Friday's Miscellany 02-07-2014

38 North

·         North Korea Nears Completion of Larger Rocket Launch Pad 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Women’s Rights and Social Problems in Turkey 

American Enterprise Institute

·         French Hard Power: Living on the Strategic Edge  

·         Patrol, Hold, Hope: A Path to Restore American Military Preeminence  

Amnesty International

·         Lack of Legal Gender Recognition for Transgender People in Europe 

Army Surgeon General

·         Mental Health Advisory Team 9 (MHAT 9)Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 2013 Afghanistan 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Counting Informed Public: Case of Spending and Taxation in Korea 

Asian Development Bank

·         Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative: Progress Report 2013 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Emerging Economies' Supply Shocks and Japan's Price Deflation: International Transmissions in a Three-Country DSGE Model 

·         The India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement and the Proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: A Closer Look 

·         Regional Settlement Infrastructure and Currency Internationalization: The Case of Asia and the Renminbi 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Defending the Homeland: The Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Response Enterprise 

Atlantic Council

·         Spotlight Brazil—What Will be the Legacy of the 2014 World Cup for Brazil? 

·         Urbanization in Latin America 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Afghanistan–Transition to Transformation 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Hacks on Gas: Energy, Cybersecurity, and U.S.Defense 

Bank of England

·         Waking Shark II: Desktop Cyber Exercises: Report to Participants 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Political Landscape of Afghanistan and the Presidential Election of 2014 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         NPT PrepCom 2014: The WMD-free Zone in the Middle East and Prospects for Success 

Brookings

·         Potential Effects of the Affordable Care Acton Income Inequality 

·         Supporting the Internet as a Platform for International Trade 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Prime Minister Harper Risks Isolation with Imaginary Arctic Threats 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Afghanistan Post-2014: Scenarios and Consequences  

·         Chinese Views and Commentary on the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone  

·         Time to Reset the European Neighborhood Policy  

Census Bureau

·         Computer and Internet Access in the United States 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Charting the Contours of Asia’s Megatrends 

·         Energy Rush: Shale Production and U.S.National Security 

·         National Coastal Ocean Mapping: Advancing National Defense and Ocean Conservation 

·         [DOD] Strategic Choices Exercise  

Center for Climate and Security

·         The U.S. Military, 3D Printing, and a Climate Secure Future 

Center for Global Development

·         Getting Serious about Underperformance of the African Growth and Opportunity Act: Policy Options for Supporting Trade Potential in Africa 

·         Stunted Growth: Why Don’t African Firms Create More Jobs? 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         On Shifting Sands: Iranian Strategy in a Changing Middle East  

Center for Nonproliferation Studies

·         New Media Solutions in Nonproliferation and Arms Control: Opportunities and Challenges  

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Interreligious Tension in South and Southeast Asia 

·         The Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Alternatives to the QDR and FY15 Defense Budget 

·         Rebalancing America’s Military for a New Era  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         French Counterterrorism in the Sahel:Implications for U.S. Policy 

·         Is Revised COIN Manual Backed by Political Will? 

·         Japan Chair Platform: JBIC Survey: China Is No Longer the Most Promising Destination for Japanese FDI 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, January 23 - February 5, 2014. v. 2, no. 2  

·         PacNet #14 - Overcoming the Japan-South Korea Historical Identity Complex 

·         PacNet #13 - Political Crisis in Thailand not Unique 

·         PacNet #10R - Response to PacNet #10 

·         Maritime Security in the Middle East and North Africa: A Strategic Assessment 

·         Private Sector Development in Pakistan 

·         QDR and FY15 Budget Alternative  

·         Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the "Clash within a Civilization" 

·         Seven Revolutions: About the Presentation 

·         Significant Cyber Events [updated February 4, 2014] 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         The European Elections in France: The Paradox of a More European Yet More Eurosceptic Campaign 

·         Framing Banking Union in the Euro Area: Some Empirical Evidence 

·         Impact of the Decarbonisation of the Energy System on Employment in Europe 

·         Will the Readmission Agreement Bring the EU and Turkey Together or Pull Them Apart? 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         What Explains Europe's Rejection of Macroeconomic Orthodoxy? 

Centre for European Strategy

·         Central Europe Fit for the Future: Visegrad Group Ten Years after EU Accession 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         More Inclusive Decision-making Processes in Foreign Land Leasing: Policy Insights from Kenya 

·         Vertically Integrated Peace Building and Community Violence Reduction in Haiti 

Chatham House

·         Illicit Drugs and International Security:Towards UNGASS 2016 

·         Putin's Legacy 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The Asian Development Bank - What’s in it for Europe?  Economic Diplomacy and Geostrategic Interests in an Asian Context 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         State of Al Qaeda, its Affiliates, and Associated Groups: View From Outside Experts 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Protecting Consumer Information: Can Data Breaches Be Prevented?  

·         Testing of Chemicals and Reporting and Retention of Information under TSCA Sections 4 and 8 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests 

·         America’s Future in Asia: From Rebalancing to Managing Sovereignty Disputes 

·         Terrorist Groups in Latin America: The Changing Landscape 

·         U.S. Counternarcotics Operations in Afghanistan 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Examining Challenges and Wasted Taxpayer Dollars in Modernizing Border Security IT Systems 

·         Future of the Homeland Security Missions of the Coast Guard 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Examining Recommendations to Reform FISA Authorities 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Health Insurance Co-ops: Examining ObamaCare’s $2 Billion Loan Gamble 

·         The IRS Targeting Investigation: What is the Administration Doing? 

·         Mixed Signals: The Administration’s Policy on Marijuana 

·         Why the Need for an Insurance Company Bailout? 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012:Two Years Later 

·         Finding Your Way: The Future of Federal Aids to Navigation 

Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee

·         Worldwide Threats Hearing 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Over-Connected and Behind the Wheel: A Summit on Technological Solutions to Distracted Driving 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Negotiations on Iran's Nuclear Program 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

·         The Federal Government’s Track Record on Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure  

·         Fraud and Abuse in Army Recruiting Contracts 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Privacy in the Digital Age: Preventing Data Breaches and Combating Cybercrime 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024 

·         Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage - Baseline Projections 

·         Historical Budget Data - February 2014 

·         Key Assumptions in Projecting Potential GDP: February 2014 Baseline 

·         Military Retirement - Baseline Projections 

·         Prospects For DoD's Budget Over The Next Decade 

·         The Slow Recovery of the Labor Market 

Conciliation Resources

·         Gender, Violence and Peace: A Post-2015 Development Agenda 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         China’s Environmental Crisis 

·         Global Economics Monthly, February 2014 

·         Instability in Russia’s North Caucasus Region 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Instruction 1320.10, Discharge of Commissioned Officers Not Qualified for Promotion to the Grade of First Lieutenant or Lieutenant (Junior Grade), February 6, 2014 

·         DoD Instruction 1348.19, Award of Medals, Trophies, Badges, and Similar Honors in Recognition of Accomplishments, February 3, 2014

·         DoD Instruction 1438.06, DoD Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Policy, January 16, 2014 

·         DoD Instruction 5240.19, Counterintelligence Support to the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP), January 31, 2014 

Department of State

·         2014 U.S. Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 

·         Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests 

·         Keynote Address: 2014 Gulf of Aden Regional Counterterrorism Forum 

·         Partners Against Crime: An Update on Counter Narcotics and Justice Efforts in Afghanistan 

·         Terrorism Designations FAQs 

·         U.S. Policy in the East Asia and Pacific Region for 2014 

East- West Center

·         Creating Korea's Future Economy: Innovation, Growth, and Korea-U.S. Economic Relations 

·         Upgrading India's Electronics Manufacturing Industry: Regulatory Reform and Industrial Policy 

Energy Information Agency (EIA)

·         Angola Country Analysis Brief - February 2014 

·         China Country Analysis Brief - February 2014 

Enough Project

·         Counter-LRA Mission Challenged by Regional Turmoil  

·         Forgotten Wars: Sudan’s Periphery Smolders with Focus on South Sudan  

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Afghanistan: The View from Russia 

·         Sochi: Games with Frontiers 

EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

·         Arms Trade Treaty assistance: identifying a role for the European Union 

European Journalism Centre (EJC)

·         Verification Handbook: A Definitive Guide to Verifying Digital Content for Emergency Coverage 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Citizenship in Post-awakening Tunisia: Power Shifts and Conflicting Perceptions 

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, February 2014 

o    Responding to Persons with Mental Illness: Can Screening Checklists Aid Law Enforcement?

o    Pell Grant Fraud Awareness: White-Collar Crime Challenges

o    Perspective: Taking Ownership of the Local Law Enforcement Brand

o    Officer Survival Spotlight: Speed and Seatbelts

o    Leadership Spotlight: Lunchtime Learning Seminars: Benefits and Steps to Get Started

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Through Trade in Diamonds 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         An Opening for Peace: Israelis, Palestinians and the Two-State Solution 

German Development Institute

·         Promoting Democracy: What Role for the Democratic Emerging Powers? 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Afghanistan Post-2014: Scenarios and Consequences 

·         The Legacy of World War I Continues to Linger 

·         The Structural Roots of Turkey’s Power Struggle 

Global ECCO

·         Combating Terrorism Exchange (CTX), February 2014, v. 4, no. 1 

o    A Roundtable Conversation on Intelligence and Terrorism Part One: The Changing Nature of Terrorism

o    A Roundtable Conversation on Intelligence and Terrorism Part Two: Requirements and Roles and Missions

o    Tags, Tweets, and Tethers

o    The Relevance of Technology in the Fight against India’s Maoist Insurgency

o    Big Data, Insider Threats, and International Intelligence Sharing

o    A Roundtable Conversation on Intelligence and Terrorism Part Three: Sharing Intelligence in Counterterrorism

o    Preventing a Day of Terror: Lessons Learned from an Unsuccessful Terrorist Attack

o    CTAP Interview: Peter Berg, Director of Lone Survivor

o    CTAP Interview Part Two: A Roundtable Discussion of Lone Survivor

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

·         Inroads to Resilience; Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery Annual Report 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Border Security: DHS Needs to Strengthen Its Efforts to Modernize Key Enforcement Systems. GAO-14-342T [testimony] 

·         Commercial Space Launches: FAA's Risk Assessment Process Is Not Yet Updated. GAO-14-328T [testimony] 

·         Federal Contracting: Commercial Item Test Program Beneficial, but Actions Needed to Mitigate Potential Risks. GAO-14-178

·        Nanomanufacturing: Emergence and Implications for U.S. Competitiveness, the Environment, and Human Health. GAO-14-181SP 

·         Troubled Asset Relief Program: More Efforts Needed on Fair Lending Controls and Access for Non-English Speakers in Housing Programs. GAO-14-117 

Heritage Foundation

·         10 Ways the EXPAND Act Would Take the Energy Market in the Right Direction 

·         Don’t Crush the Ability of Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses to Raise Capital  

·         Economy Better, but Still Growing Too Slowly Because of Anti-Growth Policy 

·         GSE Reform: The Economic Effects of Eliminating a Government Guarantee in Housing Finance 

·         INNOVATES Act Creates a More Effective National Lab System 

·         Religious Freedom and Marriage in Federal Law 

·         Top Homeland Security Priorities for Congress in 2014 

Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSSAI)

·         Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Methodologies:Considerations for DHS Acquisition Analysis 

Hoover Institution

·         Strategika, 2014, no. 10 

o    Do Drones Present New Military Opportunities or are They Simply an Updated Technological Variant of Age-old Weapons and Tactics?

