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Defense and National Security

-04/21/08   2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options  [265 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/04/06   9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status -- NEW!
-03/23/05   9/11 Commission Recommendations: The Senate Confirmation Process for Presidential Nominees -- Updated
-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
-03/10/08   Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa  [535 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/06/09   Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Set to Expire in 2009
-06/22/01   Arms Control after START II: Next Steps on the U.S.-Russian Agenda Updated.
-02/10/09   Arms Control and nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
-04/09/08   Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements  [337 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/14/08   American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics  [165 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/17/01   Arms Control and Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Unilateral vs. Bilateral Reductions
-06/09/05   Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program: Issues for the 109th Congress -- Updated
-05/12/08   Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress  [177 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/30/08   The Army's M-4 Carbine: Background and Issues for Congress  [74 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/08/05   Arrest and Detention of Material Witnesses: Federal Law in Brief and Section 12 of the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3199) -- NEW!
-05/27/04   Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005: Defense -- Updated
-04/09/08   Avatars, Virtual Reality Technology, and the U.S. Military: Emerging Policy Issues  [70 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/30/05   Aviation Security-Related Findings and Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission -- Updated
-02/07/05   Biometric Identifiers and Border Security: 9/11 Commission Recommendations and Related Issues -- Updated
-03/29/05   Border and Transportation Security: Possible New Directions and Policy Options -- NEW!
-03/29/05   Border and Transportation Security: Selected Programs and Policies -- NEW!
-03/29/05   Border and Transportation Security: The Complexity of the Challenge -- NEW!
-11/17/08   Border Searches of Laptop Computers and Other Electronic Storage Devices
-09/28/05   Border Security and the Southwest Border: Background, Legislation, and Issues -- NEW!
-01/02/04   Border Security and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles -- NEW!
-09/22/05   Border Security: Apprehensions of "Other Than Mexican" Aliens -- NEW!
-05/13/08   Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border  [729 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/08/08   Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border  [705 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/12/06   Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border -- Updated
-10/13/04   Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues -- Updated
-05/13/08   Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Missions  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/09/05   Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Mission -- Updated
-05/10/05   Border Security: The Role of the U.S. Border Patrol -- Updated
-07/08/02   Border Security: U.S.-Canadian Border Issues NEW!
-09/08/08   Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees' Right to Habeas Corpus  [113 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/16/08   Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees' Right to Habeas Corpus  [112 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/07/09   China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
-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
-04/16/08   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress  [546 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/04/08   China's Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilites - Background and Issues for Congress  [517 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/03/05   The Civil Works Program of the Army Corps of Engineers: A Primer -- Updated
-01/22/09   Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
-01/28/09   Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress
-06/27/08   Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-06/06/05   The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA): Origin, Characteristics, and Institutional Authorities -- Updated
-03/31/05   Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: Establishment and Composition -- Updated
-10/06/04   Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, S. 2845, S. 2774, H.R. 5024, Administration Proposal, H.R. 10, Current Law -- Updated
-01/28/04   Comparisons of U.S. and Foreign Military Spending: Data from Selected Public Sources -- NEW!
-01/28/09   Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
-09/18/08   Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments  [270 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/28/08   Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments  [266 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/30/08   Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments  [266 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/28/08   Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments  [391 Kb]  -- NEW!
-06/28/05   Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Pro and Con -- Updated
-02/26/08   Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq  [244 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/16/08   Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives  [190 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/01/08   Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives  [181 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/23/08   Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2000-2007  [344 Kb]  -- NEW!
-10/23/06   Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005 -- NEW!
-08/29/05   Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004 -- NEW!
-08/26/04   Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1996-2003 -- NEW!
-09/22/03   Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1995-2002 NEW!
-01/26/09   Conventional Warheads for Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress
-05/16/08   Conventional Warheads for Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress  [204 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/15/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [341 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/14/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations since 9/11  [334 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/23/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [329 Kb]  -- Updated
-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
-07/24/08   Costs of Major U.S. Wars  [69 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/01/08   Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions
-01/28/08   Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions  [100 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/02/06   Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions -- NEW!
-02/22/05   Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options -- NEW!
-07/14/03   Critical Infrastructure: Control Systems and the Terrorist Threat -- Updated
-06/19/01   Critical Infrastructures: Background and Early Implementation of PDD-63.  Updated.
-02/04/02   Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation Updated.
-08/30/02   Critical Infrastructures: What Makes an Infrastructure Critical? NEW!
