Friday's Miscellany 02-21-2014

38 North

·         From Controls Content: The Two Koreas Move,Washington Stands Still 

Air University Library Bibliographies

·         Child Soldiers - Subject Guide 

·         Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operations - Subject Guide 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Consent by Force: Strategies to Avoid Failure in Syria 

·         Unrest in Xinjiang, Uyghur Province in China 

Amnesty International

·         No Place Like Home: Returns and Relocations of Somalia’s Displaced 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Issue Watch: Guide to Key Policy Concerns in South Korea for 2014 

Asian Development Bank

·         CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020 

·         Three Decades of Development Partnership: Royal Government of Bhutan and Asian Development Bank 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Globalization, Infrastructure, and Inclusive Growth 

·         Rising Inequality in Asia and Policy Implications 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Facing West, Facing North: Canada and Australia in East Asia 

·         Move Closer to U.S. to Avoid Bowing to China 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Natural Gas Price in Asia: What to Expect and What It Means 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Japan and Spain: Two Developed Economies Facing a Lost Decade 

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

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Factsheet: Iran and the P5+1 

Brookings

·         All Cities Are Not Created Unequal 

·         Awareness Reduces Racial Bias 

·         Convince, Coerce, or Compromise? Ennahda’s Approach to Tunisia’s Constitution 

·         Implementing Technology to Improve Public Highway Performance: A Leapfrog Technology from the Private Sector Is Going ToBe Necessary 

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

·         U.S. Manufacturing: Understanding Its Past and Its Potential Future 

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

·         Hate Crime Victimization, 2004–2012 - Statistical Tables 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Canadian Defense Commitments: Overview and Status of Selected Acquisitions and Initiatives 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Closing Space: Democracy and Human Rights Support Under Fire 

CATO Institute

·         Tax and Budget Bulletin: How to Spend $3.9 Trillion 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         An Opportunity to Resolve the Escalating Crisis in Ukraine 

·         U.S.-China Relations: Toward a New Model of Major Power Relationship 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs Journal, February 2014, v. 10 

o    Preparedness Revisited: W(h)ither PPD-8? 

o    Hybrid Targeted Violence: Challenging Conventional 'Active Shooter' Response Strategies 

o    Towards a Unified Homeland Security Strategy: An Asset Vulnerability Model 

Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS)

·         CIP Report, February 2014, v. 12, no. 8

o    Commercial Facilities

Center for Naval Analysis (CNA)

·         Independent Assessment of the Afghan National Security Forces 

·         Summary of Independent Assessment of the Afghan National Security Forces 

·         The Tuareg: A Nation Without Borders?  A CNA Strategic Studies Conference Report 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Costs of Corruption: Strategies for Ending a Tax on Private-sector-led Growth 

·         FYSA: For Your Situational Awareness,  Issue 4 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, February 6 - February 19, 2014, v. 2, no. 3 

·         Indian Ocean Region: A Strategic Net Assessment 

·         Iraq in Crisis 

·         Launching a New Chapter in U.S.-African Relations: Deepening the Business Relationship 

·         Middle East Notes and Comment: Enhancing Leverage 

·         PacNet #15 - Japan’s Energy Crisis – A Blessing in Disguise for Diplomacy? 

·         The Reinvention of Al-Shabaab: A Strategy of Choice or Necessity? 

·         Significant Cyber Events [updated February21, 2014] 

·         Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: A Spring of Opportunity for the United States’ “Pacific President” 

Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World

·         Islamist Responses to the "End of Islamism" 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Collateral and Credit Rationing: The Role of Collateral in Explaining and Remediating the Limited Flow of Credit to Households and SMEs 

·         Defying the Oracle? The 2014 Greek Presidency of the EU Council 

·         Mellowing Meroni: How ESMA can Help Build the Single Market 

·         Next Steps Toward a Final Deal with Iran 

·         Towards a Greater Eurasia: Who, Why, What and How? 

