Monday, February 23, 2009

Friday's Miscellany 02-20-2009

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
*
Hillary Clinton's North Korea Naivete
*Laptops Are Not the Answer
*
New Insecticides Are Crucial in Battle Against Malaria
*
The Problem with Backing into Policy
*
Samuel P. Huntington, 1927-2008
*
Three Roadblocks on the Road to Health Reform
*
Tough Challenges at the FDA
*
The True Origins of This Financial Crisis

Amnesty International
*
International Community Fails to Protect Darfur
*
Iran: Human Rights in the Spotlight on the 30th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
*Hamas Waged a Deadly Campaign as War Devastated Gaza
*
New Zimbabwe Government Urged to Prioritise Human Rights
*Turkmenistan Fails to Keep Human Rights Promises


Brookings Institution
*
Budget Deficit
*
Designing the Public/Private Partnership: Part 1 What Role for the Taxpayer?
*
East Asia in the Spotlight: Secretary of State Clinton’s First Trip Abroad
*The Economic Crisis and its Impact on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army
*
Hugo Chavez: A Lame Duck no More
*New Approaches to Addressing Long-Term Fiscal Responsibility
*
Resettling Iraq's Four Million Displaced
*
Resources for "Hard Power": The 2010 Budget for Defense, Homeland Security, and Related Programs
*
U.S.-India Relations: Continuity in Change

Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC)
*
Losing the People—the Costs and Consequences of Civilian Suffering in Afghanistan

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
*
Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A Debate
*
Nuclear Energy: Rebirth or Resuscitation?
*Preventing Conflict Over Kurdistan

CATO Institute
*
Health-Status Insurance: How Markets Can Provide Health Security

Center for American Progress
*
Goldilocks and the Recovery Act
*
Health Care in Crisis: 14,000 Losing Coverage Each Day

Center for Defense Information (CDI)
*
A Chronology of Iran's Space Activities
*
Congress Reconsiders Cluster Bomb Protection Bill
*
The Defense Monitor - Volume XXXVIII, No. 1 - January/February 2009, Special Issue: The World At War
*A New Approach Towards Iran for Obama

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
*
New WMD Coordinator Has the Right Stuff, But Will He Have the Right Staff?
*Chart

Center for Security Policy
*
Misguided on Iran
*Towards a New Deterrent

Center for Security Studies (CSS)
*
Nr. 79: Military Planning for European Theatre Conflict during the Cold War
*
Nr. 78: Transatlantic Relations at Stake: Aspects of Nato, 1956-1972

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment (CSBA)
The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow’s Fleet
*
REPORT
*PRESENTATION SLIDES

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
*
Afghanistan & Pakistan on the Brink: Framing U.S. Policy Options
*
Critical Questions: President Obama's Visit to Canada
*
Economic Whiplash in Russia: An Opportunity to Bolster U.S.-Russia Commercial Ties?
*
The Fourth Fleet: A Tool of U.S. Engagement in the Americas
*How Soon is Safe?: Iraqi Force Development and Conditions-Based U.S. Withdrawals
*The Iraq War: Progress in the Fighting and Security
*
Strategic Views on Asian Regionalism: Survey Results and Analysis

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
*
The Case for a Gas Transit Consortium in Ukraine: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
*
Energy Emergency in Kyrgyzstan: Causes and Consequences
*
The Ever-Changing Union: An Introduction to the History, Institutions and Decision-Making Processes of the *European Union
*
Long-Term Energy Security Risks for Europe: A Sector-Specific Approach
*
The Rise of China: Policies of the EU, Russia and the US
*
Russia and its ‘New Security Architecture’ in Europe: A Critical Examination of the Concept

Century Foundation
*
Democracy Promotion in the Middle East and the Obama Administration

Chatham House
*
Forecasting the Recession: The Need for Further Scrutiny

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
CTC Sentinel, February 2009, v. 2, no. 2
“The Debate over Taliban Reconciliation” by Kara L. Bue and John A. Gastright
“Looking Forward: Hizb Allah’s Evolving Strategic Calculations” by Vera L. Zakem
“The Taliban’s Versatile Spokesman: A Profile of Muslim Khan” by Imtiaz Ali
“Exploiting the Fears of Al-Qa`ida’s Leadership” by James J.F. Forest
“A Jihadist’s Course in the Art of Recruitment” by Brian Fishman and Abdullah Warius
“Deconstructing Salafism in Yemen” by Laurent Bonnefoy
“New Government in Thailand Struggles to Defeat Insurgency” by Zachary Abuzza
“After Action Report: COIN Operations in Rutbah, Iraq” by Lieutenant Dan Alldridge

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
*
Addressing U.S. Strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan: Balancing Interests and Resources
*Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies


Congress. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
*
Structuring National Security and Homeland Security at the White House

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
*
A Commander’s View of Stability in Afghanistan
*Eurasian Energy Security
*NATO in Afghanistan
*
The Tricky U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Button
*
War About Terror: Civil Liberties and National Security After 9/11

Department of Defense (DOD)
*
Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
*
D-2009-052 Controls Over Excess Defense Articles Provided to Foreign Governments
*D-2009-054 Identification of Classified Information in Unclassified DoD Systems During the Audit of Internal Controls and Data Reliability in the Deployable Disbursing System

Department of Homeland Security
*
2009 National Infrastructure Protection Plan [NIPP]

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
*
OIG-09-25 - FEMA: In or Out?
*
OIG-09-17 - Annual Report to Congress on States' and Urban Areas' Management of Homeland Security Grant Programs
*
OIG-09-16 - 2007 Debris Removal Pilot Programs and Initiatives

