Friday's Miscellany 05-10-2013

38 North

·         North Korea: Danger and Opportunity for Park Geun-hye's Presidency

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         A Lot to Worry About—Pakistan on the Eve of Transition 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Many Players, New Tools in Pakistani Elections

·         Turkey and Iran Discussing the Future Under the Impact of the Arab Spring

Alliance for American Manufacturing

·         Remaking American Security: Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & National Security Risks Across the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Amnesty International

·         Shooting the Messenger—Journalists Targeted by All Sides in Syria 

·         Indefinite Detention at Guantánamo Continues; 100 Detainees on Hunger Strike

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         Conflict Trends (No.14): Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence, May 2013

Asian Development Bank

·         Food Policy Reforms: A Rapid Tour of Possibilities

Atlantic Council

·         IntelBrief—The Horn of Africa's Undervalued Asset

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         NATO’s Nuclear Guardians—Why NATO’s Bureaucracy is Unable to Initiate Change to, or Support Reform of, Alliance Nuclear Policy

Brookings

·         Chinese National SecurityDecision-making—Processes and Challenges  

·         The Final Countdown: Prospects for Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030 (Interactive)

·         The Final Countdown: Prospects for Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030 (report)

·         Germany: A Global Miracle and a European Challenge

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Towards a North American Arctic Region

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         America Has More Trained STEM Graduates than STEM Job Openings: So Why Import Foreign High-Tech Workers?

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Cyber Preparedness Workshop: Bridging the Gap Between Emergency Management and Cybersecurity - SUMMARY REPORT

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Biological Threat Prevention Strategy 

·         Changing Landscape of Global Health Diplomacy 

·         Japan’s Global Health Policy 

·         Pacific Partners Outlook: Defense White Paper: One American's View

·         PacNet #33 - Malaysia Edges Toward Change, But Not Yet

·         Trust - The Underlying Philosophy of the Park Geun-Hye Administration

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         The Austerity Debate is Beside the Point for Europe

·         The Boston Marathon and the Visa Negotiations Between the EU and Russia: Time to Get Real and Positive

Chatham House

·         Combating Illegal Logging: Interaction with WTO Rules

·         Do US Presidents Matter?

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request for Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Nuclear Forces Programs

·         Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Missile Defense Programs

·         National Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         American Energy Security and Innovation: Grid Reliability Challenges in a Shifting Energy Resource Landscape

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Increasing American Jobs through Greater Exports to Africa

·         Local and Private Sector Initiatives to Combat International Human Trafficking

·         Resolving International Parental Child Abductions to Non-Hague Convention Countries

·         The Threat of China’s Unsafe Consumables

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The Boston Bombings: A First Look

·         TSA Procurement Reform: Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Smarter Spending Practices

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage

·         DOJ's Quid Pro Quo with St. Paul: A Whistleblower's Perspective

·         Federal Government Approaches to Issuing Biometric IDs

·         Is OPM Processing Federal Worker Pension Claims on Time?

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         Keystone XL Pipeline: Examination of Scientific and Environmental Issues

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         Review of the FAA’s Progress in Implementingt he FAA Modernization and Reform Act

·         Understanding the Cost Drivers of Passenger Rail

 

Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee

·         DOJ’s Quid Pro Quo with St. Paul: A Whistleblower’s Perspective

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Army Modernization

·         Ballistic Missile Defense Policies and Programs

·         Department of the Air Force

·         National Nuclear Security Administration Management of its National Security Laboratories

·         Navy Shipbuilding Programs

·         Strategic Forces Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

·         Live Briefing with Astronaut Onboard International Space Station

·         The Role of Immigrants in America's Innovation Economy

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Border Security: Examining Provisions in the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)

·         Curbing Federal Agency Waste and Fraud: New Steps to Strengthen the Integrity of Federal Payments

·         The Role of the Private Sector in Preparedness and Emergency Response

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Cyber Threats: Law Enforcement and Private Sector Responses

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         CBO’s Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts

·         A Description of the Immigrant Population—2013 Update

·         Implications of the Department of Defense Readiness Reporting System

·         Implications of the DOD Readiness Reporting System

·         A Tour of the Federal Budget

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Resilient American Values—Optimism in an Era of Growing Inequality and Economic Difficulty 

·         A Sino-Japanese Clash in the East China Sea

·         Transferring CIA Drone Strikes to the Pentagon

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2012 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military - v. 1 [large file]

·         2012 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military - v. 2

·         2013 Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China

·         National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2014 (Green Book)

·         Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Strategic Plan

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2013-080  Better Oversight and Accountability Needed for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command C-12 Aircraft

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG 13-84 - FEMA’s Initial Response to Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana was Effective and Efficient

·         OIG 13-85 - The State of NY Needs to Sign Mission Assignments More Quickly

·         OIG 13-87 - Federal Emergency Management Agency Privacy Stewardship

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Enabling the Future. European Military Capabilities 2013-2025: Challenges and Avenues

·         Pakistan on the Eve of a Vote – and Change 

·         The Tymoshenko Case

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Intra-EU Mobility: The 'Second Building Block' of EU Labour Migration Policy

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, May 2013 

o    Addressing the Problem of the Active Shooter 

o    Higher Education and Local Law Enforcement

o    Officers and Child-Sex Offenders: Operational Safety Considerations

o    Notable Speech: Remember, and Remain Vigilant

o    Leadership Spotlight: It’s Your Turn?

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·         National Mitigation Framework

·         National Prevention Framework

·         National Response Framework

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Northern Caucasus, the Tsarnaevs, and Us

FRIDE

·         Sweden and Central Asia

German Development Institute

·         Investment Rules in Chinese Preferential Trade and Investment Agreements: Is China Following the Global Trend TowardsComprehensive Agreements?

·         Post-2015: The EU Can Contribute More than Aid to the Global Development Agenda

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         The Effects of Regime Cooptation on the Geographical Distribution of Violence: Evidence from the Syrian Civil War

·         Power Sharing in Syria: Lessons from Lebanon’s Experience

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Fault Lines of the Revolution: Political Actors, Camps and Conflicts in the New Libya 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Kurdish Peace Process Remains on Track

·         The New U.S. Domestic Climate and Clean Energy Agenda: The Outlook for 2013

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Card Reader Pilot Results Are Unreliable; Security Benefits Need to Be Reassessed, GAO-13-198

·         Department of Energy: Observations on Project and Program Cost Estimating in NNSA and the Office of Environmental Management. GAO-13-510T [testimony] 

·         Homeland Security: DHS and TSA Continue to Face Challenges Developing and Acquiring Screening Technologies. GAO-13-469T [testimony]

·         Pakistan: Reporting on Visa Delays That Disrupt U.S. Assistance Could Be Improved. GAO-13-427

·         Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Card Reader Pilot Results Are Unreliable; Security Benefits Need to be Reassessed. GAO-13-198

·         Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Card Reader Pilot Results Are Unreliable; Security Benefits Should Be Reassessed. GAO-13-610T [testimony]

Heritage Foundation

·         Changing the Military Justice System: Proceed with Caution

·         European Court Errs in Decision on Terrorist Suspect Extradition 

·         Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants andAmnesty to the U.S. Taxpayer

·         Handouts to Lawyers and Special InterestGroups Add to Immigration Bill Costs 

·         In Meeting with Cameron, Obama Should Advance the U.S.–U.K. Special Relationship 

·         On Hezbollah, the U.S. Should Work Around the EU 

·         Research Review: Zero Lower Bound Interest Rates

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Amendments to DPP-2011 (Department of Defense Production)—An Analytical Overview 

·         Ifs and Buts of Pakistan’s Coming Elections 

·         India-China Relations—A New Paradigm 

·         India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Contract—Uncertainty Continues  

·         A New Dawn for Defense Production in India 

·         Rockets in Maoist Arsenal 

·         The TTP Factor in Pakistani Elections 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Climate Finance: Mobilising Private Sector Finance for Mitigation and Adaptation

Institute for the Understanding of War

·         Iraq Update #19: Iraqi 2013 Provincial Election Results: Final but not Decisive

·         Syria Update: Assad Targets Sunni along Syria’s Coast 

·         Updated Syrian Air Force and Air Defense Capabilities         

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Pakistan Elections 2013: Some Countdown Reflections 

·         Pakistan Goes to Polls: Imran Khan’s Tumble and the Youth Surge

·         Youth and Politics in India-II

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         EU Engagement with Local Civil Society in the Great Lakes Region

·         The Importance of Coherent and Integrated Energy and Agriculture Policies in Meeting EU Climate Change Objectives

·         The State-Migration Nexus in the Gulf in Light of the Arab Uprisings

International Crisis Group

·         Indonesia: Tensions over Aceh’s Flag

·         Timor-Leste: Stability at What Cost?

·         Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Balance Sheet Strength and Bank Lending During the Global Financial Crisis

·         Credit Growth in Latin America: Financial Development or Credit Boom?

·         The Impact of Foreign Bank Deleveraging on Korea

·         Measuring Competitiveness: Trade in Goods or Tasks?

·         The Pacific Speed of Growth: How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?

·         Productivity or Employment: Is It a Choice?

·         Survey of Reserve Managers: Lessons from the Crisis

·         What Is in Your Output Gap? Unified Framework & Decomposition into Observables

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Rethinking Force Generation: Filling Capability Gaps in UN Peacekeeping

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, May 9, 2013, v. 13, no. 10

o    Binding the Baton: Expanding Police Power, Improving Accountability

o    The “Two Incompatibles” and PLA Self-Assessments of Military Capability

o    China’s Iraq Oil Strategy Comes Into Sharper Focus

o    New Sino-Mongolian Oil Deal Undercuts Russia’s Old Role

National Academies Press

·         Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 14

·         Copyright in the Digital Era: Building Evidence for Policy

·         U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Capabilities in the 21st Century Security Environment: A Workshop Summary

National Security Archive

·         The Final Battle: Rios Montt's Counterinsurgency Campaign

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Prospect for a Crisis in Post-2014 Afghanistan

NATO Defense College

·         NATO’s Partnerships After 2014: Go West!

Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC)

·         The Non-Use and Abuse of Nuclear Proliferation Intelligence in the Cases of North Korea and Iran

·         What Was the Pu-240 Content of the Plutonium Used in the U.S. 1962 Nuclear Test of Reactor-Grade Plutonium?

North-South Institute

·         Foreign Aid and Crises: Examining 2012 Aid Data

 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Evolving Role of Women in Pakistani Politics

·         Will Pakistan’s Historic Elections be Free and Fair?

Observer Research Foundation

·         China Military Watch,  May 9, 2013, v.2, no. 9

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         Political Parties and Peacebuilding in Myanmar

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         A Field Primer for Interpreting Statistics and Creating Survey Questions

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Dealing with Cybersecurity Threats Posed by Globalized Information Technology Suppliers

·         Four Changes to Trade Rules to Facilitate Climate Change Action

·         Sovereign Damage Control

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

·         Pakistani Views on Religion and Politics as Election Nears

Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends

·         Gun Violence in America

Rand

·         Evaluation of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response and Associated Toolkit

·         Setting Priorities in the Age of Austerity: British, French, and German Experiences

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         From Global to Micro Jihad: Three Trends of Grassroots Terrorism

·         Indonesia’s Next Parliament: Celebrities, Incumbents and Dynastic Members?

·         Iran—How Intelligence and Policy Intersect 

·         Post GE13: New Era in Malaysian Politics?

Small Wars Journal

·         Building Another Tower of Babel: Why Acronyms are Ruining Shared Military Understanding 

·         Lessons from the Battle of Chancellorsville

·         Sayyid Qutb’s “Milestones” and Its Impact on the Arab Spring

·         Syria: The True Chaos Will Begin After the Fall of the Regime

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         The Proliferation Security Initiative: Legal Considerations and Operational Realities

Transnational Institute

·         Access Denied: Land Rights and Ethnic Conflict in Burma

·         Austerity in Europe? Tighten the Military Belt [Essay Part 1 on military spending and the EU crisis]

·         Europe’s Guns, Debt and Corruption [Essay Part 2 on military spending and the EU crisis]

·         State of Civil Society 2013: Creating an Enabling Environment   

Ubiquity Press

·         Stability: International Journal of Security & Development 2013, v. 2, no. 1 

o    In Defence of New Wars

o    Towards an understanding of community organization against crime: The case of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

o    The Urban Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Threat to Human Security and Sustainable Development

o    Searching for Conflict Related Missing Persons in Timor-Leste: Technical, Political and Cultural Considerations

o    Challenging International Justice: The Initial Years of the International Criminal Court’s Intervention in Uganda

o    From Conflict to Collaboration: An Innovative Approach to Reducing Coca Cultivation in Bolivia

o    Mission creep or responding to wider security needs? The evolving role of mine action organisations in Armed Violence Reduction

o    Status of Developing Afghan Governance and Lessons for Future Endeavors

o    Mali: The Disintegration of a "Model African Democracy"

o    Understanding Peacebuilding as Essentially Local

o    Kofi Annan, Syria and the Uses of Uncertainty in Mediation

UK National Audit Office

·         Carrier Strike—The 2012 Reversion Decision

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Afghanistan Opium Survey 2012

Urban Institute

·         Uninsured Veterans and Family Members—State and National Estimates of Expanded Medicaid Eligibility Under the ACA 

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Domestic Value-added in China's Exports and its Distribution by Firm Ownership

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Erdogan Visits Washington 

·         Multilateralism Breeds Paralysis

·         Tehran to Decide Who Can Run for President

White House

·         Executive Order -- Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information