Friday's Miscellany 07-27-2012

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         Clashes in Eastern Tajikistan - with Afghan Participation? 

·         The Cloak of Silence: Afghanistan’s Human Rights Mappings 

·         Flash from the Past: Afghans’ Shattered 2000 Olympic Dreams 

American Security Project (ASP)

·         A “Bold and Decisive” Plan for Europe 

Army War College

·         China’s Cyber Power and America’s National Security 

Atlantic Council

·         Addressing Cyber Instability 

·         Africa in the “New, New World” 

·         China’s Evolving Engagement in Africa 

·         Oversight or Not, Drones Are Here to Stay 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Iran's New Strategic Horizons at Sea 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Cyber Security Task Force Report—Public-Private Information Sharing 

Brookings Institute

·         Breaking the Bonds between Al-Qa’ida and Its Affiliate Organizations 

·         Development, Aid and Governance Indicators (DAGI) 

·         Implications of Military Spending Cuts for NATO's Largest Members 

·         Obama and Romney's Foreign Policies: Difference in Words, Not Substance? 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Fragile States—Stuck in Trap 

Capital Economics

·         Leaving the Euro: A Practical Guide 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         End of the Putin Era? 

·         In Search of the Global Middle Class—A New Index 

·         Tunisian Media in Transition 

CATO Institute

·         Corporate Welfare in the Federal Budget 

Center for Global Development

·         Energy+ Country Performance Ratings 2001–2010 

·         The World Bank and Climate Change: Forever a Big Fish in a Small Pond? 

Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ)

·         Suppressing Protest: Human Rights Violations in the U.S. Response to Occupy Wall Street 

Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS)

·         CIP Report, July 2012, Surface Transportation 

Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)

·         Challenges for Independent News Media in Pakistan 

Center for Naval Analysis (CNA)

·         Retirement Choice: 2012    

·         Retirement Choice Calculator 

·         What Do Afghans Want from the Police? Views from Helmand Province 

Center for Security Policy (CSP)

·         Ties That Bind? The Views and Agenda of Huma Abedin's Islamist Mother 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan: The Failing Economics of Transition 

·         Contract Spending by the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development 

·         Hemisphere Insider: Volume II, Issue 20 - July 23, 2012 

·         HIV and Family Planning Integration in Tanzania 

·         Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 59, 23 July 2012 

·         Israel’s National Security Amidst Unrest in the Arab World 

Centre for Eastern Studies

·         A Captive Island: Kaliningrad between Moscow and the EU 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Adjusting to a Credit Cycle Bust: The Role of Fiscal Policy 

·         Can Italy and Spain Survive Rates of 6-7%? 

·         Fishing for Gas and More in Cypriot Waters 

·         Income Distributional Effects of Decoupled Payments: Single Payment Scheme in the European Union 

·         Mid-term Evaluation of the 2009-14 European Parliament: Legislative Activity and Decision-Making Dynamics 

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

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         National Perspectives on Global Leadership During the Los Cabos G20 Summit 

Chatham House

·         Reset or Restart? The Impact of Fukushima on the Japanese and German Energy Sectors 

Combat Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, July 2012, v. 5, no. 7 

o    Between Islamization and Secession: The Contest for Northern Mali

o    A Profile of AQAP’s Upper Echelon

o    Taliban Recruiting and Fundraising in Karachi

o    A Biography of Rashid Rauf: Al-Qa`ida’s British Operative

o    Mexican DTO Influence Extends Deep into United States

o    Information Wars: Assessing the Social Media Battlefield in Syria

o    Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Afghan National Security Forces and Security Lead Transition: The Assessment Process, Metrics, and Efforts to Build Capability 

·         Back from the Battlefield: DOD and VA Collaboration to Assist Service Members Returning to Civilian Life 

·         Civilian Workforce Requirements – Now and Across the Future Years Defense Program 

·         Digital Warriors: Improving Military Capabilities for Cyber Operations 

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

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

·         NRC Policy and Governance Oversight 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Investigating the Chinese Threat, Part II: Human Rights Abuses, Torture and Disappearances 

·         U.S. Engagement in Central Asia 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Does DHS have an Effective and Efficient Nuclear Detection Strategy 

·         Securing Federal Facilities: An Examination of FPS Progress in Improving Oversight and Assessing Risk 

·         Understanding the Homeland Threat Landscape 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         The Aftermath of Fraud by Immigration Attorneys 

·         Beyond the Streets: America's Evolving Gang Threat 

·         Cloud Computing: An Overview of the Technology and the Issues facing American Innovators 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Dawood National Military Hospital, Afghanistan: What Happened and What Went Wrong? 

·         Meth Revisited: Review of State and Federal Efforts to Solve the Domestic Methamphetamine Production Resurgence 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         A Review of Building Codes and Mitigation Efforts to Help Minimize the Costs Associated with Natural Disasters 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Economic Statecraft: Increasing American Jobs Through Greater U.S.-Africa Trade and Investment (S.2215, The Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012) 

·         Iran's Support for Terrorism in the Middle East 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Defense Department Documents on Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune 

·         Strengthening the Integrity of the Student Visa System by Preventing and Detecting Sham Educational Institutions 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2013 Shipbuilding Plan 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         The Dodd-Frank Act 

Cyber Conflict Studies Association

·         Addressing Cyber Instability: Executive Summary 

Department of Defense

·         Defense Business Systems Investment Management Process Guidance Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership—Priorities for 21st Century Defense 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-113  Assessment of Air Force Global Strike Command Organizational Structures, Roles and Responsibilities 

Department of State

·         Current U.S. Foreign Policy Issues 

·         U.S. Engagement in Central Asia 

East West Center

·         The Message Behind Secretary Clinton’s Trip to Mongolia 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Argentina Country Analysis Brief 

Enough Project

·         Refugees Provide Details of Attacks in Isolated Blue Nile State [Sudan] 

European Policy Centre

·         The Arab Spring One Year Later: Voices from North Africa, Middle East and Europe 

·         Armageddon - for Greece, the Euro Zone and the EU? 

·         Political Union: Europe's Defining Moment 

·         Turkey and the New Middle East 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, July 2012 

o    Psychopathy: An Important Forensic Concept for the 21st Century

o    The Predator: When the Stalker Is a Psychopath

o    Looking Behind the Mask: Implications for Interviewing Psychopaths

o    No More Bagpipes: The Threat of the Psychopath

o    The Language of Psychopaths: New Findings and Implications for Law Enforcement

Feinstein International Center

·         Climate Change as a Driver of Humanitarian Crises and Response 

Foreign Policy

·         Beijing's Real Olympic Hero 

·         Children of War 

·         Geolympics [eight most politically charged moments in Olympic history] 

·         Mitt's Pilgrimage 

·         North Korea's Extreme Makeover 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Crime of Russian Law Enforcement 

·         The Far East between Russia, China, and America 

George C. Marshall Institute

·         A Day Without Space - Economic Security Ramifications 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Diversity under Freedom: Reinhold Niebuhr and the Transatlantic Community     

·         Turkey and Greater Azerbaijan: A Card to Play? 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Afghanistan Security: Long-standing Challenges May Affect Progress and Sustainment of Afghan National Security Forces. GAO-12-951T [testimony] 

·         Chief Acquisition Officers: Appointments Generally Conform to Legislative Requirements, but Agencies Need to Clearly Define Roles and Responsibilities. GAO-12-792 

·         Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS has Developed Plans for Its Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, but Challenges Remain in Deploying Equipment. GAO-12-941T [testimony] 

·         Debt Limit: Analysis of 2011-2012 Actions Taken and Effect of Delayed Increase on Borrowing Costs. GAO-12-701 

·         DOD Civilian Workforce: Observations on DOD's Efforts to Plan for Civilian Workforce Requirements. GAO-12-962T [testimony] 

·         Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle: DOD Is Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Its New Acquisition Strategy. GAO-12-822 

·         Federal Bureau of Prisons: Methods for Estimating Incarceration and Community Corrections Costs and Results of the Elderly Offender Pilot. GAO-12-807R 

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Is Taking Action to Better Manage Its Chemical Security Program, but It Is Too Early to Assess Results. GAO-12-515T [testimony] 

·         Federal Protective Service: Preliminary Results on Efforts to Assess Facility Risks and Oversee Contract Guards. GAO-12-943T [testimony] 

·         Food Safety: FDA's Food Advisory and Recall Process Needs Strengthening. GAO-12-589 

·         IMF: Planning for Use of Gold Sales Profits Under Way, but No Decision Made for Using a Portion of the Profits. GAO-12-766R 

·         Information Technology: DHS Needs to Further Define and Implement Its New Governance Process. GAO-12-818 

·         Information Technology Cost Estimation: Agencies Need to Address Significant Weaknesses in Policies and Practices. GAO-12-629 

·         Overseas Rightsizing: State Has Improved the Consistency of Its Approach, but Does Not Follow Up on Its Recommendations. GAO-12-799 

·         Refugee Resettlement: Greater Consultation with Community Stakeholders Could Strengthen Program. GAO-12-729 

·         Software Development: Effective Practices and Federal Challenges in Applying Agile Methods. GAO-12-681 

·         Student and Exchange Visitor Program: DHS Needs to Take Actions to Strengthen Monitoring of Schools. GAO-12-895T [testimony] 

·         TANF Electronic Benefit Cards: Some States Are Restricting Certain TANF Transactions, but Challenges Remain. GAO-12-535 

·         United Nations Renovations: Best Practices Could Enhance Future Cost Estimates. GAO-12-795 

·         Veterans Paralympics Program: Improved Reporting Needed to Ensure Grant Accountability. GAO-12-703 

Heritage Foundation

·         Assault on Coal and American Consumers 

·         China Buys Canadian Energy: Lessons for the U.S. 

·         Cybersecurity Act of 2012: Revised Cyber Bill Still Has Problems 

·         Homeland Security Grants: Greater Focus Needed with Finite Federal Funding 

·         NATO Should Improve Relations with Its Southern Neighbors 

·         Operation Fast and Furious: How a Botched Justice Department Operation Led to a Standoff over Executive Privilege 

·         U.S.–Georgia Free Trade Agreement: Time to Get Moving 

·         What Debt Crisis?  A Default Primer for Governments 

·         Zimbabwe: Sanctions Should Stand 

Hudson Institute

·         China's Geostrategic Search for Oil 

Human Rights Watch

·         "Even a 'Big Man' Must Face Justice": Lessons from the Trial of Charles Taylor 

Information Sharing Environment (ISE)

·         Information Sharing Environment Annual Report to the Congress [2012] 

Initiative for Peacebuilding

·         Working with Media to Prevent Conflict: Cluster Synthesis Report 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Africa Trends, v. 1, no. 3, May-June 2012 

·         An Ideal Arms Trade Treaty from India’s Perspective 

·         Politics of Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Draft South African Defence Review 2012, The Dichotomy Between Ambition and Reality 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 30, July 16, 2012-July 20, 2012 

·         Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View From The Inside 

·         Rebel Groups of Jebel Al-Zawiyah 

International Crisis Group

·         Myanmar: The Politics of Economic Reform 

·         North Korean Succession and the Risks of Instability 

·         Stirring up the South China Sea (II): Regional Responses 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Fiscal Rules in Response to the Crisis - Toward the "Next-Generation" Rules. A New Dataset 

·         Latin America: Vulnerabilities Under Construction? 

·         Lost in Transmission? The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Transmission Channels in the GCC Countries 

·         Riding Global Financial Waves: The Economic Impact of Global Financial Shocks on Emerging Market Economies 

·         Successful Austerity in the United States, Europe and Japan 

International Peace Research Institute (PRIO)

·         Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset 

·         ACLED Conflict Trends no. 4, Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, July 2012 

Jamestown Institute

·         Terrorism Monitor, July 27, 2012, v. 10, no. 15 

o    A Challenge for Pakistan: Saudi Arabia’s New Counterterrorism Cooperation with India

o    Piracy on the Rise in the Gulf of Guinea as Niger Delta Militants Move Offshore

o    Between Electoral Politics and Global Jihad: Libya’s Islamist Groups Consider New Options

King’s Centre for Military Health Research (UK)

·         Violent Behaviour in UK Military Personnel Returning Home after Deployment 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Background and Motives behind Park In Sook’s Re-defection to North Korea and Our Countermeasures 

Lowy Institute

·         What’s at Stake in the South China Sea? 

National Academies Press

·         Rising to the Challenge: U.S. Innovation Policy for Global Economy 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

·         Terrorism and the Olympics 

National Security Archive

·         Early Atomic Energy Commission Studies Show Concern over Gas Centrifuge Proliferation Risk 

Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol)

·         NETPOL: Report into the Policing of Protest 2010/2011 

New America Foundation

·         America’s Emerging Growth Story 

·         Digital Freedom of Expression in Uzbekistan 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update July 24, 2012] 

North South Institute

·         Canada-China Economic Relations: Beyond Petroleum 

·         Rights-Based Approaches to Development: Implications for NGOs 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Wading out to Sea: The Evolution of India and Indonesia's Naval Mindset towards Multilateralism 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         2011 Report on Security Clearance Determinations 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste—Missed Opportunities and Hard Lessons in Empowering the Host-Nation 

·         Stability Operations Lessons Learned and Information Management System (SOLLIMS)  Sampler- Civ-Mil Cooperation 

·         Stability Operations Lessons Learned and Information Management System (SOLLIMS) Sampler- Reconciliation 

·         War, Law and Order—Case Study:  Australian Whole-of-Government Efforts to Develop the Security and Criminal Justice Sectors in Stabilization 

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

·         Colorado Shootings Capture Public's Interest 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Calorie Consumption Puzzle in India: An Empirical Investigation 

Project on Defense Alternatives

·         USA and Allies Outspend Potential Rivals on Military by Four-to-One—America Carries Much of the Defense Burden for its Allies 

Rand

·         Air Attack Against Wildfires: Understanding U.S. Forest Service Requirements for Large Aircraft 

·         Assessing Operation Purple: A Program Evaluation of a Summer Camp for Military Youth 

·         Efficient Aviation Security: Strengthening the Analytic Foundation for Making Air Transportation Security Decisions 

·         Evaluation of the Implementation of the Europol Council Decision and of Europol’s Activities 

·         Identifying Barriers to Diversity in Law Enforcement Agencies 

·         Military Intelligence Fusion for Complex Operations: A New Paradigm 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Role of Intelligence in International Crisis Management 

Small Wars Journal

·         Cyber Threat Indications & Warning: Predict, Identify and Counter 

·         Deconstructing the Pentagon Establishment's Opposition to MRAPs: Disruptive Technology and Reforming the Pentagon Establishment—Part III 

·         Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A “Vision” of the Future 

·         Insurgency Disruption for the Planner 

·         Lake or Sea? An Economic and Strategic Analysis of the Caspian Sea 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         The Next Arms Race 

UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Colombia: Coca Cultivation Survey 2011 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Democratic Breakthroughs: The Ingredients of Successful Revolts 

·         Preparing Advisers for Capacity-Building Missions 

·         Rethinking Nigeria’s Indigene-Settler Conflicts 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Iran’s Support for Terrorism in the Middle East 

·         Israel and Egypt: In-Depth Reports from a Changing Region 

·         Libya's Uncertain Post-Electoral Direction 

·         The Prince and the Revolution 

·         Trip Report: Meeting the Syrian Opposition in Antakya and Istanbul 

·         What Must Be Done in Syria 

Webster Commission

·         Final Report on the FBI, Counterterrorism Intelligence, and the Events at Fort Hood, Texas