Friday's Miscellany 6-11-2010

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)
· Corrupting the State or State-Crafted Corruption?: Exploring the Nexus between Corruption and Subnational Governance
· THe WOLEsi Jirga in 2010: Pre-election Politics and the Appearance of Opposition

Africa Center for Strategic Studies
· Lessons Learned from Peace Operations in Africa Misinterpreting Ethnic Conflicts in Africa
· Navies versus Coast Guards: Defining the Roles of African Maritime Security Forces
· U.S. Security Engagement in Africa

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)
· Issue Brief #35: Anything But SWIFT: Why Data Sharing is Still a Problem for the EU

Amnesty International
· As If Hell Fell On Me
· From Promises to Delivery – Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the Millennium Development Goals
· From Protest to Prison – Iran One Year After the Election

Asian Development Bank
· Dealing with Multiple Currencies in Transitional Economies: The Scope for Regional Cooperation in Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam
· Designing and Implementing Grievance Redress Mechanisms: A Guide for Implementors of Transport Projects in Sri Lanka
· Law and Policy Reform Policy Brief No. 2: Empowering People After Natural Disasters: Lessons from the Post-tsunami Legal Assistance, Governance, and Anticorruption Project in Sri Lanka

Atlantic Council
· International Maritime Safety and Security Exchange Operationalizing the Comprehensive Approach
· Reforming and Modernizing NATO Defense Education

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
· Special Report Issue 32 - A Case for Collaboration: Enhancing the Development Outcomes of Australian Resource Companies' Operations Overseas

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
· Iran Update, no. 143, 11 June 2010

Brookings Institute
· Changing the Channel: Egypt's Evolving Media Landscape and Its Role in Domestic Politics
· The Economics of Infrastructure in a Globalized World: Issues, Lessons and Future Challenges
· Improving Science and Technology Innovation in the United States
· The Russia Factor in Transatlantic Relations and New Opportunities for US-EU-Russia Cooperation
· US Nuclear and Extended Deterrence: Considerations and Challenges

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
· Contracting in Conflicts: The Path to Reform Crafting a New Vision: A New Era of US-Indonesia Relations · Restraint: Recalibrating American Strategy
· Rhetoric and Reality: Countering Terrorism in the Age of Obama
· Sustaining Security: How Natural Resources Influence National Security
· To Serve the Nation: US Special Operations Forces in an Era of Persistent Conflict

Center for American Progress
· Building a U.S. Coast Guard for the 21st Century
· Less Is More: Sensible Defense Cuts to Boost Sustainable Security

Center for Global Development
· Using Incentives to Prevent HIV Infections

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
· The Afghan War: A Campaign Overview
· The Afghan War: Metrics, Narratives, and Winning the War
· Cost and Time Overruns for Major Defense Acquisition Programs
· Earth Observation for Climate Change
· Middle East Notes and Comment: The Real Threat
· Reforming ANSF Metrics
· Regime Change in Japan: Take Two
· Transnational Threats Update May 2010, v.8, no. 3

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
· The G20 and the Post-Crisis Economic Order
· Leadership and the Global Governance Agenda: Three Voices
· Making the G20 Summit Process Work: Some Proposals for Improving Effectiveness and Legitimacy

Century for Survey Research (Uni of Virginia)
· Population Behaviors in Dirty Bomb Attack Scenarios: A Survey of the National Capital Region

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Silk Road Studies Program
· The Key to Success in Afghanistan: A Modern Silk Road Strategy

Chatham House
· Sustainable Energy Security: Strategic Risks and Opportunities for Business

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· Hearings
o Interagency National Security Reform: Pragmatic Steps Towards a More Integrated Future [June 9, 2010]

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· Human Rights and Democracy Assistance: Increasing the Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid
· Thailand: The Path Toward Reconciliation
· Women as Agents of Change: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee
· Assessing the Strength of Hezbollah Strategic Arms Control and National Security (Treaty Doc. 111-5)

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· HR 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
· Monthly Budget Review, May 2010

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
· The Lengthening List of Iran Sanctions
· Reducing U.S. Oil Consumption
· Terrorism Havens: Somalia

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
· DoD Congressional Budget Data
o FY2011 HASC (House Report 111-491)
o FY2011 SASC (Senate Report 111-201)

Democratic Voice of Burma
· Nuclear Related Activities in Burma
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
· D-2010-060 Drawdown and Reset of Equipment in Iraq - Operation Clean Sweep

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· Stronger Security Controls Needed on Active Directory Systems

Department of State
· Background Notes - Pakistan [updated June 9, 2010]

Department of the Army Inspector General [Arlington Cemetery]
· Army Directive 2010-04 - Enhancing the Operations and Oversight of the Army National Cemeteries Program
· Official Reprimand
· Report of Investigation Arlington National Cemetery
· Special Inspection of Arlington National Cemetery: Final Report

Foundation for Defense of Democracies
· The Afghanistan - Pakistan Theater: Militant Islam, Security & Stability

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Aviation Safety: Improved Data Quality and Analysis Capabilities Are Needed as FAA Plans a Risk-Based Approach to Safety Oversight, GAO-10-414
· Defense Inventory: Defense Logistics Agency Needs to Expand on Efforts to More Effectively Manage Spare Parts, GAO-10-469
· Depot Maintenance: Improved Strategic Planning Needed to Ensure That Navy Depots Can Meet Future Maintenance Requirements, GAO-10-585
· Military Readiness: Navy Needs to Reassess Its Metrics and Assumptions for Ship Crewing Requirements and Training, GAO-10-592
· National Security: Key Challenges and Solutions to Strengthen Interagency Collaboration, GAO-10-822T [testimony]

Heritage Foundation
· Action Needed on Chavez, Democracy, and Trade: Secretary of State Clinton Visits Latin America Again
· American Power Act: Oil Spill Does Not Justify Wrecking the Economy
· Border Security: The Heritage Foundation Recommendations
· Budget Cuts Could Harm Navy
· The Gaza Flotilla Incident: UN Inquiry Will Be an Anti-Israel Farce
· Homeland Security: The Heritage Foundation Recommendations
· The Misleading Messages from the Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference
· US Defense Spending: The Mismatch Between Plans and Resources
· US China Cooperation: Strengthening the US Hand

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)
· Nuclear Disarmament A Way Forward
· Promises, Compromises and a Tie-Breaker: NPT RevCon 2010 was an Otiose Event
· South Asia Trends, May 24-June 6, 2010, v. 1, no. 3

Institute for Economics and Peace
· Global Peace Index 2010

Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
· Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 2010, v. 4, no. 1
o SPECIAL ISSUE ON CYBERSECURITY
o The Past, Present, and Future of Cybersecurity
o Cybersecurity Strategy: A Primer for Policy Makers and Those on the Front Line
o History Repeats Itself: The 60-Day Cyberspace Policy Review in Context
o Offensive Cyber Operations and the Use of Force
o Cyber Threats and the Law of War
o Will There Be Cybersecurity Legislation?
o Cybersecurity and Freedom on the Internet
o Square Legal Pegs in Round Cyber Holes: The NSA, Lawfulness, and the Protection of Privacy Rights and Civil Liberties in Cyberspace
o Congress’s Role in Cyber Warfare
o National Cyber Doctrine: The Missing Link in the Application of American Cyber Power
o U.S. International Policy for Cybersecurity: Five Issues That Won’t Go Away
o A Comparative Study of the Information Security Policies of Japan and the United States
o Foundational Questions Regarding the Federal Role in Cybersecurity

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
· Assessing Chinese Military Transparency (China Strategic Perspective #1) Strategic Forum 257 - Somalia’s Endless Transition: Breaking the Deadlock

Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
· Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimising Migration’s Economic and Social Impacts

Institute for Security Studies
· Nature and Extent of Environmental Crime in Sudan
· Zimbabwe: Are Targeted Sanctions Smart Enough? On the Efficacy of International Restrictive Measures

Institute for the Study of War
· Afghanistan - Order of Battle [updated June 10, 2010]
· Fact Sheet: Update 2 - Government Formation In Iraq
· Iraq - Order of Battle [updated June 10, 2010]
· Will the Marines Push Into Northern Helmand?

International Crisis Group
· South Ossetia: The Burden of Recognition

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
· Banking Efficiency and Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
· Beyond Aid: How Much Should African Countries Pay to Borrow?
· Current Account Imbalances in the Southern Euro Area

International Relations and Security Network
· Al-Qaeda Turns to Mafia Tactics in Mosul
· East African Unity, Take II
· Is Taiwan Moving Toward Finlandization?
· Nepal: Maoists' Lock, India's Door
· Opportunity Knocks in N Korea
· Uganda Eyes New Oil Future
· UN Backs New Iran Sanctions

Jamestown Foundation
· China Brief, June 11, 2010, v. 10, no. 12
o Premier Wen's Four-nation Tour: A “Responsible Leadership Role”?
o China’s Growing Maritime HA/DR Capabilities
o U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue: Not Exactly a "Dialogue"
o The China-Pakistan Reactor Deal and Asia's Nuclear Energy Race
· Terrorism Monitor, June 12, 2010, v. 8, no. 23
o Attacks on the Ahmadiya in Lahore Reveal Growth of the Punjabi Taliban
o Al-Qaeda after al-Yazid: Coping with the American Drone Offensive
o Iran Integrates the Concept of the "Soft War" into Its Strategic Planning

Lowy Institute
· Will the Afghan Government's Reintegration and Reconciliation Efforts Bring Peace to Afghanistan? [Afghan Voices series]
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National Academies Press
· Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use The Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise: Innovative Strategies to Enhance Products from Discovery Through Approval: Workshop Summary [free download - registration required]
· Regionalizing Emergency Care: Workshop Summary [free download - registration required]

National Drug Intelligence Center
· 2010 National Drug Threat Assessment

National Security Archive
· Landmark Conviction in Colombia's Palace of Justice Case

NATO
· NATO 2020: Assured Security; Dynamic Engagement - Analysis and Recommendations of the Group of experts on a New Strategic Concept for NATO

NATO Defense College
· The Moscow Metro Bombings and Terrorism in Russia

New York State Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings
· Reducing Inherent Danger: Report of the Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings

Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes
· Connections, the Quarterly Journal, Spring 2010, v. 9, no. 2
o Medvedev’s Proposals for a New European Security Order: A Starting Point or the End of the Story?
o Private Security Companies and the Imperfect Reach of the United States Criminal Justice System
o "Small States and (In)Security: A Comparison of Ireland and Slovenia
o Evolution of Russian Conceptual and Political Models of High Technology Cooperation
o Evolving Insurgency and India’s Counter-Insurgency Option
o The Comprehensive Approach: An Effective Tool in the Pursuit of National Security and Defense Interests?
o GAO Report on Afghanistan Drug Control

Pew Internet & American Life Project
· The Future of Cloud Computing
· Neighbors Online

Physicians for Human Rights
· Experiments in Torture: Human Subject Research and Experimentation in the “Enhanced" Interrogation Program

Project 2049 Institute
· Evolving Aerospace Trends in the Asia-Pacific Region Implications for Stability in the Taiwan Strait and Beyond

Project on Defense Alternatives, Sustainable Defense Task Force
· Debt, Deficits, and Defense – A Way Forward

Rand
· Developing an Army Strategy for Building Partner Capacity for Stability Operations
· The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test: Validity, Fairness, and Bias

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
· China’s Soft Power in South Asia
· Do Stated Goals Matter? Regional Institutions in East Asia and the Dynamic of Unstated Goals
· “Muscular” versus “Liberal” Secularism and the Religious Fundamentalist Challenge in Singapore
· Reform of the International Financial Architecture: How Can Asia Have a Greater Impact in the G20?

Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff Freedom of Information Reading Rooms
· Active Duty Military Death Casualties in the Unit - January 1, 2002 -Present (April 1, 2010)
· Worldwide U.S. Active Duty Military Casualty Death 2001 – Present (April 10, 2010)

Security Council Report
· Update Report on Iran, June 8, 2010, no. 2

Small Wars Journal
· Dispatch: Gobar Gas
· The Need for the Return of History: Why Studying History and Human Motivations is the Key to the Future of Warfare
· Serving Pork Chops at a Bar Mitzvah: Some Thoughts on Aid in COIN Operations
· Tribal Engagement and the Heavy History of Counterinsurgency Light
· Tribes and Afghanistan: Choosing More Appropriate Tools to Understand the Population

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
· Hearing on “Evaluating China’s Past and Future Role in the World Trade Organization” [June 9, 2010]

US Court of Military Appeals
· Annual Report of the Code Committee on Military Justice

US Institute of Peace (USIP)
· Iran's Youth: The Protests Are Not Over
· A New Kind of Balkans Drama
· On the Issues: Iran Sanctions

Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· An Ambush at Sea: Understanding the Gaza Flotilla Operation Hamas Outreach: Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood in Crisis One Year after a Rigged Election: Iran's Introverted Politics
Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC)
· Cyber Warfare: Understanding the Threat to Weapons Systems

White House
· Fact Sheet on the new UN Security Council Sanctions on Iran Fact Sheet on U.S. Assistance to the West Bank and Gaza