http://www.loc.gov/law/help/regulation-of-drones/regulation-of-drones.pdf
Surveys the rules that apply to the operation of civilian drones in thirteen countries and the European Union including concerns about public safety, privacy, and national security. From the Law Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/campaign-finance-regulation/index.php/campaign-finance-regulations.pdf
Discusses the regulation of spending on election campaigns and the availability of free air time in seven countries: Austria, Canada, Finland, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. From the Law Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/refugee-law/index.php?loclr=bloglaw
Describes the law and policy on refugees and other asylum seekers in 22 countries and the European Union. Includes laws and regulations governing the admission of refugees, processes for handling them, assistance provided to them, requirements for naturalization, and whether policies have been affected by recent emergencies. From the Law Library of the Library of Congress
http://www.trade.gov/fta/tpp/pdfs/full-country-report.pdf
Highlights benefits U.S. businesses can acquire when exporting to the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries. Covers each market’s top export sectors and explains how existing tariffs will be affected once the agreement enters into force. From the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Commerce Department
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/national-parliaments/national-parliaments.pdf
Describes major country parliamentary systems including historical background, structure and composition, political parties, role of officers and committees, elections, and legislative process
From the Law Library of the Library of Congress
http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/11/249249.htm
Lists the reasons for the denial of the permit for TransCanada to build the pipeline across the U.S. From the State Department
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db211.pdf
Finds higher prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents aged 3-19 in the U.S. than in Canada. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41153.pdf
Reviews climate and political changes relating to the Arctic, the scramble among Arctic countries for mineral rights, and other potentially destabilizing issues. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists