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  • [Archived] IN12071|Israel: Netanyahu’s Return to Power and New Coalition Partners (CRS)

    1/9/23
  • Australia: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    1/5/23
  • Bangladesh (CRS)

    6/20/23
  • Cambodia (CRS)

    05/23/23
  • Canada: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    7/11/23
  • Changes to IRS Funding in the Debt Limit Deal (CRS)

    06/06/2023
  • China Primer: Human Rights (CRS)

    1/6/23
  • China Primer: Uyghurs (CRS)

    1/6/23
  • China-Russia Relations (CRS)

    02/24/23
  • Constitutional Authority Statements and the Powers of Congress: An Overview (CRS)

    3/8/2023
  • Dominican Republic (CRS)

    4/28/23
  • Ecuador: An Overview (CRS)

    05/02/23
  • Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    05/02/23
  • FY2024 Defense Budget Request: Space-based Satellite Programs (CRS)

    06/13/2023
  • Ghana: Overview and U.S. Policy (CRS)

    4/17/2023
  • Guatemala: An Overview (CRS)

    03/06/23
  • Guyana: An Overview (CRS)

    05/15/23
  • Haiti: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy (CRS)

    06/05/23
  • Indonesia: GHG Emissions and Climate Change Policy (CRS)

    1/6/23
  • Internal Revenue Service Appropriations, FY2023 (CRS)

    4/10/2023
  • Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    3/27/2023
  • Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (CRS)

    1/6/23
  • Kazakhstan (CRS)

    1/11/23
  • Kuwait: Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

    3/21/2023
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections (CRS)

    02/24/23
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

    2/8/23
  • Membership of the 118th Congress: A Profile (CRS)

    3/13/2023
  • National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: FY2023 Appropriations (CRS)

    06/13/2023
  • NATO: Finland Joins as Sweden’s Accession Faces Delay (CRS)

    4/7/2023
  • Nicaragua (CRS)

    4/5/2023
  • Pakistan and Pakistan-U.S. Relations (CRS)

    05/22/23
  • Poland: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    03/06/23
  • President Reagan’s Six Assurances to Taiwan (CRS)

    06/13/2023
  • Qatar: Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

    3/10/2023
  • Saudi Arabia (CRS)

    3/10/2023
  • Strategic Competition in the Arctic (CRS)

    7/18/23
  • Syria and U.S. Policy (CRS)

    02/24/23
  • Taiwan: Political and Security Issues (CRS)

    04/26/23
  • Tajikistan (CRS)

    1/12/23
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (CRS)

    3/27/2023
  • The Compacts of Free Association (CRS)

    03/17/23
  • The Department of Homeland Security: A Primer (CRS)

    3/21/2023
  • The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) (CRS)

    3/16/2023
  • The Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan: Selected Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

    1/27/23
  • The Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    4/28/23
  • The Philippines (CRS)

    3/21/2023
  • Turkey (Türkiye)-U.S. Relations: Timeline and Brief Historical Context (CRS)

    1/12/23
  • Turkey (Türkiye): Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    1/9/23
  • Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    02/15/23
  • Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues, May 2023 Election Results, and U.S. Relations (CRS)

    06/06/2023
  • Turkmenistan (CRS)

    1/12/23
  • U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2023 Appropriations (CRS)

    1/6/23
  • U.S.-Singapore Relations (CRS)

    4/5/2023
  • Ukrainian Military Performance and Outlook (CRS)

    06/05/23
  • Uruguay: An Overview (CRS)

    4/17/2023
  • Uzbekistan (CRS)

    1/10/23
  • Venezuela: Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

    2/17/2023
  • Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy (CRS)

    3/27/2023
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    7/31/23
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