Human Rights Watch

·         How Can We Survive Here?: Impact of Mining on Human Rights in Karamoja, Uganda  

·         No One is Safe: Abuse of Women in Iraq’s Criminal Justice System  

·         Profiting from Probation: America’s “Offender-Funded” Probation Industry 

Institut Francais des Relations Internationales

·         The European Elections in France: The Paradox of a More European Yet More Eurosceptic Campaign 

·         Poland and Ballistic Missile Defense: The Limits of Atlanticism 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, February 6, 2014 

o    The Personalization of Political Power in Nigeria and South Africa:  Style Over Substance

o    Elections in Bissau:  Hope for the Best, but Expect the Worse

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Turkey and Its Quest for Leadership Role in the West Asian Region 

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

·         Indonesians and the Syrian Conflict 

·         Unmanned Air Systems: The Future of Air Sea Power? 

·         Weak, Therefore Violent: The Mujahidin of Western Indonesia 

Institute for Public Policy

·         Hacks on Gas: Energy, Cybersecurity, and US Defense  

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         U.S. Busts Iranian Smuggling Scheme Involving a Nuclear-Related Good 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Pakistan's Nuclear Security: Separating Fact from Fear 

·         Rape and Reform: India's Changing Attitudes 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 55 

Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-International

·         Assessing City Resilience: Lessons from Using the UNISDR Local Government Self-Assessment Tool in Thailand and Vietnam 

Institute for the Study of Labor

·         From Aliens to Citizens: The Political Incorporation of Immigrants 

·         Immigration: What about the Children and Grandchildren? 

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

·         Afghanistan - Order of Battle [updated February 2014] 

·         Iraq Update 2014 #12: New Ba'athist Militant Group and ISIS Capture Iraqi Soldiers and Take Over the Fallujah Dam 

·         Iraq Update 2014 #11: Maliki Proposes Four New Provinces in Iraq 

·         Iraq Update 2014 #10: Journalists, Government Employees Targeted in Mosul Intimidation Campaign 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Abe’s Visit to India: The Strategic Implications 

·         Challenging Times in Indo-US Ties 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Bulgaria’s EU Funds Absorption: Maximizing the Potential! 

·         Leaning Against the Wind: Macroprudential Policy in Asia 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Beyond the Refugee Crisis in Syria [video] 

·         Engineering Peace: The Critical Role of Engineers in UN Peacekeeping 

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

·         The Battle to End the VA Backlog 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, February 7, 2014,  v. 12. no. 3 

o    “With These Guns We Will Return to Kurdistan”: The Resurgence of Kurdish Jihadism

o    Anti-Balaka Militias Target Muslims in the Central African Republic

o    Islamist North Caucasus Rebels Training a New Generation of Fighters in Syria

Law Library of Congress

·         Regulation of Bitcoin in Selected Jurisdictions 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue: Outcomes Report 

·         Northeast Asia's Turbulent Triangle:Korea-China-Japan Relations 

Mercatus Center

·         Making Budget Rules Work, 2014 Edition 

National Academies Press

·         Frontiers of Engineering:  Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the2013 Symposium 

National Institute for Defense Studies (Japan)

·         2013 NIDS China Security Report 

National Security Archive

·         The Rwanda Sitreps 

Naval War College

·         Littoral Combat Ship: How We Got Here, and Why  

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Extremism and Violence in Pakistan: Durability and Instability 

·         Illicit Drugs and Peace Negotiations in Colombia: Challenges for the Government and the FARC 

·         Israel’s Growing Relationship with China: A Problematic Buffer Against European Sanctions? 

Oxfam International

·         Afghanistan at a Crossroads—Recommendations for the UN Security Council on the 2014 UNAMA Mandate  

·         Review of Myanmar’s Disaster Management Law from the Angle of Inclusivity 

·         What Next for Mali?  Four Priorities for Better Governance in Mali  

Oxford Research Group

·         Security in the Sahel: Part II –Militarisation of the Sahel 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Flirting with Default Issues Raised by Debt CONFRONTATIONS in the United States 

·         Is the European Central Bank Failing Its Price Stability Mandate? 

