Friday's Miscellany 09-16-2011

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         Another Pakistan Is Needed: Can Openings Emerge Post-Osama bin Laden?

American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats

·         Defending America and the Quest for Peace: 10 Years after 9/11 

·         The Evolution of American Intelligence and National Security in the Decade since 9/11 

·         The Future of National Defense and the U.S. Military Ten Years After 9/11: Perspectives from Outside Experts 

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update] 

Amnesty International

·         The Battle for Libya: Killings, Disappearances and Torture 

Asian Development Bank Institute

·         The Current State of the Financial Sector and the Regulatory Framework in Asian Economies-The Case of the People's Republic of China 

Atlantic Council

·         How Reliable is Intelligence on Iran's Nuclear Program? 

·         Pursuing Cyber Statecraft 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Iraq: What Happens Next? 

·         National Security Note 3: The Debate Over US Grand Strategy 

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

·         Shale Gas and U.S. National Security     

Brookings Institute

·         Coping with Disaster and Preparing for the Future: An On-the-Ground View of Japan’s Earthquake Recovery Effort 

·         Japan’s Recovery Six Months after the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis 

·         Why Palestinian Statehood Is a Question for the U.N. 

Center for American Progress

·         Twenty Years of Collapse and Counting: The Cost of Failure in Somalia 

Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC)

·         Strategic Insights, Summer 2011, v. 10, no. 2

o    Weapons of Mass Effect

o    ETA Before and After the Carrero Assassination

o    PFLP and its Offshoots

o    Assassination by Remotely Piloted Vehicle

o    Governance in Pakistan's FATA

o    The Legacy of bin Laden and National Security

o    Why the Death of Osama bin Laden has made the United States Safer

o    Don’t Celebrate Just Yet

Center for Global Development

·         Iraq’s Last Window: Diffusing the Risks of a Petro-State 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         The To-Do List: Curtailing Terrorist Travel Ten Years after 9/11

Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE)

·         9/11 and the War on Terror in Curricula and in State Standards Documents

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Competition in Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Pakistan 

·         Comparative Connections v.13 n.2 

·         Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership 

·         PacNet #53 - Burma/Myanmar: The Triangulation of Strategic Interests 

·         PacNet #52 - Comparative Connections Summaries 

·         PacNet #49A - Response to "What Really Happened to the Hoyas in Beijing" 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         The Future of National Defense and the U.S. Military Ten Years After 9/11: Perspectives from Outside Experts 

·         Organizational Challenges in Achieving Sound Financial Management and Audit Readiness 

·         Sustaining GPS for National Security

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Hearings 

o    Has Mérida Evolved? Part One: The Evolution of Drug Cartels and the Threat to Mexico's Governance [September 13, 2011]

o    Promoting Peace? Reexamining U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority, Part II [September 14, 2011]

o    U.S.-India Counterterrorism Cooperation: Deepening the Partnership [September 14, 2011]

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Ten Years After 9/11: Assessing Airport Security and Preventing a Future Terrorist Attack 

·         Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists Still Exploit our Visa System? 

·         United States Secret Service: Examining Protective and Investigative Missions and Challenges in 2012 

Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform

·         Defense Department Contracting in Afghanistan: Are We Doing Enough to Combat Corruption? 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         General and Flag Officer Requirements 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee

·         Agro-Defense: Responding to Threats Against America’s Agriculture and Food System 

·         Improving Financial Accountability at the Department of Defense 

·         Ten Years After 9/11: Are We Safer? 

Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence

·         Open Hearing with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding the Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Estimated Impact of Automatic Budget Enforcement Procedures Specified in the Budget Control Act 

·         The Medium-Term Budget Outlook and Policy Options 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Avoiding Collision Course in Mideast 

·         The United States and India: A Shared Strategic Future: A CFR-Aspen Institute India Joint Study Group Report 

Department of State

·         July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom Report 

Dudley Knox Library

·         Sea Mines & Countermeasures: A Bibliography [updated July 2011]

European Policy Centre

·         The Rise of Anti-EU Populism: Why, and What to Do About It

·         Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Europe's Strategic Puzzle in the Mediterranean

Fordham Institute

·         Teaching About 9/11 in 2011: What Our Children Need to Know 

Foreign Policy

·         Can a Supercomputer Predict a Revolution? 

·         A Dictator's Handbook for the President 

·         The Land of Gas and Honey 

·         Punitive Measures 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

·         Shadow Networks: The Growing Nexus of Terrorism and Organised Crime 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Airline Passenger Protections:  More Data and Analysis Needed to Understand Effects of Flight Delays, GAO-11-733 

·         Aviation Security:  TSA Has Made Progress, but Additional Efforts Are Needed to Improve Security, GAO-11-938T [testimony] 

·         Disaster Recovery:  Federal Contracting in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, GAO-11-942T [testimony] 

·         DOD Financial Management:  Improvement Needed in DOD Components' Implementation of Audit Readiness Effort, GAO-11-851 

·         DOD Financial Management:  Marine Corps Statement of Budgetary Resources Audit Results and Lessons Learned, GAO-11-830 

·         DOD Financial Management:  Ongoing Challenges in Implementing the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan, GAO-11-932T [testimony] 

·         Drug Safety:  FDA Faces Challenges Overseeing the Foreign Drug Manufacturing Supply Chain, GAO-11-936T [testimony] 

·         Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Improve Response to Potential Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters Affecting Food and Agriculture, GAO-11-652 

·         Homeland Security: Challenges for the Food and Agriculture Sector in Responding to Potential Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters, GAO-11-946T [testimony] 

·         Interagency Contracting:  Improvements Needed in Setting Fee Rates for Selected Programs, GAO-11-784 

·         Iraq and Afghanistan:  DOD, State, and USAID Cannot Fully Account for Contracts, Assistance Instruments, and Associated Personnel, GAO-11-886 

·         Iraq Drawdown:  Opportunities Exist to Improve Equipment Visibility, Contractor Demobilization, and Clarity of Post-2011 DOD Role, GAO-11-774 

·         Observations on the Costs and Benefits of an Increased Department of Defense Role in Helping to Secure the Southwest Land Border, GAO-11-856R 

·         Visa Security:  Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen Overstay Enforcement and Address Risks in the Visa Process, GAO-11-910T [testimony]  

Heritage Foundation

·         Adapting to the Threat Dynamics of the 21st Century 

·         Does the White House See the Same China DOD Does? 

·         Prohibit Federal Support for a New U.N. Building Until the U.N. Provides Detailed Information 

·         Ukraine Needs an Economic Freedom “Reset” 

Hudson Institute

·         Ten Years On: Saudi Arabia's Textbooks Still Promote Religious Violence 

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

·         Controlling Bodies, Denying Identities: Human Rights Violations against Trans People in the Netherlands 

·         “Just Don’t Call It a Militia”: Impunity, Militias, and the “Afghan Local Police” 

·         Unfinished Business: Closing Gaps in the Selection of ICC Cases    

Intelligence and National Security Alliance

·         Cyber Intelligence: Setting the Landscape for an Emerging Discipline 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)

·         As American As Apple Pie: How Anwar al-Awlaki Became the Face of Western Jihad 

International Crisis Group

·         Curb Your Enthusiasm: Israel and Palestine after the UN 

·         Lessons from Nigeria's 2011 Elections 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Egyptians Choose Order over Further Political Upheaval 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Assessing Systemic Trade Interconnectedness - An Empirical Approach 

·         Efficiency-Adjusted Public Capital and Growth 

·         Modernizing the Framework for Fiscal Policy and Public Debt Sustainability Analysis 

·         Use of Windfall Gold Sale Profits—Further Considerations 

·         What Fuels the Boom Drives the Bust: Regulation and the Mortgage Crisis 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Indian Democracy Gets a Wake-Up Call 

·         Trade Agenda for the Arab Spring 

Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)

