Friday's Miscellany 11-21-2008

Air Force Space Command
High Frontier, November 2008, Vol. 5, No. 1 "Space Protection"
· Work Worth Doing by US Representative Terry Everett
· First Steps Towards a Strategic Position by Dr. Andrew W. Palowitch
· The Challenge of Protecting Space Capabilities by Dr. Wanda M. Austin
· Promoting the Safe and Responsible Use of Space: Toward a 21st Century Transparency Framework by Maj Patrick A. Brown
· Components of a Space Assurance Strategy by Mr. Samuel Black
· Probability of Survival by Col Lee W. Rosen and Lt Col Carol P. Welsch
· Moving Beyond SSA: An Attribution Architecture for Space Control by Maj Wallace “Rhet” Turnbull
· Fractionated Satellites: Changing the Future of Risk and Opportunity for Space Systems by Mr. Naresh Shah and Dr. Owen C. Brown
· Space Situational Awareness Architecture Assessment by Mr. Phillip D. Bowen and Mr. Clifton Spier
· Action-based Approach for Space Protection by Mr. Steven Prebeck and Mr. Kenneth Chisolm
· Walking the Walk, Integrating Space Effects Planning into Ground Operations Now by Lt Col Stuart A. Pettis
· Are you a Sam or a Courtney? By Lt Col Robert J. Vercher and Lt Col Andrew S. Kovich

American Enterprise Institute
· The U.S.-Japanese Alliance in a New Era

American Security Project
· Avoiding Another Cold War: The Case for Collaboration with China
· Beyond Domestic Law: Creating an International Legal Regime to Defeat Violent Jihadists · Reclaiming the Legal High Ground: Suggestions for the Incoming Administration
· Restoring the Rule of Law to American National Security and Foreign Policy

Amnesty International
· Counting the Civilian Cost of the Georgia-Russia Conflict
· Ugandan Government Must Establish Reparations Programme for War Victims

Atlantic Council
· Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World

Barry McCaffrey
· North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command After Action Report

Brookings Institution
· Al-Qa`ida’s Presence and Influence in Lebanon
· China's "New" Energy Administration
· Syria Seeks Change: On Its Own Terms

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
· The Dilemma of the Yemeni Detainees at Guantanamo Bay
· The President's Role in National Security Teams

Center for American Progress
· Chemical Security 101: What You Don’t Have Can’t Leak, or Be Blown Up by Terrorists · Orienting the 2009 Nuclear Posture Review: A Roadmap
· Partnership for Progress: Advancing a New Strategy for Prosperity and Stability in Pakistan and the Region
· The Price of Prevention: Getting Ahead of Global Crises

Center for Defense Information (CDI)
· Afghanistan Update: October 2008
· Missile Defense Update #8

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment (CSBA)
· An Army at the Crossroads
· Slides: Army
· Special Operation Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities
· Slides: SOF
· The US Marine Corps: Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century
· Slides: Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Defense Procurement by Paralysis: Costly Mortgages for the Next Administration
· The Iraq War: Progress in the Fighting and Security
· The NATO-Russia Relationship: Defining Moment or Deja Vu?
· USCENTCOM and the Future: Establishing the Right Strategic Priorities
· Violence in the North Caucasus: Trends Since 2004

Century Foundation
· Breaking Down Walls: Overcoming Institutional Barriers in Infrastructure Investment

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
· Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Guidance for 2008-2009

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
CTC Sentinel, v.1, no. 12 (November 2008)
· “The Dilemma of the Yemeni Detainees at Guantanamo Bay” by Gregory Johnson & Chris Boucek
· “Al-Qa`ida’s Presence and Influence in Lebanon” by Bilal Y. Saab
· “U.S. Cross-Border Raid Highlights Syria’s Role in Islamic Militancy” by Anonymous
· “Afghanistan’s Hear of Darkness: Fighting the Taliban in Kunar Province” by Brian Glyn Williams
· “Al-Qa`ida’s Changing Outlook on Pakistan” by Jarret Brachman
· “Violent Trends in Algeria Since 9/11” by Hanna Rogan
· “Interview with a Former Terrorist: Nasir Abbas’ Deradicalization Work in Indonesia” by Nick O’Brien
· “Shi`a Leaders Disagree on Integration of Sons of Iraq into Army” by Reidar Visser

Congress. House Armed Service Committee
· Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military: DOD's Challenge in Today's Educational Environment

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Background Paper: The Outlook for Housing Starts, 2009 to 2012
· S. 3689, Economic Recovery Act of 2008 [cost estimates of the bill]

Council on Foreign Relations
· Defense Spending During Economic Crisis
· Financial Crisis May Worsen Poverty in China, India
· U.S. Security Agreements and Iraq

Department of Defense
· National Resource Directory

Department of Homeland Security
· National Infrastructure Advisory Council Critical Infrastructure Partnership Strategic Assessment Final Report and Recommendations

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· OIG-09-03 - DHS' Plan for Implementing Secure Systems of Transportation http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_09-03_Oct08.pdf

Director of National Intelligence
· Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World

Foreign Policy Research Institute
· Memory, Apologies, and International Reconciliation

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Approaches to Mitigate Freight Congestion GAO-09-163R
· Contract Management: DOD Developed Draft Guidance for Operational Contract Support but Has Not Met All Legislative Requirements GAO-09-114R
· Defense Acquisitions: Status of the Safety, Performance, and Reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System GAO-09-189R
· Defense Acquisitions: Timely and Accurate Estimates of Costs and Requirements Are Needed to Define Optimal Future Strategic Airlift Mix. GAO-09-50
· Department of Homeland Security: A Strategic Approach Is Needed to Better Ensure the Acquisition Workforce Can Meet Mission Needs GAO-09-30
· Department of Homeland Security: Billions Invested in Major Programs Lack Appropriate Oversight GAO-09-29
· Foreign Assistance: State Department Foreign Aid Information Systems Have Improved Change Management Practices but Do Not Follow Risk Management Best Practices. GAO-09-52R
· Health Information Technology: More Detailed Plans Needed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Redesigned BioSense Program GAO-09-100
· International Environmental Oversight: U.S. Agencies Follow Certain Procedures Required by Law, but Have Limited Impact GAO-09-99
· Mandate on the Department of Defense's Contract Award Procedures for Directed Spending Items GAO-09-113R
· Nuclear Safety: Department of Energy Needs to Strengthen Its Independent Oversight of Nuclear Facilities and Operations GAO-09-61

Heritage Foundation
· British Defense Cuts Threaten the Anglo-American Special Relationship
· China Gets Greener? Power and Growth Data Cannot Be Trusted
· Getting the Big Ideas Right: The Strategic Concepts that Helped Achieve Substantial Progress in Iraq
· Reforming U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century

Human Rights Watch
· Fighting Terrorism Fairly and Effectively: Recommendations for President-Elect Barack Obama
· Invisible Civilians: The Challenge of Humanitarian Access in Yemen’s Forgotten War

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· A Brief Guide to the Pelindaba Treaty: Towards Entry-into-Force of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
· ISS Paper 173: The International Criminal Court and Its Work in Africa, Confronting the Myths
· ISS Paper 172: South Africa’s International Criminal Court Act
· ISS Paper 171: Ship Without Sails, Chemical and Biological Weapons Control in Africa
· ISS Paper 170: City Blues. Corruption and Corruption Management in South Africa’s Metropolitan Police Departments
· Monograph No 154: Corruption and Social Grants in South Africa
· Monograph No 153: Corruption et Gouvernance en RDC Durant la Transition (2003-2006) · Monograph No 152: Militianisation of Resource Conflicts: The Case of Land-Based Conflict in the Mount Elgon Region of Western Kenya

International Relations and Security Network
· The Algerian Group Standoff
· An Arms Trade Treaty: In Our Sights or in Our Dreams?
· Hebron: Building Crisis
· Kurdish Unrest Hits the Streets
· A Long Week in Burma

Lexington Institute
· Air Power: The Navy Needs More Super Hornets

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
· NIST NCSTAR 1A: Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
· Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President
· Securing the Bomb, 2008

Pew Internet & American Life Project
· When Technology Fails

RAND
· Chinese Corporate Governance: History and Institutional Framework
· Explaining the Increase in Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers During the Global War on Terror
· Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise
· Rethinking the Reserves
· The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security: Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly

US Institute of Peace
· Consolidating Disarmament: Lessons from Colombia’s Reintegration Program for Demobilized Paramilitaries

UK Parliament
· The Contribution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to ISTAR Capability: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2007-08

US Army War College
Parameters, Autumn 2008, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3
· “Tying US Defense Spending to GDP: Bad Logic, Bad Policy” by Travis Sharp
· “USJFCOM Commander’s Guidance for Effects-based Operations” by James N. Mattis
· “Effects-based Operations: More Important Than Ever” by Tomislav Z. Ruby
· “The Next Wave of Nuclear Proliferation” by Nader Elhefnawy
· “A Concert-Balance Strategy for a Multipolar World” by Michael Lind
· “Contractors: The New Element of Military Force Structure” by Mark Cancian
· “Why Contractor Fatalities Matter” by Steven L. Schooner
· “Global Counterinsurgency: Strategic Clarity for the Long War” by Daniel S. Roper
· “Time for a New Strategy” by William McDonough

U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission
· 2008 Annual Report to Congress

Wisconsin Department of Justice
· Northeast Wisconsin Gang Assessment