Friday's Miscellany 04-13-2012

AEI Critical Threats

·         Insurgency in Yemen: The New Challenge to American Counter-Terrorism Strategy 

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

·         The Parallel Revolution in Yemen 

·         Yeman Crisis Situation Reports 

·         Yeman Order of Battle [updated April 12, 2012] 

Air University Library

·         The Balkans [a bibliography]    

Army War College’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Mass Atrocity Prevention and Response Operations (MAPRO): A Policy Planning Handbook 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Audiovisual Services in Korea: Market Development and Policies 

·         Development Trajectories, Emission Profile, and Policy Actions: Thailand 

·         Innovative Approaches to Managing Longevity Risk in Asia: Lessons from the West 

·         Regional Cooperation towards Green Asia: Trade and Investment 

·         What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia? 

Atlantic Council

·         New Solutions to Close the Skills Gap 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The Israeli-Palestinian Water Conflict: An Israeli Perspective 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Salience vs. Commitment: Dynamics of Political Hashtags in Russian Twitter 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Principles for Negotiating With Iran 

Brookings Institution

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated March 31, 2012] 

·         Improving the Federal Budgeting Process   

·         The Quality of Official Development Assistance Assessment 2009: Is Aid Quality Improving? 

·         QuODA Database 

·         What States Can, and Can’t, Teach the Federal Government about Budgets 

Canada National Defence, Chief of the Air Staff

·         Royal Canadian Air Force Journal, Winter, 2012, v. 1, no. 1 

o    Royal Canadian Air Force Restored

o    Canadian Forces Air Command: Evolution to Founding

o    The Five-Hour War: The RCAF, Exercise BOOKCHECK, and Nuclear War, 1960-63

o    A Snapshot of Early Cold War RCAF Writing on Canadian Air Power and Doctrine

o    Terminology Talk (Article 3): Functions

o    The Positive Psychological Effect of Air Power

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         China’s Shadow: A Canadian Concern? 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         China’s Assertive Behavior—Part Four: The Role of the Military in Foreign Crises 

Center for American Progress

·         Is Big Oil Rigging Gasoline Prices? 

·         Renewable Energy Standards Deliver Affordable, Clean Power 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         How to Support the Nonprofits that Serve Veterans, Service Members and Their Families 

·         Well After Service: Veteran Reintegration and American Communities  

Center for Climate and Security

·         Syria—Climate Change, Drought and Social Unrest 

Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)

·         Dangerous Work: Violence Against Mexico's Journalists and Lessons from Colombia 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The 3 A.M. Phone Call: Pyongyang

·         2012 Global Forecast—Risk, Opportunity, and the Next Administration  

·         The Americas: Risks and Rewards of Decaying Authoritarianism 

·         Beware the Backburner: The Risk of a Neglected Europe 

·         The End of Zero Problems? Turkey and Shifting Regional Dynamics 

·         The Evolving Economic Picture in Asia 

·         The Future of Special Forces 

·         FY2013 Defense Budget and the New Strategy-Reality Gap  

·         Global Force Posture Under the Threat of Sequester 

·         Hemisphere Insider: Volume II, Issue 6 - April 9, 2012 

·         India and Pakistan: Practical Steps, Transformational Benefits 

·         The Next Steps for U.S. Policy in Myanmar 

·         PacNet #25 - Frustration Defines the South Korean Electorate 

·         PacNet #25A - Global Korea’s "Backyard" Ventures in Southeast Asia 

·         Pivot to Asia: Prepare for Unintended Consequences 

·         Public Diplomacy for a New Era 

·         Russia’s Emerging Global Health Leadership  

·         Shifting the Narrative on Africa: Playing to the Continent’s Upside 

·         Significant Cyber  [updated April 10, 2012]  

·         Stabilization and Reconstruction After Iraq and Afghanistan 

·         The Worst Threat to America: A Partisan and Self-Paralyzed Congress 

Center for Technology and National Security Policy

·         Enhancing Army S&T Vol. II: The Future 

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

·         Harnessing Somali Remittances for Counterterrorism, Human Rights and State Building  

·         Reshaping United Nations Counterterrorism Efforts  

Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World

·         Khairat al-Shater on "The Nahda Project" (Complete Translation) 

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         UN Peacekeeping: 20 Years of Reform 

Chatham House

·         Arctic Opening: Opportunity and Risk in the High North 

CNA

·         The China Factor in U.S.-Vietnam Relations 

College of Europe

·         European Union Diplomacy: What Role for Training? 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Beyond the Volcker Rule—A Better Approach to Financial Reform  

·         The Organization of American States 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM) 2012 edition [large file] 

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-12-62 FEMA's Efforts to Recoup Improper Payments in Accordance With the Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011 

·         OIG-12-68 Coast Guard's Acquisition of the Sentinel Class - Fast Response Cutter  

Department of State

·         Forrestal Lecture at the Naval Academy 

·         Remarks on Iraq and Syria 

·         A U.S. State Department Perspective on the Phased Adaptive Approach to Missile Defense 

Department of Veterans Affairs

·         Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force Report    

East-West Center

·         False Hopes for Chinese Economic "Integration" 

·         Inching Forward at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 

·         The Significance of Burma/Myanmar's By-Elections 

Enough Project

·         Somalia Famine Relief—A View from Mogadishu  

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Egypt’s Chaotic, Risky Presidential Elections 

·         Europe and Jordan: Reform Before It’s Too Late 

Foreign Affairs

·         Hacks of Valor: Why Anonymous Is Not a Threat to National Security 

·         In Defense of Oil Speculators 

·         Iran and the United States Face Off in Turkey 

·         The Future of U.S.-Chinese Relations 

·         Why North Korea Gets Away With It: Pyongyang's Skillful Deterrence 

Foreign Policy

·         Could North Korea Have Struck It Rich? 

·         How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker [photos] 

·         Latin Leaders Behaving Badly 

·         North Korean Missile Launch Torpedoes Obama’s Engagement Strategy    

·         Yemeni Idol 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The “Arab Spring”: The Origins of a Misnomer 

·         Iran in Israel’s Strategic Calculus 

·         Israel and Iran: Everyone Is Asking the Wrong Question 

·         The Reform of Military Education: Twenty-Five Years Later  

·         Soft War = Smart War? Think Again 

·         Understanding the Resilience of Monarchy During the Arab Spring 

FRIDE

·         The EU Strategic Partnerships Review: Ten Guiding Principles 

·         Poland and Spain: Partnership for a Stronger Europe 

·         When Gravity Fails... Five Futures for Euro-Mediterranean Relations 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Contested Meanings of Corruption: International and Local Narratives in the Case of Paraguay 

·         South Korea as a Global Actor: International Contributions to Development and Security 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Caucasus Triangle and Taksim Square 

·         The Iranian Nuclear Crisis as Seen from Central Asia 

·         “No Boutique State”: Understanding the Debate on Turkey’s Involvement in Afghanistan 

·         Religious Education in Public Schools: Going Parochial or Democratic? [Turkey] 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Army Corps of Engineers:  Peer Review Process for Civil Works Project Studies Can Be Improved, GAO-12-352 

·         Defense Acquisitions:  Further Actions Needed to Improve Accountability for DOD's Inventory of Contracted Services, GAO-12-357 

·         Military Personnel:  Prior GAO Work on DOD's Actions to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Assault in the Military, GAO-12-571R 

Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

·         Afghanistan: Urgent Investments in the Long Transition 

Harvard National Security Journal

·         Legitimacy, Officer Juries, and the Limits of Command in Reformed Military Commissions 

·         Offensive Lawfare and the Current Conflict 

Heritage Foundation

·         Chinese Commercial Espionage: U.S. Policy Recommendations 

·         How the U.S. Can Support Free Trade in the Philippines 

·         North Korean Missile Launch Demands Strong U.S. Response 

·         Thinking the Unthinkable—Modeling a Collapse of Saudi Oil Production 

·         Uncertainties Over North Korea’s Leadership Transition—Broader Contingency Planning is Essential for Regional Stability 

·         The Visa Waiver Program: Time for Nations to Bear the Consequences of Non-Compliance 

Hudson Institute

·         Energy Policy: Lots of Heat, No Light 

·         Thinking About a Korean Denuclearization Treaty 

Human Rights Watch

·         In Cold Blood—Summary Executions by Syrian Security Forces and Pro-Government Militias 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         The Jordanian King’s Challenges 

·         Problems with the NTI Ranking on Nuclear Security 

·         Tibetan Self Immolation: A Cry in the Wilderness? 

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

·         Grand Strategy and International Law 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Early Satellite Image Shows Foundation for High Explosive Test Chamber at Parchin Site in Iran—What Was the Chamber For?  

·         A Freeze Today, Not in the Future, to Iran’s 20% Enrichment  

·         Satellite Imagery of North Korean Nuclear Test Site Shows Growth in Pile of Material Near Test Shaft  

·         U.S. Intelligence Estimates and the Iranian Nuclear Program 

Institute for Security Studies

·         South African Crime Quarterly, March 2012, no. 39 

o    Countering Corruption in South Africa, The Rise and Fall of the Scorpions and Hawks

o    Considering the Glenister Judgment, Independence Requirements for Anti-Corruption Institutions

o    After Glenister, The Case for a New Dedicated Agency

o    Freeing the Hawks, Why an Anti-Corruption Agency should not be in the SAPS

o    On the record, Interview with David Lewis, Director of Corruption Watch

·         Why NATO Intervention in Libya is not a Victory for Responsibility to Protect 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Syria's Political Opposition 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         The New Banks in Town—Chinese Finance in Latin America 

International Crisis Group

·         Reform in Myanmar: One Year On 

·         Syria’s Phase of Radicalisation 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         USAF Challenges Beyond the Defence Budget 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Asymmetric Effects of the Financial Crisis: Collateral-Based Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivity Analysis 

·         Monetary Policy in Low Income Countries in the Face of the Global Crisis: The Case of Zambia 

·         Money and Collateral 

·         Modeling with Limited Data: Estimating Potential Growth in Cambodia 

·         Unemployment and Labor Market Issues in Algeria 

International Relations and Security

·         Between Washington and Tehran 

·         The Global Commons: To Regulate or Self-Regulate – Is That the Question? 

·         The Power of Persuasion 

·         Responsibility to Protect or Reform? 

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Afghanistan

·         Memorandum of Understanding Between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States of America on Afghanization of Special Operations on Afghan Soil    

·         GEN Allen remarks 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, April 12, 2012, v. 12, no. 8 

o    The Limits to Sino-Indonesian Relations

o    Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election Reveals Rift with Beijing

o    China’s Awkward Presence at Seoul Nuclear Security Summit

o    Chinese Nuclear Force Modernization: How Much is Enough?

Joint Chiefs of Staff

·         Joint Pub 3-01, Countering Air and Missile Threats, 23 March 2012 

·         Joint Pub 6-01, Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, 20 March 2012 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         North Korea Has No Right to Peaceful Use of Space 

Marine Corps University Press

·         Al-Qaida after Ten Years of War: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospects 

·         On the Ground in Afghanistan: Counterinsurgency in Practice 

·         War, Will, and Warlords: Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2011 

Middle East Institute

·         The Kurdish Dimension to Turkey's Syria Policy 

National Security Archives

·         The SOLO File: Declassified Documents Detail "The FBI's Most Valued Secret Agents of the Cold War" 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [April 10, 2012]  

·         Improvised Explosive Devices: A Global Review, January and February 2012 

·         Peace and Reintegration in Afghanistan: An Introduction 

NATO Defense College

·         Beyond Afghanistan, NATO's Global Partnerships in the Asia-Pacific 

·         Who Gives the Orders in the New Russian Military? 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         East Asia Nuclear Security Workshop 

·         Papers and Presentations 

·         Summary Report - Nuclear and Conventional Extended Deterrence in a Northeast Asian Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Middle East and North Africa Report 22 

Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS)

·         Engaging Religious Scholars for Promotion of Peace 

·         Documentary files in English and Urdu 

Peace and Conflict Monitor

·         Mexico's "War On Drugs": A Successful Strategy? 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Russia’s International Climate Policy 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         São Tomé and Príncipe: The Butterfly Effect from Macau to Taipei 

Rand

·         The Effects of Hiring Tax Credits on Employment of Disabled Veterans 

·         Embracing the Fog of War: Assessment and Metrics in Counterinsurgency 

·         Energy Services Analysis: An Alternative Approach for Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases 

·         Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11 

·         Old-Age Disability in China: Implications for Long-Term Care Policies in the Coming Decades 

·         United States and Mexico: Ties That Bind, Issues That Divide 

·         Urban Warfare: The 2008 Battle for Sadr City 

·         Where the Money Goes: Understanding Litigant Expenditures for Producing Electronic Discovery 

Reaching Critical Will of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

·         Assuring Destruction Forever; Nuclear Weapon Modernization Around the World 

Royal United Services Institute

·         Destinations of the Defense Pound  

·         Global Jihad Sustained Through Africa  

·         Language of Jihad—Narratives and Strategies of Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula  

·         Poland, NATO and Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe  

·         Short War, Long Shadow—Political and Military Legacies of the 2011 Libya Air Campaign  

Small Wars Journal

·         ¿Por qué es más difícil desarticular las actuales redes criminales mexicanas que los carteles colombianos de los años noventa? 

·         Disruptive Thinkers: Defining the Problem 

·         Disruptive Thinkers: Military Entrepreneurship, Terms and Concepts 

·         Disruptive Thinkers: The PME Debate Needs More Informed Thinkers 

·         Disruptive Thinkers and Opportunistic Leadership 

·         Egyptian Field Marshal Abdul-Halim Abu Ghazalah on the Combat Tactics and Strategy of the Iran-Iraq War Part One of Three: The Build Up to War 

·         Ghazalah’s Phased Analysis of Combat Operations: Part Two of Three - Egyptian Field Marshal Abdul-Halim Abu Ghazalah on the Combat Tactics and Strategy of the Iran-Iraq War 

·         Understanding Informational Features of Transnational Criminal Networks: Cases from Mexico and Guatemala 

Stanley Foundation

·         The Roles of South Africa and the United States for the 21st Century International Agenda 

Strategic Research and Communication Centre

·         Restructuring Judicial System in Future Syria 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China's First Deployment of Combat Forces to a UN Peacekeeping Mission—South Sudan  

·         Chinese Communist Party and Its Emerging Next-Generation Leaders 

·         Indigenous Weapons Development in China’s Military Modernization   

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Innovative Transformation: An Evaluation of the Ministry of Defense Advisors Program in Afghanistan 

·         Myths and Misconceptions in the Afghan Transition 

·         Providing Justice in Haiti 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         After the Annan Deadline: Options for U.S. Policy on Syria 

·         Assad's Secretive Cyber Force 

·         Bahrain on the Brink Jeopardizes U.S. Interests in the Gulf 

·         The Challenge of Containing Iran's Enrichment Activities 

·         Changed Prospects for Turkish Military Intervention in Syria 

·         The Free Syrian Army: A Military Assessment 

·         How Iran and Turkey See Each Other 

·         Iraqi Kurdistan as U.S. Ally and Partner in the Middle East 

·         The Man Who Would Be King  

·         The Muslim Brotherhood's Mendacious Charm Campaign in Washington 

·         Squandered Leverage over Iran 

·         What Iran Might Gain from a Nuclear Deal 

World Nuclear Association

·         Small Nuclear Power Reactors