Friday's Miscellany 09-13-2013

38 North

·         North Korea Restarting Its 5 MW Reactor 

AEI Critical Threats

·         The al Qaeda Network: A New Framework for Defining the Enemy 

·         What to Do About Syria: Vital U.S. Interests are at Stake 

Air Force STSC

·         CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, September/October 2013, v. 26, no.5 

o    What Does the Future Hold for Cloud Computing?

o    The Art of Cyber Bank Robbery: Stealing Your Money Through Insidious Attacks

o    Digital Forensics in the Cloud

o    User-Centric Identity Management: A Future Vision for IdM

o    Building a Resilient Service-Oriented Architecture Environment

o    Applying Software Assurance Concepts to the Cloud

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Egypt: Analysis of an Arab Military Coup in the Twenty-First Century 

·         Porous Borders and Boko Haram’s Arms Smuggling Operations in Nigeria 

·         A Possible U.S. Strike on Syria: Causes and Consequences 

American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)

·         The Heart of the Matter: The Humanities and Social Sciences for a Vibrant, Competitive, and Secure Nation 

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         Energy and Security Risks—A Transatlantic Comparison 

American Legion

·         The War Within—Treatment of Treatment of Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:  Findings and Recommendations 

Arab Reform Initiative

·         Empowering the Democratic Resistance in Syria 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         Conflict Trends (No.18): Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence, September2013 

Army War College

·         Parameters, Summer 2013, v. 43, no. 2 

o    The Female Soldier

o    What Women Bring to the Fight

o    Gender Perspectives and Fighting

o    British National Strategy: Who Does It?

o    Looking Back: Understanding Abu Ghraib

o    The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: An Assessment

o    The Iranian Nuclear Debate: More Myths Than Facts

o    Revolt and Resilience in the Arab Kingdoms

o    Review Essay: After the Arab Spring

Asian Development Bank

·         Managing Regional Public Goods for Health:Community-Based Dengue Vector Control 

Aspen Institute

·         Task Force Report on Streamlining and Consolidating Congressional Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Atlantic Council

·         Big Data Is Changing Your World... More Than You Know 

·         United States, Russia, and Europe—Trilateral Security Dialogue in the Absence of Strategic Partnership 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Foreign Policy Implications of the New Emir’s Succession in Qatar 

·         The U.S.–Russia Space Experience: A Special and Unique Partnership 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         France and the Syrian Civil War—From Diplomacy to Military Intervention? 

·         Twenty Years to Oslo 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Harvard–Belfer on Syria 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Debt Limit Analysis 

·         Jihadist Terrorism: A Threat Assessment 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         “Defending the Future”—A Rational Approach to Britain's Future Nuclear Arsenal 

Brookings

·         A Coup too Far: The Case for Reordering U.S.Priorities in Egypt 

·         Investment in Global Education: A Strategic Imperative For Business 

·         Iran Surprises Itself and the World: A New President May Take His Country in a New Direction

·         Lessons for Macroprudential Policy from America’s History 

·         This Too Shall Pass: Reflections on the Repositioning of Political Parties 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Canadian Primer to the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg,Russia 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Individual Freedoms in Turkey  

·         Merkel’s Unfinished Business—Why Germany Needs to Act Strategically 

CATO Institute

·         Terrorism Risk Insurance Act—Time to End the Corporate Welfare 

Center for a New American Security

·         Pushback—Countering the Iran Action Network  

Center for American Progress

·         Iran’s Deeds Will Matter More Than Its Words 

·         Preparing for the Upcoming Afghan Political Transition 

·         States of Denial: States with the Most Federal Disaster Aid Sent Climate-Science Deniers to Congress 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Immigration Enforcement and Community Policing 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         China’s Nuclear Arms Build-Up: Background and Consequences

·         France’s New Strategy: The 2013 White Paper  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Comparative Connections v.15 n.2 

o    Regional Overview: Rebalance Continues Despite Distractions

o    US-Japan Relations: Abe Settles In

o    US-China Relations: Sizing Each Other Up at Sunnylands

o    US-Korea Relations: A Good Start

o    US-Southeast Asia Relations: Philippines - an Exemplar of US Rebalance

o    China-Southeast Asia Relations: China's Toughness on the South China Sea - Year II

o    China-Taiwan Relations: Bump along the Road

o    North Korea-South Korea Relations: Second Chance for Trustpolitik

o    China-Korea Relations: How Does China Solve a Problem Like North Korea?

o    Japan-China Relations: Going Nowhere Slowly 
o    Japan-Korea Relations: No Signs of Improvement over the Summer

o    China-Russia Relations: Summer Heat and Sino-Russian Strategizing

o    Australia-East Asia/US Relations: Election plus Marines, Joint Facilities and the Asian Century

·         Making the Real Case for U.S. Action in Syria: The Issues the President and Administration Must Still Address 

·         PacNet #71 - The "Power Transition": A Spot Check 

·         PacNet #70 - Australia under Abbott: What It Means for the Region 

·         Syrian Chemical Weapons Disposal: Between Distrust and Playing Chicken 

·         Toward a New Paradigm of Sustainable Development 

·         Violence in Iraq—The Growing Risk of Serious Civil Conflict

·         Water and Sanitation in the Time of Cholera: Sustaining Progress on Water, Sanitation, and Health in Haiti 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Banking Union in Sight Five Years On 

·         Current Challenges Regarding the International Refugee Law, with Focus on EU Policies and EU Co-operation with UNHCR 

·         The ‘Lisbonisation’ of the European Parliament: Assessing Progress, Shortcomings and Challenges for Democratic Accountability in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

·         Macedonia - A Country in Crisis 

Chatham House

·         Swaziland: Southern Africa’s Forgotten Crisis 

Congress. House Armed Services Committee

·         Proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria

·         Undersea Warfare Capabilities and Challenges 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Challenges to Democracy in the Western Hemisphere

·         India's Missing Girls 

·         The Troubling Path Ahead for U.S.-Zimbabwe Relations 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Boko Haram: Growing Threat to the U.S.Homeland 

·         Crisis in Syria: Implications for Homeland Security 

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

·         The Threat to Americans’ Personal Information: A Look into the Security and Reliability of the Health Exchange Data Hub 

Congress. House. Oversight & Governmental Reform Committee

·         Preventing Violations of Federal Transparency Laws 

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         FEMA Reauthorization: Ensuring the Nation is Prepared 

·         FEMA Reauthorization: Recovering Quicker and Smarter 

·         Maritime Transportation Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs and the Environment, Part 1 

·         Moving NextGen Forward: Leveraging the Assets of the FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         The Department of Homeland security at 10 Years: Examining Challenges and Achievements and Addressing Emerging Threats 

·         Extreme Weather in Alaska: State and Federal Response to Imminent Disasters in Arctic 

Congress. Senate. Tom Coburn

·         Ten Years Later—Ten Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         CBO's Estimate of Discretionary Budget Authority for Fiscal Year 2013, Showing Amounts for Defense and Nondefense Programs 

·         The Federal Budget: The Deficit is Down But the Fundamental Challenge Remains 

·         S.J. Res. 21, a joint resolution for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons - Cost Estimate

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Sarin 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Directive 5030.19, DoD Responsibilities on Federal Aviation, September 13, 2013 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-13-110 - DHS Needs To Strengthen Information Technology Continuity and Contingency Planning Capabilities 

·         OIG 13-111 - Research and Development Efforts to Secure Rail Transit Systems 

·         OIG-13-113 DHS Needs to Manage Its Radio Communication Program Better 

·         OIG 13-115 - DHS Uses Social Media To Enhance Information Sharing and Mission Operations, But Additional Oversight and Guidance Are Needed 

Department of State

·         Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons 

·         Proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria 

·         Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov 

·         Syria: Weighing the U.S. Response 

·         U.S. Priorities at the 68th UN General Assembly 

Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)

·         Health Effects from the Collapse of the World Trade Center 

East-West Center

·         Australia’s Foreign and Defense Policies after the September 2013 Election: Howard 2.0? 

·         The Japan-US Alliance Is in Danger of Drifting Apart 

·         A New Regional Pacific Voice? An Observer's Perspective On The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF), Inaugural Summit,Denarau, Fiji, 5-7 August 2013 

Elliott School of International Affairs

·         Balancing Acts: The U.S. Rebalance and Asia-Pacific Stability 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Azerbaijan Country Analysis Brief - September 2013 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         The Added Value of CSDP Operations 

·         Drones for Europe 

·         Partnering in Crisis Management: Ten Years of EU-UN Cooperation 

·         Setting the Stage for the Defence Summit

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Developing the Social Dimension of a Deep and Genuine Economic and Monetary Union 

·         The European Parliament Elections 2014 -Watershed or, Again, Washed Out? 

Feinstein International Center

·         How do Different Indicators of Household Food Security Compare? Empirical Evidence from Tigray 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Beware Syrians Bearing Gifts 

·         The Imperative for an American Strategy for Southeast Asia 

FRIDE

·         Building a Sustainable EU-India Partnership 

German Development Institute

·         EU Joint Programming: Lessons from South Sudan for EU Aid Coordination 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Productive Power and Policy Change in Global Finance: An Analysis of China’s Financial Policy Framing in the Bretton Woods Institutions [working paper no. 233] 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Egypt’s Business Elite after Mubarak 

·         Europe without Britain 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Cargo Tank Trucks: Improved Incident Data and Regulatory Analysis Would Better Inform Decisions about Safety Risks. GAO-13-721 

·         Defense Headquarters: DOD Needs to Reassess Options for Permanent Location of U.S. Africa Command. GAO-13-646 

·         Defense Management: DOD Should Enhance Oversight of Equipment-Related Corrosion Projects. GAO-13-661 

·         Federal Data Transparency: Opportunities Remain to Incorporate Lessons Learned as Availability of Spending Data Increases. GAO-13-758 

·         Freedom of Information Act: Office of Government Information Services Has Begun Implementing Its Responsibilities, but Further Actions Are Needed. GAO-13-650 

·         Global Positioning System: A Comprehensive Assessment of Potential Options and Related Costs is Needed. GAO-13-729 

·         Homeland Defense: Action Needed to Improve Cost Reporting for DOD's Aerospace Control Alert Mission. GAO-13-785  

·         Information Technology: Key Federal Agencies Need to Address Potentially Duplicative Investments. GAO-13-718 

·         Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: Observations on NNSA's Options for Meeting Its Plutonium Research Needs. GAO-13-533 

·         Space: Defense and Civilian Agencies Request Significant Funding for Launch-Related Activities. GAO-13-802R 

Heritage Foundation

·         After the Hearings: Syrian Intervention Still a Bad Idea 

·         How Economic Freedom Promotes Better Health Care, Education, and Environmental Quality 

·         How Washington Should Manage U.S.–Russia–China Relations 

·         Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy and the Financial Crisis: Lessons Learned 

·         Myth of American Isolationism: Commerce, Diplomacy, and Military Affairs in the Early Republic 

·         Striking a Blow for Common Sense on Criminal Background Checks  

·         Syria: Heritage Foundation Recommendations 

·         Syria Policy Should Be Driven by U.S.Interests, Not the U.N. 

·         Two Constitutional Wrongs Don’t Make a Right:Why Conservatives Should Just Say “No” to Nullification 

Hoover Institution

·         Strategika. 2013, no. 6 

o    Arab Spring and American Winter

o    In the Arab World, U.S. Leadership Still in Hibernation

o    Will the Arab Spring offer any improvement, either domestically or internationally, over what it has replaced?

Households in Conflict Network

·         Political Mobilization in Tibet 

Hudson Institute

·         Survey of Leading Economics Bloggers 

Human Rights Watch

·         Attacks on Ghouta: Analysis of Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria  

·         Barriers Everywhere: Lack of Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Russia  

·         “No One’s Left”: Summary Executions by Syrian Forces in al-Bayda and Baniyas 

·         “They Are Killing Us”: Abuses Against Civilians in South Sudan’s Pibor County 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         India's Internal Security Situation: Present Realities and Future Pathways 

Institute for National Security Studies

·         Backdoor Plots—The Darknet as a Field for Terrorism 

·         Military Intervention in Syria—Is It Legal? 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Misleading Statement by Salehi on 20 Percent Low Enriched Uranium Conversion 

·         Steam Venting from Building Adjacent to 5MWeReactor: Likely Related to Reactor Restart 

·         Syria’s Past, Secret Nuclear Program Poses Proliferation Risks 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 50, September 2013

Institute for the Study of War

·         Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurgent 

·         Syria War Updates -  Clashes, Air Strikes, and Indirect Fire from September 2-6, 2013

·         Syria War Updates -  Clashes and Air Strikes for September 8th,2013 

·         Syria War Updates -  Clashes and Air Strike on September 7, 2013 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Karzai’s Diplomacy of Hopes and Wishes 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Turkey, Europe and the Syrian Crisis: What Went Wrong? 

·         US Adjustments to Global Power Shifts and Diffusion: An Analysis of Selected Security Issues 

International Assessment and Strategy Center

·         China's Advanced Helicopter Concepts  

International Crisis Group

·         Burkina Faso: With or Without Compaoré, Times of Uncertainty 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Inflation and Output Comovement in the EuroArea: Love at Second Sight? 

·         Procyclical Behavior of Institutional Investors During the Recent Financial Crisis: Causes, Impacts, and Challenges 

·         Shock from Graying: Is the Demographic Shift Weakening Monetary Policy Effectiveness 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Cooperation from Crisis? Regional Responses to Humanitarian Emergencies 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, September 12, 2013, v. 13, no. 18  

o    Legal Reform in China: An Empty Ritual

o    China’s Energy Development in the East China Sea

o    Russo-China Naval Exercises: Dragging Moscow into China’s Territorial Disputes?

o    Charting Course for 2014 Elections, Taiwanese Opposition Debates China Policy

Lawfare Blog

·         Lawfare Research Papers 

·        Understanding the NSA Programs: Bulk Acquisition of Telephone Metadata Under Section 215 and Foreign-Targeted Collection Under Section 702, Vol. 1, No. 3, September 1, 2013. 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Judicious Ambition—International Policy Priorities for the New Australian Government 

National Academies Press

·         Launching a National Conversation on Disaster Resilience in America:  Workshop Summary 

·         Technologies to Enable Autonomous Detection for BioWatch:  Ensuring Timely and Accurate Information for Public Health Officials : Workshop Summary

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         Looking East: India's Growing Role in Asian Security 

National Security Archive

·         Kissinger and Chile: The Declassified Record 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update September 10, 2013] 

NATO Defense College

·         Safe Seas at What Price? The Costs, Benefits and Future of NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The 1993 Oslo Accords Revisited 

·         Between the River and the Sea: Oslo at 20 

·         Foreign Policy Implications of the New Emir’s Succession in Qatar 

·         The Principles of Mediation and the Role of Third Parties in Peace Processes 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

·         DNI Clapper Declassifies Intelligence Community Documents Regarding Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) 

Oxfam International

·         Keeping the Lifeline Open—UK Remittances and Markets in Somalia 

·         Women and the Afghan Police—Why a Law Enforcement Agency That Respects and Protects Females is Crucial for Progress 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Role of Apprenticeships in Combating Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Location-Based Services [location tagging - social media] 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Five Years after Market Crash, U.S. Economy Seen as ‘No More Secure’ 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Muslim Publics Share Concerns about Extremist Groups 

·         Tunisians Disaffected with Leaders as Conditions Worsen

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Al Qaeda at 25: “No Point in Fighting Them Since They Themselves are Fighting Each Other? 

Project 2049 Institute

·         Obama’s Second Term in the Asia-Pacific Region—Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future  

Quilliam Foundation

·         A New Index to Assess the Effectiveness of Al Qaeda 

Rand

·         Emerging Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms in Sub-Saharan Africa   

·         Improving Flood Risk Estimates and Mitigation Policies in Coastal Louisiana under Deep Uncertainty   

·         North Africa’s Menace: AQIM's Evolution and the U.S. Policy Response   

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Leveraging UK Carrier Capability—A Study into the Preparation for and Use of the Queen Elizabeth-Class Carriers  

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Regional Cyber Security—Moving Towards a Resilient ASEAN Cyber Security Regime  

Small Arms Survey

·         Efficacy of Small Arms Control Measures and National Reporting: Learning from Africa 

Small Wars Journal

·         Examining Perceptions of the Future ofEgyptian Government 

·         Militarización: La Contrucción de laSeguridad Pública en América Latina. Afganistán como su Referencia 

·         Putin is Afraid of American Exceptionalism: Still reeling from the Defeat of Global Communism in the War of Ideas 

·         Securing the Security Force Assistance Advisors in Afghanistan 

·         Somalia 20 Years Later – Lessons Learned,Re-learned and Forgotten 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         September 2013: Quarterly Report To Congress 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Disarming Syria: An Opportunity for Russian Leadership 

Transnational Institute

·         Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Social Conflict in Africa 

·         The Politics of the Emerging Agro-industrial Complex in Asia’s ‘Final Frontier’ 

UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria

·         Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic 

UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Afghanistan Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production 2012 

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Naval Modernization and Implications for the United States  

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Changing Financial Flows During Afghanistan’s Transition 

·         Common Strategies for Women in Transition Countries 

·         Documentation and Transitional Justice in Afghanistan 

·         Domestic Barriers to Dismantling the Militant Infrastructure in Pakistan 

U.S.-Korea Institute

·         Teddy Roosevelt and the Taft-Katsura Agreement 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Al-Qaeda in Syria: A Closer Look at ISIS (Part I) 

·         Al-Qaeda in Syria: A Closer Look at ISIS (Part II) 

·         Could Hezbollah Retaliate for Syria Strikes? 

·         How to Make the Best Out of Russia's Flawed Plan for Syria 

·         Jihad 2020: Assessing Al-Qaida's 20-Year Plan 

·         Keeping Military Pressure on Syria 

·         The Military Option and Disarmament Diplomacy with Syria 

·         Morocco's Governing Islamists Remain Vulnerable 

·         Natural Gas Export Options for Israel and Cyprus 

·         Post-Qadhafi Libya at Risk 

·         The Syria Crisis: A Washington Institute Guide 

·         Syria's Military Opposition: How Effective,United, or Extremist? 

White House

·         Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria [updated with videos] 

·         Remarks by the President at the September11th Observance at the Pentagon Memorial 

·         Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice [Syria] 

·         Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Syria 

·         WEEKLY ADDRESS: Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

·         Harvesting Peace: Food Security, Conflict,and Cooperation