Friday's Miscellany 03-28-2008

American Enterprise Institute

· Economic Integration and Incipient Democracy http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.27707/pub_detail.asp

· What France Does Best at Counterterrorism http://american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/what-france-does-best

Amnesty International

· Carnage and Despair in Iraq http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/carnage-and-despair-iraq-20080317

BASIC

· Iran Update, No. 115 http://www.basicint.org/update/iran080326.htm

Brookings Institution

· In Battling Terrorism, the French Excel http://www.brookings.edu/interviews/2008/0325_terrorism_shapiro.aspx

· Iraq and Vietnam – Differences and Similarities http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0321_iraq_vietnam_nessen.aspx

· Shaping Lebanon's Future http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/0319_lebanon_saab.aspx

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

· Breaking the Suicide Pact: U.S.–China Cooperation on Climate Change http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/pb57_chandler_final.pdf

CATO

· The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-613.pdf

Center for a New American Security

· The Case for Conditional Engagement in Iraq http://www.cnas.org/attachments/contentmanagers/1888/CNAS%20Memo%20Conditional%20Engagement%20Iraq%20Mar%202008.pdf

· Sustainable Security: Developing a Security Strategy for the Long Haul http://www.cnas.org/en/cms/?1924

Center for Security Policy

· Disarmed in the War of Ideas http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/home.aspx?sid=140&categoryid=140&subcategoryid=141

· Chavez's early ties with the FARC and ELN http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/home.aspx?sid=140&categoryid=140&subcategoryid=142

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

· A Cooperative Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/B.20080326.A_Cooperative_Stra/B.20080326.A_Cooperative_Stra.pdf

Center for Strategic and International Studies

· Invigorating Defense Governance: A Beyond Goldwater-Nichols Phase 4 Report http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080311-hicks-invigoratingdef4web.pdf

· The Iraq War After Five Years: The Surge, Current Status, and Military Lessons http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080317_5_year_iraq_war_final.pdf

· Overcoming Extremism Conference Report http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080321_overcomingextremismconfreport.pdf

· The Role of Airpower in the Iraq and Afghan Wars http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080318_afgh-iraqairbrief.pdf

· Security Challenges and Threats in the Gulf: A Net Assessment http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080324_gulfthreatanalysis.new.pdf

· A Steep Hill: Congress and U.S. Efforts to Strengthen Fragile States http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080320-barton-steephill.pdf

Combat Studies Institute

· We Were Caught Unprepared: The 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War http://usacac.army.mil/CAC/csi/RandP/CSIpubs.asp#LongWar

CTC Sentinel

March 2008, v. 1, no. 4 http://www.ctc.usma.edu/sentinel/CTCSentinel-Vol1Iss4.pdf

· Jihad After Iraq: Lessons from the Arab Afghans Phenomenon By Mohammed M. Hafez

· Combating Terrorist Financing at the Agency and Interagency Levels By Dennis Lormel

· Lessons Learned from the September 2007 German Terrorist Plot By Petter Nesser

· Mapping the Factional Structure of the Sunni Insurgency in Iraq By Michael Gabbay

· Jihadists Target the American Dream By Brian Fishman

· The Growth of Militant Islamist Micro-Diaspora Communities: Observations from Spain By Kathryn Haahr

· Drawing the Right Lessons from Israel's War with Hizb Allah By Andrew Exum

· Guest Commentary: Benazir Bhutto's Doomed Return to Pakistan By James R. Ellis, Lt. Gen. U.S. Army (Ret.)

EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

· Policy Brief, no. 1 - Missile Defence in Europe: The Political and Security Dimensions http://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/policyBrief_001.pdf

Foreign Policy Research Institute

· The Revolution Will be Brought to You by Text Messaging http://www.fpri.org/enotes/200803.jones.revolutiontextmessaging.html

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

· Defense Contracting: Army Case Study Delineates Concerns with Use of Contractors as Contract Specialists http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08360.pdf

· Defense Space Activities: National Security Space Strategy Needed to Guide Future DOD Space Efforts http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08431r.pdf

· DOD Personnel Clearances: Questions for the Record Related to the Quality and Timeliness of Clearances http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08580r.pdf

Heritage Foundation

· The Bucharest NATO Summit: Washington and London Must Not Give in to French Demands. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/upload/wm_1863.pdf

· U.S. Africa Command: Challenges and Opportunities http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/upload/bg_2118.pdf

· Iraq Five Years On: The Coalition Is Winning the War Against Al-Qaeda http://www.heritage.org/Research/Iraq/upload/wm_1860.pdf

· Public Diplomacy: Reinvigorating America's Strategic Communications Policy http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/upload/hl_1065.pdf

Human Rights Watch

· Adults Before Their Time: Children in Saudi Arabia’s Criminal Justice System http://hrw.org/reports/2008/saudicrd0308/saudicrd0308webwcover.pdf

· All Over Again: Human Rights Abuses and Flawed Electoral Conditions in Zimbabwe’s Coming General Elections http://hrw.org/reports/2008/zimbabwe0308/zimbabwe0308web.pdf

· Ballots to Bullets: Organized Political Violence and Kenya's Crisis of Governance http://hrw.org/reports/2008/kenya0308/kenya0308webwcover.pdf

· Precarious Justice: Arbitrary Detention and Unfair Trials in the Deficient Criminal Justice System of Saudi Arabia. http://hrw.org/reports/2008/saudijustice0308/saudijustice0308webwcover.pdf

International Crisis Group

· Azerbaijan: Independent Islam and the State http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5351&l=1

· Kosovo's First Month http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/europe/balkans/b47_kosovo_first_month.pdf

· Ruling Palestine I: Gaza Under Hamas http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/arab_israeli_conflict/73_ruling_palestine_gaza_under_hamas.pdf

Lexington Institute

· Containing Iran: A Role for America's Navy http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1244.shtml

Oxfam International

· Falling Short: Aid Effectiveness in Afghanistan http://www.oxfam.org/en/files/ACBAR_aid_effectiveness_paper_0803.pdf/download

RAND

· Brain Korea 21 Phase II: A New Evaluation Model [English] http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG711.pdf

· Brain Korea 21 Phase II: A New Evaluation Model [Korean] http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG711.1.pdf

· The Legal and Economic Implications of Electronic Discovery: Options for Future Research http://rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2008/RAND_OP183.pdf

Strategic Studies Institute

· Building for the Future: China's Progress in Space Technology during the Tenth 5-Year Plan and the U.S. Response http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB852.pdf

· Projecting Pyongyang: The Future of North Korea's Kim Jong Il Regime http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB844.pdf

· Security Sector Reform in Liberia: Mixed Results from Humble Beginnings http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB855.pdf

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

· The Damascus Arab Summit: Arab Divisions Ensure Modest Achievements http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2736

· The Hamas Dilemma: A Debate on Alternative Strategies http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2735

· Kuwait's New Political Crisis: Can Democracy Trump Sectarianism? http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2734

· Small Island, Big Issues: Bahrain's King Visits Washington http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2733

· The Gaza Challenge. Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2732

· Will the Turkish Constitutional Court Ban the AKP? http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2731

Friday's Miscellany 03-21-2008

American Enterprise Institute

· Strengthening Freedom in Asia: A Twenty-First-Century Agenda for the U.S.-Taiwan Partnership http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.27559/pub_detail.asp

Boeing Company

· Fuel Consumption Analysis of the Boeing 767-200ER and Airbus 330-200 in Commercial Service when operated at High Take-off Gross Weight with Oil at $100 and $125 per Barrel http://www.boeing.com/ids/globaltanker/files/FuelConsReport.pdf

Brookings Institution

· How the Iraq War Has Empowered Iran http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0321_iraq_maloney.aspx

· Iraq: Winners and Losers at Five Years http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0320_iraq_riedel.aspx

· The Iraq War: Was It Worth It? http://www.brookings.edu/multimedia/video/2008/0319_iraq_gordon.aspx

· A Political and Diplomatic Surge for Iraq http://www.brookings.edu/multimedia/video/2008/0320_issues_pascual.aspx

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

· The Fifth Anniversary of the Iraq War http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail&id=1107&&prog=zgp&proj=zme,zusr

· Iranian Elections http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail&id=1105&&prog=zgp&proj=zme

· Reading Khamenei: The World View of Iran's Most Powerful Leader http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/sadjadpour_iran_final2.pdf

Center for Defense Information

· The Small Arms Trade in Latin America http://www.cdi.org/pdfs/Small_Arms_Latin_America.pdf

Center for Security Policy

· Iranian Entanglements http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/home.aspx?sid=140&categoryid=140&subcategoryid=142

· Sirens in the Strait http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/home.aspx?sid=140&categoryid=140&subcategoryid=142

· The Truth About Saddam and Terrorism http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/home.aspx?sid=140&categoryid=140&subcategoryid=142

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

· Invigorating Defense Governance: A Beyond Goldwater-Nichols Phase 4 Report http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080311-hicks-invigoratingdef4web.pdf

· The Iraq War After Five Years: The Surge, Current Status, and Military Lessons http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080317_5_year_iraq_war_final.pdf

· Overcoming Extremism Conference Report http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080321_overcomingextremismconfreport.pdf

· Responding to Catastrophes : U.S. Innovation in a Vulnerable World http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080320-barton-catastrophes.pdf

· The Role of Airpower in the Iraq and Afghan Wars http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080318_afgh-iraqairbrief.pdf

· A Steep Hill: Congress and U.S. Efforts to Strengthen Fragile States http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080320-barton-steephill.pdf

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

· The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9043&type=1

· An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=8990&type=1

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

• Cook: No Likelihood of U.S. Breaking with Israel on Hamas Talks http://www.cfr.org/publication/15766/talking_to_hamas.html?breadcrumb=%2F
• The Iraq War: Five Years On http://www.cfr.org/publication/15756/iraq_war.html?breadcrumb=%2F
• The Long Road in Iraq http://www.cfr.org/publication/15726/long_road_in_iraq.html?breadcrumb=%2F

Department of Defense

· 2006 Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members http://www.sapr.mil/contents/references/WGRA_OverviewReport.pdf

· Department of Defense

· Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the U.S. Military Service Academies: Academic Program Year 2006-2007 http://www.sapr.mil/contents/news/CurrentNewsletter/Academy%20Report%2012-7-07.pdf

· FY07 Report on Sexual Assault in the Military http://www.sapr.mil/contents/references/2007%20Annual%20Report.pdf

Department of Energy Inspector General (DOE IG)

· The Consolidated Terrorism Watchlist Nomination Process at the Department of Energy http://www.ig.energy.gov/documents/IG-0778.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

· Aviation and the Environment: FAA's and NASA's Research and Development Plans for Noise Reduction Are Aligned but the Prospects of Achieving Noise Reduction Goals Are Uncertain http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08384.pdf

· Defense Acquisitions: Progress Made in Fielding Missile Defense, but Program Is Short of Meeting Goals http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08448.pdf

· Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08557r.pdf

· Intellectual Property: Federal Enforcement Has Generally Increased, but Assessing Performance Could Strengthen Law Enforcement Efforts http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08157.pdf

· The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: January 2008 Update http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08591r.pdf

Heritage Foundation

· China's Expanding Global Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/tst032008.cfm

· Economic Freedom Underpins Human Rights and Democratic Governance http://www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/wm1861.cfm

· Finland's Rational Approach to Nuclear Power http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/bg2117.cfm

· Iraq Five Years On: The Coalition Is Winning the War Against Al-Qaeda http://www.heritage.org/Research/Iraq/wm1860.cfm

· Supporting Our South Korean Ally and Enhancing Defense Cooperation http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/wm1859.cfm

· U.S. Africa Command: Challenges and Opportunities http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/bg2118.cfm

· With Repression in Tibet, Rethink Olympics http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/wm1858.cfm

Human Rights Watch

· Ballots to Bullets : Organized Political Violence and Kenya's Crisis of Governance http://hrw.org/reports/2008/kenya0308/kenya0308web.pdf

· All Over Again : Human Rights Abuses and Flawed Electoral Conditions in Zimbabwe’s Coming General Elections http://hrw.org/reports/2008/zimbabwe0308/zimbabwe0308web.pdf

Institute of Defense Analyses (IDA)

· Iraqi Perspectives Project; Saddam and Terrorism: Emerging Insights from Captured Iraqi Documents [redacted version] vols. 1-5 http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/iraqi/index.html

International Committee of the Red Cross

· "Iraq: No Let-Up in the Humanitarian Crisis" (March 2008) may be read at http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/iraq-report-170308/$file/ICRC-Iraq-report-0308-eng.pdf

International Crisis Watch

· Kosovo's First Month http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=5335

· Ruling Palestine I: Gaza Under Hamas http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=5341

· Zimbabwe: Prospects from a Flawed Election http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=5347

International Relations and Security Network

· Iran: A New balance of forces http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=18777

· Kuwait Struggles for Balance http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=18782

· The Legacy of Gandhi: A 21st Century Perspective http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/details.cfm?id=46799

· (Maybe) denuclearizing North Korea http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=18773

Lexington Institute

· Economic Security: A Decade of Decline http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1242.shtml

National Security Archive

· FOI in Practice: Analysis of the Mexican FOI System http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/mexico/index.html

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

· Public Attitudes Toward the War in Iraq: 2003-2008 http://pewresearch.org/pubs/770/iraq-war-five-year-anniversary

· Public Still Faults Government Care for Troops http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=404

RAND

· Analyzing Contingency Contracting Purchases for Operation Iraqi Freedom (Unrestricted Version) http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG559.1.pdf

· Leader Development in Army Units: Views from the Field http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG648.pdf

· Stabilization and Reconstruction Staffing: Developing U.S. Civilian Personnel Capabilities http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG580.pdf

Strategic Studies Institute

· The Political Context Behind Successful Revolutionary Movements, Three Case Studies: Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79) http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=851

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

· Cheney's Middle East Trip: Iran Tops a Weighty Agenda http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2730

· The Hamas Dilemma: A Debate on Alternate Strategies http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=392

· Will the Turkish Constitutional Court Ban the AKP? http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2731