Friday's Miscellany 01-06-2012

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

·         Important and Critical Psychological Attributes of USAF MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper Pilots  

Air University

·         Air and Space Power Journal, January-February 2012, v.26, no. 1 

o    The Efficiency Paradox: How Hyperefficiency Can Become the Enemy of Victory in War

o    What Every Airman Needs to Know About Medical Stability Operations

o    Building Toward the Future

o    Air-mindedness: The Core of Successful Air Enterprise Development

o    Partnership between the US and Iraqi Air Forces: One Airman's Perspective

o    Support the COCOM, Develop the Force, or Roll the Dice?: What the Air Force's Deployment Tasking Process Doesn't Do

o    Air Force Policy for Advanced Education

o    Air Force ISR Operations

o    The Decline of the Military Ethos and Profession of Arms: An Argument Against Automomous Lethal Engagements

o    Principles of War for Cyberspace

o    Logistics Aloft

o    The Strategic Striking Force

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

o    Common Defense 2011

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

o    Nuclear Lessons for Cyber Security?

o    US Policies toward Tehran: Redefining Counter-proliferation 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

o    Airpower: Two Centennial Appraisals

American Enterprise Institute

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update]  

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         European Energy Security: A New Pattern of External Stability and Internal Risks 

·         Same Economic Nightmares, Different Solutions: Transatlantic Approaches to International Macroeconomic Policymaking in the Face of the Crisis 

APWG

·         Phishing Attack Trends  - Quarterly reports   

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center

·         Numbers and Characteristics of Women in the Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011 [in MSMR, December 2011, v. 18, no. 12)    

Brookings

·         A Discussion with Richard Cordray, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director 

·         Why a One-War Posture for the U.S. Military Will Work 

CACI International

·         A Year of Uncertainty - Asymmetric Challenges to U.S. National Security in 2012 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         A Canadian Primer to the 2012 US Primaries and Caucuses 

·         Emerging Canadian Priorities and Capabilities for Arctic Search and Rescue 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         CNAS Experts Assess New Pentagon Strategic Guidance 

·         The Next Fight: Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan 

·         Understanding and Preventing Veteran Suicide 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict: Addressing Complex Crisis Scenarios in the 21st Century 

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

·         Revolution in the Arab World—The Long View  

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Economic Implications of Disruptions to Maritime Oil Chokepoints  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Afghan War At the End of 2011: A Status Report 

·         Ahmadinejad in the Americas—What Is Iran Up To? 

·         Challenges to American Access: The Joint Operational Access Concept and Future Military Risk 

·         Critical Questions for 2012 

·         Developing an Enduring Strategy for ASEAN 

·         Escape from Iraq and American Decline 

·         Hemisphere Insider: Volume I, Issue 8 - December 2011 

·         Japan Chair Platform: Time to Acknowledge the Realignment Impasse 

·         The New US Strategy: Asking the Right Questions 

·         U.S.-Mexico Migration—Prospects for Reform 

Chatham House

·         North Korea’s Leadership Transition—Stability Rather Than Chaos  

·         Preparing for High-impact, Low-probability Events: Lessons from Eyjafjallajökull 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Policy Considerations in Combating Terrorism: Decision-Making Under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Campaign 2012: The Candidates on Nuclear Proliferation 

·         The Pentagon Pivots to Asia 

·         Persian Gulf Storm Clouds 

·         Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East 

·         Issue Guide: The World in 2011 

Department of Defense

·         Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense 

·         Pentagon Press release 

·         President Obama Remarks

o    Transcript 

o    Video

·         Secretary Panetta’s Speech

o    Transcript

o    Video

·         Defense Strategic Guidance Media Roundtable at the Pentagon 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-036 Results in Brief: DoD Needs to Improve Accountability and Identify Costs and Requirements for Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft, January 5, 2012 

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

·         The Global Health Strategy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

·         Radiation Emergency Medicine Management (REMM) Updates 

Department of the Treasury

·         Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States—2011 Annual Report to Congress 

East-West Center

·         Pacific Island Nations: How Viable Are Their Economies? 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·         A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways for Action 

Feinstein International Center

·         Winning Hearts and Minds?: Examining the Relationship between Aid and Security in Afghanistan 

Foreign Policy

·         After America 

·         Flu Season [possible bioweapon?] 

·         Inside David's Tower: A Tour of Venezuela's Skyscraper Squatter City 

·         The Myth of Europe 

·         Pakistan's Slow-Motion Coup 

·         Preaching the Gospel in the Hermit Kingdom 

FRIDE

·         EU-Asia Trade Relations: Getting Through the Crisis 

George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis

·         Economic Impact of Approved and Projected DOD Spending Reductions   

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Democratizing Resource Governance through Prior Consultations? Lessons from Bolivia's Hydrocarbon Sector 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Coast Guard: Continued Improvements Needed to Address Potential Barriers to Equal Employment Opportunity, GAO-12-135 

·         Managing Service Contracts: Recent Efforts to Address Associated Risks Can Be Further Enhanced, GAO-12-87 

Heritage Foundation

·         China Global Investment Tracker: 2012 

·         Top Five Foreign Policy Moves in 2012 

·         Top Five Priorities for Homeland Security in 2012 

·         Iran Moves West: Ahmadinejad's 2012 Latin American Visit 

·         The Missing Asia Pivot in Obama's Defense Strategy 

Hudson Institute

·         China's Economy a Party Plan 

·         Diminishing Our Military Capabilities 

Human Rights Watch

·         Against All Odds: Prison Conditions for Youth Offenders Serving Life without Parole Sentences in the United States 

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         2011: A Strategic Survey  

·         North Korea After Kim Jong-Il—Implications for East Asian Security  

·         Threats to Space Assets and India’s Options     

Institute for Social Policy Understanding (ISPU)

·         Afghanistan's Way Forward Must Include the Taliban 

·         Imran Faces His Greatest Test 

·         Liberty or Security -- Why Can't We Have Both? 

