Friday's Miscellany 12-16-2011

Accuvant Labs

·         Browser Security Comparison: A Quantitative Approach 

Afghanistan News Network

·         Battle for Schools—The Taliban and State Education  

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa—Preventing Conflict and Enhancing Stability     

Air Force Accident Investigation Board

·         AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION F-22A, T/N 06-4125 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA 16 NOVEMBER 2010   

American Enterprise Institute

·         Can We Manage a Declining Russia? 

Amnesty International

·         Exploitation and Forced Labor of Nepalese Migrant Workers  

·         Racial Profiling and Immigration Control in Spain    

·         Serbia—Time for a Law Against Forced Evictions  

Army War College Library

·         Psychological Health Awareness - bibliography 

Atlantic Council

·         Five Futures of Cyber Conflict and Cooperation 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Beyond bin Laden: Future Trends in Terrorism 

·         Japan's Strategic Outlook 

Brookings

·         Afghan Strategy Begins to Make Gains 

·         Chinese Public Opinion: Shaping China’s Foreign Policy, or Shaped by It? 

·         Government-wide Information Sharing for Democratic Accountability  

·         Japan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership 

·         Recording Everything—Digital Storage as an Enabler of Authoritarian Governments  

·         Taiwan’s Upcoming Presidential and Legislative Elections 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Getting Past the Bilateral-Trilateral Debate: A Pragmatic Functionalist Approach 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)

·         Future of the Nuclear Suppliers Group 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         It All Starts with Training: Crisis Prevention and U.S. Foreign Affairs Agencies 

·         Turning the Page in Iraq: A Necessary Step to Rebalance America’s Global Strategy   

·         U.S.-Iraq Relations Enter a New Era: U.S. Forces Complete their Strategic Reset as U.S. Diplomats Set New Tone 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs, 2011, v. 7 

·         The Power of "the Few": A Key Strategic Challenge for the Permanently Disrupted High-Tech Homeland Security Environment 

·         Application of Social Network Analysis Methods to Quantitatively Assess Exercise Coordination 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Criminal Organizations and Illicit Trafficking in Guatemala’s Border Communities    

·         US Navy–US Air Force Relationships, 1970-2010  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The "End" of the War in Iraq? 

·         Governance and Militancy in Pakistan's Khyber Agency 

·         Instability in Syria: Assessing the Risks of Military Intervention 

·         Integrating Nuclear Safety and Security: Policy Recommendations

·         Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No 48, 12 December 2011 

·         Nuclear Scholars Initiative: A Collection of Papers from the 2011 Nuclear Scholars Initiative 

·         PacNet#69- The Perils of a Monotone Asia 

·         The Role of FTA Negotiations in the Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations 

Center for Strategic Leadership

·         Is Brazil Actually Ready to be a World Economic Power?  

·         BRIC in the Backyard—Brazil’s Economic Rise and What it Means for the U.S.  

Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

·         Preventing Election Related Violence 

Chatman House

·         Afghanistan: Mikhail Gorbachev's Lessons for President Obama [event transcripts and audio] 

·         Burning Oil to Keep Cool: The Hidden Energy Crisis in Saudi Arabia 

·         Climate Change and Health—Policy Priorities and Perspectives  

·         Growing Instability in the Western Sahel—Experiences and Responses 

College of Europe

·         Explaining the EU’s Policy Portfolio: Applying a Federal Integration Approach to EU Cohesion Policy 

·         Making European Diplomacy Work: Can the EEAS Deliver? 

Combat Studies Institute (CSI)

·         Eyewitness to War Volume III: US Army Advisors in Afghanistan 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Hearings 

o    Changing Energy Markets and U.S. National Security [December 16, 2011]

o    Confronting Damascus: U.S. Policy toward the Evolving Situation in Syria [December 14, 2011]

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Judicial Reliance on Foreign Law 

Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform

·         What the Euro Crisis Means for Taxpayers and the U.S. Economy, Pt. 1 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         The Effectiveness of Our Nation's Public Alert System 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Improving Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo 

·         The U.S.-Caribbean Shared Security Partnership: Responding to the Growth of Trafficking and Narcotics in the Caribbean 

·         The State of Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Russia: U.S. Policy Options 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Congress. Senate. Senator Claire McCaskill

·         Investigation of House FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act Earmarks: A Thorough Analysis of the House Armed Services Committee's Attempt to Circumvent the Earmark Ban 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The U.S. Federal Budget: Infographic 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         How Russia Can Benefit from the WTO 

·         Issue Guide: One Year of 'Arab Spring' Upheavals 

·         Mexico's Drug War 

·         Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East 

·         Was the Iraq War Worth It? 

