Research Briefing
Overview: where are all the world’s nuclear weapons?
The House of Commons Library has produced a new series of papers on the nuclear weapon states. This short paper provides an overview of the key facts.
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Research Briefing
Nuclear weapons at a glance: United States
This paper briefly examines the nuclear weapons policies, capabilities and programmes of the United States. Under a Biden administration, a return to the nuclear polices of the Obama era is considered likely. This is one paper in a larger series on the nuclear weapon states.
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Research Briefing
The Integrated Review: A look ahead to the Government’s review
A look ahead to the UK Government's integrated review of security, defence and foreign policy.
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Research Briefing
Bolivia: 2020 presidential election
Bolivia held elections on Sunday 18 October 2020. As well as electing a president and vice-president, the electorate also voted for members of both houses of Congress.
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Insight
Is US-Russian nuclear arms control on the brink?
This Insight examines the current nuclear restrictions under New START and the prospects for future arms control.
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Research Briefing
Prospects for US-Russian nuclear arms control
Bilateral agreements aimed at restricting the nuclear arsenals of the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia have been in place since the early 1970s. For the first time in nearly 50 years that nuclear arms control architecture is now potentially heading towards a crisis.
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Insight
Black Lives Matter protests: UK reaction to the killing of George Floyd
This Insight outlines the background to the Black Lives Matter movement and the reaction in the UK to the death of George Floyd.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Britons travelling abroad
The FCO has advised against all non-essential global travel and has urged Britons travelling abroad to return to the UK as soon as possible. MPs have questioned the government's response. Here we look at what the FCO has done to help British travellers return home and reaction from MPs and the media. The paper provides information on how to access FCO travel advice.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Support for economies by European and other states
What economic support have governments given to businesses and individuals to tackle the impact of the coronavirus? This paper looks at the policies put in place by the EU, governments in Europe, the US and other developed countries.
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Research Briefing
What now for the Iran nuclear deal?
At the beginning of January 2020 Iran announced that it would no longer abide by any of its commitments set down in the nuclear deal (the JCPOA) agreed in 2015. In light of that decision, the UK, Germany and France (the E3), who are signatories to the deal, announced on 14 January that Iran's non-compliance would be referred to the Joint Commission under the Dispute Resolution Mechanism of the JCPOA. What happens next?
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Research Briefing
North Korea: January 2020 update
US-North Korea tensions in 2017 over the latter's nuclear weapons ambitions were replaced by dialogue and detente between 2018 and mid-2019. However, after two face-to-face summits between President Donald Trump and his Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un, the mood has darkened once again. This briefing reviews developments over the past 18 months and assesses future prospects.
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Debate Pack
Deforestation in the Amazon
MPs will debate e-petition 266638 relating to deforestation in the Amazon on 7 October in Westminster Hall. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides some background information and press and parliamentary coverage of the issue.
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Research Briefing
The Iran nuclear deal and rising tensions in the Gulf
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Iran nuclear agreement (the JCPOA) and recent developments between the US and Iran, following the attack on tankers in the Gulf in June 2019.
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