Friday's Miscellany 06-20-2008

Air University Press. Drew Paper Series
· No. 1 - The Rise of Air Mobility and Its Generals http://aupress.maxwell.af.mil/Drew_Papers/DP01Lenderman.pdf
· No. 2 -- Ideas in Arms: The Relationship of Kinetic and Ideological Means in America’s Global War on Terror http://aupress.maxwell.af.mil/Drew_Papers/DP02Torkelson.pdf

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
· Terrorists Shouldn't Profit From Their Crimes http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.28167,filter.all/pub_detail.asp

Brookings Institute
· Ethnic Minority Elites in China’s Party-State Leadership: An Empirical Assessment http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2008/summer_china_li.aspx
· Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2008/06_foreign_aid_easterly.aspx

Center for a New American Security
· Pivot Point: New Directions for American Security http://www.cnas.org/june2008/

Center for American Progress
· Negotiating a Neverending War http://www.americanprogressaction.org/progressreport/2008/06/pr20080616

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
· Classified Funding in the FY 2009 Defense Budget Request http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/U.20080618.Classified_Funding/U.20080618.Classified_Funding.pdf
· Range, Persistence, Stealth, and Networking: The Case for a Carrier-Based Unmanned Combat Air System http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/R.20080618.Range_Persistence_/R.20080618.Range_Persistence_.pdf

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Confused and Mean-Spirited U.S. Handling of Immigration Problems http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/issues200806.pdf
· Effectively Interrogating Terrorism Suspects: Lessons From the Field—Senior Level Interrogators Discuss What Works [Audio] http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_events/task,view/id,1703/
· Managing the Next Domestic Catastrophe: A Beyond Goldwater-Nichols Phase 4 Report http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080606_managingthenextdomesticcatastrophe.pdf
· Middle East Notes and Comment: Another Way with Iran http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/0608_menc.pdf
· The U.S.-Russia Civil Nuclear Agreement: A Framework for Cooperation http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080522-einhorn-u.s.-russia-web.pdf

Combating Terrorism Center
· CTC Sentinel, June 2008, v. 1, no. 7 http://www.ctc.usma.edu/sentinel/CTCSentinel-Vol1Iss7.pdf
o "Al-Qa`ida in Iraq: Lessons from the Mosul Security Operation" by Michael Knights
o "The Taliban Consolidate Control in Pakistan's Tribal Regions" by Muhammad Amir Rana
o "The Demise of the Abu Sayyaf Group in the Southern Philippines" by Zachary Abuza
o "When to Confront Mahdists: A Challenge for the U.S. Military" by Reidar Visser
o "A Global Counter-Insurgency Campaign Plan for the War on Terror" by Colonel James H. Johnson, U.S. Army

Commonwealth Institute - Project on Defense Alternatives
· Quickly, Carefully, and Generously: The Necessary Steps for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq http://www.comw.org/pda/fulltext/taskforceresponsiblewithdrawal.pdf

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· The Long-Term Budget Outlook and Options for Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9385&type=1
· Opportunities to Increase Efficiency in Health Care http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9384&type=1
· Options for Offsetting the Economic Impact on Low- and Moderate-Income Households of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9319&type=1

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· OIG-08-27 - Status Report on Open Recommendations to DHS Components http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-27_Feb08.pdf
· OIG-08-60 - Logistics Information Systems Need to Be Strengthened at the Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-60_May08.pdf
· OIG-08-61 - DHS Must Address Internet Protocol Version 6 Challenges http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-61_May08.pdf

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· China’s Legal Encounter with the West http://www.fpri.org/footnotes/1308.200806.delisle.chinalegalencounterwest.html
· Honest Abe: Abraham Lincoln and the Moral Character http://www.fpri.org/footnotes/1316.200806.howe.honestabemoralcharacter.html

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Afghanistan Security: Further Congressional Action May Be Needed to Ensure Completion of a Detailed Plan to Develop and Sustain Capable Afghan National Security Forces http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08661.pdf
· Afghanistan Security: U.S. Efforts to Develop Capable Afghan Police Forces Face Challenges and Need a Coordinated, Detailed Plan to Help Ensure Accountability http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08883t.pdf
· Defense Infrastructure: High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Communities Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08665.pdf
· Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08518.pdf and http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08899t.pdf
· Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08836r.pdf
· Higher Education: United States' and Other Countries' Strategies for Attracting and Funding International Students http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08878t.pdf
· Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Hamper Its Ability to Protect Federal Facilities http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08683.pdf
· Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns About Protection of Federal Facilities http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08897t.pdf
· Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns About Protection of Federal Facilities http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08914t.pdf
· Intellectual Property: Leadership and Accountability Needed to Strengthen Federal Protection and Enforcement http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08921t.pdf
· Maritime Security: National Strategy and Supporting Plans Were Generally Well-Developed and Are Being Implemented http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08672.pdf
· Privacy: Agencies Should Ensure That Designated Senior Officials Have Oversight of Key Functions http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08603.pdf
· Privacy: Alternatives Exist for Enhancing Protection of Personally Identifiable Information http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08536.pdf
· Privacy: Congress Should Consider Alternatives for Strengthening Protection of Personally Identifiable Information http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08795t.pdf