-07/03/02   Cruise Missile Proliferation NEW!
-05/23/05   Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: A Chronology, FY1970-FY2006 -- Updated
-02/21/08   Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1970-FY2008  [145 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/29/02   Defense Budget for FY2003: Data Summary NEW!
-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
-05/06/08   Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress -- Updated
-02/25/09   Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations
-10/06/08   Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations  [376 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/01/08   Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations  [321 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/18/08   Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations  [258 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/05/08   Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations  [143 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/09/06   Defense Transformation: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress -- Updated
-07/23/08   Department of Defense Fuel Costs in Iraq  [79 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/09/08   The Department of Defense Role in Foreign Assistance: Background, Major Issues, and Options for Congress
-08/25/08   The Department of Defense Role in Foreign Assistance: Background, Major Issues, and Options for Congress  [496 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/07/08   Department of Defense "Section 1207" Security and Stabilization Assistance: A Fact Sheet  [61 Kb]  -- NEW!
-02/07/05   Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers: Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues -- Updated
-02/11/05   The Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis -- Updated
-04/17/08   Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals  [108 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/18/08   Does the Army Need a Full-Spectrum Force or Specialized Units? Background and Issues for Congress  [150 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/29/09   Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court
-09/10/08   Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court  [333 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/29/08   Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court  [329 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/12/08   Enlargement Issues at NATO's Bucharest Summit  [708 Kb]  -- NEW!
-10/05/04   Expanding Threat Reduction and Nonproliferation Programs: Concepts and Definitions -- NEW!
-08/04/04   FBI Intelligence Reform Since September 11, 2001: Issues and Options for Congress -- Updated
-11/07/01   Financing Issues and Economic Effects of Past American Wars
-08/05/04   First Responder Grant Formulas: The 9/11 Commission Recommendation and Other Options for Congressional Action -- Updated
-12/13/04   Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight -- NEW!
-12/20/06   Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 110th Congress -- NEW!
-12/27/04   Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 109th Congress -- NEW!
-01/03/03   Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 108th Congress NEW!
-02/08/08   The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: A Brief Overview of Selected Issues  [134 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/07/08   The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: An Overview of Selected Issues  [153 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/08/08   The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 3773, S.2248 as Reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and S. 2248 as Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee  [246 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/12/08   The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3773 and the House Amendment to the Senate Amendement to H.R. 3773  [354 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/01/08   Foreign Investment and National Security: Economic Considerations
-04/17/08   Foreign Investment, CFIUS, and Homeland Security: An Overview  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-02/07/08   FY2009 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security  [134 Kb]  -- NEW!
-02/11/08   FY2009 Defense Budget: Issues for Congress  [538 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/21/08   FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues  [142 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/01/05   FY2006 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security -- NEW!
-09/21/04   General Management Laws and the 9/11 Commission's Proposed Office of National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) -- NEW!
-03/07/08   Georgia [Republic] and NATO Enlargement: Issues and Implications  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/21/08   German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications  [272 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/05/06   Globalization Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options -- Updated
-07/16/08   The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress  [216 Kb]  -- NEW!
-10/08/08   The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals  [134 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/12/04   Homeland Security Advisory System: Possible Issues for Congressional Oversight -- Updated
-03/04/05   Homeland Security: Air Passenger Prescreening and Counterterrorism -- NEW!
-12/29/04   Homeland Security: Compendium of Recommendations Relevant to House Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House -- NEW!
-05/06/08   Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Request for Appropriations -- NEW!
-08/07/02   Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management Updated.
-08/27/04   Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management - Implementation Phase -- Updated
-02/10/05   Homeland Security: Establishment and Implementation of the United States Northern Command -- Updated
-11/16/06   Homeland Security: Evolving Roles and Missions for United States Northern Command -- Updated
-05/21/04   Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities -- Updated
-01/14/09   Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches
-09/03/02   Homeland Security: Management Positions for the Proposed Department Updated.
-05/20/02   Homeland Security Office: Issues and Options NEW!
-02/24/05   Homeland Security Research and Development Funding, Organization, and Oversight -- Updated
-01/28/08   Homeland Security: Roles and Missions for United States Northern Command  [97 Kb]  -- NEW!
-08/26/02   Homeland Security: Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 5005 and S.2452, 107th Congress -- Updated
-10/10/01   Homeland Security: The Presidential Coordination Office.
