Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002

You Are Here: Home » Archives: September 2012

Daily Archives: September 14, 2012

CRS – Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations

by on

Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations – Jeremy M. Sharp, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs. September 13, 2012

  • “This report provides a brief overview of the key issues for Congress related to Egypt and information on U.S. foreign aid to Egypt. The United States has provided significant military and economic assistance to Egypt since the late 1970s. U.S. policy makers have routinely justified aid to Egypt as an investment in regional stability, built primarily on long-running military cooperation and on sustaining the March 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. Successive U.S. Administrations have viewed Egypt’s government as generally influencing developments in the Middle East in line with U.S. interests. U.S. policy makers are now grappling with complex questions about the future of U.S.-Egypt relations, and these debates and events in Egypt are shaping consideration of appropriations and authorization legislation in the 112th Congress.”

    • CRS – Iran Sanctions

    by on

    Iran Sanctions, Kenneth Katzman. Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs. September 13, 2012 “The principal objective of international sanctions—to compel Iran to verifiably confine its nuclear program to purely peaceful uses—has not produced that outcome to date. Since late 2011, a broad international coalition has imposed progressively strict economic sanctions on Iran’s oil export lifeline, producing… Continue Reading

    Brookings – Unmarried Women Hit Particularly Hard Before Recession Started

    by on

    “The number of Americans in the workforce compared to the country’s population began to drop long before the Great Recession – particularly for the less educated and the young — representing an historical turnaround in the evolution of U.S. employment, according to a new paper presented today at the Fall 2012 Conference on the Brookings… Continue Reading

    Fidelity Outlines Age-Based Savings Guidelines to Help Workers Stay on Track for Retirement

    by on

    News release: “Fidelity Investments® today outlined an easy-to-understand set of savings guidelines to help workers evaluate whether they are on track to meet their income needs in retirement based on their current savings. According to Fidelity’s calculation, most employees should aim to save at least 8 times their ending salary in order to meet basic… Continue Reading