Vital primary sources underpinning the foreign policy debate.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) updated its treaty through the final acts of the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, December 3-14, 2012.
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House Speaker John Boehner gave these remarks, regarding the fiscal cliff and spending cuts, in the House on December 11, 2012.
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released this report on December 10, 2012. The report reports data on apprehensions and successful illegal entries from 2006 to 2011.
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President Obama gave these remarks at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Michigan on December 10, 2021.
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President Obama gave these remarks, regarding the fiscal cliff and extending middle class tax cuts, on December 8, 2012.
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House Speaker John Boehner released this column discussing the fiscal cliff on December 7, 2012.
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The Public Interest Declassification Board, established by Congress, released this report on "Transforming the Security Classification System" on December 6, 2012.
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The Coalition for Fiscal and National Security, a group of former U.S. government officials, released this statement on the fiscal cliff on December 4, 2012.
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The U.S. Senate voted on December 4, 2012 to approve amendment 3262 to the National Defense Authorization Act, S. 3254. The amendment requires Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to provide a report to the Armed Services Committees regarding U.S. military options in Syria.
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President Obama gave these remarks at the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Symposium on December 3, 2012.
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House Republican leaders sent this letter regarding the fiscal cliff to the President Obama on December 3, 2012.
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President Obama gave these remarks on the economy in Hatfield, Pennsylvania on November 30, 2012.
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House Speaker John Boehner gave these remarks on the fiscal cliff on November 30, 2012, following President Obama's speech in Pennsylvania.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gave these remarks to the UN General Assembly on November 29, 2012 following the UNGA's vote to grant Palestine observer status.
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Secretary of State Clinton gave these remarks at the Foreign Policy Group's "Transformational Trends 2013" forum at the Newseum on November 29, 2012.
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Secretary of State Clinton "unveiled the PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation that provides a roadmap for how the U.S. government will work to help achieve an AIDS-free generation" on November 29, 2012, World AIDS Day.
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UN Ambassador Susan Rice gave this statement explaining the United States' vote on Palestine's non-member observer state status, on November 29, 2012.
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UN General Assembly draft resolution A/67/L.28, according Palestine non-member observer state status in the United Nations, passed by a vote of 138 to 9 on November 29, 2012.
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President Obama and President-elect Peña Nieto of Mexico gave these remarks at the White House on November 28, 2012.
President Obama and Vice-President Biden released this foreign policy plan in November 2012, following President Obama's re-election.
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What effect would the fall of the Assad regime have on U.S. policy towards Syria?
Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
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Invisible Armies
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages. More
Tested by Zion
The full insider account of the Bush administration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. More
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