Which World Bank Reports are Widely Read?
Uses information on downloads and citations to assess which agency reports are informing public debate or influencing the development community. From the World Bank
Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41537.pdf
Explains how Congress and the administration share power in shaping policy toward development banks. Also identifies ways by which Congress can shape U.S. policy and influence the activities of the banks. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43498.pdf
Explores the close ties between the U.S. and the Philippines, including mutual security, foreign trade, and foreign assistance. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and U.S. Policy
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43166.pdf
Discusses problems in the Congo—conflict, weak government, human rights abuses—and how U.S. efforts to provide assistance have brought mixed results. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
“Leahy Law” Human Rights Provisions and Security Assistance: Issue Overview
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43361.pdf
Provides background on U.S. legislative restrictions on providing military assistance to regimes that commit gross violations of human rights and controversies surrounding such provisions. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32593.pdf
Describes recent unrest in Thailand, the struggle for supremacy between populist and royalist—militarist forces, and how the unrest is affecting military and economic relations with the U.S. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Center for Effective Government v. U.S. Department of State
http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/ceg-ppd/memop.pdf
Federal District Court decision that ordered the Obama Administration to release to the public an unclassified presidential directive on issues of foreign aid. The decision also criticized the administrative view that unclassified presidential directives to Executive Branch agencies could be withheld from public view. Legal decision posted by the Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News Project
The Paris Club and International Debt Relief
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21482.pdf
Describes what the Paris Club is and the role it plays in international debt forgiveness. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists