Friday's Miscellany 04-18-2008

Aerospace Industries Association
· U.S. Defense Modernization: Readiness Now and for the Future http://www.aia-aerospace.org/pdf/report_modernization.pdf

American Enterprise Institute
· Corruption and Indignation: Windows into Popular Chinese Views of Right and Wrong http://www.aei.org/research/Tocqueville/publications/pubID.27763,projectID.29/pub_detail.asp

Amnesty International
· Secrecy Surrounds Death Penalty http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ACT50/001/2008/en/b43a1e5b-ffea-11dc-b092-bdb020617d3d/act500012008eng.pdf

Atlantic Council of the United States
· The Moment Has Arrived: NATO Membership for Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia http://www.acus.org/docs/032508-EnlargementBrief.pdf

Brookings Institution
· Nicolas Sarkozy’s Foreign Policy: Gaullist by Any Other Name http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2008/04_sarkozy_vaisse.aspx

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute
· The 2007 Ross Ellis Memorial Lectures in Military and Strategic Studies: Is there a Grand Strategy in Canadian Foreign Policy? http://www.cdfai.org/PDF/2008RossEllispaper.pdf

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
· Egypt’s Local Elections Farce: Causes and Consequences http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/egypt's_local_elections_final2.pdf

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
· Sustainable Security: Developing a Security Strategy for the Long Haul http://www.cnas.org/attachments/contentmanagers/1924/Thomas_SustainableSecurity_April08.pdf

Center for Defense Information (CDI)
· CFE Treaty: Prospects for Reinvigoration and Expansion to Asia http://www.cdi.org/program/document.cfm?DocumentID=4271&from_page=../index.cfm

Center for International and Security Studies (CISSM)
· "Ungoverned Areas and Threats from Safe Havens" http://www.cissm.umd.edu/papers/files/ugash_report_final.pdf

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
· Preparing for 2010: Striking a Balance between Nuclear Disarmament & Nuclear Nonproliferation http://www.cns.miis.edu/pubs/week/080415_npt.htm

Center for Security Policy
· The FTA with Colombia: The Political Dimension http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/home.aspx?sid=140&categoryid=140&subcategoryid=142

Center for Security Studies (CSS)
· The European Armaments Sector: The Need for the State to Adapt http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/details.cfm?lng=en&id=50190
· Open Source Intelligence: A Strategic Enabler of National Security http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/details.cfm?lng=en&id=50169

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Comparative Connections v.10 n.1. http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/0801q.pdf
· Early Warning? A Review of Conflict Prediction Models and Systems http://forums.csis.org/pcrproject/?page_id=267
· The Ongoing Lessons of the Afghan and Iraq Wars http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080415_afgh-iraqlessonbrief.pdf
· Overcoming Extremism Conference Report http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080321_overcomingextremismconfreport.pdf
· Shaping a "Conditions-Based Strategy and Plan for Staying in Iraq" http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080417_iraq.conditions.based.plan.pdf
· A Steep Hill: Congress and U.S. Efforts to Strengthen Fragile States http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080320-barton-steephill.pdf
· Venezuela Forum: Conclusions and Future Implications http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080409-deshazo-venezuelaforum.pdf

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
· Central Intelligence Agency Fleet Alternative Fuel Use and Vehicle Acquisition Report - FY 2007 https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/afvreports/fy2007/afv-report-fy2007.html

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point
· CTC Sentinel, v.1, no. 5, April 2008 http://www.ctc.usma.edu/sentinel/CTCSentinel-Vol1Iss5.pdf
o "Al-Qa`ida in Yemen’s 2008 Campaign," by Gregory D. Johnsen
o "The LIFG’s Current Role in the Global Jihad," by Alison Pargeter
o "Al-Qa`ida’s Finances: Evidence of Organizational Decline?" by Matthew Levitt
o "The UK’s Experience in Counter-Radicalization," by James Brandon
o "AQIM’s Expanding Internationalist Agenda," by Andrew Black
o "Nanomanagement: A Challenge to Those Combating Terrorism," by Major Tommy Sowers, U.S. Army
o "After Action Report: Politics 101 for Small Units in Counter-Insurgency," by Jeremy Gwinn, U.S. Army

Committee on the Present Danger
· Atomic Fissures In Iran: The Case for Public Diplomacy http://www.committeeonthepresentdanger.org/IranUpdate/Archive/AtomicFissuresInIranThecaseforpublicdiplo/tabid/807/Default.aspx

Congress. House Armed Services Committee
· Agency Stovepipes vs Strategic Agility: Lessons We Need to Learn from Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan http://armedservices.house.gov/pdfs/Reports/PRT_Report.pdf

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=8990&type=1
· Growing Disparities in Life Expectancy http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9104&type=1
· Policy Options for the Housing and Financial Markets http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9078&type=1
· A Review of CBO's Activities in 2007 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9068&type=1

Council on Foreign Relations
· Access to Justice in China http://www.cfr.org/publication/15745/access_to_justice_in_china.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2Fby_type%2Fbackgrounder
· Economic Challenges for Climate Change Policy http://www.cfr.org/publication/16009/economic_challenges_for_climate_change_policy.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2Fby_type%2Fbackgrounder
· Smart Countries, Foolish Choices http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/CGS_WorkingPaper_1.pdf

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
· "These Young Men Show No Respect for Local Customs" http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/details.cfm?lng=en&id=48331

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· Letter Report: DHS Needs to Priortize Its Cyber Assets http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-31_Mar08.pdf
· The Removal of a Canadian Citizen to Syria http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-18_Mar08.pdf

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
· Kosovo: The View from Serbia http://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/kosovo.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Combating Terrorism: The United States Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Destroy the Terrorist Threat and Close the Safe Haven in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08622.pdf
· Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Pending Legislation Would Apply U.S.
· Defense Management: Observations on DOD's FY 2009 Budget Request for Corrosion Prevention and Control http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08663r.pdf
· Defense Travel System: Overview of Prior Reported Challenges Faced by DOD in Implementation and Utilization http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08649t.pdf
· Department of Defense: Observations on the National Industrial Security Program http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08695t.pdf
· Drinking Water: The District of Columbia and Communities Nationwide Face Serious Challenges in Their Efforts to Safeguard Water Supplies. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08687t.pdf
· Freedom of Information Act: Agencies Are Making Progress in Reducing Backlog, but Additional Guidance Is Needed http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08344.pdf
· Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Strengthening the Use of Risk Management Principles in Homeland Security http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08627sp.pdf
· Homeland Security: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Address Some Challenges Faced by State and Local Fusion Centers http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08636t.pdf
· Homeland Defense: Steps Have Been Taken to Improve U.S. Northern Command's Coordination with States and the National Guard Bureau, but Gaps Remain http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08252.pdf
· Homeland Defense: U.S. Northern Command Has Made Progress but Needs to Address Force Allocation, Readiness Tracking Gaps, and Other Issues. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08251.pdf
· Immigration Law to the CNMI with a Transition Period http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08466.pdf
· Transportation Security: Efforts to Strengthen Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Continue to Progress, But More Work Remains. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08651t.pdf

Henry L. Stimson Center
· Vulnerability of Research Reactors to Attack http://www.stimson.org/southasia/pdf/Saleem%20Zafar%20Paper.pdf

Heritage Foundation
· The Bush-Brown White House Meeting: A Chill in the Special Relationship? http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/upload/wm_1892.pdf
· Losing Latin America? A Protectionist Congress Is Destroying U.S. Credibility http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/upload/wm_1890.pdf
· Moving Forward to Secure the Border. Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandSecurity/upload/wm_1894.pdf
· Private Faith, Big Government: Understanding the Impact of Marginalizing Religion http://www.heritage.org/Research/Religion/upload/bg_2123.pdf
· Stalling the Colombia FTA: A Major Blow to U.S. Public Diplomacy http://www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/upload/wm_1893.pdf
· The War in Afghanistan: More Help Needed http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/upload/bg_2124.pdf

