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Afghan Women and Girls: Status and Congressional Action
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-27 · Resources · 1,741 words · PDF available
Afghan women and girls live under what is considered to be the world’s most repressive set of restrictions, ranging from Taliban prohibitions on employment and education opportunities to orders for wo...
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-27 · Resources · 1,022 words · PDF available
The United States developed the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), a regional U.S. foreign assistance program, in 2009 through a process of dialogue with Caribbean countries. The initiative s...
The Evolving Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-27 · Resources · 1,496 words · PDF available
Over the past several decades, criminal networks have adapted and evolved, posing challenges for federal law enforcement. Transnational organized crime (TOC) is not a singular crime, but is instead a ...
The Intelligence Community’s Foreign Malign Influence Center
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-27 · Resources · 1,516 words · PDF available
FMIC Background General concern over the potential for foreign efforts to manipulate U.S. public opinion and interfere in U.S. elections has grown with the recognition that foreign malign actors are a...