Friday's Miscellany 09-27-2013

38 North

·         Probable Rocket Engine Test Conducted at Sohae 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AERU)

·         Balkh's Economy in Transition 

·         EYES WIDE SHUT: Counter-Narcotics in Transition 

·         Women’s Economic Empowerment in Afghanistan:Creating Spaces and Enabling the Environment 

·         Women's Rights, Gender, Equality, and Transition: Securing Gains, Moving Forward 

American Enterprise Institute

·         NATO at Sea—Trends in Allied Naval Power 

American Security Project

·         The Arctic—Five Critical Security Challenges   

Amnesty International

·         Forced Evictions of Roma in France 

Asian Development Bank

·         Asia Bond Monitor, September 2013 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Financial Health and Firm Productivity:Firm-level Evidence from Viet Nam 

·         Monetary Policy Frameworks in Asia:Experience, Lessons, and Issues 

Asian Institute for Policy Studies

·         Budget Driven Defense: Implications of Potential Shifts in U.S. Defense Posture for the Korean Peninsula and the Asia Pacific in the Coming Decade 

·         The Syrian Civil War and its Implications for Korea 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Budget Driven Defense—Implications of Potential Shifts in U.S. Defense Posture for the Korean Peninsula and the Asia Pacific in the Coming Decade 

·         The Syrian Civil War and its Implications for Korea 

Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS)

·         Regional Analysis for Syria 

Atlantic Council

·         TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast 

·         US and EU: Lack of Strategic Vision,Frustrated Efforts Toward the Arab Transitions 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Australia–Canada Security Cooperation in the Asia–Pacific. Paper 2. Transnational Challenges and Future Security Cooperation: The Australia-Canada Relationship

·         Australia–Canada Security Cooperation in the Asia–Pacific. Paper 3. Closer Australia-Canada Defence Cooperation? 

·         Maritime Confidence Building Measures in the South China Sea Conference 

·         Trends in a Tumultuous Region: Middle East After the Arab Awakening 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Syria’s War Economy and Prospects of Reconstruction 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Is Disarmament Possible? 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Organizing for Arms Control: The National Security Implications of the Loss of an Independent Arms Control Agency 

Brookings

·         Closing the Candor Chasm: The Missing Element of Army Professionalism 

·         Cyber Theft of Competitive Data: Asking the Right Questions 

·         Kings for All Seasons: How the Middle East’s Monarchies Survived the Arab Spring 

·         A Study on Chinese State-Owned Enterprises:Literature Review and Policy Implications 

·         The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, The Environment and Climate Change 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         North Korea, Ballistic Missile Defence and Canada-US Defence Cooperation 

Center for a New American Security

·         America’s Veterans—A Sound Investment  

·         Game Changers: Disruptive Technology and U.S.Defense Strategy 

Center for Complex Operations (CCO)

·         Prism, 2013, v. 4,no. 3 

o    Remarks of U.S. President Barack Obama at National Defense University on May 23, 2013

o    Securing the State: National Security and Secret Intelligence

o    Military Leaders and Global Leaders: Contrasts, Contradictions, and Opportunities

o    Redefining the Indirect Approach, Defining Special Operations Forces (SOF) Power, and the Global Networking of SOF

o    The Military in a Wicked World: A European Union Military Point of View

o    Addressing a Recurrent, Variable and Complex Challenge: The Uncertain Trajectory of Stabilization and Reconstruction in U.S. Security Strategy

o    From Multilateral Champion to Handicapped Donor - And Back Again?

o    Central America’s Northern Triangle: A Time for turmoil and Transitions

o    A US Asian-Pacific Pivot Point

o    Towards a Taxonomy of Militaries

o    Joint Deployable Training Teams: Helping to Focus the Effort

o    Response to the Decade of War

o    An Interview with Dennis Blair

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Collaborative Reform Model 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 136: Navalny and the Moscow Mayoral Election 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Sustaining the U.S. Defense Industrial Base as a Strategic Asset 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Changing US Security Strategy: The Search for Stability and the “Non-War” against “Non-Terrorism”

