Friday's Miscellany 06-15-2012

AEI Critical Threats

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Reports [updated June 12, 2012] 

American Security Project

·         Magnetic Fusion Energy – Steps to Commercialization [conference presentations] 

Amnesty International

·         Democratic Republic of the Congo: "If You Resist, We'll Shoot You": The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Case for an Effective Arms Trade Treaty 

·         Europe: S.O.S. Europe: Human Rights and Migration Control 

·         Kyrgyzstan: Dereliction of Duty 

·         Libya: 'We Are Not Safe Anywhere': Tawarghas in Libya 

·         South Sudan: 'We Can Run Away from Bombs, but not from Hunger’: Sudan’s Refugees in South Sudan 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, May 2012, v. 19, no. 5 

o    Deaths while on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1990-2011

o    Degenerative disc disease, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2001-2011

o    The risk of mental health disorders among U.S. military personnel infected with human immunodeficiency virus, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2011

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Distilling the Demographic Dividend: Retaining U.S. Army Officer Talent for the 40-year Career? 

Atlantic Council

·         Beyond the Ballot Box: Egypt's Constitutional Challenge 

Australian Department of Climate Change ad Energy Efficiency

·         Coastal Climate Change Risk - Legal and Policy Responses in Australia 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Iran’s Nuclear Program—and the Costs of Stopping It 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The Cold War between Turkey and Iran 

Brookings

·         The African Growth and Opportunity Act: Looking Back, Looking Forward 

·         The G-20 Los Cabos Summit 2012: Bolstering the World Economy Amid Growing Fears of Recession 

·         Rio+20: Coalitions Driving Bottom-Up Change 

·         Sheikhs and Politicians: Inside the New Egyptian Salafism 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Bahrain’s Lost Uprising 

·         Gaza Five Years On: Hamas Settles In 

·         Guide to Egypt's Transition 

·         Guide to Syria in Crisis 

·         A Nuclear Deal Helps Human Rights in Iran 

·         Nuclear Suppliers Group: Don't Rush New Membership 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Employing America's Veterans: Perspectives from Businesses 

Center for Global Development

·         MDGs [Millennium Development Goals] 2.0: What Goals, Targets, and Timeframe? 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Part 3: Secure Communities by the Numbers 

Center for International Media Assistance

·         The Medium versus the Message: U.S. Government Funding for Media in an Age of Disruption 

Center for Security Policy (CSP)

·         The Muslim Brotherhood in America: The Enemy Within 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         CARE and Cargill: An Innovative NGO-Private Sector Partnership to Fight Global Poverty 

·         A Case Study for Better Buying Power 

·         The FY2013 Defense Budget, the Threat of Defense Cuts and Sequestration and the Strategy-Reality Gap 

·         Hemisphere Insider: June 11, 2012, v, 2, no. 15 

·         PacNet #32R-A - Responses to PacNet #32R - The Illogic of China's North Korea Policy 

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

·         PacNet #36 - If the World is a Stage, is Europe a Background Actor? 

·         PacNet #37 - Myanmar: How Fragile the Reforms? 

·         Political and Social Foundations for Reform: Anti-Corruption Strategies for the Philippines 

·         Subnational Governance, Service Delivery, and Militancy in Pakistan 

·         Turning Dread into Capital: South Africa's AIDS Diplomacy 

·         U.S.-India Defense Trade--Abbreviated Version 

·         Women in Senate Confirmed Department of Defense PAS Positions Since 1947 

Center for Transatlantic Security Studies (CTSS)

·         NATO and the ICC: Time for Cooperation? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         An Unfinished House: Filling the Gaps in International Governance 

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

Chatham House

·         The Long Goodbye: Waning Russian Influence in the South Caucasus and Central Asia 

·         Russian Responses to NATO and EU Enlargement and Outreach 

Climate Central

·         The Heat Is On: U.S. Temperature Trends 

Col. Arthur D. Simons Center

·         IAE 12-02W Preventing Conflict: Interagency Village Stability Operations Model 

College of Europe

·         Mutual Recognition: Economic and Regulatory Logic in Goods and Services 

Congress

·         Letters by member of Congress to Inspectors General (IGs) of government departments about Muslim Brotherhood

o    Department of State 

o    Department of Justice 

o    Department of Defense 

o    Department of Homeland Security 

o    Office of the Director of National Intelligence 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Proliferation Prevention Programs at the Department of Energy and at the Department of Defense in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program 

Congress. Senate. Caucus on International Narcotics Control

·         Reducing the U.S. Demand for Illegal Drugs: a Report by the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         The Law of the Sea Convention (Treaty Doc. 103-39) 

·         The Law of the Sea Convention (Treaty Doc. 103-39): Perspectives from the U.S. Military 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2013 House 

·         Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2013 Senate 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Countering Criminal Violence in Central America 

·         The First Renewing America Progress Report and Scorecard: The Road to Nowhere 

·         Greek Elections and the Eurozone's Future 

·         Syria's Crisis and the Global Response 

Department of Defense

·         Energy Security and Innovation [speech by Deputy SecDef Ashton Carter] 

·         International Cooperation in Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (IC in AT&L) Handbook 

·         Mobility Device Strategy v. 2.0 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

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

Department of Homeland Security

·         Aviation Transportation System Security Plan 

·         OIG-12-85 CBP’s Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Nation’s Border Security 

·         OIG-12-86 Improvements Needed To Strengthen the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Initial Validation Process for Highway Carriers 

Department of State

·         New Partnerships for Combating the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction 

East-West Center

·         Smoke and Mirrors: Malaysia’s “New” Internal Security Act 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         A Europe of Incentives: Regaining the Trust of Citizens and Markets 

European Interagency Security Forum

·         Trends and Challenges in Humanitarian Civil–military Coordination: A Review of the Literature 

European Policy Centre

·         The End of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina: What Lessons for the Common Security and Defence Policy? 

Foreign Policy

·         12 Signs of the Europocalypse 

·         Dreams From Their Fathers 

·         Pit of Dreams 

·         Ruling Facebookistan 

·         The View From Kandahar 

FRIDE

·         Taiwan in Ma’s Second Term: International Implications 

·         Why EU Strategic Partnerships Matter 

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

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

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Beyond the “Broader West” Debate: What Will Turkey Stand For? 

·         Energy Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Source for Cooperation or Fuel for Tension? The Case of Israel 

·         Europe on Its Own 

·         Global Food Insecurity and “Political Malnutrition” 

·         Ideational and Material Power in the Mediterranean: The Role of Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council 

·         Maritime Boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea 

·         Parochial and Cosmopolitan Britain: Examining the Social Divide in Reactions to Immigration 

·         Rivalry in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Turkish Dimension 

·         Resource Rivalry in the Eastern Mediterranean: The View from Washington 

·         Stuck between the “Rest” and the “West:” Turkey at the Crossroads 

·         What does Central Asia’s “No-Show” at the NATO Chicago Summit Mean? 

Global Witness

·         Getting to Gold [mining in Afghanistan] 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Aviation Security: Actions Needed to Address Challenges and Potential Vulnerabilities Related to Securing Inbound Air Cargo.  GAO-12-632 

·         Delayed-Baggage Trends and Options for Compensating Passengers.  GAO-12-804R 

·         Government Is Analyzing Alternatives for Contractor Identification Numbers.  GAO-12-715R 

·         Joint Strike Fighter: DOD Actions Needed to Further Enhance Restructuring and Address Affordability Risks.  GAO-12-437 

·         Managing for Results:  A Guide for Using the GPRA Modernization Act to Help Inform Congressional Decision Making.  GAO-12-621SP 

Harvard Law School

·         National Security Journal, 2012, v. 3, no. 1

·         Can It Really Work? Problems with Extending EINSTEIN 3 to Critical Infrastructure 

·         Loving the Cyber Bomb? The Dangers of Threat Inflation in Cybersecurity Policy 

·         Demystifying the Title 10-Title 50 Debate: Distinguishing Military Operations, Intelligence Activities & Covert Action 

·         Advantaging Aggressors: Justice & Deterrence in International Law 

Heritage Foundation

·         The Cost of Taxmageddon: Impact by State and Congressional District 

·         Crisis in Europe: Time for a Tough U.S. Response 

·         Falklands War: Lessons of Liberation Ring True for U.S. Today 

·         Reauthorize and Reform the Flood Insurance Program 

·         The Transformation of American Democracy: Teddy Roosevelt, the 1912 Election, and the Progressive Party 

·         U.S.–India Strategic Dialogue Talks an Opportunity to Get Partnership Back on Track 

Human Rights Watch

·         Building a Better World Cup: Protecting Migrant Workers in Qatar Ahead of FIFA 2022 

·         Out of Control: Mining, Regulatory Failure, and Human Rights in India 

IAB Europe

·         Mediascope Europe 2012 

IDEEA, Inc.

·         Common Defense Quarterly, Summer 2012 

o    Interview with Ambassador Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Finland

o    Bold Alligator 2012: Re-Shaping Maneuver Warfare from the Sea

o    Japan Increases Permitted Arms Exports Focused on International Cooperation

o    Export Enforcement: A National Security Necessity

o    King David And The Supercomputers

o    Radically Simplifying Cybersecurity

o    United States Patent Controversies Increasing?

o    The Role Of The Media In Security Cooperation… And How To Deal With It

o    MQ-9 Reaper: Not the “Revolution in Warfare” You’ve Been Told

o    New Age of Warefare

o    Interview with James J. Mercer, Public Affairs, JPEO JTRS

o    DDRE Org Chart

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Does India Need a Grand Strategy? 

·         Israel’s Dolphin-Class Submarines: A Potent Deterrent? 

·         Transformation of the Indian Air Force over the Next Decade 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Iranian Production of 19.75 Percent Enriched Uranium: Beyond Its Realistic Needs 

Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)

·         A First Amendment Analysis of Anti-Sharia Initiatives 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan - Order of Battle [updated June 2012] 

·         Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 25, June 1, 2012-June 8, 2012 

·         Reconciliation with the Taliban: Fracturing the Insurgency 

·         Syria's Political Struggle: Spring 2012 

International Crisis Group

·         Bangladesh: Back to the Future 

·         Liberia: Time for Much-Delayed Reconciliation and Reform 

·         The P5+1, Iran and the Perils of Nuclear Brinkmanship 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Banks' Liability Structure and Mortgage Lending During the Financial Crisis  

·         Fiscal Foresight and Information Flows 

·         Global and Regional Spillovers to Pacific Island Countries 

·         Government Bonds and Their Investors: What Are the Facts and Do They Matter? 

·         Threshold Effects of Sovereign Debt: Evidence from the Caribbean 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Strengthening International Environmental Governance: System-Wide Responses 

International Relations and Security Network

·         The Arab Spring in the Long Run 

·         Archaeology and the Israel-Palestine Conflict 

·         Economics, Migration and Demography in the Middle East 

·         Kenya's 'Economic' Conflict with Al-Shabaab 

·         Moving Towards Weak and Failed States 

Jamestown Institute

·         Terrorism Monitor, June 14, 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

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Outlook for the North Korean Situation & Prospects for U.S.-ROK Cooperation After the Death of Kim Jong-il 

Moshe Dayan Center

·         The Trial of Tariq al-Hashemi and Iraq's Political Crisis 

National Academies Press

·         Research Universities and the Future of America: Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation's Prosperity and Security 

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)

·         Cybersecurity for State Regulators 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Review [latest update June 12, 2012] 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Middle East and North Africa Report 24 

·         Rivalries for Authority in Libya 

·         Transitional Justice in Egypt: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Chemical, Biological and Radiological Materials: An Analysis of Security Risks and Terrorist Threats to India 

·         China Military Watch, June 1, 2012, v.1, no. 7   

·         Why is US Secretary of Defence Panetta so Angry? 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Introduction to Punjab Government Rule of Business 

·         Understanding Budget 2012-2013: A Brief for Parliamentarians 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Gender in Transition: The Case of North Korea 

Pew Global Attitudes Project

·         Global Attitudes - Key Indicators Database 

·         Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted: Drone Strikes Widely Opposed 

Professional Services Council

·         Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: A Strategic Reassessment for Budget-Constrained Times 

Rand

·         Anti-Corruption Regulations in Emerging and Expeditionary Markets: New Markets, New Challenges 

·         Fighting for MacArthur: The Navy and Marine Corps' Desperate Defense of the Philippines 

·         Remarks at the G20 Foreign Policy Think Tank Summit 

Small Wars Journal

·         An Enhanced Plan For Regionally Aligning Brigades Using Human Terrain Systems 

·         Innovation in a Small War 

·         Iraq in the Middle Part II: Reidar Visser on Iraq’s Relations with Iran 

·         The Merida Initiative and Mexico’s Legislative and Constitutional Reforms 

·         Somewhere Between Civil War and Regime Transition: The Responsibility to Protect Response to Libya and Syria 

·         Waging COIN in Afghanistan: An Interview with Colonel Robert M. Cassidy 

Stanley Foundation

·         Engaging Whole Community: The Role of Industry and Intergovernmental Organizations in Furthering Nonproliferation Goals and Implementing UNSCR 1540 

UN General Assembly

·         2012 Children and Armed Conflict 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Pakistan's Energy Crisis 

Vision of Humanity

·         2012 Global Peace Index 

·         2012 United States Peace Index (USPI) 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Beware of Egyptian Political Shocks 

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

·         Energy Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Source for Cooperation or Fuel for Tension? : The Case of Israel 

·         Foreign Fighters Trickle into the Syrian Rebellion 

·         In Their Own Words: Egyptian Presidential Candidates Morsi and Shafiq 

·         The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy 

·         The Next Egyptian President: Likely Scenarios 

·         Russia's Relations with Iran: Dialogue without Commitments 

·         Russia's Response to the Massacres in Syria 

·         U.S. Options for Syria: Action vs. Inaction 

·         What's at Stake with Egypt Vote? 

·         Will Turkey Force Obama's Hand on Syria? 

·         Why a Syrian Civil War Would Be a Disaster For U.S. National Security 

White House

·         Presidential Letter -- 2012 War Powers Resolution 6-Month Report 

·         U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa

·         U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa: Factsheet