Friday's Miscellany 06-10-2011

American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Reports [latest update] 

Amnesty International

·         Still Waiting for Justice: One Year on From the Violence in Southern Kyrgyzstan 

·         Unsafe to Speak Out: Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Rwanda 

·         USA: 100 Years in Solitary: The ‘Angola 3’ and Their Fight for Justice 

Army War College Library

·         Civil-Military Relations: A Selected Bibliography 

Asian Development Bank Institute

·         The Global Financial Crisis: Countercyclical Fiscal Policy Issues and Challenges in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore 

·         Reevaluating the Roles of Large Public Surpluses and Sovereign Wealth Funds in Asia 

Atlantic Council

·         Iran Sanctions: Preferable to War but No Silver Bullet 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

·         The U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment of Nuclear Terrorism

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         The Horror of a Post-Saleh Yemen 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Iran Update: Number 151 

Brookings

·         Africa Growth and Opportunities Act: Toward 2015 and Beyond 

·         Choosing Among Macroprudential Tools 

·         Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies: Much Ado About Nothing? 

·         Foreign Policies of Emerging-Market Democracies: What Role for Human Rights and Democracy? (Proceedings) 

·         A Global Compact on Learning: Taking Action on Education in Developing Countries   

·         IASC Operational Guidelines on the Protection of Persons in Situations of Natural Disasters [in Spanish and Hindi] 

·         Improving AGOA: Toward a New Framework for U.S.-Africa Commercial Engagement 

·         Mind the Capabilities Gap: How the Quest for High-End Capabilities Leaves the Australian Defence Force Vulnerable to Mission Failure 

·         A Morning-After Tonic for the Middle East 

·         Natural Disaster Response in Japan and Fiji 

·         On Africa’s New Dawn: From Premature Exuberance to Tempered Optimism          

·         The Role of Education in the Arab World Revolutions 

·         Resolving Internal Displacement: Prospects for Local Integration 

·         A View from the Ground in Afghanistan 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The Fukushima Accident—Three Months In

·         Interview with Mohamed Kadry Said of the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies 

·         The New Role of Central and Eastern Europe in International Democracy Support 

CATO Institute

·         As Promised, Free Trade Agreements Deliver More Trade: Manufacturing Exports Receive an Extra Boost 

Center for Global Development (CGD)

·         Better Factories Cambodia: An Instrument for Improving Industrial Relations in a Transnational Context 

·         Beyond Aid: Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery 

·         GAVI’s Future: Steps to Build Strategic Leadership, Financial Sustainability, and Better Partnerships 

·         History of U.S. Aid and Reimbursements to Pakistan (Data Set) 

Center for Security Policy (CSP)

·         American Mosques: Jihad's Incubators 

·         Shari'a and Violence in American Mosques [Middle East Quarterly Summer 2011, pp. 59-72] 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Afghan War and the Problem of Pakistan 

·         Afghanistan and the Uncertain Metrics of Progress: Part 6 – Victory is Possible but “Fragile and Reversible” 

·         Antidote for Cold War with China 

·         Constitutional Coups?: Military Interventions in Latin America 

·         GAVI's Future: Steps to Build Strategic Leadership, Financial Sustainability, and Better Partnerships 

·         Global Forecast 2011: International Security in a Time of Uncertainty 

·         Significant Cyber Incidents Since 2006 

·         Wider Europe, Summer 2011, Vol 2 No 2 

Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP)

·         Analysis of the Threat of Genetically Modified Organisms for Biological Warfare [Defense Technology Paper #82] 

Centre for Eastern Studies

·         The Belarusian Crisis is an Opportunity for Russia

Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

·         Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Winter 2011, v. 13, no. 2 

o    Violent Conflicts as an impediment to the Achievement of Millennium Development Goals in Africa

o    Don't Expect Much from Japan in the Indian Ocean

o    The Idea of a Strategist's Education

o    A Role for Effects-Based Planning in a National Security Framework

o    The Evolving Arctic Operating Environment: Implications for Defence

o    Decision-Making under Uncertainty: Using Case Studies for Teaching Strategy in Complex Environments

o    The Patrol: Seven Days in the Life of a Canadian Soldier in Afghanistan

Chatham House

·         Islamic Terrorism in the UK Since 9/11: Reassessing the ‘Soft’ Response 

·         UK-South Africa Relations and the Bilateral Forum 

Col. Arthur D. Simons Center

·         Expanding Chief of Mission Authority to Produce Unity of Effort

·         Interagency Journal, Winter 2011, v. 2, no. 1 

o    What “Right” Looks Like in the Interagency: A Commander’s Perspective

o    Interagency Cooperation: An Ambassador’s Perspective

o    Learning the Hard Way: Lessons From Complex Operations

o    Moving Beyond Force-on-Force Planning

o    Kansas National Guard Agribusiness Development in Afghanistan

o    Civil-Military Balance in Conflict Operations

o    Interagency Collaboration on the High Seas

o    DoD Commission to Assess Interagency National Security Knowledge and Skills

o    Reading List for Diplomats and Foreign Affairs Professionals

o    What the QDDR Says About Interagency Coordination

o    The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review: What It Suggests for the Interagency – Outside Observations

Committee to Protect Journalists

·         The Silencing Crime: Sexual Violence and Journalists 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The Threat of Muslim-American Radicalization in U.S. Prisons

·         Weathering the Storm: A State and Local Perspective on Emergency Management 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         The BP Oil Spill Recovery Effort: The Legacy of Choices Made by the Obama Administration 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Situation in Libya and Operation Unified Protector 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan

·         Key Points for Report: Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan (other Democrats) 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Government Affairs

·         Border Corruption: Assessing Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General’s Office Collaboration in the Fight to Prevent Corruption    

·         Federal Asset Management: Eliminating Waste by Disposing of Unneeded Federal Real Property 

·         New Information About Counternarcotics Contracts in Latin America 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Report Card on FY 2010 Audits Issued by Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General 

·         Related letter from Senator Charles Grassley 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Monthly Budget Review - June 2011    

·         Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

               

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Constitutional Stakes in Turkey's Election

·         Debating the Afghan Mission 

·         The Targeted Killings Debate 

Department of Defense

·         DoD Directive 3600.01, Information Operations (IO), August 14, 2006; Incorporating Change 1, May 23, 2011 

·         DoD Directive 5240.06, Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting (CIAR), May 17, 2011 

·         DoD Instruction 5210.02, Access to and Dissemination of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data, June 3, 2011 

·         DoD Instruction 8520.02, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Public Key (PK) Enabling, May 24, 2011 

·         DoD Instruction 8520.03, Identity Authentication for Information Systems, May 13, 2011 

·         RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30: Operational Test and Evaluation Report 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         D-2011-068 Additional Actions Can Improve Naval Air Systems Command's Use of Undefinitized Contractual Actions 

Department of Homeland Security

·         OIG-11-84 Assessment of FEMA’s Fraud Prevention Efforts 

Foreign Policy

·         Billions for Missile Defense, Not a Dime for Common Sense 

·         Crowded Waters [South China Sea] 

·         Don't Fear the Reaper: Four Misconceptions About How We Think About Drones 

·         The Fall of the House of Assad 

·         Is It Legal to Try to Kill Qaddafi? 

·         Pyongyang Spring 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         China And India: A Rivalry Takes Shape 

·         The Rise Of China’s Economy 

·         The Story of Indian Democracy 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Afghanistan:  U.S. Efforts to Vet Non-U.S. Vendors Need Improvement, GAO-11-355  

·         Defense Acquisition:  DOD Should Clarify Requirements for Assessing and Documenting Technical-Data Needs, GAO-11-469 

·         FEMA:  Action Needed to Improve Administration of the National Flood Insurance Program, GAO-11-297 

·         Military Readiness:  Army and Marine Corps Reporting Provides Additional Data, but Actions Needed to Improve Consistency, GAO-11-526 

·         VA Health Care:  Actions Needed to Prevent Sexual Assaults and Other Safety Incidents, GAO-11-530 

·         Veterans' Reemployment Rights:  Steps Needed to Ensure Reliability of DOL and Special Counsel Demonstration Project's Performance Information, GAO-11-312R  

Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP)

·         Emerging Technologies Applicable to Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security 

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, Summer 2011, v. 4, no. 2

o    China's Use of Cyber Warfare: Espionage Meets Strategic Deterrence

o    Modeling Human Behavior to Anticipate Insider Attacks

o    Revisiting the Estonian Cyber Attacks: Digital Threats and Multinational Responses

o    The Science of Mission Assurance

o    Between Hype and Understatement: Reassessing Cyber Risks as a Security Strategy

o    A Relationship on the Rocks: Industry-Government Partnership for Cyber Defense

o    Information Operations Matters: Best Practices

o    The Dynamics of Terror and Creation of Homegrown Terrorists

o    Obama's Wars

o    Airport and Aviation Security: U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Age of Global Terrorism

o    The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West

o    Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money: Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in the Modern World

Heritage Foundation

·         African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum at 10: Reaffirm Economic Freedom 

·         Congress’s Recent Attempts to Promote Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Fall Short 

·         Defending Defense: Ten Questions on the Future of U.S. Defense Spending Priorities for Secretary of Defense Nominee Leon Panetta 

·         Five Steps to Save America’s Defense Industrial Base 

·         H.R. 1280 Amendment to the Atomic Energy Act: Doing More Harm than Good 

·         International Criminal Court Complicates Conflict Resolution in Libya 

·         Libya: How Congress Should Speak to the White House 

·         Peru: Obama Should Insist President Humala Strengthen Free-Market Democracy 

·         President Obama Should Side with Britain over the Falkland Islands 

·         Problems in British Foreign Policy 

·         Support Continued Voice of America Broadcasting to China 

·         Turkey After the Elections: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy 

·         UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Erodes US Sovereignty Over US Extended Continental Shelf 

·         Using Market Processes to Reform Government Transportation Programs: Report No. 1 

Homeland Security and Defense Business Council

·         Mass Transit Security:  Are We Ready for the Day Before Tomorrow? 

Human Rights Watch

·         Darfur in the Shadows: The Sudanese Government’s Ongoing Attacks on Civilians and Human Rights 

·         Distorted Justice: Kyrgyzstan’s Flawed Investigations and Trials on the 2010 Violence 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Afghanistan: An Idea Anticipating Peace 

·         Fukushima Crisis Triggers Debate on the Future of Nuclear Energy 

·         Non-Proliferation Lobby Analysts Seek to Corner India on CTBT 

·         Tamanthi Hydel Project: India’s Eastern Foothold

Institute for National Strategic Studies

·         Toward a Theory of Spacepower: Selected Essays 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Additional Construction Activity at Yongbyon Nuclear Site 

·         Time for Iran to Come Clean and Cooperate With the IAEA 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Justice and the Libyan Crisis: the ICC's Role Under Security Council Resolution 1970 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

·         Summary of Revised "Prevent Strategy" 

International Crisis Group

·         Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (V): Making Sense of Libya 

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

·         Reporting in Times of War: Press Freedom in Afghanistan 2008 - 2011 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         NATO Steps Up the Pace in Libya

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Developing ASEAN5 Bond Markets: What Still Needs to be Done? 

·         The Development of Local Debt Markets in Asia 

·         Global Liquidity: Availability of Funds for Safe and Risky Assets 

·         Official Dollarization as a Monetary Regime: Its Effects on El Salvador 

·         Sovereign Spreads and Contagion Risks in Asia 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Al-Qaida, and a World in Balance 

·         China Policy: Avoiding a Cold War Redux 

·         'Clocking' Nuclear Weapons 

·         Curbing Transnational Organized Crime 

·         From Radicalization to Terrorism 

·         Ratko Mladic and Justice: Another Route 

·         Russia's North Caucasus: An Arc of Insecurity 

·         US-India: Parallel Links Along China's Southern Periphery 

·         Wherewithal of China's Grand Periphery Military Strategy 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, June 9, 2011, v. 9, no. 23 

o    Yemen Without President Ali Abdullah Saleh

o    Attacks on Saudi Diplomats in Karachi May Be Part of a Saudi-Iranian Proxy War

o    Understanding Strategic Change in al-Qaeda's Central Leadership after Bin Laden

National Academies Press

·         Assessing the Relationship Between Propagule Pressure and Invasion Risk in Ballast Water 

·         Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure 

·         Materials Needs and Research and Development Strategy for Future Military Aerospace Propulsion Systems 

·         Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel 

·         Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters 

National Gang Center

·         Highlights of the 2009 National Youth Gang Survey 

·         U.S. Gang Problem Trends and Seriousness, 1996–2009 

·         Results From a Multisite Evaluation of the G.R.E.A.T. Program

National Security Agency (NSA)

·         Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure 

·         Declassification of 50,000 pages [World War I through the 1960s] 

National Security Archive

·         From Silence to Memory: A Celebration of the Report of the Historical Archives of the National Police 

·         Del Silencio a la Memoria: Acto para Celebrar el Informe del AHPN 

NATO Defense College

·         Towards a Comprehensive Approach: Strategic and Operational Challenges [Forum Paper 18] 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         2010 DPRK Energy and Minerals Working Group Meeting papers

·         Cooperation to Control Non-State Nuclear Proliferation: Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction and UN Resolutions 1540 and 1373 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspector General

·         NRC Chairman's Unilateral Decision to Terminate NRC's Review of DOE Yucca Mountain Repository License Application 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·         Strengthening Public Financial Management in Post-Conflict Countries 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Right to Free and Compulsory Education in Pakistan: Enforcement of Article 25-A of the Constitution of Pakistan 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Defining Command, Leadership, and Management Success Factors within Stability Operations 

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

·         Ten Years on Changing Attitudes on Gay Marriage 

Pew Global Attitudes Project

·         On Eve of Elections, a More Upbeat Mood in Turkey: PM Erdogan Gets High Marks for Foreign Policy 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         More Blame Wars than Domestic Spending or Tax Cuts for Nation's Debt 

·         Views of Middle East Unchanged by Recent Events: Public Remains Wary of Global Engagement 

Portuguese Institute for International Relations and Security

·         Brazil and the 'Argentinean Nuance' Revisited (Viewpoint 62) 

·         Regional Parliaments in Southern Africa: Why SADC's Project is Doomed to Fail (Viewpoint 61) 

RAND

·         The Battle Behind the Wire: U.S. Prisoner and Detainee Operations from World War II to Iraq 

·         Establishing a Research and Evaluation Capability for the Joint Medical Education and Training Campus 

·         Feasibility of Laser Power Transmission to a High-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 

·         Iran’s Nuclear Future: Critical US Policy Choices 

·         A Review of the Army's Modular Force Structure 

·         The Universal Core Information Exchange Framework: Assessing Its Implications for Acquisition Programs 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

·         Youth Online and at Risk: Radicalization Facilitated by the Internet

Russian and Eurasian Security Network

·         Russian Analytical Digest No. 97: Education in Russia 

Small Wars Journal

·         Army Learning Concept 2015: These Are Not the Droids You Are Looking For 

·         Colombia’s Gamble 

·         Current Books on Pakistan, Shiism, and Saudi Arabia: Thinking Beyond Usama Bin Laden 

·         Human Intelligence in Counterinsurgency: Persistent Pathologies in the Collector-Consumer Relationship 

·         Interview with Jim Thomas: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on US Traditional Alliances from Protectorates to Partnerships 

·         Security Force Assistance: Just Do It 

·         A Strategy for Mexico? 

Sources and Methods

·         Part 10 -- The New Intelligence Process (Let's Kill The Intelligence Cycle) 

·         Part 11 -- The New Intelligence Process:  The First Picture (Let's Kill The Intelligence Cycle) 

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

·         Hate Map 

·         Inside the DHS: Former Top Analyst Says Agency Bowed to Political Pressure 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         The Russian Military and the Georgia War: Lessons and Implications 

United Kingdom Home Office

·         Prevent Strategy 2011 [and related reports] 

USAID

·         Cote d'Ivoire - Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance [latest update] 

·         Libya - Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance [latest update] 

·         Zimbabwe  - Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance [latest update] 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Mubarak's Trial: A Divisive, Dangerous Distraction

·         State of Emergency 

·         Turkey's June 12 Elections 

·         Turkey's Shift on Syria Gives West Room to Get Tougher on Assad

·         Uncomfortable Ottomans 

·         Yemen in Transition: The Dangers of Continuing Instability and al-Qaeda

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

·         Coming to Terms: Dealing with the Communist Past in United Germany