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The Future of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance
The East Asia and the Pacific Regional Policy Overview has been updated with an American Enterprise Institute report on the future of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, a White House statement on human rights in Burma, a RAND Corporation report on the reactions of U.S. allies and security partners in East Asia to China's rise, a Current History article on movements against democracy in Asia, and an al Nakhlah article on the role of Islam in the Aceh region's struggle against Indonesia. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this region - the newest updates are in bold.
Secretary of Homeland Security Remarks on Aviation Security
The Homeland Security MiPAL has been updated with remarks by the Secretary of Homeland Security on aviation security, a Department of Homeland Security fact sheet on General Aviation (GA) security, the Transportation Security Administration's final rule on rail transportation security, the Department of Homeland Security's overview report on preparedness grants for Fiscal Year 2009, a Government Accountability Office report on public health and border security, and a Lexington Institute report on the use of surveillance in defense against chemical and biological threats. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are in bold.
New CRS Report: Human Rights in China
The China MiPAL has been updated with a YaleGlobal article on the potential for economic reform in China, a RAND Corporation report on East Asian perspectives towards China's rise, a Center for Strategic and International Studies report on U.S.-China relations, a Congressional Research Service report on human rights in China, and a German Institute of Global and Area Studies report on the Chinese concept of "just war" and its impact on China's foreign policy. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
State Department: U.S. and Kazakhstan Reach Milestone in Nonproliferation Cooperation
The Central Asia MiPAL has been updated with a series of Jamestown Foundation articles on the political effects of the energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan and on Russian interests in Tajikistan's energy sector, a State Department media note on U.S.-Kazakhstan nonproliferation cooperation, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute articles on the need for water cooperation in the Syr Darya Basin and on the threat posed to Kazakhstan by the global financial crisis, and an Oxford Institute for Energy Studies report on Kazakhstan's gas exports. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this region - the newest updates are in bold.
A Tribal Strategy for Afghanistan
The Afghanistan MiPAL has been updated with a Department of Defense briefing on the situation in Afghanistan, a Council on Foreign Relations article on the potential of a strategy to use tribal militias for military operations in Afghanistan, a Congressional Research Service report on the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Afghanistan, and a NATO Defense College report on the lessons available to NATO in Afghanistan from the "surge" strategy in Iraq. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
New Belfer Center Report: Securing the Bomb 2008
The Weapons of Mass Destruction MiPAL has been updated with a White House notice on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction, a Government Accountability Office report on the need for more U.S. efforts to expand the Proliferation Security Initiative, a Monterey Institute of International Studies report on trafficking networks for chemical weapons materials, a Balfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Nuclear Threat Initiative report on nuclear weapons security strategy and nuclear terrorism prevention, an Air Force Task Force report on the Air Force's nuclear weapons deterrence role, a Stanley Foundation report on efforts toward an integrated U.S. nuclear weapons policy, and a Lexington Institute report on defending against chemical and biological threats. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are in bold.
Remarks by the Secretary of Defense in Estonia
The Europe and Eurasia Regional Policy Overview has been updated with a Heritage Foundation report on the potential impact of budget cuts in the United Kingdom's defense spending on the U.S.-U.K. relationship, remarks by the Secretary of Defense on security issues in the region, remarks from the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Georgian and Russian responsibility for the Georgia-Russia conflict and efforts to monitor the situation and a statement on freedom of the media in Azerbaijan, remarks by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France at the Brookings Institution on U.S.-Europe relations, a Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior report on the possible impact of global financial concerns on the European Union's foreign policy, and a NATO Defense College report on the effect of the Bush Doctrine on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this region - the newest updates are in bold.
Remarks by the CIA Director on the Current State of al Qaeda
The Terrorism MiPAL has been updated with an Athena Intelligence Journal article on the radical distortion of the teachings of Islam, remarks on the current state of al Qaeda by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a Heritage Foundation report on the results of a computer simulation of a terrorist act, a University of California, Berkeley and Center for Constitutional Rights report on the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects, a Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs report on preventing nuclear terrorism, and a National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, fact sheet on the NNSA's efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are in bold.