Numerous U.S. Government resources provide information about contemporary East Asian and West European political and economic developments including:
State Department Bureau of East Asian & Pacific Affairs
State Dept. Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs
U.S. Department Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook
Defense Intelligence Agency 2019 China Military Power Report
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)-Administers U.S. military assistance programs
Defense Dept. Annual Report on Chinese Military Power (2016)
2017 2009-2015 linked to from HERE
Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
Army Foreign Military Studies Office
Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute
Commerce Dept. Export.gov/ (Provides information on export opportunities for U.S. businesses and economic conditions in foreign countries)
Energy Information Administration (Foreign country energy information resources)
U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook (Foreign countries-annual report on their mineral resources and policies)
Treasury Dept. Office of International Affairs
U.S. Trade Representative (Negotiates trade agreements with foreign countries and international govt. organizations)
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (Examines national security implications of bilateral Chinese-U.S. trade and economic relationship) See this 2018 article on this agency.
Congress House Foreign Affairs Committee RRep. Greg Pence (R-IN) is a member of this committee.
(Congressional committees are responsible for approving new legislation, revising existing legislation, funding government programs, and conducting oversight of these programs.)
Senate Foreign Relations Committee ( Senator Todd Young (R-IN) is a member of this committee. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirms presidential appointments like Secretary of State, ambassadors to foreign countries, and considers proposed treaties))
Commission on Security Cooperation in Europe (Congressional commission reviewing European countries compliance with the 1975 Helsinki Commission)
Congressional Executive Commission on China (Monitors China's human rights performance)
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas; Background and Issues for Congress (Aug. 6, 2020 CRS report)
U.S. Military Presence in Poland (Aug. 4, 2020 CRS report)
