January

--01/31/08  Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests -- Updated
--01/31/08  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks -- Updated
--01/31/08  South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations -- Updated
--01/31/08  U.S. Immigration Policy on Temporary Admissions -- Updated
--01/30/08  Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs -- Updated
--01/30/08  Burma: Economic Sanctions -- Updated
--01/30/08  Instability in Chad -- NEW!
--01/30/08  Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses -- Updated
--01/30/08  Nigeria: Current Issues -- Updated
--01/30/08  The European Union's Energy Security Challenges -- Updated
--01/30/08  The MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs: Emerging Transnational Gang Threats? -- Updated
--01/30/08  United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress -- Updated
--01/29/08  Botnets, Cybrcrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress -- Updated
--01/29/08  Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues -- Updated
--01/29/08  The African Development Bank Group -- Updated
--01/28/08  Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions -- Updated
--01/28/08  Homeland Security: Roles and Missions for United States Northern Command -- NEW!
--01/28/08  The World Bank and Iran -- Updated
--01/28/08  U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China -- Updated
--01/25/08  Georgia's January 2008 Presidential Election: Outcome and Implications -- NEW!
--01/25/08  U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques -- Updated
--01/25/08  U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress -- Updated
--01/24/08  FY2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for International Affairs -- Updated
--01/24/08  Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq -- Updated
--01/24/08  North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States -- Updated
--01/24/08  Pakistan's Scheduled 2008 Election: Background -- NEW!
--01/24/08  Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations -- Updated
--01/24/08  The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya -- Updated
--01/23/08  Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background -- Updated
--01/23/08  The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) -- Updated
--01/23/08  U.S. Forces in Iraq -- Updated
--01/23/08  U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure -- Updated
--01/23/08  What is a Recession, Who Decides When It Starts, and When Do They Decide? -- NEW!
--01/22/08  America COMPETES Act: Programs, Funding, and Selected Issues -- NEW!
--01/22/08  China's Sovereign Wealth Fund -- NEW!
--01/22/08  Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing -- Updated
--01/22/08  Taiwan's Legislative Elections, January 2008: Implications for U.S. Policy -- NEW!
--01/22/08  The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications -- NEW!
--01/21/08  North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy -- Updated
--01/18/08  Does the Army Need a Full-Spectrum Force or Specialized Units? Background and Issues for Congress -- NEW!
--01/18/08  Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress -- Updated
--01/18/08  Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty -- Updated
--01/17/08  Foreign Aid Reform: Issues for Congress and Policy Options -- Updated
--01/17/08  Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries -- Updated
--01/16/08  Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons -- Updated
--01/16/08  Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) -- NEW!
--01/14/08  Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy -- Updated
--01/14/08  Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress -- NEW!
--01/14/08  Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal -- NEW!
--01/14/08  Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007 -- Updated
--01/14/08  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks -- Updated
--01/14/08  Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues -- Updated
--01/14/08  The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals -- NEW!
--01/11/08  Pakistan-U.S. Relations -- Updated
--01/11/08  Regulation of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: State and Federal Standards -- NEW!
--01/11/08  The U.N. Population Fund: Background and the U.S. Funding Debate -- Updated
--01/11/08  Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--01/10/08  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 110th Congress, First Session -- Updated
--01/10/08  Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns -- Updated
--01/10/08  Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security -- Updated
--01/10/08  Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: China's December 2007 Decision -- NEW!
--01/10/08  Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes -- Updated
--01/10/08  Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress -- NEW!
--01/09/08  China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy -- NEW!
--01/09/08  Latin America: Terrorism Issues -- Updated
--01/08/08  Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border -- Updated
--01/08/08  Dollar Crisis: Prospect and Implications -- NEW!
--01/07/08  CARICOM: Challenges and Opportunities for Caribbean Economic Integration -- NEW!
--01/07/08  Climate Change Legislation in the 110th Congress -- Updated
--01/07/08  Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India -- NEW!
--01/07/08  Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- Updated
--01/07/08  Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks -- Updated
--01/07/08  Laos: Background and U.S. Relations -- NEW!
--01/07/08  NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance -- Updated
--01/07/08  Russia's Accession to the WTO -- Updated
--01/07/08  The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Effects After Three Years -- NEW!
--01/04/08  China's "Soft Power" in Southeast Asia -- NEW!
--01/04/08  East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--01/03/08  Avian Flu Pandemic: Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions -- Updated
--01/03/08  EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude -- Updated
--01/03/08  Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union -- Updated
--01/03/08  U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Background and Issues for Congress -- Updated
--01/02/08  National Aviation Security Policy, Strategy, and Mode-Specific Plans: Background and Considerations for Congress -- NEW!
--01/02/08  U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel -- Updated