Pew Charitable Trust

·         Power Surge: How the Department of Defense Leverages Private Resources to Enhance Energy Security and Save Money on U.S.Military Bases 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Public’s Knowledge of Science and Technology 

Public Interest Advocacy Center

·         Island of Impunity?  Investigation into International Crimes in the Final Stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War 

Rand

·         The Association Between Base-Area Social and Economic Characteristics and Airmen's Outcomes   

·         Back to the Future: The Resurgence of Salafi-Jihadists  [testimony] 

·         Development and Pilot Test of the RAND Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation Toolkit   

·         The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force   

·         Improving Federal and Department of Defense Use of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses   

·         RAND Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation Toolkit  

Refugees International

·         Beyond Emergency Assistance: Syrian Refugees in Northern Iraq and Jordan 

Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel

·         Commission website 

·         Initial Assessment of Whether Senior Commanders Should Retain Authority to Refer Cases of Sexual Assault to Courts-Martial 

Small Arms Survey

·         Libya’s Fractious South and Regional Instability 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Collective-Action Frame and Emergence: A Better Understanding of the Operational Environment 

·         Connecting Air Support Acquisitions and National Strategy: The Case for Again Fielding a Light Air Support Aircraft 

·         A Grunt at Work

·         Pakistani Unconventional Warfare Against Afghanistan: A Case Study of the Taliban as an Unconventional Warfare Proxy Force 

·         Speaking of the Long War: CNO Speech Transcripts from 2001 to 2011, and the Contemporary Myth of U.S. Sea Power 

·         Village Stability Operations and the Future of the American Way of War 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR 14-32 Audit Report - Direct Assistance: USAID Has Taken Positive Action to Assess Afghan Ministries’ Ability to Manage Donor Funds, but Concerns Remain 

Stimson Center

·         China, the United States, and the Kachin Conflict  

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Building Stability in the North Caucasus: Ways Forward for Russia and the European Union 

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

·         Afghanistan - 2013 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Business, Corruption and Crime in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: The Impact of Bribery and Other Crime on Private Enterprise 

UPMC Center for Health Security and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

·         Riding the Mobile Wave; What Local Health Departments Need in order to Adopt social Media and Mobile Health Technologies for Emergency Preparedness 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Compounding Uncertainty in Afghanistan:Economic Consequences of Delay in Signing the Bilateral Security Agreement  

·         Mapping Conflict Trends in Pakistan 

·         Process Lessons Learned in Yemen’s National Dialogue 

·         The Taliban’s View of the 2014 Elections 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Al-Qaeda Disaffiliates with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham 

·         Assessing U.S. Strategy in the Israeli-Palestinian Talks: A Mideast Trip Report 

·         Israel, America, and a Churning Middle East:A Trip Report 

William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

·         Security and Defense Studies Review, 2013, v. 14 - Special Issue: The Drug Policy Debate 

o    China, United States, and Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities

o    Perspective on Cutting Edge Research for Crime and Security Policies and Programs in the Caribbean

o    The Growth of the Private Security Industry in Barbados: A Case Study

o    A Geopolitical Interpretation of Security Concerns within United States–Latin American Relations

o    A Tentative Embrace: Brazil’s Foreign and Trade Relations with the United States

o    Brazil’s Border Security Systems Initiative: A Transformative Endeavor in Force Design

o    Estratégia Nacional de Defesa do Brasil: Comentários sobre a sua Implementação (2008–2011)

o    Perspectives on Instability: Honduras and Paraguay

o    Civil-Military Relations in Latin America: Selected Bibliography

o    The Drug Policy Debate - A Selection of Brief Essays Representing the Diversity of Opinion, Contributors: Marilyn Quagliotti, Timothy Lynch, Peter Hakim (with Kimberly Covington), Craig Deare, AMB Adam Blackwell, and General (ret.) Barry McCaffrey