Friday Miscellany 08-12-2011

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         How to Read the Presidential Ruling [ruling no. 3607] 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         The Impact of Microfinance Programmes on Women's Lives: A Case Study in Kabul Province 

American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update]    

Amnesty International

·         Time for Justice is Now: New Strategy Needed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  

·         Uprooted Again: Forced Evictions of the Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia  

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         First with the Truth: Synchronized Communications in the Counterinsurgency Fight   

Atlantic Council

·         On Cyber Peace  

Australian Defence College

·         Australian Defence Force Journal, July/August 2011, no. 185

o    Load Carriage and its Force Impact

o    The Fairy Tale of the Panzers in Greece, April 1941

o    The Argument for an ‘Indirect’ Expeditionary Warfare Concept

o    Counterinsurgency Efforts in Iraq and the Wider Causes of Pacification

o    Nuclear Energy in Australia

o    Climate Change and the ADF

o    Employer Support for Reserves: Some International Comparisons of Reserve Capabilities

o    Left Behind but Not Left Out? Perceptions of Support for Family Members of Deployed Reservists

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         US Debt Ceiling and National Security 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Future of Iraq:  Implications for World Oil Markets 

·         Shale Gas and U.S. National Security 

Brookings

·         The Reversal of the Structural Transformation in Latin America After China’s Emergence 

·         Think Before You Cut 

Bureau of Investigative Journalism

·         Drone War Exposed – The Complete Picture of CIA Strikes in Pakistan 

California Department of Justice

·         Hate Crime in California 2010 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Budget 2011 - Restraining the Growth in Defence Spending

·         Fertilizing the Arab Spring 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Elite Forces in Afghanistan 

Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS)

·         CIP Report - August 2011 - Interdependencies 

Center for Naval Analysis (CNA)

·         Irregular Conflict, the Department of Defense, and International Security Reform 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Defense Funding in the Budget Control Act of 2011

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Indo-U.S. Space Cooperation: Aiming Higher

·         Is China’s Aircraft Carrier a Threat to U.S. Interests? 

·         Making Progress on Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges 

·         PacNet #42 - The KORUS FTA is a Strategic Imperative 

·         U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: Competition Involving China and Russia 

·         U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan: The Need for Perspective

CIGI’s Security Sector Governance Project

·         Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East 

Chatham House

·         EU Defence and Security Procurement Directive: A Step Towards Affordability?  

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Compilation of Homeland Security Related executive Orders (E.O. 4601 Through E.O.  13528) 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Al-Shabaab 

·         Calling for an EU Federal Budget

·         Crisis in the Congo 

·         Cybertheft and the U.S. Economy 

·         Justice Beyond The Hague: Supporting the Prosecution of International Crimes in National Courts 

·         New Meaning for "Peace" in Darfur 

·         Next Steps for Pakistan Strategy 

·         Post-Qaddafi Instability in Libya: CPA Contingency Planning Memorandum No. 12 

Defence Research and Development Canada

·         Optimal RSOM-hub Locations for Northern Operations: A MAJAID Scenario Analysis 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Directive 5200.31E, DoD Military Working Dog (MWD) Program, August 10, 2011 

·         DoD Instruction 3020.50, Private Security Contractors (PSCs) Operating in Contingency Operations, Humanitarian or Peace Operations, or Other Military Operations or Exercises, July 22, 2009; Incorporating Change 1, August 1, 2011 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         11-INTEL-13 Results in Brief: Improvements Needed in Sharing Tactical Intelligence with the International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan [results in brief] 

Department of Energy (DOE)

·         2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry 

Department of Homeland Security

·         Border Patrol Agents Indicted For Civil Rights Violations     

Department of the Air Force

·         Legal Reviews of Weapons and Cyber Capabilities (AFI 51-402) 

Department of the Navy

·         OPNAV 3432.1A - Operations Security 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet 

Foreign Policy

·         The Euro and the Scalpel 

·         The Future is Now 

·         Huge in Asia 

·         Surreal Politik 

·         Think Again: War 

·         Think Before You Cut 

·         Three Cheers for Decline 

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         Oslo Terrorist Attacks: Analysis, Lessons Learned and Consequences  

·         Security Guarantees and Nuclear Non-Proliferation 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

·         Improving United Nations Intelligence: Lessons from the Field 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2011, v. 3, no. 2 

o    Modeling Electoral Coordination: Voters, Parties and Legislative Lists in Uruguay

o    Democracy Against Parties? Party System Deinstitutionalization in Colombia

o    Institutional Trust and Congressional Autonomy in Latin America: Expectations, Performance, and Confidence in Peru’s Legislature

o    Ruling Against the Executive in Amparo Cases: Evidence from the Peruvian Constitutional Tribunal

o    Political Appointments and Coalition Management in Brazil, 2007-2010

·         Who Drives Change? Comparing the Evolution of Domestic Climate Governance in India and South Africa 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Acquisition Planning:  Opportunities to Build Strong Foundations for Better Services Contracts, GAO-11-672 

·         "Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment," by Gene L. Dodaro, comptroller general of the United States, before the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association, in Denver Colorado.  GAO-11-900CG, August 8, 2011

·         Information Security:  State Has Taken Steps to Implement a Continuous Monitoring Application, but Key Challenges Remain, GAO-11-149 

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

Heritage Foundation

·         Security Assistance Act: Responsibly Tying Foreign Policy Budgets to Security Demands 

·         Time for a National EMP Awareness Day 

·         Tools to Build the US-China Economic Relationship 

·         US Cannot Rely on ASEAN in the South China Sea 

·         US Credit Rating Downgraded: Now They’ve Done It 

·         US-Philippines Partnership in the Cause of Maritime Defense 

·         US Should Link Foreign Aid and UN General Assembly Voting

·         What People Are Saying About National Security, Defense Spending, and the Debt 

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council

·         CBRNE: Are We Ready for the Day Before Tomorrow? 

Human Rights Watch

·         “Stop Making Excuses”: Accountability for Maternal Health Care in South Africa  

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Case for Increasing Foreign Direct Investment Up to 100 Per Cent in India’s Defense Industry 

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         India-Pakistan Security Dilemma - Transcript

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Iran’s Critique of May 24, 2011 IAEA Safeguards Report: Arguments Not Based on Facts 

Institute for the Understanding of War

·         Afghanistan - Order of Battle [updated August 2011] 

·         Iraq - Order of Battle [updated August 2011]

·         Libya Conflict: Situation Update 

Institute for 21st Century Energy/US Chamber of Commerce

·         Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk: Assessing America’s Vulnerabilities in a Global Energy Market 

International Crisis Group

·         Georgia-Russia: Learn to Live like Neighbours 

·         Macedonia: Ten Years after the Conflict 

International Energy Agency (IEA)

·         IEA Monthly Electricity Survey 

·         IEA Monthly Natural Gas Survey 

·         IEA Monthly Oil Survey 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Are Middle Eastern Current Account Imbalances Excessive? 

·         Capital Flows and Financial Stability: Monetary Policy and Macroprudential Responses 

·         Capital Regulation and Tail Risk 

·         Economic Policies and FDI Inflows to Emerging Market Economies

·         Financial Deepening, Property Rights and Poverty: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa 

·         Home Sweet Home: Government‘s Role in Reaching the American Dream

·         Institutional Cash Pools and the Triffin Dilemma of the U.S. Banking System

·         Mexico: Selected Issues 

·         Oil Shocks in a Global Perspective: Are they Really that Bad? 

·         Possible Unintended Consequences of Basel III and Solvency II 

·         Rwanda: Financial System Stability Assessment 

·         Systemic Risk and Optimal Regulatory Architecture 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Battling the 'Resource Curse' in the Niger Delta 

·         The Last Moroccan King? 

Information Sharing Environment (ISE)

·         2011 Annual Report on the DNI Information Sharing Environment 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, August 12, 2011, v. 11, no. 15 

o    Troubled Railway Ministry Casts Doubt on Beijing’s Commitment to Reform

o    China’s Uranium Quest Part I: Domestic Shortages Fuel Global Ambition

o    A Swan Song in Sudan and Libya for China's "Non-Interference" Principle

o    China or the SCO: Who Will Supervise Afghanistan?

McKinsey Global Institute

·         Building Globally Competitive Cities: The Key to Latin American Growth 

Middle East Institute

·         Revolution and Political Transformation in the Middle East: Agents of Change

·         Terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel: Al-Qa‘ida’s Franchise or Freelance?

National Academies Press

·         Opportunities in Protection Materials Science and Technology for Future Army Applications 

National Conference of State Legislatures

·         2011 Immigration-Related Laws and Resolutions in the States (January-June) 

National Gang Center

·         Evaluation and Evolution of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

·         The Emergency Medical Services Workforce for the Future 

National Science and Technology Council

·         National Research and Development Strategy for Microbial Forensics 

·         Technical Appendix.  National Plan for Aeronautics Research and Development and Related Infrastructure   

National Security Archive

·         The Berlin Wall, 50 Years Ago 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         North Korea’s Shrinking Role in the Global Missile Market 

Naval War College

·         Naval War College Review, Winter 2011, v. 64, no. 4

o    The Future of Aircraft Carriers

o    Sea Basing: Concept, Issues, and Recommendations

o    Three Disputes and Three Objectives: China and the South China Sea

o    Progressing Maritime Security Cooperation in the Indian Ocean

o    Why Operations Assessments Fail: It's Not Just the Metrics

o    Operations Assessment in Afghanistan Is Broken: What Is to Be Done?

o    Dewey at Manila Bay: Lessons in Operational Art and Operational Leadership from America's First Fleet Admiral

o    Rising China's Forgotten Father

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Center (NOREF)

·         International Contributions to State-building in Timor-Leste: The Undermining of State Legitimacy? 

·         Liberal Peace in Question: Politics of State and Market Reform in Sri Lanka

·         Post-War on Terror? Implications from a Regional Perspective 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Pakistan-India Relations: Old Problems: New Initiatives   

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Deal or No Deal, a US Downgrade Is Deserved 

·         IFSWF Report on Compliance with the Santiago Principles: Admirable but Flawed Transparency 

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

·         Rising Restrictions on Religion: One-third of the World's Population Experiences an Increase 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Search and Email Still the Most Popular Online Activities

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

·         Number Hearing Mostly Bad Economic News Soars

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Barracks and Bombast: is Renamo's Rhetoric of Militarization and Partition a Serious Threat in Mozambique? [Viewpoints 72]

·         Who Wants to Play the Russian Roulette in Guinea-Bissau? [Viewpoints 71]

Rand

·         Subnational Government in Afghanistan 

Small Wars Journal

·         Al Qaeda's Seapower Strategy 

·         Design Theory and the Military’s Understanding of Our Complex World 

·         Enabling Operations through the Assessment of the COIN Information Environment 

·         Interviews with Stephen P. Cohen and C. Christine Fair: Pakistan is in a Low-level Equilibrium Trap 

·         London Riots: Decentralized Intelligence Collection and Analysis

·         Securing and Holding Rural Territory: Use of Pseudo Teams and Airmobile “Very-Light” Infantry Quick Reaction Forces in Rhodesia Counter-Insurgency Operations 

·         Training to Transition: ANA Markmanship and Live Fire Training

·         Unity of Effort? Or, Command? 

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

·         Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland Report [Nigeria]   

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDR)

·         Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: Some Questions and Answers  

USAID

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

·         Horn of Africa - Drought [latest update] 

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

·         South Sudan Complex Emergency [lateset update] 

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

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         A Manual to Facilitate Conversations on Religious Peacebuilding and Reconciliation 

·         The Politics of Dispute Resolution and Continued Instability in Afghanistan 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Family Tree of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh 

·         Internet Freedom Is the First Freedom of the 21st Century

·         The Persistence of President Saleh 

·         Saudi Arabia Tells Syria: "Stop the Killing Machine"

·         Turkish-Syrian Ties Worsen 

·         Working Model of the Syrian Opposition [August 2011 chart] 

White House

·         Presidential Study Directive (PSD-10) on Mass Atrocities