http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34199.pdf

Discusses current issues in German-U.S. relations, including European security and defense policy, use of German troops in peace-keeping missions, support for NATO, and foreign trade issues. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_005355

Press release announcing all time highs in international visitors to the U.S. (56 million) and money spent by foreign travelers to the U.S. ($122 billion) in 2007. Top five countries sending travelers to the U.S. were Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany. From the U.S. Department of Commerce.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf

Reports on labor manufacturing productivity in 15 economies, with Korea recording the highest productivity increase at 10.8% followed by Germany and Taiwan. The U.S. increase of 2% ranked it 12th of the 15. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08320.pdf

Describes how 10 countries, which are leading investors in the U.S., regulate foreign investment in their own country to protect national security interests. Surveys policies in Britain, France, Germany, Japan, China, Canada, India, the Netherlands, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB786.pdf

Offers analysis and data on trends in the use of military reserve forces by many of the leading military powers in the world. Covers Australia, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, and Russia. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007006

Describes how the U.S. education system compares to those in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom. The comparison is based on 20 indicators in 5 sections: enrollment, academic performance, learning context, education expenditures, and education attainment. From the National Center for Education Statistics.

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2007/rp07-051.pdf

Provides background and a description of the financing commitments made by G8 nations at the Gleneagles Summit in July 2005. Also looks at the extent to which G8 nations are meeting their commitments and previews the G8 Summit in Germany 2007. House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/51.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/NT_major-war-criminals.html

Ongoing series of what will be 42 volumes covering the official record of the war crimes trial of the major civilian and military leaders of Nazi Germany, November 1945 to October 1946. Vols 1-12 available online as of March 2006. From the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2005/rp05-091.pdf

A view from the British Parliament. House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/91