Friday's Miscellany 03-14-2014

38 North

·         Some Thoughts on the North Korean Parliamentary Election of 2014 

·         A Tale of Two Peninsulas: How Will The Crimean Crisis Affect Korea? 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Factors Undermining Legitimacy in Libya 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Is Deepening Shi'ite-Sunni Tension Plunging Lebanon into a New Civil War? 

American Security Project

·         National Security and Climate Change 

Amnesty International

·         Injustice Incorporated: Corporate Abuses and the Human Right to Remedy 

·         Squeezing the Life Out of Yarmouk: War Crimes Against Besieged Civilians 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         Conflict Trends Report no. 24: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence, March 2014 

Arms Control Association

·         Breaking Taboos: Youth Activism in the Gulf States 

·         Nuclear Security Summit: Assessment of Joint Statements 

·         Zooming in on Syria: Adapting US Policy to Local Realities 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         How Korea Can Better Manage Maritime Piracy and Terror 

·         Open North Korea: Economic Benefits to China from the Distance Effect in Trade 

Asian Development Bank

·         Managing for Development Results: Rail Infrastructure Tariffs - Enabling Private Sector Development in Mongolia’s Railway Sector 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness:Building Resilience, Enhancing Performance 

Atlantic Council

·         The Kurdish Question and US-Turkish Relations in a Changing Middle East 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Ukraine's Simple Lessons for Security in Asia 

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence

·         The Snake Campaign & Cyber Espionage Toolkit 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Is the GCC in Peril? 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Beyond Nuclear Summitry: The Role of the IAEA in Nuclear Security Diplomacy After 2016 

Boeing

·         Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents Worldwide Operations 1959 – 2012 

Brookings

·         4 Ways Sequestration Cost Taxpayers Money 

·         Challenges Ahead in Crimea 

·         mHealth in China and the United States: How Mobile Technology is Transforming Health Care in the World’s Two Largest Economies 

·         Putin’s Dangerous Game 

·         Turkey Goes to the Ballot Box: 2014 Municipal Elections and Beyond 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Terrorism, The Internet, and the Security/Privacy Conundrum 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Brazil’s Nuclear Kaleidoscope: An Evolving Identity 

·         A New U.S. Approach to Gulf Security 

·         The Use of Russia’s Military in the Crimean Crisis 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         Afghans Find Their Way 

·         Concrete Steps to Address the Crisis in Ukraine 

·         The First Time Putin Tried to Invade a Foreign Country 

·         Progressive Pro-Growth Principles for Trade and Competitiveness 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Still No Evidence of a Labor Shortage: Immigrant and Native Employment in the Fourth Quarter of 2013 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Challenges to Public Order and the Seas 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Colombia: Peace and Stability in the Post-Conflict Era 

·         Cyber Threat and Response: Combating Advanced Attacks and Cyber Espionage 

·         The Gulf Military Balance: Volume II - The Missile and Nuclear Dimensions 

·         PacNet #19 - Okinawans want dignity, not just development: Prime Minister Abe, go to Okinawa 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Carbon Leakage: Options for the EU 

·         The EU’s Use of ‘Targeted’ Sanctions:Evaluating Effectiveness 

·         Implementation of the Macroeconomic Adjustment Programmes in the Euro Area: State-of-Play 

·         The Social Impact of Migration and the Notion of Citizenship for the EU: Ensuing challenges and opportunities for the Union 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Eurozone's Ruinous Embrace of' Competitive Devaluation' 

Centre for International and Strategic Analysis (SISA)

·         Afghanistan’s Testing Times: An Analysis of the Political Situation and the Insurgent Forces 

·         Higher than the Himalaya’s or Rockier than the Rockies? A Comparison of Sino-Pak and Pak-US Relations 

·         Karachi: Through Transitions and Transformations 

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         A Blueprint for a Sovereign Debt Forum 

·         A Failure to Cooperate? Raising the Risks and Challenges of Exiting Unconventional Monetary Policies 

Chatham House

·         Legal Classification of the Armed Conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Libya 

·         Reiderstvo—Asset-Grabbing in Russia 

College of Europe

·         Shifting Between Hegemony and Dominance? A Neo-Gramscian Analysis of the EU as a Structural Foreign Policy Actor: The Singular Case of the Cariforum-EU Economic Partnership Agreement  

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Fiscal Year 2015National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force 

·         Fiscal Year 2015National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy 

·         The Fiscal Year2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Special Operations Command and the Posture of U.S. Special Operations Forces 

·         Independent Assessments of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces 

