Friday's Miscellany 05-18-2012

38 North

·         North Korea Resumes Construction of Light Water Reactor: Completion of Buildings May Be Near 

Afghanistan News Network

·         Beating a Retreat—Prospects for the Transition Process in Afghanistan 

·         Transition and Peace Talks: Optimism and Confidence in Herat? 

·         Transition Phase Three: A Big Leap Forward 

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         Reinventing NATO: The Chicago Summit’s Daunting To-Do List 

Amnesty International

·         Mali:  Five Months of Crisis—Armed Rebellion and Military Coup  

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), April 2012, v. 19, no. 4 

o    Commentary: "Military importance": what does it mean and can it be assessed objectively?

o    Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011

o    Hospitalizations among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011

o    Ambulatory visits among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011

o    Surveillance Snapshot: illness and injury burdens among U.S. military recruit trainees, 2011

Atlantic Council

·         Anchoring the Alliance  

·         Change Management and Cultural Transformation in NATO  

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Nuclear Dilemmas Remaining after Chicago  

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated May 16, 2012] 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Philippines Country Study  

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Egypt and Islamic Sharia: A Guide for the Perplexed 

·         India and Europe in a Multipolar World  

·         Sudan—From Conflict to Conflict 

·         Interactive Map 

Center for American Progress

·         Afghanistan Transition: Elevating the Diplomatic Components of the Transition Strategy at the Chicago NATO Summit and Beyond 

·         Getting Back to a Functional Relationship with Pakistan The United States Needs to Stay Engaged 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Comparative Connections, v. 14, No. 1 (China, North Korea, Russia, US) 

·         The Emerging Anti-Access/Area-Denial Challenge 

·         From Strength to Empowerment: The Next Generation of U.S.-Malaysia Relations 

·         The Gulf Military Balance in 2012 

·         Hemisphere Insider: May 14, 2102, v. 2, no. 11 

·         Maximizing Development of Local Content across Industry Sectors in Emerging Markets 

·         Mexico's Election and the Economy - Voters Face a Tough Decision 

·         PacNet #30 - A Thought on American Foreign Policy in East Asia 

·         PacNet #31 - Comparative Connections Summaries 

·         U.S. Cost of the Afghan War—FY2002-FY2013  

·         U.S. Eases Myanmar Sanctions in Response to Reforms 

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

·         Baseline Study on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism in the IGAD Subregion 

·         Capitalizing on Trust: Harnessing Somali Remittances for Counterterrorism, Human Rights and State Building 

·         Fighting Terror Through Justice: Implementing the IGAD Framework for Legal Cooperation Against Terrorism 

Centre for International Governance Innovation

·         Afghanistan as a Test of Canadian Politics: What Did We Learn from the Experience? 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJSC)

·         Commencement Speech at Norwich University - Speech By Gen. Martin E. Dempsey at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont 

·         Joint Warfighting Conference - Speech By Gen. Martin Dempsey at Washington, D.C. 

Chatham House

·         Harnessing Mozambique’s Mineral Wealth    

·         Kony's LRA—From Campaign to Policy 

·         Shifting Capital—The Rise of Financial Centers in Greater China  

·         Vision for Sierra Leone 

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Smart Defense and the Future of NATO conference report 

·         Conference papers 

CNA

·         Characterizing the Economic Prospects of Veterans 

·         Estimating Climate Change Effects on Installation Energy Use 

Combat Studies Institute Press

·         Vanguard of Valor: Small Unit Actions in Afghanistan 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Hearings 

o    Iran Sanctions: Strategy, Implementation, and Enforcement [May 17, 2012]

o    The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Challenges and Potential [May 17, 2012]

o    Cuba’s Global Network of Terrorism, Intelligence, and Warfare [May 17, 2012]

o    Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and Needs Amidst Economic Challenges in South Asia [May 16, 2012]

o    Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents [May 16, 2012]

o    Chen Guangcheng: His Case, Cause, Family, and Those Who are Helping Him [May 15, 2012]

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Access Control Point Breaches at Our Nation's Airports: Anomalies or Systemic Failures? 

·         Department of Homeland Security: An Examination of Ethical Standards 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         H.R. 2168, the "Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act" 

·         H.R. 3039, the "Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011" 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         United States Fire Administration Priorities 

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

·         Manufacturing the Muslim Menace 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Ensuring the Safety and Integrity of the World’s Drug, Vaccine, and Medicines Supply 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2012 Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 

·         DoD Instruction 3020.52, DoD Installation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Preparedness Standards, May 18, 2012 

·         DoD Instruction 3200.19, Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Human Effects Characterization, May 17, 2012 

·         DoD Instruction 5525.15, Law Enforcement (LE) Standards and Training in the DoD, April 27, 2012 

·         DoD Manual O-5205.13, Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cyber Security and Information Assurance (CS/IA) Program Security Classification Manual (SCM), April 26, 2012 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-052 Report on the Program and Contract Infrastructure Technical Requirements for the Guam Realignment Program 

·         DODIG-2012-089 Better Contract Oversight Could Have Prevented Deficiencies in the Detention Facility in Parwan, Afghanistan 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-12-79 Opportunities to Improve FEMA's Public Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment Process 

·         OIG-12-80 Transportation Security Administration’s Efforts To Identify and Track Security Breaches at Our Nation’s Airports (Redacted) 

·         OIG-12-82 DHS Information Technology Management Has Improved, But Challenges Remain 

·         OIG-12-83 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Laptop Safeguards Need Improvements 

·         Remarks by Secretary Janet Napolitano at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement 

Department of State

·         2012 International Narcotics Control Report 

·         Volume I:  Drug and Chemical Control  

·         Volume II:  Money Laundering and Financial Crimes  

Department of the Navy

·         OPNAV 3500.40A - Operational Level of War Education and Training 

Dudley Knox Library

·         The Battle of Midway: a Bibliography (4th Ed.)      

Enough Project

·         South Sudan and Sudan Back to War?  

·         Taking the Terminator—Congo’s Golden Opportunity to Deliver a Warlord to Justice     

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         After Merkozy: How France and Germany can Make Europe Work 

·         China and Germany: Why the Emerging Special Relationship matters for Europe 

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         ELN Chicago Forum Papers 

·         Escalation by Default: The Future of NATO Nuclear Weapons in Europe 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin - May 2012 

o    Working Toward the Truth in Officer-Involved Shootings

o    Determined Leadership

o    Leading Through Difficulty and Loss

o    Synthetic Marijuana: Law enforcement officers must be aware of these dangerous new chemicals.

o    Indian Country and the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010

Foreign Policy

·         The 10 TED Talks They Should Have Censored 

·         Guarding Route Jeep [Afghanistan] 

·         How Obama Missed an Opportunity for Middle East Peace 

·         Meet the G.U.T.S [BRICs] 

·         Sonnets for the Mujahideen 

FRIDE

·         Democracy in Central Asia: Sowing in Unfertile Fields? 

·         Does NATO Matter for US Defence Policy? 

·         The European Endowment for Democracy: Will It Fly? 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Institutional Conflict Settlement in Divided Societies: The Role of Subgroup Identities in Self-Government Arrangements 

·         Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2011, v. 30, no. 4 

o    Cacophony or Empowerment? Analysing the Impact of New Information Communication Technologies and New Social Media in Southeast Asia

o    Crafting a Democratic Enclave on the Cyberspace: Case Studies of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore

o    “The Scum of the Earth”? Foreign People Smugglers and Their Local Counterparts in Indonesia

o    China–Myanmar Energy Cooperation and Its Regional Implications

o    Cambodia’s Façade Democracy and European Assistance

·         Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2012, v, 4, no. 1 

o    Attitudes, Ideological Associations and the Left–Right Divide in Latin America

o    From Top To Bottom (and Back To The Top Again): Federal Spending, Sub-national Coalitions, and Protests in Argentina, 2002–2006

o    Political Factionalism in Southern Mexico: The Case of Oaxaca (2000-2006)

o    In Defense of Oral History: Evidence from the Mercosur Case

o    Party Systems in Latin America after the Third Wave: A Critical Re-assessment

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Global Resource Nexus: The Struggles for Land, Energy, Food, Water, and Minerals 

·         The Missing Transatlantic Link: Trilateral Cooperation in the Post-Ottoman Space 

·         Transatlantic Mining Corporations in the Age of Resource Nationalism 

·         Transatlantic Trends: Public Opinion and NATO 

Global Zero

·         Modernizing U.S. Nuclear Strategy, Force Structure and Posture 

·         Nuclear Threat Interactive Map 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Air Emissions and Electricity Generation at U.S. Power Plants.  GAO-12-545R 

·         Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Management Enhancements Needed to Improve Efforts to Detect and Deter Duty Evasion.  GAO-12-551 

·         Foreign Account Reporting Requirements: IRS Needs to Further Develop Risk, Compliance, and Cost Plans. GAO-12-484 

·         Foreign Police Assistance: Defined Roles and Improved Information Sharing Could Enhance Interagency Collaboration.  GAO-12-534 

·         Grants Management: Action Needed to Improve the Timeliness of Grant Closeouts by Federal Agencies.  GAO-12-360 

·         State Partnership Program: Improved Oversight, Guidance, and Training Needed for National Guard's Efforts with Foreign Partners.  GAO-12-548 

·         Warfighter Support: Army Has Taken Steps to Improve Reset Process, but More Complete Reporting of Equipment and Future Cost is Needed.  GAO-12-133 

Heritage Foundation

·         The 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago: NATO in Need of American Leadership 

·         After WTO Membership—Promoting Human Rights in Russia with the Magnitsky Act 

·         Congress Should Act on FEMA’s Refusal to Reform 

·         Congress Should Invest in Seapower over Bureaucracy 

·         G8 Food Security Agenda Should Encourage Greater Economic Freedom, Not More Dependency 

·         JOLT Act: Congress Moving in the Right Direction on Visa Reform 

·         Saving Somalia: The Next Steps for the Obama Administration 

·         Scarborough Shoal and Safeguarding American Interests 

·         Time for a Freedom and Solidarity Agenda for Cuba 

·         U.S. Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Develop Oil and Gas Resources 

Human Rights Watch

·         Barriers to Political Participation for People with Disabilities in Peru  

·         Civilian Casualties in NATO’s Air Campaign in Libya 

·         Unacknowledged Deaths—Civilian Casualties in NATO’s Air Campaign in Libya 

·         Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the US to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Addressing Indian Dilemmas on the Arms Trade Treaty 

·         India’s Counter Terrorism Policies are Mired in Systemic Weaknesses 

·         India's Cyber Security Challenges

·         Indo-Pak Relations: Peace Paroxysms Strike Again 

Institute for the Study of War

·         NATO Chicago Summit (Day One) 

·         U.S. and Afghan Presidents Reaffirm Partnership at Chicago Summit 

International Crisis Group

·         The Philippines: Local Politics in the Sulu Archipelago and the Peace Process 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Assessing Russian Foreign Policy Under Medvedev 

·         NATO Leaders to Consider Smart Defence in Chicago

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Do Dynamic Provisions Enhance Bank Solvency and Reduce Credit Procyclicality? A Study of the Chilean Banking System 

·         The Effects of Government Spending under Limited Capital Mobility 

·         Exchange Rate Pass Through to Prices in Maldives 

·         Productivity Growth and Structural Reform in Bulgaria: Restarting the Convergence Engine 

·         Quantifying Structural Subsidy Values for Systemically Important Financial Institutions 

·         Why House Price Indexes Differ: Measurement and Analysis 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Iranian Smuggling for Military Nuclear Programs—From Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group to the Physics Research Center  

·         Physics Research Center Telexes—New ISIS Studies and Findings  

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Dadullah Front And The Assassination of Arsala Rahmani 

·         Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 21 May 4, 2012-May 11, 2012 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         Future Trends in Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean  

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

·         2011 Internet Crime Report 

InterMedia

·         A Quiet Opening; North Koreans in a Changing Media Environment

James Baker III Institute for Public Policy

·         U.S.-Turkey Relations—A New Partnership 

·         Unveiling the Revolutionaries: Cyberactivism and the Role of Women in the Arab Uprisings 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Dawn of the Kim Jong Eun Regime and the Choice for North Korea 

·         The Lee Myung Bak Administration’s North Korea Policy : Review and Evaluation 

·         The Need for Strategic Weapons Capable of Striking Anywhere in North Korea “New Missile Guidelines” Must Be Revised 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         Disarming Doubt: The Future of Extended Nuclear Deterrence in East Asia 

Middle East Institute

·         Afghanistan and the International Community: From Transition to the Transformation Decade 

National University of Singapore

·         Pakistan's Political Transition: One More Step Forward 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Review [latest update May 16, 2012] 

·         Illicit Drugs & Afghanistan: Key Trends 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         China and a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone in Northeast Asia 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Arms and Democracy: The Debate on Syrian Militarization 

·         Case Studies and Policy Briefs on US, UK, German and Norwegian Engagement in Afghanistan 

·         The Coup in Mali: The Result of a Long-Term Crisis or Spillover from the Libyan Civil War? 

·         The Future of Israel-Palestine: A One-State Reality in the Making 

·         Sources of Tension in Afghanistan 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Facebook: A Profile of its 'Friends' 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PIIA)

·         NATO Defence and Deterrence Posture: Central and Eastern European Perspectives 

·         Poland and Spain: Partnership for a Stronger Europe 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Ana Cristina Alves, "China's Resource Quest in Brazil: The Changing Role of Economic Statecraft" (Portuguese Journal of International Affairs, No. 6, Spring/Summer 2012): 28-39. 

·         India and Japan: Deepening Bilateral Ties 

Program for Public Consultation/Stimson Center/Center for Public Integrity

·         Consulting the American People on National Defense Spending 

Project on Defense Alternatives (PDA)

·         Defense Sense: Options for National Defense Savings in Fiscal Year 2013 

Rand

·         Military Veterans' Experiences in For-Profit Higher Education [testimony] 

·         Non-Traditional Threats and Maritime Domain Awareness in the Tri-Border Area of Southeast Asia: The Coast Watch System of the Philippines 

Russian and Eurasian Security Network

·         Russian Analytical Digest, no. 113 - Energy 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Chinese Debates of South China Sea Policy: Implications for Future Developments 

·         The Evolving Multi-layered Global Financial Safety Net: Role of Asia 

Seton Hall University, School of Law

·         No Hearing Habeas [for Guantánamo Bay detainees]—D.C. Circuit Restricts Meaningful Review  

Small Wars Journal

·         Clausewitz and the Non-State Actor: A Contemporary Application of the Paradoxical Trinity to Countering Terrorism 

·         Criminalization of the Syrian Conflict 

·         Favoring Warlords: Afghan Local Police 

·         Irregular Warfare, Village Stability Operations and the Venture Capital Green Beret 

·         Our Silent Partners: Private Security Contractors in Iraq 

·         Reconsidering the Operational Approach to Phase IV Stability Operations, Part II 

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Africa's Pablos and Political Entrepreneurs: War, the State and Criminal Networks in West and Southern Africa 

·         Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Comparative International Perspectives 

Stanley Foundation

·         The Apex of Influence: How Summit Meetings Build Multilateral Cooperation 

Terrorism Research Initiative

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, 2012, v. 6, no. 2 

o    Illicit Drugs and Insurgency in Afghanistan

o    Mapping Contemporary Terrorism Courses at Top-Ranked National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States

o    Taking on the Persona of a Suicide Bomber: a Thought Experiment

o    Terrorism Bookshelf: Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

o    lllicit Radiological and Nuclear Trafficking, Smuggling and Security Incidents in the Black Sea Region since the Fall of the Iron Curtain – an Open Source Inventory

o    The Revised Academic Consensus Definition of Terrorism

o    Bibliography: Literature on Terrorism in History

Transatlantic Academy

·         From Arms Racing to "Dam Racing" in Asia: How to Contain the Geopolitical Risks of the Dam-Building Competition 

·         Unprecedented Global Resource Demand Will Lead To Severe Market Disruptions And Conflict 

Transatlantic Experts Group

·         Transformational Partnerships: Innovative Approaches To Addressing Food Security In Africa 

United Kingdom - Lord Ashcroft

·         The Armed Forces & Society The Military in Britain – Through the Eyes of Service Personnel, Employers and the Public 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)

·         Export Assistance and the China Challenge 

·         Occupying the Information High Ground: Chinese Capabilities for Computer Network Operations and Cyber Espionage 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Afghanistan's Civil Order Police 

·         Drugs in Afghanistan—A Forgotten Issue? Implications and Risks for Transition 

·         Maritime Security Sector Reform 

·         Moving Forward with the Legal Empowerment of Women in Pakistan 

Vietnam Veterans of America

·         Casting Troops Aside: The United States Military’s Illegal Personality Disorder Discharge Problem 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Ayatollah of Rejection May Be Contemplating Compromise 

·         Flooding Out Terror? Turkey's Ilisu Dam Project 

·         Prospects for Success in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations 

·         Secret Hamas Elections Point to Internal Struggle 

·         Syrian Jihadis: Real and Exaggerated 

·         Syrian Opposition Targets the Regime Online