Heritage Foundation
· American Companies, Taiwan, and U.S. Anti-boycott Law http://www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/wm1962.cfm
· Beltway-Centric Approach to Disaster Response Is a Recipe for Disaster http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandSecurity/wm1960.cfm
· Critics of Nuclear Power's Costs Miss the Point http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm1961.cfm
· Discussion of the Costs of the Iraq War http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/tst062008a.cfm
· Electronic Travel Authorization: Important for Safer and More Secure Overseas Travel http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandSecurity/wm1964.cfm
· Opening America's Waters to Energy Production: A Positive Step in the Fight Against High Energy Prices http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm1963.cfm
· Paying for America's All-Volunteer Military: Reform Is Not a Dirty Word http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/bg2144.cfm
· Taiwan's "Unsettled" International Status: Preserving U.S. Options in the Pacific http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/bg2146.cfm
· U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Relationship http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandSecurity/tst061708a.cfm

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
· Text of Latest Diplomatic Offer to Iran http://www.isis-online.org/publications/iran/Diplomatic_Offer_16June2008.pdf

International Crisis Group
· Beyond the Fragile Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Averting New War http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5490&l=1
· Bolivia: Rescuing the New Constitution and Democratic Stability http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5499&l=1
· Egypt’s Muslim Brothers: Confrontation or Integration? http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5487&l=1
· Indonesia: Communal Tensions in Papua http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5485&l=1

International Relations and Security Network
· The Burdens of Secrecy http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=19098
· EUFOR: Damned Either Way http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19103
· Exporting the Asian Miracle to Africa http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19087
· Intel Brief: Cybercrime Gets Political http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19097
· Iraq's KRG: Managing political Islam http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19107
· Nord Stream: Environment vs Energy http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19092
· Philippines: 'Waging peace' in Sulu http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=19101
· Somalia: Business as Usual http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19100

Jamestown Foundation
· Arms for Asymmetric Warfare: Turkey's Arms Industry in the 21st Century http://jamestown.org/docs/Jamestown-McGregorTurkishArmsIndustry.pdf

Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
· In Doubt for the Monarchy: Autocratic Modernization in Saudi-Arabia http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/details.cfm?id=55981

Pew global Attitudes Project
· Global Economic Gloom - China and India Notable Exceptions: Some Positive Signs for U.S. Image http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=260

Physicians for Human Rights
· Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical Evidence of Torture by the US http://brokenlives.info/

Rand
· A Comparison of the Health Systems in China and India http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2008/Rand_OP212.pdf
· Three Papers in International Health Policy: Modeling the Links Between Economics and Epidemiology http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2008/Rand_RGSD231.pdf

Strategic Studies Institute
· State of the U.S. Military Reserve Components http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=874
· Wars of Ideas and the War of Ideas http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=866

US Air Force
· Air Force Blue Ribbon Review of Nuclear Weapons Policies and Procedures [downgraded from FOUO] http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/doctrine/usaf/BRR-2008.pdf

US Climate Change Science Program
· Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate: Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific Islands http://downloads.climatescience.gov/sap/sap3-3/sap3-3-final-all.pdf

US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
· World Refugee Survey 2008 http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=2114&subm=179&area=Investigate

US Institute of Peace
· Colombia's Crossroads: The FARC and the Future of the Hostages http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0617_colombia_farc.html
· Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr206.html
· Why We Should Still Study the Cuban Missile Crisis http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr205.html

Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Determinants of a U.S. Drawdown http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1163
· Domestic and Regional Politics Delay U.S.-Iraqi Security Agreement http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2905
· Emerging Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Middle East http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=397
· Israel: Challenges at Home and Abroad http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=398 · Israel and America at Sixty: The Strategic Partnership at a Crossroads http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=400
· The Last Resort: Consequences of Preventive Military Action against Iran http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/download.php?file=PolicyFocus84.pdf
· Prospects for the Bush Administration's Unfinished Business in the Middle East http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=401
· Reconciling with Hamas? Abbas's Hedge Against a Failed Peace Process http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2904