13/09   U.S. Accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC)
-05/05/09   U.S. Accession to ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC)
-01/21/10   U.S. and South Korean Cooperation in the World Nuclear Energy Market: Major Policy Considerations
-07/31/08   U.S. Assistance to North Korea  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/11/06   U.S. Assistance to North Korea: Fact Sheet -- Updated
-02/11/05   U.S. Assistance to Vietnam -- Updated
-01/06/10   U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy
-05/07/09   U.S. - China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy
-10/29/08   U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy  [186 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/11/08   U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy  [181 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/06/08   U.S. - China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy  [149 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/15/09   U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
-03/19/09   U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
-05/10/05   U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-10/08/08   U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Receipients  [281 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/01/08   U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients  [225 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/10/02   U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients NEW!
-04/24/09   U.S. - Funded Assistance Programs in China
-01/28/08   U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/29/02   U.S.-Japan Economic Ties: Status and Outlook -- Updated
-11/16/09   United States Relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
-01/07/08   The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Effects After Three Years  [142 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/03/05   U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations -- Updated
-10/31/08   U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Background and Issues for Congress  [1302 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/03/08   U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Background and Issues for Congress  [265 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/05/09   U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2009: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
-10/24/06   Vietnam PNTR Status and WTO Accession: Issues and Implications for the United States -- Updated
-11/28/03   The Vietnam-U.S. Normalization Process -- Updated
-11/28/06   Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan -- Updated
-03/27/09   What's the Difference? - Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data

Europe
-07/13/09   Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
-04/09/09   Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
-01/14/09   Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests
-08/13/08   Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests  [259 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/08/06   Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests -- Updated
-01/31/08   Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests  [371 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/22/01   Arms Control after START II: Next Steps on the U.S.-Russian Agenda Updated.
-10/27/08   Azerbaijan's October 2008 Presidential Election: Outcome and Implications  [74 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/01/09   Bosnia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
-11/14/05   Bosnia: Overview of Issues Ten Years After Dayton -- NEW!
-09/28/06   Cybercrime: The Council of Europe Convention -- Updated
-03/19/02   Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations -- Updated
-03/12/08   Enlargement Issues at NATO's Bucharest Summit  [708 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/22/09   The European Parliament
-10/25/06   European Union Enlargement -- Updated
-01/04/10   European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations
-12/01/09   European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations
-07/11/05   The European Union in 2005 and Beyond -- Updated
-05/18/09   The European Union: Questions and Answers
-03/01/05   European Union's Arms Control Regime and Arms Exports to China: Background and Legal Analysis -- NEW!
-04/15/05   European Union's Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy -- NEW!
-01/30/08   The European Union's Energy Security Challenges  [189 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/09/09   The European Union's Reform Process: The Lisbon Treaty
-02/14/08   European Union - U.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues  [215 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/21/05   European Views and Policies Toward the Middle East -- Updated
-12/06/06   Europe's New Trade Agenda -- NEW!
-03/20/09   EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude
-06/12/08   EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude  [99 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/03/08   EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude  [98 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/24/09   The Financial Crisis: Impact on and Response by The European Union
-05/20/02   The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance -- Updated
-05/20/09   France: Factors Shaping Foreign Policy, and Issues in U.S.-French Relations
-05/13/09   Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns
-01/10/08   Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns  [116 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/06/09   Georgia (Republic) and NATO Enlargement: Issues and Implications
-03/07/08   Georgia [Republic] and NATO Enlargement: Issues and Implications  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/10/08   Georgia [Republic]: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
-05/21/08   Georgia (Republic): Recent Developments and U.S. Interests  [133 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/25/08   Georgia's January 2008 Presidential Election: Outcome and Implications  [74 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/30/09   The German Economy and U.S.-German Economic Relations
-05/20/09   German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications
-07/21/08   German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications  [272 Kb]  -- Updated
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-04/30/04   Greece: Threat of Terrorism and Security of the Olympics -- NEW!
-12/16/09   Greece Update
-06/03/04   Greece Update -- NEW!
-10/31/02   Iraq: The Turkish Factor Updated.
-07/26/05   Islamic Terrorism and the Balkans -- NEW!
-05/02/08   Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues  [247 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/20/08   Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background to Independence  [247 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/23/09   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
-06/22/09   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
-05/05/09   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
-12/08/08   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
-09/03/08   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe  [159 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/24/08   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe  [153 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/13/08   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe  [151 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/19/08   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe  [137 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/18/05   Muslims in Europe: Integration Policies in Selected Countries -- NEW!
-06/14/02   National Missile Defense: Russia's Reaction Updated.
-12/21/06   NATO and Energy Security -- Updated
-01/27/09   NATO Common Funds Burdensharing: Background and Current Issues
-05/05/03   NATO Enlargement Updated.
-04/14/09   NATO Enlargement: Albania, Croatia, and Possible Future Candidates
-05/02/03   NATO Enlargement: Senate Advice and Consent Updated.
-12/03/09   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance
-04/17/09   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance
-10/23/08   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance  [330 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/05/03   NATO's Decision-Making Procedure Updated.
-07/22/08   NATO's Prague Capabilities Committment  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/20/09   NATO's 60th Anniversary Summit
-03/01/05   The NATO Summit at Prague, 2002 -- NEW!
-03/24/08   The NATO Summit in Bucharest, 2008  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/31/09   Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union
-01/03/08   Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union  [327 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/24/02   Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda -- Updated
-08/21/08   Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration and Their Implementation  [167 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/26/08   Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration and Their Implementation
-04/12/02   Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues -- Updated
-01/28/02   Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties
-02/15/08   Poland's New Government: Background and Issues for the United States  [73 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/10/02   Preventing Proliferation of Biological Weapons: U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet States NEW!
-05/22/02   Russia -- Updated
-03/03/09   Russia-Georgia Conflict in August 2008: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests
-10/24/08   Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests  [266 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/22/08   Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests  [242 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/29/08   Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests  [216 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/02/09   Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries
-05/20/09   Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries
-10/06/08   Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests  [172 Kb]  -- Updated
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-07/28/08   Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests  [169 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/07/08   Russia's Accession to the WTO  [174 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/29/09   Russia's Economic Performance and Policies and Their Implications for the United States
-11/05/08   Russia's Economic Peformance and Policies and Their Implications for the United States
-05/30/08   Russia's Economic Performance and Policies and Their Implications for the United States  [168 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/17/08   Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries  [429 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/13/08   Russia's March 2008 Presidential Election: Outcome and Implications  [74 Kb]  -- NEW!
-02/26/08   Russia's 2008 Presidential Succession  [98 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/19/05   Serbia and Montenegro Union: Prospects and Policy Implications -- Updated
-02/26/08   Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/03/09   Stability in Russia's Chechnya and Other Regions of the North Caucasus: Recent Developments
-08/12/08   Stability in Russia's Chechnya and Other Regions of the North Caucasus: Recent Developments  [119 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/27/02   Trade Policymaking in the European Union: Institutional Framework
-08/24/09   Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Background and Analysis
-10/22/08   Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Background and Analysis  [179 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/04/10   Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: A Possible Role for Congress
-12/01/09   Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: A Possible Role for Congress
-11/18/09   Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: A Possible Role for Congress
-08/25/09   Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: A Possible Role for Congress
-03/09/09   Transsatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: A Possible Role for Congress
-05/22/02   Turkey: Issues for U.S. Policy NEW!
-08/29/08   Turkey: Selected Foreign Policy Issues and U.S. Views  [180 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/02/08   Turkey: Update on Crisis of Identity and Power  [107 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/05/09   Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
-04/01/05   Ukraine's Orange Revolution and U.S. Policy -- NEW!
-02/01/05   Ukraine's Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Issues -- Updated
-03/16/09   The United States and Europe: Current Issues
-11/21/06   The United States and Europe: Current Issues - Updated
-01/19/05   U.S.-EU Cooperation  -- NEW!
-10/16/06   U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism -- Updated
-05/21/02   U.S.-EU Trade Tensions: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Cures NEW!
-03/04/02   U.S.-European Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges -- Updated
-03/27/02   U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges -- Updated
-04/07/08   U.S. - French Commercial Ties -- Updated
-07/07/04   U.S. - French Commercial Ties -- NEW!
-09/09/08   U.S. - Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress  [95 Kb]  -- NEW!
-06/26/08   U.S. - Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
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Middle East and North Africa
-04/16/09   Algeria: Current Issues
-07/23/03   The Al-Jazeera News Network: Opportunity or Challenge for U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East? Updated
-08/15/08   Al Qaeda in Iraq: Assessment and Outside Links  [144 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/27/08   Arab League Boycott of Israel  [102 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/24/05   Bahrain: Key Issues for U.S. Policy -- Updated
-10/17/08   Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/15/05   The Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative: An Overview -- Updated
-06/06/05   The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA): Origin, Characteristics, and Institutional Authorities -- Updated
-02/14/03   Congressional Action on Iraq 1990-2003: A Compilation of Legislation Updated.
-02/26/08   Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq  [244 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/15/09   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
-10/15/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [341 Kb]  -- Updated
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-03/14/05   The Cost of Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Enhanced Security -- Updated
-08/15/08   Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress  [203 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/18/08   Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress  [190 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/13/09   Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background and Analysis
-07/23/08   Department of Defense Fuel Costs in Iraq  [79 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/22/06   Disarming Libya: Weapons of Mass Destruction -- NEW!
-05/12/09   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
-03/26/09   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
-08/12/08   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations  [236 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/01/08   The Egypt-Gaza Border and Its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations  [196 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/21/05   Egypt: 2005 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections -- Updated
-05/23/02   Egypt-United States Relations  -- Updated
-12/21/05   European Views and Policies Toward the Middle East -- Updated
-10/15/03   FY2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism: Military Operations & Reconstruction Assistance Updated
-05/05/05   FY2005 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan, Tsunami Relief, and Other Activities -- Updated
-10/08/08   The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals  [134 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/14/08   The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals  [119 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/23/05   Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq: Effects and Countermeasures -- NEW!
-11/08/06   India and Iran: WMD Proliferation Activities -- NEW!
-10/29/08   In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Dismissals of Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)  [106 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/03/03   Iran: Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction Suppliers Updated.
-05/09/02   Iran: Current Developments and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-11/25/08   Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities
-12/12/06   Iranian Nuclear Sites -- Updated
-10/11/06   The Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) -- Updated
-03/02/05   The Iran Nonproliferation Act and the International Space Station: Issues and Options -- NEW!
-01/13/10   Iran: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy
-06/04/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-04/07/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-02/13/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-01/07/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-10/21/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
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-03/06/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/24/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/09/09   Iran Sanctions
-07/09/09   Iran Sanctions
-06/04/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-05/01/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-04/14/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-03/09/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-02/02/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-07/23/08   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/23/08   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/23/04   Iran's Ballistic Missile Capabilities -- Updated
-02/04/09   Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview
-07/21/08   Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview  [68 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/15/09   Iran's Economic Conditions: U.S. Policy Issues
-01/15/09   Iran's Economic Conditions: U.S. Policy Issues
-08/22/08   Iran's Economy  [250 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/12/08   Iran's Economy  [227 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/29/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-11/25/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-11/12/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-09/18/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-11/20/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-06/23/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status  [134 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/23/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-12/10/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-11/17/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-09/17/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-03/31/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-12/04/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-06/22/09   Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections
-01/06/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-12/07/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-09/30/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-09/04/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-08/06/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-07/10/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-06/22/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-05/19/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-04/14/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-03/13/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-02/20/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-01/28/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-12/31/08   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-10/08/08   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [490 Kb]  -- Updated
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-03/27/03   Iraq: A Compilation of Legislation Enacted and Resolutions Adopted by Congress, 1990-2003 Updated.
-04/28/08   Iraq and Al Qaeda  [147 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/05/04   Iraq and Al Qaeda: Allied or Not? -- NEW!
-09/27/02   Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-03/31/03   Iraq: Divergent Views on Military Action Updated.
-06/24/05   Iraq: Elections and New Government -- Updated
-10/16/02   Iraq: Former and Recent Military Confrontations With the United States -- Updated
-03/18/05   Iraq: Frequently Asked Questions About Contracting -- Updated
-02/14/08   Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
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-01/07/08   Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/27/08   Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates  [69 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/22/06   Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates -- NEW!
-09/17/09   Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Statistics
-11/17/06   Iraqi Police and Security Forces Casualty Estimates -- NEW
-08/15/08   Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?  [152 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/19/03   Iraq: Map Sources Updated.
-07/17/09   Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy
-04/02/08   Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy  [337 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/19/03   Iraq: Oil-For-Food Program, International Sanctions, and Illicit Trade Updated.
-01/19/05   Iraq: Paris Club Debt Relief -- Updated
-01/15/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-12/08/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-11/18/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-06/02/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-04/22/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-03/25/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-02/17/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
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-10/22/08   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [78 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/02/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-09/25/08   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [79 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/29/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-07/08/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-06/08/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-05/07/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-03/02/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-02/05/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-01/14/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-12/17/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
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-07/21/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [438 Kb]  -- Updated
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-05/09/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [433 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/18/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [433 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/31/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [429 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/21/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [431 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/10/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [430 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/11/05   Iraq: Post-Saddam National Elections -- Updated
-03/03/03   Iraq: Potential U.S. Military Operations Updated.
-09/03/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [79 Kb]  -- Updated
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-03/13/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/12/09   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance
-08/20/08   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance  [224 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/24/08   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance  [232 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/01/08   Iraq: Regional perspectives and U.S. Policy
-04/04/08   Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy  [344 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/26/09   Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potentional Implications for International Debt Relief
-03/31/08   Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief  [128 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/06/06   Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief -- Updated
-09/23/04   Iraq's Trade with the World: Data and Analysis -- Updated
-11/28/05   Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces -- Updated
-10/31/02   Iraq: The Turkish Factor Updated.
-07/21/04   Iraq: Transition to Sovereignty -- Updated
-10/07/03   Iraq: UN Inspections for Weapons of Mass Destruction Updated
-06/26/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-05/28/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-04/16/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-04/03/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-01/29/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-12/29/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-10/31/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties  [50 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/28/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties  [50 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/21/02   Iraq-U.S. Confrontation -- Updated
-01/08/03   Iraq: U.S. Efforts to Change the Regime Updated.
-11/20/04   Iraq: U.S. Military Operations and Costs -- Updated
-03/17/03   Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts, the Iraqi Opposition, and Post-War Iraq Updated.
-04/22/03   Iraq War: Background and Issues Overview Updated.
-03/04/03   Iraq War? Current Situation and Issues for Congress Updated.
-03/25/03   Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Capable Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Updated.
-09/02/03   Iraq: Weapons Programs, U.N. Requirements, and U.S. Policy Updated
-03/10/03   Iraq: Weapons Threat, Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy Updated.
-01/15/09   Israel and Hamas: Conflict in Gaza (2008-2009)
-01/08/10   Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution
-12/10/08   Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution
-04/02/09   Israel: Background and Relations with the United States
-09/08/08   Israel: Background and Relations with the United States  [292 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/26/08   Israel: Background and Relations with the United States  [278 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/09/09   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
-03/09/09   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
-10/30/08   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy  [1120 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/08/08   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy  [1114 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/23/08   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy  [312 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/28/05   Israeli-United States Relations -- Updated
-02/02/05   Israel's Proposal to Withdraw from Gaza -- Updated
-04/26/05   Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance -- Updated
-05/21/02   Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance -- Updated
-07/24/09   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations
-06/09/09   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations
-10/17/08   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations  [253 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/30/06   Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues -- Updated
-06/03/09   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq
-04/06/09   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq
-10/23/08   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq  [247 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/12/08   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq  [247 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/05/08   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq  [157 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/12/06   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq -- Updated
-06/29/05   Kuwait: Post-Saddam Issues and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-12/09/09   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-05/20/09   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-04/03/09   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-12/06/08   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-11/30/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-07/23/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-05/19/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-01/21/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-12/16/08   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-05/02/05   Libya -- Updated
-09/17/08   Libya: Background and U.S. Relations  [283 Kb]  -- Updated
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-12/31/01   Middle East: Attitudes toward the United States
-05/18/09   Middle East Elections 2009: Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq
-02/08/05   The Middle East Partnership Initiative: An Overview -- Updated
-05/14/02   The Middle East Peace Talks -- Updated
-02/09/05   The Middle East Television Network: An Overview -- Updated
-03/28/02   Middle East: U.S. Foreign Assistance, FY2001, FY2002, and FY2003 Request
-04/11/05   Military Construction in Support of Afghanistan and Iraq -- Memorandum
-12/04/08   Morocco: Current Issues
-05/26/05   Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement -- Updated
-12/04/08   Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
-04/02/09   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress
-12/15/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress
-10/28/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress  [800 Kb]  -- Updated
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-02/22/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress  [639 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/27/05   Palestinian Education and the Debate Over Textbooks -- NEW!
-04/26/05   Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States -- Updated
-01/08/10   The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations
-08/12/02   Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2002 NEW!
-07/14/03   The Persian Gulf States: Post-War Issues for U.S. Policy, 2003 Updated
-06/10/02   PLO and Its Factions NEW!
-03/18/05   Post-War Iraq: A Table and Chronology of Foreign Contributions -- Updated
-01/07/10   Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Legal Issues
-12/22/09   Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Legal Issues
-08/25/08   Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues  [326 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/18/09   Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations
-01/24/08   Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations  [898 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/17/04   Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-05/13/08   The "Red-Dead" Canal: Israeli-Arab Efforts to Restore the Dead Sea -- NEW!
-12/16/09   Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations
-11/16/09   Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations
-07/09/09   Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations
-04/30/09   Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations
-05/24/02   Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-06/16/08   Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized in Iraq?  [179 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/11/09   Syria: Background and U.S. Relations
-05/01/08   Syria: Background and U.S. Relations  [264 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/26/08   Syria: Background and U.S. Relations  [247 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/10/05   Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the United States After the Iraq War -- NEW!
-05/14/02   Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues -- Updated
-07/02/09   Troop Levels in the Afghan and Iraq Wars, FY2001-FY2012: Cost and Other Potential Issues
-06/29/09   Tunisia: Current Issues
-12/23/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
-07/17/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
-06/11/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
-05/14/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
-04/01/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
-03/10/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
-12/08/08   The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy
-07/31/08   The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/18/03   United Nations Security Council -- Its Role in the Iraq Crisis: A Brief Overview Updated.
-08/08/08   U.S. Embassy In Iraq  [65 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/24/08   U.S. Forces in Iraq  [69 Kb]  -- Updated
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-11/13/06   U.S. Forces in Iraq -- Updated
-12/04/09   U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel
-01/02/08   U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel  [154 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/08/10   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
-07/16/09   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
-05/15/09   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
-04/29/09   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
-01/30/09   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
-10/08/08   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians  [75 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/17/09   U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2010 Request
-06/13/05   U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2006 Request -- Updated
-12/21/06   U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2007 Request -- Updated
-12/02/05   U.S. Intelligence and Policymaking: The Iraq Experience -- Updated
-05/15/09   U.S.-Iraq Agreements: Congressional Activities and Legislative Response
-07/11/08   U.S. - Iraq Strategic Framework and Status of Forces Agreement: Congressional Response  [157 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/13/09   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
-04/24/09   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
-12/12/08   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
-10/09/06   U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement -- Updated
-05/20/09   U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon
-04/01/09   U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon
-01/08/10   U.S. Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority
-06/24/09   U.S. Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority
-01/28/08   The World Bank and Iran  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/13/10   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
-07/07/09   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
-01/22/09   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations

South and Central Asia
-06/18/09   Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), H.R.1318/H.R.1886/H.R.2410 and S.496: Issues and Arguments
-05/10/02   Afghanistan: Challenges and Options for Reconstructing a Stable and Moderate State Updated.
-05/20/02   Afghanistan: Current Issues and U.S. Policy Concerns Updated.
-11/02/06   Afghanistan: Elections, Constitution, and Government -- Updated
-06/05/09   Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
-05/12/09   Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
-04/21/09   Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
-03/02/09   Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
-02/05/09   Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
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-06/18/09   Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy
-04/21/09   Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy
-12/10/06   Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-01/11/10   Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
-12/22/09   Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
-11/30/09   Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
-06/26/09   Afghanistan: Politics, Government Formation and Performance
-01/27/10   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-12/30/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-12/02/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-11/10/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
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-07/20/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-06/18/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-05/22/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-04/30/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-03/23/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-03/04/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-02/09/09   Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-01/16/09   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-12/23/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
-10/15/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [606 Kb]  -- Updated
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-08/08/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [596 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/11/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [596 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/06/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [595 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/15/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [592 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/30/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [588 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/07/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [585 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/15/08   Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [576 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/07/05   Afghanistan: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections -- Updated
-05/17/02   Afghanistan's Path to Reconstruction: Obstacles, Challenges, and Issues for Congress Updated.
-07/08/09   Afghanistan: U.S. Foreign Assistance
-11/30/05   Azerbaijan's 2005 Legislative Election: Outcome and Implications for U.S. Interests -- NEW!
-01/30/03   Bangladesh: Background and U.S. Relations Updated.
-04/09/02   Caspian Oil and Gas: Production & Prospects NEW!
-01/11/10   Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
-11/20/09   Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
-05/28/09   Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
-08/06/08   Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests  [367 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/11/08   Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests  [364 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/16/06   Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests -- Updated
-04/01/03   Central Asia's New States: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests Updated.
-02/25/09   Central Asia's Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests
-01/07/05   Central Asia's Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests -- Updated
-12/17/01   China's Relations with Central Asian States and Problems with Terrorism
-05/15/09   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
-10/15/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [341 Kb]  -- Updated
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-04/11/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [317 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/14/05   The Cost of Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Enhanced Security -- Updated
-04/14/05   Coup in Kyrgyzstan: Developments and Implications -- NEW!
-08/13/09   Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background and Analysis
-08/03/09   Direct Overt U.S. Aid and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2010
-04/20/09   Direct Overt U.S. Aid and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-Fy2009
-12/23/04   Education Reform in Pakistan -- NEW!
-12/05/02   Elections in Kashmir Updated.
-10/15/03   FY2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism: Military Operations & Reconstruction Assistance Updated
-01/07/08   Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India  [139 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/05/05   FY2005 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan, Tsunami Relief, and Other Activities -- Updated
-11/08/06   India and Iran: WMD Proliferation Activities -- NEW!
-10/12/01   India and Pakistan: Current U.S. Economic Sanctions. Updated.
-12/22/06   India's Nuclear Separation Plan: Issues and Views -- Updated
-07/12/04   India's 2004 National Elections -- NEW!
-02/25/04   India-U.S. Economic Relations -- Updated
-01/30/09   India-U.S. Relations
-08/12/08   India - U.S. Relations  [554 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/08/02   India-U.S. Relations -- Updated
-02/08/05   Islam in South and Southeast Asia -- Updated
-06/21/02   Kashmir: Recent Developments and U.S. Concerns NEW!
-04/23/08   Major U.S. Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001  [38 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/18/09   Middle East Elections 2009: Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq
-04/11/05   Military Construction in Support of Afghanistan and Iraq -- Memorandum
-10/17/03   Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South Asia NEW!
-04/17/09   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance
-03/11/09   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance
-10/23/08   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance  [330 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/07/08   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance  [298 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/01/05   Nepal: Background and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-10/23/08   Nepal: Political Developments and Bilateral Relations with the United States  [219 Kb]  -- NEW!
-02/17/05   Nuclear Threat Reduction Measures for India and Pakistan -- Updated
-12/18/06   Pakistan: Chronology of Recent Events -- Updated
-11/30/09   Pakistan - Internal Stability and U.S. Response: CRS Experts
-03/06/09   Pakistan's Capital Crisis: Implications for U.S. Policy
-11/21/08   Pakistan's Capital Crisis: Implications for U.S. Policy
-09/19/05   Pakistan's Domestic Political Developments -- Updated
-05/24/05   Pakistan's Nuclear Proliferation Activities and the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission: U.S. Policy Constraints and Options -- Updated
-12/09/09   Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
-07/30/09   Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
-06/12/09   Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
-05/15/09   Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
-04/01/09   Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
-01/14/08   Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues  [119 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/24/08   Pakistan's Scheduled 2008 Election: Background  [202 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/09/08   Pakistan's 2008 Elections: Results and Implications for U.S. Policy  [236 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/28/03   Pakistan-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Updated.
-07/01/09   Pakistan - U.S. Relations
-02/06/09   Pakistan-U.S. Relations
-11/10/08   Pakistan-U.S. Relations
-08/25/08   Pakistan - U.S. Relations  [753 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/30/08   Pakistan-U.S. Relations  [580 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/27/08   Pakistan-U.S. Relations  [551 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/22/08   Pakistan-U.S. Relations  [539 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/11/08   Pakistan-U.S. Relations  [491 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/10/02   Pakistan-U.S. Relations -- Updated
-01/07/10   Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Legal Issues
-12/22/09   Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Legal Issues
-06/04/09   Sri Lanka: Background and U.S. Relations
-04/09/03   Sri Lanka: Background and U.S. Relations Updated.
-07/29/09   Tajikistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
-07/10/08   Tajisistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests  [126 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/05/01   Taliban and the Drug Trade
-08/31/05   Terrorism in South Asia -- Updated
-12/19/08   Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India, and Implications for U.S. Interests
-07/02/09   Troop Levels in the Afghan and Iraq Wars, FY2001-FY2012: Cost and Other Potential Issues
-12/14/09   United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: Background and Policy Issues
-07/30/09   United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: Background and Policy Issues
-12/11/06   U.S. and Coalition Military Operations in Afghanistan: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-05/01/08   U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients  [225 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/08/05   U.S. - India Bilateral Agreements in 2005 -- NEW!
-12/22/06   U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Side-By-Side Comparison of Current Legislation -- Updated
-12/17/09   U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress
-10/17/08   U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress  [267 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/30/08   U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress  [233 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/23/08   U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress  [230 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/12/08   U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress  [222 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/22/06   U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-06/08/05   Unrest in Uzbekistan: Context and Implications -- NEW!
-08/27/08   Uzbekistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests  [92 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/02/05   Uzbekistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests -- Updated
-12/03/09   War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress
-01/23/09   War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress
-11/28/06   Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan -- Updated

Western Hemisphere
-01/14/08   Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy  [254 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/31/03   Agricultural Trade in a U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) NEW!
-06/03/09   Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea
-05/10/05   Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2005 Assistance -- Updated
-02/14/02   Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors  [277 Kb]  Updated.
-01/08/03   Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors Updated.
-08/27/03   Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2003 Supplemental and FY2004 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors Updated
-09/30/05   Andean-U.S. Free-Trade Agreement Negotiations -- Updated
-06/12/02   Andean Trade Preference Act: A Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3009 NEW!
-02/21/02   Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization  [259 Kb]  Updated.
-10/12/06   Argentina: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-01/21/10   Argentina's Defaulted Sovereign Debt: Dealing with the "Holdouts"
-01/25/02   Argentina's Political Upheaval Updated.
-10/19/04   Argentina's Sovereign Debt Restructuring -- NEW!
-01/31/02   Argentine Financial Crisis: A Chronology of Events
-03/31/09   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the 2008 Meetings in Lima, Peru
-10/26/01   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2001 Summit in Shanghai Updated.
-10/17/02   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2002 Summit in Mexico Updated.
-08/01/03   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2003 Summit in Bangkok, Thailand Updated
-07/11/05   Background on the U.S.-Brazil WTO Cotton Subsidy Dispute -- Updated
-06/22/05   Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy -- Updated
-01/04/10   Brazil's WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program
-06/03/09   Brazil - U.S. Relations
-10/06/08   Brazil-U.S. Relations  [266 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/18/08   Brazil-U.S. Relations  [265 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/12/09   Canada - U.S. Relations
-05/12/08   Canada - U.S. Relations  [366 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/12/05   Caribbean Basin Interim Trade Program: CBI/NAFTA Parity  -- Updated
-10/27/06   Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations -- Updated
-10/24/05   Central America and the Dominican Republic in the Context of the Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) with the United States -- Updated
-01/07/08   CARICOM: Challenges and Opportunities for Caribbean Economic Integration  [294 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/22/10   Charitable Contributions for Haiti's Earthquake Victims
-12/10/09   Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
-07/21/09   Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
-06/03/09   Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
-01/12/09   Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
-08/05/03   Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Updated
-11/25/09   China's Assistance and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
-02/25/09   China's Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
-04/20/05   China's Growing Interest in Latin America -- NEW!
-02/12/01   Colombia: Conditions and U.S. Policy Options -- Updated
-11/13/09   Colombia: Issues for Congress
-01/12/09   Colombia: Issues for Congress
-09/12/08   Colombia: Issues for Congress  [231 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/19/05   Colombia: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-06/14/02   Colombia: The Uribe Administration and Congressional Concerns NEW!
-03/31/05   Consular Identification Cards: Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications, the Mexican Case, and Related Legislation -- Updated
-07/21/09   Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations
-02/10/05   Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations -- Updated -- Updated
-05/12/05   Cuba and the State Sponsors of Terrorism List -- Updated
-01/06/03   Cuba: Issues for Congress Updated.
-01/13/10   Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress
-04/14/09   Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress
-03/18/09   Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress
-02/25/09   Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress
-02/03/09   Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress
-08/08/08   Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress  [320 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/19/06   Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress -- Updated
-09/17/03   Cuba: Issues for the 108th Congress Updated
-08/30/02   Cuba: Issues for the 107th Congress Updated.
-06/02/09   Cuban Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends
-05/07/09   Cuban Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends
-02/29/08   Cuba's Political Succession: From Fidel to Raul Castro  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/22/03   Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Legislative Initiatives Updated.
-03/31/09   Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
-07/30/08   Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances  [194 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/06/05   The Dominican Republic-Central American-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) -- Updated
-07/08/05   DR-CAFTA Labor Rights Issues -- Updated
-07/08/05   DR-CAFTA: Regional Issues -- Updated
-03/08/05   Dominican Republic: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States -- Updated
-11/18/05   Drug Crop Eradication and Alternative Development in the Andes -- NEW!
-05/02/05   Ecuador: Political and Economic Situation and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-05/03/05   El Salvador: Political, Economic, and Social Conditions and Relations with the United States -- Updated
-03/18/09   El Salvador: Political, Economic, and Social Conditions and U.S. Relations
-04/09/09   Fifth Summit of the Americas, Port of Spain: Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009: Background, Agenda, and Expectations
-12/17/08   Fifth Summit of the Americas, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009: Background, Agenda, and Expectations
-08/13/03   Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Chile: Labor Issues Updated
-11/08/05   A Free Trade Area of the Americas: Major Policy Issues and Status of Negotiations -- Updated
-12/04/09   Gangs in Central America
-05/10/05   Gangs in Central America  -- NEW!
-07/29/09   Gun Trafficking and the Southwest Border
-06/17/09   Haiti: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns
-01/19/05   Haiti: Developments and U.S. Policy Since 1991 and Current Congressional Concerns  -- Updated
-01/15/10   Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response
-11/17/05   Haiti: International Assistance Strategy for the Interim Government and Congressional Concerns -- NEW!
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