Friday's Miscellany 03-02-2012

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         Afghanistan’s ‘Cumulative’ Protests and the West’s Dilemma 

Africa Center For Strategic Studies

·         Addressing Cote d’Ivoire’s Deeper Crisis  

Air University

·         Air & Space Power Journal (ASPJ), March–April 2012, v. 26, no. 2 

o    Energy Horizons: A Science and Technology Vision for Air Force Energy

o    The Combined Bomber Offensive’s Destruction of Germany’s Refined-Fuels Industry

o    Building Global Partnerships: 112 Gripes about the French Revisited

o    The Australian Factor in the United States’ Western Pacific Strategy

o    Common Sense at the Crossroads for Our Air Force

o    The Downfall of Adaptive Planning: Finding a New Approach after a Failed Revolution

o    Development of Air Doctrine 1917 - 41 [reprint from 1947]

o    The Perils of Bipolarity: Subnational Conflict and the Rise of China

o    2035 Air Dominance Requirements for State-on-State Conflict

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Spring 2012, v. 6, no. 1 

o    Space and Cyber: Shared Challenges, Shared Opportunities

o    Enhancing Security by Promoting Responsible Behavior in Space

o    Implementing the National Security Space Strategy

o    Space: Disruptive Challenges, New Opportunities, and New Strategies

o    China’s Military Role in Space

o    New Frontiers, Old Realities

o    Solar Power in Space?

o    Designer Satellite Collisions from Covert Cyber War

o    The Space Code of Conduct Debate: A View from Delhi

American Enterprise Institute

·         Iran-Lebanese Hezbollah Relationship Tracker 2012 

·         The Iranian Nuclear Program: Timelines, Data, and Estimates 

·         Pakistan Security Brief 

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Reports 

Amnesty International

·         Italy—Briefing to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination  

·         Expanding Repression of Dissent in Iran 

·         Plight of the Internally Displaced in Afghanistan  

·         Yemen—Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), February 2012, v. 19, no. 2 

o    Health care experiences prior to suicide and self-inflicted injury, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2001-2010

o    Relations between suicide and traumatic brain injury, psychiatric diagnoses, and relationship problems, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2001-2009

o    Outpatient encounters associated with diagnostic codes for migraine and other types of headaches, active component service members, 1998-2010

o    Medical evacuations from Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn, active and reserve components, U.S. Armed Forces, 2003-2011

o    Surveillance snapshot: Medical evacuations from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), active and reserve components, U.S. Armed Forces, October 2001-December 2011

o    Surveillance snapshot: Recurrent medical encounters associated with alcohol abuse-related diagnostic codes, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2001-2010

Army War College

·         Parameters, Autumn 2011, v. 41 no. 3 

o    Mao's War of Resistance: Framework for China's Grand Strategy

o    Human Terrain Systems and the Moral Prosecution of Warfare

o    Cyberweapons: Leveling the International Playing Field

o    A Strategic Approach to Network Defense: Framing the Cloud

o    Religious Speech in the Military: Freedoms and Limitations

o    Assessing the Army Profession

o    On "The General Stanley McChrystal Affair: A Case Study"

o    Vietnam-One War, Two Accounts

o    On Lewis Sorley's "Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam"

Army War College Library

·         Regional Study Resources 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Asia's Wicked Environmental Problems 

Atlantic Council

·         NATO’s Cyber Capabilities—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow  

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Beyond Af-Pak: Australia's Long-Term Interests in Pakistan 

·         The Philippines: Internal and External Security Challenges 

·         Social Networks and National Security 

·         What Price the Future Submarine? 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The 2011 Arab Uprisings and Israel’s National Security  

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         IAEA Report on Iran's Nuclear Program Shows Disturbing Advancements 

Brookings

·         Belief in Global Warming on the Rebound: National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change 

·         Countering Proliferation: The Challenge of the Nuclear Rogues 

·         Good News from Chiapas— But a Larger Challenge for Mexico 

·         Questions on the March 4 Russian Presidential Election 

·         Urban Disasters, Conflict and Violence: Implications for Humanitarian Work 

