Friday's Miscellany -5-17-2013

38 North

·         Pit of Get Off the Shot: Is North Korea Going Flight Test the Musudan or Not? 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Hezbollah's Intervention in the Battle of al-Qusayr 

·         India’s Middle East Energy Strategy 

·         Talks to Settle the Afghan Issue Prospects and Obstacles 

·         Turkey & Iran: Islamic Brotherhood or Regional Rivalry? 

American Security Project

·         Protecting the Homeland: The Rising Costs of Inaction on Climate Change  

Amnesty International

·         Eritrea—Twenty Years of Independence, But Still No Freedom  

Asian Development Bank

·         Basic Statistics 2013 [Asia & Pacific Region] 

Atlantic Council

·         Europe's Strategic Future—Implications of the Eurozone Crisis  

·         Egypt's Litigious Transition—Judicial Intervention and the Muddied Road to Democracy  

·         Mapping a New Era for Latin America, the United States, and Europe 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Facing the Dragon—China Policy in a New Era  

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Future Strategy and Doctrine 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Too Big to Fail: The Path to a Solution 

Brookings

·         Alleviating Poverty: Mobile Communications, Microfinance and Small Business Development Around the World 

·         Chinese National Security Decision-making: Processes and Challenges 

·         Regulating Systemically Important Financial Institutions That Are Not Banks 

·         A Theoretical Framework for Kenya's Central Bank Macroeconometric Model

 

Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies

·         China’s Outward Investment Institutions, Constraints, and Challenges

 

CAE Professional Services (Canada) Inc.

·         Radicalization in the National Economic Climate: A Literature Review 

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

·         The Future of al-Qeada: Results of a Foresight Project 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Muslim Brotherhood Prepares for a Comeback in Syria  

·         Transitional Libyan Media—Free at Last?  

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         If All Else Fails: The Challenges of Containing a Nuclear-Armed Iran

 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         The Structure and Organization of the Syrian Opposition 

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

·         CIP Report - May 2013, v. 11, no. 1

o    International CIP

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghan War in 2013—Meeting the Challenges of Transition

o    Volume I:  The Challenges of Leadership and Governance 

o    Volume II:  Afghan Economics and Outside Aid

o    Volume III:  Security and the ANSF  

·         The Age of Proxy Wars 

·         Comparative Connections, January-April 2013, v. 15, no. 1

·         Cross-Border Cooperation in the Western Balkans—A Driver of Reform?  

·         Evolving Military Balance in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia

o    Volume I:  Strategy, Resources, and Modernization  

o    Volume II: Conventional Balance, Asymmetric Forces and US Forces

o    Volume III:  Missile, DPRK, and ROK Nuclear Forces, and External Nuclear Forces  

·         Measuring Absorptive Capacity (MAC): A New Framework for Estimating Constraints 

·         PacNet #34 - Comparative Connections Summaries 

·         Significant Cyber Events [updated May 14, 2013] 

·         Trade and Tribulations: An Evaluation of Trade Barriers to the Adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in the East African Community 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         A Copernican Turn for Banking Union

·         The EU and Brazil: Partnering in an Uncertain World?

Chatham House

·         Critical Economic Challenges and Whether Democracies Can Meet Them

·         A New Way to Engage?  French Policy in Africa from Sarkozy to Hollande  

·         Somalia: Views from the Frontline 

·         Ukraine's Foreign Policy Priorities 

·         U.S. Energy—The New Reality 

College of Europe

·         A Contribution to The Study of Global Competition for Talent: The Determinants of Student Mobility and Its Consequences for the Internationalization 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Usama bin Ladin’s “Father Sheikh”: Yunus Khalis and the Return of al-Qa`ida’s Leadership to Afghanistan

 

Congress. House. Appropriations Committee

·         Sequestration - A Report by Democrats on the House Committee on Appropriations 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Military Sexual Assault Prevention Efforts

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities in East Asia and the Pacific 

·         Preventing a Nuclear Iran

·         Recent Developments in the Investigation of the Murder of Human Rights Attorney Patrick Finucane

·         The U.S. Contribution to the Fight Against Malaria

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Facilitating Cyber Threat Information Sharing and Partnering with the Private Sector to Protect Critical Infrastructure: An Assessment of DHS Capabilities

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Eyes in the Sky: The Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems

·         H.R. 1772, the “Legal Workforce Act”

·         H.R. 1773, the “Agricultural Guestworker Act”

·         Oversight of the United States Department of Justice

Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform

·         Data Centers and the Cloud: Is the Government Optimizing New Information Technologies to Save Taxpayers Money?

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         Espionage Threats at Federal Laboratories: Balancing Scientific Cooperation while Protecting Critical Information

·         Restoring U.S. Leadership in Weather Forecasting

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         Coast Guard Readiness: Examining Cutter, Aircraft, and Communications Needs 

·         A Review of the United States Army Corps of Engineers Chief’s Reports

Congress. Senate Armed Services Committee

·         The Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force 

·         Marine Corps Modernization 

                                                                                                                                                                                      
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         U.S. Policy Toward Iran

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         An Analysis of the President’s 2014 Budget 

·         Budget Projections—May 2013 

·         Deficits Projected in CBO’s Baseline and Under an Alternative Fiscal Scenario 

·         Military Retirement—May 2013 Baseline 

·         Special Immigrant Visa Proposal, Reestimate of the President’s Budget, May 2013 

·         Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Managing Illegal Immigration to the United States: How Effective Is Enforcement? 

·         Political Instability in Jordan 

·         South Africa's Economic Fault Lines

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for FY2014 

Department of Justice (DOJ)

·         Interim Report on the Department of Justice Office's Handling of Known or Suspected Terrorists Admitted into Federal  Witness Security Program 

East-West Center

·         Japan’s Disaster Relief Diplomacy: Fostering Military Cooperation in Asia 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Money for Structural Reforms in the Eurozone: Making Sense of Contractual Arrangements 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         United Kingdom Country Analysis Brief - May 2013 

Enough Project

·         Darfur's Gold Rush—State-Sponsored Atrocities 10 Years After the Genocide  

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         How EU Sanctions Work: A New Narrative

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Georgia: The Next Episode

Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

·         Regulating Japanese Nuclear Power in the Wake of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         “Let Us Have Peace”: Remembering General Ulysses S. Grant 

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         NATO Military Partnerships—The U.S. National Guard State Partnership as the Driving Force for Pre-Accession and Long-Term Cooperation  

FRIDE

·         The EU in Asia’s Alphabet Soup 

The German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Airport Security: A National Security Challenge

·         Crises in the Euro Area and Challenges for the European Union’s Democratic Legitimacy

·         Defense in an Age of Austerity: Implications for Transatlantic Power Projection and Strategic Cooperation 

·         For a New Transatlantic Strategic Sequence: In, Near, and Beyond Europe 

·         Framing the Transatlantic Security Discussion

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Climate Change: Future Federal Adaptation Efforts Could Better Support Local Infrastructure Decision Makers. GAO-13-242 

·         Data Center Consolidation: Strengthened Oversight Needed to Achieve Cost Savings Goal. GAO-13-378 

·         Data Center Consolidation: Strengthened Oversight Needed to Achieve Billions of Dollars in Savings. GAO-13-627T [testimony] 

·         Defense Headquarters: DOD Needs to Periodically Review and Improve Visibility Of Combatant Commands' Resources. GAO-13-293 

·         Defense Infrastructure: Communities Need Additional Guidance and Information to Improve Their Ability to Adjust to DOD Installation Closure or Growth. GAO-13-436 

·         Defense Logistics: The Department of Defense's Report on Strategic Seaports Addressed All Congressionally Directed Elements. GAO-13-511R 

·         Defense Management: Additional Information Needed to Improve Military Departments' Strategies for Corrosion Prevention and Control. GAO-13-379

·         Diversity Management: Trends and Practices in the Financial Services Industry and Agencies after the Recent Financial Crisis. GAO-13-238 

·         DOD Business Systems Modernization: Further Actions Needed to Address Challenges and Improve Accountability. GAO-13-557   

·         Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Strategies for Reducing Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieving Cost Savings. GAO-13-631T [testimony] 

·         Oil and Gas Management: Continued Attention to Interior's Revenue Collection and Human Capital Challenges Is Needed. GAO-13-647T [testimony]

·         President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Shift toward Partner-Country Treatment Programs Will Require Better Information on Results. GAO-13-460 

·         Strategic Sourcing: Leading Commercial Practices Can Help Federal Agencies Increase Savings When Acquiring Services. GAO-13-417 

Heritage Foundation

·         After Pakistan Election, U.S. Should Still Press Counterterrorism Agenda 

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

·         Missile Defenses: Robust Testing Program Essential

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

·         President Obama’s 2014 Budget: A Second-Term Vision for Economic Decline

·         Syria Crisis: U.S. Leadership Needed to Coordinate Allies 

·         U.N. Human Rights Experts: More Transparency and Accountability Required 

·         U.S.–Turkish Relations: Greater Cooperation Should Be Goal of Obama–Erdogan Meeting 

Human Rights Watch

·         "Swept Away": Abuses against Sex Workers in China  

·         Reforming Telecommunications in Burma: Human Rights and Responsible Investment in Mobile and the Internet 

·         Wrong Direction on Rights: Assessing the Impact of Hungary’s New Constitution and Laws

Institut Francais des Relations Internationales

·         Offshore Gas in East Mediterranean: From Myth to Reality 

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Australia-China Strategic Partnership

·         India and China: Strategic Partners in Global Governance Reform 

·         Pakistan Elections: Making Sense of the Mandate 

·         Will It be a New Phase in India-Pakistan Relations? 

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         A Changing Calculus Towards North Korea in Beijing? 

·         Characteristics of Chinese Military Culture: A Historical Perspective 

·         Deep Seabed Minerals: A New Frontier in the Pacific Region 

·         Historical Changes in Relations Between China and Neighboring Countries (1949–2012)

·         Invisible Ink: Looking for the Lost Trade between China, Russia, and Central Asia 

·         Kachin Unrest: China’s Mixed Blessing 

·         The Korean Peninsula in Flames?

·         North Korea: Nukes, Nationalism & Negotiations 

·         The Promise of a Protocol 

·         Promoting Democracy in Myanmar: Political Party Capacity Building 

·         Russian Organized Crime and its Impact on Foreign Economies 

·         Shale Gas: The Key in the US’ Asia Pivot?

·         Threats of Nuclear Terrorism: A Case Study of India

·         Two Steps Forward & Four Steps back: The Impact of the North Korean Nuclear Test 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         The Future of Intrastate Conflict in Africa: More Violence or Greater Peace?

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Update #20: Presidency and Protests Turn Attention to Negotiation 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Mixed Fortunes for the Congress

·         Pakistan Elections 2013: Some Countdown Reflections 

·         Post-poll Pakistan’s Economic Priorities 
·         The Reincarnation of Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s Deepening Democracy 

Internet Crime Complaint Center

·         2012 Internet Crime Report 

International Crisis Group

·         Kenya After the Elections

·         Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon

·         Venezuela: A House Divided 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The Anatomy of the VAT

·         Energy Subsidies and Energy Consumption—A Cross-Country Analysis 

·         Export Quality in Developing Countries 

·         Is the Growth Momentum in Latin America Sustainable? 

·         "Near-Coincident" Indicators of Systemic 

·         Unconventional Monetary Policies - Recent Experiences and Prospects - Background Paper

·         The Welfare Implications of Services Liberalization in a Developing Country: Evidence from Tunisia 

·         World Food Prices, the Terms of Trade-Real Exchange Rate Nexus, and Monetary Policy 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Peacekeeping Operations and the Durability of Peace: What Works and What Does Not?

·         Rethinking Force Generation: Filling Capability Gaps in UN Peacekeeping

International Relations and Security Network

·         Balochistan: Pakistan's Next Headache? 

·         Why Terrorism is Different

Iran Watch

·         Iran's Long Nuclear Game, or How Iran Could Get the Bomb

Jamestown Foundation

·         The Sultan's Raiders: The Military Role of the Crimean Tatars in the Ottoman Empire 

·         Terrorism Monitor, May 17, 2013, v. 11, no. 10 

o    Has al-Qaeda in Iran Gone Operational? The Evidence from Canada

o    Lebanese Salafist Cleric Organizes Militia Forays into Syria

o    Ombatse: Nigerian Religious Cult Joins War on the State in Central Nigeria

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2013 [updated May 18, 2013] 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         Big Enough For All of Us—Geo-Strategic Competition in the Pacific Islands  

Migration Information Source

·         Integrating Europe's Muslim Minorities: Public Anxieties, Policy Responses

·         South American Immigrants in the United States

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration & Human Capital in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America 

Mineta Transportation Institute

·         Formulating a Strategy for Securing High-Speed Rail in the United States 

National Academies Press

·         Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         Lifting the Shroud on China's Defense Spending: Trends, Drivers, and Implications 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         East Asian Strategic Review 2013

National Security Agency

·         Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research 

National Security Archive

·         The 1983 War Scare 

Nautilus Institute

·         Handbook to Support Assessment of Radiological Risk Arising From Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel 

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

·         2013 Summer Reliability Assessment

·         State of Reliability 2013

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Colombia: Between the Humanitarian Crisis and Hope of Peace

·         Tunisia after Ben Ali: Retooling the Tools of Oppression?

Observer Research Foundation

·         China Military Watch, v. 2, no. 10 

o    China, India End Border Standoff 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Does High Home-Ownership Impair the Labor Market? 

·         The Rise of Emerging Asia: Regional Peace and Global Security 

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

·         The Religious Affiliation of U.S. Immigrants: Majority Christian, Rising Share of Other Faiths 

Pew  Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Benghazi Investigation Does Not Reignite Broad Public Interest 

Rand  

·         Are U.S. Military Interventions Contagious over Time? Intervention Timing and Its Implications for Force Planning 

·         Brandishing Cyberattack Capabilities  

·         Iran After the Bomb: How Would a Nuclear-Armed Tehran Behave? 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Malaysian Politics Post-GE13: The Deracialisation of BN? 

·         Pan-ASEAN Maritime Security Cooperation: Prospects for Pooling Resources 

·         Taiwan-Philippines Diplomatic Row: Should Manila Blink First? 

Small Arms Survey

·         At War’s End: Armed Violence in Nepal

·         In Search of Lasting Security: An Assessment of Armed Violence in Nepal 

·         Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal 

·         The Missing Middle: Examining the Armed Group Phenomenon in Nepal 

Small Wars Journal

·         Getting Diplomats to Lie Down with Devil Dogs 

·         Guerilla IO: The SFAT Advantage 

·         Operation ENDURING FREEDOM RECONDO School: Rebuilding Our Special Reconaissance [sic] Capability 

·         The Revenge of Geography: Why Mexico Matters 

·         The Tripolitan War: A Case for Evolving Strategies

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR Audit 13-8 - Taxes: Afghan Government Has Levied Nearly a Billion Dollars in Business Taxes on Contractors Supporting U.S. Government Efforts in Afghanistan

Stimson Center

·         Managing The Military More Efficiently—Potential Savings Separate From Strategy 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Proliferation Security Initiative—Legal Considerations and Operational Realities 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

 ·         The Challenge of Drug Trafficking to Democratic Governance and Human Security in West Africa 

·         War and Insurgency in the Western Sahara 

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

·         Final Research Report: A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation

·         Train-the-Trainer Pilot Courses for Incident Responders and Managers

·         A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation

TransWorld

·         Adjustments of US Energy Policy on Climate Change: Trends at the Federal and State Level  

·         The European Emission Trading System: Flashing Lights, Dark Shadows and Future Prospects for Global ETS Cooperation 

·         The Evolution of EU Policy and Law in the Environmental Field: Achievements and Current Challenges 

·         The Evolution of EU Competences in the Field of External Relations and its Impact on Environmental Governance Policies 

·         The European Emission Trading System: Flashing Lights, Dark Shadows and Future Prospects for Global ETS Cooperation

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

·         New Drivers of US Climate Action? The Politics of Extreme Weather and Adaptation 

·         The Role of EU and US Non-State Actors in the Global Environmental System. A Focus on Climate Change 

·         The Shifting Locus of Global Climate Policy Leadership

UK Defense Committee

·         Defense Acquisition—Government Response to the Committee’s 7th Report of Session 2012-13

·         Ministry of Defence: Equipment Plan 2012 –2022 and Major Projects Report 2012

UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

·         Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013

UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

·         Report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office on Human Rights Violations Perpetrated by Soldiers of the Congolese Armed Forces and Combatants of the M23 in Goma and Sake, North Kivu Province, and in and Around Minova, South Kivu Province, from 15 November to 2 December 2012

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Armed Groups Maintaining Law and Order 

·         Midterm Challenges in Nigeria

·         A New Approach to Understanding Afghanistan's Transition

·         Understanding Pakistan's Water-Security Nexus

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Can Obama Save Turkey from a Syrian Quagmire?

·         Israel Acted on Its Red Line, Now Obama Must Act on His

·         The Muslim Brotherhood: From Opposition to Power

·         On Syria, Diplomacy and Coercion Are Not Mutually Exclusive

·         South of the Border, a Threat from Hezbollah

·         Standoff Between the Tunisian Government and Ansar al-Sharia

·         Syria to Top Erdogan's Washington Agenda

·         Turkey Fears Russia Too Much to Intervene in Syria 

·         Yes, Iraq Is Unraveling

White House

·         National Strategy for the Arctic Region