-05/13/08   Homeland Security: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Border surveillance  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/07/05   Homeland Security: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Border Surveillance -- Updated
-10/20/04   H.R. 10 (9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act) and S.2845 (National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004): A Comparative Analysis -- Updated
-09/25/06   Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan: Effects and Countermeasures -- Updated
-11/23/05   Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq: Effects and Countermeasures -- NEW!
-01/14/08   Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007  [213 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/03/02   Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Countering Transnational Threats to the U.S. Updated.
-02/24/09   Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges
-01/16/03   The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Congressional Hearings and the Status of the Investigation -- Updated
-11/06/02   The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Proposals for an Independent Commission -- Updated
-11/21/06   Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress? -- NEW!
-01/09/09   Intelligence Issues for Congress
-04/01/08   Intelligence Issues for Congress  [166 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/20/02   Intelligence Issues for Congress -- Updated
-02/21/02   Intelligence to Counter Terrorism: Issues for Congress -- New!
-10/02/06   International Small Arms and Light Weapons Transfer: U.S. Policy -- Updated
-10/23/06   Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment -- Updated
-01/23/09   Interrogation of Detainees: Requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act
-01/29/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-12/29/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-10/31/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties  [50 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/19/02   Japan-U.S. Cooperation on Ballistic Missile Defense: Issues and Prospects
-12/20/06   A Joint Committee on Intelligence and Alternatives: Proposals from the 9/11 Commission and Others -- Updated
-08/19/05   Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act -- Updated
-01/21/09   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
-04/23/08   Major U.S. Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001  [38 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/03/08   The Manhattan Project, the Apollo Program, and Federal Energy Technology R&D Programs: A Comparative Analysis  [111 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/09/05   Military Base Closures: Implementing the 2005 Round -- Updated
-04/11/05   Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup -- Updated
-03/21/05   Military Base Closures: The 2005 BRAC Commission -- Updated
-04/11/05   Military Construction in Support of Afghanistan and Iraq -- Memorandum
-05/26/04   Military Courts-Martial: An Overview -- NEW!
-09/23/04   Military Role in Space Control: A Primer -- NEW!
-09/29/06   Military Technology and Conventional Weapons Export Controls: The Wassenaar Arrangement -- Updated
-05/31/02   Military Transformation: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Updated.
-07/09/04   Military Tribunals: Historical Patterns and Lessons -- NEW!
-03/26/02   Military Tribunals: The "Quirin" Precedent
-10/31/01   Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Deterrence: A New Strategic Framework
-07/19/05   Missile Defense: The Current Debate -- Updated
-10/17/03   Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South Asia NEW!
-07/26/05   Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Selected Foreign Countries -- Updated
-01/02/08   National Aviation Security Policy, Strategy, and Mode-Specific Plans: Background and Considerations for Congress  [177 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/25/08   National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress
-05/19/08   The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress  [152 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/03/08   The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress  [151 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/21/06   The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-11/13/06   National Emergency Powers -- Updated
-03/10/05   The National Preparedness System: Issues in the 109th Congress -- NEW!
-06/14/02   National Missile Defense: Russia's Reaction Updated.
-02/06/09   The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment
-12/05/08   The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment
-04/21/08   The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment -- Updated
-07/28/08   National Security Strategy: Legislative Mandates, Execution to Date, and Considerations for Congress  [165 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/28/08   National Security Strategy: Legislative Mandates, Execution to Date and Consideration for Congress  [160 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/27/09   NATO Common Funds Burdensharing: Background and Current Issues
-05/05/03   NATO Enlargement Updated.
-10/06/08   NATO Enlargement: Albania, Croatia, and Possible Future Candidates  [725 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/02/03   NATO Enlargement: Senate Advice and Consent Updated.
-10/23/08   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance  [330 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/06/08   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance  [304 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/07/08   NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance  [298 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/05/03   NATO's Decision-Making Procedure Updated.
-07/22/08   NATO's Prague Capabilities Committment  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/01/05   The NATO Summit at Prague, 2002 -- NEW!
-03/24/08   The NATO Summit in Bucharest, 2008  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/11/08   Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) - Background and Issues for Congress  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/03/08   Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) - Background and Issues for Congress  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/02/04   Network Centric Warfare: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress -- NEW!
-03/07/08   The Next Generation Bomber: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress -- NEW!
