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October 22, 2010 / By Michael Krepon
Scare Tactics
Money is the mother's milk of politics; motivation is the mother's milk of the politics of treaty ratification.  Arms control battles in the United States tend to be uneven fights -- and not just because skeptics need only 34 votes…Read More »

October 18, 2010
Anticipating National Security Priorities in the 112th Congress
On October 15, Gordon Adams was joined by Steve Clemons of The Washington Note and New America Foundation, Jen DiMascio of Politico, Tom Gjelten of National Public Radio, and Josh Rogin of The Cable on ForeignPolicy.com for a panel discussion on the…Read More »

September 30, 2010 / By Mark Yarnell
Congress Takes on DRC’s Conflict Minerals
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act includes a provision that aims to reduce the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo in electronic products. This is an important step for creating transparency in the…Read More »

June 10, 2010 / By Sarah Kornblet
Rebuilding a Stronger Haiti
In late May, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill authorizing $2 billion in reconstruction funds for Haiti over the next 2 years. The ''Haiti Empowerment, Assistance, and Rebuilding Act of 2010," co-sponsored by Sens. John Kerry [D-MA] and…Read More »

July 20, 2009 / By Gordon Adams, Rebecca Williams
DOD Authorities for Foreign and Security Assistance Programs: A Comparison of the FY 2010 House and
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) marked up its version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June 18 and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) concluded its markup on July 2. The Senate bill…Read More »

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