Friday's Miscellany 06-22-2012

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Mind the Gap?: Local Practices and Institutional Reforms for Water Allocation in Afghanistan's Panj-Amu River Basin 

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

·         Iran Nuclear Threat Overshadows Talks 

Amnesty International

·         Detention of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Cyprus 

·         United States of America—“Targeted killing” Policies Violate the Right to Life 

Atlantic Council

·         Plane Incident Increases Turkey-Syria Tensions 

·         Why NATO Won't Go To War Over Syria Shooting Down Turkish Jet 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Resurgence of China and India: A “Profound Transformation” 

·         Which Democracy After the "Arab Spring"? 

Brookings Institute

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated June 20, 2012] 

·         Hong Kong in the Balance 

·         One Year After South Sudan's Independence: Opportunities and Obstacles for Africa's Newest Country 

·         Prioritizing Democracy: How the Next President Should Re-Orient U.S. Policy in the Middle East 

·         Security in the Persian Gulf—New Frameworks for the Twenty-first Century 

·         The Sixth Seoul-Washington Forum: Moving the United States-Korea Relationship Forward in Changing Environments 

·         Taiwan's UN Dilemma: To Be or Not To Be 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute

·         Turkey—Current and Future Political, Economic and Security Trends

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The Egyptian Political System in Disarray

Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

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

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

·         Reshaping United Nations Counterterrorism Efforts: Blue­‐Sky Thinking for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation 10 Years after 9/11 

Center for Global Development

·         Escaping capability Through Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs Journal, 2012, v. 8

o    The Missing Piece of NIMS: Teaching Incident Commanders How to Function at the Edge of Chaos

o    Strengthening the Value of the National Network of Fusion Centers by Leveraging Specialization: Defining 'Centers of Analytical Excellence'

o    Nuclear Terrorism: Are We Prepared?

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Secure Communities by the Numbers, Revisited (Part 3 of 3)

Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)

·         Is There a Link Between Media and Good Governance? What the Academics Say 

Center for Security Studies

·         Myanmar: Limited Reforms, Continued Military Dominance 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Strategy in Austerity

CNA

·         Three-part study on Syria: 

o    Part I—Who Are the Syrian Rebels? 

o    Part II—Fractured Society

o    Part III—What to Watch For

Center for Strategic and International Studies

·         Afghanistan from 2012-2014: Is A Successful Transition Possible?

·         Bracing for an Uncertain Future in Syria

·         Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development: A Western View

·         Combating Piracy: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional and Private-Sector Involvement

·         Hemisphere Insider: Volume II, Issue 16 - June 18, 2012

·         Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 58, 21 June 2012

·         PacNet #35R2 - Response to PacNet #35R - US 1, China 0

·         PacNet #38 - Five Principles for a New Security Order in the Asia Pacific

·         PacNet #39 - The Logic of China's North Korea Policy

·         Promoting Travel while Protecting National Security

·         The Trans-Pacific Partnership and China’s Corresponding Strategies

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

·         UK Islamists and the Arab Uprisings

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         A Flop and a Debacle: Inside the IMFs Global Rebalancing Act 

·         Lessons for UN Electoral Certification from the 2010 Disputed Presidential Poll in Côte d’Ivoir 

Chatham House

·         End of Roadmap: Somalia after the London and Istanbul Conferences 

·         The Future of the European Union: UK Government Policy 

·         Iraq: Searching for Stability in an Unstable Region 

·         Unleashed the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the IAEA 

·         US Election Note—International Trade Policy after 2012

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, June 2012, v. 5, no. 6

o    Arc of Convergence: AQAP, Ansar al-Shari`a and the Struggle for Yemen

o    Los Zetas and MS-13: Nontraditional Alliances

o    The Evolution of an American Jihadi:

o    The Case of Omar Hammami The Holsworthy Barracks Plot:

o    A Case Study of an Al-Shabab Support Network in Australia

o    European Experiences in Counterradicalization

o    The Southern Thailand Insurgency in the Wake of the March 2012 Bombings

o    Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Addressing the Iranian Nuclear Challenge: Understanding the Military Options

·         Afghan National Security Forces: Resources, Strategy, and Timetable for Security Lead Transition

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         The African Growth and Opportunity Act: Ensuring Success

·         Reflections on the Revolution in Egypt, Part II 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization within their Community

·         Border Security Threats to the Homeland: DHS’ Response to Innovative Tactics and Techniques

·         Is TSA's Planned Purchase of CAT/BPSS a Wise Use of Taxpayer Dollars?

·         U.S.-Caribbean Border: Open Road for Drug Traffickers and Terrorists

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         The Drug Enforcement Administration

·         H.R. 2899, the "Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011"

·         "New Technologies and Innovations in the Mobile and Online space, and the Implications for Public Policy"

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         Best Practices in Transforming Research into Innovation: Creative Approaches to the Bayh-Dole Act

·         Department of Energy User Facilities: Utilizing the Tools of Science to Drive Innovation through Fundamental Research

·         Examining Priorities and Effectiveness of the Nation’s Science Policies

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         Creating American Jobs and Assuring the Safety and Security of America's Waterways: A Review of the Coast Guard's 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Department of Defense Programs and Policies to Support Military Families with Special Needs in Review of the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         The Gulf Security Architecture—Partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council

·         Implementation of the New START Treaty, and Related Matters

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security  Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Security Clearance Reform: Sustaining Progress for the Future

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Reassessing Solitary Confinement: The Human Rights, Fiscal and Public Safety Consequences

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Overcoming Rio+20's 'Summit Fatigue'

·         The US Immigration Debate

Department of Defense

·         11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation

o    QRMC Main report 

o    QRMC supporting research papers 

o    View individual supporting chapters, reference documents, and downloadable files

·         DoD Directive 5205.02E, DoD Operations Security (OPSEC) Program 

·         DoD FY 2011 Purchases of Supplies Manufactured Outside the United States

·         DoD Sales of Significant Military Equipment to Foreign Entities FY 2011

·         Washington Declaration on Defense Cooperation Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defence of New Zealand and the New Zealand Defence Force

Dept of Defense Freedom of Information Office (DOD FOIA)

·         73 Documents concerning Secretary of Defense Cohen's Visit to China in July of 2000

·         History of Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff SIOP-4 L/M, July 1972-June 1973

·         History of Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff SIOP-4 N/O/OX, July 1973-December 1974

·         History of Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff SIOP-4P-5B, January 1975 - December 1978

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-101 Acquisition of the Navy Organic Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep Needs Improvement, June 13, 2012

·         DODIG-2012-102 Cost-Control Measures Are Needed on the Army's Cost-Reimbursable Services Contract for Logistics Support of Stryker Vehicles, June 18, 2012 

Department of State

·         Trafficking in Persons Report 2012 

Department of the Air Force

·         Air Force Enterprise Corrosion Prevention and Control Strategic Plan 2012

Department of the Army

·         Affordable and Integrated Army Equipment Modernization White Paper

·         Army Equipment Modernization Plan 2013

Directorate-General for External Policies

·         Economic Significance of Russia's Accession to the WTO

East-West Center

·         How Well Do Societies Meet the Consumption Needs of All Age Groups?

Enough Project

·         Negotiations between the Two Sudans—The Safe Demilitarized Border Zone Explained

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Egypt Now: Democratic Spring, Arab Awakening or Populist Winter?

·         The EU's and China's Institutional Diplomacy in the Field of Climate Change

·         For China, the Euro is a Safer Bet than the Dollar

·         Stereomoronophonic: Iran and the West

·         Transatlantic Strategies in the Asia Pacific

·         Urban Violence and Humanitarian Challenges

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         The Case for Co-Operation in Crisis Management

·         Obama’s Drone Attacks: How the EU Should Respond

Foreign Policy

·         The Coming Oil Crash

·         Debating the Failed States Index

·         No Country for Armed Men [Pakistan]

·         The Rules of the Game [China]

·         The Twisted Arc of History 

·         What Russia Gave Syria

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Cold War Between Turkey and Iran

·         Russia and Syria

·         Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood

FRIDE

·         EU-India Free Trade: Make or Break

·         Sectarianism after the Arab Spring: An Exaggerated Spectre

Fund for Peace

·         Failed States Index 2012

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

·         Measuring the Impact of Peacekeeping Missions on Rule of Law and Security Institutions

