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Niger: In Focus (CRS)

7/31/23
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“Made in China 2025” Industrial Policies: Issues for Congress (CRS)

3/10/2023
[Archived] IN12071|Israel: Netanyahu’s Return to Power and New Coalition Partners (CRS)

1/9/23
[Archived] IN12084|2023 North American Leaders’ Summit: Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

1/31/23
Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy (CRS)

02/28/23
Argentina: An Overview (CRS)

04/06/23
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (CRS)

7/11/23
Asylum Process in Immigration Courts and Selected Trends (CRS)

4/12/2023
Australia: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

1/5/23
Burma: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

02/21/2023
Cambodia (CRS)

05/23/23
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CRS)

4/28/23
Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy (CRS)

7/10/2023
Central Asia: Implications of Russia’s War in Ukraine (CRS)

06/09/23
Chile: An Overview (CRS)

6/15/23
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)

05/15/23
China Primer: Human Rights (CRS)

1/6/23
China Primer: U.S.-China Relations (CRS)

2/2/23
China Primer: Uyghurs (CRS)

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

02/24/23
China’s Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (CRS)

6/23/23
China’s Global Investments: Data and Transparency Challenges (CRS)

1/3/23
Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation (CRS)

2/1/23
Colombia: Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

6/14/23
Coup-Related Restrictions in U.S. Foreign Aid Appropriations (CRS)

3/16/2023
Critical Minerals: A U.S.-EU Free Trade Agreement? (CRS)

4/14/23
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Supplemental Funding for Ukraine: In Brief (CRS)

1/4/23
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: A Guide to Component Accounts (CRS)

05/09/2023
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2023 Budget and Appropriations (CRS)

1/23/23
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2024 Budget and Appropriations (CRS)

05/26/23
Dominican Republic (CRS)

4/28/23
Ejiao and the Donkey Hide Trade (CRS)

03/03/23
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): A Legal Overview (CRS)

03/09/23
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Authorizations and Corresponding Appropriations (CRS)

1/18/23
Foreign Leaders Addressing Congress (CRS)

5/1/23
Foreign Relations Reauthorization: Background and Issues (CRS)

1/31/23
Ghana: Overview and U.S. Policy (CRS)

4/17/2023
Global Food Security: Selected Multilateral Efforts (CRS)

6/21/2023
Global Human Rights: International Religious Freedom Policy (CRS)

4/10/2023
Global Human Rights: The Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (CRS)

4/10/2023
Global Women’s Issues: Background and Selected U.S. Efforts (CRS)

2/17/2023
Guatemala: 2023 Elections and U.S. Interests (CRS)

06/16/23
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
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (CRS)

1/20/23
India-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (CRS)

06/16/23
India-U.S.: Major Arms Transfers and Military Exercises (CRS)

6/29/23
India: Human Rights Assessments (CRS)

6/15/23
India’s Domestic Political Setting (CRS)

06/01/23
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) (CRS)

4/4/2023
Indonesia (CRS)

04/13/23
Indonesia: GHG Emissions and Climate Change Policy (CRS)

1/6/23
International Law and Agreements: Their Effect upon U.S. Law (CRS)

7/13/23
Iran and Nuclear Weapons Production (CRS)

4/14/23
Iran: Background and U.S. Policy (CRS)

03/23/23
Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations (CRS)

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

1/6/23
Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

6/23/23
Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act: Eligibility and Funding (CRS)

04/11/2023
Kazakhstan (CRS)

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

3/21/2023
Large Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Transfer to Ukraine: Issues for Congress (CRS)

03/01/23
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
Lebanese Hezbollah (CRS)

1/11/23
Lebanon (CRS)

03/29/23
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

05/19/23
Libya and U.S. Policy (CRS)

03/07/23
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

05/10/23
Mexico’s Immigration Control Efforts (CRS)

3/13/2023
Middle East and North Africa-China Relations (CRS)

03/23/23
Middle East and North Africa: Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War (CRS)

06/02/23
NATO: Finland Joins as Sweden’s Accession Faces Delay (CRS)

4/7/2023
NATO’s 2023 Vilnius Summit (CRS)

7/20/23
New Zealand (CRS)

02/21/2023
New Zealand-U.S. Relations (CRS)

6/28/23
Nicaragua (CRS)

4/5/2023
North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions (CRS)

5/31/23
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs (CRS)

4/14/23
Northern Ireland: The Peace Process, Ongoing Challenges, and U.S. Interests (CRS)

03/09/23
Oman: Politics, Security, and U.S. Policy (CRS)

03/02/23
Pakistan and Pakistan-U.S. Relations (CRS)

05/22/23
Panama: An Overview (CRS)

05/17/23
Paraguay: An Overview (CRS)

05/26/23
PATRIOT Air and Missile Defense System for Ukraine (CRS)

1/18/23
Peru: Country Overview and U.S. Relations (CRS)

4/4/2023
Poland: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

03/06/23
Presidential Election in Nigeria (CRS)

