Friday's Miscellany 09-21-2012

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

·         Economic Impact of Sequestration on Small Business 

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         Bagram and Insider Attacks: ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ No Longer?

·         The Haqqani Network Blacklisted: From US Asset to Special Foe

·         Insurgents and Factions: Waves of insecurity rising in Faryab

Afghanistan Watch

·         Natural Resources and Conflict in Afghanistan: Seven Case Studies, Major Trends and Implications for the Transition

Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

·         F-22 Raptor

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Iraqi Kurdistan & the Syrian-Kurd Pursuit of Autonomy

Amnesty International

·         Becoming a Human Rights Friendly School—A Guide for Schools Around the World 

·         Sierra Leone—Briefing on the Events in Bumbuna, Tonkolili 

·         Syria—Indiscriminate Attacks Terrorize and Displace Civilians 

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         IAP 10W (September 2012) Domestic Security Cooperation: A Unified Approach to Homeland Security and Defense

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         New Measures of the Trilemma Hypothesis: Implications for Asia

Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS)

·         What We Know About Collaboration: The ECB Country Consortium Experience

Atlantic Council

·         Achieving International Cyber Stability

·         Georgia's Polarized Political Landscape on the Eve of Elections

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Making Waves: Australian Ocean Development Assistance 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Politicization of Immigration in Spain in a Comparative Perspective

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Turkish Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Consequences of Reduced Federal Transportation Investment 

·         Indefensible—The Sequester’s Mechanics and Adverse Effects on National and Economic Security

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

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [September 18, 2012]

·         Africa Learning Barometer

·         Don't Let the Trans-Pacific Partnership Fade

·         Russia’s Views of the Security Situation in East Asia kolotov

·         U.S. Public Discourse Not Currently as Politically Polarized as Most Think

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         How Do Americans View the World? [interactive]

CATO Institute

·         Still a Protectionist Trade Remedy—The Case for Repealing Section 337

Center for American Progress

·         The Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—1 Year Later

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Sentries in the Sky—Using Space Technologies for Disaster Response

Center for Naval Analysis (CNA)

·         The Long Littoral Project: Bay of Bengal

Center for Regional Analysis

·         The Economic Impact of Sequestration on Small Business

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment (CSBA)

·         Analysis of the FY2013 Defense Budget and Sequestration

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Afghan War: Creating the Economic Conditions and Civil-Military Aid Efforts Needed For Transition

·         Hemisphere Insider: Volume II, Issue 22 - September 17, 2012

·         PacNet #56R - Responses to PacNet #56 - Korea-Japan: Enough is Enough!

·         PacNet #60 - Vietnam: Empower The Press To Fight Social Diseases

·         Six Conditions for an Effective Transfer of Power in Afghanistan

·         U.S. Department of Defense Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base

Centre for European Policy Studies

·         Banking Union: A Federal Model for the European Union with Prompt Corrective Action

·         Shale Gas and the EU Internal Gas Market: Beyond the Hype and Hysteria

Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

·         Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2012, v. 14, no. 2

o    It is Time to Start Talking about Mitt: Mitt Romney and the Issue of Missile Defence

o    The Terrorist Threat in North-West Africa: Part One

o    The Security Dilemma in Northeast Mali: Part Two

o    An Analysis of Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military, 2004-2009

o    Perception of the Legitmation of Violence: African Example

o    Nobody Knows Anything: Canada’s Cyber Insecurities

o    Wild, Unsubstantiated Predictions: The Future of Computer and Network Security

o    The Government of Canada and Cyber Security: Security Begins at Home

o    Shattered Boundaries: Whither the Cyber Future

o    State of the Art: Attackers and Targets in Cyberspace

o    Distributed Security as Cyber Strategy: Outlining a Comprehensive Approach for Canada in Cyberspace

o    A Middle Power on the World Stage: Canadian Grand Strategy in the Twentieth Century

Centre for the Analysis of Social Media

·         "A balance between security and privacy online must be struck…”

Chatham House

·         The Connecting Dots of China's Renminbi Strategy: London and Hong Kong

·         U.S. Election Note—Economic Policy After 2012

Congress. House. Armed Services committee

·         Department of Defense Plans for Sequestration: The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 Report and the Way Forward

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Examining the Role of Rwanda in the DRC Insurgency

·         Safeguarding Israel's Security in a Volatile Region 1477

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The Department of Homeland Security: An Assessment of the Department and a Roadmap for its Future

·         DHS Acquisition Management Challenges: Solutions for Saving Taxpayer Dollars

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         International IP Enforcement: Opening Markets Abroad and Protecting Innovation

·         Regulation Nation: The Obama Administration's Regulatory Expansion vs. Jobs and Economic Recovery

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         The Federal Government’s Failure to Prevent and End Medicaid Overpayments

·         IG Report: The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General Examines the Failures of Operation Fast and Furious

·         SIGAR Report: Document Destruction and Millions of Dollars Unaccounted for at the Department of Defense. Part II

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Report to Congress on Implementation of Army Directive on Army National Cemeteries Program

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Five Years of the America COMPETES Act: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Maritime Territorial Disputes and Sovereignty Issues in Asia

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Homeland Threats and Agency Responses

·         Investing in an Effective Federal Workforce

·         Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Options for Modernizing Military Weather Satellites: Working Paper 2012-11

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         UNGA and a Troubled Mideast

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         East Africa: Regional Security Organisations and Dynamics: EASF, EAC and IGAD - What's the Difference? 

Department of the Army

·         ADP 1 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Directive 3020.40, DoD Policy and Responsibilities for Critical Infrastructure, January 14, 2010; Incorporating Change 2, September 21, 2012

·         DoD Directive 3025.18, Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA), December 29, 2010; Incorporating Change 1, September 21, 2012

·         DoD Instruction 3325.08, DoD Intelligence Collection Management, September 17, 2012 f

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-131, Improvements Needed in How the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Adjusts and Supports Billing Rates, September 19, 2012 

Department of Justice (DOJ)

·         A Review of ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious and Related Matters

Department of the Navy (DON)

·         OPNAV 5585.2C - Department of the Navy Working Dog Program

East-West Center

·         Confusion Down Under: Australia and the US Pivot to Asia

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Canada Country Analysis Brief
·         Kazakhstan Country Analysis Brief

·         Russia Country Analysis Brief

Enough Project

·         Shifting the Burden—The Responsibility to Protect Doctrine and the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

Feinstein International Center

·         On the Hoof:  Livestock Trade in Darfur

Foreign Policy

·         China's Brainwashed Youth

·         Class Is Not in Session [Syria]

·         Golden Buddha, Hidden Copper [China/Afghanistan]

·         Hijacked: How the U.N. Saved the Somali Pirates from the Brink of Extinction

·         The Spies Next Door

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         High Drama over Mexico's Next Defense Secretary
·         Putin Bets on Repression

Future of Europe Group

·         Final Report of the Future of Europe Group  

George C. Marshall Institute

·         Climate and National Security: Exploring the Connection

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Foreign Policy and Self-image: The Societal Basis of Strategy Shifts in Turkey

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Coast Guard: Mission Performance Challenged by the Declining Condition and Rising Costs of its Legacy Vessel Fleet. GAO-12-934T [testimony]

·         Coast Guard: Portfolio Management Approach Needed to Improve Major Acquisition Outcomes. GAO-12-918

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: Summary of DHS Actions to Better Manage Its Chemical Security Program. GAO-12-1044T [testimony]

·         Department of Homeland Security: Continued Progress Made Improving and Integrating Management Areas, but More Work Remains. GAO-12-1041T [testimony]

·         Driver's License Security: Federal Leadership Needed to Address Remaining Vulnerabilities. GAO-12-893

·         Federal Training Investments: Office of Personnel Management and Agencies Can Do More to Ensure Cost-Effective Decisions. GAO-12-878

·         Homeland Security: DHS Requires More Disciplined Investment Management to Help Meet Mission Needs. GAO-12-833

·         Homeland Security: DHS Requires More Disciplined Investment Management to Help Meet Mission Needs. GAO-12-1029T [testimony]

·         Human Capital: Complete Information and More Analyses Needed to Enhance DOD's Civilian Senior Leader Strategic Workforce Plan. GAO-12-990R

·         Human Capital Management: Effectively Implementing Reforms and Closing Critical Skills Gaps Are Key to Addressing Federal Workforce Challenges. GAO-12-1023T [testimony]

·         Information Security: Better Implementation of Controls for Mobile Devices Should Be Encouraged. GAO-12-757

·         Information Sharing: DHS Has Demonstrated Leadership and Progress, but Additional Actions Could Help Sustain and Strengthen Efforts. GAO-12-809

·         Military Disability System: Improved Monitoring Needed to Better Track and Manage Performance. GAO-12-676

·         Military Readiness: Navy Needs to Assess Risks to Its Strategy to Improve Ship Readiness. GAO-12-887

·         Next Generation Enterprise Network: Navy Implementing Revised Approach, but Improvement Needed in Mitigating Risks. GAO-12-956

·         Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment: DOD Would Benefit from Developing Strategic Guidance and Improving Joint Oversight. GAO-12-916R

·         Status of Open World Exchange Program's Efforts to Strengthen Financial Management and Performance Measurement. GAO-12-1004R

·         Suspension and Debarment: DOD Has Active Referral Processes, but Action Needed to Promote Transparency. GAO-12-932

·         Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Measuring Progress and Addressing Potential Privacy Concerns Would Facilitate Integration into the National Airspace System. GAO-12-981

·         Veterans' Health Care Budget: Better Labeling of Services and More Detailed Information Could Improve the Congressional Budget Justification. GAO-12-908

Heritage Foundation

·         Bernanke’s QE3: Ironically, a Policy Predicated on Irrational Behavior

·         Brazil: Restoring Economic Growth Through Economic Freedom

·         The Chávez Plan to Steal Venezuela's Presidential Election: What Obama Should Do

·         Drones in U.S. Airspace: Principles for Governance

·         The Folly of the State Department’s Assessment of U.S. Arms Control Compliance

·         Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 Set to Expire

·         How Contagious Is Europe’s Economic Crisis?

·         Overview of the Supreme Court’s October Term, 2012

·         Renewable Fuel Standard, Ethanol Use, and Corn Prices

·         Sequestration Will Undermine U.S. Interests in the Middle East

·         Showstopper: Department of Justice Report on Operation Fast and Furious

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

·         Comparing the 2012 Presidential Candidates' Technology and Innovation Policies

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Are the Armed Forces Game for 3PL?

·         Decoding the International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities 

·         India-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Meet: The Hype and the Substance

·         The Iranian Nuclear Imbroglio and the NAM Summit

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Revisiting Danilenko and the Explosive Chamber at Parchin:A Review Based on Open Sources

·         Revisiting Vyacheslav Danilenko: His Origins in the Soviet Nuclear Weapons Complex

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Addressing the Conflict Minierals` Crisis in the Great Lakes Region

·         The International Criminal, Court's Cases in Kenya: Origin and Impact

Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

·         The Continuing Growth of Executive Power: The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan - Order of Battle (updated September 2012)

·         Campaign for North Syria (map)

·         Iraq Weekly Update #37 September 6, 2012-September 12, 2012

·         Jihad in Syria

·         The Islamic State of Iraq and the 'Destroying the Walls' Campaign

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         US Debt and Defence: Battle Lines Drawn

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks for Resource-Rich Developing Countries--Analytic Frameworks and Applications

·         Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks for Resource-Rich Developing Countries - Background Paper 1

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Advancing the Rule of Law Agenda at the 67th General Assembly

International Relations and Security Network

·         And the (Terrorist) Threat Goes On?

·         The Causes and Psychology of Terrorism

·         Defining Terrorism – How Far Have We Come?

·         The Enduring Economic Aftermath of Natural Catastrophes

·         Suicide Bombing – The Argument over Motives

·         Transnational Terrorism – How Has It Evolved Since 9/11?

·         US-Iranian Relations: A Decade Down the Line

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

·         Cybersecurity Issues and Policy Options for the U.S. Energy Industry

·         Weighing Benefits and Costs of Military Action Against Iran

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, September 2012, v. 12, no. 18

o    China and Japan Turn the Screw over Island Dispute

o    Finalizing the 18th Party Congress: Setting the Stage for Reform?

o    A New Egypt Looks to China for Balance and Leverage

o    Sino-Malaysian Relations: Close But Not Too Close

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Meaning of North Korea’s Participation in the Paralympics and North Korean Human Rights as well as the Future Challenges for the Development of Inter-Korean Relations

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2012 [updated Sept 22, 2012]

·         Green-on-blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated Sept 18, 2012]

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         Pirates and Privateers—Managing the Indian Ocean’s Private Security Boom

National Academy of Science

·         Determining Core Capabilities in Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology

·         Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security

·         Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives

·         Ranking Vaccines: A Prioritization Framework: Phase I: Demonstration of Concept and a Software Blueprint

·         Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces

o    Briefing slides 

o    Report Brief

o    Report

National Science Foundation (NSF)

·         A Vision and Strategy for Software for Science, Engineering, and Education: Cyberinfrastructure Framework for the 21st Century

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update Sept 18, 2012]

·         Remote Control Project Management in Insecure Contexts

New York Independent System Operator

·         Power Trends 2012 State of the Grid

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Challenges and Ambiguities of South Africa’s Foreign Policy

·         Norwegian Non-military Collaboration with Afghanistan: A Slightly Different Approach

·         The Perils of Yemen's Cunning State 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

·         OMB Report Pursuant to the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-155)

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         A Blue Print for Creating Think Tanks in Political Parties of Pakistan

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Capital Account Policies and the Real Exchange Rate

Pew Global Attitudes Project

·         Obama’s Re-election Run: What Does the World Want?

Pew Hispanic Center

·         Characteristics of the 60 Largest Metropolitan Areas by Hispanic Population population/

Pew Research Center

·         Middle East Turmoil Closely Followed; Romney's Comments Viewed Negatively

·         U.S. Public, Experts Differ on China 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Cooling the Planet, Clearing the Air: Climate Policy, Carbon Pricing, and Co-Benefits  

Rand

·         Creating an Innovation System for Knowledge City

·         Locals Rule: Historical Lessons for Creating Local Defense Forces for Afghanistan and Beyond

·         An Outline of Strategies for Building an Innovation System for Knowledge City

Refugees International

·         Colombia—Transformational Change Must Include Urban IDPs 

Saferworld

·         Fulfilling New Deal Commitments: Recommendations from Civil Society on Maximising Peacebuilding Results 

Small Arms Survey

·         Business as Usual: Arms Flows to Darfur 2009-2012

·         Security Provision and Small Arms in Karamoja: A Survey of Perceptions

Small Wars Journal

·         Fixing Intelligence Analysis: From Specialists to Experts

·         Regionally-Aligned Brigades: There's More to This Plan Than Meets the Eye

·         Strategy is a Competition of Ideas: What Gettysburg and Afghanistan Teach Us

·         Transition Operations: A Discussion with 29 Articles

Stanley Foundation

·         Beyond Boundaries in the Andean Region: Bridging the Security/ Development Divide With International Security Assistance

·         Getting Along: Managing Diversity for Atrocity Prevention in Socially Divided Societies

Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International and Security Affairs)

·         Imbalances in the African Peace and Security Architecture 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Finding "The Right Way": Towards an Army Ethic

·         Hidden Dragon, Crouching Lion: How China's Advance in Africa is Underestimated and Africa's Potential Underappreciated

·         The Prospects for Security Sector Reform in Tunisia: A Year After the Revolution

·         Russia and the Current State of Arms Control

Study of Chinese Military Affairs

·         Managing Sino-U.S. Air and Naval Interactions

·         The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities

Transatlantic Trends

·         Survey: Obama Still Popular in Europe, Romney Unknown to One-in-three

·         Survey: Respondents’ Views on Other Countries Shift or Remain Static

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons Defense Committee

·         Armed Forces Covenant in Action?

·         Future Maritime Surveillance

o    Volume I

o    Volume II

·         Ministry of Defense Supplementary Estimate 2011-12

UN Development Policy and Analysis Division

·         The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2012: The Global Partnership for Development: Making Rhetoric a Reality

UN Human Rights Council

·         Report on Atrocities in Syria  

UN Support Mission in Libya

·         Transitional Justice: Foundation for a New Libya

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Lessons from Afghanistan’s History for the Current Transition and Beyond

·         Providing Space for Positive Youth Engagement

·         The U.S. Surge and Afghan Local Governance

US Report

·         In Libya’s “Little Bighorn”, was Stevens Supposed to be Taken Alive?

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         As Jordan Stumbles, the U.S. Response Is Crucial

·         It's Not Just the Sparks That Caused This Fire in the Middle East

·         Know Your Ansar al-Sharia sharia

·         Tehran Adds to the Pressure on Iran's Economy