Friday's Miscellany 07-03-4008

American Enterprise Institute
· Mugabe Calls Africa's Bluff http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.28231,filter.all/pub_detail.asp
· Policies to Improve the Resiliency of Long-Term Social Security Financing http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.28225,filter.all/pub_detail.asp
· Private Sector and Public Sector Malaria Treatment in Africa http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.28233,filter.all/pub_detail.asp

Amnesty International
· Amnesty International Report 2008 http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng/Homepage
· Mauritania: «Nobody wants to have anything to do with us» : Arrests and collective expulsions of migrants denied entry into Europe http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR38/001/2008/en/ad88667f-46c2-11dd-9dcb-1bbf1ead8744/afr380012008eng.pdf

BASIC
· Another Milestone to Zero: UK Statesmen Call for a World Without Nuclear Weapons http://www.basicint.org/update/zero080630.htm

Brookings Institute
· MetroPolicy for a MetroNation http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2008/06_metropolicy_bradley.aspx
· More Than Just the 123 Agreement: The Future of U.S.-India Relations http://www.brookings.edu/testimony/2008/0625_india_cohen.aspx
· The Pentagon and Autism http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0702_autism_ohanlon.aspx
· The Right Way to Beat Chinese Inflation http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0702_china_economy_woo.aspx

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
· North Korea Hands Over Nuclear Details http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/06-26-08-North-Korea-Transcript.pdf

Center for American Progress
· Humanity as a Weapon of War: Sustainable Security and the Role of the U.S. Military http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/pdf/sustainable_security2.pdf

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
· EU-Russia Relations: Toward a Way Out of Depression http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080701-gomart-eu-russia.pdf
· A Poisoned Chalice? The Crisis in National Security Planning, Programming, and Budgeting http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080630_fy2009_poisoned_chalice.pdf
· U.S.-Russia Strategic Partnership against Nuclear Proliferation: From Declaration to Action http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080627-goldschmidt-usrussiastratpart.pdf

CNN/Opinion Research Corp.
· Poll: Terrorism Fears are Fading http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/02/terrorism.poll/index.html

Commonwealth Institute Report of the Task Force for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq
· Quickly, Carefully, and Generously: The Necessary Steps for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq http://www.comw.org/pda/taskforceresponsiblewithdrawal.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Recent Trends in the Variability of Individual Earnings and Household Income http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9319&type=1

Council on Foreign Relations
· Afghanistan's Struggling Security Services http://www.cfr.org/publication/16691/afghanistans_struggling_security_services.html?breadcrumb=%2F
· Food Prices http://www.cfr.org/publication/16662/price_of_food.html?breadcrumb=%2F
· The Taliban in Afghanistan http://www.cfr.org/publication/10551/taliban_resurgence.html?breadcrumb=%2F
· Tapping Iraq's Oil http://www.cfr.org/publication/16702/tapping_iraqs_oil.html?breadcrumb=%2F

Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General
· OIG-08-52 - ICE Policies Related to Detainee Deaths and the Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-52_Jun08.pdf
· OIG-08-59 - Technical Security Evaluation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Activities at the Chet Holified Federal Building http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIGr_08-59_May08.pdf
· OIG-08-66 - TSA's Administration and Coordination of Mass Transit Security Programs http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-66_Jun08.pdf
· OIG-08-65 - Targeting of Cargo Containers 2008: Review of CBP's Cargo Enforcement Reporting and Tracking System http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-65_Jun08.pdf

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· Elections in the Republic of Korea: Foreign Policy Alternatives Under New Leadership http://www.fpri.org/enotes/200806.steinberg.electionskorea.html
· Preaching Jihad on Welfare: The Story of Abu Qatada http://www.fpri.org/enotes/200806.radu.jihadwelfareabuqatada.html
· Roles, Missions, and Equipment: Military Lessons from Experience in this Decade http://www.fpri.org/enotes/200806.dunlap.militarylessons.html