2/16/23
Previewing NATO’s 2023 Vilnius Summit (CRS)

7/5/23
Qatar: Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

3/10/2023
Reauthorization of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (CRS)

03/17/23
Restricting TikTok (Part II): Legislative Proposals and Considerations for Congress (CRS)

03/28/23
Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine: Related CRS Products (CRS)

2/22/23
Russia’s Trade and Investment Role in the Global Economy (CRS)

1/17/23
Russia’s Wagner Group in Africa: Issues for Congress (CRS)

04/26/23
Russia’s Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) (CRS)

3/13/2023
Russia’s War Against Ukraine: European Union Responses and U.S.-EU Relations (CRS)

03/30/23
Russia’s War on Ukraine: Financial and Trade Sanctions (CRS)

2/22/23
Russia’s War on Ukraine: U.S. Policy and the Role of Congress (CRS)

1/30/23
Saudi Arabia (CRS)

3/10/2023
Semiconductors and the CHIPS Act: The Global Context (CRS)

05/18/23
Snap Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan: Outlook and Issues for Congress (CRS)

4/14/23
South Africa-Russia Ties: A U.S. Response? (CRS)

6/27/23
South Korea: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

04/06/23
Sovereign Debt Concerns in Developing Countries (CRS)

02/21/2023
Sri Lanka (CRS)

02/23/23
Status of FY2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations: In Brief (CRS)

4/27/23
Supreme Court Considers Whether the United States Can Prosecute a Foreign-State-Owned Bank (CRS)

03/06/23
Syria and U.S. Policy (CRS)

02/24/23
Taiwan Presidents’ U.S. Transit Visits (CRS)

04/06/23
Taiwan: Political and Security Issues (CRS)

04/26/23
Tajikistan (CRS)

1/12/23
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS)

7/19/23
The “Quad”: Cooperation Among the United States, Japan, India, and Australia (CRS)

1/30/23
The European Parliament and U.S. Interests (CRS)

06/09/23
The European Union and China (CRS)

06/02/23
The European Union: Questions and Answers (CRS)

2/6/23
The Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan: Selected Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

1/27/23
The National Cybersecurity Strategy-Going Where No Strategy Has Gone Before (CRS)

3/8/2023
The Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations (CRS)

4/28/23
The Palestinians: Overview, Aid, and U.S. Policy Issues (CRS)

05/24/23
The Philippines (CRS)

3/21/2023
The Role of International Tribunals in the Response to the Invasion of Ukraine (CRS)

3/22/23
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy (CRS)

1/30/23
Transferring Fighter Aircraft to Ukraine: Issues and Options for Congress (CRS)

03/17/23
Trinidad and Tobago (CRS)

6/29/23
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
Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues, May 2023 Elections, and U.S. Relations (CRS)

05/03/23
Turkey (Türkiye): Possible U.S. F-16 Sale (CRS)

2/16/23
Turkey (Türkiye): Possible U.S. Sale of F-16 Aircraft (CRS)

05/09/2023
Turkmenistan (CRS)

1/12/23
U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview (CRS)

1/3/23
U.S. Arms Sales and Human Rights: Legislative Basis and Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)

4/7/2023
U.S. Direct Financial Support for Ukraine (CRS)

1/25/23
U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel (CRS)

03/01/23
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2023 Appropriations (CRS)

1/6/23
U.S. Government Procurement and International Trade (CRS)

1/10/23
U.S. Intelligence Community Establishment Provisions (CRS)

02/28/23
U.S. International Climate Finance: A Primer (CRS)

4/24/2023
U.S. International Climate Finance: FY2024 (CRS)

4/24/2023
U.S. Sanctions on Iran (CRS)

7/20/23
U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine (CRS)

2/27/2023
U.S.-European Relations in the 118th Congress (CRS)

2/6/23
U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement (CRS)

4/28/23
U.S.-Japan Relations (CRS)

05/15/23
U.S.-North Korea Relations (CRS)

4/24/2023
U.S.-Singapore Relations (CRS)

4/5/2023
U.S.-Vietnam Relations (CRS)

05/11/23
Uganda (CRS)

6/28/23
Ukraine and International Financial Institutions (CRS)

1/4/23
Ukrainian Military Performance and Outlook (CRS)

06/05/23
United Nations Issues: Overview of the United Nations System (CRS)

04/26/23
United Nations Issues: U.S. Funding of U.N. Peacekeeping (CRS)

04/26/23
United Nations Issues: U.S. Funding to the U.N. System (CRS)

04/26/23
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
Venezuela’s Natural Gas: Questions Endure (CRS)

7/7/23
Wagner Group Mutiny in Russia (CRS)

6/28/23
War Crimes: A Primer (CRS)

03/30/23
What Is “Political Warfare”? (CRS)

1/9/23
Women, Peace, and Security: Global Context and U.S. Policy (CRS)

3/15/2023
WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) (CRS)

7/11/23

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