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Africa Spectrum, 2012, v. 47, no. 1

o    Multilingualism and Hip Hop Consumption in Nigeria: Accounting for the Local Acceptance of a Global Phenomenon

o    Defining the Nation: National Identity in South Sudanese Media Discourse

o    Land Transactions and Chieftaincies in Southwestern Togo

o    The Democratic Impact of ICT in Africa

o    Three Views of a Secret: Land Rights and the Constitution of Local Citizenship in West Africa

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Aviation Security: Status of TSA's Acquisition of Technology for Screening Passenger Identification and Boarding Passes,  GAO-12-826T [testimony]

·         Commercial Space Transportation: Industry Trends, Government Challenges, and International Competitiveness Issues. GAO-12-836T [testimony]

·         Defense Acquisition Workforce: Improved Processes, Guidance, and Planning Needed to Enhance Use of Workforce Funds.  GAO-12-747R

·         Intelligence Community Personnel: Strategic Approach and Training Requirements Needed to Guide Joint Duty Program. GAO-12-679

·         Managing Critical Isotopes: DOE's Isotope Program Needs Better Planning for Setting Prices and Managing Production Risks. GAO-12-591

·         Marine Corps Depot Maintenance: Budgeting and Management of Carryover Could Be Improved.  GAO-12-539

·         Nanotechnology: Improved Performance Information Needed for Environmental, Health, and Safety Research. GAO-12-427

·         Personnel Security Clearances: Continuing Leadership and Attention Can Enhance Momentum Gained from Reform Effort.  GAO-12-815T [testimony]

Heritage Foundation

·         Boko Haram: Obama Fails to Designate Nigerian Sect a Terrorist Organization

·         Challenging America: How Russia, China, and Other Countries Use Public Diplomacy to Compete with the U.S.

·         Illegal Immigration: House Sends Strong Signal with Increased Funding for Section 287(g) Program

·         NATO in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities

·         Window of Opportunity to Overhaul the U.N. Scale of Assessments Is Closing

Human Rights Watch

·         “Prison Is Not For Me”: Arbitrary Detention in South Sudan  

·         “What Will Happen if Hunger Comes?”: Abuses against the Indigenous Peoples of Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         South Asia Trends, June 1-15, 2012, v. 3, no. 6

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         Deception, Disinformation and Strategic Communications: How One Interagency Group Made a Major Difference 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Suspected Clean-Up Activity Continues at Parchin Military Complex: Considerable Dirt Movement Near Suspect Building

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         The 2011 DRC Election Polls and Beyond

Institute for the Study of War

·         Sadr’s Balancing Act on Maliki

·         Syria's Maturing Insurgency

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)

·         Sudan: Beginning of End for Bashir? 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Saudi Arabia: Testing Times Ahead

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Leverage? What Leverage? A Deep Dive into the U.S. Flow of Funds in Search of Clues to the Global Crisis

·         Monetization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

·         Monitoring Systemic Risk Based on Dynamic Thresholds

·         Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update

·         A Survey of Experiences with Emerging Market Sovereign Debt Restructurings

·         Too Much Finance?

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Managing Transitions in the Arab World

·         The Yemeni Model and Its Relevance to Syria [video]

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 22, 2012, v. 12, no. 12

o    Central Party School’s Critiques Suggest New Leadership Dynamics

o    China Deploys Pugilistic Foreign Policy with New Vigor

o    Su Tseng-Chang and the Future of the DPP

o    From Strength to Strength: Military Exercises Bolster Sino-Thai Relations

o    China’s Air Force Female Aviators: Sixty Years of Excellence (1952-2012)

·         Terrorism Monitor, June 15, 2012, v. 10, no. 12

o    Once Feared Kurdish Hizbullah Making Transition to Politics in Turkey

o    Proposed Saudi Arabia-Bahrain Union Reflects Intensifying Persian Gulf Rivalry

o    Preparing for a Post-Assad Middle East: Hezbollah’s Syrian Dilemma

·         Threats to Nigeria's Security: Boko Haram and Beyond [videos from their conference]

Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense

·         Joint Project Manager Transformational Medical Technologies (JPM-TMT) Quarterly Newsletter, June 2012, v. 1, no. 2

o    Hemorrhagic Fever Virus-Therapeutics Medical Countermeasures

o    Emerging Infectious Diseases-Influenza Medical Countermeasure

o    Animal Models and Enabling Technologies

o    Response Systems Capability

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         North Korean Human Rights: Major Characteristics and Changes

Lexington Institute

·         Why the Pentagon Wastes Money and How to Fix the Problem 

Middle East Institute

·         The Afghanistan Stabilisation Program (ASP): A National Program to Improve Security and Governance

·         Japan’s New Energy Future and the Middle East

National Association of Manufacturers

·         Defense Spending Cuts: The Impact on Economic Activity and Jobs

National Security Archive

·         The Central Intelligence Agency's 9/11 File 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Review [latest update June 19, 2012]

NATO Defense College

·         The Challenge of Social Media in Security Policy Institutions: A Note of Caution 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Loose Lips Sink Ships 

NEFA Foundation

·         Translations/Transcriptions of Documents from Terrorism Groups: Afghanistan 

Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC)

·         How Well Will the IAEA Be Able To Safeguard More Nuclear Materials in More States?

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Stopping Irreparable Harm: Acting on Colombia’s Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Communities Protection Crisis

Observer Research Foundation

·         Growing Differences on the Future of Nuclear Energy in Japan

·         Preparing for Rio+20: Emerging Dilemmas

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Restoring Fiscal Equilibrium in the United States

·         Southern Europe Ignores Lessons from Latvia at Its Peril

·         The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Asia-Pacific Integration: Policy Implications

Pew Social & Demographic Trends

·         Mexicans Back Military Campaign Against Cartels

·         The Rise of Asian Americans

·         Widespread Condemnation for Assad in Neighboring Countries

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         The June 17 Elections in Greece: Domestic and European Implications

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Great U.S. Liquidity Trap of 2009-11: Are We Stuck Pushing on Strings?

Rand

·         Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know

·         Promoting International Energy Security, Volume 1—Understanding Potential Air Force Roles

·         Promoting International Energy Security, Volume 2—Turkey and the Caspian

·         Promoting International Energy Security, Volume 3—Sea-Lanes to Asia

·         Towards a competitive European Internet industry: A socio-economic analysis of the European Internet industry and the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership

Russian and Eurasian Security Network

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No.115: Change and Continuity in Russia’s Political Environment

Security & Defense Agenda

·         After Chicago—Re-Evaluating NATO’s Priorities

Small Arms Survey

·         Availability of Small Arms and Perceptions of Security in Kenya: An Assessment

Small Wars Journal

·         The Facets of Mission Command

·         Hard Love and Empty Promises: China’s Domestic Counterinsurgency in Xinjiang

·         Irregular Warfare and the Two Minds of the Venture Capital Green Beret

·         Things I Learned from People Who Tried to Kill Me

·         Transmedia, Emerging Threats, and a Blended Strategy for Training

·         Wargaming Courses of Action During Other-Than-Major Combat Operations

Stanley Foundation

·         Beyond Boundaries in South Asia: Bridging the Security/Development Divide With International Security Assistance

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Issues, Vol. 1: Theory of War and Strategy, 5th Ed

Transnational Institute

·         The EU’s Real ‘Green Economy’ Agenda? 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Learning from Women's Success in the 2010 Afghan Elections 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Another Saudi Actuarial Disaster

·         Calling Iran's Bluff: It's Time to Offer Tehran a Civilian Nuclear Program

·         Fikra Forum Interviews New Head of Syrian National Council

·         From Crisis to Cooperation: Turkey's Relations with Washington and NATO

·         Interview: Dennis Ross on Iran, Peace Process, Egypt

·         Israeli National Security Strategy in the Expanded Coalition

·         Israeli Security in a Changing Regional Environment

·         Putin's Trip to Israel Could Challenge Washington 

·         Saudi Succession Crisis Is an Opportunity for Change

·         Terror from Sinai: Global Jihadist Groups on Israel's Doorstep

Wharton

·         Asia Grows, but Holds Its Breath

White House

·         A National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing 

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

·         Where Lies Iran's Nuclear Threat? 

World Bank/Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery

·         Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century