Friday's Miscellany 09-14-2912

American Security Project

·         Inertial Confinement Fusion at the National Ignition Facility    

·         Toward a Policy of Modular Multilateralism 

Amnesty International

·         Discrimination in Moldova  

·         Human Rights Violations in [Chadian] Prisons  

·         Roma, Forced Evictions and Segregation in Italy  

Asian Centre for Human Rights

·         Assam Riots: Preventable but not Prevented 

Assessment Capabilities Project

·         Disaster Needs Analysis – Lesotho Food Insecurity 

·         Disaster Needs Analysis – Timor-Leste, Preparedness 

Atlantic Council

·         Security Challenges to Libya’s Quest for Democracy 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Mongolia–Australia Relations: a Mongolian Perspective 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Mixed Messages—The US-Israel Dispute Over Iran  

·         Will Egypt Go Nuclear?  

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Bullying in a Networked Era: A Literature Review 

Brookings

·         Gender and Well-Being Around the World 

·         Protection and Planned Relocations in the Context of Climate Change 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Canadian Primer to APEC  

·         Distributed Security as Cyber Strategy—Outlining a Comprehensive Approach for Canada in Cyberspace  

Carlton University

·         The Nuba Sudan: From Ethnic War to Insurgent Civil Conflict 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Organized Crime and Conflict in the Sahel-Sahara Region 

·         Understanding the Arms "Race" in South Asia 

CATO Institute

·         Economic Case Against Arizona's Immigration Laws 

Center for Naval Analyses

·         Capability Calculators 

·         Weapons of Mass Destruction/Hazardous Materials (WMD/HAZMAT) Response Capability Calculator  

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Asad Under Fire—Five Scenarios for the Future of Syria  

Center for Global Development

·         Where Will the World's Poor Live? An Update on Global Poverty and the New Bottom Billion 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Swiss Nuclear Phaseout: Energy Supply Challenges 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Back to the "Body Count"—The Lack of Reliable Data on the Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan  

·         Comparative Connections v.14, n.2 

·         FY2013 Defense Budget, Deficits, Cost-Escalation, and Sequestration  

·         Myanmar Trip Report  

·         PacNet #57 - The Senkaku Dispute and the US-Japan Security Treaty 

·         PacNet #58 - Japan-ROK Relations: Antagonism over Alignment? 

·         PacNet #58R - Response to PacNet #58 - Japan-ROK Relations: Antagonism over Alignment? 

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

·         Intelligence, Policy, and Politics:  The DCI, the White House, and Congress 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Duel Between the EU and Argentina: Weapons in the EU Arsenal 

·         The EU’s Promotion of External Democracy: In Search of the Plot 

·         A European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund - An Update 

·         What Germany Should Fear Most is Its Own Fear: An Analysis of Target2 and Current Account Imbalances 

·         Workplace Innovation and Technological Change 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Building Effective Drinking Water Management Policies in Rural Africa: Lessons from Northern Uganda 

·         Furthering Democracy in Libya with Information Technology: Opportunities for the International Donor Community 

·         Improving the Peace Process: The Influence of Ideas in Resolving Violent Conflict 

Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)

·         In Search Of Smart Defense in the Euro-Atlantic Area  

Chatham House

·         Young Democracy 2012: Country Visit Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria 

Chicago Council

·         Foreign Policy in the New Millennium:  Results of the 2012 Chicago Council Survey of American Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Department of Defense Auditability Challenges 

·         F-22 Pilot Physiological Issues 

·         Federal Voting Assistance Program 

·         Navy Shipbuilding and Impacts on the Defense Industrial Base in a Time of Fiscal Uncertainty 

·         Operational Contract Support: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future 

·         Y-12 Intrusion: Investigation, Response, and Accountability 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Assessing U.S. Policy on Peacekeeping Operations in Africa 

·         Beijing as an Emerging Power in the South China Sea 

·         Combating the Haqqani Terrorist Network 

·         Conditions at Camp Liberty: U.S. and Iraqi Failures 

·         Organ Harvesting of Religious and Political Dissidents by the Chinese Communist Party 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         BioWatch Present and Future: Meeting Mission Needs for Effective Biosurveillance? 

·         Eleven Years After 9/11 Can TSA Evolve To Meet the Next Terrorist Threat? 

·         Eleven Years Later: Preventing Terrorists from Coming to America 

·         The EMP Threat: Examining the Consequences 

·         Lessons From Fort Hood: Improving our Ability to Connect the Dots 

·         Rebuilding TSA Into a Smarter, Leaner Organization 

·         Resilient Communications: Current Challenges and Future Advancements 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         The Obama Administration's Abuse of Power 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

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

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

Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space and Technology

·         Mismanagement of Funds at the National Weather Service and the Impact on the Future of Weather Forecasting 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         A Review of Amtrak Operations Part 2: The High Cost of Amtrak’s Monopoly Mentality in Commuter Rail Competitions 

·         A Review of and Update on the Management of FAA’s NextGen Program 

·         Tenth Anniversary of the Maritime Transportation Security Act: Are We Safer? 

Congress. Senate. Caucus on International Narcotics Control

·         Preventing a Security Crisis in the Caribbean 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Moving from Scandal to Strategy: The Future of the General Services Administration 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2013 House 

Constitution Project

·         Recommendations for Fusion Centers: Preserving Privacy & Civil Liberties While Protecting Against Crime and Terrorism 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Lessons Learned From the 2011 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release  

Department of the Army

·         ATP 2-22.9 Open-Source Intelligence 

Department of Defense

·         11^th Anniversary – Remembering September 11, 2012 

·         Assessment of National Security Risks Posed to the United States as a Result of the U.S. Federal Debt Owed to China as a Creditor of the U.S. Government 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-127 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Implementation of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Requirements for Planning, Contractor’s Performance, and Reporting Was Ineffective, September 10, 2012 

Department of State

·         Assessing U.S. Policy on Peacekeeping Operations in Africa [Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson] 

·         Assessing U.S. Policy on Peacekeeping Operations in Africa [Secretary Esther Brimmer] 

·         Briefing by Senior Administration Officials to Update Recent Events in Libya 

·         Conversation with America: "Addressing Global Challenges at the United Nations" 

·         Future of U.S. Strategic Engagement in the Pacific 

·         Growing Global Cooperation on Ballistic Missile Defense 

·         Remarks at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony to Honor Those Lost in Attacks in Benghazi, Libya - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 

·         Remarks on the Deaths of American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 

East-West Center

·         Drop the Fallacy: The United States Is Not Blocking China's Rise 

Enough Project

·         Sudan-South Sudan Negotiations—Can They Meet the Deadline?  

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         China’s Reforms: 2012 Leadership and the Next Phase of Growth 

·         EU Foreign Policy in the Asia Pacific: Striking the Right Balance Between the US, China and ASEAN

·         Europe’s Diplomacy Needs a Radio Station 

·         The Role of the Military in China’s Leadership Transition 

European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

·         Lebanon: Containing Spillover from Syria 

Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO)

·         Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Malady Shared by East and West: A Sri Lankan Look at Combat Stress and Trauma 

Foreign Policy

·         America's Other Army [US Foreign Service] 

·         Don't Give Up on the Arab Spring 

·         Libya's Downward Spiral 

·         The Salafi Moment 

·         Take Two Drones and Call Me in the Morning 

·         When Bibi Didn't Meet Barack 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The End of Strategic Happy Talk? 

·         Israel's Contested Space in Historical Perspective 

·         Nightmares of an I.R. Professor 

·         Of Chinese Snakeheads and Mexican Coyotes: The Globalization of Crime-Terror Pipelines 

·         Radicalization in the U.S. Beyond al Qaeda 

George C. Marshall Institute

·         Misconceptions About Conflict in Cyberspace 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Does Uranium Mining Increase Civil Conflict Risk? Evidence from a Spatiotemporal Analysis of Africa from 1945 to 2010 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Prospects and Meaning of a Strategic EU-Turkey Dialogue on the Neighborhood 

·         Tashkent Maneuvers between Moscow, Washington, and Beyond 

·         Three Troubling Scenarios for Turkey and Transatlantic Partners 

·         Transatlantic Trends 2012 

·         Turkey and the European Sclerosis 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Anthrax: DHS Faces Challenges in Validating Methods for Sample Collections and Analysis. GAO-12-488 

·         Assets Forfeiture Programs: Justice and Treasury Should Determine Costs and Benefits of Potential Consolidation. GAO-12-972 

·         Aviation Safety: Additional FAA Efforts Could Enhance Safety Risk Management. GAO-12-898 

·         Aviation Security: 9/11 Anniversary Observations on TSA's Progress and Challenges in Strengthening Aviation Security. GAO-12-1024T [testimony] 

·         Biosurveillance: DHS Should Reevaluate Mission Need and Alternatives before Proceeding with BioWatch Generation-3 Acquisition. GAO-12-810 

·         Biosurveillance: Observations on BioWatch Generation-3 and Other Federal Efforts. GAO-12-994T [testimony] 

·         Border Security: State Could Enhance Visa Fraud Prevention by Strategically Using Resources and Training. GAO-12-888 

·         Critical Infrastructure: DHS Needs to Refocus Its Efforts to Lead the Government Facilities Sector. GAO-12-852 

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS is Taking Action to Better Manage Its Chemical Security Program, but It Is Too Early to Assess Results. GAO-12-567T [testimony] 

·         Defense Logistics: Space-Available Travel Challenges May Be Exacerbated If Eligibility Expands. GAO-12-924R 

·         Defense Management: The Department of Defense's Annual Corrosion Budget Report Does Not Include Some Required Information. GAO-12-823R 

·         Department of Homeland Security: Oversight and Coordination of Research and development Should be Strengthened. GAO-12-837 

·         Disaster Assistance: USDA and SBA Could Do More to Help Aquaculture and Nursery Producers. GAO-12-844

·         Disaster Relief: Reimbursements to the American Red Cross for Certain 2008 Disaster Assistance. GAO-12-877

·         Electronic Government Act: Agencies have Implemented ost Provisions, but Key Areas of Attention Remain. GAO-12-782

·         Federal Disaster Assistance: Improved Criteria Needed to Assess a Jurisdiction’s Capability to Respond and Recover on Its Own GAO-12-838 

·         Federal Protective Service: Actions Needed to Assess Risk and Better Manage Contract Guards at Federal Facilities. GAO-12-739 

·         Federal Real Property Security: Interagency Security Committee Should Implement a Lessons-Learned Process. GAO-12-901 

·         Financial Stability: New Council and Research Office Should Strengthen the Accountability and Transparency of Their Decisions. GAO-12-886 

·         Homeland Security: DHS Has Enhanced Procurement Oversight Efforts, but Needs to Update Guidance. GAO-12-947 

·         Industrial Base: U.S. Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Manufacturers Face Period of Uncertainty as DOD Purchases Decline and Foreign Sales Potential Remains Unknown. GAO-12-859 

·         Iraq and Afghanistan: Agencies are Taking Steps to Improve Data on Contracting but Need to Standardize Reporting. GAO-12-977R 

·         Maritime Security: Progress and Challenges 10 Years after the Maritime Transportation Security Act, GAO-12-1009T [testimony] 

·         Military Dependent Students: Better Oversight Needed to Improve Services for Children with Special Needs. GAO-12-680 

·         Military Training: DOD Met Annual Reporting Requirements and Improved Its Sustainable Ranges Report. GAO-12-879R 

·         Millennium Challenge Corporation: Results of Transportation Infrastructure Projects in Seven Countries. GAO-12-631 

·         Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: Observations on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Oversight of Safety, Security and Project Management. GAO-12-912T [testimony] 

·         Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Faces Implementation Challenges. GAO-12-1011T [testimony] 

·         Nonproliferation: Agencies Could Improve Information Sharing and End-Use Monitoring on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Exports. GAO-12-536 

·         Nuclear Nonproliferation: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Security of Radiological Sources at U.S. Medical Facilities. GAO-12-925 

·         Operational Contract Support: Sustained DOD Leadership Needed to Better Prepare for Future Contingencies. GAO-12-1026T 

·         Public Financial Management: Improvements Needed in USAID's and Treasury's Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts. GAO-12-920 

·         Reemployment of Retirees: Six Agencies' Use of Dual Compensation Waiver Authority is Limited. GAO-12-855R 

·         Securities Investor Protection Corporation: Customer Outcomes in the Madoff Liquidation Proceeding. GAO-12-991 

·         Spectrum Management: Federal Government's Use of Spectrum and Preliminary Information on Spectrum Sharing. GAO-12-1018T [testimony] 

·         Spent Nuclear Fuel: Accumulating Quantities at Commercial Reactors Present Storage and Other Challenges. GAO-12-797 -12-797

·         Trade Adjustment Assistance: Commerce Program Has Helped Manufacturing and Services Firms, but Measures, Data, and Funding Formula Could Improve. GAO-12-930 

·         Slot-Controlled Airports: FAA's Rules Could Be Improved to Enhance Competition and Use of Available Capacity. GAO-12-902 

·         Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Measuring Progress and Addressing Potential Privacy Concerns Would Facilitate Integration into the National Airspace System. GAO-12-981
·         VA Disability Compensation: Actions Needed to Address Hurdles Facing Program Modernization. GAO-12-846  

·         Veterans' Reemployment Rights: Department of Labor and Office of Special Counsel Need to Take Additional Steps to Ensure Demonstration Project Data Integrity. GAO-12-860R 

·         World Food Program: Stronger Controls Needed in High-Risk Areas. GAO-12-790 

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, Fall 2012, v. 5, no. 3 

o    The Strategic Implications of China's Rare Earths Policy

o    Arctic Energy Resources: Security and Environmental Implications

o    The 2011 MENA Revolutions: A Study in U.S. Energy (In)Security

o    European Strategies for Energy Security in the Natural Gas Market

o    Assessing Whether Oil Dependency in Venezuela Contributes to National Instability

Heritage Foundation

·         Annual Compliance Report: Lack of Clarity Damaging to U.S. Security 

·         Congress Should Not Enable Executive Orders on Cybersecurity 

·         Defending the Dream: Why Income Inequality Doesn’t Threaten Opportunity 

·         Eleven Years Later: U.S. Should Not Lose Momentum in the War on Terrorism 

·         Excess Spending Seen as Greatest Threat to Economic Freedom in Europe 

·         FY 2013 Continuing Resolution: Spends Every Dollar and More 

·         Government Employees Work Less than Private-Sector Employees  

·         Politics Over Security: Homeland Security Congressional Oversight In Dire Need of Reform 

·         Trade Freedom: How Imports Support U.S. Jobs 

·         U.S. Aid to Egypt and Libya: Tight Strings Needed 

·         U.S. Should Challenge Huge U.N. Funding Disparities 

Hudson Institute

·         China Model and U.S. Energy Policy  

Human Rights Watch

·         Ad Hoc and Inadequate: Thailand’s Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers 

·         Classrooms in the Crosshairs: Military Use of Schools in Yemen’s Capital  

·         Striking Oil, Striking Workers: Violations of Labor Rights in Kazakhstan’s Oil Sector 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (ISDA)

·         List of declassified files of the Ministry of External Affairs from 1903-1972 

·         Return from the Precipice: Bangladesh’s Fight Against Terrorism

·         Stagnating India-Sri Lanka Relations: Need for a Diversified Approach 

·         The Tamil Nadu factor reappears in India-Sri Lanka Relations 

·         Tensions in the East China Sea: A test case for the US ‘Pivot’? 

·         Violence in Bodo Areas: The Risks of Conceding ‘Exclusive’ Ethnic Homelands 

Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism

·         Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 2012, v. 6, no. 1 

o    Preventive Detention in the Law of Armed Conflict: Throwing Away the Key?

o    Torture and the War on Terror: The Need for Consistent Definitions and Legal Remedies

o    Self-Restraint and National Security

o    The U.S.-China Incidents at Sea Agreement: A Recipe for Disaster

o    Can the President and Congress Establish a Legislative Veto Mechanism for Jointly Drawing Down a Long and Controversial War?

o    From Executive Order to Judicial Approval: Tracing the History of Surveillance of U.S. Persons Abroad in Light of Recent Terrorism Investigations

o    CIA and the Rule of Law

o    Dead Contractors: The Un-Examined Effect of Surrogates on the Public’s Casualty Sensitivity

o    Virtual Checkpoints and Cyber-Terry Stops: Digital Scans To Protect the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Time for Action on Iran at IAEA Board of Governors Meeting 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Setting and Features 

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Hashemi Verdict & the Health of Democracy in Iraq 

·         Unpacking Afghanistan’s Ministerial Shake-up: Karzai’s Next Move 

International Crisis Group

·         Divided We Stand: Libya’s Enduring Conflicts 

·         Setting Kosovo Free: Remaining Challenges 

·         Turkey: The PKK and a Kurdish Settlement 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Syria: Foreign Intervention Still Debated, but Distant 

·         US Debt and Defence: Battle Lines Drawn 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Determinants of Growth Spells: is Africa Different? 

·         The Exchange Rate Pass -Through to Import and Export Prices: The Role of Nominal Rigidities and Currency Choice 

·         Inflation Responses to Commodity Price Shocks - How and Why Do Countries Differ? 

·         Public Debt Dynamics: The Effects of Austerity, Inflation, and Growth Shocks 

·         Small Island States in the Pacific: the Tyranny of Distance 

·         Some Algebra of Fiscal Transparency: How Accounting Devices Work and How to Reveal Them 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Broadening the Base of United Nations Troop-and Police-Contributing Countries 

·         Peace and Security Threats in the Sahel-Sahara Region: Assessing the Response, Devising the Way Forward 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Beyond Mafia Stereotypes: Organized Crime’s Impact on Security 

·         The Crime-Terrorism Nexus 

·         Family Incorporated: Organized Crime and the Nation-State 

·         Thwarting Crime and Terrorism 

·         The World’s Not-So-Hidden Criminal Economy 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, September 13, 2012, v. 10, no. 17  

o    Dual Blows Imperil the Future of the Cross-Border Haqqani Network

o    Repression Begets Rebellion in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

o    Kazakhstan Struggles to Contain Salafist-Inspired Terrorism

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Will North Korea’s “6.28 Directives” Be a Prelude toward “Reform and Opening”?

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2012 [updated Sept 1, 2012] 

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2012 [updated Sept 6, 2012] 

·         Green-on-blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated Sept 6, 2012] 

MIT Security Studies Program

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

MITRE

·         Leveraging Virtualization Technology for Command and Control Systems Training 

·         Modeling Departure Rate Controls for Strategic Flow Contingency Management 

·         Off-Grid Communications with Android 

·         Simulation and Flight Test Capability for Testing Prototype Sense and Avoid System Elements 

Muslim Public Affairs Council

·         Not Qualified: Exposing the Deception Behind America’s Top 25 Pseudo Experts on Islam 

National Academies Press

·         Communications and Technology for Violence Prevention: Workshop Summary 

·         Continuing Kepler's Quest: Assessing Air Force Space Command's Astrodynamics Standards 

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

·         Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy 

·         A National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

·         Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali‐Americans in Minneapolis‐St. Paul 

National Security Archive

·         The Haqqani History: Bin Ladin's Advocate Inside the Taliban 

·         Jimmy Carter's Controversial Nuclear Targeting Directive PD-59 Declassified 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update Sept 11, 2012] 

NATO Defense College

·         The NATO Mission in Afghanistan Post-2014: The Transformation Decade 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Continuity and Flexibility Advised: The Case for Norway’s Future Engagement with Faryab and Afghanistan 

·         Middle East and North Africa Newsletter 26 [covering events in August 2012] 

·         Towards 2014 and beyond: NATO, Afghanistan and the “Heart of Asia” 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Indo-Pak Ties: Much Ado About Nothing, Again 

·         The Long Shadows the Bomb Cast on India 

·         Maldives: Time Just Right for Dialogue, Political Reconciliation 

·         Pushing Imports at the Expense of Domestic Reforms? 

·         Spring Storm 

·         Syrian Chemical Weapons:The Danger Within 

·         Taliban's Turn? 

·         US elections: Two Conventions and Two Different Paths 

·         Why India Will Disappoint Both US and China 

Palm Center, University of California

·         One Year Out—Assessment of DADT Repeal’s Impact on Military Readiness  

Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Female Participation in Formed Police Units 

·         United Nations Infantry Battalion Manual

o    v. 1 

o    v. 2 

PeaceOps

·         Stability Operations, September-October 2012, v. 8, no. 2 

o    The New Deal’s New Prospects

o    Enhancing State and Human Security in West Africa

o    The Promise of Compound Growth in Africa

o    Rules of Engagement for Confronting Corruption in Emerging Markets

o    South Sudan’s First Anniversary

o    The Menacing Threat of Piracy

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan: Heading Towards a Regional Crisis? 

Pew Global Attitudes Project

·         Deepening Economic Doubts in India: Strong Support for Improving Relations with Pakistan 

Quilliam

·         The Jihadist Network in the Syrian Revolution 

Rand

·         U.S. Overseas Military Presence: What Are the Strategic Choices? 

Refugees International

·         Colombia: Transformational Change Must Include Urban IDP's 

Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)

·         Weighing Benefits and Costs of Military Action Against Iran 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Taliban Perspectives on Reconciliation  

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         ASEAN’s Centrality in a Rising Asia 

Small Wars Journal

·         The 2006 Lebanon War: A Short History 

·         The 2006 Lebanon War: A Short History Part II 

·         Africa: A New Front in the US-Iranian Cold War? 

·         The Case for Cyber 

·         Primitivization of War and Prospects for Peace 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR-Alert 12-2 Destruction of Operation Enduring Freedom Financial Documents Related to Afghan National Army Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants 

·         SIGAR-Audit 12-14 - Interim Report on Afghan National Army Fuel Program 

Stanley Foundation

·         Building State Capacity to Prevent Atrocity Crimes: Implementing Pillars One and Two of the R2P Framework 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Perspectives on Russian Foreign Policy 

UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health

·         The Global Water Crisis: Addressing an Urgent Security Issue 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Avoiding a Sectarian Split in the Middle East 

·         Iran’s Electoral Strategy 

·         Is al-Qaeda Central Still Relevant? 

·         Jihadism's Foothold in Libya 

·         Robert Satloff on Next Steps in the Iran Crisis 

·         Safe Havens Overflowing on the Turkey-Syria Border 

·         Syria at War: Views from the Turkish and Lebanese Borders 

White House

·         Remarks by the President at the Pentagon Memorial Service in Remembrance of 9/11 

·         Remarks by the President at Transfer of Remains Ceremony for Benghazi Victims 

·         Remarks by the President on the Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff in Libya 

·         Remarks by the Vice President at the Flight 93 National Memorial Commemorative Service 

·         Weekly Address: Carrying on the Work of Our Fallen Heroes 

Wilson Center

·         Weighing the Benefits and Costs of Military Action Against Iran

o    Executive Summary 

o    Report 

o    Panel discussion 

World Bank

·         Afghanistan in Transition: Looking Beyond 2014