Centre for International and Strategic Analysis (SISA)

·         Impact from Syria's War on Militancy in FATA 

·         Objectives and Differences among Militant Groups in FATA 

·         The Punjabi Taliban 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Facing West, Facing North: Canada and Australia in East Asia 

Chatham House

·         Holding Steady?  U.S. Democracy Promotion in a Changing World 

·         New Business Models for Sustainable Antibiotics 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Chinese Investment in the Port of Piraeus 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Effects of a Minimum-Wage Increase on Employment and Family Income 

·         Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output in 2013 

·         Making Choices About Federal Spending and Taxes 

·         Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Issue Guide: Crisis in Ukraine 

Defence Research and Development Canada

·         Manned-Unmanned Teaming of Aircraft -Literature Search 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy 

·         Reliance 21: An Operational Framework 

Department of Defense Inspector General  (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2014-040 Assessment of DoD Wounded Warrior Matters: Managing Risks of Multiple Medications 

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks 

·         Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks with Iran 

·         Background Briefing on the Situation in Ukraine 

·         Counter-Piracy Update 

·         Digital Diplomacy: Making Foreign Policy Less Foreign 

·         Situation in Ukraine 

Department of the Army

·         FM 3-38, Cyber Electromagnetic Activities 

East-West Center

·         Can China and India Coexist in Myanmar? 

·         China, India and Indonesia: Building Trust Amidst Hostility 

·         Democratic Change and Forest Governance in the Asia Pacific: Implications for Myanmar  

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Syria Country Analysis Brief - February 2014 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2014 

European Union

·         Russia’s G8 Presidency: With an Ambitious Agenda, Can Moscow Deliver? 

·         Crisis in the Central African Republic: The EU Response 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Afghanistan: The View from Pakistan 

·         Engaging Cuba 

Feinstein International Center

·         Experiences of National Governments in Expanding Their Role in Humanitarian Preparedness and Response 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Attacking America: Al Qaeda’s Grand Strategy in Its War with the World 

·         Morocco, Counter-Terrorism, and the US-Africa Summit 

Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique)

·         Great Unfulfilled Expectations: Russia’s Security Dialogue with Europe 

FRIDE

·         Game Over? The EU’s Legacy in Afghanistan 

·         Is the ‘Brazil Brand’ in Crisis? 

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

·         Security Sector Reform and Governance Processes in West Africa: From Concepts to Reality 

George Mason University School of Law

·         National Security Law Journal, Fall/Winter 2013, v. 2, no. 1 

o    The Lawfulness of and Case for Combat Drones in the Fight Against Terrorism

o    An Imperfect Balance: ITAR Exemptions, National Security, and U.S. Competitiveness

o    Nonjudicial Punishment in the Military: Why a Lower Burden of Proof Across All Branches is Unnecessary

o    Taking Confusion Out of Crisis: Making Sense of the Legal Framework for Federal Agencies to Provide Law Enforcement Support to State and Local Governments in Emergencies

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Alice in Trade-Land: The Politics of TTIP [Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership] 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         IRS's Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: 2009 Participation by State and Location of Foreign Bank Accounts. GAO-14-265R 

·         Oil and Gas: Interior Has Begun to Address Hiring and Retention Challenges but Needs to Do More. GAO-14-205 

·         Plutonium Disposition Program: DOE Needs to Analyze the Root Causes of Cost Increases and Develop Better Cost Estimates. GAO-14-231 

Heritage Foundation

·         Domestic Abuse on Indian Reservations: How Congress Failed to Protect Women Against Violence 

·         No Retreat on Flood Insurance Reform 

·         Obama Needs to Send Strong Message to Allies During Asia Trip 

·         U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Critical for Transatlantic Security 

·         U.S. Should Augment Sanctions After North Korean Crimes Against Humanity 

·         U.S. Should Support Tunisia’s Democratic Progress with Concrete Action 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Civilian Resistance to Rebel Governance 

·         Does Land Titling Matter? The Role of Land Property Rights in the War on Illicit Crops in Colombia 

·         Wartime Institutions: A Research Agenda 

Human Rights Watch

·         A Wedding that Became a Funeral: US Drone Attack on Marriage Procession in Yemen 

·         Whose Development? Human Rights Abuses in Sierra Leone’s Mining Boom 

Institut Français des Relations Internationals (IFRI)

·         The EU, Russia and Eastern Partnership: What Dynamics under the New German Government? 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, February 20, 2014 

o    Identity Politics in the Central African Republic

o    Urbanization + Construction + Illicit Trade = More Money Laundering Through Real Estate?

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Heavy Satellite Launch Vehicles: An Assessment 

·         The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: India Seeking New Role in the Eurasian Regional Mechanism 

Institute of Medicine

·         Preventing Psychological Disorders in Service Members and Their Families: An Assessment of Programs 

Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism

·         Journal of National Security Law & Policy, February 2014, v. 7, no. 1  

o    Legitimacy Versus Legality Redux: Arming the Syrian Rebels 

o    Discovering the Artichoke: How Mistakes & Omissions Have Blurred the Enabling Intent of the Classified Information Procedures Act 

o    Developing Client-Ready Practitioners: Learning How to Practice National Security Law at Military Law Schools 

o    Harmonizing Policy & Principle: A Hybrid Model for Counterterrorism 

o    Easier Said than Done: Legal Reviews of Cyber Weapons 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Exploding Bridge Wire Issue: A Crack in the Door? 

·         ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report  

·         IAEA report  

·         Maintaining a Six-Month Breakout Timeline in Iran: Further Reducing Iran’s near 20 percent Stock of LEU 

·         Maintaining a Six-Month Breakout Timeline in Iran 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Desecuritizing the Kurdish Question and Emerging Regional Dynamics 

·         Harnessing Myanmar's Hydropower and Negotiating Conflict 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         South African Futures 2030: How Bafana Bafanamade Mandela Magic  

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         Old Threat, New Approach: Tackling the Far Right Across Europe 

Institute for the Study of War

·         How Does the Regime Stand in Aleppo and Homs? 

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

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Ankara Summit: A Possible Road to Afghan Peace? 

·         Indo-Russian Defence Trade: A Recipe for Revival 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Turkey's Energy Strategy and its Role in the EU's Southern Gas Corridor 

International Crisis Group

·         Fields of Bitterness (II): Restitution and Reconciliation in Burundi 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Debt and Growth: Is There a Magic Threshold? 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Peacemaking in South Sudan [video] 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, February 20,2014, v. 14, no. 4 

o    Beijing’s Fight Against Democracy Activism in Hong Kong

o    Chin a’s Ideological ‘Soft War’: Offense is the Best Defense

o    Falling Coal Prices Help Chin a’s ‘New Silk Road’ Win Over Mongolia

·         Terrorism Monitor, February 21, 2014, v. 12, no. 4 

o    Iranian Naval Adventurism in the Atlantic Ocean

o    The Quetta Shura: Understanding the Afghan Taliban's Leadership

o    Are Corruption and Tribalism Dooming Somalia’s War on al-Shabaab Extremists?

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         G20 Needs a Growth Strategy 

Marine Corps University Press

·         Aspects of Leadership: Ethics, Law, and Spirituality 

·         MCU Journal, v. 4, no. 1 Spring 2013 

o    Stopping Atrocities: Field Commanders’ Moral Responsibility in Srebrenica and Rwanda

o    The Syrian Kurds: A House Divided

o    Understanding Terrorism and the Islamist Challenge in the Maghreb

o    Bridging the Gap: High-Level Policy Meets On-the-Ground Realities in Eastern Afghanistan

o    Agnatic Rivalry, Social Instability, and Scapegoating: The Consequences of Integrating Pashtunwali with Afghan Formal Law

·         Strategic Water: Iraq and Security Planning in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin 

National Academies Press

·         U.S. Naval Forces' Capabilities for Responding to Small Vessel Threats: Abbreviated Version of a Classified Report 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         Ripples of Change in Chinese Foreign Policy? Evidence from Recent Approaches to Nontraditional Waterborne Security 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The 16th Symposium (FY 2013), November 12,2013 -  "Prospects of Multilateral Cooperation in the Asia Pacific: To Overcome the Gap of Security Outlooks" [conference papers] 

National Security Archive

·         Dubious Secrets of the Cuban Missile Crisis 

·         Special Plans and Double Meanings:Controversies over Deception, Intelligence, and Policy Counterterrorism 

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

·         The Liability of Software Manufacturers for Defective Products 

·         Pandemonium: Nation States, National Security, and the Internet 

·         Peacetime Regime for State Activities in Cyberspace 

NATO Defense College

·         Ukraine's Euromaidan: Questions from the(R)evolution" 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Saudi Arabia: The Coming Royal Succession 

Pew Research Internet Project

·         Mapping Twitter Topic Networks: From Polarized Crowds to Community Clusters 

Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends

·         Remittance Flows Worldwide in 2012 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Is This the Future of Europe? Opportunities and Risks for Poland in a Union of Insiders and Outsiders 

·         New EU Energy and Climate Framework:Challenges for Poland and Germany 

·         Public Diplomacy in the European Union:Models for Poland 

Project 2049 Institute

·         China’s Evolving Reconnaissance-Strike Capabilities: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance 

Rand

·         Elements of Success: How Type of Secondary Education Credential Helps Predict Enlistee Attrition  

·         Strengthening Coastal Planning: How Coastal Regions Could Benefit from Louisiana's Planning and Analysis Framework   

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Popular Mandate and the Coming-of-Age of Social Media’s Presence in Indonesia Politics Post-Reformasi 

Small Wars Journal

·         Grounded Theory Study Defining Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Cross-border Violence 

·         Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance is Greater Than Aerial Surveillance 

·         The Process of Radicalization 

·         Rethinking Stability 

·         Some Recent Approaches to Cultural Intelligence Gathering 

·         Targeting Challenges in the Advising Environment 

·         An Uncomfortable War in the Graveyard of Empires: Applying the Manwaring Paradigm to the Soviet-Afghan War 

·         Why Counterinsurgency Matters for MONUSCO 

Stanley Foundation

·         Back to Reality: India’s National Interests and Multilateralism 

·         A View from Africa: Building Capacity to Prevent Atrocities [video - 4 parts] 

Transnational Institute

·         Eurodrones, Inc. 

Transportation Research Board

·         Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System: Practitioner’s Guide and Research Report 

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

·         Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

Ubiquity Press

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

o    Robber Barons Rising: The Potential for Resource Conflict in Ghazni, Afghanistan 

o    Understanding the nature and threats of drug trafficking to national and regional security in West Africa 

o    Surrendering tothe Big Picture: Historical and Legal Perspectives on Accountability in the Democratic Republic of Congo Following the Defeat of the March 23 Movement 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Clear-Eyed Diplomacy: Strategic Shifts Needed in the Iran Negotiations 

·         Iran's Nuclear Debate: The Domestic Politics 

·         Jordan Not Out of the Woods Yet 

·         Leadership Divided? The Domestic Politics of Iran's Nuclear Debate 

·         Salafism as a National Security Threat for Iran 

·         Saudi Arabia's Domestic and Foreign Intelligence Challenges 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

·         Is Geography Destiny? :  A Primer on North American Relations 

·         Pakistan's Urbanization: Enabling Entrepreneurial Innovations to Serve Pakistan's Urban Poor 

World Bank

·         Reducing Poverty and Investing in People