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08655.pdf
· Defense Acquisitions: A Knowledge-Based Funding Approach Could Improve Major Weapon Systems Program Outcomes http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08619.pdf
· Depot Maintenance: DOD's Report to Congress on Its Public-Private Partnerships at Its Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITEs) Is Not Complete and Additional Information Would Be Useful http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08902r.pdf
· Electronic Payments: Many Programs Electronically Disburse Federal Benefits, and More Outreach Could Increase Use http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08645.pdf
· Nuclear Safety: NRC's Oversight of Fire Protection at U.S. Commercial Nuclear Reactor Units Could Be Strengthened http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08747.pdf
· Nuclear Waste: DOE Lacks Critical Information Needed to Assess Its Tank Management Strategy at Hanford http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08793.pdf
· VA Health Care: Facilities Have Taken Action to Provide Language Access Services and Culturally Appropriate Care to a Diverse Veteran Population http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08535.pdf

Gulf Research Center (GRC)
Security & Terrorism Bulletin, No 8, May 2008
· Maritime Security in the Gulf http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/details.cfm?id=56167
o Protecting Middle East Seaborne Energy Exports by Andrew Forbes
o Maritime Terrorism: A Threat Magnified by Arms Proliferation by Michael Richardson
o US Navy Changing the Rules of Engagement: Maritime Security and ‘Accidental War’ Scenario in the Gulf by Mustafa Alani
o Maritime Confidence-building in the Gulf by Peter Jones
o The Applicability of the Pakistan-India Maritime Cooperation Model in the Gulf Region by Faryal Leghari
o Maritime Confidence-building Measures in South Asia – The Case of India and Pakistan by P K Ghosh

Heritage Foundation
· Colombia and Mexico: Vitally Important U.S. Allies and Trading Partners http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/wm1978.cfm
· Hostage Rescue Major Blow to the FARC: U.S. Support for Colombia Increasingly Effective http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/wm1981.cfm
· The Iraq War Bill Was the Wrong Place to Create a Permanent New Entitlement http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm1976.cfm
· NATO in Afghanistan: A Special Address by the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/hl1092.cfm
· Nuclear Energy: What We Can Learn From Other Nations http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm1977.cfm
· Terrorism, Insurgency, and Drugs Still Threaten America's Southern Flank http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/bg2152.cfm
· Transforming the U.S.-South Korean Alliance http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/bg2155.cfm
· U.S. Should Defy Chinese-Russian Attack on Missile Defense http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/bg2154.cfm

Institute for Intergovernmental Research
· Best Practices to Address Community Gang Problems http://www.iir.com/nygc/publications/gang-problems.pdf

International Crisis Group
· CrisisWatch no. 59, 1 July 2008 http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5528&l=1
· Guinea-Bissau: In Need of a State http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5549&l=1
· Nepal’s Election: A Peaceful Revolution? http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5551&l=1
· Nepal’s New Political Landscape http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5552&l=1
· South Korea's Elections: A Shift to the Right http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5522&l=1

International Relations and Security Network
· ISN Podcasts: The Cyprus Issue http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19153
· Pakistan's Growing Woes in its Wild West http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19143
· Profile: Blackwater Worldwide http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19142
· Trouble in Tajik Mountain Province http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19149
· The World's Water Future http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=19150

Lexington Institute
· Funding Stability: A Proven Cure for Pentagon Disorders http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1287.shtml

National Security Archive
· National Security Archive Guatemala Project http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/guatemala/
· The Nuclear Vault: Resources from the National Security Archive's Nuclear Documentation Project http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/

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

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
· As Gas Prices Pinch, Support for Energy Exploration Rises http://people-press.org/report/433/gas-prices

Rand
· After Saddam: Prewar Planning and the Occupation of Iraq http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG642.pdf
· A Comparison of the Health Systems in China and India http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2008/RAND_OP212.pdf

US Institute of Peace
· Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accession is Not Enough http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0613_bosnia.html
· Opposition Alliances and Democratization in Egypt http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0626_egypt.html

Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Invigorating the U.S.-Turkish Strategic Partnership http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2907
· Thinking about Preventative Military Action against Iran http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2909
· The Unlikely Peace: Prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian Agreement in 2008 http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2908