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
*
Hurricane Ike Impact Report

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
*
Iraqi Provincial Election Report
*
Keeping the Balance: U.S. Security Policy in Asia
*
A Tale of Two Crises

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
*
Certificated Expenditures: Executive Office of the President Fiscal Year 2007 Certificated Expenditures Were Used for Authorized Purposes. GAO-09-305
*
Embassy Construction: Additional Actions Are Needed to Address Contractor Participation. GAO-09-48
*New Embassy Construction: Structured Interviews with Construction Firms, an E-supplement to GAO-09-48 - GAO-09-47SP

Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
*
Conflict Barometer

Heritage Foundation
*
The Brown Government Should Stop Mortgaging the Future of Britain's Defenses
*In Defense of Thailand's Democracy
*
North Korea's Missile Gambit
*
Obama's Visit to Canada: Forging Stronger Alliances and Economic Cooperation
*
Secretary Clinton's Asia Trip: Getting China Right
*
U.S.–India Homeland Security Cooperation: Moving Forward

Human Rights Watch
*
"Are You Happy to Cheat Us?": Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers in Russia
*“There is No Protection”: Insecurity and Human Rights in Southern Sudan

Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P)
*
National Cyber Security: Research and Development Challenges Related to Economics, Physical Infrastructure and Human Behavior

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
*
IAEA Report on Iran: Nuclear Weapons Breakout Capability Achieved; Centrifuge Numbers and Low Enriched Uranium Output Steady; No Progress on Other Safeguards Issues

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
*
Situation Report: 11 Feb 2009: Africa 2008–2009: Retrospective Look at the Past Year and Forecast for the New Year

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
*
During Operation Cast Lead, Improvised Grenades Probably Manufactured by Hamas were Found Inside Drug Bottles
*
Evidence from Operation Cast Lead Shows Hamas Uses Mosques to Store Weapons and as Sites Launch Rockets and Mortar Shells
*Israeli Air Force Film Clips and IDF Spokesman Pictures Show Use the Hamas Made of a School for Military Purposes during Operation Cast Lead
*
Oppression of Hamas Opponents in the Gaza Strip

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
*
Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran
*In Focus: IAEA and Iran

International Crisis Group
*
Nepal’s Faltering Peace Process
*
Nurturing Instability: Lebanon's Palestinian Refugee Camps
*
The Philippines: Running in Place in Mindanao

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
*
INCB Report 2008

International Relations and Security Network
*
Bosnia: The Donation Sieve
*
Jordan's Tightrope Walk
*
Letter from Najaf: Shia Stalingrad

Jamestown Foundation
China Brief, February 20, 2009 - Volume IX, Issue 4 - In a Fortnight By L.C. Russell Hsiao
- Beijing Launches Diplomatic Blitz to Steal Obama's Thunder By Willy Lam
- Wang Jiarui’s New Year’s Visit to Pyongyang and China’s New Approach to North Korea By Bonnie S. Glaser and Scott Snyder
- China and Indonesia: Military-security Ties Fail to Gain Momentum By Ian Storey
- The Chinese Armed Forces and Non-Traditional Missions: A Growing Tool of Statecraft By Cynthia A. Watson
Terrorism Focus, February 19, 2009 -- Volume 6, Issue 5
- Jihadis Debate the Poor Response to Bin Laden's Call for Jihad in Gaza
- In the Aftermath of Iraq's Provincial Elections, Part One: A Dangerous Year Ahead for Iraqi Kurds
- In the Aftermath of Iraq's Provincial Elections, Part Two: Shi'a Militancy Takes a Blow from al-Maliki's Mainstream
- Roundup of Kabul Suicide Gang Reveals Ties to Pakistan

Lexington Institute
*
Finish The Job of Modernizing the Radford Army Ammunition Plant

National Academies Press
*
Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System: Interim Report [free download but registration is required]

National Intelligence Council (NIC)
*
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan: Policies on Regional Issues and Support for US Goals in the Middle East *Strategic Implications for Global Health

Peterson Institute
*
09-5: The Future of the Chiang Mai Initiative: An Asian Monetary Fund?
*09-4: Money for the Auto Industry: Consistent with WTO Rules?

Pew Hispanic Center
*
A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal Crime

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
*
Obama Faces Familiar Divisions Over Anti-Terror Policies: No Change in Views of Torture, Warrantless Wiretaps
*On the Economy, Bad News Better Than No News

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
*
FDA's Deadly Gamble with the Safety of Medical Devices

RAND
*
The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society: A Multidisciplinary Look at the Creation of a U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Agency
*
Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
*
In the Middle of the Fight: An Assessment of Medium-Armored Forces in Past Military Operations
*The RAND Corporation Guide for the One Hundred Eleventh Session of the United States Congress

*Reorganizing U.S. Domestic Intelligence: Assessing the Options
*
Neighborhood Effects on Crime and Youth Violence: The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Los Angeles
*
Oversight of the Liberian National Police

Henry L. Stimson Center
*
Export Controls in the United Arab Emirates: A Practical Manifestation of a Strategic Dilemma
*Iraq, its Neighbors, and the Obama Administration: Syrian and Saudi Perspectives

United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan, Human Rights Unit (UNAMA)
*
Afghanistan—Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2008

U.S. Army War College
*
Information as Power
*
v. 3
*
v. 2
*v. 1

U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
*
Securing Afghanistan: Getting on Track

US Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative (COIN)
*
U.S. Government Counterinsurgency Guide

Washington Institute for Near East Policy
*
Israeli Elections Result: Implications for Middle East Peacemaking
*An Obama Policy Toward Turkey: Continuity or Change?
*
The President of Africa

No comments: