Friday's Miscellany 09-28-2012

38 North

·         Construction Halted at New North Korean Missile Launch Pad; Old Site Refurbished in Preparation for Future Launches 

ActionAid / Institute of Development Studies / Womankind

·         From the Ground Up: Women's Roles in Local Peacebuilding in Afghanistan, Liberia, Nepal, Pakistan and Sierra Leone 

Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center

·         Air Land Sea Bulletin, September 2012 

o    Expanding Attack the Network

o    Friendly, Neutral, and Threat Networks Show Comparable Engagement Value

o    Networks in the Operational Environment … How Can We Exploit Them?

o    Western Way of War is the Wrong Approach for Current Counterinsurgency

o    Role of Law Enforcement Professionals in Attack the Network Strategy

American Enterprise Institute

·         Israel's Iron Dome—Why America is Investing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars  

Amnesty International

·         Mali—Civilians Bear the Brunt of the Conflict  

·         Toxic truth—About… the Dumping of Toxic Waste in Côte d’Ivoire 

·         Trafigura's Response to Toxic Waste Report     

Armed Forces Journal

·         AFJ, September 2012 

o    More on Truth, Lies and Duty 

o    No Time to Go Wobbly in Afghanistan 

o    Punching Above Their Weight 

o    The Case for Optionally Manned Aircraft 

o    Hyping ASB 

o    The Inappropriate Metaphor 

o    DADT, R.I.P. 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Asia-Latin America Free Trade Agreements: An Instrument for Inter-Regional Liberalization and Integration? 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Iran Update Number 162 

Brookings

·         Sequestration and What It Might Mean for American Military Power, Asia, and the Flashpoint of Korea 

Canada National Defence, Chief of the Air Staff

·         Royal Canadian Air Force Journal, v. 1, no. 3, Summer 2012 

o    Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE, 14–24 October, 2011 Canadian Forces Base Wainwright

o    Missed Opportunity: Currie, Turner, and the Abortive Birth of the Canadian Air Force in the Great War

o    Punching Above the Weight: The CP140 Aurora Experience Within Task Force Libeccio and Operation MOBILE

o    Unrealistic Expectations: The Luftwaffe’s Doomed Mission During the Battle of Britain

o    AgustaWestland Congratulates Royal Canadian Air Force Helicopter SAR Crew for Winning International Award

o    Canada’s Air Synthetic Environment Centre: Enabling Force Transformation

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Airpower at 18,000’—The Indian Air Force in the Kargil War  

·         Chinese Views of the Syrian Conflict 

·         Struggle for Security in Eastern Libya  

·         Waiting for the Taliban in Afghanistan 

CATO Institute

·         Time for an Alternative to Mexico's Drug War  

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

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

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

·         CIP Report, September 2012, v. 11, no. 3 - Water Sector 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 19 September 2012, No. 117: Public Opinion Polls and Political Culture 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Hemisphere Insider: v. II, no. 23 - September 24, 2012 

·         New Approaches to Global Health Cooperation: Perspectives from Brazil 

·         PacNet #61 - The US Military Pivot to Asia and Exploring a New Phase of the US-ROK Alliance 

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

·         EU Counterterrorism Policies and Institutions After the Lisbon Treaty 

·         The Input to Impact: Evaluating Terrorism Prevention Programs 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Free and Fair? A Challenge for the EU as Georgia and Ukraine Gear Up for Elections 

·         The Political Logic of Disintegration: Seven Lessons from the Soviet Collapse 

·         Women’s Labour Market Performance in Europe: Trends and Shaping Factors 

Centre for European Strategy (CES)

·         Entrepreneurship – Internet – Growth: The Key to the Next Stage of Poland’s Modernisation 

Chatham House

·         Conflict Minerals—Search for a Normative Framework  

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, September 2012, v. 5, No. 9 

o    The Attack on the U.S. Consulate: Emerging Signs of Jihadist Sentiment in Libya

o    Identifying Three Trends in Far Right Violence in the United States

o    Factors Responsible for Al-Shabab’s Losses in Somalia

o    Taliban Militants Striking Pakistan from Afghan Territory

o    Reviewing Pakistan’s Peace Deals with the Taliban

o    The Micro-Level of Civil War: The Case of Central Helmand Province

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Assessing Effects on the Federal Budget of Policies to Promote Health and Prevent Disease 

·         The Proposed Homeland Security Budget for 2013 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Spain Doubles Down on Austerity 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2012 Annual Industrial Capabilities Report to Congress 

·         Official DOD Guidance Concerning the Book, "No Easy Day" 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         FY 2013 update to the Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia 

Department of State

·         United States Department of State Implementation Plan of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security 

East-West Center

·         Chinese Strategic Miscalculations in the South China Sea 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         2011 Annual Energy Review 

·         East China Sea Regional Analysis Brief 

·         World Oil Transit Chokepoints 

Enough Project

·         A Diplomatic Gambit: A Proposal for Moving Peace Talks Forward in Eastern Congo 

·         Holding Sudan Accountable  

European Commission

·         Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The Climate Is Changing - Is Europe Ready? 

·         Georgia's Future: Between Euro-Atlantic Aspirations and Geopolitical Realities 

EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

·         Managing Technology Transfers Under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention  

Foreign Policy

·         Bachelor Padding [China] 

·         Capital Flight 

·         The Entebbe Option 

·         Not So Hot 

·         Go Army, Beat Navy 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         American Exceptionalism… Exposed 

·         Conference Report: Energy, Environment and Security in Asia 

·         How Borders Work 

·         The Syrian Crisis and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Can the EU Bicycle Turn into a Jet Plane by 2020? 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Civilian Service Contract Inventories: Opportunities Exist to Improve Agency Reporting and Review Efforts. GAO-12-1007 

·         Defense Health Care: Additional Analysis of Costs and Benefits of Potential Governance Structures Is Needed. GAO-12-911 

·         Department of Homeland Security: Efforts to Assess Realignment of Its Field Office Structure. GAO-12-185R 

·         Grants to State and Local Governments: An Overview of Federal Funding Levels and Selected Challenges. GAO-12-1016 

·         Human Capital: DOD Needs Complete Assessments to Improve Future Civilian Strategic Workforce Plans. GAO-12-1014 

·         Information Technology: DHS Needs to Enhance Management of Cost and Schedule for Major Investments. GAO-12-904 

·         International Food Assistance: Improved Targeting Would Help Enable USAID to Reach Vulnerable Groups. GAO-12-862 

·         Managing for Results: Key Considerations for Implementing Interagency Collaborative Mechanisms. GAO-12-1022 

·         Organizational Transformation: Enterprise Architecture Value Needs to be Measured and Reported. GAO-12-791 

·         VA and DOD Health Care: Department-Level Actions Needed to Assess Collaboration Performance, Address Barriers, and Identify Opportunities. GAO-12-992 

·         Warfighter Support: DOD Should Improve Development of Camouflage Uniforms and Enhance Collaboration Among the Services. GAO-12-707 

Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Climate Negotiations Open a Window: Key Implications of the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action 

Heinrich Boell Foundation

·         Censorship in Lebanon: Law and Practice 

·         Narrating Beirut from its Borderlines 

Heritage Foundation

·         Cybersecurity: The Latest Research and Analysis 

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

·         Getting the Philippines Air Force Flying Again—Role of the U.S.–Philippines Alliance  

·         Obama Could Prevent a Made-in-Washington Recession 

·         National Terrorism Threat Level: Color-Coded System Not Missed 

·         Tax Policy Center’s Skewed Analysis of Governor Romney's Tax Plan 

·         Theodore Roosevelt: Progressive Crusader 

·         Time Is Ripe for U.S. Policy to Address Anti-Americanism in Latin America 

·         Top Five Statements Obama Should Make to U.N. 

·         The U.S. Must Oppose the Palestinian Statehood Effort at the U.N.  

·         Washington Should Urge Greater South Korean–Japanese Military and Diplomatic Cooperation  

Immigration Policy Center

·         Unwise Policy, Illegal Practice: Border Patrol Agents as Interpreters Along the Northern Border 

Independent Review Panel of Judge Advocate Requirements of the Department of the Navy

·         Documents 

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

·         Eroding Our Foundation—Sequestration, R&D, Innovation, and U.S. Economic Growth  

Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)

·         Managing the Uranium-233 Stockpile in the United States 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Update #38 September 12, 2012-September 19, 2012 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Developments in and Obstacles to the US Pivot to Asia: What Alternatives for Europe? 

·         The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights after the Brighton Conference 

·         The Informal Europeanization of EU Member State Immigration Policies 

·         Re-thinking Western Policies in Light of the Arab Uprisings 

Intermedia Pakistan

·         How Pakistani Media Reports Terrorism Related Conflict   

International Crisis Group

·         Colombia: Peace at Last? 

·         Mali: The Need for Determined and Coordinated International Action 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         BAE‐EADS—Facing Up to a Smaller Defense Market  

·         Island Dispute Stirs Sino-Japanese Tensions 

·         Russia's Syrian Stance: Principled Self-Interest 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Assessing the Cost of Financial Regulation 

·         Caribbean Growth in an International Perspective: The Role of Tourism and Size 

·         Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic: Trade Integration and Economic Performance 

·         Education Attainment in Public Administration Around the World: Evidence from a New Dataset 

·         External Imbalances in the Euro Area 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Engaging Boko Haram: Militarization, Mediation, or Both? 

Iran Project

·         Weighing the Benefits and Costs of Military Action Against Iran 

James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         China's Relations with OPEC: Challenges for U.S.-Sino Relations 

·         Time to Take a Deep Breath in East Asia 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, v. 10, no. 18, September 27, 2012 

o    Sectarian Violence in Burma Attracting the Attention of International Jihadist Groups

o    Egypt’s Sinai: The Collapsing Buffer Zone between Egypt and Israel

o    After the Strike: Tactics and Strategies of the Iranian Retaliation

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

·         The Future of Kurdistan: Between Turkey, the Iraq War, and the Syrian Revolt 

·         Iran’s Response to Netanyahu’s UN Speech: Israel, Not Iran, Is the Problem 

·         Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Red Line on Iran 

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         Knowing Your Partner: The Evolution of Brazilian Special Operations Forces 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         How Should Jang Song-thaek’s Visit to China be Evaluated? 

·         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

·         Opening the Pandora’s Box? The Introduction of a New Economic Management System in North Korea 

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

Long War Journal

·         34 'High Risk' Guantanamo Detainees Approved for Transfer 

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2012 [updated Sept 24, 2012]  

·         Green-on-blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated Sept 30, 2012] 

Mission:  Readiness

·         Still Too Fat to Fight 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         China’s Navy and Air Force: Advancing Capabilities and Missions 

·         Harnessing Technology to Strengthen Accountability 

·         India’s Military Modernization: Plans and Strategic Underpinnings 

·         Oil and Gas for Asia: Geopolitical Implications of Asia’s Rising Demand 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

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

·         Countering Eco-Terrorism in the United States: The Case of ‘Operation Backfire’ 

·         Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism:  Lessons Learned from Past Cases 

·         Understanding Risk Communication Best Practices 

·         Understanding Risk Communication Theory 

National Defense University Press

·         Prism, September 2012, v. 3, no. 4 

o    Post-Asad Syria

o    "Left of Bang": The Value of Socioculture Analysis in Today's Environment

o    Evolved Irregular Threats

o    Challenges of Developing Host Nation Police Capacity

o    Logistics Islands: The Global Supply Archipelago and the Topologics of Defense

o    The Stabilization Dilemma

o    Political-Military Lessons from U.S. Operations in Vietnam and Afghanistan

o    What Is Wrong with the American Way of War?

o    Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines: Civilian Harm and the Indirect Approach

o    An Interview with Brian Atwood

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update Sept 25, 2012] 

·         Remote Control Project Management in Insecure Contexts 

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence, Centre of Excellence

·         The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare [draft] 

NATO Defense College

·         Partner Number One or NATO Ally Twenty-Nine? Sweden and NATO Post-Libya 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Prioritisation of Rule of Law Support from a Peacebuilding Perspective 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         ICD 107 -- Civil Liberties and Privacy 

Open Society Foundations

·         U.S. Military Aid to Central Asia: Who Benefits? 

Oxford Research Group

·         The Jihadist Element in Syria and its Implications 

Pak Institute for Peace Studies

·         Poor Education and Rising Extremism Key Challenges Facing Muslim World 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Choice and Coercion in East Asian Exchange Rate Regimes 

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

·         Controversies Over Mosques and Islamic Centers Across the U.S. 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         How People Get Local News and Information in Different Communities 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         In Changing News Landscape, Even Television is Vulnerable: Trends in News Consumption: 1991-2012 

Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism

·         How Social and Traditional Media Differ in Treatment of the Conventions and Beyond 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Belarus Before the Elections: The Struggle to Maintain the Status Quo 

·         Energy Policy in the Baltic States—United or Separate? 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Theses on Weisskopf 

·         Three’s a Crowd: My Dinner Party with Karl, Leon, and Maynard 

Prevention Web

·         State of the World’s Cities 2012/2013: The Prosperity of Cities 

Quilliam

·         No Compulsion in Religion: An Islamic Case Against Blasphemy Laws 

RAND

·         Characterizing the North Korean Nuclear Missile Threat 

·         Containing Iran: Strategies for Addressing the Iranian Nuclear Challenge 

·         Facing the Missile Challenge: U.S. Strategy and the Future of the INF Treaty 

·         Methodologies in Analyzing the Root Causes of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches 

·         Star Spangled Security: Applying Lessons Learned over Six Decades Safeguarding America  

·         The Uses and Limits of Small-Scale Military Interventions 

Small Wars Journal

·         Enabling the Afghans to Take The Lead: Transition at the Tactical Level 

·         An Enduring Argument Against Counterinsurgency 

·         Iraq, Syria, and the Twelfth Imam 

·         Pershing in Mindanao: Leadership in Counterinsurgency 

·         Water Security Conflicts: A Regional Perspective 

Stanford Law School and New York University Law School

·         Living Under Drones—Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians from US Drone Practices in Pakistan     

Stanley Foundation

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

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Lead Me, Follow Me, Or Get Out of My Way: Rethinking and Refining the Civil-Military Relationship 

Symantec

·         The Elderwood Project 

·         Symantec Internet Security Threat Report - 2011 

UCLA Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research

·         Transformational Teaching: Theoretical Underpinnings, Basic Principles, and Core Methods 

UN Children's Fund

·         The State of Sudanese Children 2011 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean: A Threat Assessment 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Security Sector Transformation in the Arab Awakening 

·         Using Entrepreneurship to Promote Stability in Fragile Regions 

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Drug Crop Eradication and Crop Substitution, Fifteenth Report, 2011 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Abbas's Five Non-Options 

·         The Day After: Responding to an Israeli Strike on Iran 

·         How to Build U.S.-Israeli Coordination on Preventing an Iranian Nuclear Breakout 

·         Political-Military Challenges of Demining the Strait of Hormuz 

·         Preventing an Iranian Nuclear Breakout: U.S.-Israel Coordination 

·         Turkey's Kurdish Calculus 

White House

·         Executive Order - Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts 

·         Fact Sheet: Executive Order Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts