http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2008/rp08-058.pdf
Covers the broader contextual issues that have influenced British defense policy over the past 10 years. Also discusses the nature and size of the UK defense budget. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/58
http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2008/rp08-057.pdf
A lengthy introduction to some of the main issues that have shaped British defense policy since the Labor Party took over the government under Prime Minister Tony Blair. Also examines the prospects for defense under Gordon Brown. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/57.
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr207.pdf
Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006 and 2007 authorized the Defense Department to provide up to $200 million over two years in funds, services, and defense articles to the State Department for projects involving security, reconstruction, and stabilization. This report assesses the process by which projects were developed, reviewed, and approved for funding. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Describes the current security situation in Afghanistan as fragile and the Taliban as a resilient insurgency, but points toward improvement in some provinces. First in a series of required reports on the situation in Afghanistan. From the Defense Department.
http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/CSI/OP2.asp
The first historical study by the U.S. Army of its campaign in Iraq in the 18 months following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Includes the decision to disband the Iraqi Army, detainee operations, including Abu Ghraib prison, and the response to the growing insurgency. Large file. From the Combat Studies Institute
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf
Latest accounting puts cost at $700 billion for military operations, reconstruction, security, foreign aid, and veterans' expenses. The administration has requested an additional $260 billion for FY 2008 and 2009. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-290
5-4 Supreme Court decision that ruled unconstitutional the ban on handgun ownership of the District of Columbia. Overturns court precedent in reading the Second Amendment as conferring a right of individual ownership of guns unconnected with service in a militia. From Findlaw.com
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34531_20080616.pdf
Examines the nature of past status of forces agreements that the U.S. has been a party to, what they cover, and how they are entered into. Also surveys all current status of forces agreements and the proposed agreement relating to U.S. armed forces and Iraq. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dod/jason/wind.pdf
Examines the potential conflict between turbines at wind farms and Defense Department or homeland security radar operations. From the JASON Science Defense Advisory Group and the Department of Homeland Security, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.gao.gov/press/press-boeing2008jun18_3.pdf
Press release on the decision of the Government Accountability Office to sustain the protest of Boeing, which lost a lucrative contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force to Northrop Grumman and Airbus. The report accuses the Air Force of significant errors which affected the outcome of the competition and recommends the bid process be reopened. From the Government Accountability Office.
http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA480154&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
Examines lessons learned from the Vietnam War about the need for language and cultural skills when waging war against insurgents among the people. From the Defense Technical Information Service and the U.S. Army War College.
