Friday's Miscellany 11-11-2011

American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats

·         Iran Tracker 

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update] 

American Security Project

·         Nuclear Security Index: Assessing Modern Nuclear Threats and the Tools to Combat Them 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Production Networks in East Asia: What We Know So Far 

Atlantic Council

·         Energy for Water and Water for Energy 

·         Iran Turns to China, Barter to Survive Sanctions 

Brookings

·         How We’re Doing as Europe Falters 

·         Obama’s Pacific Trip: What Will Be the President’s Message? 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Fukushima and the Limits of Risk Analysis 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Bringing Realism to Paris in Busan 

·         Freeman Briefing: China's Investment in the United States 

·         India and Afghanistan: Positioning for Withdrawal 

·         India-Pakistan Trade: Better Late Than Never 

·         Iran's Nuclear Program 

·         The National Security Implications of a Balanced Budget Amendment 

·         The New IAEA Report and Iran’s Evolving Nuclear and Missile Forces 

·         PacNet #63 - Japan Needs the TPP 

·         Rethinking the Arab "Spring": Stability and Security in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and the Rest of the MENA Region 

·         Saudi Youth: Unveiling the Force for Change 

·         Scaling up Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV 

·         U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: Peripheral Competition Involving Latin America and Africa 

City of Los Angeles

·         Report of the mayor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Airport Security 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         NextGen: Leveraging Public, Private and Academic Resources 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Committee’s Investigation into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Department of Defense Supply Chain 

·         Testimony on Whether the Chief, National Guard Bureau Should be a Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Securing Our Nation's Transportation System: Oversight of TSA's Current Efforts 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         U.S. Policy in Syria 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Monthly Budget Review (November 2011) 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) 

·         Closing Guantanamo? 

·         Defense Spending and the Deficit Debate

·         Targeted Killings 

·         A Troubling Shift in Iran's Nuclear Program

·         Strengthening Economic Ties with Asia 

Department of Defense

·         Opportunities for DoD Use of Alternative and Renewable Fuels.  FY10 NDAA Section 334 Congressional Study 

Department of Homeland Security

·         Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council Annual 2011 

East-West Center

·         Europe's Renaissance or Its Judgment Day?: The 2011 G-20 

European Policy Centre

·         The Democratic Transformation of the Balkans 

Foreign Policy Research Institute

·         The Marine Mask Of War 

FRIDE

·         Mapping EU Strategic Partnerships 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         DOD Supply Chain: Preliminary Observations Indicate That Counterfeit Electronic Parts Can Be Found on Internet Purchasing Platforms,  GAO-12-213T [testimony] 

·         Federal Bureau of Investigation: Actions Needed to Document Security Decisions and Address Issues with Condition of Headquarters Buildings, GAO-12-96 

·         Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 Schedules of Federal Debt, GAO-12-164 

Heritage Foundation

·         President Obama’s Pacific Swing: Commitment Means More Than Just Showing the Flag 

Human Rights Watch

·         Neither Rights Nor Security: Killings, Torture, and Disappearances in Mexico’s “War on Drugs” 

·         We Live as in War”: Crackdown on Protesters in the Governorate of Homs 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Part 1 

International Atomic Energy Administration (IAEA)

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

International Crisis Group

·         Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (I): Central Africa 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Somali Pirates Widen Their Net 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Determinants of Development Financing Flows from Brazil, Russia, India, and China to Low-Income Countries 

·         Inflation Dynamics in Asia: Causes, Changes, and Spillovers from China 

·         Monetary Policy and Risk-Premium Shocks in Hungary: Results from a Large Bayesian VAR 

·         Velocity of Pledged Collateral: Analysis and Implications 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Can a Kosovo-Serbia Deal Cheer Up the Balkans? 

·         Via India to Israel: The Migrations of the Bnei Menashe 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, November 11, 2011, v. 11, no. 21 

o    Mekong Murders Spur Beijing to Push New Security Cooperation

o    China's Slow Surge in Kyrgyzstan: A View from the Ground

o    Decision Time or the Moment of Truth for China and the EU?

o    Bo Xilai's Campaign for the Standing Committee and the Future of Chinese Politicking

o    China's Engagement with Peru: An Increasingly Strategic Relationship

·         Terrorism Monitor, November 11, 2011, v. 9, no. 41 

o    Turkey Afraid Syria Will Target Its Kurdish Achilles’ Heel

o    Jaish-e-Muhammad’s Charity Wing Revitalizes Banned Group in Pakistan

o    Unrest in Syria Shaping a New Strategic Triangle of Hezbollah, Iran and Egypt

National Academies Press

·         Communicating Science and Engineering Data in the Information Age 

·         Industrial Methods for the Effective Testing and Development of Defense Systems 

·         Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan 

National Survey of Student Engagement

·         Major Differences: Examining Student Engagement by Field of Study: Annual Results 2010 [includes info on student veterans] 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre

·         Afghanistan Team 

·         Armed Guards on Merchant Vessels 

·         An Overview of Corruption in Afghanistan 

·         Private Security Companies Give Way to the Afghan Public Protection Force 

·         The Strengthening Northern Insurgency in Afghanistan 

·         Understanding the Basics of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) 

·         Village Defence: Understanding the Afghan Local Police (ALP) 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         North Korean’s Digital Transformation: Implications for North Korea Policy 

·         Not Bad Options for the Six Party Talks 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Middle East and North Africa Report 17, October 2011 

NYC School of Law/NYCLI/FFF

·         Justice Derailed: What Raids on New York’s Trains and Buses Reveal about Border Patrol’s Interior Enforcement Practices 

Peterson Institute for International Economics

·         Big Business Is Good for America 

·         Debt Relief for Egypt? 

·         The European Debt Crisis: Strategic Implications for the Transatlantic Alliance 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Contours of Alternative Policy Making in Venezuela 

·         The Federal Reserve-Treasury Accord and the Construction of the Post-War Monetary Regime in the United States 

·         “Financial” vs. “Real”: An Overview of the Contradictory Role of Finance 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin 24 

o    Black Gold or Black Hole? Oil and Development in Timor Leste

o    Is Portugal Rediscovering Latin America?"

·         Portugal and the Palestinian bid to join UNESCO and the United Nations [Viewpoint #77] 

Project on National Security Reform

·         America’s First Quarter Millennium: Envisioning a Transformed National Security System in 2026 

Rand

·         Community Engagement as Input to the Design of the Environmental Center at Frick Park and Beyond 

·         Heavy Armor in the Future Security Environment 

·         Programs Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military Servicemembers and Their Families  

·         Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches, Volume 1: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer, Joint Strike Fighter, Longbow Apache, and Wideband Global Satellite 

Small Wars Journal

·         Finding Petraeusism in Naglandia: The U.S. Military’s Hyper-American “Can-do” Spirit and Utopian Ideals Found in Afghanistan 

·         The Longest (Small) War 

·         A Reserve Component Initiative to Defend DoD and National Cyberspace 

·         Self-Development for Cyber Warriors 

·         When Governance is Individuals: One Heart Attack Away From a Really Big Problem 

Transportation Research Board

·         Security, Emergency Management, and Infrastructure Protection Research Status Report 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         An Analysis of State-owned Enterprises and State Capitalism in China 

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

·         Connecting the Dots: Education and Religious Discrimination in Pakistan 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Iran's Nuclear Program: "Credible" Evidence of "Continuing" Work on a Bomb 

·         Saudi Defense Shake-Up Changes Minister and Ministry 

·         Tensions Grow between Egypt's Military Leaders and the Muslim Brotherhood 

White House

·         Opening Remarks by President Obama at APEC Session One 

·         Remarks by the President Aboard the USS Carl Vinson

·         Remarks by the President at the Signing of Executive Order to Cut Waste and Promote Efficient Spending Across the Federal Government 

·         Remarks by the President on Veteran’s Day