Friday's Miscellany 08-03-2012

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         Kabuli Youth in Ramazan Nights: A Passion for Futsal and More 

·         The Networks of Kunduz: A History of Conflict and Their Actors, from 1992 to 2001 

·         Paint It Pink: The US Redefining ANA Success 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Assad’s Options amidst Regime Setbacks 

·         The Changing Dynamics of Boko Haram Terrorism 

·         Iran's Strategy under New Sanctions 

·         A Long War of Attrition in Syria 

American Security Project

·         The Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: Securing and Safeguarding Weapons of Mass Destruction 

·         Talking with Tehran: An Overview of U.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiations 

Amnesty International

·         All-Out Repression—Purging Dissent in Aleppo, Syria  

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Strategic Contours: The Rise of Asia and Australian Strategic Policy 

Belfer Center

·         The Geopolitics of Natural Gas: Report of Scenarios of Workshop of Harvard University's Belfer Center and Rice University's Baker Institute Energy Forum 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The Levy Report: Reinvigorating the Discussion of Israel's Rights in the West Bank 

·         Reinvigorating the Discussion of Israel’s Rights in the West Bank  

Brookings Institute

·         Afghan National Security Forces: Afghan Corruption and the Development of an Effective Fighting Force 

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated July 31, 2012] 

·         Next Steps in Syria 

·         Priority Issues During Secretary Clinton’s Trip to Africa 

·         What the U.S. Should Know About the South African Economy 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Above the State—The Officers’ Republic in Egypt  

·         Morocco: Can the Third Way Succeed? 

Center for Global Development

·         More Money, More Problems: A 2012 Assessment of the US Approach to Development in Pakistan 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         An Overview of E-Verify Policies at the State Level 

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

·         Conference on a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone in the Middle East  

Center for Security Policy

·         The Salvadorian Constitutional Crisis, Democracy and the International Community 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development  

·         Hemisphere Insider: Volume II, Issue 21 - July 30, 2012 

·         Prudence and the G-20 

·         PacNet #43R: Response to PacNet #43—Ten Things We Get From Mongolia 

·         PacNet #47: Korea-Japan—Time for Outside Mediation? 

·         PacNet #48 - China's New City: Is this Beijing's Pivot? 

·         U.S. Force Posture Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region    

Center for the Study of Intelligence

·         Studies in Intelligence, March 2012, v. 56, no. 1 

o    Probing the Implications of Changing the Outputs of Intelligence

o    Estimating State Instability

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

·         Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, v. 13 

o    The Guardian of Pakistan’s Shia

o    UK Islamists and the Arab Uprisings

o    The Milli Görüs of Germany

o    Is the End Nigh for the Islamic Republic?

o    The Ayatollahs Against the Rest

o    Translation: Khairat al-Shater on the Brotherhood’s Rise

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         EU Migration Policy in the Wake of the Arab Spring: What Prospects for EU-Southern Mediterranean Relations? 

·         Preparing for a Post-Assad Syria: What Role for the European Union? 

Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

·         Women's Involvement in Conflict Early Warning Systems: Moving the Rhethoric to Reality in Mindanao 

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

·         Health Data in Civil Conflicts: South Sudan under Scrutiny 

Chatham House

·         Georgia: National Security Concept versus National Security 

·         Political and Economic Scenarios for the GCC 

·         Russia, the Eurasian Customs Union and the EU: Cooperation, Stagnation or Rivalry? 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Haqqani Network Financing: The Evolution of an Industry

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Afghan National Security Forces: Afghan Corruption and the Development of an Effective Fighting Force 

·         Nonproliferation and Disarmament: What's the Connection and What Does that Mean for U.S. Security and Obama Administration Policy? 

·         Nonproliferation and Disarmament: What's the Connection and What Does that Mean for U.S. Security and Obama Administration Policy? (Hearing Slides) 

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

·         United States Force Posture in the United States Pacific Command Area of Responsibility 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Seeking Freedom for American Trapped in Bolivian Prison 

·         The State Department’s Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications: Mission, Operations and Impact 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Beyond Borders: Are the Department of Homeland Security’s International Agreements Ensuring Actionable Intelligence to Combat Threats to the U.S. Homeland? 

·         Breach of Trust: Addressing Misconduct Among TSA Screeners 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         H. R. 997, the "English Language Unity Act of 2011" 

·         Report on the Failed Secure Communities Initiative  

Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee

·         Fast and Furious—Anatomy of a Failed Operation  

·         Unresolved Internal Investigations at DHS: Oversight of Investigation Management in the Office of the DHS IG 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         The Emerging Commercial Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle Market 

·         The Relationship Between Business and Research Universities: Collaborations Fueling American Innovation and Job Creation 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         GSA: A Review of Agency Mismanagement and Wasteful Spending -- Part 2 

Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee

·         Under Threat—Sequestration’s Impact on Nondefense Jobs and Services  

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         U.S. Force Posture Strategy in the Asia Pacific Region: An Independent Assessment 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Doing Business in Latin America: Positive Trends but Serious Challenges 

·         The Future of the Eurozone: Outlook and Lessons 

·         Next Steps in Syria 

·         Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2011 [S. Rept. 112-194] 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         State of Federal Privacy and Data Security Law: Lagging Behind the Times? 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Rising Prison Costs: Restricting Budgets and Crime Prevention Options 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Addressing an Imploding Mali 

·         Mercosur: South America's Fractious Trade Bloc 

Department of Defense

·         Defense Budget Priorities and Choices 

·         Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership—Priorities for 21st Century Defense 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-115  Improved Oversight, but No Invoice Reviews and Potential Antideficiency Act Violation May Have Occurred on the Kuwait Observer Controller Team Task Orders, August 2, 2012 

Department of the Navy

·         OPNAV 3050.25 Warfighting Capability, Capacity and Wholeness Assessment 

Department of State

·         2011 Country Reports on Terrorism 

·         International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 

East-West Center

·         Restraint for Now: Pakistan’s Supreme Court Seeks Compromise with Government 

Enough Project

·         Down to the Wire: An Update on Negotiations Between the Sudans  

Foreign Policy

·         Breaking the Arab News 

·         China's Champion Children 

·         Making Punk a Threat Again 

·         Our Man in Kigali 

·         When Your Whole Country Is a Closet [Uganda] 

Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO)

·         Kazakhstan’s 2011 Military Doctrine: Reassessing Regional and International Security 

·         Measuring Progress in Reconstructing Afghanistan 

·         OE Watch, July 2012, v. 2, no. 7 

o    Coverage includes: Iran, Turkey, Libya, Jordan, Yeman, India, Mexico, Russis, Ukraine, Korea, Afghanistan, Central Asia and more.

Fridtjof Nansen Institute

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

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

·         Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces: A Handbook 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Rising South Korea: A Minor Player or a Regional Power? 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Eerie Silence about the Euro Zone Crisis 

·         A Transatlantic Perspective on the Libyan Election 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Cancellation of the Army's Autonomous Navigation System. GAO-12-851R 

·         Coast Guard: Legacy Vessels' Declining Conditions Reinforce Need for More Realistic Operational Targets. GAO-12-741 

·         Commercial Space Launches: FAA Should Update How It Assesses Federal Liability Risk. GAO-12-899 

·         Contingency Contracting: Agency Actions to Address Recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. GAO-12-854R 

·         Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices: Multiple DOD Organizations are Developing Numerous Initiatives. GAO-12-861R 

·         Defense Logistics: DOD Has Taken Actions to Improve Some Segments of the Materiel Distribution System. GAO-12-883R 

·         Influenza Pandemic: Agencies Report Progress in Plans to Protect Federal Workers but Oversight Could Be Improved. GAO-12-748 

·         Iraq and Afghanistan: State and DOD Should Ensure Interagency Acquisitions Are Effectively Managed and Comply with Fiscal Law. GAO-12-750 

·         Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA's Reviews of Budget Estimates and Decisions on Resource Trade-Offs Need Strengthening. GAO-12-806 

·         Secure Communities: Criminal Alien Removals Increased, but Technology Planning Improvements Needed. GAO-12-708 

·         Strategic Weapons: Changes in the Nuclear Weapons Targeting Process Since 1991. GAO-12-786R 

·         Privacy: Federal Law Should Be Updated to Address Changing Technology Landscape. GAO-12-961T [testimony] 

·         World Health Organization: Reform Agenda Developed, but U.S. Actions to Monitor Progress Could be Enhanced. GAO-12-722 

Heritage Foundation

·         Cybersecurity Legislation: Questions That Need to Be Answered 

·         How the New African Union Leadership Should Improve the Organization 

·         Illegal Immigrants Should Not Receive Child Tax Credit Payouts 

·         Storm Warnings: South China Sea Tensions Reflect Danger of Defense Cuts 

·         Sudan and South Sudan: Failed Talks Require New Strategy 

·         U.S. Should Act to Stop Renewed Rush to Arms Trade Treaty 

·         Woodrow Wilson: Godfather of Liberalism 

Human Rights Watch

·         Angola’s Upcoming Elections: Attacks on the Media, Expression, and Assembly  

·         “Between Two Sets of Guns” : Attacks on Civil Society Activists in India’s Maoist Conflict  

·         “The Government Could Have Stopped This”: Sectarian Violence and Ensuing Abuses in Burma’s Arakan State  

Humanitarian Policy Group // Overseas Development Institute

·         New Players Through Old Lenses: Why History Matters in Engaging with Southern Actors 

ICC-International Maritime Bureau/Oceans Beyond Piracy

·         The Human Cost of Somali Piracy 2011 

Institut Francais des Relations Internationales (IFRI)

·         Russia's Arctic Policy and the Northern Fleet Modernization 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Conflict 

·         China’s Forward Policy in the South China Sea  

·         Now China may play spoiler to TAPI [Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India] 

·         PLA Conducts Missile Tests In Tibet 

·         South China Sea Dispute: The Farce of Chinese Multilateralism 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Extended Nuclear Deterrence in Northeast Asia 

·         Major Cleanup Activity at Suspected Parchin High Explosive Test Site Appears Complete: Site Considerably Altered 

·         Potential Change in Iran’s Nuclear Fatwa? 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         The Election of DR Dlamini-Zuma as AU Commission Chairperson 

Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

·         The Political Economy of the Rising Islamists 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 31 - July 20, 2012-July 27, 2012 

·         Russian Naval Base Tartus  

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

·         Syria: A Full-Scale Displacement and Humanitarian Crisis with No Solutions in Sight 

International Crisis Group

·         CrisisWatch N°108, 1 August 2012 

·         Déjà Vu All Over Again? Iraq’s Escalating Political Crisis 

·         Iraq’s Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya 

·         Syria’s Mutating Conflict 

·         Towards a Post-MINUSTAH Haiti: Making an Effective Transition 

International Human Rights Clinic

·         Explosive Situation: Qaddafi’s Abandoned Weapons and the Threat to Libya’s Civilians 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Central America: Confronting the Drug Gangs 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India 

·         Bond Yields in Emerging Economies: It Matters What State You Are In 

·         A Financial Conditions Index for South Africa 

·         Intergenerational Implications of Fiscal Consolidation in Japan 

·         Modernizing the Legal Framework for Surveillance - An Integrated Surveillance Decision 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         UN Peacekeeping Transitions: Perspectives from Member States 

·         UN Transitions: Mission Drawdown or Withdrawal 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Defining IR: Is it Asia's Turn? 

·         The Future of IR Studies in a non-Euro-Atlantic World: Limited Change Only? 

·         IR Theory and Practice: A Parting of the Ways? 

·         Mobile Technologies for IR, Defense and Security  

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, August 4, 2012, v. 12, no. 15 

o    Succession Politicking Probably Limiting Bo Family’s Punishments

o    Portents of Change in China’s Social Management

o    China Pushes on the South China Sea, ASEAN Unity Collapses

o    Waypoint or Destination? The Jin-Class Submarine and China’s Quest for Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrence

Japan Ministry of Defense

·         Defense of Japan 2012 [defense white paper] 

Joint Chiefs of Staff

·         Decade of War—Enduring Lessons from the Past Decade of War  

·         JP 3-41, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Consequence Management, 21 June 2012 

Joint and Coalition Operational Analysis (JCOA)

·         Decade of War—Enduring Lessons from the Past Decade of War 

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         USSOCOM Research Topics 2013 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Dismissal of Ri Yong Ho and North Korea’s Perspective on the Power Struggle 

·         Human Rights Conditions under the Kim Jong-un Regime and International Cooperation 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2012 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         Beginner’s Guide to the Eurozone Crisis  

Middle East Institute

·         Private Sector Development in Iraq: Continuing Constraints 

·         Prospects for U.S.-Iran Relations on the Nuclear Issue in the Year Ahead 

·         The Wealth Management Industry in the Middle East: Boon or Bust? 

Miller Center

·         Executive Privilege: Mapping an Extraordinary Power 

National Academies Press

·         Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit    

·         Continuing Innovation in Information Technology 

·         Crisis Standards of Care: A Systems Framework for Catastrophic Disaster Response 

·         The Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Resilience Collection 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         2012 Pacific Energy Summit: Summit Papers 

·         China’s Military Modernization and Implications for Northeast Asia 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update July 31, 2012] 

·         The Decision to Plant Poppies: Irrigation, Profits & Alternative Crops in Afghanistan 

New Economics Foundation (UK)

·         The Happy Planet Index: 2012 Report ( A Global Index of Sustainable Well-Being) 

Observer Research Foundation

·         The Flashpoint of South China Sea: Implications for India  

·         The Heavy Burden of Defying Conventional Wisdom 

·         South China Sea Monitor, August 2012, v. 1, no. 8 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Peace & Stability Operations Journal Online, July 2012, v. 2, no. 4 

o    Thinking Strategically About Security Sector Reform

o    Strategic Considerations Relating to DDR

o    Harmonizing the Army’s Security Cooperation Doctrine

o    Ethical Considerations in Security Sector Reform

o    Disaster Response - A Military Perspective to the March 2011 Mega-Disaster

o    Economic Security and Security Sector Reform

o    Discovering the Soul of Policing in Afghanistan

Permanent Mission of Afghanistan

·         The Office of the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Decree On the execution of content of the historical speech of June 21, 2012 in the special session of National Assembly 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Mobile Phone Problems 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Views on Gun Laws Unchanged After Aurora Shooting 

Physicians for Human Rights

·         Weaponizing Tear Gas—Bahrain’s Unprecedented Use of Toxic Chemical Agents Against Civilians  

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security (IPRIS)

·         Good Governance in Africa: Progress Achieved and Challenges Ahead 

·         North Korea Inching towards Reform: Prospects and Challenges 

·         Tanzania's Foreign Policy Considerations Across Mozambique and East Africa 

Project on Middle East Political Science

·         Arab Uprisings: New Opportunities for Political Science 

Rand

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

·         The Case for Expanding Assistance to the Syrian Opposition 

·         Food Security, Livelihoods, and Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Evidence for Policy in Resource-Limited Settings 

·         Lessons from RAND's Work on Planning Under Uncertainty for National Security 

·         Should the Increase in Military Pay Be Slowed? 

·         Understanding and Influencing Public Support for Insurgency and Terrorism 

·         Understanding Country Planning: A Guide for Air Force Component Planners 

Real Instituto Elcano

·         FATA in Northern Mali? 

Resolve

·         Crisis Tracker: Reported Attacks and Abductions by LRA Rebels Double over Last 12 Months 

Royal United Services Institute

·         British and Indian Perspectives on the Higher Management of Defense  

Small Wars Journal

·         Agents of Destruction: Hizb'allah - A Primer on the Party of God 

·         Insurgency Disruption for the Warfighter 

·         Moving the Needle of Pentagon Reform: Disruptive Technology and Reforming the Pentagon Establishment-Part IV 

·         Prestige, Escalation, and Conflict Termination: Decision-Making in Vietnam 

·         The Role of Identity in the Outbreak of the Yugoslavian Wars 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         Quarterly Report to Congress (July 2012) 

·         SIGAR-Audit 12-12 - Fiscal Year 2011 Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund Projects Are behind Schedule and Lack Adequate Sustainment Plans 

·         SIGAR-Audit 12-13 - Selected Public Diplomacy Awards Mostly Achieved Objectives, but Embassy Can Take Steps to Enhance Grant Management and Oversight 

·         SIGAR-Inspection 12-01 - Construction Deficiencies at Afghan Border Police Bases Put $19 Million Investment at Risk 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Against All Odds: Relations between NATO and the MENA Region 

Trans-Border Institute

·         Armed with Impunity: Curbing Military Human Rights Abuses in Mexico 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Mutual Accountability: Lessons and Prospects for Afghanistan Post-Tokyo 

·         Religion and Peacebuilding: Reflections on Current Challenges and Future Prospects 

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         U.S. Wind Turbine Export Opportunities in Canada and Latin America    

U.S. Treasury Dept.

·         Fact Sheet: Increasing Sanctions Against Iran 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         7 Ways America Can Get Its Mojo Back in Egypt 

·         Israel and Egypt: Reports from a Changing Region 

·         Next Steps in Syria 

·         Syria's Kurds Unite against Assad, but Not with Opposition 

·         The Turkey-Syria Military Balance 

·         The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran 

·         What Is Security Like Today in Iraq? 

Washington Post Special

·         Timeline of Disputes in the South China Sea (1946-2012) 

·         What is Air-Sea Battle? 

Wilson Center

·         Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in the Americas: Major Trends in the Twenty-First Century 

Wisconsin Project

·         Troubled Waters: An Update on Iran’s Sanctioned State Shipping Line 

World Bank

·         Egypt, Arab Republic of - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography: Domestic Integration as a Development Platform 

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