-01/03/08   Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union  [327 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/28/09   Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
-07/29/08   Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons  [184 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/16/08   Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons  [181 Kb]  -- 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
-04/26/05   NPT Compliance: Issues and Views -- NEW!
-12/30/08   Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
-01/18/08   Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty  [174 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/24/02   Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda -- Updated
-02/20/08   Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends  [192 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/14/05   Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends -- Updated
-11/26/08   Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration and Their Implementation
-08/21/08   Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration and Their Implementation  [167 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/12/08   Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer  [73 Kb]  -- NEW!
-05/10/02   Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues -- Updated
-05/16/05   The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: Issues for Congress -- NEW!
-01/31/02   Nuclear Posture Review: Overview and Emerging Issues
-01/31/02   Nuclear Powerplants: Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack
-06/09/05   Nuclear Testing and Comprehensive Test Ban: Chronology Starting September 1992 -- Updated
-03/20/02   Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty -- Updated
-04/12/02   Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues -- Updated
-12/30/08   Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects
-10/17/01   Operation Enduring Freedom: Foreign Pledges of Military & Intelligence Support. Updated.
-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
-02/22/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress  [639 Kb]  -- NEW!
-03/19/08   Organizing for Homeland Security: The Homeland Security Council Reconsidered  [69 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/16/08   Organizing the U.S. Government for National Security: Overview of the Interagency Reform Debates
-04/18/08   Organizing the U.S. Government for National Security: Overview of the Interagency Reform Debates  [133 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/02/05   Overview and Analysis of Senate Amendment Concerning Interrogation of Detainees -- NEW!
-04/13/05   Peacekeeping and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on Civilian Capabilities -- NEW!
-08/06/03   Peacekeeping: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement Updated
-09/18/08   Peacekeeping/Stabilization and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on the Civilian Response/Reserve Corps and Other Civilian Stabilization and Reconstruction Capabilities  [175 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/05/04   Pipeline Security: An Overview of Federal Activities and Current Policy Issues -- Updated
-02/14/08   P.L. 110-55, the Protect America Act of 2007: Modifications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act  [147 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/30/04   Policing in Peacekeeping and Related Stability Operations: Problems and Proposed Solutions -- Updated
-08/12/04   The Position of Director of National Intelligence: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-04/10/02   Preventing Proliferation of Biological Weapons: U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet States NEW!
-08/25/08   Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues  [326 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/26/06   Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status -- Updated
-02/04/08   Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)  [109 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/16/08   Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)  [109 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/24/04   Proposals for Intelligence Reorganization: 1949-2004 -- Updated
-10/05/04   The Proposed Authorities of a National Intelligence Director: Issues for Congress and Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 2845, H.R. 10, and Current Law -- Updated
-05/17/05   Protecting Our Perimeter: "Border Searches" Under the Fourth Amendment -- Updated
-04/01/08   The REAL ID Act of 2005: Legal, Regulatory, and Implementation Issues  [209 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/12/08   The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments  [307 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/23/08   The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments  [304 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/22/09   Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture
-03/08/05   Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Budget Request and Plan, FY2005-FY2009 -- NEW!
-05/09/05   The SAFE Acts of 2005: H.R. 1526 and S.737 - A Sketch -- NEW!
-06/27/08   Satellite Surveillance: Domestic Issues  [183 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/21/08   Satellite Surveillance: Domestic Issues -- NEW!
-11/21/08   Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense-Background and Issues for Congress
-09/02/08   Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense - Background and Issues for Congress  [268 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/30/08   Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes  [350 Kb]  -- Updated
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-04/15/08   Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes  [158 Kb]  -- NEW!
-11/25/08   Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2006: A Fact Sheet on Department of Defense Authority to Train and Equip Foreign Military Forces
-05/15/08   Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2006: A Fact Sheet on Department of Defense Authority to Train and Equip Foreign Military Forces  [70 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/09/05   Security and Freedom Ensured Act (SAFE Act) (H.R. 1526) and Security and Freedom Enhancement Act (SAFE Act) (S.737): Section by Section Analysis -- NEW!
-01/29/08   Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/25/05   Selected Federal Homeland Security Assistance Programs: A Summary -- NEW!
-06/09/04   Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options -- NEW!
