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Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-13 · Reports · 7,455 words · PDF available
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) provide financial assistance to developing countries in order to promote economic and social development. The United States is a member and donor to five major MD...
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development: Overview and Issues for the 118th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-13 · Reports · 15,450 words · PDF available
Offshore wind continues to be of interest as a potentially significant renewable energy resource for the United States. Offshore wind power relies on turbines constructed in bodies of water, which use...
China-Russia Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-13 · Resources · 1,756 words · PDF available
The People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) and the Russian Federation (Russia) maintain a strategic and multifaceted relationship with extensive military, diplomatic, and economic connections. Alth...
NIST Update on Champlain Towers Collapse Investigation
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-13 · Resources · 1,397 words · PDF available
Overview On June 24, 2021, part of the Champlain Towers South, a 12-story residential building, collapsed in Surfside, FL, killing 98 people. On June 25, the National Institute of Standards and Techno...