Friday's Miscellany 01-13-2012

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit

·         Healing the Legacies of Conflict in Afghanistan: Community Voices on Justice, Peace and Reconciliation   

Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)

·         Africa's Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions

Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center

·         Air Land Sea Bulletin (ALSB), January 2012 

o    MASOC Can Provide Tactical C2 of Joint Assets in the Mari-time Domain

o    Doctrine 2015

o    Codifying Lessons Learned Teaches Something Fundamental About War

o    Military Text Chat is ‘Communication at the Edge’

o    Multi-Service Success Story in Offensive and Defensive Tactics

American Enterprise Institute

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update]   

American Security Project (ASP)

·         American Security Quarterly, January 2012

o    Russia and The United States in the 21st Century

o    Defining Victory in Afghanistan

o    Foreign Policy Issues for the 2012 Presidential Election

o    Fusion for the Future

o    Why We Can’t Let Solyndra Fail Kill Support for Solar

o    U.S. Military’s Efforts to Reduce Exposure to Energy Security Risks

o    It’s Time for International Emissions Reductions

o    How To Break the Choke Hold Oil Has on Our National Security

o    A Bigger Bang for Our Buck?

o    The Research and Development Gap

o    The Brilliant, Unworkable New Silk Road

o    Foreign Aid Shouldn’t be the First thing on the Chopping Block

o    Are Private Contractors undermining the Intelligence Community

o    Kyrgyzstan’s Promising but Uncertain Political Future

o    Hearts and Minds: Al-Qaeda’s Visit to Somalia

o    Add Carrots to Iran Policy Menu

o    Defense Spending in an Age of Austerity

Amnesty International

·         Year of Rebellion—The State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         US Counter-Radicalisation Strategy: The Ideological Challenge 

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated December 31, 2011] 

·         Better than Expected U.S. Support for Global Development 

·         "Can You Be an IDP for Twenty Years?" 

·         From Responsibility to Response: Assessing National Approaches to Internal Displacement 

·         Mongolia’s Quest to Balance Human Development in its Booming Mineral-Based Economy 

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

·         Removal of Fuel Subsidies in Nigeria: An Economic Necessity and a Political Dilemma 

·         The Situation in Camp Ashraf, Iraq 

·         Taiwan’s Upcoming Presidential and Legislative Elections 

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

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         When Victory Becomes an Option—Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Confronts Success  

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         America's Civilian Operations Abroad: Understanding Past and Future Requirements   

·         Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea 

·         Flash Points: Security in the East and South China Seas    

Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)

·         Strategic Insights, Winter 2011, v.10, no. 3

o    NATO's Deterrence Review: Strategic Fiddling while Rome Burns?

o    Rebuilding the Acropolis: Putting the Strategic Back into a Hollow NATO

o    NATO: Prologue or Requiem?

o    NATO's Policy in Africa

o    NATO's Relations with New Members and Partners

o    Transatlantic Defense Troubles

o    Implications of the Lisbon Treaty on the European Union's Common Security Defense Policy for NATO and the EU

Center for Global Development

·         U.S. Support for Pakistan's Private Sector  

·         What’s Wrong with Dodd-Frank 1502?—Conflict Minerals, Civilian Livelihoods, and the Unintended Consequences of Western Advocacy  

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Financing Security Sector Reform: A Review of Official Development Assistance Data 

·         Security Sector Governance in Pakistan: Progress, But Many Challenges Persist 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Comparative Connections, January 2012, v.13, n.3 

o    Regions - China, East Asia and the Pacific, Japan, Korea, Russia, South Asia, Southeast Asia

·         PacNet #1 - North Korea: What Not to Do 

·         PacNet #1R - North Korea: What Not to Do 

·         PacNet #2 - The Time Has Come for Economic Reform in Myanmar 

·         PacNet #3 - Comparative Connections Summary 

·         Transition in the Afghanistan-Pakistan War: How Does This War End? 

Chatham House

·         An Embargo on Iranian Crude Oil Exports: How Likely and with What Impact? 

·         Somaliland's Place in the World 

·         Treasure Mapped: Using Satellite Imagery to Track the Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Final Sequestration Report for Fiscal Year 2012 

·         Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Appropriations) 

·         Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (House)    

·         Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Senate) 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Oil's Trouble Spots 

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Between the Pockets of Efficiency and Elite Capture in Mozambique  

Department of Defense

·         CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, January/February 2012 

o    Do Not Get Out of Control: Achieving Real-time Quality and Performance

o    High Maturity Pays Off: It is Hard to Believe Unless You Do It

o    Why CMMI Maturity Level 5?

o    Taking an Agile Organization to Higher CMMI Maturity

o    Extending the Range of Value of the CMMI To a New Normal

o    DoD Agile Adoption: Necessary Considerations, Concerns, and Changes

Department of Homeland Security

·         Intelligence Info Sharing: Final Report & Recommendations 1.10.12

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-12-15 Relationships Between Fusion Centers and Emergency Operations Centers 

·         OIG-12-18 FEMA’s Process for Tracking Public Assistance Insurance Requirements 

·         OIG-12-24 The Effects of USCIS Adjudication Procedures and Policies on Fraud Detection by Immigration Services Officers 

Department of the Navy (DON)

·         OPNAV 3811.1E - Threat Support to the Defense Acquisition System 

East West Center

·         The Emerging Strategic Dynamic in Southeast Asia 

·         Post-Crisis Japanese Nuclear Policy: From Top-Down Directives to Bottom-Up Activism 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Azerbaijan Country Analysis Brief   

·         World Oil Transit Chokepoints 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Even Without Wwar, Much to Worry About in Post-Election Congo 

·         Global Governance - Building on the Civil Society Agenda 

·         How Could the Arab Democratic Wave Change Africa?

·         Setting a Standard for Stakeholdership 

·         Three Things the West Continues to Get Wrong in the Peace Process 

·         Toward a New Euro-Atlantic Security Framework

European Network and information Security Agency (ENISA)

·         Analysis of Cyber Security Aspects in the Maritime Sector 

Foreign Policy

·         False Flag (A series of CIA memos describes how Israeli Mossad agents posed as American spies to recruit members of the terrorist organization Jundallah to fight their covert war against Iran) 

·         Haiti's 1 Percent 

·         I Watched North Korea's Propaganda Film So You Don't Have To 

·         My Mesopotamian Getaway 

·         The Problem Prisoners (Ten of the most controversial detainees still held at Guantánamo) 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         From Burning Bodies To Burning Books: Egypt Is Becoming A "House Of Dust" 

·         Life Begins After 25: Demography And The Societal Timing Of The Arab Spring 

·         One Market, One Currency, One People? The Faulty Logic Of Europe   

·         Venezuela Heads Deeper Into Militant Narcoterrorism 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Africa Spectrum, 2011, v. 46, no. 2 

o    The Ethnic Politics of Coup Avoidance: Evidence from Zambia and Uganda

o    Access to Resources and Predictability in Armed Rebellion: The FAPC’s Short-lived “Monaco” in Eastern Congo

o    Democratisation and Political Participation of Mbororo in Western Cameroon

o    Competing Claims and Contested Boundaries: Legitimating Land Rights in Isiolo District, Northern Kenya

o    The Growing Influence of Al-Qaeda on the African Continent

German Marshall Fund of the United States and others

·         Transatlantic Trends: Immigration 2011 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Arctic Capabilities: DOD Addressed Many Specified Reporting Elements in its 2011 Arctic Report but Should Take Steps to Meet Near- and Long-term Needs,  GAO-12-180 

·         Chemical Assessments:  Challenges Remain with EPA's Integrated Risk Information System Program, GAO-12-42 

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection:  Cybersecurity Guidance Is Available, but More Can Be Done to Promote Its Use, GAO-12-92 

·         Defense Contracting: Improved Policies and Tools Could Help Increase Competition on DOD's National Security Exception Procurements, GAO-12-263  

·         Risk Retention Groups:  Clarifications Could Facilitate States' Implementation of the Liability Risk Retention Act, GAO-12-16 

·         Risk Retention Groups: Survey of State Regulators GAO-12-17SP (an E-supplement to GAO-12-16)

·         Securities Research: Additional Actions Could Improve Regulatory Oversight of Analyst Conflicts of Interest.  GAO-12-209 

·         Troubled Asset Relief Program:  As Treasury Continues to Exit Programs, Opportunities to Enhance Communication on Costs Exist.  GAO-12-229 

Heritage Foundation

·         2012 Index of Economic Freedom 

·         Administrative Reforms Insufficient to Address Flawed White House Immigration and Border Security Policies 

·         Chinese Outward Investment—Slower Growth in 2011 

·         A Comprehensive Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) System Requires Action 

·         Failure of the “Russia Reset”—Next Steps for the United States and Europe    

·         Federal Compensation: Why Government Pay Is Inflated 

·         Forty-Fourth Terrorist Plot Against the US Marks Need for Continued Vigilance 

·         Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees (RAISE) Act 

·         Understanding Mandatory Paid Sick Leave 

·         When Fighting Crime Becomes Piling On: The Overcriminalization of Fraud 

·         Who Pays for “Official Time” and Why Americans Should Be Concerned 

·         The Workplace Democracy and Fairness Act 

·         Why the Davis–Bacon Act Should Be Repealed 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         2011: A Strategic Survey 

·         The Implications of Noda’s Visit to India 

·         Lessons from 2011: The New Media Revolution is a Strategic Asset 

·         Pakistan Military’s Desire to Slip Into The Driving Seat Once Again 

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         Paradox of Power: Sino American Strategic Restraint in an Age of Vulnerability 

Institute for National Security Studies (Israel)

·         Ongoing Battle for Beirut—Old Dynamics and New Trends 

Institute for National Strategic Studies/Center for Strategic Research

·         Deterrence and Escalation in Cross-domain Operations: Where Do Space and Cyberspace Fit? 

·         The Emergence of China in the Middle East 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Pakistani Man Sentenced to Prison in U.S. Export Violation Case

Institute for Strategic, Political, Security and Economic Consultancy

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

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 4

Institute for the Understanding of War

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

·         Afghanistan - Order of Battle [updated January 2012]

International Crisis Group

·         Kenya: Impact of the ICC Proceedings 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         US and Pakistan: A Troubled Relationship

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Bank of Japan’s Quantitative and Credit Easing: Are They Now More Effective? 

·         Clarity of Central Bank Communication About Inflation 

·         Did Korean Monetary Policy Help Soften the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008–09? 

·         Financial Stability Reports: What Are They Good For? 

·         Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability 

·         International Reserves in Low Income Countries: Have They Served as Buffers? 

·         Money as Indicator for the Natural Rate of Interest 

·         Next Generation System-Wide Liquidity Stress Testing 

·         Oil Exporters’ Dilemma: How Much to Save and How Much to Invest 

·         A Toolkit to Assessing Fiscal Vulnerabilities and Risks in Advanced Economies 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, January 12, 2012, v. 10, no. 1 

o    The American Military Presence and Terrorist Safe Havens in the Southern Philippines

o    Is al-Qaeda Infiltrating Syria through Lebanon’s Beka’a Valley?

o    Rivalry between Iran’s Conservative Factions May Be the Biggest Threat to the Strait of Hormuz

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Living with North Korea without Kim Jong Il: A South Korean Perspective 

·         The North Korean Criminal Trial System: Characteristics and Actual Practice 

·         The Possibility of a Crisis in North Korea in 2012

·         The Quality of North Koreans´ Lives: Current Status and Understanding

·         The Second Nuclear Security Summit and the North Korean Nuclear Issue

·         Study of Discipline Problems in the North Korean Military

National Academies Press

·         A Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Strategic Plan

·         U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         The Impact of Corruption on Investment [Part 5 of a 6-Part Series on Corruption & Anti-Corruption Issues in Afghanistan] 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Air Operations in the Taiwan Crisis of 1958 [FOIA release] 

·         The DPRK Interregnum: Window of Opportunity for the International Community 

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)

·         Nuclear materials Security Index 

·         Nuclear Materials Security Index: Building a Framework for Assurance, Accountability, and Action 

Office of Naval Intelligence

·         Iran's Naval Forces—From Guerilla Warfare to a Modern Naval Strategy [from 2009 but resending due to recent events]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

·         Report on China’s WTO Trade Compliance 

Pak Institute for Peace Studies

·         SouthAsiaNet Regional Watch, December 2011 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         The Coming Resolution of the European Crisis 

·         Fiscal Federalism: US History for Architects of Europe's Fiscal Union 

·         How to Rebuild Russia 

Pew Hispanic Center

·         U.S. Foreign-Born Population: How Much Change From 2009 to 2010?

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Myth of Financial Protectionism: The New (and old) Economics of Capital Controls 

·         U.S. Employment Affects of Military and Domestic Spending Priorities  

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Peru and the Search for Gateways Into the EU (Viewpoints, No. 83) 

Project on Defense Alternatives (PDA)

·         Keep Pentagon Cuts in Perspective—What the Administration Proposes is Hardly Dramatic  

Rand

·         Assessing Freedom of Movement for Counterinsurgency Campaigns 

·         A Blueprint for Improving the Promotion and Delivery of Adult Vaccination in the United States 

·         The Impact of Migration on Transport and Congestion 

·         Saving the Government Money: Examples from RAND's Federally Funded Research and Development Centers 

Refugees International

·         Burma—An Opportunity to Expand Humanitarian Space  

Small Wars Journal

·         Afghan Local Police: An Afghan Solution to an Afghan Problem 

·         Air-Mindedness: The Core of Successful Air Enterprise Development 

·         Civilians on the Battlefield 

·         Criminal Organizations, Competitive Advantage and State Failure in Afghanistan 

·         Fighting the Insurgents’ War in Afghanistan 

·         The Next Iraqi Civil War 

·         A Proposal for Building a ‘Cadre’ Organization Into the Brigade Combat Team 

·         A Rose By Any Other Name 

·         Swarming: The Art of 21st Century Warfare 

·         The Wrong Stuff: Hugo Chavez and the Grounding of the Venzuelan Air Force 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Op-Ed: The Technology Avalanche and the Future of War 

·         Preserving U.S. National Security Interests Through a Liberal World Construct 

Texas Border Coalition

·         Without Strategy: America’s Border Security Blunders Facilitate and Empower Mexico’s Drug Cartels 

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons

·         Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia  

UN Office on Drugs and Crime

·         Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Diversity of Truth Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry 

·         Haitian Women: The Centerposts of Reconstructing Haiti 

·         Through a Glass Darkly? The Middle East in 2012

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Differences Within Parties -- Not Just Between Them 

·         A Full Agenda for King Abdullah of Jordan's White House Visit

·         How to Break a Middle East Stalemate 

·         The Muslim Brotherhood's Radical Plan for Egypt 

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

·         Sinai: A New Front 

·         A Testing Weekend in Bahrain 

White House

·         Protecting the Nation’s Electric Grid from Cyber Threats

·         Remarks by the President on Government Reform