Friday's Miscellany 11-29-2013

38 North

·         Construction at Tonghae Resumes: No Tests Likely in 2013 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

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

Air University

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Winter 2013, v. 7, no. 4 

o    China’s Nuclear Weapons and the Prospects for Multilateral Arms Control

o    Convergent Technologies and Future Strategic Security Threats

o    Chinese-US Relations: Moving Toward Greater Cooperation or Conflict?

o    Reforming Defense: Lessons for Arab Republics

o    Terrorism in China: Growing Threats with Global Implications

o    The Future of US Deterrence in East Asia: Are Conventional Land-Based IRBMs a Silver Bullet?

o    Demystifying Conventional Deterrence: Great-Power Conflict and East Asian Peace

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         The Exodus: South Africa’s North African and Middle Eastern Non-Citizens 

·         Future Unclear for Current Geneva Agreement on Iran 

Amnesty International

·         Exploited for Profit, Failed by Governments—Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Trafficked to Hong Kong  

·         Libya—The Day Militias Shot at Protesters  

Army, Marine Corps and the United States Special Operations Command

·         Strategic Landpower White Paper 

Asian Development Bank

·         The Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific 

·         Guidebook on Public–Private Partnership in Hospital Management 

·         Pacific Economic Monitor - December 2013 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Disaster Risk Management at the National Level 

·         Disaster Risk Management at the Regional Level: The Case of Asia and the Pacific 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         South Koreans and Their Neighbors 

Atlantic Council

·         India’s New African Horizons: An American Perspective  

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         AusAfrica Dialogue—Reflections and Recommendations 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Mexico's Energy Reform: Powering the Future 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Iran Matters [website] 

British American Security Information Council  (BASIC)

·         Belief in the WMD Free Zone—Designing the Corridor to Helsinki and Beyond  

Brookings

·         Durable Solutions to Internal Displacement:Exploring the Roles of Development, Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Actors 

·         Merit-based Pay and Employee Motivation in Federal Agencies 

·         Turkey and Syrian Refugees: The Limits of Hospitality 

·         Under the Radar: Internally Displaced Persons in Non-Camp Settings 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         New Russia Policy for Germany 

CATO Institute

·         New Autarky? How U.S. and UK Domestic and Foreign Banking Proposals Threaten Global Growth  

Center for Naval Analysis (CNA)

·         Decoding China’s New “National Security Commission” 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 18 November 2013,  No. 139: Governors and Mayors 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Asian Economics: A Quarter for Thirds 

·         China's Air Defense Identification Zone:Impact on Regional Security 

·         Enhancing Value Chains: An Agenda for APEC 

·         Impact Player: Choi Yoon-hee 

·         PacNet #84 - Pacify Tensions Before They Boil Over 

·         Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and KStreets: Indonesia’s Cybersecurity: An Opportunity for Deeper Cooperation 

Center for Strategic Budgetary Assessment (CSBA)

·         Gateway to the Indo-Pacific: Australian Defense Strategy and the Future of the Australia-U.S. Alliance 

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC)

·         Mightier than the Sword?: The Role of the Media in Addressing Violence and Terrorism in South Asia 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         More than a Boon: Mongolia 's Troubled Mine Sector 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         CER Bulletin, no. 93 

o    Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail: European Security and Defence

o    Why Germany’s Trade Surplus is Bad for the Eurozone

o    On Target, Off Track: Europe’s Failure to Protect the Climate

Centre for Security Governance

·         eSeminar Primer No. 1 - Libya: Dealing with the Militias and Advancing Security Sector Reform 

Chatham House

·         Conflict and Coexistence in the Extractive Industries 

·         Egypt in Search of Economic Direction 

·         Post-Election Pakistan: A Rocky Start? 

·         Saving the Euro: A Pyrrhic Victory? 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The Financial Transaction Tax: Forerunner of European Integration and Fragmentation 

Combatting Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, November 2013, v. 6, no. 11-12 

o    Syria Proving More Fertile Than Iraq to Al-Qa`ida’s Operations

o    Tracking Australian Foreign Fighters in Syria

o    The Capture of Abu Anas al-Libi: Reactions and Militancy in Libya

o    Increase in Taliban Efforts to Recruit from Afghan Government and Security Forces

o    The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters: The Newest Obstacles to Peace in the Southern Philippines?

o    The Evolution of Jihadism in Italy: Rise in Homegrown Radicals

o    Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Afghanistan After the Drawdown 

·         China's Maritime Disputes 

·         How Does Nigeria's Boko Haram Affect U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region? 

·         Space Exploration and U.S. Competitiveness 

·         U.S. War in Afghanistan timeline 

Department of the Navy

·         OPNAVINST. 3111.17 - Strategic Laydown and Dispersal Plan for the Operating Forces of the U.S. Navy 

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

·         National Drug Threat Assessment Summary 2013 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Russia Country Analysis Brief - November 2013 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         BRICS - the Next Layer 

·         BRICS – What’s in a Name? 

·         Crowd-sourcing – Crisis Response in the Digital Age 

·         Upgrading the Union’s Response to Disasters 

EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

·         The Role of the European Union in Strengthening Nuclear Security 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         European Defence Summit: It's Groundhog Day Again 

Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

·         Public Interest Report, Fall 2013, v. 66, no. 4 

o    We Don't Need Another Manhattan Project

o    President's Message: Rights and Responsibilities

o    Geopolitical and Cyber Risks to Oil and Gas

o    Uranium Mining and the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program

o    Global Threat Reduction Initiative Efforts to Prevent Radiological Terrorism

o    U.S. Spent Nuclear Fuel: The Up To $80/kgU Solution

Feinstein International Center

·         Livestock, Livelihoods and Disaster Response 

o    Part One A Review of Livestock Based Livelihood Projects in Sudan

o    Part Two Three Case Studies of Livestock Emergency Programmes in Sudan, and Lessons Learned

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         China’s Xi Jinping: Hawk or Reformer?  

·         Government Without the Ultra-Orthodox?Demography and the Future of Israeli Politics  

·         Reflections of a Combatant Commander in a Turbulent World (Video) 

FRIDE

·         Why Do Europeans Need Armed Forces? 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Iran and the Arab Spring: Between Expectations and Disillusion 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Burden Sharing and the Future of Alliances in the Context of Economic Crisis 

·         Coin of the Realm: Transatlantic Economic Statecraft and the Economy-Security Nexus 

·         The Economy-Security Nexus: How the United States and China are Routing Around Each Other and Transforming the Global Order 

·         Europe, the Transatlantic Defense Industry,and How to Make the Right Choice? 

·         Europeans Less Able, Americans Less Willing? 

·         Global Swing States: Brazil, India,Indonesia, Turkey, and the Future of International Order 

·         Global Swing States and the Financial Order 

·         Global Swing States and the Human Rights and Democracy Order 

·         Global Swing States and the Maritime Order 

·         Global Swing States and the Non-Proliferation Order 

·         Global Swing States and the Trade Order 

·         NATO and the Economy-Security Nexus: Reflections on a New Strategic Calculus 

·         The Quest for Security in the Age of Austerity: Opportunities and Challenges 

·         The Role of the Defense Industry in Transatlantic Strategic Choices 

·         U.S.-China Economic Relations in the Wake of the U.S. Election 

·         The U.S. Defense Budget and the Future of Alliance Burden-Sharing   

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Hurricane Sandy Relief: Improved Guidance on Designing Internal Control Plans Could Enhance Oversight of Disaster Funding. GAO-14-58 

·         National Preparedness: Actions Taken by FEMA to Implement Select Provisions of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. GAO-14-99R 

·         National Laboratories: DOE Needs to Improve Oversight of Work Performed for Non-DOE Entities. GAO-14-78 

·         U.S. Currency: Coin Inventory Management Needs Better Performance Information. GAO-14-110 

Government of Scotland

·         Scotland’s Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland   

o    “International Relations and Defense” 

Heritage Foundation

·         Eurasian Union—Undermining Economic Freedom and Prosperity in the South Caucasus 

·         Morocco—A Critical U.S. Ally in North Africa 

·         U.S. Should Lead Effort to Arrest Excessive U.N. Pay 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Election Fraud and Post-Election Conflict: Evidence from the Philippines 

·         Rebuilding the State in Areas Affected by Political Violence: The Case of Rural Communities in Ayacucho, Peru  

Hudson Institute

·         U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan—Beijing Tries a Soft Sell Approach 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch November 27, 2013 

o    Waters of the Nile—Dispute Simmers but Armed Conflict Unlikely

o    Justice for the Victims of Post-Election Violence in Kenya—Delayed or Denied?

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         India-Japan Relations: New Opportunities 

·         India’s Strategic Articulation: Shift in Thinking 

·         The US-Iran Deal and the Outcome 

·         Vikramaditya’s Induction: High-point for the Indian Navy 

Institute for Public Policy (IPP)

·         Mexico’s Energy Reform: Powering the Future 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Iran’s Negotiating Track with the IAEA 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Assessing Long-term State Fragility in Africa: Prospects for 26 'more Fragile' Countries 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan Order of Battle—November 2013 

·         Hezbollah and the Fight for Control in Qalamoun 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Economic Zones in Bangladesh: Unbound Opportunities for Foreign Investment 

·         Threat of Indian Mujahideen: The Long View 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Eastern Partnership Roadmap 2012-2013 and the European Enlargement Strategy: Main Challenges to the Conditionality and Differentiated Integration Principles 

·         EEAS Audit in the Eastern Neighbourhood: To What Extent Have the New Treaty Provisions Delivered? 

·         The EU and Its Eastern Partners:Conditionality and Expected Benefits. How Does the Russia Factor Matter? 

International Crisis Group

·         Sudan: Preserving Peace in the East 

·         Tunisia’s Borders: Jihadism and Contraband 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         A Dangerous Nexus: Crime, Conflict, and Terrorism in Failing States 

Korea Economic Institute of America

·         South Korea’s Defense Industry: Increasing Domestic Capabilities and Global Opportunities 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2013 [updated November 29, 2013] 

Los Alamos National Laboratory

·         History of the Russian Nuclear Weapon Program 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         China’s Economic Statecraft—Turning Wealth Into Power   

National Academies Press

·         Assessment to Enhance Air Force and Department of Defense Prototyping for the New Defense Strategy:  A Workshop Summary (2013) 

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

·         How Community Ties Influence Terrorist Targeting of Civilians: Terrorist Behavior and Societal Tolerance for Violence 

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

·         U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainment

·         Indonesia, Australia and Edward Snowden: Ambiguous and Shifting Asymmetries of Power 

·         Seeking to Address the Rise of China and Non-zero Sum Relationship Modalities: Exploring the Obama Administration’s China Policy 

·         Seeking to Address the Rise of China and Non-zero sum Relationship Modalities: Exploring the Obama Administration’s China Policy 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Domestic Challenges in the Saudi Energy Market and Their Regional and Geopolitical Implications 

Oxfam International

·         Contribution to Change: An Approach to Evaluating the Role of Intervention in Disaster Recovery 

Oxford Research Group

·         Stolen Futures: The Hidden Toll of Child Casualties in Syria 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions 

·         Stabilizing Properties of Flexible Exchange Rates: Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis 

·         Ukraine, Moldova, the European Union, and US Interests 

·         Why Growth in Emerging Economies Is Likely to Fall 

Polaris Project

·         Human Trafficking Trends in the United States 

Rand

·         Managing Diverse Work Groups in the U.S.Coast Guard  

·         Toppling Qaddafi: Libya and the Limits of Liberal Intervention  

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Emerging Technologies and Military Capability 

·         Governance of East Asian Regional Economic Architectures 

Security Council Report

·         UN Sanctions 

Small Wars Journal

·         Brazil’s Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) and its National Security Implications 

·         Future of Warfare in a Post-COIN Conflict Climate 

·         Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #20: RPG-29 Anti-Armor Munitions 

·         The ‘New’ Playbook? Urban Siege in Nairobi 

·         Researchers Note: Acronyms of the Mexican Drug War 

·         The Sublime: The Paradox of the 7th Warfighting Function 

·         Tit-For-Tat: Kenya, Somalia, and the Resurgence of al-Shabaab 

Stanley Foundation

·         Civil Society Perspectives Building State Capacity To Prevent Atrocity Crimes 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Africa and the Global Market in Natural Uranium: From Proliferation Risk to Non-proliferation Opportunity 

·         China's Exports of Small Arms and Light Weapons 

·         Development Assistance in Afghanistan after 2014: From the Military Exit Strategy to a Civilian Entry Strategy 

·         Measuring Conflict Exposure in Micro-level Surveys:The Conflict Survey Sourcebook 

·         South Korea's Export Control System 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Corruption and the Smuggling of Migrants 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Iran's Leaders Emphasize Limitations of the Nuclear Agreement 

·         Making the Iran Nuclear Deal Work 

·         No Good Outcome: How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict 

·         'We Are Not at the Table, but on It': Arabs React to the Iran Deal 

·         Why Some U.S. Allies Disapprove of the Iran Agreement 

White House

·         Fact Sheet: First Step Understandings Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program 

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

·         Iran and the P5+1 Reach an Interim Deal