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2007 Reports

December
--12/14/08  Burma: Economic Sanctions  [65 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/14/08  State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations  [278 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/28/07  Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008: Brief Overview  [106 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/28/07  Kosovo's Future Status and U.S. Policy  [69 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/28/07  U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2006-FY2008  [214 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/27/07  Obstruction of Congress: a Brief Overview of Federal Law Relating to Interference with Congressional Activities -- NEW!
--12/27/07  Obstruction of Justice: an Overview of Some of the Federal Statutes that Prohibit Interference with Judicial, Executive, or Legislative Activities -- NEW!
--12/26/07  Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?  [202 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/26/07  Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/26/07  Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Stabilization and Reconstruction  [184 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/21/07  Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: A Summary of Major Provision  [151 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/21/07  Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy  [309 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/20/07  Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade  [249 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/20/07  U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1999-2006 -- NEW!
--12/19/07  Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests  [243 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/19/07  FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Global War on Terror Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes  [197 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/19/07  How Long Can the Defense Department Finance FY2008 Operations in Advance of Supplemental Appropriations?  [148 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/19/07  India-U.S. Relations  [489 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/18/07  Intelligence Issues for Congress -- Updated
--12/18/07  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [431 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/18/07  The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments  [273 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/17/07  Suits Against Terrorist States By Victims of Terrorism -- Updated
--12/14/07  China's Space Program: Options for U.S.-China Cooperation  [74 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/14/07  The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: A Brief Overview of Selected Issues  [130 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/13/07  China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues  [304 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/13/07  Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations  [520 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/12/07  Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations  [251 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/12/07  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/12/07  The U.S.-Australia Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation  [71 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/12/07  U.S. Immigration Policy on Temporary Admissions  [221 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/12/07  U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress -- Updated
--12/11/07  North American Oil Sands: History of Development, Prospects for the Future  [1003 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/11/07  North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?  [145 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/10/07  Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation  [166 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/10/07  Russia's December 2007 Legislative Action: Outcome and Implications  [73 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/07/07  Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa -- Updated
--12/07/07  FY2008 Emergency Supplemental Request for International Affairs  [126 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/07/07  Iraq and Al Qaeda -- Updated
--12/07/07  Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: The Annapolis Conference  [73 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/06/07  Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy  [565 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/05/07  China's 17th Communist Party Congress, 2007: Leadership and Policy Implications  [77 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/05/07  Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses -- Updated
--12/05/07  Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Issues for Congress  [161 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/05/07  State Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Comparison and Analysis  [197 Kb]  -- NEW!
--12/03/07  Nuclear Warheads: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the Life Extension Program  [272 Kb]  -- Updated
--12/03/07  Selected Issues Related to an Expansion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)  [162 Kb]  -- NEW!

November
--11/30/07  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [428 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/29/07  China's Currency: Economic Issues and Options for U.S. Trade Policy -- Updated
--11/29/07  Climate Change: Science Update 2007  [157 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/28/07  Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations -- Updated
--11/28/07  Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union -- Updated
--11/28/07  Strategic Airlift Modernization: Analysis of C-5 Modernization and C-17 Acquisition Issues -- NEW!
--11/27/07  Operation Iraqi Freedom and Detainee Issues: Major Votes from the 110th Congress  [135 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/27/07  Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries  [426 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/26/07  Climate Change: Issues Underlying Negotiations at the Bali Conference of Parties  [110 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/26/07  Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--11/21/07  Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan: Effects and Countermeasures  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/21/07  North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments  [126 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/19/07  Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/16/07  Executive Order 13,438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq  [179 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/15/07  Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress -- Updated
--11/15/07  Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress -- Updated
--11/15/07  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/15/07  Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy -- NEW!
--11/14/07  Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues -- Updated
--11/13/07  Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2007  [236 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/09/07  China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy  [265 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/09/07  The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 -- Updated
--11/08/07  Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/08/07  Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview  [66 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/08/07  U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan  [61 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/07/07  Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests  [242 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/07/07  Foreign Aid Reform: Issues for Congress and Policy Options  [201 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/07/07  Voluntary Carbon Offsets: Overview and Assessment  [118 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/06/07  Biofuels in the 2007 Energy and Farm Bills: A Side-by-Side Comparison  [238 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/06/07  National Special Security Events  [74 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/06/07  Pakistan's Political Crisis and State of Emergency  [107 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/06/07  U.S.-Peru Economic Relations and the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement  [150 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/02/07  Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals  [100 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/02/07  The Central African Republic  [62 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/02/07  The MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs: Emerging Transnational Gang Threats?  [156 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/01/07  Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy  [559 Kb]  -- Updated
--11/01/07  Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power  [567 Kb]  -- NEW!
--11/01/07  National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress -- NEW!

October
--10/31/07  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [424 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/31/07  The U.N. Law of the Sea Convention and the United States: Developments Since October 2003  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/30/07  The Law of Church and State: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Since 2002  [125 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/29/07  Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects -- NEW!
--10/29/07  Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty  [321 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/29/07  The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position  [118 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/25/07  Burma and Transnational Crime  [101 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/25/07  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/24/07  Foreign Direct Investment: Effects of a "Cheap" Dollar  [124 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/24/07  Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues  [241 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/24/07  Presidential Nominating Process: Current Issues  [93 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/24/07  State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations  [279 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/23/07  Cuba's Political Succession: From Fidel to Raul Castro  [73 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/23/07  NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance  [287 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/22/07  China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues  [303 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/22/07  Operation Iraqi Freedom and Detainee Issues: Major Votes from the 110th Congress -- Updated
--10/19/07  Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight  [288 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/19/07  Intelligence Issues for Congress  [160 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/18/07  China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress -- Updated
--10/18/07  Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses -- Updated
--10/18/07  Pakistan-U.S. Relations -- Updated
--10/18/07  The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position  [118 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/17/07  EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude  [98 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/17/07  U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Rising Oil Prices  [71 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/16/07  Intelligence Issues for Congress  [158 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/16/07  Mexico's Drug Cartels -- NEW!
--10/12/07  Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens  [147 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/12/07  Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/12/07  Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture  [190 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/12/07  The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/11/07  China's Economic Conditions  [200 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/11/07  Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions -- Updated
--10/11/07  The Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress -- Updated
--10/11/07  The U.S. Trade Deficit: Causes, Consequences, and Cures  [177 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/10/07  Burma Sanctions: Background and Options  [62 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/10/07  Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief  [130 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/10/07  Lebanon  [227 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/10/07  Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations  [891 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/10/07  U.S. Embassy in Iraq  [65 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/10/07  U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy -- Updated
--10/09/07  Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [471 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/09/07  U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/05/07  The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology  [181 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/04/07  Burma-U.S. Relations -- Updated
--10/04/07  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [420 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/03/07  China-U.S. Trade Issues  [197 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/03/07  Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007: History, Law, and Practice  [317 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/03/07  German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications  [272 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/03/07  Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?  [138 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/03/07  U.S. Foods and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues  [130 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/02/07  Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the 110th Congress  [107 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/02/07  India-U.S. Relations  [480 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/02/07  Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy  [325 Kb]  -- Updated
--10/02/07  U.S. Trade Statutes: Expiration Dates and Mandated Periodic Reports to Congress  [128 Kb]  -- NEW!
--10/01/07  China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy -- Updated

September
--09/28/07  Campaign Finance: Developments in the 110th Congress  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/28/07  Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses  [104 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/28/07  PEPFAR: From Emergency to Sustainability  [165 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/28/07  The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, and Debate -- Updated
--09/27/07  Ethanol and Other Biofuels: Potential for U.S.-Brazil Energy Cooperation  [170 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/27/07  Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress -- Updated
--09/27/07  The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Previous DOD Rules and Uniform Code of Military Justice  -- Updated
--09/26/07  Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006  [404 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/26/07  North Korean Refugees in China and Human Rights Issues: International Response and U.S. Policy Options -- NEW!
--09/26/07  Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress  [98 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/25/07  Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [468 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/25/07  Post War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction  [147 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/25/07  Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices  [158 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/24/07  Millennium Challenge Account  [220 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/24/07  Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of State Preparedness and Response Plans  [188 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/21/07  Brazil's WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support: A Brief Overview  [77 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/21/07  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress  [417 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/21/07  International Monetary Fund (IMF): Financial Reform and the Possible Sale of IMF Gold  [75 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/21/07  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [404 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/20/07  Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation  [136 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/20/07  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/19/07  Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues -- Updated
--09/19/07  The Public Health and Medical Response to Disasters: Federal Authority and Funding  [218 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/18/07  The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments -- Updated
--09/17/07  Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations -- Updated
--09/17/07  Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror: Selected Legislation from the 110th Congress  [148 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/17/07  Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments -- Updated
--09/17/07  Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications -- Updated
--09/17/07  United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress  [245 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/17/07  United States System Funding: Congressional Issues  [264 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/14/07  Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--09/14/07  Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues -- Updated
--09/12/07  Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process -- Updated
--09/12/07  FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress  [254 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/12/07  Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007 -- Updated
--09/12/07  Iran's Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/12/07  Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--09/12/07  U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions  [264 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/12/07  U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond  [223 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/12/07  Yemen: Current Conditions and U.S. Relations  [239 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/11/07  Terrorism in Southeast Asia -- NEW!
--09/11/07  The FDA's Authority to Recall Products  [138 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/11/07  U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008  [58 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/10/07  Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--09/10/07  North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy  [113 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/10/07  The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress  [123 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/10/07  Turkey's 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power  [150 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/07/07  The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress  [207 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/07/07  The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues  [130 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/06/07  Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress  [207 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/06/07  U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement -- Updated
--09/05/07  Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [462 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/05/07  Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates  [152 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/05/07  U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy  [255 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/05/07  U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues -- Updated
--09/04/07  Elections Reform: Overview and Issues  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/04/07  Food Safety: Selected Issues and Bills in the 110th Congress  [145 Kb]  -- NEW!
--09/04/07  Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance  [225 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/04/07  The U.S. Farm Economy  [80 Kb]  -- Updated
--09/04/07  Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy -- Updated

August
--08/31/07  India-U.S. Economic and Trade Relations  [419 Kb]  -- NEW!
--08/30/07  Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests  [332 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/30/07  Liberia's Post-War Recovery: Key Issues and Developments -- Updated
--08/29/07  Congress and the Internet: Highlights -- NEW!
--08/28/07  Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan: Effects and Countermeasures -- Updated
--08/28/07  International Food Aid and the 2007 Farm Bill  [139 Kb]  -- NEW!
--08/27/07  Climate Change: The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Gets Ready for Kyoto  [210 Kb]  -- NEW!
--08/24/07  Pakistan-U.S. Relations  [414 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/23/07  Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Transformational Diplomacy -- NEW!
--08/23/07  Immigration Reform: Brief Synthesis of Issue  [72 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/23/07  P.L. 110-55, the Protect America Act of 2007: Modifications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- NEW!
--08/22/07  U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients -- Updated
--08/21/07  Biofuels Provisions in H.R. 3221 and H.R. 6: A Side-by-Side Comparison  [146 Kb]  -- NEW!
--08/21/07  Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress  [261 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/21/07  Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
--08/21/07  The Role of National Oil Companies in the International Oil Market -- NEW!
--08/21/07  United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress -- Updated
--08/20/07  U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress -- Updated
--08/17/07  United States Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom -- Updated
--08/16/07  Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): A Comparison of Selected Legislation in the 110th Congress  [133 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/15/07  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [402 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/15/07  NATO and Energy Security  [70 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/15/07  U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options  [174 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/14/07  WTO Dispute Settlement: Status of U.S. Compliance and Pending Cases  [359 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/10/07  Highway Bridges: Conditions and the Federal/State Role -- NEW!
--08/10/07  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/10/07  Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms: Economic, Program, and Policy Issues  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/09/07  Iran's Influence in Iraq  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/09/07  Iranian Nuclear Sites  [137 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/08/07  Nuclear Power Plants: Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/08/07  Royalty Relief for U.S. Deepwater Oil and Gas Leases  [71 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/08/07  Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the WTO  [78 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/07/07  Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization: An Overview  [80 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/07/07  Intelligence Issues for Congress -- Updated
--08/06/07  Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [459 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/06/07  Offshoring (a.k.a. Offshore Outsourcing) and Job Insecurity Among U.S. Workers  [167 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/03/07  Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties -- Updated
--08/03/07  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [402 Kb]  -- Updated
--08/03/07  Transportation Security: Issues for the 110th Congress -- Updated
--08/02/07  Gangs in Central America -- Updated
--08/02/07  Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues -- NEW!
--08/01/07  Congress's Contemp Power: A Sketch  [145 Kb]  -- NEW!

July
--07/31/07  Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests -- Updated
--07/30/07  Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations  [404 Kb]  -- Updated
--07/27/07  Iraq and Al Qaeda -- Updated
--07/27/07  U.S.-Peru Economic Relations and the U.S. Peru Trade Promotion Agreement -- NEW!
--07/25/07  Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court -- Updated
--07/25/07  Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--07/24/07  Congress's Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice and Procedure -- NEW!
--07/24/07  Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers  [212 Kb]  -- Updated
--07/24/07  Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches -- Updated
--07/23/07  Pakistan-U.S. Relations -- Updated
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