Friday's Miscellany 12-09-2011

Afghanistan News Network

·         International Community’s Engagement in Afghanistan Beyond 2014  

American Enterprise Institute

·         Containing and Deterring a Nuclear Iran 

·         Foreign Direct Investment, Corruption and Democracy

·         Struggle for Power in the Indo-Pacific 

·         United States and the PRC—Macroeconomic Imbalances and Economic Diplomacy 

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update] 

Amnesty International

·         International Criminal Court—Recommendations to the Assembly of States Parties At Its Tenth Session  

·         Saudi Arabia—Repression in the Name of Security  

·         Serbia—Time for a Law Against Forced Evictions 

Amsterdam Law Forum

·         Compatible or Incompatible? Intelligence and Human Rights in Terrorist Trials    

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Distribution, Domestic Politics and Monetary Cooperation in East Asia 

·         Global Imbalances in a World of Inflexible Real Exchange Rates and Capital Controls 

·         Understanding the Pattern of Growth and Equity in the People's Republic of China 

Atlantic Council

·         NATO Agency Reform, Done Right 

·         NATO Reform: Key Principles 

·         US Lessons for the Eurozone Restoring Confidence through Transparency 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         More than Good Deeds: Disaster Risk Management and Australian, Japanese and US Defence Forces 

·         The Phantom of the Pacific: Reconsidering Russia as a Pacific Power Prior to APEC–2012 

Brookings

·         After the Hope of the Arab Spring, the Chill of an Arab Winter 

·         Ten Facts about Mobile Broadband 

·         Ten Years of Fragile States: What Have We Learned? 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         From Inspiration to Aspiration—Turkey in the New Middle East  

·         Gambling on Reconciliation to Save a Transition—Perils and Possibilities in Afghanistan   

·         West’s New International Security Challenges    

CATO Institute

·         Trading With the Bear—Why Russia’s Entry into the WTO Is in America’s Interest 

Center for American Progress

·         Climate Finance Is Key to U.S. Climate Credibility: Continued Funding Is Necessary for American Security and Stability 

Center for Global Development

·         Economic Shocks and Conflict—The (Absence of?) Evidence from Commodity Prices  

·         Publishing Construction Contracts as a Tool for Efficiency and Good Governance  

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         American Grand Strategy and Seapower Conference Report  

·         Grand Strategy—Contending Contemporary Analyst Views, and Implications for the US Navy  

Center for a New American Security

·         Next Fight—Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan  

·         Understanding and Preventing Veteran Suicide (Testimony) 

               

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Secure Communities by the Numbers, Revisited : Analyzing the Analysis (Part 1 of 3) 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Five Facts About Defense and Sequestration 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Clinton’s Myanmar Visit: The United States Responds to Reform 

·         The Future of Global Immunization: Will the Promise Be Fulfilled? 

·         Role(s) of Vaccines and Immunization Programs in Global Disease Control 

·         Sharing Risk in a World of Dangers and Opportunities  

·         Terra Nova: How to Achieve a Successful PEPFAR Transition in South Africa 

·         U.S. Policy on Economic Espionage 

Center for Strategic Leadership

·         Strategic Importance of Shale Gas 

Center for Strategic Research

·         China Strategic Perspective 4: Buy, Build or Steal: China's Quest for Advanced Military Aviation Technologies 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Britain and France Should Not Give Up on EU Defense Co-Operation  

·         Russia, China and the Geopolitics of Energy in Central Asia  

Chatham House

·         Burma—Time for Change?  

·         Cultural Dialogue—The Western Encounter with ‘the Rest’  

·         Diplomatic Entrepreneur—Making the Most of the European External Action Service  

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Hearings 

o    Promoting Global Internet Freedom [Dec 8, 2011]

o    Camp Ashraf: Iraqi Obligations and State Department Accountability [Dec 7, 2011]

o    Fighting Malaria: Progress and Challenges [Dec 5, 2011]

o    Democracy Held Hostage in Nicaragua: Part I [Dec 1, 2011]

o    Compact of Free Association with the Republic of Palau: Assessing the 15-year Review [Nov 30, 2011]

o    Preserving Progress in Iraq, Part III: Iraq’s Police Development Program [Nov 30, 2011]

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Boko Haram - Emerging Threat to the U.S. Homeland 

·         Draft Legislative Proposal on Cybersecurity [hearing] 

·         Draft Legislative Proposal on Cybersecurity [report] 

·         Ensuring Effective Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee 

·         Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States [hearing] 

·         Homegrown Terrorism—The Threat to Military Communities Inside the U.S.  [report]

·         Jihadist Use of Social Media - How to Prevent Terrorism and Preserve Innovation 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Is Secure Communities Keeping Our Communities Secure? 

·         Oversight of the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies 

·         Visa Waiver Program Oversight: Risks and Benefits of the Program 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform

·         Oversight in Iraq and Afghanistan: Challenges and Solutions 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         The Federal Railroad Administration's High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Mistakes and Lessons Learned 

·         Protecting U.S. Sovereignty: Coast Guard Operations in the Arctic 

·         Restoring Jobs, Coastal Viability and Economic Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico: H.R. 3096, the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 

               

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

·         ICANN's Expansion of Top Level Domains 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         U.S. Strategic Objectives Towards Iran 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee

·         Insider Trading and Congressional Accountability 

·         Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors 

·         Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States 

·         From Earthquakes to Terrorist Attacks: Is the National Capital Region Prepared for the Next Disaster? 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Monthly Budget Review - November 2011 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Can Iran's Central Bank Be Sanctioned? 

·         The Eurozone in Crisis 

·         A New Fiscal Union for Europe 

·         Pakistan's New Generation of Terrorists 

·         A Political Deal for the Euro 

·         Public Opinion on Global Issues: A New Digest of International and U.S. Attitudes 

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Perspectives on Involving Non-State and Customary Actors in Justice and Security Reform  

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Department of Defense Strategic Management Plan FY2012 - FY 2013 

·         DoD Instruction 3115.15, Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), December 6, 2011 

·         DoD Instruction 5030.57, Special Warnings to Mariners, December 5, 2011 

·         Nuclear Matters Handbook [Expanded Edition]

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

·         N Evaluation of Environmental, Biological and Heath Data from the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico 

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-12-01 National Level Exercise 2011- Federal Partner Participation 

·         OIG-12-02  (U) Additional Department Oversight Can Improve DHS' Intelligence Systems Security Program -Spotlight 

·         OIG-12-05 U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Management of the Purchase and Storage of Steel in Support of the Secure Border Initiative 

·         OIG-12-09 Use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds by the U.S. Coast Guard for the Alteration of Bridges Program 

·         OIG-12-10 DHS’ Efforts To Coordinate and Enhance Its Support and Information Sharing With Fusion Centers 

·         OIG-12-08 Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security  

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         The Reform of the EU Courts. The Need of a Management Approach 

European Policy Centre

·         Europe: Germany's Dilemma 

·         Stepping into the Abyss? 

·         Time to Act: The Case for Developing Europe's Electricity Market 

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

·         Economic Report of the President – 2011 

Foreign Policy

·         Does Israel Matter in 2012? 

·         The Anti-Putin Brigade 

·         He's Not Sorry: So why is Barack Obama so worried about Mitt Romney and being called the Apologist-in-Chief? 

·         Revenge of the Sunnis: What the Arab Spring is Really About 

·         Syria Comes of Age 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Islamist Spring: What Mubarak Got Right, What Obama Got Wrong    

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         How to Address the Subnational Actor Threat and Effective National Participation in the Biological non-Proliferation Regime  

FRIDE

·         The G20 - Driving Development Behind Closed Doors 

·         The Role of New Media and Communication Technologies in Arab Transitions 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         The International Dimensions of Authoritarian Legitimation: The Impact of Regime Evolution 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Turkey and the Arab Spring—Implications for Turkish Foreign Policy  

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Fraud Detection Systems: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Needs to Expand Efforts to Support Program Integrity Initiatives, GAO-12-292T [testimony] 

·         Homeland Defense and Weapons of Mass Destruction:  Additional Steps Could Enhance the Effectiveness of the National Guard's Life-Saving Response Forces,  GAO-12-114 

·         IT Dashboard:  Accuracy Has Improved, and Additional Efforts Are Under Way to Better Inform Decision Making, GAO-12-210 

·         Managing for Results: Opportunities for Congress to Address Government Performance Issues, GAO-12-215R 

·         National Capital Region:  2010 Strategic Plan is Generally Consistent with Characteristics of Effective Strategies, GAO-12-276T [testimony] 

·         Visa Waiver Program: Additional Actions Needed to Address Risks and Strengthen Overstay Enforcement, GAO-12-287T [testimony]

Heritage Foundation

·         Defense Budget Cuts Will Devastate America’s Commitment to the Asia-Pacific 

·         Focus on Agenda 21 Should Not Divert Attention from Homegrown Anti-Growth Policies 

·         Government Price Controls for Health Care—A Deficit-Reduction Strategy to Avoid 

·         How Must America Balance Security and Liberty 

·         More International Pressure Needed to Advance Freedom in Iran 

·         North Korean Missiles a Growing Risk to the US 

·         Seeking the Right Balance in U.S.–Russia Missile Defense Cooperation 

·         Super Committee Failure and Sequestration Put at Risk Ever More Military Plans and Programs 

Hudson Institute

·         Can We Manage a Declining Russia? 

Human Rights Watch

·         “How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?”: Child Marriage in Yemen 

·         A Poisonous Mix: Child Labor, Mercury, and Artisanal Gold Mining in Mali 

·         “Turning Pebbles”: Evading Accountability for Post-Election Violence in Kenya 

·         “We’ll Show You You’re a Woman”: Violence and Discrimination against Black Lesbians and Transgender Men in South Africa 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Biweekly Review of Dari/Persian and Pashto Media from Afghanistan   

·         The Hills of Assam: A Glimpse of Peace  

·         The Indian Army: What the Stars Foretell for 2012 

·         The Sino-Indian Defence Dialogue: Addressing the Persisting Security Dilemma 

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

·         NATO Partnerships and the Arab Spring: Achievements and Perspectives for the 2012 Chicago Summit 

·         Wither the Medvedev Initiative on European Security? 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Fact Sheet—Bonn Conference Unlikely to Produce Results for Afghanistan 

·         Maliki Arrests Political Opponents 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalization

·         Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Israeli Perception of “No Partner” for Peace—An Insight into the Israeli Political Mind  

·         Transcript of Nasser al-Awlaki Speech 

International Crisis Group

·         Brčko Unsupervised 

·         Waging Peace—ASEAN and the Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Anglo-French Defence: 'Entente Frugale Plus' 

·         IAEA Report: Death Knell of Iran Diplomacy? 

·         Things Fall Apart in South Africa's ANC 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Are There Spillover Effects from Munis? 

·         The Determinants of Economic Growth in the Philippines: A New Look 

·         Safeguarding Banks and Containing Property Booms: Cross-Country Evidence on Macroprudential Policies and Lessons from Hong Kong SAR 

·         Using Credit Subsidies to Counteract a Credit Bust: Evidence from Serbia 

International Order of the Red Cross

·         Mine Ban Convention—Progress and Challenges in the Second Decade  

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Conflict Prevention: Toward More Effective Multilateral Strategies 

·         The OSCE-Mediterranean Partnership and the Arab Uprisings 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Is There a Limit to Qatar's Successes? 

·         The US/NATO ABM Defense Shield in the Black Sea Region 

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

·         Traffic Quality on the Metropolitan Washington Area Freeway System 

National Defense University

·         Prism, v. 3, no. 1, December 2011 

o    Counterinsurgency after Afghanistan: A Concept in Crisis

o    Negotiating Afghanistan: When? With Whom? About What?

o    The State Department, USAID, and the Flawed Mandate for Stabilization and Reconstruction

o    The Promise and Peril of the Indirect Approach

o    The Case for Nation-building: Why and How to Fix Failed States

o    No Marshall Plan for the Middle East

o    Sub-Saharan African Military and Development Activities

o    Enduring Interests and Partnerships: Military-to-Military Relationships in the Arab Spring

o    Unconventional Challenges and Nontraditional Roles for Armed Forces: The Case for Rwanda

o    War Comes to Bala Morghab: A Tragedy of Policy and Action in Three Acts

o    Iraq: A Case Study in Building Civil-Military Capacity, 2007–2010

National Security Archive

·         The Nixon Administration and the Indian Nuclear Program, 1972-1974 U.S. Post-Mortem 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         A Code of Conduct for the South China Sea: What Should It Contain? 

·         The Uses and Limitations of Nuclear Deterrence in Asia [1964 report] 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Creation of South Sudan—Prospects and Challenges 

Open Society Initiative

·         Legacy—Completing the Work of the Special Court for Sierra Leone  

Overseas Development Institute

·         Sanctuary in the City?  Urban Displacement and Vulnerability in Damascus  

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Asian Regional Policy Coordination 

·         A China Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations 

·         Rent(s) Asunder: Sectoral Rent Extraction Possibilities and Bribery by Multinational Corporations 

Pew Global Attitudes Project

·         Confidence in Democracy and Capitalism Wanes in Former Soviet Union: Twenty Years Later 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Illegal Immigration: Gaps Between and Within Parties: Public Split Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants 

Pew Social & Demographic Trends

·         The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life 

Polish Institute for International Affairs

·         European Neighborhood Policy—How to Reconcile EU's Offer with Neighbor's Expectations  

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         19 Million Jobs For U.S. Workers: The Impact Of Channeling $1.4 Trillion In Excess Liquid Asset Holdings Into Productive Investments 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         The Republic of Dagestan: the epicenter of Islamist insurgency in Russia's North Caucasus 

Project 2049 Institute

·         Chinese People’s Liberation Army Signals Intelligence and Cyber Reconnaissance Infrastructure  

Project on Defense Alternatives (PDA)

·         Going for Broke—The Budgetary Consequences of Current US Defense Strategy  

·         Pentagon’s New Mission Set—A Sustainable Choice?  

Rand

·         Is Al Qaeda's Internet Strategy Working? [testimony] 

·         Strategic Distribution Platform Support of CONUS Army Units 

Refugees International

·         Libya—Protect Vulnerable Minorities & Assist Civilians Harmed 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Best Practice Policy and Operational Options for Mexico  

·         Blue Light Air Assets—Cost-Effective Operations for the Future  

Small Wars Journal

·         Confusing Deference with Agreement 

·         Counterinsurgency in India: The Maoists 

·         Cooperation or Bust: A Case for Adding “Cooperation” to the Principles of War 

·         Interview with Ray 

·         An Interview With Sean Kane At The United States Institute of Peace 

·         Long Live Mao: Modern Insurgency in the Republic of India 

·         Uso Del Suelo Urbano Por Parte De Los Grupos Armados Ilegales En Medellín 

Stimson Center

·         Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A US-Iran Dialogue on Law, Policy, and Advocacy 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Forecasting Zero: U.S. Nuclear History and the Low Probability of Disarmament 

·         Russian Nuclear Weapons: Past, Present, and Future 

·         The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry and the Future of Middle East Security 

·         The Strategic Logic of the Contemporary Security Dilemma 

Stanley Foundation

·         Beyond Blocs—The West, Rising Powers, and Interest-Based International Cooperation  

Transparency International

·         Corruption Perceptions Index  

Urban Institute

·         Assessment of Afghanistan's Municipal Governance Framework  

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Beyond Power-sharing: Institutional Options for an Afghan Peace Process: Institutional Options for an Afghan Peace Process 

·         Gender and Statebuilding in South Sudan 

·         Interagency Handbook for Transitions

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Al-Assad in Complete Denial 

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

·         Iran's Rattling Saber 

·         The Salafi Challenge to Tunisia's Nascent Democracy 

·         Strategic (Mis)communication on Iran 

·         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 

·         Under the Influence: Syria's Unique Relationship with Turkey 

White House

·         Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States 

Woodrow Wilson Center

·         Cuban Economy—Recent Trends  

·         Elephant in the Room—The Soviet Union and India’s Nuclear Program, 1967-1989  

·         From Militant Secularism to Islamism—Iraqi Baath Regime 1968-2003  

·         Organized Crime in Central America—The Northern Triangle  

·         Removing Barriers to Land Security in Haiti  

·         Running on Empty—Pakistan’s Water Crisis  

·         United States and China—Mutual Public Perceptions  

World Public Opinion.org

·         Faith and Global Policy Challenges: How Spiritual Values Shape Views on Poverty, Nuclear Risks, and Environmental Degradation