Annual report on the importance of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement. Places10 nations on the Priority Watch List and 27 others on the Watch List. Countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Turkey have been listed every year since the reports began 25 years ago. From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v21
Provides documents on U.S. foreign policy toward the eastern Mediterranean region during the Carter Administration. Focuses on trying to reunify Cyprus, restore Greece to the NATO military alliance, and to end the arms embargo directed against Turkey. From the State Department
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R41368.pdf
Provides background information on Turkey, discusses the evolution of U.S.-Turkish economic and political relations, emphasizes the strategic importance of Turkey’s location, the June 2013 protests and their implications, and U.S. policy options relating to mutual security and trade. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21344.pdf
Describes the evolution of the European Union, its growth from 15 to 27 countries in the last decade, how the process works, and the prospects for further enlargement. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42864.pdf
Discusses the challenges presented for U.S. trade policies of China, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey due to their rising trade flows, rapidly growing economies, and greater involvement in World Trade Organization negotiations and dispute settlements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-GM-12-001/EN/KS-GM-12-001-EN.PDF
A statistical report on the political and economic development of the nine enlargement countries of the European Union. Covers Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia/Herzegovina, and Kosovo. From Eurostat
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33487.pdf
Discusses the current situation in Syria and the problems posed by the fighting including refugee flows, terrorist involvement, control of Syrian weapon stockpiles, and the spread of violence to neighboring countries like Israel, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R42385.pdf
Explains how the Arms Export Control Act places restrictions on the use of U.S. supplied defense items and provides examples of U.S. responses to possible violations by Argentina, Israel, Indonesia, and Turkey. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists