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United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress
Date: February 11, 2011
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
Description: This report serves as a tracking report for action by Congress on United Nations peacekeeping. Funding and provisioning issues are examined.
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Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
Date: February 7, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Description: This report provides an overview of Iraq's political transition from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein to a plural polity that encompasses varying sects and ideological and political factions. This report also addresses ongoing governmental instabilities and their causes, as well as U.S. concerns about possible Iranian influence in Iraq as U.S. forces depart the country.
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The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress
Date: January 18, 2011
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Description: This report discusses the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), which is an armored amphibious vehicle program that originated two decades ago to replace the 1970s-era Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV). The EFV has experienced a variety of developmental difficulties, which this report explores. This report also discusses potential related issues for Congress.
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Economic Development Assistance for Communities Affected by Employment Changes Due to Military Base Closures (BRAC)
Date: January 18, 2011
Creator: Gonzales, Oscar R.
Description: This report discusses the geographic impact of base closures and realignments, provides an analysis of federal economic assistance programs for those affected by such closures, and analyzes possible policy issues for Congress.
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DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress
Date: January 18, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Description: This report briefly discusses the Department of Defense leasing foreign-built ships, the opponents of this practice, and related legislation.
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North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
Date: January 20, 2011
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth
Description: This report summarizes what is known from open sources about the North Korean nuclear weapons program - including weapons-usable fissile material and warhead estimates - and assesses current developments in achieving denuclearization.
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Security Assistance Reform: “Section 1206” Background and Issues for Congress
Date: February 11, 2011
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
Description: Section 1206 is the first major DOD authority to be used expressly for the purpose of training and equipping the national military forces of foreign countries. This report provides background on the pre-Section 1206 status of security assistance authorities, the factors contributing to the enactment of Section 1206, its purpose, scope, and funding.
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Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
Date: January 18, 2011
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth
Description: This report looks at the background and current status of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), which was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
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Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
Date: July 31, 2012
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Description: This report looks at the cost to fund the Coast Guard's program of record's (POR) call for procuring eight National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. It also addresses issues for maintenance, future acquisition, and definitions of the types of cutters.
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The State Secrets Privilege: Preventing the Disclosure of Sensitive National Security Information During Civil Litigation
Date: March 28, 2011
Creator: Garvey, Todd
Description: This report presents an overview of the protections afforded by the state secrets privilege; a discussion of some of the many unresolved issues associated with the privilege; and a selection of high-profile examples of how the privilege has been applied in practice.
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