Friday's Miscellany 10-25-2013

38 North

·         Two New Tunnel Entrances Spotted at North Korea's Punggye Nuclear Test Site 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         The Local Elections in Turkey and their Importance to Turkish Politics 

·         Potential Maps: The Western-Iranian Rapprochement 

·         Sino-U.S. Relations, the Cyclical Pattern and the Unknowns 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Arrests, Detentions and Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Chad  

·         Continued Displacement and Persecution of Tawarghas and Other Communities in Libya  

·         Is Sectarian Balance in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Qatar at Risk? 

·         “Will I Be Next?"  U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan  

American Security Project (ASP)

·         American Security Quarterly, October 2013, v. 2, no. 4 

o    Trade Agreement Will Enhance National Security

o    Global Warming Makes Solving the 21st Century’s Problems Much Harder

o    Is Iran Ready to Deal on Nukes?

o    Looking Back at History: The Public Diplomacy of Free France During WWII

o    Building Consensus for a New Somalia

o    Economic Competitiveness and Educating the Next Generation

Amnesty International

·         Will I Be Next? U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan 

Asian Development Bank

·         Corporate Cash Holding in Asia 

·         Economics of Climate Change in East Asia 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         The ASEAN Economic Community: Progress,Challenges, and Prospects 

·         Plurilateral Agreements: A Viable Alternative to the World Trade Organization? 

Asian Centre for Human Rights

·         Nepal’s Constituent Assembly Elections: A Lesson For The Convicted Politicians? 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Cold Calculations—Australia's Antarctic Challenges 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

·         Oil, Conflict, and U.S. National Interests 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         A Better Path Forward on the Volcker Rule and the Lincoln Amendment  

·         From Rhetoric to Reality—Reframing U.S.Turkey Policy 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Finding a Way Out of the Nuclear Dispute with Iran: Back to Basics 

·         Strengthening Nonproliferation  

Brookings

·         The Affordable Care Act: An Experiment in Federalism? 

·         Metro Freight—The Global Goods Trade that Moves Metro Economies 

·         New Players on the World Stage: Chinese Provinces and Indian States 

·         Sinai Security—Opportunities for Unlikely Cooperation Among Egypt, Israel, and Hamas  

Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies

·         China’s New Leadership’s Foreign Policy Orientation  

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute

·         Canada in Focus: How Good is our Foreign Aid Policy? 

CATO Institute

·         Antitrust Enforcement in the Obama Administration’s First Term: A Regulatory Approach  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Future of Cooperation between the United States and Pakistan 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, October 10 - October 23, 2013, v. 1, no. 8 

·         PacNet #78 - Body Language: A Sign of ROK-Japan Relations 

·         Rethinking Civilian Stabilization and Reconstruction 

Center for the Study of Intelligence

·         Studies in Intelligence, June 2013, v. 57, no. 2 

o    America’s Secret Vanguard: US Army Intelligence Operations in Germany, 1944–47

o    The Growth of China’s Air Defenses: Responding to Covert Overflights, 1949–1974

o    Managing the “Reliability Cycle”: An Alternative Approach to Thinking About Intelligence Failure

o    Counterintelligence in Counterguerrilla Operations

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         The Criminalisation of Migration in Europe: A State-of-the-Art of the Academic Literature and Research 

·         EU-GCC Trade and Investment Relations: What Prospect of an FTA between the Two Regions? 

·         Enhancing the Brazil-EU Strategic Partnership: From the Bilateral and Regional to the Global 

Chatham House

·         Pressures of Resource Scarcity  

College of Europe

·         Is Independence Possible in an Interdependent World? Scotland vs. the UK's Participation in the European Economy 

Combat Studies Institute Press

·         Staff Ride Handbook for Dade's Battle,Florida, 28 December 1835: A Study of Leadership in Irregular Conflict 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, October 2013, v. 6, no. 10 

o    The Nairobi Attack and Al-Shabab’s Media Strategy

o    The Dutch Foreign Fighter Contingent in Syria

o    Jordanian Jihadists Active in Syria

o    The Islamic Movement and Iranian Intelligence Activities in Nigeria

o    Kirkuk’s Multidimensional Security Crisis

o    The Battle for Syria’s Al-Hasakah Province

·         Militant Imagery Project 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Testimony on An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2014 Shipbuilding Plan 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Must Reads of the Week: Drones, European Elections, a Greying China, and more 

Defense Science Board (DSB)

·         Technology and Innovation Enablers for Superiority in 2030 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2014-003  Independent Auditor’s Report of Department of State Global Health and Child Survival Funds Transferred to DoD for Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Prevention 

·         DODIG-2013-142 DoD Evaluation of Over-Classification of National Security Information (Redacted) 

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG 13-124 FEMA’s Initial Response in New York to Hurricane Sandy  

East-West Center

·         Japan-US Alliance Adapts to the Needs of the 21st Century 

·         The ROK-US Alliance at Sixty: Vigorous, But Vigilance Required 

Freedom House

·         Freedom on the Net 2013: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media 

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         Security of Supply Challenges and European Defense Technological and Industrial Base: Debates and Dilemmas  

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Rethinking the Consultation-Conflict Link: Lessons from Bolivia’s Gas Sector 

·         Savior or Gravedigger of the Regime? Diaspora Responses to the Imposition of UN Sanctions 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Democratization from Above: Erdoğan’s Democracy Package 

·         The Return of History? Turkey in the New Middle East 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Combating Terrorism: DHS Should Take Action to Better Ensure Resources Abroad Align with Priorities. GAO-13-681 

·         Federal Facilities: Selected Facilities' Emergency Plans Generally Reflect Federal Guidance. GAO-14-101 

·         Joint Military Education: Actions Needed to Implement DOD Recommendations for Enhancing Leadership Development, GAO-14-29 

·         Nuclear Weapons: Information on Safety Concerns with the Uranium Processing Facility. GAO-14-79R 

Heritage Foundation

·         After Hurricane Sandy: Time to Learn and Implement the Lessons in Preparedness, Response, and Resilience 

·         Budget Sequestration's Impact on Obamacare Subsidies 

·         Congress Should Get Smart and Cut Tariffs to Boost Trade Freedom 

·         Europe’s Fiscal Crisis Revealed: In-Depth Analysis of Spending, Austerity, and Growth 

·         Top 10 Issues the New DHS Nominee Must Face 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Forced Displacement and Behavioral Change: An Empirical Study of Returnee Households in the Nuba Mountains 

Human Rights Watch

·         Abandoned in Agony: Cancer and the Struggle for Pain Treatment in Senegal 

·         Between a Drone and Al-Qaeda: The Civilian Cost of US Targeted Killings in Yemen 

·         Claiming Rights: Domestic Workers’ Movements and Global Advances for Labor Reform 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (ISDA)

·         Beyond Stereotypes: Contours of the Transition in Jammu and Kashmir 

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

·         Climate Change Narratives: Reading the Arctic 

·         Coastal Security: The Indian Experience 

·         Gilgit Baltistan: Between Hope and Despair 

·         India-China Relations: A New Paradigm 

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

·         Indian Defence Industry: Issues of Self-Reliance 

·         One Hundred Years of Kautilya's Arthasastra 

·         Water Sector in Pakistan: Policy, Politics,Management 

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA)

·         Defending the Homeland: The Role of Missile Defense 

Institute for National Strategic Studies

·         Israel’s Nuclear Ambiguity, Arms Control Policy, and Iran—Is the Time Ripe for Basic Changes? 

·         Is Turkey Swerving Eastward?  The Air Defense System Deal with China and the Crisis with NATO 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Iranian Breakout Estimates, Updated September 2013 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Bombings in Myanmar: New Impetus for Community Engagement 

Institute for Security Studies

·         Transnational Organized Crime—The Stepchild of Crime-Combating Priorities 

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

·         2013 IACP Social Media Survey Results 

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

·         World Disasters Report 2013: Focus on Technology and the Future of Humanitarian Action

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The Economic Performance Index (EPI): An Intuitive Indicator for Assessing a Country's Economic Performance Dynamics in an Historical Perspective 

·         Fiscal Discipline in WAEMU: Rules,Institutions, and Markets 

·         Growth Following Investment and Consumption-Driven Current Account Crises 

·         Mali: Achieving Strong and Inclusive Growth with Macroeconomic Stability 

·         Modeling Banking, Sovereign, and Macro Risk in a CCA Global VAR 

·         Responding to Shocks and Maintaining Stability in the West African Economic and Monetary Union 

·         Senegal: Achieving High and Inclusive Growth While Preserving Fiscal Sustainability 

