Friday's Miscellany 01-03-2014

38 North

·         A Guide to Kim Jong Un's 2014 New Years Speech 

AEI Critical Threats

·         Al Qaeda Renewed: It is Decentralized and Dangerous 

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         Some Things Got Better – How Much Got Good? A Review of 12 Years of International Intervention in Afghanistan 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Military Strengthens Grip on Sudanese Regime 

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         The Foreign Policy Advisor Program: Diplomats Among Warriors 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Why North Korea 2013 Is Not East Germany 1989 

Atlantic Council

·         Cybersecurity and Tailored Deterrence 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Erdogan Is in Trouble 

·         Egypt and the Threat of Islamic Terror 

·         Winning the BDS Battle 

Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)

·         Bulk Data Collection and Electronic Surveillance by the NSA 

Department of State

·         Foreign Relations of the United States(FRUS), 1964-1968, Volume XXII, Congo, 1960-1968 [just released] 

·         Toward 'Thorough, Accurate and Reliable': A History of the Foreign Relations of the United States Series 

·         U.S. Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission 2013 Joint Report 

Department of Veterans Affairs

·         Department of Veterans Affairs FY2014-2020 Strategic Plan 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         PacNet #92A - Issues & Insights 2013 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Hezbollah (a.k.a. Hizbollah, Hizbu'llah) 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Nigeria Country Analysis Brief - December 2013 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         DHS Management and Administration Spending: Reliable Data Could Help DHS Better Estimate Resource Requests. GAO-14-27 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Incentives Matter: Military Procurement Problems in India, Malaysia, and the United States 

German Development Institute

·         Post 2015: What it Means for the United Nations Development System 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Rule of Law is the Casualty

Heritage Foundation

·         10 Programs to Eliminate in the January 2014 Spending Bill—and Save $10.2 Billion

·         Ten Worst Regulations of 2013 

·         United States Needs to Expand Security Cooperation with Honduras 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         3D Printing and Defence: A Silent Revolution 

·         ‘Arab Spring’: Implications for India 

·         India-China Relations: Scenario 2014 

·         Indo-Pak DGs MO Meeting: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 

·         India and Africa: Enhancing Mutual Engagement 

·         Militant Groups in South Asia 

·         Revenue Procurement Practices in the Indian Army 

·         A Year-end Security Review of Southern Asia 

Institute for National Security Studies [Israel]

·         Regime Stability in the Middle East: An Analytical Model to Assess the Possibility of Regime Change 

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR)

·         Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development 

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 4-09, Distribution Operations, 19 December 2013 

·         Joint Pub 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 15 December 2013 

·         Joint Doctrine Note 2-13, Commander's Communication Synchronization, 18 December 2013 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         2014 Annual Prospects 

·         Analysis of North Korea’s 2014 New Year’s Address by Kim Jong-un and Domestic and Foreign Policy Prospects 

·         Purge of Jang Sung-taek and Future of the Kim Jong-un Regime 

National Academies Press

·         Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack: Medical and Public Health Considerations for Neighboring Jurisdictions: Workshop Summary 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Kim Jong-un’s “Fresh Leap Forward” 2014 New Year Speech 

Naval War College

·         /LUCE.NT/ a Journal of National Security Studies, Winter 2013

o    Myanmar: Opportunity for Engagement in Asia

o    Everybody Loves a Story: Possibly a better way to influence?

o    Preparing for a Leadership Position at Gitmo

o    Running Toward Liberty and Washington

Oxfam International

Lift Lives for Good—Actions to Tackle Inequality and Climate Change 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Implementation of the Santiago Principles for Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Progress Report 

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         Social Media Update 2013 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Response to Charges Concerning the Herndon/Ash/Pollin Replication of Reinhart and Rogoff’s “Growth in a Time of Debt” 

Rand

·         Getting To Outcomes with Developmental Assets (AGTO): An E-Learning Module   

·         A Methodology for Determining Air Force Education Requirements Board (AFERB) Advanced Academic Degree (AAD) Requirements 

Stanley Foundation

·         Planning for Success at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Africa's Booming Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production: National Security Implications for the United States and China 

·         Dangerous Ground—The Spratly Islands and U.S.Interests and Approaches   

Ubiquity Press

·         Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 2014, v. 3,no. 1 

o    From Design to Implementation: Addressing the Causes of Violent Conflict in Nigeria

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Rocky Road to Nuclear Deal 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Strengthening the Federal Background Check System to Keep Guns out of Potentially Dangerous Hands 

·         National Maritime Domain Awareness Plan for The National Strategy for Maritime Security 

Wilson Center

·         Jihadist Violence: The Indian Threat