Friday's Miscellany 07-20-2012

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         The Challenge of Effectiveness: ‘Pro-Peace’ Ulama in Afghanistan 

·         Written in Ice? Protests After the Public Execution of a Woman in Parwan 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Fixing Afghanistan's Electoral System 

Afghanistan Watch

·         Civil Society to Play a Key Role in Building Peace in Natural Resource Sector 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Between Reform and Revolution—Sheikh Qassim, the Bahraini Shi’a, and Iran 

American Security Project (ASP)

·         Five Lessons We Should Have Learned in Afghanistan 

Amnesty International

·         Criminalizing the Right to Protest in Ecuador?  

·         Torture and ill-treatment in Tajikistan  

·         Torture and Other Ill-treatment by Law Enforcement Officials in Tajikistan  

APWG

·         Phishing Activity Trends Report 

Armed Forces Journal

·         AFJ, July 2012 

o    Mixed Messages on Drone Strikes

o    How to Teach about Islam

o    Share Expeditionary Lessons

o    How to Build Good Stuff

o    Change Course on LCS

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Linking Latin America and the Pacific—Strategy for the Long Term 

Atlantic Council

·         Africa in the “New, New World” 

·         New Framework for US-China Economic Relations  

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Crying Poor? The Affordability of Defence Expenditure 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         The Durban Platform Negotiations: Goals and Options 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         India's Economic Relations with Israel and the Arabs

·         Invisible Red Line: The Futility of Trying to Detect an Iranian Order to Build the Bomb 

Bipartisan Policy Center’s Cyber Security Task Force

·         Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Global Nuclear Energy Markets 

·         Public-Private Information Sharing 

Brookings Institute

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 [updated July 12, 2012] 

·         Are China’s Multinational Corporations Really Multinational? 

·         Diplomatic Impetus and Altruistic Impulse: NGOs and the Expansion of Taiwan’s International Space 

·         Keeping America Safe—Why U.S. Bases in Europe Remain Vital 

·         U.S. Should Assist Britain in Meeting Security Threats to the 2012 London Olympic Games 

·         What is at Stake in Mongolia's Election? 

Canada National Defence, Chief of the Air Staff

·         Royal Canadian Air Force Journal, v. 1, no. 2 Spring 2012 

o    Air Power, Counter-insurgency and Influence: The British experience during the period 1945-1976

o    CC150 Polaris Aeromedical Evacuation Beds: the Challenge for the Design Engineer

o    What was the Primary Reason for the Collapse of the French Air Force in 1940?

o    Understanding the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC)

o    Air Power’s Contribution to Coercion

o    Terminology Talk (Article 4): Integrated

o    Applying Aerospace Power to the Operational Level of War: The Time-Space Challenge

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The Rise of Egypt’s Workers 

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

·         Minimizing Dangers Posed by Syria's Military Assets During and After The Current Civil Turmoil 

Center for Security Studies

·         India-US Relations: Progress amidst Limited Convergence 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan: The Failing Economics of Transition 

·         FY2013 Defense Budget, Sequestration, and the Growing Strategy-Reality Gap  

·         Hemisphere Insider: Volume II, Issue 19 - July 16, 2012 

·         HIV and Family Planning Integration: Building on the PEPFAR Platform in Tanzania 

·         Iraq After US Withdrawal: US Policy and the Iraqi Search for Security and Stability 

·         Japan’s Political Crisis as a Reform Driver  

·         Korea: TPP Beckons 

·         PacNet #41A - A Plea for an Alliance-Based 'AirSeaCyber' Joint Operational Concept 

·         PacNet #44 - Ghosts of History 1, Asian Security 0 

·         PacNet #45 - ASEAN Stumbles in Phnom Penh 

·         Preparing for the Third Generation of Conflict, Stabilization, and Reconstruction Operations  

·         U.S.-Georgia Forum: Policy Brief Nr.1 

Center for Transatlantic Security Studies (CTSS)

·         Widening Gaps in U.S. and European Defense Capabilities and Cooperation 

Centre for Eastern Studies

·         Georgian Dilemmas: Between a Strong State and Democracy 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Two Boats in the Mediterranean and their Unfortunate Encounters with Europe’s Policies Towards People on the Move 

·         Unholy Compromise in the Eurozone and How to Right It 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Promoting Reconciliation through Exhuming and Identifying Victims in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide 

·         Responding to Disaster: Neglected Dimensions of Preparedness and their Consequences 

Chatham House

·         Famine Early Warning and Early Action: The Cost of Delay 

Col. Arthur D. Simons Center

·         IAE 12-03W The Sound of One Hand Clapping: The Expeditionary Imperative of Interagency Integration 

Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

·         Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment: An Examination of the North Korean Police State 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Sequestration Implementation Options and the Effects on National Defense: Industry Perspectives 

·         Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Historical Lessons 

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         The American Energy Initiative: A Focus on Federal Government Perspectives Regarding Alternative Fuels and Vehicles 

·         DOE’s Nuclear Weapons Complex: Challenges to Safety, Security, and Taxpayer Stewardship 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Global Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Lyme Disease—Closing Knowledge Gaps 

·         Unfair Trading Practices Against the U.S.: Intellectual Property Rights Infringement, Property Expropriation, and other Barriers 

·         Poison Harvest: Deadly U.S. Mine Pollution in Peru 

·         When Regimes Fall: The Challenge of Securing Lethal Weapons 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         A Decade After 9/11 Could American Flight Schools Still Unknowingly Be Training Terrorists? 

·         Using Unmanned Aerial Systems Within the Homeland: Security Game Changer? 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Taking Care of Our Veterans: What is the Department of Veterans Affairs Doing to Eliminate the Claims Backlog? 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         Keeping America Secure: The Science Supporting the Development of Threat Detection Technologies 

·         Innovation Corps: A Review of a New National Science Foundation Program to Leverage Research Investments 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         A Review of the FAA's Contract Tower Program 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         The Global Competitiveness of the U.S. Aviation Industry: Addressing Competition Issues to Maintain U.S. Leadership in the Aerospace Market 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         The Next Ten Years in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Attacking the Problem with the Right Tools 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Show Me the Money: Improving the Transparency of Federal Spending 

·         U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History 

·         Exhibits from Money Laundering Hearing 

·         U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History Staff Report  

Congress.  Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Improving Forensic Science in the Criminal Justice System 

·         What Facial Recognition Technology Means for Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) (aka People's Mujahedin of Iran or PMOI) 

·         Syria's Crisis and the Global Response 

·         Understanding the Libor Scandal 

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         The Last Living Fossil of the Cold War: The Two Koreas, the Dragon and the Eagle: Towards a new regional security complex in East Asia? 

Defense Freedom of Information Office

·         Documents posted 19 July 2012 

o    Public Affairs Guidance U.S. Action Against Iraq

o    The Case for Action - Iraq

o    Asbat al-Ansar

o    Missed Opportunities on Assessing Saddam's Links to Terrorism

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

·         2012-2017 DIA Strategic Plan 

Department of Defense

·         Defense Business Systems Investment Management Process Guidance 

·         DoD Instruction 5210.42, Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-111 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Schedule Delays and Reengineering Weaknesses Increase Risks to DoD’s Auditability Goals, July 13, 2012  

·         DODIG-2012-112  Reporting the Daily Location of Deployed Service Members Generally Adequate; However, the Navy Needed Improvement, July 18, 2012  

Department of Homeland Security

·         Bomb Threat? An App for that, too 

·         OIG-12-94 Implementation and Coordination of TSA’s Secure Flight Program (Redacted) 

·         OIG-12-96 Review of Allegations of Misconduct and Mismanagement Within TSA’s Office of Global Strategies (Redacted) 

Department of State

·         U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Those Affected by the Conflict in Syria 

Department of the Navy

·         OPNAV 2000.31A - Use of Department of Defense and Commercial Information Technology Standards 

East-West Center

·         Part of the Pivot? The Washington Declaration and US-NZ Relations 

·         The US Pivot to Asia and Asia’s Pivot  to the US 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Egypt Country Analysis Brief 

Enough Project

·         Is Time Running Out for South Sudan’s New Constitution?  

European Policy Centre

·         The Arab Spring one year later: voices from North Africa, Middle East and Europe 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         Final Report of the William H. Webster Commission on the … Events at Fort Hood, Texas 

Foreign Policy

·         Arab League [Middle East's aspiring women Olympians] 

·         Flying Under the Influence [drones] 

·         The House of Nehru-Gandhi 

·         Tales of Omar Suleiman 

·         Two Steps Forward… [Saudi Arabia's two female athletes] 

FRIDE

·         Eastern Europe and Central Asia 

·         The European Union’s Policies Towards North Africa: What Role for Spain? 

·         Italy and Central Asia 

·         The South Caucasus and Central Asia 

·         The United Kingdom and Central Asia 

Fridtjof Nansen Institute

·         China’s Climate-Change Policy 1988-2011: From Zero to Hero? 

George Mason University

·         Economic Impact of the Budget Control Act of 2011 on DOD & Non-DOD Agencies  

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 2012, v. 41, no. 2    

o    Global Flows with Chinese Characteristics

o    Chinese Migration to Russia as Revealed by Narratives in Chinese Cyberspace

o    Transnational Chinese Sphere in Singapore: Dynamics, Transformations and Characteristics

o    “Small Is Beautiful”: Lessons from Laos for the Study of Chinese Overseas

o    How Africans Pursue Low-End Globalization in Hong Kong and Mainland China

o    Development vs. Environment in Taibei

·         Postwar Youth Violence: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society 

·         Renewables in the Energy Transition: Evidence on Solar Home Systems and Lighting-Fuel Choice in Kenya  

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Central Asia’s Long-Term Questions Remain Unanswered After the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 

·         Democracy Building since the Arab Spring: In Need of “Diversification” 

·         Euro-Mediterranean Prospects and Risks 

·         Israel and Central Asia: Opportunities and Limits for Partnership in a Post-Arab Spring World 

·         Learning from Liberia’s Unique Model of Engaging Philanthropy 

·         The Muslim Brotherhood and the Illusion of Power 

·         New Socio-Political Actors: The Brotherhood and Business in Egypt 

·         Safeguarding Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure: Lessons Learned from Regulatory Regimes in the United States and the European Union 

·         Russia’s Joining the WTO — Different Approaches to Human Rights Concerns Across the Atlantic 

·         Turkey and Syria: The Middle Eastern Risks NATO Cannot Ignore 

Global Policy Forum

·         Dangerous Partnership: Private Military and Security Companies and the UN 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Air Force Training: Actions Needed to Better Manage and Determine Costs of Virtual Training Efforts. GAO-12-727 

·         Cybersecurity: Challenges in Securing the Electricity Grid. GAO-12-926T [testimony] 

·         Data Center Consolidation: Agencies Making Progress on Efforts, but Inventories and Plans Need to Be Completed. GAO-12-742 

·         Department of State: Foreign Service Midlevel Staffing Gaps Persist Despite Significant Increases in Hiring. GAO-12-721 

·         Foreign Assistance: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Quality and Sustainability of USAID Road in Indonesia. GAO-12-728 

·         General Aviation Security: Weaknesses Exist in TSA's Process for Ensuring Foreign Flight Students Do Not Pose a Security Threat. GAO-12-875 

·         General Aviation Security: TSA's Process for Ensuring Foreign Flight Students Do Not Pose a Security Risk Has Weaknesses. GAO-12-900T [testimony] 

·         Government Transparency: Efforts to Improve Information on Federal Spending. GAO-12-913T [testimony] 

·         Gun Control: Sharing Promising Practices and Assessing Incentives Could Better Position Justice to Assist States in Providing Records for Background Checks. GAO-12-684 

·         Gun Control: States' Laws and Requirements for Concealed Carry Permits Vary across the Nation. GAO-12-717 

·         Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Use in the National Airspace System and the Role of the Department of Homeland Security. GAO-12-889T [testimony] 

Heritage Foundation

·         Congress Should Not “Pay for” Stopping Taxmageddon Tax Increase 

·         Fix Defense Sequestration—Without Tax Increases 

·         Key Asian Indicators: A Book of Charts 

·         Power Struggle in Pyongyang 

·         Securing U.S. Computer Networks with SECURE IT 

·         Unhappy Anniversary: Dodd–Frank Hits the Terrible Twos 

·         U.S. Should Assist Britain in Meeting Security Threats to the 2012 London Olympic Games 

·         U.S. Should Rein in Lavish U.N. Salaries 

·         U.S.–Vietnam Defense Relations: Investing in Strategic Alignment 

Human Rights Watch

·         Boat Ride to Detention: Adult and Child Migrants in Malta 

·         Sex Workers at Risk: Condoms as Evidence of Prostitution in Four US Cities 

·         Tightening the Grip—Concentration and Abuse of Power in Chávez's Venezuela  

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         The Arms Trade Treaty 

·         The Arrest of Abu Jundal: An Assessment and Recommendations 

·         Challenging China’s Rare Earth Monopoly 

·         Growing American Interest in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir 

·         Political Rift Deepens in Japan over Senkakus’ Nationalization 

·         Post-2014 Afghanistan and India’s Options 

·         Rupee Crunch and India- Bhutan Economic Engagement  

·         The Turnaround in China’s Tibet Policy: Will Tourism Boost Benefit Tibetans? 

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA)

·         U.S. National Security Strategy and the New Strategic Triad  

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Implications of the AU Decision to Give the African Court Jurisdiction Over International Crimes 

·         Situation Report: The 2011 DRC Election Polls and Beyond 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan - Order of Battle [updated July 2012] 

·         Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 29 July 6, 2012-July 16, 2012 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         What is US Drug Policy?  

International Crisis Group

·         How Indonesian Extremists Regroup 

·         Mali: Avoiding Escalation 

·         Police Reform in Guatemala: Obstacles and Opportunities 

International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

·         The Motivational Elements and Characteristics of ‘Home-Grown’ Islamic Terrorists: A Comparative Study 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Accelerating And Sustaining Growth: Economic and Political Lessons 

·         Foreign Aid and Revenue: Still a Crowding Out Effect? 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Busan and Beyond: Implementing the “New Deal” for Fragile States 

Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)

·         De-radicalization and Disengagement from Unconventional Threat: A Soft Power Strategy for Pakistan 

Jamestown Institute

·         China Brief, July 20, 2012, v. 12, no. 14 

o    Beijing Plays Up the Carrot While Still Wielding the Stick

o    The Soapbox and the Truncheon: Hu Jintao’s Amorphous Power

o    Uzbekistan's Balancing Act With China: A View From the Ground

o    Polar Stakes: China’s Polar Activities as a Benchmark for Intentions

Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO)

·         JPDO Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Progress Report 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Cost-Benefit Analysis of the South Korea-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) 

Mission: Readiness

·         Lazy Days of Summer—A Threat to National Security? 

MIT Security Studies

·         Safe Havens in Syria: Missions and Requirements for an Air Campaign 

Mitre Corp

·         Building and Sustaining a Knowledge-Sharing Culture at The MITRE Corporation 

·         A New Paradigm for Small UAS   

·         Voluntary Consensus Standards for Chemical Detectors 

National Academies Press

·         Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Initial Assessment 

National Defense University Press

·         Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ), 3rd Quarter July 2012, no. 66 

o    Developing Joint Force Officer/Enlisted Leadership Capacity for the 21st Century

o    Deterrence and Escalation in Cross-domain Operations: Where Do Space and Cyberspace Fit?

o    Shadow Boxing: Cyber Warfare and Strategic Economic Attack

o    Offensive Cyber for the Joint Force Commander: It's Not That Different

o    Resilience: The Result of a Totally Fit Force

o    Spiritual Fitness: A Key Component of Total Force Fitness

o    Technological Strategy in the Age of Exponential Growth

o    Forging Jointness Under Fire: Air-Ground Integration in Israel's Lebanon and Gaza Wars

o    Airpower Dollars and Sense: Rethinking the Relative Costs of Combat

o    Science vs. the Art of War

o    From Niche to Necessity: Integrating Nonlethal Weapons into Essential Enabling Capabilities

o    The V-22 Osprey: From Troubled Past to Viable and Flexible Option

o    The F-35 and the Future of Power Projection

National Security Archive

·         The Alexeyeva File [Soviet, American, and Russian Documents on the Human Rights Legend] 

·         Documenting the FBI: Declassified Documents Provide New Detail on Confronting the Terrorist Threat – from al-Qaeda to Skinheads 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update July 17, 2012] 

NATO Defense College

·         Vox Collegii Magazine, July 2012, v. 5 

o    The Transatlantic Link After Chicago

o    NATO Chicago Summit: Success or Failure?

o    Game Over in Afghanistan

o    Strategic Communications in Asymmetric Scenarios

o    Interning with the NATO Defense College

o    41st Conference of Commandants

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan, April 1-July 10, 2012 

PeaceOps

·         Journal of International Peace Operations, v. 8, no. 1 – July-August, 2012 

o    In-Country Medical Risk: Prevention and Preparedness

o    Anatomy of a Kidnapping: Helping companies and individuals understand the process and aftermath of an incident

o    Medical Evacuation and Movement: When medical support in theater is not enough

o    Remote Area Medicine & MEDEVAC- A Unity Resources Group Perspective

o    A Conversation with Mark Bartolini

o    Confronting the Boko Haram Challenge to the Nigeria State: Exploring Options for a Peaceful Settlement

o    Escalating Violence in the Eastern DRC: Political Dimensions May be Shifting

o    The Stability Model of the Future

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Combating Widespread Currency Manipulation 

Pew Forum Religion & Public Life

·         Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths 

Program for Public Consultation

·         Consulting the American People on National Defense Spending 

Rand

·         Allocating Marine Expeditionary Unit Equipment and Personnel to Minimize Shortfalls 

·         Democratization in the Arab World: Prospects and Lessons from Around the Globe 

·         Prospects for Democratization in the Arab World 

·         Security Force Development in Afghanistan: Learning from Iraq 

Small Wars Journal

·         COIN and Other Four-Letter Words: Interview with AfPak Hand Major Fernando Lujan 

·         Disruptive Technology and Reforming the Pentagon Establishment—Part II: The Origin of MRAPs in DoD 

·         Does Design Help or Hurt Military Planning: How NTM-A Designed a Plausible Afghan Security Force in an Uncertain Future - Part II 

·         Iraq in the Middle Part IV: Maria Fantappie on Iraq’s relations with Syria 

·         Small Wars and Candor: The Gods of Appeasement 

·         Using RASCAL to Find Key Villages in Afghanistan 

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)

·         Final Forensic Audit Report of Iraq Reconstruction Funds 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Implementing an Arms Trade Treaty—Mapping Assistance to Strengthen Arms Transfer Controls  

Stimson Center

·         Indian Ocean Rising—Maritime Security and Policy Challenges  

Transatlantic Academy

·         Safeguarding Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure: Lessons Learned from Regulatory Regimes in the United States and the European Union 

Transnational Institute

·         Drinking Water Protests in Egypt and the Role of Civil Society 

·         A Breakthrough in the Making? Shifts in the Latin American Drug Policy Debate 

Unitas Communications

·         Race and Reform: Islam and Muslims in the British Media.  A Submission to the Leveson Inquiry: The Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press 

United Kingdom Parliament

·         Scrutiny of Arms Exports—Business, Innovation and Skills, Defense, Foreign Affairs and International Development

o    Volume I 

o    Volume II 

U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB)

·         Chemical Safety Board Strategic Plan 2012-2016   

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Business and Human Rights: An Issue Whose Time Has Come 

·         Haiti: Turning the Page? 

Washington Institute for Near Policy

·         After the Damascus Assassinations: A New Phase for U.S. Syria Policy 

·         Assad's Final Warning 

·         Can It Get Worse in Syria? It Just Did 

·         Dealing with Syria's Chemical Weapons: Military Options 

·         Democracy, Salafi Style 

·         Did Hezbollah Do It? 

·         The Other Threat to Oil Supplies: Shiite Tensions in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 

·         Should Iran Have a Role in Syrian Peace Talks? 

·         Who Is Jabhat al-Islah? 

World Public Opinion

·         Majorities in Both Red and Blue Districts Favor Deep Cuts in Defense Spending 

·         Polls Show Support for Tougher Sanctions against Iran, But not for Military Force