Friday's Miscellany 03-18-2011

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)• Climate and Energy Policy After the U.S. Midterm Elections: A European Perspective
• Libya in Limbo?
• Not Without America

American Military University (AMU)
• Efficacy and Adoption of Central Web 2.0 and Social Software Tools in the U.S. Intelligence Community [redacted version of a thesis]

Amnesty International
• Nigeria: Loss of Life, Insecurity and Impunity in the Run-up to Nigeria’s Elections
• Parallel Lives: Roma Denied Rights to Housing and Water in Slovenia

Army War College Library
• Regional Study Resources  Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
• Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia: Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
• Trade in Services and Human Development: A First Look at the Links

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
• Long-term Engagement: The Future of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands
• The Next Base? Concerns about Somalia and Yemen

Brookings Institute
• Amid Global Crises, Can Obama Make a Real Impact in Latin America?
• Devastation in Japan: The Aftermath and Implications of the World’s Fifth Largest Earthquake
• Endowed by Their Creator? The Future of Constitutional Personhood
• On Libya, the Contours of the Emerging International Semi-Order

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)
• Libya: A Time for Others in the Region
• Marshall Plan Needed for Middle East: A Policy Update Paper

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
• After Fukushima: Early Implications for Nuclear Industry and Policy Makers
• Arab Reform Bulletin - March 16, 2011 - Demography and Bahrain’s Unrest

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
• Disaster in Japan: Nuclear Energy, the Economy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Center for American Progress
• Japan and Future of U.S. Nuclear Power
• The Origins and Evolution of Progressive Economics
• Seismic Activity and U.S. Nuclear Facilities: What We Need to Learn from the Japanese Earthquake

Center for Security Studies (CSS)
• Nuclear Disarmament: A Slow March on a Long Road
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
• The “After Hillary” Era Concerns Southeast Asia
• DIIG Current Issues No. 23: US Military Aid and Sales to Egypt 
• The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Japanese Nuclear Crisis 
• The March 11 Earthquake: Where Things Stand
• PacNet#16A – The Implications of China’s Active Defense Strategy
• PacNet #17 - AirSea Battle: An Exchange
• Measuring Perceptions About the Pashtun People
• Risk Management in Non-DoD US Government Agencies and the International Community
• Selected Bibliography for Cyber Security
• Stability in the Middle East and North Africa: The Other Side of Security
Centre for Eastern Studies
• Belarus: Harsh Sentences on Participants in December Opposition Demonstrations
• Germany’s Reaction to the Accident at the Nuclear Power Plant in Japan
• Tug-of-war over EU’s Policy Towards Its Neighbours
Centre for Global Development
• The New Bottom Billion: What If Most of the World’s Poor Live in Middle-Income Countries?
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies
• Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, v. 13, no. 1 Fall 2010
o Military Strategy in War and Peace: Introduction
o Strategy, Strategic Leadership and Strategic Control in Ancient Greece
o The Battle of Tannenberg in 1410: Strategic Interests and Tactical Implementation
o Bismarck, Wilhelm II., and German Military Leadership
o Offense, Defence or the Worst of Both Worlds? Soviet Strategy in May-June 1941
o Thoughts on Grand Strategy and the United States in the Twenty-first Century
o Strategic Thinking: The French Case in 1914 (& 1940)
o The Significance of the Balkans as a Strategic-Operational Area for the Bundeswehr
o Military Strategy in War and Peace: Some Conclusions
Chatham House
• Scotland and Wales in Africa: Opportunities for a Coordinated UK Approach to Development
• Somali Investment in Kenya
• The UN Refugee Convention at 60: The Challenge for Europe

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
• 2012 Budget Request from U.S. Cyber Command
• Amphibious Operations 
• Developments in Afghanistan
• FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National Security Space Activities
• Law of War Detention and the President’s Executive Order Establishing Periodic Review Boards for Guantanamo Detainees
• Long-Term Readiness Challenges in the Pacific
• Military Health System Overview and Defense Health Program Cost Efficiencies

• Military Health System Overview and Defense Health Program Cost Efficiencies: A Beneficiary Perspective

• Military Personnel Overview

• Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Tactical Aviation Programs
• Soldier and Marine Equipment for Dismounted Operations

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
• The Agency for International Development and the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Requests and Future Directions in Foreign Assistance
• The Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements: National Security and Foreign Policy Priorities
• The Global Nuclear Revival and U.S. Nonproliferation Policy
Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee
• Ensuring Effective Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for Events Impacting Health Security
• Examining the Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure and the American Economy
• Strengthening the Border – Finding the Right Mix of Personnel, Infrastructure and Technology

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee
• Oversight Hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee
• The Freedom Of Information Act: Crowd-Sourcing Government Oversight
• TSA Oversight Part I: Whole Body Imaging
Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology
• DHS S&T
Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Republicans
• Spend Less, Owe Less, Grow the Economy

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
• Department of the Air Force in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program
• Military Construction, Environmental, and Base Closure Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program
• Situation in Afghanistan
• Updated National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and Other Related Matters

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee
• Popular Uprisings in the Middle East: The Implications for U.S. Policy

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee
• Catastrophic Preparedness: How Ready Is FEMA for the Next Big Disaster?
• Enhancing the President's Authority to Eliminate Wasteful Spending and Reduce the Budget Deficit
• Preventing Improperly Paid Federal Assistance in the Aftermath of Disasters
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
• The Freedom of Information Act: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Digital Age
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
• An Analysis of the Navy’s Shipbuilding Plans
• Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
• Nuclear Power Expansion Challenges
• Confronting the Cyber Threat
• Cyberspace Governance: The Next Step: Policy Innovation Memorandum No. 2
• The Evolving Structure of the American Economy and the Employment Challenge

Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
• Dealing with Crimes Against Humanity - Development Dialogue no. 55

Defence Research and Development Canada
• Measuring Intangible Assets: Assessing the Impact of Knowledge Management in the S&T Fight Against Terrorism

Department of Defense
• Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military Fiscal Year 2010
• DoD Instruction 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program (NISP), March 18, 2011
• Military Assistance to Japan 
• 'Operation Odyssey Dawn' Under Way in Libya
Department of Health & Human Services
• State & Local Planners Playbook for Medical Response to a Nuclear Detonation
Department of Homeland Security
• Small Vessel Security Strategy Implementation Plan

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
• OIG-11-46 - Independent Review of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Reporting of FY 2009 Drug Control Obligations
• OIG-11-40 - FEMA’s Oversight and Management of Debris Removal Operations

Department of State - Defense Trade Controls
• Section 655 Annual Military Assistance Reports

Department of the Air Force
• USAF Minerva Energy & Environmental Security Initiative
East-West Center
• Australia and Japan: Allies in Partnership
Foreign Policy
• How Obama Lost Karzai
• It Takes a Network: The New Frontline of Modern Warfare
• Land of Disaster 
• What Happens During a Nuclear Meltdown?

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
• Border Security: Preliminary Observations on the Status of Key Southwest Border Technology Programs, GAO-11-448T [testimony] 
• Cybersecurity: Continued Attention Needed to Protect Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure and Federal Information Systems, GAO-11-463T [testimony] 
• DOD Health Care: Prohibition on Financial Incentives That May Influence Health Insurance Choices for Retirees and Their Dependents under Age 65, GAO-11-160R
• Homeland Security: Improvements in Managing Research and Development Could Help Reduce Inefficiencies and Costs, GAO-11-464T [testimony]
• Federal Food Safety Oversight: Food Safety Working Group Is a Positive First Step but Governmentwide Planning Is Needed to Address Fragmentation, GAO-11-289 
• Joint Strike Fighter: Restructuring Should Improve Outcomes, but Progress Is Still Lagging Overall, GAO-11-450T [testimony]
• List of Selected Federal Programs That Have Similar or Overlapping Objectives, Provide Similar Services, or Are Fragmented Across Government Missions (Supplement to GAO-11-318SP), GAO-11-474R
• Maritime Security: Updating U.S. Counterpiracy Action Plan Gains Urgency as Piracy Escalates off the Horn of Africa, GAO-11-449T [testimony]
• Measuring Disaster Preparedness: FEMA Has Made Limited Progress in Assessing National Capabilities, GAO-11-260T [testimony]
• Nuclear Nonproliferation: More Progress Needed in Implementing Recommendations for IAEA's Technical Cooperation Program, GAO-11-482T [testimony]
• Nuclear Waste: DOE Needs a Comprehensive Strategy and Guidance on Computer Models that Support Environmental Cleanup Decisions, GAO-11-143
Heritage Foundation
• Afghanistan: Time for Political Strategy to Capitalize on Military Gains
• Congressional Hearings Offer Opportunity for U.N. Budgetary Scrutiny
• How to Field the Right Military Force to Protect America
• President Obama’s Visit to Latin America: Democracy, Trade, and Security First
• Reviewing America’s Disaster Preparedness
• Revolution in the Middle East; Heritage Recommendations
• The Role of the United States in Southern Sudan’s Referendum
• U.S. Role in Libya: Answers to the Tough Questions
Hudson Institute
• Dark Secrets 

Human Rights Watch
• Shattering Hopes: Post-Election Crackdown in Belarus
• “You Dress According to Their Rules”: Enforcement of an Islamic Dress Code for Women in Chechnya

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)
• The Complacency Factor in Counter-Insurgency Operations
• Decoding the Dalai Lama’s Political Retirement
• Internal Security in a Multi-Party Federal Polity
• Japan Debates the Viability of Nuclear Power Plants
• Terrorism and Electoral Politics in Assam
Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
• Secret Weapon: High-value Target Teams as an Organizational Innovation (Strategic Perspectives 4)
Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
• New March 18 Satellite Image of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Site in Japan
• New Satellite Image of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Site in Japan From March 17, 2011
• Satellite Image Shows Damage to Reactor Buildings at Fukushima Daiichi Complex After Explosions
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
• Monograph 177: African Counter-Terrorism Legal Frameworks a Decade After 2001
• Monograph 176: Merchants of African Conflict, More Than Just a Pound of Flesh
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS)
• IAGS Journal of Energy Security, March 2011
o Common Misconceptions of Rare Earth Elements
o Solutions for Russian-Ukrainian Gas Brinksmanship
o The Nuclear Fuel Bank and Iran
o The Security Vulnerabilities of Smart Grid
o The Lull Before the Storm: Maritime Piracy and Election Violence in the Niger Delta
o Combating Smart Grid Vulnerabilities
o Combating Smart Grid Vulnerabilities
o The Perilous Intersection of Mexico’s Drug War & Pemex
o Politicking Over Central Asia's Pipelines
o DoD's Addiction to Oil: Is there a Cure?
o Azerbaijan's New Energy Act
o Poland's Energy Security Strategy
o The Road to Hungarian Energy Security

Institute for the Study of War
• Afghanistan Order of Battle (as of Mar 2011)
• Iraq Order of Battle (Dec 2009 to Mar 2011)
• Trouble Ahead in Afghanistan's East?
• The U.S. in Iraq Beyond 2011: A Diminishing But Still Vital Role
Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG)
• Intelligence Guide for First Responders (2nd ed)
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)
• The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West: Evolution and Western Policies
International Crisis Group
• North Kosovo: Dual Sovereignty in Practice
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
• Winds of change in Iraqi Kurdistan
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Creditless Recoveries
• Imperfect Information and Saving in a Small Open Economy
• Inflation Uncertainty and Relative Price Variability in WAEMU Countries
• Modeling Inflation in Chad
International Relations and Security Network
• Central American Countries Join Forces Against Organized Crime 
• Egypt: Does the Revolution Include the Copts? 
• Georgian Opposition Girds for 'Revolution,' But Is the Time Right?
• How Far Will China's Navy Reach?
• Israel's Ethiopian Jews Face Challenges
• Japan: From Tsunami to Change 
• Nuclear Follies
• Ukraine - Backsliding on Democracy 
• Understanding China’s Defense Budget: What It Means, Why It Matters 
• US Foreign Policy and the Changing Balance of Power in Asia
Jamestown Foundation
• Terrorism Monitor, March 17, 2011, v. 9, no. 11
o Al-Shabaab Threats Panic Kenya as Fighting Erupts on the Somali Border
o What Do the Uprisings in The Middle East Mean for al-Qaeda?
o Jihad in China? Marketing the Turkistan Islamic Party

Lowy Institute for International Policy
• Justice or Stability? Hizbullah, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and Consequences for the Region

National Academies Press
• Harmful Health Effects of Nuclear Radiation Exposure: Resources for Prevention

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability
• Report After the Deluge: Short and Medium-term Impacts of the Reactor Damage Caused by the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Naval War College
• Global Shipping Game: Game Report
• Naval War College Review, Spring 2011, v. 64, no. 2
o From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts: China's Missile Revolution and PLA Strategy against U.S. Military Intervention
o Toward an African Maritime Economy: Empowering the African Union to Revolutionize the African Maritime Sector
o The Development of the Angled-Deck Aircraft Carrier: Innovation and Adaptation Hiding in Plain Sight: The U.S. Navy and Dispersed Operations under EMCON, 1956-1972
o Alliance Naval Strategies and Norway in the Final Years of the Cold War
o The Quiet Warrior Back in Newport: Admiral Spruance, the Return to the Naval War College, and the Lessons of the Pacific War, 1946-1947
o Is Deterrence the Only Option? [review essay]
o The Province of Moral Courage [review essay]

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
• Public Wary of Military Intervention in Libya
Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security (IPRIS)
• Obama's Visit to Brazil: Patching Old Wounds and Pointing the Way Ahead [IPRIS Policy Brief 6]
• Portugal and the UN Security Council
• The Strategic Concept that Couldn't [IPRIS Viewpoints 44]
RAND
• Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles: Current Fleet Profiles and Potential Strategy Implications
• The J-20 Episode and Civil-Military Relations in China [testimony]
• Measuring Illegal Border Crossing Between Ports of Entry: An Assessment of Four Promising Methods
• The Nongovernmental Sector in Disaster Resilience: Conference Recommendations for a Policy Agenda


Russian and Eurasian Security Network
• Russian Analytical Digest - No.93: Russian Nationalism, Xenophobia, Immigration and Ethnic Conflict
Security & Defence Agenda
• Security & Defence Day 10 Conference Report: Going Global: Europe's Security Policy Challenge

Security Council Report
• Update Report on Libya
• Update Report on the Peacebuilding Commission
Small Wars Journal
• Counterterrorism v. Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Algeria and Afghanistan 
• To Design or Not to Design (Part Three): Metacognition: How Problematizing Transforms a Complex System towards a Desired State
• Hawaii and Guam: Strategic Convergence Zones for the United States Forward Defense Strategy in the Pacific Rim
• Moral Intuition and the Professional Military Ethic
• A Theory of Dark Network Design (Part One)
• Thinking and Acting Like an Early Explorer: Operational Art is Not a Level of War
Stimson Center
• Counterfeit Drugs and National Security
• Managing Across Boundaries
• Pathfinder Interactive Map 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
• Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2010
Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)
• Russian Military Politics and Russia's 2010 Defense Doctrine

Transnational Institute
• The Arab Revolutions and the Democratic Imagination
• Guantanamo, Torture, and the Perversion of Justice: Obama’s New Executive Order
Trust for America's Health
• Investing in America’s Health: A State-by-State Look at Public Health Funding and Key Health Facts

UN Security Council
• The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security S/2011/120
• The Situation in Libya S/RES/1973 (2011)
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
• The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2010: A Brighter Spotlight Needed

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
• The Evolving Role of China in International Institutions
USAID
• Japan - Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance [latest update] 
• Libya - Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance [latest update]
• Review of USAID/Afghanistan's Bank Supervision Assistance Activities and the Kabul Bank Crisis (F-306-11-003S)
US Institute of Peace (USIP)
• Oil and Turmoil in Libya 

U.S. Travel Association
• A Better Way; building a World Class system for Aviation Security 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• The Arab Revolutions: An Israeli Perspective
• Bahrain's Crisis: Saudi Forces Intervene
• Libyan Revolution Faces Defeat without External Military Intervention
• Policy Alert: After the Itamar Massacre
• Walking a Tightrope: Secretary Clinton Goes to Cairo
White House
• Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
• The Ongoing Response to the Earthquakes and Tsunami in Japan