Human Rights Watch
· Coercion and Intimidation of Child Soldiers to Participate in Violence http://hrw.org/backgrounder/2008/crd0408/crd0408web.pdf
· Olympic Corporate Sponsors: Rhetoric and Reality http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/16/china18573.htm
· Denied Status, Denied Education: Children of North Korean Women in China http://hrw.org/reports/2008/northkorea0408/northkorea0408webwcover.pdf

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
· After the Surge: Next Steps in Iraq? http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strforum/SF230/SF230.pdf
· Choosing War: The Decision to Invade Iraq and Its Aftermath http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Occasional_Papers/OP5.pdf

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
· Briefing notes from February 2008 IAEA Meeting regarding Iran's Nuclear Program http://www.isis-online.org/publications/iran/IAEA_Briefing_Weaponization.pdf

International Crisis Group
· Assessing the Overall Security Situation in Afghanistan [Speech] http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5396&l=1
· The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes [Speech] http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5397&l=1
· Sudan's Multifaceted Crisis [Speech] http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5392&l=1

Lexington Institute
· Buying Weapons: A Reform Agenda for the Next President http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1253.shtml

National Security Archive (GWU)
· U.S. Reconnaissance Satellites: Domestic Targets http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB229/index.htm

Parameters
Spring 2008, v. 38, no. 1 http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/08spring/contents3.htm
**“Revolt of the Generals: A Case Study in Professional Ethics” by Martin L. Cook
**“The Limits of American Generalship: The JCS’s Strategic Advice in Early Cold War Crises” by Wade Markel
**“The Mythical Shia Crescent” by Pat Proctor
**“Meddling in the Markets: Foreign Manipulation” by Felix K. Chang and Jonathan Goldman
**“China through Arab Eyes: American Influence in the Middle East” by Chris Zambelis and Brandon Gentry
**“The Strategic Importance of Central Asia: An American View” by Stephen Blank

Pew Global Attitudes Project
· Where Trust is High, Crime and Corruption are Low: Since Communism's Fall, Social Trust Has Fallen in Eastern Europe http://pewresearch.org/pubs/799/global-social-trust-crime-corruption

Proteus USA [Army War College]
55 Trends Series
· v. 1. no. 2 [February 2008]
o Now Shaping the Future of Terrorism http://www.carlisle.army.mil/proteus/docs/55-terror.pdf
· v. 1, no. 1 [February 2008]
o Now Shaping the Future of Policing http://www.carlisle.army.mil/proteus/docs/55-policing.pdf

RAND
· Comparing Alternative U.S. Counterterrorism Strategies: Can Assumption-Based Planning Help Elevate the Debate? http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/2008/RAND_DB548.pdf
· Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG720.pdf
· Invisible Wounds of War: Summary and Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG720.1.pdf
· Performance Evaluation and Army Recruiting http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG562.pdf
· Perspectives on the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism [testimony] http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2008/RAND_CT304.pdf
· Post-Deployment Stress: What You Should Know, What You Can Do http://rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/2008/RAND_CP534-2008-03.pdf
· Post-Deployment Stress: What Families Should Know, What Families Can Do http://rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/2008/RAND_CP535-2008-03.pdf

Refugees International
· Uprooted and Unstable: Meeting Urgent Humanitarian Needs in Iraq http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/publication/detail/10570

Strategic Studies Institute
· Baloch Nationalism and the Geopolitics of Energy Resources: The Changing Context of Separatism in Pakistan http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB853.pdf
· The Evolution of U.S. Turkish Relations in a Transatlantic Context http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB861.pdf
· Precision in the Global War on Terror: Inciting Muslims Through the War on Ideas http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=843

United Nations University (UNU)
· Can we Eradicate Hunger? http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/details.cfm?lng=en&id=48000

US Institute of Peace
· Building for Peace [new website] http://www.usip.org/building/
· Kenya: Setting the Stage for Durable Peace? http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0415_kenya.html