"Working under a cooperative agreement with PPQ, the National Plant Board assembled a group of 43 stakeholders from States, industry, academia, and environmental groups. The Safeguarding Review Group, through extensive research, interviews, site visits, and other interactions with APHIS and its stakeholders, prepared a thorough analysis of the challenges facing the safeguarding system in four major areas: pest exclusion, international information, pest permits, and pest detection and response. They identified a number of opportunities to enhance the safeguarding system, which are outlined in the final report contained on this page."--What is the Safeguarding Review screen.

Iran appears to be pursuing an assertive foreign policy that confronts the U.S. on a variety of points: the Middle East peace process, the stability of moderate Muslim states, terrorism, security in the Persian Gulf, and nuclear proliferation. However, its intentions are by no means clear. This document discusses these issues. Contents: domestic politics and strategic intentions (Iran's foreign policy and internal crisis); Russia and Iran; Iran's military intentions and capabilities (Iran's strategic aims and constraints, assessment of Iran's military buildup).