·         The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda: Debunking the Terrorism Narrative 

·         Understanding Trends in American Muslim Divorce and Marriage: A Discussion Guide for Families and Communities 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghan Government Will Not Accept Secondary Role in Talks with Taliban 

·         Can Taliban Leaders Bring Peace? 

Institute of Land Warfare

·         Thinking About the 21st Century Security Environment—The Need for a Whole-of-Government Approach  

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

·         Al-Shabaab to Hold Online Q&A 

International Crisis Group

·         Crisis Watch, No. 101 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism 

International Relations and Security Network

·         The Europeanization of Switzerland 

·         The Future of the State: Is A World State Inevitable? 

·         The Problem with Sovereignty: The Modern State's Collision with the International Law Movement 

·         The Six Historical Incarnations of the Modern State 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, January 6, 2012, v.22, no. 1 

o    The Grim Future of the Wukan Model for Managing Dissent

o    ECFA and the Elections: Implications for Cross-Strait Relations

o    How Pakistan’s Unstable Tribal Areas Threaten China’s Core Interests

o    Problems and Prospects for China’s Ship-Based Aviation Program

Lawfare

·         State Department Raises Counterterrorism Office to Bureau Level 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Military Aspects of a Study of the Implications of a Communist Chinese Nuclear Capability 

·         A Proposal for a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone in Northeast Asia 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Economics of Peace—A Nepalese Perspective  

Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS)

·         Pakistan Security Report 2011 - Internal Security Matrix 2011 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         The European Union and Brazil as Privileged Partners? Difficult Path to an Authentic Strategic Partnership 

·         Towards an Enhanced Polish-Spanish Partnership 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Inequality in Our Age 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security (IPRIS)

·         Portugal and China: The Rise of a New Strategic Geography? (Viewpoints 81) 

·         A Sense of Déjà Vu: Portugal and the Regime Change in Syria (Viewpoints 82) 

Program for Culture & Conflict Studies

·         Culture & Conflict Review, Winter 2011/2012, v. 5, no. 4 

o    Nile Basin Conflict: Perspectives on Water Sharing, Food Shortages, Civil Wars and Terrorism

o    China’s Rise: The Effect of Beijing’s Increasing Role in International Institutions on Singapore

o    People's Movements in Uttarakahnd: Culture, Conflict and Development

o    Viewpoint: The Middle East and South Asia: Past, Present and Future

Rand

·         Israel and Iran: A Dangerous Rivalry 

Small Wars Journal

·         Attaining Sustainable Security through Civic Space for Religious Actors 

·         COIN and FID in Colombia 

·         The Colonel Faisal that I Know 

·         Crowdsourcing: A New Perspective on Human Intelligence Collection in a Counterinsurgency    

·         Enabling of Indigenous Institution in Post-Conflict Reconstruction 

·         Half-accomplished Libyan ‘Civil War of Liberation’ 

·         Post-ISAF Afghanistan: The Need for a “15:20 Program” 

·         The Principles of Destruction in Irregular Warfare: Theory and Practice 

·         Rural versus Urban Insurgency: How We Missed the Enemy's Center of Gravity in Iraq and Why It's Important 

·         SWJ Book of Mozzilla Hidden Messages in the Operations Process 

·         Thinking the Unthinkable about Napalm and Flamethrowers 

·         Thoughts on Professional Military Education: After 9-11, Iraq, and Afghanistan in the Era of Fiscal Austerity 

·         Why the Counterinsurgent Cannot Follow Counterlawfare in Counterinsurgency 

·         You Can’t Play Chess When the Taliban is Playing Poker 

Stanley Foundation

·         Strengthening WMD Security: A “Whole of Society” Approach 

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Journal of International Commerce and Economics, 2012    

o    Can We Apply Lessons From the German Trade Balance With China to the United States?

o    The U.S. International Trade Commission's High-Technology Trade Roundtable

o    China's Vision for Renewable Energy: The Status of Bioenergy and Bioproduct Research and Commercialization

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         An Iranian Nuclear Breakout Is Not Inevitable 

·         Minding the Gaps: Territorial Issues in Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking    

·         The Pentagon's New Defense Strategic Guidance: Pivoting to Asia, But Still Stuck in the Middle East 

·         The Real Iranian Threat in the Gulf 

·         A Testing Weekend in Bahrain 

·         Turkey Moves Far Beyond Europe 

White House

·         Remarks by the President on the Defense Strategic Review