·         The Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Syria 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Economic Engagement of North Korea and the Kaesong Industrial Complex 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         The Leap Day Deal with North Korea: Cautious Optimism Is Warranted in Washington 

·         Staying Put but Still in the Shadows: Undocumented Immigrants Remain in the Country Despite Strict Laws 

·         Time for Afghan Political Settlement Talks: Reinvigorated Diplomatic Efforts with All Parties to the Conflict Is Needed 

Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ)

·         Women and Preventing Violent Extremism: The U.S. and U.K. Experiences 

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

·         CIP Report, February 2012, Commercial Facilities 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan: The Death of a Strategy 

·         Iran and the Gulf Military Balance I: The Conventional and Asymmetric Dimensions 

·         Iran’s Influence in the Americas   

·         PacNet #13 - Maldives: Why the US and India Should Remain Calm 

·         Police Reform in Latin America 

·         Righting the Global Fund  

·         Significant Cyber Events [A list of significant cyber events since 2006] 

·         U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition—Role of the Southern States and Yemen    

Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP)

·         Constructive Convergence: Imagery and Humanitarian Assistance 

·         Domestic Event Support Operations 

·         Reflections on Over Fifty Years in Research and Development: Some Lessons Learned 

Center on International Cooperation at New York University

·         Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2012 

Chatham House

·         The Arab Uprisings and the International Oil Markets 

·         An International Climate Treaty: Is it Worth Fighting for? 

·         A Global Redesign? Shaping the Circular Economy 

·         Is there a Future Role for Gold in the International Monetary System? 

·         Putin Again: Implications for Russia and the West 

·         The Role of Seychelles in Counter-Piracy 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2013 Science and Technology Programs 

·         Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force 

·         Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command 

·         Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from U.S. Pacific Command 

·         Military Personnel Budget Overview—Office of the Secretary of Defense Perspective 

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Hearings 

o    Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities Amidst Economic Challenges: The Foreign Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 [February 29, 2012]

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Building One DHS: Why Can't Management Information be Integrated? 

·         Federal Government Intelligence Sharing with State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement: An Assessment Ten Years After 9/11 

·         The President's FY 2013 Budget Request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         The U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services Office 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Honoring George Washington's Legacy: Does America Need a Reminder? 

·         Preventing Stolen Valor: Challenges and Solutions 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         NASA Cybersecurity: An Examination of the Agency’s Information Security 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Implementation of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and Plans for Future Reductions in Nuclear Warheads and Delivery Systems Post-New START Treaty [final version-hearing] 

·         Operation Odyssey Dawn and the Situation in Libya [final version-hearing] 

·         U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Transportation Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program 

·         U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command - Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         National Security & Foreign Policy Priorities in the FY 2013 International Affairs Budget 

·         Syria: The Crisis and Its Implications 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Zachary Chesser: A Case Study in Online Islamist Radicalization and its Meaning for the Threat of Homegrown Terrorism 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Cost Estimate—The Iran Sanctions, Accountability, And Human Rights Act of 2012  

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Can U.S.-Afghan Partnership Work? 

·         The Frozen U.S.-Cuba Relationship 

·         The Six-Party Talks on North Korea's Nuclear Program 

·         Strengthening US-Republic of Korea Cooperation in International Development 

·         Targeted Killings 

·         Wary Steps Forward With North Korea 

Defense Business Board (DBB)

·         Corporate Downsizing Applications for DoD 

·         Re-examining Best Practices for DoD Fuel Acquisition 

Defense Health Board

·         Dover Port Mortuary Independent Review Subcommittee report 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Instruction 2000.12, DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Program, March 1, 2012 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-054 Inspector General—Marine Corps Transition to Joint Region Marianas and Other Joint Basing Concerns, February 23, 2012  

·         DODIG-2012-056 Report on Sensitive Compartmented Information Leaks in the Department of Defense 

·         DODIG-2012-058 Distribution of Funds and Mentoring of Finance Officers for the Afghanistan National Army Payroll Need Improvement, February 29, 2012 

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-12-38 Transportation Security Administration's Use of Back Scatter Units  

Department of State

·         Arms Control in the Information Age 

·         Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities Amidst Economic Challenges: The Foreign Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 

·         The Global Peace Operations Initiative 

·         Global Threats, Collaborative Solutions 

·         Space Sustainability Through International Cooperation 

·         The United States and Europe: Meeting Global Challenges 

·         U.S. Policy and Engagement in the Americas 

Department of the Army

·         FM 3-50.1 - Army Personnel Recovery 

East West Center

·         Syria: What China Has Learned From its Libya Experience 

·         US-Vietnam: New Strategic Partners Begin Tough Trade Talks 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Brazil Country Analysis Brief 

·         Equatorial Guinea Country Analysis Brief 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         From Idea to Experience - Syria and the Responsibility to Protect 

·         Russia - Insights  from a Changing Country 

European Policy Centre

·         The Digital Single Market 2.0 

Federal Bureau of Justice (FBI)

·         Financial Crimes Report to the Public 

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering

·         International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation 

Foreign Policy

·         10 Things You Didn't Know About Drones 

·         America's Israel Obsession 

·         Between Iran and a Hard Place 

·         The Body Counter 

·         Cyberwar Is Already Upon Us 

·         Drones: A Photo History 

·         How Gogol* Explains the Post-Soviet World 

·         Kill the Messenger [What Russia Taught Syria]

·         The Last Famine 

·         My Drone War 

·         Obama Doctrine [drone war] 

·         Obama's Secret Wars 

·         Think Again: Cyberwar 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Israel and Iran: Everyone Is Asking the Wrong Question 

·         Mexico’s Presidential Contest: Calderón’s “Hail Mary” Pass? 

FRIDE

·         The EU-India Summit: On the Threshold of Change 

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

·         Access to Information by Intelligence and Security Service Oversight Bodies 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Is a Two-Speed Europe the Solution? 

·         Is There Life for the G20 beyond the Global Financial Crisis? 

·         Recalibrating the U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Afghanistan:  Improvements Needed to Strengthen Management of U.S. Civilian Presence, GAO-12-285 

·         Cybersecurity: Challenges to Securing the Modernized Electricity Grid, GAO-12-507T [testimony] 

·         Department of Homeland Security: Continued Progress Made Improving and Integrating Management Areas, but More Work Remains, GAO-12-365T [testimony] 

·         Embassy Management:  State Department and Other Agencies Should Further Explore Opportunities to Save Administrative Costs Overseas, GAO-12-317 

·         Fiscal Year 2011 U.S. Government Financial Statements: The Federal Government Faces Continuing Financial Management and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges, GAO-12-444T [testimony] 

·         Military Education:  Additional DOD Guidance Is Needed to Enhance Oversight of the Service Academies and Their Preparatory Schools, GAO-12-327R 

·         Presidential Helicopter Acquisition:  Effort Delayed as DOD Adopts New Approach to Balance Requirements, Costs, and Schedule, GAO-12-381R 

·         Uncertain Political and Security Situation Challenges U.S. Efforts to Implement a Comprehensive Strategy in Yemen, GAO-12-432R 

·         VA Health Care:  Methodology for Estimating and Process for Tracking Savings Need Improvement, GAO-12-305 

Heritage Foundation

·         All Congressional Hands on Deck: Cutting Coast Guard Cutters Big Mistake 

·         Fail-Safe Failure? Metrics on the Nuclear Arsenal Are Inadequate 

·         Five Conservative Principles That Should Guide U.S. Policy on Europe 

·         Majid Khan: Anatomy of a Terrorist’s Plea Bargain 

·         Numbers Show Obama’s Lack of Commitment on Immigration Enforcement 

·         North Korean Nuclear Freeze: A Positive but Limited Development 

·         The Obama–Netanyahu Summit: Time to Present a Common Front Against Iran 

·         Obama’s Defense Budget Makes Protecting America its Lowest Priority 

·         President Obama’s 2013 Budget Delivers Tax Hikes, More Spending, More Debt 

·         U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan: Costs of Accelerating Troop Withdrawal Too High 

·         Why More States Should Establish State Defense Forces 

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

·         Budgeting for Rights: Economy Watch: The Federal and Provincial Budgets 2011-12  

Human Rights Watch

·         No Justice in Bahrain—Unfair Trials in Military and Civilian Courts   

·         “They Took Everything from Me”: Forced Evictions, Unlawful Expropriations, and House Demolitions in Azerbaijan’s Capital 

·         “When I Die…They’ll Send Me Home”: Youth Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole in California 

Infinity journal

·         Infinity Journal, 2012, Special Edition 

o    An Introduction to Clausewitz and Contemporary Conflict

o    Clausewitz’s Center of Gravity Legacy

o    Clausewitz and the First World War

o    Clausewitz as Sociologist

o    Ends, Ways, Means: Clausewitz and Other Prophets

o    To Be Clausewitzian

o    The Policy-Strategy Distinction: Clausewitz and The Chimera of Modern Strategic Thought

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Anti-Talk ULFA Faction: Why a Comeback is Unlikely 

·         A Gloomy Syrian Scenario 

·         Growing Maoist Activism in Assam: Sinister and Calculated Moves 

·         Reopening the Debate on Limited War 

·         Tougher US Sanctions against Iran: Global Reactions and Implications 

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA)

·         New Strategic Dynamics in the Arctic Region—Implications for National Security and International Collaboration [large file] 

Institute for Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

·         Journal of Homeland Security Education (JHSE), Spring 2012, v. 1, no. 1 

o    Welcome to the Journal of Homeland Security Education

o    The Journal of Homeland Security Education:  The Right Journal at the Right Time

o    Advancing Curricula Development for Homeland Security Education Through a Survey of DHS Personnel

o    Employing Critical Reflection in an Online Emergency Services Course

o    Homeland Security:  The Community College Role in Law Enforcement Training and Readiness

Institute of National Security Studies (Israel)

·         The Gulf States: Between Iran and the West 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         The Need for an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Actors in Africa 

·         UN Resolution 2036 Another Attempt at Peace in Somalia 

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Afghan Response to the 2012 Koran Burning Incident 

·         Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 11 (February 24 to March 2, 2012) 

International Crisis Group

·         Indonesia: Averting Election Violence in Aceh 

·         Lebanon’s Palestinian Dilemma: The Struggle over Nahr al-Bared

·         Tackling Azerbaijan’s IDP Burden 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Syria: Inevitable Descent into Civil War? 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Are Foreign Aid and Remittance Inflows a Hedge against Food Price Shocks? 

·         Crises, Labor Market Policy, and Unemployment 

·         Current Account Imbalances: Can Structural Policies Make a Difference? 

·         Does Central Bank Capital Matter for Monetary Policy? 

·         Exchange-Rate Dark Matter 

·         Labor Market Flexibility and Unemployment: New Empirical Evidence of Static and Dynamic Effects 

·         Operative Principles of Islamic Derivatives - Towards a Coherent Theory 

·         The Puzzle of Brazil's High Interest Rates 

·         Structural Transformation and the Sophistication of Production 

·         Systemic Real and Financial Risks: Measurement, Forecasting, and Stress Testing 

International Narcotics Control Board (INBR)

·         International Narcotics Control Board 2011 Report 

International Relations and Security Network

·         An Asian Versus European Way of Regional Cooperation 

·         Fighting Pirates: Learning from Malacca 

·         Golden Rule or Golden Straightjacket? 

·         Japan and India: Making Up for Lost Time 

·         The "Northeast Asia Paradox" in the G20 

Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA)

·         The American Mosque 2011: Basic Characteristics of the American Mosque, Attitudes of Mosque Leaders 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, March 3, 2012, v. 12, no. 5 

o    Hu Jintao Draws Blood with the Wang Lijun Scandal

o    The Dalai Lama Card Reappears in Sino-Mongolian Relations

o    China’s New Property Tax: Toward a Stable Financial Future for Local Government?

o    PLA Air Force Male Aviation Cadet Recruitment, Education and Training

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

·         Building Productive Relationships with the Media: Dealing with New Media Culture During Crisis Situations 

National Academies Press

·         Report of a Workshop on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base 

National Bureau of Asia Research

·         Japan's Energy Security: Outlook and Implications 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

·         NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         A Northeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone and the Korean Problem 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Rethinking the Promotion of Democracy After the Syrian Uprising

Observer Research Foundation

·         China's Military Watch, March 1, 2012, v.1, no. 1 

Operation College Promise and the Pat Tillman Foundation

·         Veteran Students' Progress Toward Degree Attainment in the Post-9/11 Era  

Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

·         Militarized versus Civilian Policing: Problems of Reforming the Afghan National Police 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Millennials Will Benefit and Suffer Due to Their Hyperconnected Lives 

·         Nearly Half of American Adults Are Smartphone Owners

Pew Social & Demographic Trends

·         The Military-Civilian Gap 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Britain and the EU: New Challenges, Old Dilemmas [viewpoint #87] 

·         The EU and Emerging Markets: Portugal's Economic Partnerships in Times of Crisis [viewpoint #88] 

Rand

·         Best Practices in Supplier Relationship Management and Their Early Implementation in the Air Force Materiel Command 

·         A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program 

·         Individual Disengagement from Al Qa'ida-influenced Terrorist Groups: A Rapid Evidence Assessment to Inform Policy and Practice in Preventing Terrorism 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         The Process of ASEAN’s Institutional Consolidation in 1968-1976: Theoretical Implications for Changes of Third-World Security Oriented Institution 

Saferworld

·         China and Conflict-Affected States: Between Principle and Pragmatism 

·         People’s Peacemaking Perspectives: Pakistan

Small Arms Survey/Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

·         Small Arms Transfer Control Measures and the Arms Trade Treaty

Small Wars Journal

·         The 2006 “Divorce” of US Army Reserve and Active Component Psychological Operations Units: A Re-Examination 

·         Armed Nation Building: The West's Unhappy History 

·         Bringing Real Life to American Strategy in Afghanistan 

·         COIN of the Socio-Cultural Realm: Emphasizing Socio-Cultural Interactions in Counterinsurgency Modeling and Simulation 

·         Drawing Down to a Winning Strategy in Afghanistan? 

·         The Middle East’s Outlook and America’s Evolving Security Conundrum 

·         Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism 

Stimson Center

·         New Nuclear Agenda—Prospects for US-Japan Cooperation

UN Development Programme (UNDP)

·         2011 Human Development Index 

UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

·         Disposing of Military Nuclear Material under the 2010 NPT Action Plan

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

·         Wet Deposition Samples Prior to and Following the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Power Plant Incident 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Managing Fighting Forces: DDR in Peace Processes 

·         PeaceWatch, Winter 2012    

o    Arab Spring: USIP Planting Seeds for Peacebuilding

o    USIP’s Facilitator Network Expands in Pakistan

o    When Informal Justice Meets Formal in Afghanistan

o    The Rule of Law at Work

o    Putting Theory into Action in Baghdad

o    The Business of Peacebuilding

o    Hawk and Dove: What a Special Forces Soldier Learned about Peace

o    Making a Difference in Iraq: One Policeman at a Time

o    Getting to “Afghan Good Enough”

Washington Institute for Near West Policy

·         The Agony of Hamas 

·         Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses

·         Money Troubles: The Financial Woes of al-Qaeda's Leaders 

·         The Need for Consistent U.S. and Israeli Public Messaging on Iran

·         Time for Assad to Go  

·         Turkey's Post-EU World 

White House

·         Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-14: Procedures Implementing Section 1022 of the NDAA FY 2012 

World Bank

·         China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative High-Income Society