Friday's Miscellany 12-02-2012

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Afghanistan Looking Ahead: Challenges for Governance and Community Welfare 

Air University

·         AFRI Research Paper 2011-1, General McChrystal’s Strategic Assessment Evaluating the Operating Environment in Afghanistan in the Summer of 2009 

·         Air & Space Power Journal, Winter 2011, v. 25, no. 4 

o    We Measure Success through the Eyes of the War Fighter Core Function

o    Cursor on Target: Inspiring Innovation to Revolutionize Air Force

o    Command and Control

o    A Holistic Approach to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

o    Joint Targeting in Cyberspace

o    Embracing Autonomy: The Key to Developing a New Generation of Remotely Piloted

o    Aircraft for Operations in Contested Air Environments

o    Hic Sunt Dracones (Here Be Dragons)

o    Air Force Policy for Advanced Education: Production of Human Capital or Cheap Signals?

·         The Quest for Relevant Air Power Continental European Responses to the Air Power Challenges of the Post–Cold War Era 

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Winter 2011, v. 5, no.4 

o    Common Defense 2011: Remarks of Mr. Brett Lambert

o    Finding Space in Deterrence: Toward a General Framework for "Space Deterrence"

o    Nuclear Lessons for Cyber Security?

o    US Policies toward Tehran: Redefining Counterproliferation for the Twenty-First Century

o    Bipolarity, Proxy Wars, and the Rise of China

o    South Asia: Danger Ahead?

o    The United States in Multilateral East Asia: Dealing with the Rise of China

American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update] 

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         Neo-Nazi Terror: An Attack on Democracy, a Failure of Policy 

Amnesty International

·         Eviction and Resistance in Cambodia—Five Women Tell Their Stories    

·         France:  “Our Lives Are Left Hanging”—Families of Victims of Deaths in Police Custody Wait for Justice to be Done 

·         Germany v. Italy—The Right to Deny State Immunity When Victims Have No Other Recourse 

·         “This is Where I’m Going to be When I Die”—Children Facing Life Imprisonment Without the Possibility of Release in the USA 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Can Asia Sustain an Export-Led Growth Strategy in the Aftermath of the Global Crisis? An Empirical Exploration 

·         The People's Republic of China's Currency and Product Fragmentation 

·         The United States and the PRC: Macroeconomic Imbalances and Economic Diplomacy 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         The U.S. Army in Europe: A Pillar of America’s Defense Strategy 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Australia's Energy Security    

·         Our Near Abroad: Australia and Pacific Islands Regionalism 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Carbon Management in China: The Effects of Decentralization and Privatization 

·         China's Investment in Latin American Energy Resources: Comparative Asian Politics 

·         China's Oil Sector: Trends and Uncertainties 

·         Chinese Growth Prospects in the Short to Medium Term 

·         Is Chinese Foreign Policy Targeting Sub-Saharan Africa? 

·         Quantitative Analysis of Scenarios for Chinese Domestic Unconventional Natural Gas Resources and Their Role in Global LNG Markets 

·         The Rise of China and Its Energy Implications 

·         The Rise of China and Its Energy Implications - executive summary 

·         U.S.-China Relations and Energy Cooperation
·         Vehicle Stocks in China: Consequences for Oil Demand 

·         The Wrong Way to Stop Online Piracy 

Berghof Conflict Research

·         Anti-terrorism Legislation: Impediments to Conflict Transformation 

Brookings

·         The 2011 Public Opinion Poll of Jewish and Arab Citizens of Israel 

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 [updated November 30, 2011] 

·         The Effects of Internal Displacement on Host Communities: A Case Study of Suba and Ciudad Bolívar Localities in Bogotá, Colombia 

·         Iraq Index: Tracking Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq  [updated November 30, 2011] 

·         Pakistan Index: Tracking Variables of Reconstruction & Security in Pakistan [updated November 29, 2011] 

·         Planned Relocations, Disasters and Climate Change 

Brussels Institute for Contemporary China Studies

·         China’s Roads to Influence 

·         Impact of China’s Foreign Policy Think Tanks    

·         Missing Link—China, Climate Change, and National Security    

Center for Defense Information (CDI)

·         Navigating the Pentagon’s [Budgetary] Labyrinth  

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

·         CIP Report: November 2011 - Risk Management 

Center for Security Policy

·         Mapping a National Security Failure: The Ratification of the New START Treaty 

Center for Security Policy‘s Menges Hemispheric Security Project

·         Silence on Fraudulent Rule in Nicaragua Detrimental to Latin America and U.S. Interests 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Abu Sayyaf Group 

·         China’s Emerging Global Health and Foreign Engagement in Africa  

·         The Global Health Initiative in Malawi: New Approaches and Challenges to Reaching Women and Girls 

·         Governance and Militancy in Pakistan’s Chitral District 

·         Implementing Health Care Reform Policies in China 

·         Iran and the Gulf Military Balance 

·         Outcome of Invasion—US and Iranian Strategic Competition in Iraq 

·         PacNet #68 - Why go to Myanmar? 

·         Super Committee Fallout and the Implications for Defense 

·         US-Japan Alliance on the Recovery Path 

Chatham House

·         Hostage to Conflict: Prospects for Building Regional Economic Cooperation in the Horn of Africa 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, November 2011, v. 4, no. 11 

o    Al-Qa`ida’s Center of Gravity in a Post-Bin Ladin World

o    After Action Report: Combating Group Violence Abroad with Community-Based Approaches

o    Al-Qa`ida’s Center of Gravity in a Post-Bin Ladin World

o    Government Hardliners Gain Favor in Bahrain

o    Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh: Weakened, But Not Destroyed

o    Militant Pathways: Local Radicalization and Regional Migration in Central Asia

o    Partners or Proxies? U.S. and Host Nation Cooperation in Counterterrorism Operations

o    Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity

o    Terrorist Threats to Commercial Aviation: A Contemporary Assessment

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Assessing Myanmar's Reforms 

·         Egypt's Uncertain Vote
·         The Eurozone in Crisis 

·         How Afghanization Can Work 

·         Tenuous Ties on 'AfPak' Frontier 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Instruction 3025.19, Procedures for Sharing Information with and Providing Support to the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), November 29, 2011 

·         Incorporating Test and Evaluation into Department of Defense Acquisition Contracts 

·         CrossTalk. November/December 2011 

o    Netcentric Proxies for On-Orbit Sensors

o    Give the Stakeholders What They Want: Design Peer Reviews the ATAM Style

o    Software Architecture: Theory and Practice

o    Utilizing Design of Experiments to Reduce IT System Testing Cost

o    Defect Management Using Depth of Inspection and the Inspection Performance Metric

o    Free and Open Source Software Use: Benefits and Compliance Obligations

o    Deployment Optimization for Embedded Flight Avionics Systems

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-024 - Independent Engineering Assessment of the Army's Transportation Plan for the BRAC Recommendation #133 Project Fort Belvoir - Mark Center, Virginia 

·         DoDIG-2012-025 - Review of Matters Related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Retired Military Analyst Outreach Activities 

Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

·         ICD 112 - Congressional Notification 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Setting a Standard for Stakeholdership: Industry Contribution to a Strengthened Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Four Scenarios for the Reinvention of Europe 

·         How to Stop the Demilitarization of Europe  

Foreign Policy

·         16 Global Cities to Watch 

·         Ready for Their Close-Up[Arab Politics] 

·         Rise of the TIMBIs [Turkey, India, Mexico, Brazil, and Indonesia] 

·         What Do Saudi Women Want? 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Can Hezbollah Cope With A Changing Middle East? 

·         Jordan’s Quandary Over Syria 

·         Kidnappings In Venezuela 

FRIDE

·         The EU's Role in Addressing State Fragility in Ivory Coast 

·         The G20 after Cannes: An Identity Crisis 

·         Pakistan's Crisis: What Role for the EU? 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Coast Guard: Observations on Arctic Requirements, Icebreakers, and Coordination with Stakeholders, GAO-12-254T [testimony] 

·         Cybersecurity Human Capital: Initiatives Need Better Planning and Coordination,  GAO-12-8 

·         Next Generation Air Transportation:  Collaborative Efforts with European Union Generally Mirror Effective Practices but Near-Term Challenges Could Delay Implementation, GAO-12-48 and e-report   

Heritage Foundation

·         Enforce Financial Management Requirements at the Department of Defense 

Human Rights Watch

·         Adding Insult to Injury: Continued Impunity for Wartime Abuses 

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         A Review of the 2001 Bonn Conference and Application to the Road Ahead in Afghanistan 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Rendering Useless South Africa’s Nuclear Test Shafts in the Kalahari Desert 

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Carbon Trading in Africa, A Critical Review 

·         Corruption in the South African Police Service, Civilian Perceptions and Experiences 

·         Knowledge Empowers Africa: The Benefits of Increased Investment in Education 

·         Implementing Financial Disclosure in Local Government, Public Access to Information 

·         Oversight Agencies in South Africa and the Challenge of Police Corruption 

·         Vyacheslav Danilenko – Background, Research, and Proliferation Concerns 

International Crisis Group

·         Myanmar: A New Peace Initiative 

·         South Korea: The Shifting Sands of Security Policy 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Commodity Price Cycles: The Perils of Mismanaging the Boom 

·         Effectiveness of Capital Controls in Selected Emerging Markets in the 2000s 

·         How Costly Are Debt Crises? 

·         The Multilateral Aspects of Policies Affecting Capital Flows 

·         The Multilateral Aspects of Policies Affecting Capital Flows - Background Paper  

·         What Can Low-Income Countries Expect from Adopting Inflation Targeting? 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, November 30, 2011, v. 11, no. 22
o    Beijing Adopts Multi-Pronged Approach to Parry Washington’s Challenge

o    China and Pakistan: Evolving Focus on Stability within Continuity

o    Chinese Air Force Officer Recruitment, Education and Training

o    Burma and China: The Beginning of the End of Business as Usual?

·         Terrorism Monitor, December 2, 2011, v. 9, no. 44 

o    Will the Return of Ethiopia’s Military to Somalia Destroy al-Shabaab or Revive It?

o    A Comparative Look at the Islamists of the Egyptian and Tunisian Revolutions

o    Hezbollah Risks Regional Credibility by Its Support for the Syrian Regime

Middle East Institute (MEI)

·         The Arab Spring: Implications for US Policy and Interests 

·         The Pakistan Backlash

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

·         NIJ Journal, October 2011, no. 268 

o    Responding to Transnational Organized Crime — Supporting Research, Improving Practice

o    Reconsidering the Project Greenlight Intervention: Why Thinking About Risk Matters

o    Final Findings From the Expert Panel on the Safety of Conducted Energy Devices

National Security Archive

·         Chilean Judge Requests Extradition of U.S. Military Official in "Missing" Case [related documents] 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         South Korea’s Plans for Tidal Power: When a “Green” Solution Creates More Problems 

·         Targeting the Soviet Army along the Sino-Soviet Border 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resources Centre

·         Russia, the U.S. and Drugs in Afghanistan 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Bangladesh Army—Documenting its Corporate Interests  

·         Debate on Space Code of Conduct—An Indian Perspective  

·         India-US Defense Relations—In Search of a Direction  

·         Japan and ASEAN—Changing Security Dynamics  

·         Nationalism in Pakistan—Dimensions of Failure 

·         Oil Supply Routes in the Asia-Pacific—China’s Strategic Calculations  

·         Understanding Jihadism in Pakistan  

Pew Global Attitudes Project

·         Key Indicators Database 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The U.S. Employment Effects of Military and Domestic Spending Priorities: 2011 Update 

Rand

·         Coping with a Nuclearizing Iran 

·         The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies in the Middle East and North Africa 

·         Information Surety: Managing Information Risk in a Military Operational Context 

·         Proposed Directions of Change to the Common Rule for Protecting Human Research Participants: RAND Responses 

·         Suicide Prevention Efforts and Behavioral Health Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration [testimony] 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

·         The Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) in thelandscape of Indonesian Islamist Politics: Cadre-Training as Mode of Preventive Radicalisation? 

·         Street, Shrine, Square and Soccer Pitch: Comparative Protest Spaces in Asia and the Middle East 

Smart Global Health.org

·         The Global Health Initiative in Malawi 

Small Wars Journal

·         Formalizing the Informal: Historical Lessons on Local Defense in Counterinsurgency 

·         Integration of Combat Camera and Public Information to Maximize the Affect within the Information Environment 

·         Interview with Ken White 

·         IO After We Leave: Free Press, Sustainable Progress, and the Future of Khost 

·         Toward a Gentler, Kinder German Reich?: The Realpolitik behind the European Financial Crisis 

UK National Audit Office

·         Carrier Strike: Supplementary Report 

UK House of Commons Public Accounts Committee

·         Providing the UK’s Carrier Strike Capability 

United Nations General Assembly

·         Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic 

UN Afghanistan Mission

·         Afghan People’s Dialogue on Peace: Laying the Foundations for an Inclusive Peace Process 

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG)

·         Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights From the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Asad's Armed Opposition: The Free Syrian Army 

·         Egypt's Military Learns Its Lesson: How the Ruling Council in Cairo Contained a Second Revolution 

·         How to Explain the Arab League's Shocking Decision on Syria? 

·         Impact of Sanctioning Iran's Central Bank 

·         Iran's Rattling Saber 

·         Thought the Muslim Brotherhood Was Bad? Meet Egypt's Other Islamist Party 

·         Treasury's Response to the Arab Spring: Financial Tools for International Security Policy 

·         Tunisian Nahda Leader Addresses The Washington Institute 

·         Washington and Egypt: The Incredible Shrinking Policy 

·         Why an Undemocratic Party Is Going to Win Egypt's First Democratic Election 

Wilson Center

·         Aiding Without Abetting: Making U.S. Civilian Assistance to Pakistan Work for Both Sides    

World Public Opinion.org

·         Israeli Public Supports Middle East Nuclear Free Zone