·         Iran’s Present Day Military Capabilities and Military Aspirations in the Middle East 

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University

·         Disaster, Disease and Distress: Resources to Promote Psychological Health and Resilience in Military and Civilian Communities 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, September 2013, v. 6, no. 9 

o    The Risk of Non-State Actors Acquiring Chemical Weapons in Syria

o    The Swedish Foreign Fighter Contingent in Syria

o    Pakistani Fighters Joining the War in Syria

o    AQAP’s Resilience in Yemen

o    Bilal al-Berjawi and the Shifting Fortunes of Foreign Fighters in Somalia

o    The Current State of Mexico’s Many Drug Cartels

o    Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         A Closer Look at Cuba and its Recent History of Proliferation 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Combating Human Trafficking in Our Major Cities 

·         Fulfilling A Key 9/11 Commission Recommendation: Implementing Biometric Exit 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         Perspectives from Users of the Nation’s Freight System 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Combating Human Trafficking: Federal, State,and Local Perspectives 

·         Outside the Box: Reforming and Renewing the Postal Service, Part II - Promoting a 21st Century Workforce 

Congressional Budget office (CBO)

·         The Budgetary Impact of the Federal Government’s Response to Disasters 

·         Economic Effects in 2014 of Eliminating the Automatic Spending Reductions Specified in the Budget Control Act 

·         Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, September2013

·         What Changes in Federal Policy Might Spur Innovation? 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Foreign Investment and U.S. National Security 

Department of Defense

·         Guidance for Potential Government Shutdown 

o    OPM -Guidance for Shutdown Furloughs 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-13-120 - Transportation Security Administration's Deployment and Use of Advanced Imaging Technology 

·         OIG 13-122 - Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard Mission Performance FY 2012 

Department of Justice Inspector General

·         Audit of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives' Use of Income-Generating, Undercover Operations 

·         Interim Report on the Department of Justice's Use and Support of Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

Department of State

·         Current U.S. Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan 

·         Fostering a More Peaceful World: The Case for Multilateralism 

·         Remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum Ministerial [Sec Kerry] 

·         Why Combating Corruption and Illicit Trade is Critical to Market Prosperity, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Futures 

Department of State Inspector General

·         Special Review of the Accountability Review Board Process [Benghazi] 

East-West Center

·         China's Antidrug Policies in Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle 

·         Patterns of Military Behavior in Myanmar’s New Legislature 

Enough Project

·         Beyond Kampala: Creating a Legitimate Peace Process for Eastern Congo  

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Disarming Syria 

·         Engaging Indonesia 

EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

·         From Nuclear Weapons to WMD: the Development and Added Value of the WMD-Free Zone Concept 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         The EU's Silent Revolution 

European Parliament

·         The US National Security Agency (NSA) Surveillance Programmes (PRISM) and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Activities and Their Impact on EU Citizens' Fundamental Rights 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Risky Resources – Time to Frame an EU Approach to Meeting the Resource Challenge 

Europol

·         Project 2020 Scenarios for the Future of Cybercrime:White Paper for Decision Makers  

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·         Emergency Support Function 15: Standard Operating Procedures [updated] 

·         Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2012 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         When Germany Sends Troops Abroad 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Mind the Gap: An Annotated Overview of Datasets in the Study of Institutions and Conflict in Divided Societies 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Planning for a Biometric Air Exit System, by Rebecca Gambler, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-13-853T [testimony] 

·         Community Policing Hiring Grants: Grant Application and Monitoring Processes Could Be Improved to Further Ensure Grantees Advance Community Policing. GAO-13-521 

·         Defense Acquisitions: Navy Strategy for Unmanned Carrier-Based Aircraft System Defers Key Oversight Mechanisms. GAO-13-833 

·         Department of Homeland Security: Opportunities Exist to Better Evaluate and Coordinate Border and Maritime Research and Development. GAO-13-732 

·         Federal Information Security: Mixed Progress in Implementing Program Components; Improved Metrics Needed to Measure Effectiveness. GAO-13-776  

·         Human Capital: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve DOD's Methodology for Estimating the Costs of Its Workforces. GAO-13-792 

·         Human Rights: Additional Guidance, Monitoring, and Training Could Improve Implementation of the Leahy Laws. GAO-13-866 

·         National Airspace System: Improved Budgeting Could Help FAA Better Determine Future Operations and Maintenance Priorities. GAO-13-693 

·         Prepositioned Stocks: Inconsistencies in DOD's Annual Report Underscore the Need for Overarching Strategic Guidance and Joint Oversight. GAO-13-790 

·         Public Transit: Survey of Public Transit Agency Officials on Contracting Out Public Transit Operations and Other Services. GAO-13-824SP 

·         Public Transit: Transit Agencies' Use of Contracting to Provide Service. GAO-13-782 

·         Supply Chain Security: DHS Could Improve Cargo Security by Periodically Assessing Risks from Foreign Ports. GAO-13-764 

Heritage Foundation

·         Biofuel Blunder: Navy Should Prioritize Fleet Modernization over Political Initiatives 

·         Concealed Carry: Illinois Supremes Catch Upon the Second Amendment 

·         Congress Should Stop Regulations of Greenhouse Gases 

·         India: Congress and White House Should Have Modest Expectations for PM Singh Visit 

·         International Affairs Budget Needs Stronger Congressional Scrutiny 

·         Overview of the Supreme Court’s October 2013Term 

·         Remaking the World: Progressivism and American Foreign Policy 

IID

·         Sharing the Wealth, and the Burdens, of Threat Intelligence; Why Security Experts Must Unite Against Cyberattacks, and What’s Stopping Them from Collaborating More Effectively

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         BRICS and the China-India Construct: A New World Order In Making? 

·         Climate Change Narratives: Reading the Arctic 

·         Post-Morsi Egypt: Saudi Manoeuvring and Iranian Dilemma 

Institute for National Strategic Studies

·         Contemplating a Substantive Change in the Palestinian Position on a Political Agreement—Possible Israeli Responses 

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

·         Iraq Update - The Baghdad Division: Iraqi Shi‘a Militia Elements to Form State-Backed Force 

·         Map: Renewed Sectarian Violence and Displacement in Iraq 

·         Syria Update: The Islamic Alliance Emerges 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Economics of Pak-Afghan Relations 

·         Factors Driving Drug Abuse in India’s Punjab 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

·         Palestinian Youth: Between Patriarchy and Politics 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

·         Climate Change 2013 (Fifth Assessment Report) 

International Crisis Group

·         Armenia and Azerbaijan: A Season of Risks 

·         Justice on Trial in Guatemala: The Ríos Montt Case 

·         Yemen’s Southern Question: Avoiding a Breakdown 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Women in Conflict Mediation: Why It Matters 

Iran Watch

·         Iran's Nuclear Timetable 

·         Sanctions - The World's Efforts to Sanction Iran 

·         Statement by Dr. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at the 68th Session of the U.N. General Assembly 

·         Will President Rouhani's Actions Mirror His Words? 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, September 27, 2013, v. 13, no. 19 

o    Ideological Crackdown Reaches Strongholds of Reform

o    China-U.S. Military Ties on the Upswing

o    Li Keqiang, New Type Urbanist

o    Chinese Commercial Engagement with Guyana: The Challenges of Physical Presence and Political Change

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-57, Civil-Military Operations, 11 September 2013 

Lexington Institute

·         The Right Way To Modernize: The Army's Airborne Reconnaissance Low Planes

·         U.S. Air Dominance in a Fiscally Constrained Environment: Defining Paths to the Future 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2013 [updated September 22, 2013] 

·         Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated September 26, 2013] 

Middle East Studies (MES), Marine Corps University

·         Finding a Measured Response to Iran’s Activities 

Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

·         Prohibition of Dual Use Exports to NorthKorea: Items and Technology List [translatabale version list] 