·         Information Technology and Cyber Operations: Modernization and Policy Issues in a Changing National Security Environment 

·         Recent Developments in Afghanistan 

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         Chemical in Commerce Act 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget 

·         The Northern Ireland Peace Process Today:Attempting to Deal with the Past 

·         The Promise of the Taiwan Relations Act 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Status of U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan in Anticipation of the U.S. Troop Withdrawal 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Navy Shipbuilding Programs 

·         Posture of the Department of the Air Force 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         The U.S. Aviation Industry and Jobs: Keeping American Manufacturing Competitive 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Keystone XL and the National Interest Determination 

·         Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2015 

·         The Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2015 

·         Management Matters: Creating a 21st Century Government 

·         A More Efficient and Effective Government: Improving the Regulatory Framework 

·         Whistleblower Retaliation at the Hanford Nuclear Site 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Open Government and Freedom of Information: Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act for the Digital Age 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         The European Union's Eastern Partnership 

·         Global Economics Monthly, March 2014 

·         Ukraine in Crisis 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Directive 2000.13, Civil Affairs, March 11, 2014 

·         DoD Instruction 1010.04, Problematic Substance Use by DoD Personnel, February 20, 2014 

·         DoD Instruction 1200.15, Assignment to and Transfer Between Reserve Categories, Discharge from Reserve Status, Transfer to the Retired Reserve, and Notification of Eligibility for Retired Pay, March 13, 2014 

·         DoD Instruction 1332.43, Voluntary Separation Pay (VSP) Program for Service Members, February 26, 2014 

·         DoD Instruction 5525.12, Implementation of the Amended Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA), February 13, 2014 

·         DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), March 12, 2014 

·         Updated Procurement & Justification Budget Books

o    Army 

o    Air Force 

o    Navy 

o    Defense Wide 

Department of State

·         CSO at Two Years: Engaging Around the World 

East-West Center

·         China’s Media Crackdown Is a Growing Concern 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         A Crisis of Democratic Legitimacy? It’s about Legitimation, Stupid! 

·         Is the EMU Ready for Future Shocks? An Overview of Available Backstops 

Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

·         Addressing Soft Security Challenges in Kazakhstan and Central Asia 

o    Russia’s Migration Policy for Central Asia: Missed Opportunities?

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         CSDP: Getting Third States on Board 

·         Defence Budgets: Europe's Maginot Moment? 

·         The EU and Its (cyber) Partnerships 

·         EU Cyber-defence – A Work in Progress 

·         Handle with Care: Crowd-sourcing and Non-proliferation 

·         Three Scenarios for Ukraine 

·         Ukraine: The View from China 

EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

·         Access to Data Protection Remedies in EU Member States 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         China—How Far Will the NPC Go in Implementing Reform? 

·         European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2014 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         The EU and Its (cyber) Partnerships 

·         EU Cyber-defence – A Work in Progress 

·         Handle with Care: Crowd-sourcing and Non-proliferation 

·         Ukraine: The View from China 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Transnistria - Where to? 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, March 2013 

o    Reading People: Behavioral Anomalies and Investigative Interviewing   

o    “Crisis” or “Hostage” Negotiation? The Distinction Between Two Important Terms

o    Humility: A Leadership Trait That Gets Results

Feinstein International Center

·         Participatory Impact Assessment:  A Design Guide 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         China and Ukraine: Principled Policy or Power Politics? 

·         China’s Economic Reforms and the Communist Party's New Left 

Fundación Real Instituto Elcano

·         The Development of Home-grown Jihadist Radicalization in Italy 

·         Spain’s Banking Crisis: A Light in the Tunnel 

·         US-EU Trade Negotiations: What is at Stake? 

GData

·         Red Paper 2014 - Uroburos Highly Complex Espionage Software with Russian Roots 

German Development Institute

·         Different Perspectives on Differentiated Responsibilities: A State-of-the-art Review of the Notion of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities in International Negotiations 

·         The Governance of Scientific Assessment in the Context of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Lessons for International Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation 

·         How to Shape Development Cooperation? The Global Partnership and the Development Cooperation Forum 

·         Let’s get Comprehensive: European Union Engagement in Fragile and Conflict-affected Countries 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Divisive Rule: Sectarianism and Power Maintenance in the Arab Spring: Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria 

·         Tests of Partnership: Transatlantic Cooperation in Cyber Security, Internet Governance, and Data Protection 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Can New Energy Supplies Bring Peace? 

·         Promising Partnerships: Emerging and Established Powers in the 21st Century 

·         Speed Bumps and Accelerators: Emerging Issues in Transatlantic Border Management 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan: Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen Management and Assess Effectiveness. GAO-14-368 

·         Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan: Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen Management and Assess Effectiveness. GAO-14-411T [testimony] 

·         Countering Overseas Threats: Gaps in State Department Management of Security Training May Increase Risk to U.S. Personnel. GAO-14-360 

·         Defense Health Care: Acquisition Process for TRICARE's Third Generation of Managed Care Support Contracts. GAO-14-195 

·         DOD Business Systems Modernization: Air Force Business System Schedule and Cost Estimates. GAO-14-152 

·         Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Views on the Progress and Plans for Addressing Government-wide Management Challenges. GAO-14-436T [testimony] 

·         Joint Professional Military Education: Opportunities Exist for Greater Oversight and Coordination of Associated Research Institutions. GAO-14-216 

·         Nuclear Safety: Countries' Regulatory Bodies Have Made Changes in Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Accident.  GAO-14-109  

·         Regional Missile Defense: DOD's Report Provided Limited Information; Assessment of Acquisition Risks Is Optimistic. GAO-14-248R 

·         Student and Exchange Visitor Program: DHS Needs to Assess Risks and Strengthen Oversight of Foreign Students with Employment Authorization. GAO-14-356 

·         Space Acquisitions: Acquisition Management Continues to Improve but Challenges Persist for Current and Future Programs. GAO-14-382T [testimony] 

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, Spring 2014, v. 7, no. 1 

o    The Dawn of a New Age? Democracies and Military Victory

o    Diversionary Foreign Policy in Authoritarian States: The Use of Multiple Diversionary Strategies by Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War

o    Intelligence and Public Diplomacy: The Changing Tide

o    Homegrown Muslim Extremism in the Netherlands: An Exploratory Note

o    Is Cyber Deterrence an Illusory Course of Action? International and Domestic Challenges to Comprehensive National Cybersecurity: A Case Study of the Czech Republic

Heritage Foundation

·         Energy Efficiency: Two Bills Aimed at Reducing Energy Consumption 

·         Free Ukraine by Freeing Energy Markets 

·         Human Rights Committee’s Review of U.S.Record: Things to Watch For 

·         Obama’s Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk 

·         Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Time to End an Unnecessary Program 

Human Security Report Project

·         Human Security Report 2013 - The Decline in Political Violence: Evidence, Explanation, and Contestation 

Institut Français des Relations Internationals (IFRI)

·         Rosneft, Gazprom and the Government:the Decision-Making Triangle on Russia's Energy Policy 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, March 13,2014 

o    Electronic Waste: Opportunity to Bridge the Digital Divide or Eco-Disaster?

o    Malawi Election Watch May 2014: Reasons for Optimism?

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Stealth Technology and its Effect on Aerial Warfare 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         The Iran Primer- Centrifuges: Key to Final Nuclear Deal 

·         Update on Iran’s Total Near 20 Percent Enriched Uranium Stock: Nearly Enough for a Bomb, if Further Enriched 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         China's Stakes in the Ukraine Crisis 

·         Japan and Illicit Drugs: A Neglected Success Story 

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

·         The End of an Era? The Death of Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         CPI-Bonds in India: A Troubled Take-off 

·         Power-Rivalry in Asia: New Arms Race and Lessons from Ukraine 

Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)

·         Leveraging Emerging Technologies in the Security Clearance Process 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         Natural Gas in Central America 

International Crisis Group

·         Divided Cyprus: Coming to Terms on an Imperfect Reality 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Evaluating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Deep Roots of Fiscal Behavior 

·         Efficient Energy Investment and Fiscal Adjustment in Senegal 

·         Estimating Sri Lanka’s Potential Output 

·         From Volatility to Stability in Expenditure:Stabilization Funds in Resource-Rich Countries 

·         Quality, Trade, and Exchange Rate Pass-Through 

·         The Regulatory Responses to the Global Financial Crisis: Some Uncomfortable Questions 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated March12, 2014] 

National Academies Press

·         Veterans and Agent Orange:  Update 2012 

Naval War College

·         /LUCE.NT/ a Journal of National Security Studies, Spring 2014 

o    Remembering Abdullah

o    Inextricable Links: Why U.S. Debt to China Poses No Threat to National Security

o    Changing the Status Quo: Considering Nuclear Weapons for Taiwan and Other Options to Avoid Possible War with China

o    Hong Kong Getting No Love from Europe and China

o    The Worst Place: Why the Guantanamo Bay Detainee Facility Should be Closed

o    Drones: Tactical Success, Strategic Failure

o    Wrong Leaders for the Right Lessons…Always?

North-South Institute

·         Canada and China: Accepting Africa’s Rise 

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Energy Policy: European Challenges, Spanish Answers 

·         The TTIP at the Forefront of the 21st Century International Trade System? 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre

·         Promoting Inclusion in Political Settlements: A Priority for International Actors? 

·         Rising Powers in Africa: What does this Mean for the African Peace and Security Agenda? 

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

·         Which Way Cuba? : Political Transformations,Social Deterioration and Attempted Dialogue 

Oxford Research Group

·         Responding to Climate Disruption – Developing the Agenda 

Palm Center

·         Report of the Transgender Military Service Commission 

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         Myanmar’s National Census – Helping or Disrupting Peace? 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         IMF Reform Is Waiting on the United States 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Most Say U.S. Should ‘Not Get Too Involved’ in Ukraine Situation: Reluctance Crosses Party Lines 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Worldwide, Many See Belief in God as Essential to Morality: Richer Nations Are Exception 

Pew Research Internet Project

·         Digital Life in 2025 

·         From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers–and Beyond: A Typology of Public Library Engagement in America 

Pew Research Journalism Project

·         Social, Search and Direct: Pathways to Digital News 

Police Executive Research Forum

·         The Police Response to Active Shooter Incidents 

Progressive Policy Institute (PPI)

·         Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth: Surveying New Post-Crisis Evidence 

Rand

·         Chinese Engagement in Africa: Drivers, Reactions, and Implications for U.S. Policy 

·         Democracy in Afghanistan: The 2014 Election and Beyond 

·         What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs: 2000–2010  

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Old Society, New Youths: An Overview of Youth and Popular Participation in Post-Reformasi Indonesia 

·         The Road to 2014: Corruption, the Media and Parties’ Electability 

Save the Children, Inc.

·         Devastating Toll: The Impact of Three Years of War on the Health of Syria's Children  

Security & Defense Agenda

·         Future of NATO’s Partnerships 

Small Wars Journal

·         Can the Afghan Security Forces Stand Up to the Taliban?  Observations from the Field Say “Yes” 

·         The Defense Innovation Imperative: A Prescription for Preserving and Formalizing Rapid Technology Innovation in the Department of Defense 

·         The Impact of Domestic Shale Oil Production on U.S. Military Strategy and its Implications for U.S.-China Maritime Partnership 

·         Learning Rural Engagement: Afghan Agriculture and the Future of Rural Stabilization 

·         Transitional Justice Mechanisms: A Case Study of Sierra Leone and Mozambique 

Stimson Center

·         Japan’s Foreign Policy Challenges In East Asia: Views From The Next Generation 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2013 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Legality in Cyberspace: An Adversary View 

·         Turkey-Kurdish Regional Government Relations After the U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq: Putting the Kurds on the Map? 

Transnational Institute

·         Cocaine: Towards a Self-regulation Model New Developments in Harm Reduction 

·         Ethnicity without Meaning, Data without Context: The 2014 Census, Identity and Citizenship in Burma/Myanmar 

·         No Fracking Way: How the EU-US Trade Agreement Risks Expanding Fracking 

·         On the Issue of Nuclear Terrorism 

·         Profiting from Crisis: How Corporations and Lawyers are Scavenging Profits from Europe's Crisis Countries 

·         The Rise and Decline of Cannabis Prohibition 

Union of Concerned Scientists

·         The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2013: More Jekyll, Less Hyde 

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons Defense Committee

·         Future Army 2020

o    Volume I 

o    Volume II 

United Nations

·         The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Should China Join the WTO’s Services Agreement? 

·         Trade Bulletin, March 2014 

US Geological Survey (USGS)

·         New Maps of Afghanistan Provide "Fingerprint" of Natural Resources 

U.S.-Korea Institute

·         Labor Standards and South Korean Employment Practices in North Korea 

Urban Institute

·         Estimating the Size and Structure of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major US Cities 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Assad Regime Winning by Inches? 

·         Iran's Evolving Maritime Presence 

·         Israel's Governance Law: Raising the Electoral Threshold 

·         Jordan's Energy Balancing Act 

·         Preventing an Iranian Breakout after a Nuclear Deal 

·         Western Foreign Fighters in Syria: Implications for U.S. CVE Efforts 

White House

·         2013 Economic Report of the President:together with the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers 

·         The Budget of the United States Government, FY2015 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Peace and Prosperity in Northern Ireland 

·         Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E.Rice at the Department of State’s Global Chiefs of Mission Conference