·         Genesis and Growth of Naxalite Movement in India 

·         Pakistan: A Victim of Terrorism

o    v. 1 

o    v. 2 

o    v. 3 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, September 16, 2011, v. 11, no. 17 

o    Local Elections Open for All but the Independent Candidates

o    The 610 Office: Policing the Chinese Spirit

o    China Leaps Back into the Canadian Energy Sector

o    Destination Unknown: Investment in China’s “Go Out” Policy

·         Terrorism Monitor, September 16, 2011, v. 9, no. 35 

o    Shiite Proselytizing in Northeastern Syria Will Destabilize a Post-

o    Assad Syria

o    Pakistan Seeks Administrative Solution to Terrorism On The Northwest Frontier

o    What The Tuareg Do After The Fall Of Qaddafi Will Determine The Security Future Of The Sahel

National Security Archive

·         Complete Pentagon Papers - All Three Versions Posted, Allowing Side-by-Side Comparison 

·         Secret U.S. Message to Mullah Omar: "Every Pillar of the Taliban Regime Will Be Destroyed" 

NATO Defense College

·         NATO Mission in Afghanistan: Transitioning to Afghan Control

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Case Study of Green Economy Policies: Korea 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·         Friend or Foe? Military Intervention in Libya

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Global Economic Prospects as of September 9, 2011: How Deep the Current Slowdown? 

·         Renminbi Rules: The Conditional Imminence of the Reserve Currency Transition 

Project on Middle East Political Science

·         Arab Uprisings: The State of the Egyptian Revolution

Rand

·         Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Counterproliferation Program 

·         For Whom the Whistle Blows: Advancing Corporate Compliance and Integrity Efforts in the Era of Dodd-Frank 

·         How Successful Are U.S. Efforts to Build Capacity in Developing Countries?: A Framework to Assess the Global Train and Equip "1206" Program 

·         A Methodology for Implementing the Department of Defense's Current In-Sourcing Policy 

·         Security Force Assistance in Afghanistan: Identifying Lessons for Future Efforts 

RMS

·         Terrorism Risk in the Post-9/11 Era: A 10-Year Retrospective 

Small Wars Journal

·         Countering Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Democracy Narrative 

·         Ditching Career Centric COIN 

·         How We Think: Thinking Critically and Creatively and How Military Professionals Can Do it Better 

·         Immortal Insurgencies 

·         Palestinian Camp Wars: Memoirs of a Fatah Military Commander in Lebanon 

·         The Process of Islamic Radicalization in Intra-State Conflict: Insurgent Grievance and Leadership in the First Chechen War and the Tajik Civil War 

·         Rereading Charters: Security Organizations’ Responses to the June 2010 Conflict in Kyrgyzstan 

·         The Rise and Decline of Strategic Paralysis 

·         The Story of the Ultimate Counterinsurgent 

·         The Strategic Knucklehead 

·         Topology of a Mission Assessment in Systems with Non-Linear Feedback Loops 

Stimson Center

·         Crises in South Asia: Trends and Consequences

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Threat Posed by Mounting Vigilantism in Mexico

UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDR)

·         Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Long Road Ahead
 

UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Amphetamines and Ecstasy: 2011 Global ATS Assessments    

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints (7th Update)  

USAID

·         Horn of Africa - Drought [latest update] 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Hanging by a Thread [Egypt-Israel relations] 

·         How Do You Say 'Lose-Lose' in Hebrew and Turkish?

·         Missing the Forest for the Trees: A Call for Strategic Counterterrorism Ten Years after 9/11 

·         Needed: High-Level U.S. Attention to the Dire Situation in Egypt

·         Promoting Peace? Reexamining U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority, Part II 

·         Turkey's Threat to Israel's New Gas Riches 

·         Washington's Limited Influence in Egypt 

White House

·         Remarks by the President Awarding the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Dakota Meyer 

·         Strengthening Our Security by Adhering to Our Values and Laws – remarks by John O. Brennan