Mother Agnes Mariam of the Cross

·         Chemical Attacks on East Ghouta:  To Justify Military Right to Protect Intervention in Syria 

National Academies Press

·         Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce?:  Criteria for Decision-Making 

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

·         Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya 

·         Understanding Lone-actor Terrorism: A Comparative Analysis with Violent Hate Crimes and Group-based Terrorism 

National Security Archive

·         "Disreputable if Not Outright Illegal": The National Security Agency versus Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, Art Buchwald, Frank Church, et al. 

·         Guatemalan Court Convicts National Police Chief 

·         Underground Facilities: Intelligence and Targeting Issues [Hiding of Military Assets by "Rogue Nations"] 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Qatar’s International Relations under Emir Tamim 

·         The Russian-U.S. Solution for Syria's Chemical Weapons: Ramifications for Israel 

·         Saudi Arabia and the Expansion of Salafism 

Oxfam International

·         New Alliance—A New Direction Needed:  Reforming the G8’s Public–Private Partnership on Agriculture and Food Security 

·         Saving Lives with Common Sense—The Case for Continued U.S. Support for the Arms Trade Treaty 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         The First 10 General Elections of Pakistan 

·         India, Pakistan, Water 

·         Public Verdict on Performance of Governance & Democracy 

Pew Internet and American Life Project

·         Who’s Not Online and Why 

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

·         Blame for Both Sides as Possible Government Shutdown Approaches 

·         Continued Support for Keystone XL Pipeline 

Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project

·         Unauthorized Immigration 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         A Competitive Two-speed Policy: The Eastern Partnership beyond 2013 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Gerhard Seibert, "São Tomé and Príncipe:The End of the Oil Dream?" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 134, September 2013) 

Project 2049 Institute

·         China's Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific: Implications for Regional Stability 

Rand

·         Developing and Assessing Options for the Global SOF Network 

·         Fixing Leaks: Assessing the Department of Defense's Approach to Preventing and Deterring Unauthorized Disclosures  

·         The Influence of Contact with Children,Contact with Healthcare Professionals, and Age on Influenza Vaccine Uptake 

·         Paths to Victory: Detailed Insurgency Case Studies 

·         Paths to Victory: Lessons from Modern Insurgencies 

·         Predictive Policing: The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations 

·         Suicide Prevention in California: Strategies from Science   

Small Arms  Survey

·         Data Sources and the Estimation of Military-owned Small Arms 

Small Wars Journal

·         Engaging Traumatized Communities in Village Stability Operations 

·         Ethnic Conflicts and the Muslim Question in Philippine Politics: Why Current Efforts at Conflict-Resolution Fail 

·         West Point’s Defense and Strategic Studies“War Council” Series 

Stimson Center

·         Strategic Agility: Strong National Defense for Today’s Global and Fiscal Realities 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Decoding Pakistan's 'Strategic Shift' in Afghanistan 

·         Europe, Afghanistan and the Transatlantic Relationship after 2014 

·         Iran's Policy on Afghanistan: The Evolution of Strategic Pragmatism 

·         The Proliferation Security Initiative: Legal Considerations and Operational Realities 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         An Assessment of the DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace

·         The Effectiveness of Drone Strikes in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Campaigns 

·         The Real "Long War": The Illicit Drug Trade and the Role of the Military 

Ubiquity Press

·         Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 2013, v. 3 

o    From Crisis to Reform: Peacekeeping Strategies for the Protection of Civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

o    Funds for Peace? Examining the Transformative Potential of Social Funds 

o    “We Have No Influence”: International Discourse and the Instrumentalisation of Transitional Justice in Burundi 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Bahrain's Next Ambassador in Washington 

·         Nuclear Talks with Iran: Diplomacy and Diminishing Time 

·         Weathering Morocco's Syria Returnees 

·         Who Is Hassan Rouhani? 

White House

·         Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly