Friday's Miscellany 06-17-2011

Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA)

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

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         What the US Senate’s Report on Afghanistan Does and Doesn’t Say 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Local Governance in Afghanistan: A View from the Ground

·         Proceedings of an AREU Roundtable Discussion on Planning New Afghan Cities 

Air University Library

·         Russia 2011 Bibliography 

American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update] 

American Interest

·         American Interest Online, July-August 2011    

o    America's Radical Idealists Strike Again

o    The Americanization of Islamism

o    Ending al-Qaeda

o    Playing with Fire

o    Reform School for Radicals

o    What Would War with Iran Look Like?

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         Global Economic Imbalances and International Security 

Amnesty International

·         Determined To Live in Dignity: Iranian Trade Unionists’ Struggle for Rights 

·         Our Right To Know: Transparent Reporting Under An Arms Trade Treaty 

Army War College Library

·         Building Partnership Capacity 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         King-hit: Preparing for Australia's Disaster Future

·         Theory and Practice—A Comparative Look at China's New Defence White Paper 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

·         Before the First Bomb Goes Off: Developing Nuclear Attribution Standards and Policies 

·         Diplomacy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Navigating the Non-Aligned Movement 

·         Recommendations for Limiting Transfers of Enrichment and Reprocessing Technologies 

Brookings

·         China’s Approach to Economic Development and Industrial Policy 

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

·         A Primer on the Libya/War Powers Resolution Compliance Debate 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Europe and its Arab Neighbors: New Wine in Old Skins

·         Georgia’s Choices: Charting a Future in Uncertain Times 

CATO Institute

·         Dominoes on the Durand Line? Overcoming Strategic Myths in Afghanistan and Pakistan 

·         Federal Higher Education Policy and the Profitable Nonprofits 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         Decision Time in Afghanistan: Obama Administration Needs to Put Details on Transition Plan 

·         Misplaced Priorities in the F-35 Engine Debate: Lawmakers Should Be Looking at the Plane Itself as a Way to Cut Military Spending 

·         Syrian Violence Requires U.S. Response: Working with the United Nations and Turkey Is Key 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan and the Uncertain Metrics of Progress: Part Three: The Key Ongoing Challenges that Help shape the Outcome of the War 

·         Afghanistan and the Uncertain Metrics of Progress: Part Four: “Hold, Build, and Transition:” The Challenge of Development 

·         Afghanistan and the Uncertain Metrics of Progress: Part Five: Can Afghan Forces Be Effective By Transition?  

·         Al Qaeda in Iraq 

·         Bracing For Aftershocks: North African Politics and Security 

·         Capacity and Resolve: Foreign Assessments of US Power 

·         China's Exchange Rate Politics 

·         Comparing Approaches to Identifying and Influencing Social Networks 

·         Competing For Economic Centrality in Asia 

·         Continued Primacy, Diminished Will: Indian Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         Debt or Defense? Difficult Choices Of A Financially Constrained NATO 

·         Defense Spending and Deficit Reductions: Funding the Future    

·         Development in a Time of Diminishing Foreign Assistance 

·         Demographic Trends and Realities 

·         The Earthquake: How Egypt Emerges From Uncertainty 

·         Fading Sentimentality: German Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         The Failures That Shaped (and Almost Lost) the Afghan War 

·         Fierce or Feeble: Persian Gulf Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         Fundamental Realism: Korean Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         Global Forecast 2011 

·         The Global Trade Picture from Washington 

·         Governance and Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan 

·         Great, But Unfocused: Indonesian Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         Instability and Global Food Supplies 

·         International Security In A Time of Uncertainty 

·         Misplaced Priorities: Turkish Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         The New Cold War in Asia? 

·         Nuclear Power after Fukushima 

·         PacNet #32 - Burma’s New Challenges 

·         A Partnership for Recovery 

·         Reassuring Presence: Japanese Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         Reset Expectations: Russian Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         The Role of Land Forces in Future Conflict 

·         Second-Order Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa 

·         Security Implications of the Changing Energy Landscape 

·         A Shifting Balance: Chinese Assessments Of U.S. Power

·         The Significance of the Frontier: Why Privacy and Cybersecurity Clash 

·         Technological Advancement: The Choice Before Us 

·         Uncertain Commitment: Israeli Assessments of U.S. Power 

·         What Bin Laden’s Death Means for Al Qaeda 

Chatham House

·         Black Gold for Blue Gold? Sudan’s Oil, Ethiopia’s Water and Regional Integration

·         Libya: Prospects and Challenges 

Combat Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, June 2011, v. 4, no. 6 

o    The Death of Usama bin Ladin: Threat Implications for the U.S. Homeland

o    Terrorist Tactics in Pakistan Threaten Nuclear Weapons Safety

o    The Syrian Uprising: Evaluating the Opposition

o    Can Al-Qa`ida Survive Bin Ladin's Death? Evaluating Leadership Decapitation

o    Hizb Allah's Position on the Arab Spring

o    Israel, Hizb Allah, and the Shadow of Imad Mughniyyeh

o    The Taliban's Conduct of Intelligence and Counterintelligence

o    Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         The American Energy Initiative: Pipeline Safety Oversight 

·         The NRC Inspector General Report on the ‘NRC Chairman’s Unilateral Decision to Terminate NRC’s Review of the DOE Yucca Mountain Repository License Application 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Hearings 

o    Best Practices and Next Steps: A New Decade in the Fight Against Human Trafficking [June 13, 2011]

o    Holding Honduras Hostage: Revoked Visas and U.S. Policy [June 14, 2011]

o    Global Maritime Piracy: Fueling Terrorism, Harming Trade [June 15, 2011]

o    Africa's Newest Nation: The Republic of Southern Sudan [June 16, 2011]

o    Why Taiwan Matters [June 16, 2011]

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Securing the Nation’s Ports and Maritime Border — A Review of the Coast Guard Post 9/11 Homeland Security Missions 

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

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Achieving Transparency And Accountability In Federal Spending 

·         Obstruction Of Justice: Does The Justice Dept Have To Respond To A Congressional Subpoena? 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         Creating Jobs and Increasing U.S. Exports by Enhancing the Marine Transportation System 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Emerging Threats to Rail Security 

Congress. Senate. Caucus on International Narcotics Control

·         Halting U.S. Firearms Trafficking to Mexico: A Report by Senators Dianne Feinstein, Charles Schumer and Sheldon Whitehouse 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         al-Qaeda (a.k.a. al-Qaida, al-Qa'ida) 

·         Responding to Syria's Aggression 

·         U.S.-Pakistan Ties Uneasy and Essential 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Comprehensive Review of the Future Role of the Reserve Component: Volume I - Executive Summary & Main Report 

·         Defense Standardization Program Journal, April/June 2011    

o    Analysis Makes the Case for Consolidated Procurement of Industry Standards and Specifications

o    A New Test Standard Cuts the Erosion of Rotor Blade Protective Materials

o    Standard Containers Get Supplies to the Warfighter Faster

o    JCREW Systems Defeat the Global Radio-Controlled IED Threat

o    Common Code Cuts the Cost of CAPRE Communications with Aircraft Avionics Systems

o    Weapons Systems Provisioning Data and Standardization Complement Each Other

o    A Standardized Catalog Allows a Common Food Management System

·         Energy for the Warfighter: Operational Energy Strategy 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         D-2011-073 Audit of the Afghanistan National Army Equipment Maintenance Apprenticeship and Services Program Contract, June 16, 2011 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Alternative Futures for Russia: The Presidential Elections and Beyond

·         The ENP Strategic Review: the EU and Its Neighbourhood at a Crossroads 

·         The Western Balkans and the EU: 'The Hour of Europe'

European Policy Centre

·         Promoting Health - Should the EU Have a Role?       

·         Stronger After the Crisis - Strategic choices for Europe's Way Ahead 

·         Turkey After the Elections: Time for Consensus and Pragmatism 

Foreign Policy

·         The Drawdown Debate 

·         The Five Habits of Highly Effective Terrorist Organizations 

·         Wheels of Change 

·         The Zawahiri Era Begins 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         China and India: A Rivalry Takes Shape 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

·         Cooperating to Build Peace: The UN-EU Inter-Institutional Complex 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Fragile States, Robust Structures: Illegal Police Protection in Buenos Aires
  

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         DOD Weapon Systems:  Missed Trade-off Opportunities During Requirements Reviews, GAO-11-502 

·         Legislative Restrictions on Contractor Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Have Had No Reported Impacts on National Security, GAO-11-717R 

·         Nuclear Material: DOE's Depleted Uranium Tails Could Be a Source of Revenue for the Government, GAO-11-752T [testimony] 

·         Organized Retail Crime:  Private Sector and Law Enforcement Collaborate to Deter and Investigate Theft,  GAO-11-675 

·         Rail Security:  TSA Improved Risk Assessment but Could Further Improve Training and Information Sharing, GAO-11-688T [testimony] 

·         Veterans' Health Care Budget Estimate: Changes Were Made in Developing the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013, GAO-11-622 

Government of Canada

·         Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan - Quarterly Report to Parliament for the Period of October 1 to December 31, 2010 

·         Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan: Quarterly Report to Parliament For the Period of January 1 to March 31, 2011 

Heritage Foundation

·         The 2010 Tax Deal: A Chance for Congress to Lay the Groundwork for Tax Reform 

·         Central Asian Terrorism: An Emerging Threat to US Security 

·         Chairman Mica’s New Amtrak Proposal Would Use the Private Sector to Reform Passenger Rail 

·         Free Trade Agreements: Heritage Foundation Recommendations 

·         How Should Americans Think About Human Rights? 

·         Reset Regret: U.S. Should Rethink Relations with Russian Leaders 

·         Same Worker, Higher Wage: A Study of Workers Who Switch from Private to Federal Employment 

·         Top 10 Reasons Why the US Marines on Okinawa Are Essential to Peace and Security in the Pacific 

·         Training Afghanistan’s Security Forces: NATO Has Made Solid Progress 

·         The Way Forward in Libya 

Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSSAI)

·         DHS Science Conference–5th Annual University Summit papers 

Human Rights Watch

·         A Costly Move: Far and Frequent Transfers Impede Hearings for Immigrant Detainees in the US 

·         “My Children Have Been Poisoned”: A Public Health Crisis in Four Chinese Provinces 

·         Prisoners of the Past: Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Faulty Manpower Policy in Indian Armed Forces: Time for Action 

·         Is India’s Transport Infrastructure Prepared for the Eastern Front? 

·         Situation in Sri Lanka: An Update 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Dynamics of Decision Making in Africa [conference report] 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan Order of Battle as of June 2011 

·         Escalating Tensions in Iraq Threaten Security Agreement Extension 

·         Libya Conflict: Situation Update 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

·         Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran 

International Crisis Group

·         Guatemala's Elections: Clean Polls, Dirty Politics

·         Indonesia: GAM vs GAM in the Aceh Elections 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         ASEAN5 Bond Market Development: Where Does it Stand? Where is it Going 

·         Euro Area Export Performance and Competitiveness 

·         Exchange Rate Pass-Through over the Business Cycle in Singapore 

·         Resource Windfalls, Macroeconomic Stability and Growth: The Role of Political Institutions 

·         Will Natural Gas Prices Decouple from Oil Prices across the Pond? 

·         Protectionist Responses to the Crisis: Damage Observed in Product-Level Trade 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Unmanned Future: The Next Era of European Aerospace?

International Relations and Security Network

·         Facing the Greek Crisis 

·         Missile Defense in Europe: A Historic Opportunity 

·         A Finance Minister for Europe? 

·         Not Just a 'Women's Issue': Gender and UN Peace Operations 

·         Russia's Grey Cardinal 

·         The Western Balkans After Mladic 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 17, 2011, v. 11, no. 11 

o    CCP Tightens Control over Courts

o    Near-Term Missions for China’s Maiden Aircraft Carrier

o    China’s Strategic Advantage in Nepal

o    Energy Security in China’s 12th Five-Year Plan

·         Terrorism Foundation, June 17, 2011, v. 9, no. 24 

o    Shiite Militancy Makes Inroads in Sunni Gaza

o    Insurgents Intensify Attacks in Iraq as U.S. Prepares Military Withdrawal

o    Contradictions in Pakistan's Counterterrorism Strategy Leading to Security Collapse

Jinnah Institute

·         'A Question of Faith': A Report on the Status of Religious Minorities in Pakistan 

National Defense University (NDU)

·         Prism, June 2011, v. 2, no. 3 

o    Forging a Comprehensive Approach to Counterinsurgency Operations

o    Terrorist-Criminal Pipelines and Criminalized States: Emerging Alliances

o    Criminal Insurgency in the Americas and Beyond

o    Law Enforcement Capacity-building in African Postconflict Communities

o    International Support for State-building: Flawed Consensus

o    Irregular Conflict and the Wicked Problem Dilemma: Strategies of Imperfection

o    Three Lessons from Contemporary Challenges to Security

o    Five Missteps in Interagency Reform - And What to Do About Them

o    Stability Operations: From Policy to Practice

o    Gangs, Netwar, and "Community Counterinsurgency" in Haiti

o    The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

o    Learning While Fighting: Operational Knowledge Management That Makes a Difference

o    An Interview with David Petraeus

National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council

·         National Prevention Strategy 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

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

·         A Time for the Future of Peace: the 11th Anniversary of the 6.15 Inter-Korean Summit 

Pak Institute for Peace Studies

·         Pakistan Security Report 2010 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Logistics Reform for Low-Value Shipments 

·         What Should the United States Do about Doha? 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Social Networking Sites and Our Lives 

Ponemon Institute

·         Security of Cloud Computing Providers Study 

Portuguese Institute for International Relations and Security

·         IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin 19 

o    Angola Reopening the African Window

o    Dilma's Brazil and South America: A Lackluster Start?

o    Strengthening Portugal's Soft Diplomacy

·         The Portuguese-Speaking African Countries and Regime Change in Libya [Viewpoint #63] 

Rand

·         Analysis and Recommendations on the Company-Grade Officer Shortfall in the Reserve Components of the U.S. Army 

·         The Latin American Drug Trade: Scope, Dimensions, Impact, and Response 

Security Affairs

·         Journal of International Security Affairs, Spring/Summer 2011, no. 20 

o    State of Fear

o    Russia’s Future Imperfect

o    No Reset in the Post-Soviet Space

o    Preventing the Unthinkable

o    Dialogue of the Deaf

o    The Caliphate Comes Home

o    Heavy Fuel

o    Guns and Butter

o    Tbilisi in the Crosshairs

o    Shifting Sands

o    The Dangers of Defunding Defense

o    Our China Challenge

o    Tangled Up in the War on Terror

Security Council Report

·         Briefing on UN Support for Afghanistan Peacekeeping 

·         Sudan, Update report no. 3 

Small Wars Journal

·         The CIA's Secret Victory in Iraq 

·         Mexico: A Mosaic Cartel War 

·         Ordinary Men and Abhorrent Behavior 

Stanley Foundation

·         Planning for Success at the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Military Modernization and the Russian Ground Forces

·         Resolving Insurgencies 

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

·         A Guidebook for Successful Communication, Cooperation, and Coordination Strategies Between Transportation Agencies and Tribal Communities 

·         Identification of Results-Oriented Public Involvement Strategies Between Transportation Agencies and Native American Tribal Communities 

·         Naval Engineering in the 21st Century: The Science and Technology Foundation for Future Naval Fleets 

TrustLaw

·         World's Five Most Dangerous Countries for Women

United Nations Panel of Experts

·         Panel of Experts Established Pursuant to Resolution 1929 (2010): Final Report 

USAID

·         Building Assessments and Rubble Removal in Quake-Affected Neighborhoods in Haiti 

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

·         Haiti - Earthquake and Cholera [latest update]

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

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

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

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

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

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Afghan Perspectives on Achieving Durable Peace 

·         The Challenge of Keeping Haitians Safe 

·         China and the United States: Core Interests, Common Interests, and Partnership 

·         Climate Change Adaptation and Conflict in Nigeria 

·         Conflict Assessment and Intelligence Analysis: Commonality, Convergence, and Complementarity 

·         Conflict in the Niger Delta 

·         Eye on Afghanistan-Pakistan 

·         Promoting Stability and Resolving Provincial Disputes in Afghanistan 

·         Toward a New Republic of Sudan 

·         USIP's Afghan Rule of Law at Work: Strengthening Long-Term Security 

US International Trade Commission

·         Journal of International Commerce and Economics, May 2011, v. 3, no. 1 

o    Proceedings of the Joint Symposium of U.S.-China Advanced Technology Trade and Industrial Development (Full Version)

o    Overview of U.S.-China Trade in Advanced Technology Products

o    A Tale of Two Cities: A Comparison of Patent-based Innovative Performance of Domestic and Multinational Companies in China

o    Study of China’s International Specialization Status in Advanced Technology Industry: A Case Study of Zhejiang Pinghu Opto-mechatronics Industry Cluster

o    On the Value Chain and International Specialization of China’s Pharmaceutical Industry

o    The Information Technology Agreement: An Assessment of World Trade in Information Technology Products

o    Understanding China’s High Investment Rate and FDI Levels: A Comparative Analysis of the Return to Capital in China, the United States, and Japan

o    Innovation in Biotechnology Seeds: Public and Private Initiatives in India and China

o    Innovation and Job Creation in a Global Economy: The Case of Apple’s iPod

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Hearing on China’s Five-Year Plan, Indigenous Innovation and Technology Transfers, and Outsourcing 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The AKP's Turkey: Asset or Liability for the United States?

·         The Consequences of Syrian Refugees in Turkey 

·         The Degrading of Syria's Regime 

·         Filling the Strategy Vacuum in the Middle East 

·         In Search of Leverage with Syria 

·         Iraqi Kurdistan and Its Neighbors: A Trip Report 

·         Learning from Lebanon's Cabinet 

·         Multilateral Cooperation between the United States and Israel: Fighting Delegitimization, Moving Forward Together 

·         Saudi Arabia's No Good, Very Bad Year 

·         Toward the Endgame in Libya

·         Turkey's Next Step: Learning to Share 

·         Turkish Lessons for the Arab Spring 

White House

·         The Benefits of Transitioning to a Nationwide Wireless Broadband Network for Public Safety

·         EO 13576 - Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government 

·         FACT SHEET: 21st-Century Communications for our First Responders

·         A Policy Framework for the 21st century Grid: Enabling our Secure Energy Future 

·         United States Activities in Libya

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

·         India’s Contemporary Security Challenges