Friday's Miscellany 10-04-2013

38 North

·         More Evidence that North Korea has Restarted Its 5 MWe Reactor 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         No Longer a Zero-Sum Game Between Tehran and Washington 

Alliance For Peacebuilding

·         Building Peace, September2013 

o    Playing Fair: Using Sports to Avoid Conflict in Nigeria

o    Letting the Other In: Conflict Prevention in Myanmar

o    Bringing Up the Child: Local Conflict Prevention Mechanisms

o    The World As It Is and the World As It Should Be: Interview with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General

o    Separate Tracks, Common Goals: Preventing Genocide and Conflict

o    A Living Reality? The Responsibility to Protect and the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities

o    Beyond the Last Resort: The US Military and Conflict Prevention

o    Early Warning, Early Response: Lessons from Sri Lanka

o    The Business of Preventing Armed Conflict

o    Overcoming Obstacles to Peace

o    The Atrocities Prevention Board: An Experiment in Genocide Prevention Systems

o    Reminders of the Promise: Civil Society and the Responsibility to Protect

American Enterprise Institute

·         Honduras Under Siege  

American Security Project

·         FACT SHEET—Bangladesh 

Amnesty International

·         Gezi Park Protests—Brutal Denial of the Right to Peaceful Assembly in Turkey 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, September 2013, v. 20, no. 9 

o    Depression and suicidality during the postpartum period after first time deliveries, active component service women and dependent spouses, U.S. Armed Forces, 2007-2012

o    Female infertility, active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012

o    Brief report: polycystic ovary syndrome, active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012

o    Pelvic inflammatory disease among female recruit trainees, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2002-2012

o    Surveillance snapshot: myomectomies and hysterectomies performed for uterine fibroids at military health facilities, active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012

o    Menorrhagia, active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998-2012

o    Incident diagnoses of breast cancer, active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012

o    Surveillance snapshot: births, active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces 2001-2012

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Addition Through Subtraction—Empowering the Soldier by Lightening the Load  

·         Crisis in Military Housing—Basic Allowance for Housing Under Attack  

·         U.S. Army South—Fostering Peace and Security in South America, Central America and the Caribbean  

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Forty Years to the Yom Kippur War 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Steps to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism 

·         Transcending Mutual Deterrence in the U.S.-Russian Relationship 

Brookings

·         China’s Rebalancing—Lessons from East Asian Economic History  

·         Despite Its Siren Song, High-Value Targeting Doesn’t Fit All: Matching Interdiction Patterns to Specific Narcoterrorism and Organized-Crime Contexts 

·         Fiscal Myopia  

·         On the Performance of the U.S. Transportation System: Caution Ahead 

·         Revisiting Sovereign Bankruptcy  

·         Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: The Political Dimension 

·         Taiwan's Economic Opportunities and Challenges and the Importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership 

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

·         The Security Dimensions of an Influential China 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Russia and the Arab Spring  

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         NATO Matters: Ensuring the Value of the Alliance for the United States 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Remittances Abet Mexican Officials’ Irresponsible Behavior 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         North Korean Leadership Dynamics and Decision-making under Kim Jong-un 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Civil-Military Challenge to National Security Spending 

·         PacNet #73 - The New Chairman of the JCS and South Korea’s Evolving Military Strategy 

·         Thinking Youth Issue #2 

·         Thoughts from the Chairman: A New Type of Major Power Relations on North Korea 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         How Much Did China’s WTO Accession Increase Economic Growth in Resource-Rich Countries? 

·         The Legacy of Austerity in the Eurozone 

·         Towards ‘EuroNest 2.0’: What Should the Next European Parliament Learn from Its Predecessor? 

·         Vanishing Lines in the Sand – Why a New Map of the Middle East is Necessary 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Eurozone Recovery: The World is not Enough 

·         Is Immigration a Reason for Britain to Leave the EU? 

·         What Would a Brexit Mean for EU Competition Policy?

Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies

·         Shifting Sands of the Malaysian Political Landscape and the Impact on Security Sector Governance (SSG) 

Chatham House

·         Economies in Transition: Strategic Planning in a Changing Middle East 

·         Tackling Antibiotic Resistance for Greater Global Health Security 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The European External Action Service and Public Diplomacy 

College of Europe

·         Pure Business, Law Enforcement or Sheer Politics? The EU’s WTO Complaints against Chinese Export Restrictions on Raw Materials  

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat? 

·         Haiti: Is U.S. Aid Effective? 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Reversing Iran’s Nuclear Program 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Continued Oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Testimony on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Foreign Investment and U.S. National Security 

·         A Global Venture to Counter Violent Extremism 

·         The Northern Ireland Peace Process 

Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO)

·         Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Program Plan 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Hagel Cover Memo POMA Final 

·         Memorandum Pay Our Military Act Guidance Final 

·         Joint Communiqué The 45th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting 

·         Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee Toward a More Robust Alliance and Greater Shared Responsibilities 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2013-140  Quality Assurance Assessment of the F-35 Lightning II Program 

·         FY 2014 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         U.S. Department of Homeland Security:Procedures Relating to a Federal Funding Hiatus 

Department of State

·         Reversing Iran's Nuclear Program 

·         Trends in the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Brazil Country Analysis Brief - October 2013 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Palestinians as ‘Strategic’ Refugees 

·         Sykes-Picot and Syria 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The Bank Credit Crisis and Its Impact on Growth 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Curse of Russian “Exceptionalism”    

·         Mexican President Peña Nieto's "Time of Troubles"  

Foundation for the Defense of Democracies [et. al.]

·         Iran’s Golden Loophole 

FRIDE

·         Can the EU Help Foster Democracy in Russia? 

·         Western Sahara: Beyond Complacency 

German Development Institute

·         Post 2015: Special Event on Post-2015 – Stuck in the Process? 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Claims to Legitimacy Matter: Why Sanctions Fail to Instigate Democratization in Authoritarian Regimes 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Erdoğan’s Longest Year 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Budget Issues: Key Questions to Consider When Evaluating Balances in Federal Accounts. GAO-13-798 

·         Defense Health Care: Evaluation of TRICARE Pharmacy Services Contract Structure Is Warranted. GAO-13-808 

·         Nuclear Terrorism Response Plans: Major Cities Could Benefit from Federal Guidance on Responding to Nuclear and Radiological Attacks. GAO-13-736 

Heritage Foundation

·         Government Shutdown and the Future of Transportation Funding 

·         Kenya Attack: Vigilance Required to Combatal-Shabaab’s Resurgence 

·         U.S. Counternarcotics Policy—Essential to Fighting Terrorism in Afghanistan  

·         U.S.–Japan Security Agreement Enhances Allied Goals 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Effect of Conflict on Dietary Energy Supply:Evidence from Cote d’Ivoire

Hudson Institute

·         Strategic National Stockpile—Vital to Maintain, Critical to Improve  

Human Rights Watch

·         "Take that Filth Away:" Police Abuses Against Street Vendors in Angola  

Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC)

·         Fourth Six-Month Report  (January 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013) [Afghanistan] 

Information Sharing Environment (ISE)

·         Information Sharing Environment 2013 Annual Report to the Congress 

Institute for National Strategic Studies

·         New Winds Blowing from Russia?  

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Future World of Illicit Nuclear Trade:Mitigating the Threat 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         South African Crime Quarterly. September 2013, no. 45 

o    ‘Pale Face’/ ‘Pointy Face’: SA Criminology in Denial

o    A Provincial Concern?: Political Killings in South Africa

o    Shebeens and Crime: The Multiple Criminalities of South African Liquor and Its Regulation

o    Illegal Sales of Alcohol and Asset Forfeiture

o    Savera Kalideen, Senior Advocacy Manager for Soul City

Institute for the Study of War

·         Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurgent, Part I 

·         Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurgent, Part II 

·         The Formation of Electoral Alliances in Afghan Politics in the 2014 Presidential Season   

·         Islamic Alliance Emerges 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         A Common Economic Recipe for India and Pakistan 

·         Non-Proliferation and WMD Debate: The Relevance to South Asia 

·         A ‘Power-Sharing’ Moment in Sri Lanka 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

·         Climate Change 2013—The Physical Science Basis  

International Crisis Group

·         CrisisWatch, 01 October2013, No. 122 

·         The Dark Side of Transition: Violence against Muslims in Myanmar 

·         Kazakhstan: Waiting for Change 

International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA)

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

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         2013 Low-Income Countries Global Risks and Vulnerabilities Report 

·         Africa's Got Work to Do: Employment Prospects in the New Century 

·         Do Asset Price Drops Foreshadow Recessions? 

·         Enhancing China’s Medium-Term Growth Prospects: The Path to a High-Income Economy 

·         Fragmentation and Monetary Policy in the Euro Area 

·         The Path to Higher Growth: Does Revamping Japan’s Dual Labor Market Matter? 

·         Solving and Estimating Indeterminate DSGE Models 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         New Meeting Note: Security and Development in the Sahel-Sahara 

Lawfare

·         David S. Kris, “On the Bulk Collection of tangible Things,” Vol. 1, No. 4, September 29, 2013 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2013 [updated September 30, 2013] 

·         Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated October 5, 2013] 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Syria—How the West Can Play A Weak Hand Better 

Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center

·         AL-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) is an Al-Qaeda Salafist-jihadi Network, Prominent in the Rebel Organizations in Syra 

National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)

·         Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Examining the Safety, Security, Privacy and Regulatory Issues of Integration into U.S.Airspace 

National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)

·         NCTC Policy Number 1 - Information Sharing Rules of the Road 

National Defense University (NDU)

·         Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ), 4th Quarter 2013, no. 71 

o    Widening the Aperture in Education

o    Assured Access: Building a Joint and Multinational Airborne Forcible Entry Capability

o    Revisiting NATO’s Kosovo Air War: Strategic Lessons for an Era of Austerity

o    The Responsibility to Protect: The Libya Test Case

o    The 2011 Libya Operation: War Powers Redefined?

o    Core Questions for Cyber Attack Guidance

o    The Cost of Culture: Controlling DOD’s Runaway O&M Spending

o    The Elusive Defeat of al Qaeda

o    Reconnaissance and Surveillance: Looking Deep

o    ISR Support to Operational Access: Winning Initiative in Antiaccess and Area-denial Environments

o    The Whole House of Strategy

o    Globally Integrated Operations: A Reflection of Environmental Complexity

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update September 24, 2013] 

·         Rapid Urbanisation and Displacement: The Case of Kabul 

New America Foundation

·         Joining the Surveillance Society?  

               

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Conflict Trade: Regulating Illicit Flows to and from War 

·         Qatar’s Human Rights Record 

Oxford Economics

·         US Wars Have Little Economic Impact on Asset Prices  

Pak Institute for Peace Studies

·         “Tazadaat-o-Imtiazaat” (Contradictions and Discriminations) 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         How to Form a More Perfect European Banking Union 

Pew Environmental Initiatives

·         Arctic Standards: Recommendations on Oil Spill Prevention, Response, and Safety in the U.S. Arctic Ocean 

Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project

·         Latinos’ Views of Illegal Immigration’s Impact on Their Community Improve 

Pew Research Religion and Public Life Project

·         A Portrait of Jewish Americans 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         "A Beautiful Future for Central Europe:”Hungary’s Regional Policy in the Period 2010–2013 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Loro Horta, "The Dragon Looks West:China and Central Asia" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 135, October 2013) 

Rand

·         Developing and Assessing Options for the Global SOF Network 

·         Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Consumer Health Care Spending and Risk of Catastrophic Health Costs 

·         Management Perspectives Pertaining to Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches, Volume 4: Program Manager Tenure,Oversight of Acquisition Category II Programs, and Framing Assumptions  

·         Medical Fitness and Resilience: A Review of Relevant Constructs, Measures, and Links to Well-Being  

·         Physical Fitness and Resilience: A Review of Relevant Constructs, Measures, and Links to Well-Being 

·         Social Fitness and Resilience: A Review of Relevant Constructs, Measures, and Links to Well-Being   

·         Spiritual Fitness and Resilience: A Review of Relevant Constructs, Measures, and Links to Well-Being 

·         The Terrorist Threat from Al Shabaab  [Seth Jones - testimony] 

·         Workforce Planning in the Intelligence Community: A Retrospective 

Security & Defense Agenda

·         After ISAF—Afghanistan's Make or Break Year  

·         Sharpening the Teeth of Defense Budget Watchdogs  

Small Wars Journal

·         Explaining the Sustainability of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army 

·         Going Tactical: A New Strike Aircraft for the Afghan Air Force 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Development assistance in Afghanistan after2014—From the Military Exit Strategy to a Civilian Entry Strategy  

Stimson Center

·         Market Power—Adapting Public and Private Roles for Transnational Commerce and Transnational Threats  

·         Settling In For The Long Haul—Stability With Chinese Characteristics  

Strategic Studies Institute

·         A Transatlantic Bargain for the 21st Century:The United States, Europe, and the Transatlantic Alliance 

Transnational Institute

·         A Brave New Transatlantic Partnership: The Proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partners hip (TTIP/TAFTA), and Its Socio-economic & Environmental Consequences 

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

·         TR News, July-August 2013, no. 287 

o    Improving Postdisaster Humanitarian Logistics: Three Key Lessons from Catastrophic Events 

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons Defense Committee

·         Defense Implications of Possible Scottish Independence

o    Volume I 

o    Volume II  

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

·         State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013 

US Marine Corps (USMC)

·         2013 Installations And Logistics Roadmap 

University of Pennsylvania

·         Information Sharing and Collaboration in the United States Intelligence Community: An Ethnographic Study of the National Counterterrorism Center [dissertation]   

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Iran's Ill-Tempered Letter to the IAEA 

·         Israeli-Egyptian Peace: Forty Years After the1973 War and Holding 

·         The Rise of Persian Salafism 

White House

·         The Financial Crisis: Five Years Later 

·         Remarks by the President on the Affordable Care Act and the Government Shutdown 

·         Remarks by the President on the Government Shutdown 

·         Statement by the President [September 30. 2013]