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Earl Gregg Swem Library

U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2011: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

Categories: China,Civil/Human Rights,Foreign Trade/Investment,Vietnam

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R40208.pdf

Describes current issues which affect U.S.-Vietnamese relations including human rights, foreign trade, and relations with China, especially regarding territorial claims in the South China Sea.    From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

 

U.S. Trade Remedy Laws and Nonmarket Economies: A Legal Overview

Categories: China,Foreign Trade/Investment,Treaties,Vietnam

http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/RL33976.pdf

Discusses the major tools of the U.S. government for responding to unfair trade practices, antidumping law and countervailing duty law, and how only the former has been used against nonmarket or transitional economy countries such as China and Vietnam.  Also discusses the effect World Trade Organization membership has on the ability of member countries to oppose unfair trade practices.

From the Congressional Research Service, posted by National Agricultural Law Center

 

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis

Categories: Asia,Australia,Foreign Trade/Investment,Latin America,Treaties,Vietnam

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42344.pdf

This report provides a comparative economic analysis of the countries that are involved in a proposed trans-Pacific trade pact.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

 

Southeast Asia: A Political and Economic Introduction

Categories: Asia,Democracy/Peace,Great Britain,indonesia,Philippines,Terrorism,Vietnam

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP11-78.pdf

This paper offers facts and figures about the southeast Asian region followed by country studies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore.  It also focuses on two key issues for the region: democratization, and Islamist terrorism.  From the House of Commons Library

 

Military Balance in Southeast Asia

Categories: Asia,China,Defense/Military,Great Britain,indonesia,Philippines,Vietnam

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP11-79.pdf

This paper examines the military balance of power in Southeast Asia, the growing military and economic role of China, and the response of six other countries: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore.  From the House of Commons Library

 

Complete Pentagon Papers At Last

Categories: Defense/Military,Govt Secrecy,History,Vietnam

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB359/index.htm

Presents all three versions of the Pentagon Papers side by side online for comparative purposes.  Includes the so-called Gravel Edition entered into Congressional Proceedings in 1971, the authorized, declassified version with deletions demanded by the Nixon administration, and the 2011 complete edition released in June 2011 by the National Archives.  From the National Security Archive

 

Pentagon Papers

Categories: Defense/Military,Govt Information,Govt Secrecy,Headlines,History,Vietnam

http://www.archives.gov/research/pentagon-papers/

40 years after they were leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg, the U.S. Government has finally released the  complete Pentagon Papers, the Defense Department study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.  About 34% of the report was not previously available.  From the National Archives

 

U.S. Naturalizations: 2010

Categories: China,Immigration/Migration,India,Mexico,Statistics,Vietnam

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2010.pdf

Reports that 619,913 people were naturalized as new citizens of the U.S. during 2010.  Also reports on leading countries of birth (Mexico, India, Philippines, China, and Vietnam) and leading states of residence (California, New York, and Florida).  From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security

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