·         Shining a Light on the Mysteries of State:The Origins of Fiscal Transparency in Western Europe 

·         West African Economic and Monetary Union:Financial Depth and Macrostability 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Talking to Arab Youth: Revolution and Counterrevolution in Egypt and Tunisia 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, October 24,2013, v. 13, no. 21 

o    SOE Backgrounds of Rising Leaders Threaten Reform

o    Soft Power Meets Social Management: New Tourism Law to Punish Unruly Travelers Overseas

o    Beijing Unveils New Strategy for ASEAN–China Relations

o    Learning by Doing: PLAN Operational Innovations in the Gulf of Aden

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-11, Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments, 04 October 2013 

·         Joint Pub 3-17, Air Mobility Operations, 30 September 2013 

Long War Journal

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

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Playbook for the G20 Brisbane Summit 

National Academies Press

·         The Evidence for Violence Prevention Across the Lifespan and Around the World: Workshop Summary 

National Institute of Justice

·         Changing Course: Preventing Youth From Joining Gangs 

NATO Defense College

·         "Containerspotting" - NATO’s Redeployment from Landlocked Afghanistan 

Naval War College

·         Inter-American War Game 

·         Naval Mine & Anti-Submarine Warfare Command Game 

New America Foundation

·         Lessons from the Summer of Snowden 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Haiti / Dominican Republic - Upholding the Rights of Immigrants and Their Descendants 

·         Latin America Awakes: A Review of the New Drug Policy Debate 

·         The Oslo Accords, 1993 and 20 Years On:Israeli and Palestinian Dilemmas 

·         South Africa: Social Mobility for a Few? 

Open Government

·         Secrecy Report 2013: Indicators of Secrecy in the Federal Government 

Oxfam International

·         Moment of Truth—Call to Action Ahead of Syria Peace Talks, and Beyond 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Governing the Federal Reserve System after the Dodd-Frank Act 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Public Closely Tracks Agreement on Shutdown and Debt Limit 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Mexicans and Salvadorans Have Positive Picture of Life in U.S. : Widespread Concern about Drugs and Gangs at Home 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Small Border Traffic with Kaliningrad: Challenges, Opportunities, Threats 

Rand

·         Comparing Homeland Security Risks Using a Deliberative Risk Ranking Methodology  

·         Flood Insurance in New York City Following Hurricane Sandy   

·         The Future of Mobility: Scenarios for the United States in 2030 

·         Improving Air Force Enterprise Resource Planning-Enabled Business Transformation 

Refugees International

·         Hope on Hold—African Asylum Seekers in Israel 

Small Wars Journal

·         Applying Counterinsurgency Doctrine as a Strategy to Defeat the Mexican Cartels 

·         The End of the Peace of Westphalia: Fourth Generation Warfare 

·         How Grenada Changed How America Goes to War 

·         How They Think: PME in the Modern PLA 

·         In Amenas Attack: Can Corporates Learn from the Military in Hostile Operating Environments? 

·         Irregular Warfare: A Clear Picture of a Fuzzy Objective 

·         The Military Revolution of Limits and the Changing Character of War 

·         Militias, Sahwa and Shared Interests:Insights for Doctrine 

·         Terrorism.com: Classifying Online Islamic Radicalism as a Cybercrime 

·         Terrorism, War, and Cyber (In)Security 

·         West Point’s Defense and Strategic Studies“War Council” Series (Part II) 

Stanley Foundation

·         Preventing Weak Links in Nuclear Security: A Strategy for Soft and Hard Governance

Stimson Center

·         Community Perceptions As A Priority In Protection And Peacekeeping 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future. Selected Presentations from a Symposium at the National Defense University 

Transnational Institute (TNI)

·         The Netherlands and the Global Land and Water Grab 

·         Old Story, New Threat: Fracking and the Global Land Grab 

US Chamber of Commerce

·         From International to Interstates: Assessing the Opportunity for Chinese Participation in U.S. Infrastructure 

Washington Institute for Near East Studies

·         Egypt Prepares Its Next Constitution 

·         How to Counter Violent Extremists in Trans-Saharan Africa 

·         Spat or Split? Saudi Arabia's Diplomatic Anger with Washington 

·         Tunisia Arrests Leading Salafi Cleric 

·         Tunisia: Uncovering Ansar al-Sharia 

Wilson Center

·         Lessons from the Summer of Snowden: The Hard Road Back to Trust