-08/11/04   Side-by-Side Comparison of Intelligence Community Reforms Proposed by 9/11 Commission, the Bush Administration, Senators Feinstein, Graham and Daschle, and Respresentatives Harman and Goss; and Current Statute -- Memorandum
-10/15/01   Special Operations Forces in Operation Eduring Freedom: Background and Issues for Congress
-10/15/04   S.Res. 445: Senate Committee Reorganization for Homeland Security and Intelligence Matters -- NEW!
-06/09/05   State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress -- NEW!
-12/01/08   Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Has It Been Utilized?
-06/16/08   Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized in Iraq?  [179 Kb]  -- NEW!
-02/12/09   Strategic Arms Control after START: Issues and Options
-12/23/08   Strategic Arms Control after START: Issues and Options
-07/31/08   Suits Against Terrorist States by Victims of Terrorism  [533 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/11/01   Terrorism and the Law of War: Trying Terrorists as War Criminals before Military Commissions Updated.
-12/10/01   Terrorism: Section by Section Analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act Updated.
-01/28/09   Transportation Security: Issues for the 111th Congress
-04/11/02   Treatment of "Battlefield Detainees" in the War on Terrorism NEW!
-01/25/08   U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques  [171 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/15/02   The USA PATRIOT Act: A Legal Analysis NEW!
-04/07/05   The United Nations and "Gun Control" -- NEW!
-11/13/08   United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress
-01/30/08   United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress  [248 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/18/02   The USA PATRIOT Act: A Sketch NEW!
-08/09/05   USA PATRIOT Act: Background and Comparison of House-and Senate-Approved Reauthorization and Related Legislative Action -- NEW!
-08/10/05   USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization in Brief -- NEW!
-07/15/05   USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Proposals and Related Matters in Brief -- NEW!
-06/29/05   USA PATRIOT Act Sunset: A Sketch -- Updated
-06/29/05   USA PATRIOT Act Sunset: Provisions that Expire on December 31, 2005 -- Updated
-12/21/06   USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005: A Legal Analysis -- Updated
-12/09/05   USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199): A Brief Look -- NEW!
-12/28/05   USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R.3199): A Side-by-Side Comparison of Existing Law, H.R. 3199 (Conference), and H.R. 3199 (Senate Passed) -- NEW!
-12/11/06   U.S. and Coalition Military Operations in Afghanistan: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-02/04/05   U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy and the 9/11 Commission Report -- Updated
-11/26/08   U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2000-2007
-12/15/06   U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1998-2005 -- NEW!
-12/29/05   U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1997-2004 -- NEW!
-12/08/04   U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2003 -- NEW!
-12/20/06   U.S. Army and Marine Corps Equipment Requirements: Background and Issues for Congress -- NEW!
-05/10/05   U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress -- Updated
-07/15/08   U.S. Forces in Afghanistan  [69 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/09/08   U.S. Forces in Afghanistan  [66 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/24/08   U.S. Forces in Iraq  [69 Kb]  -- Updated
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-04/07/08   U.S. Forces in Iraq  [69 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/23/08   U.S. Forces in Iraq  [68 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/13/06   U.S. Forces in Iraq -- Updated
-12/02/05   U.S. Intelligence and Policymaking: The Iraq Experience -- Updated
-07/11/08   U.S. - Iraq Strategic Framework and Status of Forces Agreement: Congressional Response  [157 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/12/08   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
-04/26/05   U.S. Military and Iraqi Casualty Statistics: Additional Numbers and Explanations -- NEW!
-08/26/05   U.S. Military Operations in the Global War on Terrorism: Afghanistan, Africa, the Philippines, and Colombia -- NEW!
-11/16/04   U.S. Military Overseas Basing: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress -- NEW!
-01/08/09   U.S. Military Stop Loss Program
-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
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-01/23/08   U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure  [286 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/19/08   U.S. Periods of War  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/26/08   U.S. - Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/31/08   The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions  [249 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/25/08   U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/23/09   U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
-01/06/09   U.S.Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
-08/05/08   U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues  [228 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/18/02   U.S. Use of Preemptive Military Force NEW!
-12/21/05   Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options -- NEW!
-01/22/09   The War Crimes Act: Current Issues
-01/23/09   War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress
-03/10/08   The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Four Years  [408 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/02/09   War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance
-09/11/01   War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance
-08/28/08   Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy  [208 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/18/08   Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy  [197 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/07/02   Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Terrorist Threat
-02/05/09   Peacekeeping/Stabilization and Conflict Transitions