Friday's Miscellany 09-20-2013

ACLU

·         Unleashed and Unaccountable: The FBI's Unchecked Abuse of Authority 

Asian Centre for Human Rights

·         India's Unfinished Agenda for Inclusion: A Study on Denial of Reservation to the Tribals in the Government Services and Posts

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Army Adaptation from 1898 to the Present: How Army Leaders Balanced Strategic and Institutional Imperatives to Best Serve the Nation 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Explaining the Slight Uptick in Violence in Tijuana 

Brookings

·         Amerisclerosis? The Puzzle of Rising U.S.Unemployment Persistence 

·         Boom, Bust, Recovery Forensics of the Latvia Crisis 

·         Cybersecurity and Trade: National Policies,Global and Local Consequences 

·         The Decline of the U.S. Labor Share 

·         Mobile Learning: Transforming Education,Engaging Students, and Improving Outcomes 

·         National Instruments on Internal Displacement: A Guide to their Development 

·         Smartphones for the Unbanked: How Mobile Money Will Drive Digital Inclusion in Developing Countries 

·         South Korea's Fateful Decision on the Trans-Pacific Partnership 

·         Syrian Crisis: Massive Displacement, Dire Needs and a Shortage of Solutions 

·         Unseasonal Seasonals? 

·         Who Is Protecting Civilians in Syria? 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

·         State Transportation Statistics 2012 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Japan Approaches Takeoff: Civil Aviation as the Third Arrow of “Abenomics” 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Biometric Exit Tracking: A Feasible and Cost-effective Solution for Foreign Visitors Traveling by Air and Sea 

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

·         CIP Report, September 2013, v. 12, no. 3  

o    Aging Infrastructure

Center for International Peace Operations

·         International and German Personnel in Peace Operations 2013-14 

·         Peace Operations Map 2013/2014 

·         Rule of Law Assistance in UN Peace Operations– Next Steps 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Deflating Russia’s Gas Pressure 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan: Remembering the War We are Still Fighting 

·         Offensive Cyber Capabilities at the Operational Level 

·         PacNet #72 - Comparative Connections Summaries 

·         The UN Chemical Weapons Report: One Third of the Story that Needs to Be Told 

·         A U.S.-Indonesia Partnership for 2020 

·         What Does President Rousseff’s Postponement Mean for the United States? 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Have the Germans Lost Their Trust in Europe? 

·         Putin’s Grand Design to Destroy the EU’s Eastern Partnership and Replace It with a Disastrous Neighbourhood Policy of His Own 

·         Saving for Retirement and Investing for Growth 

·         Social Benefits and Migration: A Contested Relationship and Policy Challenge in the EU 

·         The Sovereign Debt Crisis: Placing a Curb on Growth (updated edition) 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Division and Indecision over Syria 

·         The Future of Europe's Economy: Disaster or Deliverance? 

Chatham House

·         Ending Global Deforestation: Policy Options for Consumer Countries 

·         Nigeria's Criminal Crude: International Options to Combat the Export of Stolen Oil 

·         Yemen: Corruption, Capital Flight and Global Drivers of Conflict 

College of Europe

·         The Economics of State Aid for the Rescue and Restructuring of Firms in Difficulty: Theoretical Considerations, Empirical Analysis and Proposals for Reform 

·         European Integration and Europeanisation:Benefits and Disadvantages for Business 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Defense Department’s posture for September11, 2013: What are the Lessons of Benghazi? 

·         Planning for Sequestration in Fiscal Year2014 and Perspectives of the Military Services on the Strategic Choices and Management Review  

·         The U.S. Presence in Afghanistan Post-2014:Views of Outside Experts 

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         The Obama Administration’s Climate Change Policies and Activities 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Benghazi: Where is the State Department Accountability? 

·         Examining the Syrian Refugee Crisis 

·         H. Res. 284, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to promoting energy security of European allies through opening up the Southern Gas Corridor 

·         An Unclear Roadmap: Burma’s Fragile Political Reforms and Growing Ethnic Strife 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Assessing the Nation’s State of Preparedness:A Federal, State, and Local Perspective 

·         DHS Acquisition Practices: Improving Outcomes for Taxpayers Using Defense and Private Sector Lessons Learned 

·         Understanding the Threat to the Homeland from AQAP 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of the Administration’s Use of FISA Authorities 

Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee

·         Benghazi Attacks: Investigative Update Interim Report on the Accountability Review Board 

·         Reviews of the Benghazi Attack and Unanswered Questions 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         Dysfunction in Management of Weather and Climate Satellites 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook 

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

·         Legislating Fear: Islamophobia and its Impact in  the United States 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2013-131  Army Requirement To Acquire Individual Carbine Not Justified 

·         DODIG-2013-132 Appropriate Contracting Processes Used to Satisfy Validated Marine Corps Logistics Prepositioning Requirements 

·         DODIG-2013-134  Navy Commercial Access Control System Did Not Effectively Mitigate Access Control Risks 

·         DODIG-2013-135  The Department of Defense and Veteran Affairs Health Care Joint Venture at Tripler Army Medical Center Needs More Management Oversight 

·         DODIG-2013-136  Assessment of the Office of Security Cooperation–Iraq Mission Capabilities  

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-13-114 - CBP Use of Force Training and Actions To Address Use of Force Incidents 

·         OIG-13-117 - FEMA's Initial Response in New Jersey to Hurricane Sandy 

Department of State

·         Current U.S. Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan 

·         Examining the Syrian Refugee Crisis 

·         Hearing on Benghazi: Where is the State Department Accountability? 

·         "To Walk the Earth in Safety": 20Years of U.S. Humanitarian Demining and Conventional Weapons Destruction 

East-West Center

·         US Investors Support the ASEAN Economic Community But Question the 2015 Deadline 

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

·         Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a HAZMAT/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incident: Volume I and II 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Yemen Country Analysis Brief - September 2013 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Cyber World: Site under Construction 

·         A Solidarity Package for the Eastern Partners 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         The German Election: What Europe Expects -and What Germany Will Not Do 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Advancing a Multi-level System of European Commercial Diplomacy: Is There a Role for the EU? 

·         Albania and the European Union – No Time to Depart from the ‘Carrot and Stick’ Approach 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Soft Power, Hard Results in North Africa 

German Development Institute

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

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Power of Ideas: Why Germany is so Different and What it Means for the World 

·         Transatlantic Trends 2013 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Climate Change: State Should Further Improve Its Reporting on Financial Support to Developing Countries to Meet Future Requirements and Guidelines. GAO-13-829 

·         Compacts of Free Association: Micronesia and the Marshall Islands Continue to Face Challenges Measuring Progress and Ensuring Accountability. GAO-13-675 

·         DHS Recruiting and Hiring: DHS Is Generally Filling Mission-Critical Positions, but Could Better Track Costs of Coordinated Recruiting Efforts. GAO-13-742   

·         Environmental Satellites: Focused Attention Needed to Improve Mitigation Strategies for Satellite Coverage Gaps. GAO-13-865T [testimony]  

·         Federal Data Transparency: Opportunities Remain to Incorporate Recovery Act Lessons Learned. GAO-13-871T [testimony] 

·         Geostationary Weather Satellites: Progress Made, but Weaknesses in Scheduling, Contingency Planning, and Communicating with Users Need to Be Addressed. GAO-13-597 

·         Global Food Security: USAID Is Improving Coordination but Needs to Require Systematic Assessments of Country-Level Risks. GAO-13-809 

·         Global Food Security: USAID Is Improving Coordination but Needs to Require Systematic Assessments of Country-Level Risks (GAO-13-815SP, September 2013), an E-supplement to GAO-13-809. GAO-13-815SP, September 17. 

·         Homeland Security: Observations on DHS's Oversight of Major Acquisitions and Efforts to Match Resources to Needs. GAO-13-846T [testimony] 

·         ICBM Modernization: Approaches to Basing Options and Interoperable Warhead Designs Need Better Planning and Synchronization. GAO-13-831 

·         National Flood Insurance Program: Continued Attention Needed to Address Challenges. GAO-13-858T [testimony]   

·         Polar Weather Satellites: NOAA Identified Ways to Mitigate Data Gaps, but Contingency Plans and Schedules Require Further Attention. GAO-13-676 

·         Positive Train Control: Additional Authorities Could Benefit Implementation. GAO-13-720 

Heritage Foundation

·         Debt Limit: Options and the Way Forward 

·         Framework for Removing Syrian Chemical Weapons: Reasons for Skepticism 

·         The Fourth Amendment and New Technologies 

·         Sri Lanka: Northern Provincial Council Election Could Be Step Toward Reconciliation 

·         Thirty Years of Voting in the U.N. General Assembly: The U.S. Is Nearly Always in the Minority 

·         What Happens During a Government “Shutdown”? 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Political Mobilization in Tibet 

Human Rights Watch

·         I Can Still Smell the Dead: The Forgotten Human Rights Crisis in the Central African Republic 

·         A Life-Threatening Career: Attacks on Journalists under Yemen’s New Government 

·         The Risk of Returning Home: Violence and Threats against Displaced People Reclaiming Land in Colombia 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Coastal Security: The Indian Experience 

·         Defence Technology Indigenisation: Need to Go Beyond Lip Service 

·         India's Approach to Asia Pacific 

·         The Islamist Challenge in West Asia:Doctrinal and Political Competitions After the Arab Spring  

Institute for Science and International Security  (ISIS)

·         An Appeal to Iran 

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

·         Syria War Updates - Air Strikes, Clashes, and Indirect Fire from September 9, 2013 

International Crisis Group

·         Niger: Another Weak Link in the Sahel?

·         Parliament's Role in Pakistan's Democratic Transition 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Distributional Consequences of Fiscal Consolidation and the Role of Fiscal Policy: What Do the Data Say? 

·         Is Labor Market Mismatch a Big Deal in Japan? 

·         The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in the Tropics: A Narrative Approach 

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

·         World Migration Report 2013: Migrant Well-being and Development 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Cooperation from Crisis? Regional Responses to Humanitarian Emergencies 

·         The Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures on Humanitarian Action [video and study] 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, September 19, 2013, v. 11, no. 18 

o    Syrian Jihadists React to the Threat of U.S. Military Intervention

o    Kata’ib al-Farouq al-Islamiya: A Key Armed Opposition Group in the Battle to Cut Assad Off from Damascus

o    Security Forces Sidelined as Salafists Battle Houthi Shiites in Yemen

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         Hybrid Warfare

Lexington Institute

·         U.S. Air Dominance: Global Precision Strike 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Demography and Migration: An Outlook for the 21st Century 

Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)

·         Not Qualified: Exposing the Deception behind America's Top 25 Pseudo Experts on Islam 

National Academies Press

·         A Ready and Resilient Workforce for the Department of Homeland Security:  Protecting America's Front Line 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         Comparative Study of U.S. Military Advisory Group Activities in Establishing the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the ROK Armed Forces 

NATO Defense College

·         NATO's 2014 Summit Agenda 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Integration of Natural Resource Markets as a Means to Peacebuilding in Latin America 

·         MINUSMA: First Steps, Achievements and Challenges 

·         New Markets and Partners for Saudi Oil Exports 

Oxford Research Group

·         Remote Control War: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles in China, India, Israel, Iran, Russia and Turkey 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Implementation Status on Recommendations from the Pakistan-Afghanistan Parliamentarians 

·         Pace and Progress of Pakistan-Afghanistan Official Dialogue, December 2012 - September 2013 

·         Pakistan and Afghanistan - Then What Need to Do? 

·         Whither Pak-Afghan Defence Cooperation 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Economic Reforms in the Euro Area: Fiscal and Macro-Structural Challenges 

·         Lehman Died, Bagehot Lives: Why Did the Fed and Treasury Let a Major Wall Street Bank Fail? 

·         Ukraine's Choice: European Association Agreement or Eurasian Union? 

·         What Have We Learned from 100 Years of Federal Reserve History 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Cell Phone Activities 2013 

Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism

·         How Al Jazeera America Tackled the Crisis Over Syria 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         UN Retains Strong Global Image 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Sean Goforth, "In Defense of Benign Neglect" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 133, September 2013) 

Rand

·         Analyses of the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce: Update to Methods and Results through FY 2011   

·         China's Foreign Aid and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities: Scale, Content, Destinations, and Implications   

·         A Cost Analysis of the U.S. Air Force Overseas Posture: Informing Strategic Choices   

·         The Drugs Don't Work: A Global Threat   

·         Enhancing Civilian Agency Participation in Stability Operations  

·         Fiscal Performance and U.S. International Influence   

·         Workforce Planning in the Intelligence Community: A Retrospective  

·         Preparing for the Possibility of a North Korean Collapse   

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Big Data for Defence and Security 

Small Wars Journal

·         How to Improve U.S. National Security Strategies 

·         Strategic Speed 

·         Two Stories, Same Theme 

Statoil

·         The In Amenas Attack: Report of the Investigation into the Terrorist Attack on In Amenas. Prepared for Statoil ASA's Board of Directors 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

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

Ubiquity Press

·         Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 2013, v. 2 

o    By Design or by Default: Capacity Development in Fragile States and the Limits of Program Planning 

o    Navigating Crisis and Chronicity in the Everyday: Former Child Soldiers in Urban Sierra Leone 

o    The Two Faces of Security in Hybrid Political Orders: A Framework for Analysis and Research 

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

United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic

·         Report on the Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ghouta Area of Damascus on 21 August 2013 

US Fire Administration

·         Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department Operational Considerations and Guide for Active Shooter and Mass Casualty Incidents 

Washington Institute for Near Easy Studies

·         Beyond Words: Causes, Consequences, and Cures for Palestinian Authority Hate Speech 

·         Framework Agreement on Syria: The Least-Bad Result 

·         The Future of Egypt's Electoral System 

·         Oslo Still Relevant at Twenty  

White House

·         FACT SHEET: U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue 

·         Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue