Friday's Miscellany 08-02-2013

38 North

·         North Korea's Cuban Missile Crisis 

AEI Critical Threats

·         The Future of Pakistan: What to Expect from Nawaz Sharif's New Government 

Air University

·         Integrated Defense—Lessons Learned from Joint Base Balad 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Latin American Energy Monopolies—Boom or Bust? 

·         Will the Eastern Mediterranean Become the Next Persian Gulf? 

American Security Project

·         American Security Quarterly, July 2013, v.2,  no. 3  

o   America’s National Labs Critical to Energy Security

o   Why Oil Prices Will Remain High Despite the U.S. Oil Boom

o   Cyber Theft and Vulnerabilities to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

o   American Competiveness Must be a Priority in Washington

o   Bringing Russia in from the Cold

o   More Action Needed to Reduce Nuclear Dangers

o   Engagement: What Does it Mean for Public Diplomacy?

o   Looking at the Lessons Since Black Hawk Down

·         FACT SHEET—U.S.-EU Trade & the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 

Amnesty International

·         Côte d’Ivoire—Still No Justice One Year After Nahibly Camp Attack  

·         Egypt Risks Spiraling into Partisan Violence  

·         Independent Panel of Experts Report on Victim Participation at the International Criminal Court  

·         Syria—Civilians in al-Baydah and Banias Exposed to Summary Executions  

·         USA—The Case of Obaidullah, Guantánamo Detainee Now in his 12th Year Without Trial 

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         InterAgency Journal 4-2 (Summer 2013) 

o   Defeating the Taliban’s Shadow Government: A Foreign Internal Governance Strategy

o   Team of Rivals: Building Civil-Military Synergy in the Interagency

o   Fiscal Crises Experimentation: A Darwinian Approach

o   Intellectual Habits in Understanding the Operational Environment

o   Achieving Civil-Military Unity of Effort: Jordan Case Study

o   An Interagency Experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs

Atlantic Council

·         The Europe We Would Like to Inherit—Toward a Visionary New Pragmatism  

·         Foreign Policy for an Urban World: Global Governance and the Rise of Cities 

·         Iran: How a Third Tier Cyber Power Can Still Threaten the United States  

·         Mutually Assured Stability—Establishing U.S.-Russian Security Relations for a New Century  

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         The Emerging Agenda for Cybersecurity 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Border Security Assets  

·         Entry-Exit Visa Tracking 

Brookings

·         Do Americans Believe Capitalism & Government Are Working? 

·         Caribbean Regional Disaster Response and Management Mechanisms 

·         The Fall and Rise and Fall of Iraq 

·         Institutional Failure in Surveillance Policymaking: Deliberating the Patriot Act 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Converts to Missionaries—Central and Eastern European Democracy Assistance in the Arab World  

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         The Future of MILSATCOM  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Arctic Economics in the 21st Century  

·         Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development  

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 13 - No. 10 - ASEAN's Nuclear Landscape - Part 1 

·         Morocco's Rediscovery of Africa 

·         Pacific Partners Outlook: ANZTEC and Taiwan’s Quest for Economic Integration 

·         PacNet #52R - China’s Great Power Mentality and Its Diplomatic Vision for the 21st Century 

·         PacNet #59 - The Asia-Pacific's "Balance of Relations" and Dangerous Choices 

·         Thoughts from the Chairman: Xi Looking Strong, Determined Heading to the Beach 

·         Transition in Afghanistan 

·         U.S.-India Homeland Security Cooperation 

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC)

·         Evaluating Countering Violent Extremism Engagement: Practice and Progress 

Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World

·         Cleansing Pakistan of Minorities 

·         Victory or Death:The Muslim Brotherhood in the Trenches 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Banking and Insurance in the GCC Countries: Is there Regulatory Convergence with the EU? 

·         Down the Road to Dubrovnik – Doing Without an Ottoman Empire Bypass Bridge 

Chatham House

·         Are Nuclear Weapons Still Fit for Purpose? 

·         The Battle of the Atlantic Anniversary: The Navy's Role in Resilience and Prosperity 

·         Enhancing Global Security through Infectious Disease Threat Reduction 

·         Trends in U.S.Military Spending  

Combat Studies Institute Press

·         The Evolution of Operational Art 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Department of Defense’s Challenges in Accounting for Missing Persons from Past Conflicts 

·         Initial Conclusions Formed by the Defense Strategic Choices and Management Review 

·         Joint Hearing: Ensuring Navy Surface Force Effectiveness with Limited Maintenance Resources 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Oversight of DOE’s Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Examining the State Department’s Report on Iranian Presence in the Western Hemisphere 19Years After AMIA Attack 

·         The Impact of U.S.Water Programs on Global Health 

·         The Iran-Syria Nexus and Its Implications for the Region 

·         The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Outlook and Opportunities 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Majority Staff Report on The National Network of Fusion Centers 

·         TSA Integrity Challenges: Examining Misconduct by Airport Security Personnel 

·         West Fertilizer,Off the Grid: The Problem of Unidentified Chemical Facilities 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Innovation in America: The Role of Technology 

Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee

·         Department of Energy’s Bonneville Power Administration: Discriminating Against Veterans and Retaliating Against Whistleblowers 

·         Missing Weapons at the National Park Service: Mismanagement and Lack of Accountability 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Energy Drinks:Exploring Concerns About Marketing to Youth 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Treaty Doc. 112–7) 

·         Where is TurkeyHeaded? Gezi Park, Taksim Square, and the Future of the Turkish Model 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         How Prepared is the National Capital Region for the Next Disaster? 

·         Mismanagement of POW/MIA Accounting 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Strengthening Privacy Rights and National Security: Oversight of FISA Surveillance Programs 

Council on Foreign Relations  (CFR)

·         Same-Sex Marriage: Global Comparisons 

·         Trends in U.S.Military Spending 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Instruction3025.22, The Use of the National Guard for Defense Support of Civil Authorities, July 26, 2013 

·         Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan (July 2013) 

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-13-103 - DHS’ Efforts To Screen Members of Foreign Terrorist Organizations 

East-West Center

·         High Hopes and New Realities for the Vietnam-US Relationship 

·         Rebalancing NGO Contributions to Public Health in Asia 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Egypt Country Analysis Brief - July 2013 

Enough Project

·         Field Dispatch—The Need for a Single Peace Process in Africa's Great Lakes Region 

·         Four Steps for the U.S. and U.N. to Defuse Congo's Escalating Crisis—Preventing Wider Conflict 

·         House Letter on the Lord's Resistance Army to President Obama 

European Commission

·         Towards a More Competitive and Efficient Defense and Security Sector 

European Parliament

·         Role of Hezbollah in Post-Conflict Lebanon 

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         Defining the European Defense Technological and Industrial Base—Debates and Dilemmas 

FRIDE

·         Refugees in the MENA Region: What Geopolitical Consequences? 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Are All Dictators Equal? The Selective Targeting of Democratic Sanctions against Authoritarian Regimes 

Global ECCO

·         CTX (Combating Terrorism Exchange), August 2013, v.3, no. 3  

o   When the Goldfish Meets the Anaconda: A Modern Fable on Unconventional Leadership

o   Incentivizing Cooperation in Afghanistan

o   Estonia’s Forest Brothers in 1941: Goals, Capabilities, and Outcomes

o   The Strategy and Activity of the Forest Brothers: 1947–1950

o   Cutting the Link between Illegal Drugs and Terrorists

o   Human Rights as a Weapon of Terrorists

o   The Real “Double-Bind”

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Army Logistics: Container Handling Equipment Requirements, Contracts, and Inventory. GAO-13-719R 

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Could Strengthen the Management of the Regional Resiliency Assessment Program. GAO-13-616 

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Improve Its Risk Assessments and Outreach for Chemical Facilities. GAO-13-801T [testimony] 

·         Defense Acquisitions: DOD Efforts to Adopt Open Systems for Its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Have Progressed Slowly. GAO-13-651 

·         Department of Veterans Affairs: Available Data Not Sufficiently Reliable to Describe Use of Consulting Services. GAO-13-714R 

·         DOD's POW/MIA Mission: Capability and Capacity to Account for Missing Persons Undermined by Leadership Weaknesses and Fragmented Organizational Structure. GAO-13-810T [testimony] 

·         Drug Compounding: Clear Authority and More Reliable Data Needed to Strengthen FDA Oversight. GAO-13-702 

·         Federal Vehicle Fleets: Adopting Leading Practices Could Improve Management. GAO-13-659 

·         Grant Workforce: Agency Training Practices Should Inform Future Government-wide Efforts. GAO-13-591

·         Insurance Markets: Impacts of and Regulatory Response to the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis.GAO-13-583

·         International Regulatory Cooperation: Agency Efforts Could Benefit from Increased Collaboration and Interagency Guidance. GAO-13-588    

·         Overstay Enforcement: Additional Actions Needed to Assess DHS's Data and Improve Planning for a Biometric Air Exit Program. GAO-13-683

·         Transportation Security: TSA Could Strengthen Monitoring of Allegations of Employee Misconduct. GAO-13-624 

Heritage Foundation

·         Government Energy-Efficiency Programs Are Subsidy-Laden Paternalism 

·         Pentagon Strategic Choices and Management Review: Early Warning Two Years Too Late 

·         “Sauce for the Goose Is Sauce for the Gander”: Treating Private Parties and Government Officials Alike Under the Criminal Law 

·         Top Five Border Security Concerns in the Senate Immigration Bill 

·         What Japan Can Gain from Sound Innovation 

·         Zimbabwe—U.S.Should Expand Sanctions If Elections Are Flawed 

Human Rights Watch

·         Blood on the Streets: The Use of Excessive Force During Bangladesh Protests 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         China-Japan Territorial Dispute: The Impact on Bilateral Relations 

Institute for Palestine Studies

·         Gas Finds in the Eastern Mediterranean—Gaza, Israel, and Other Conflicts 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Critical Capability 

·         Lashkar Ab’ad: Iran’s Unexplained Laser Enrichment Capabilities 

·         Modeling Iran’s Tandem Cascade Configuration for Gas Centrifuge Enrichment 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Al-Qaeda Shows its True Colors in Syria 

·         The Northern Alliance Prepares for Afghan Elections in 2014 

·         Required Sorties and Weapons to Degrade Syrian Air Force Excluding Integrated Air Defense System (IADS)   

·         U.S. Embassy &Consulate Closures, Sunday 4 August 2013 

Institute of Homeland Security Solutions (IHSS)

·         Evaluating Welfare Improvements From Changes in Homeland Security Policies 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Birth Pangs of ‘Telangana State’ in India 

·         Pakistan Elects a New President 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Energy and Politics: Behind the Scenes of the Nabucco-TAP Competition 

International Crisis Group

·         CrisisWatch N°120, August 1, 2013 

·         Zimbabwe’s Elections: Mugabe’s Last Stand 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Easing International Concerns over a Unified Korea and Regional Benefits of Korean Unification 

·         North Korea Signs the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Meaning and the Tasks Ahead 

·         ‘Peaceful Utilization of the DMZ’ as a National Strategy 

·         Relations between Corruption and Human Rights in North Korea 

·         Study on the Power Elite of the Kim Jong Un Regime 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2013 [updated July 29, 2013] 

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2013 [updated August 1, 2013] 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Lebanon—The Chimera of a Shi’a “Third Way” 

National Academies Press

·         Review of Biotreatment, Water Recovery, and Brine Reduction Systems for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         The ASEAN Regional Forum: Beyond the Talk Shop? 

·         Beijing and the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia: To Serve the People [free thru Aug 15, 2013] 

National Defense University Press

·         The Rebalance to Asia: U.S.-China Relations and Regional Security 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         4th International Workshop on Asia Pacific Security - "Security Outlook of the Asia Pacific Countries and Its Implications for the Defense Sector" [papers] 

National Security Archive

·         The Limited Test Ban Treaty - 50 Years Later: New Documents Throw Light on Accord Banning Atmospheric Nuclear Testing 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update July 30,2013] 

NATO Defense College

·         The Curious Case of the Egyptian Armed Forces: What was at stake when the Egyptian Military intervened against President Morsi? 

North Korea International Documentation Project

·         Captured North Korean Documents [digital archive project] 

·         Korean War Armistice [digital archive project] 

Observer Research Foundation

·         China Military Watch,  v.2, no. 15 - India and China Hold Talks on Peace Along the Border 

·         India’s Development Cooperation: Charting New Approaches in a Changing World 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         DNI Clapper Declassifies and Releases Telephone Metadata Collection Documents 

Oxfam International

·         Keeping the Lifeline Open—Remittances and Markets in Somalia  

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Financial Market Diversity and Macroeconomic Stability 

Project 2049 Institute

·         Half Lives—A Preliminary Assessment of China's Nuclear Warhead Life Extension and Safety Program  

Rand

·         Building Democracy on the Ashes of Authoritarianism in the Arab World: Workshop Summary   

·         Ensuring Language Capability in the Intelligence Community: What Factors Affect the Best Mix of Military, Civilians, and Contractors? 

·         Europe's Policy Options for a Dynamic and Trustworthy Development of the Internet of Things 

·         Lessons from Department of Defense Disaster Relief Efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region  

·         Re-Examining the Al Qa'ida Threat to the United States [testimony] 

·         Sustaining the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Mission   

Royal United Service Institute (RUSI)

·         Mali: The Case fora Permanent UN Intervention Force? 

Small Arms Survey

·         Non-lethal Firearm Violence 

Small Wars Journal

·         Cautious Hope in Sangin 

·         Counterinsurgency Lessons for Mexico’s Drug War: Interpreting Spasms of Violence 

·         The Democratization of Grand Strategy 

·         The Dogs that Do Not Bark: Prevention as the Path to Strategic Stability 

·         Hard Learned Lessons of Others: What the US Military Can Learn from Successful Development Groups in Today’s World 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         20th Quarterly Report to Congress (July 2013) 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach? 

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons Home Affairs Committee

·         UK E-Crime

o   Volume I 

o   Volume II 

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

·         Afghanistan Mid-Year Report 2013 Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict  

United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Enabling Trade in Ukraine 

·         Methodology of U.S.-China-Hong Kong Triangular Merchandise Trade Statistic Reconciliation? 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflicts: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of Peace Roundtable on Technology,Science, and Peacebuilding 

U.S.-Korea Institute

·         The Forgotten [Korean] War’s POW Saint 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Alleged Brahmi Killer: Tracing Ties Between Aboubaker el-Hakim, Ansar al-Sharia, and Al-Qaeda 

·         Examining the State Department's Report on Iranian Presence in the Western Hemisphere Nineteen Years After AMIA Attack [testimony] 

·         Hamas in Crisis:Isolation and Internal Strife 

·         Iran's Next Cabinet: Technocratic and Security-Focused 

·         Rebuilding Iraq's Counterterrorism Capabilities 

·         U.S. Shale Poses a Looming Challenge to Saudi Energy Policy 

·         Where Is Turkey Headed? Gezi Park, Taksim Square, and the Future of the Turkish Model [testimony] 

White House

·         Executive Order -- Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security 

·         FACT SHEET: Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security 

Wilson Center

·         Digital Archive [declassified document collections] 

·         The Power of Hackathons: A Roadmap for Sustainable Open Innovation