Defense Business Board (DBB)

·         Global Logistics Management 

·         Modernizing the Military Retirement System 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-028 Assessment of U.S. Government and Coalition Efforts to Develop the Logistics Sustainment Capability of the Afghan National Army 

Department of Homeland Security

·         Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future: The Cybersecurity Strategy for the Homeland Security Enterprise 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Congo (Brazzaville) Country Analysis Brief 

·         Malaysia Country Analysis Brief 

European Policy Centre

·         All Roads Lead to Frankfurt: The Results of an Enigmatic Summit 

·         Enlargement to the Balkans: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 

Foreign Policy

·         FP's Favorite Reads of 2011 

·         The Last Prisoner 

·         Newt Skywalker and the Moon Mirror 

·         The Real Mohamed Bouazizi 

·         Remembering Basra 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Iran’s Internal Dynamics 

·         What Our Students – And Our Political Leaders – Don’t Know About The Middle East 

FRIDE

·         Are We Moving Towards Greater European Integration? 

·         After the Summit: Can the Cracks be Healed? 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Think Tanks: Their Development, Global Diversity and Roles in International Affairs 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Arlington National Cemetery:  Management Improvements Made, but a Strategy Is Needed to Address Remaining Challenges, GAO-12-105 

·         Arlington National Cemetery:  Additional Actions Needed to Continue Improvements in Contract Management, GAO-12-99 

·         Coast Guard: Communication of Post-Government Employment Restrictions Can Be Strengthened, GAO-12-174 

·         DOD Health Care:  Actions Needed to Help Ensure Full Compliance and Complete Documentation for Physician Credentialing and Privileging, GAO-12-31 

·         Drug Shortages:  FDA's Ability to Respond Should Be Strengthened, GAO-12-116 

·         Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Retirement Benefit and Retained Asset Account Disclosures Could Be Improved, GAO-12-94 

·         Station Fire:  Forest Service's Response Offers Potential Lessons for Future Wildland Fire Management, GAO-12-155 

·         Nuclear Nonproliferation: Action Needed to Address NNSA's Program Management and Coordination Challenges, GAO-12-71 

Heritage Foundation

·         Beyond the Border: Enhancing Security and Improving Trade Between the United States and Canada 

·         Congress Should Reject the Obama Administration’s Efforts to Weaken Iran Sanctions 

·         Overcriminalization: The Legislative Side of the Problem 

·         New Flat Tax—Easy as One, Two, Three 

·         POWER Act—Doubling Down on Bad Energy Policy 

·         Shifting Gears with Pakistan on Afghanistan 

·         U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: What the U.S. Should Do 

·         Unnecessary Keystone XL Pipeline Delay Obstructs Energy, Jobs 

·         What Palestinian Membership Means for UNESCO and the Rest of the UN 

·         Why the US Should Be Concerned About the Domestic Effects of the UN Arms Trade Treaty 

Hudson Institute

·         History, Ideology, and US Climate Policy—Beyond the Orthodoxies of Left and Right  

Human Rights Watch

·         “By All Means Necessary!”: Individual and Command Responsibility for Crimes against Humanity in Syria 

·         “No One Left to Witness”: Torture, the Failure of Habeas Corpus, and the Silencing of Lawyers in Uzbekistan 

·         No Way to Live—Alabama’s Immigrant Law  

·         Tunisia’s Repressive Laws: The Reform Agenda  

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         India’s Internal Security—The Year That Was, The Year That May Be 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Burma’s Nuclear Aspirations: Less Reason Now for Concern - But Burma should sign the Additional Protocol and answer questions about its ties to North Korea 

Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)

·         Can the World Live with a Near-Nuclear Iran? 

·         Democracy is First Victim in Battle for Euro 

·         History Lessons from Karbala 

·         My Take: Is ‘All-American Muslim’ Begetting All-American Bigotry? 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan Order of Battle (updated December 2011)  

·         Iraq After the American Troop Withdrawal: Update #1         

·         Iraq Order of Battle (updated December 2011)  

·         Maliki Arrests Potential Opposition  

·         Struggle for Syria in 2011  

Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)

·         Next Steps for Security Reform: Industry Proposals to Enhance Efficiency and Reduce Costs in National Security Contracts 

International Crisis Group

·         Côte d’Ivoire: Continuing the Recovery 

·         Holding Libya Together: Security Challenges after Qadhafi 

·         The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy 

·         Islamic Parties in Pakistan 

·         Nepal’s Peace Process: The Endgame Nears 

·         Washington's Over-Rigid Policy toward Bahrain 

·         Where Did Nick Kristof Get the Idea That the Muslim Brotherhood Is Moderate? 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Anglo-French Defence: 'Entente Frugale Plus' 

·         Durban's Surprise Climate Deal: Progress, but Gaps Remain 

·         Egypt's Fragile Transition to Democracy 

·         Things Fall Apart in South Africa's ANC 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Assessing the Risks to the Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Market 

·         Bank Competition and Financial Stability: A General Equilibrium Exposition 

·         Classification of Low-Income Countries for the Purpose of Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - 2011 Update 

·         Employment Protection and Business Cycles in Emerging Economies 

·         Inflation Differentials in the GCC: Does the Oil Cycle Matter? 

·         Oil Prices, External Income, and Growth: Lessons from Jordan 

·         Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust - Review of Interest Rate Structure 

·         Who’s Going Green and Why? Trends and Determinants of Green Investment 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, December 16, 2011, v. 9, no. 46 

o    Jund al-Khilafa Operations Expand in Kazakhstan

o    Bringing London’s “Christmas Bombers” to Trial

o    The Turn to Armed Rebellion in Syria: The Rise of the Free Syrian Army

               

Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC)

·         Journal of the JAPCC, 2011, no. 14 

o    Challenges and Chances of the Spanish Air Force: Interview with General Jiménez Ruiz, Chief of Staff of the Spanish Air Force

o    Ballistic Missile Defence – What’s the Big Deal?

o    Australia’s Wedgetail: Linking the Joint Battlespace

o    The Threat Still Exists – Suppression of Enemy Air Defences

o    Indirect Fire – Understanding the Threat

o    Integrating Joint Capabilities Beyond Ground Support: Air Surface Integration

o    Challenges for NATO Air & Space Power Defining the High Ground

o    Command and Control –

o    Exploring Alternatives: The Realities of Two C2 Models for Air Power Proponents

o    Italian Flying Training: In Pursuit of Excellence

o    The Principles of War: Back to Basics?

o    Space and Cyber Power Relevance to Contemporary Operations

o    Regional Fighter Partnership Sovereignty and Implementation Considerations

o    The Missing Link: Tying Tactical Air Operations to Policy Goals

o    A JAPCC Policy Proposal: NATO Employment & Coordination of Space Capabilities

National Defense University (NDU)

·         The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving Roles   

·         Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security? 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         East Asian Strategic Review 2011 

National Security Archive

·         "Godfather" of Colombian Army Intelligence Acquitted in Palace of Justice Case [related documents] 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan's Anti-Corruption Institutions 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Japan’s Nuclear Village Wages War on Renewable Energy and the Feed-in Tariff 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         For Lack of a Better Alternative, Palestinians go to the UN 

·         Pakistan’s Population Prospects 

·         Religion, Territory and Violence: Exploring Emerging Religious-Political Groups in Israel and Palestine 

·         Russia, Afghanistan and the Great Game 

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

Observer Research Foundation

·         Return of Putin—Russia’s Strongman Faces Major Challenges Ahead  

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Pakistan Parliamentary Delegation Study Visit to Canada 

·         Score Card of the 15th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab: The Third Parliamentary Year

·         Simulation Workshops: How to Resolve Real Conflicts? 

·         Taxing the Agriculture Income in Pakistan 

PeaceOps

·         Journal of International Peace Operations, v. 7, no. 3 – November-December, 2011 - Evolutions in Maritime Security 

o    The Future of Stability Operations: What’s Next for the Stability Operations Industry?

o    Missed Opportunities to Improve Contingency Contracting: Reflections on the CWC’s Final Report

o    The Terrorist Threat to Peacekeeping Operations: A Single Weapon Causing a Myriad of Damage

o    Subcontractor Vetting: Implementing a Risk-Based Evaluation Framework

o    The Band-Aid Has Been Pulled Off: Palestine’s Quest for Statehood

o    Education in Afghanistan: Education is the Key to Successful Transition in Afghanistan

o    Armed Security at Sea: Risk management and mitigation in a risky environment

o    Protecting Energy on the Water: The Relationship Between Maritime Energy Supply and Private Security

o    A Different Kind of Security: The Provision of Private Maritime Security under the ICoC

o    Building a Maritime Stability Partnership in Kenya: CWOW’s Impact on Maritime Peace Operations

o    Private Sector Perspectives on Stability Operations: Innovations to Improve Civilian Surge Capacity

o    Finally Final...For Now: Exploring the Final Rule on PSCs

o    National Security Ten Years After 9/11: A Conversation with the Honorable Michael Chertoff

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         A New Regime for Regulating Large, Complex Financial Institutions 

·         Oil Exporters to the Euro's Rescue? 

Pew Research Center

·         Iraq and Public Opinion: The Troops Come Home 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Transaction Costs, Trading Elasticities and the Revenue Potential of Financial Transaction Taxes for the United States 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin 25 

Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) in the Landscape of Indonesian Islamist Politics—Cadre-Training as Mode of Preventive Radicalization? 

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

Rand

·         Australia's Submarine Design Capabilities and Capacities: Challenges and Options for the Future Submarine 

·         Expectations About Civilian Labor Markets and Army Officer Retention 

·         The Future of Gulf Security in a Region of Dramatic Change: Mutual Equities and Enduring Relationships 

·         The RAND-Qatar Policy Institute: Capabilities Brochure 

·         Reshaping the Army's Active and Reserve Components 

·         Using Field Data to Improve Authorized Stockage List Push Packages 

Russian and Eurasian Security Network

·         Russian Analytical Digest Newsletter, 5 December 2011, No. 105 

o    Modernization after Medvedev?

o    State-led Modernization in Russia: The Nanotechnology Industry

o    Raiding in Russia

Small Wars Journal

·         Combat Advisor Unit for Afghanistan Transition 

·         Counterlawfare in Counterinsurgency 

·         Lopsided Wars of Peace: America’s Anemic Ability to Project Civilian Power 

·         New Wars Revisited: Testing Assertions about the Evolving Enemy 

·         A Question of Legitimacy 

·         Winning Insurgent War and Pragmatic Libertarianism 

Smart Global Health.org

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

Stanley Foundation

·         Nuclear and WMD Security and Summit Diplomacy—Leveraging Top-Level Engagement 

·         Structuring the US Government to Prevent Atrocities: Considerations for an Atrocities Prevention Board 

START - National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

·         Violent Extremism in the U.S. 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Op-ed: The West and the Durability and Problems of Monarchies in the Arab Spring 

·         Real Leadership and the U.S. Army: Overcoming a Failure of Imagination to Conduct Adaptive Work 

Terrorism Research Initiative

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, 2011, v. 5, no. 5-6 

·         Full PDF version 

o    Living with terror, not Living in Terror: The Impact of Chronic Terrorism on Israeli Society

o    What Have We Learned about Lone Wolves from Anders Behring Breivik?

o    Preventing Lone Wolf Terrorism: some CT Approaches Addressed

o    Practice Makes Perfect?: The Changing Civilian Toll of CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan

o    Requirements and Facilitators for Suicide Terrorism: an Explanatory Framework for Prediction and Prevention

o    Sharia Adherence Mosque Survey: Correlations between Sharia Adherence and Violent Dogma in U.S. Mosques

o    A Chronology of Attacks on and Unlawful Interferences with, Offshore Oil and Gas Installations, 1975 – 2010

o    Literature on Right-wing and Vigilante Terrorism

o    Expanding the TRI Network for Doctoral Researchers in the Fields of Terrorism, Political Violence and Armed Conflict to the United States of America and Russia

US Forces Afghanistan

·         Findings and Recommendations (AR 15-6 Investigation – Credibility Assessment of Allegations of Human Rights Violations Appearing in a Human Rights Watch Report) 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         After 2014: Managing the Transition in Afghanistan 

·         Multilateral Political Missions and Preventive Diplomacy 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Actions of U.S. Allies Crucial to Strengthening Impact of Sanctions on Iran 

·         America and the Middle East: The Challenges Ahead 

·         The Arab Uprisings, One Year On 

·         A Fresh Start to U.S.-Iraqi Relations 

·         Give Iran Good Television 

·         Intervention in Syria: Assessing the Options 

·         Lines in the Sand? Saudi Arabia's Security Meeting with Iran 

·         A Visit with a Fundamentalist Member of Egypt's New Parliament 

·         Washington's Over-Rigid Policy toward Bahrain 

·         Where Did Nick Kristof Get the Idea That the Muslim Brotherhood Is Moderate? 

White House

·         Achieving a Brighter Future for Tribal Nations: 2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference Progress Report 

·         Courts-Martial Manual, United States; Amendments (EO 13593) 

·         End of Iraq War 

·         Honoring Those Who Served in Iraq, as the War Comes to an End 

·         Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Resolution 

·         Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq 

·         Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister al-Maliki of Iraq in a Joint Press Conference 

·         Trustworthy Cyberspace:  Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program 

World Public Opinion.org

·         Review of Polling Finds International and American Support for World Order Based on International Law, Stronger UN