Friday's Miscellany 03-28-2014

38 North

·         Engage, Don't Just 'Name and Shame' 

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

·         Easing the Burden: Reducing the Cost of National Security Space Capabilities  

·         Restoring Balance in the Defense Acquisition System  

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Governance in Afghanistan: An Introduction   

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         The Kurdish Peace Process in the Shadow of Turkey’s Power Struggle and the Upcoming Local Elections 

·         Renewed Escalation of Erdogan-Gulen Conflict Increases Internal Polarisation 

·         The Salafi Nour Party In Egypt 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Leaders and their Networks 

Amnesty International

·         Revising the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: International Briefing on Discrimination and at RiskGroups in Prisons 

Arms Control Association and Partnership for Global Security Report

·         The Nuclear Security Summit: Assessment of Joint Statements 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms 

·         Global Implications of the Renminbi's Ascendance 

Atlantic Council

·         Europe's Imperfect Banking Union 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Cyberspace as a Weapon System 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Manufacturing Partners: Japan–South Korea Security Cooperation and Australia's Potential Role 

·         A Return on Investment: The Future of Police Cooperation between Australia and Indonesia 

·         A Rising Power Looks Down Under: Chinese Perspectives on Australia 

·         Taking Wing: Time to Decide on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Turkey’s Local Elections: Actors, Factors, and Implications  

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Nuclear Security Fact Sheet 

Brookings

·         A High-Carbon Partnership? Chinese-Latin American Relations in a Carbon-Constrained World 

·         Offshore Oil and Gas Governance in the Arctic: A Leadership Role for the U.S. 

·         Security and Political Developments in Afghanistan in 2014 and After: Endgame or New Game 

·         Unlocking Spectrum Value through Improved Allocation, Assignment and Adjudication of Spectrum Rights 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Canada, the Arctic Council, Greenpeace, and Arctic Oil Drilling: Complicating an Already Complicated Picture 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Egypt's Unprecedented Instability by the Numbers 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         #CreativeDisruption Survey 2 Results 

·         The Arctic’s Changing Landscape: Addressing New Maritime Challenges 

·         Emerging Arctic Security Challenges 

·         If Deterrence Fails: Rethinking Conflict on the Korean Peninsula 

·         Tailored Coercion: Competition and Risk in Maritime Asia 

Center for American Progress (CAP)

·         Key Elements of Sanctions and Support to Address Russian Aggression in Ukraine 

·         Turkey in Turmoil 

Center for Global Development

·         Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States 

·         Does Development Reduce Migration? 

               

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         CNA Corporation’s Integrated Ship Database 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 15 March 2014/No. 144 Corruption in Russia 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Lessons from Abroad for the U.S. Entitlement Debate 

·         New Perspectives in Foreign Policy, v. 6, Winter 2014 

·         PacNet #24 - Russia’s Crimean annexation: what it means for East Asia 

·         PacNet #23 - Why Crimea matters to the US and Asia 

·         PacNet #22 - Crimea’s Demonstration Effect in Asia 

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

·         Studies in Intelligence, December 2013, v. 57, no. 4 

o    Rethinking the President’s Daily Intelligence Brief

o    Needed: More Thinking about Conceptual Frameworks for Analysis—The Case of Influence

o    Iraqi Human Intelligence Collection on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program, 1980–2003

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         The EMS Crisis of the 1990s: Parallels with the Present Crisis? 

·         EU-Turkey Relations: Turning Vicious Circles into Virtuous Ones 

·         The Impact of Visa Liberalisation in Eastern Partnership Countries, Russia and Turkey on Trans-Border Mobility 

·         Inflation-Targeting, Flexible Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Performance since the Great Recession 

·         The Potential Evolution of the European Energy System to 2020 and 2050 

·         What Role for Migration Policy in the Ukraine Crisis? 

Chatham House

·         Defence Engagement: The British Army’s Role in Building Security and Stability Overseas 

·         How to Fix the Euro: Strengthening Economic Governance in Europe 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Sovereignty and Defence Cooperation 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, March 2014, v. 7, no. 3 

o    The War of Jihadists Against Jihadists in Syria

o    The Finnish Foreign Fighter Contingent in Syria

o    The Narco of Narcos: A Profile of Fugitive Mexican Druglord Rafael Caro-Quintero

o    The Caucasus Emirate: From Anti-Colonialist Roots to Salafi-Jihad

o    The Evolution of the Ethnic Baluch Insurgency in Iran

o    A Profile of the Informal Anarchist Federation in Italy

o    Recent Highlights in Political Violence

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Department of Defense (DOD) Fiscal Year 2015Science and Technology Programs: Pursuing Technology Superiority in a Changing Security Environment 

·         Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2015Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces 

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

·         Fiscal Year 2015 Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Combat Aviation Programs 

·         Fiscal Year 2015 Missile Defense Hearing 

·         Interim Report of the Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise 

·         Military Personnel Overview 

·         Operation and Maintenance without OCO Funds:What Now? 

·         Posture of the United States Army 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         The First One Thousand Days: Development Aid Programs to Bolster Health and Nutrition 

·         The Geopolitical Potential of the U.S. Energy Boom 

·         The Shocking Truth about North Korean Tyranny 

·         U.S. Disengagement from Latin America:Compromised Security and Economic Interests 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Assessing Terrorism in the Caucasus and the Threat to the Homeland 

·         The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s FY2015 Budget Request: Ensuring Effective Preparedness, Response, and Communications 

·         HR 4289, the Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act 

·         Lessons from the LAX Shooting: Preparing for and Responding to Emergencies at Airports 

·         Markup: H.R. 4228, DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act 

·         Passport Fraud: An International Vulnerability 

·         Publicly releasable correspondence between the Committee & Executive Branch agencies in relation to the Boston Bombing report 

·         The Road to Boston: Counterterrorism Challenges and Lessons from the Marathon Bombings 

·         Taking Down the Cartels: Examining United States – Mexico Cooperation 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Over-Federalization 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Examining the IRS Response to the Targeting Scandal 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Active, Guard, Reserve, and Civilian Personnel Programs 

·         Current Readiness of U.S. Forces 

·         Posture of the Department of the Navy 

·         U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         A “Kill Chain” Analysis of the 2013 Target Data Breach 

·         Protecting Personal Consumer Information from Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches 

Congress. Senate. Energy & Natural Resources Committee

·         Importing Energy, Exporting Jobs. Can it be Reversed? 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Powering Africa's Future: Examining the Power Africa Initiative 

·         Syria After Geneva: Next Steps for U.S.Policy 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships to Reduce Cyber Risks to Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure 

·         Transparency and Training: Preparing Our First Responders for Emerging Threats and Hazards 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         A Review of CBO's Activities in 2013 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Governance in India: Infrastructure 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Directive 3222.04, Electronic Warfare (EW) Policy, March 26, 2014 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2014-046  Independent Auditor’s Report on the Examination of DoD Execution of North Atlantic Treaty Organization–Contributing Countries’ Donations to Afghan National Army Trust Fund 

·         DODIG-2014-047  Independent Auditor’s Report on the Attestation of the Existence, Completeness, Rights and Obligations, and Presentation and Disclosure of the Department of the Navy’s Ordnance 

East West Center

·         China’s Dilemma in the Ukraine Crisis 

·         Mongolian Foreign Relations Surge Indicates New Activist Agenda for 2014 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         The Belgian Parliaments and EU Affairs: The Reasons Behind Their Limited Involvement 

·         The European Parliament: It has to do with You 

·         Re-designing the European Climate and Energy Policies Post-2020 

·         The Summit of Our Ambition? European Defence between Brussels and Wales 

Enough Project

·         Interrupting the Silence: Addressing Congo's Sexual Violence Crisis within the Great Lakes Regional Peace Process 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         A Success Story for the EU and Seasonal Workers' Rights without Reinventing the Wheel 

·         Turkey Votes: Part I - The Storm Before the Election 

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·         Afghanistan: The View from Iran 

·         China’s Energy Demands: Are They Reshaping the World? 

·         Qatar: Last Arab(ist) Standing? 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Egypt: Resurgence of the Security State 

·         Draining the Swamp in Iraq  

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Canceled DOD Programs: DOD Needs to Better Use Available Guidance and Manage Reusable Assets. GAO-14-77 

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: Observations on Key Factors in DHS's Implementation of Its Partnership Approach. GAO-14-464T [testimony] 

·         Defense Infrastructure: DOD's 2013 Facilities Corrosion Study Addressed Reporting Elements. GAO-14-337R   

·         DHS Asset Forfeiture: Additional Actions Could Help Strengthen Controls over Equitable Sharing. GAO-14-318  

·         F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Problems Completing Software Testing May Hinder Delivery of Expected Warfighting Capabilities. GAO-14-322 

·         F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Slower Than Expected Progress in Software Testing May Limit Initial Warfighting Capabilities. GAO-14-468T [testimony]  

·         Federal Contracting: Noncompetitive Contracts Based on Urgency Need Additional Oversight. GAO-14-304 

·         International Food Aid: Better Agency Collaboration Needed to Assess and Improve Emergency Food Aid Procurement System. GAO-14-22 

·         Major Automated Information Systems: Selected Defense Programs Need to Implement Key Acquisition Practices. GAO-14-309 

·         Spectrum Management: FCC's Use and Enforcement of Buildout Requirements. GAO-14-236 

Heritage Foundation

·         11 Issues for Congress in the President’s FY2015 International Affairs Budget Request 

·         Afghanistan–Pakistan—U.S. Must Ensure that Its Military Gear Does Not Exacerbate Regional Tensions 

·         Beyond the Crimea Crisis—Comprehensive Next Steps in U.S.–Russian Relations 

·         If Russia Attacks: How the U.S. Should Respond to Further Aggression Against Ukraine 

·         Law Enforcement’s Dependence on Civil Asset Forfeiture in Georgia and Texas 

·         Lessons from the Voter ID Experience in Tennessee 

·         Martin Luther King, Jr., and the American Dream 

·         Obama’s Saudi Summit: Focus on Iran, Syria,Egypt, and Terrorism 

·         Ukraine, NATO, Trade, and Afghanistan Should Dominate Obama’s Visit to Europe 

·         U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy: After Ukraine, Time to Reassess Strategic Posture 

Hoover Institution

·         Strategika, February 2014, no. 11 

o    Does China Pose an Immediate Threat to US Strategic Interests?

Households in Conflict Network

·         Sexual Violence in Burundi: Victims, Perpetrators, and the Role of Conflict 

 

Human Rights Watch

·         "They Know Everything We Do": Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia 

IJ Infinity Group

·         Infinity Journal Special Edition - The Strategy Bridge, March 2014 

o    Thoughts on Colin Gray's Strategy Bridge

o    A Theory for Practice: But Where is Machiavelli?

o    The Reluctant Theorist: Colin Gray and the Theory of Strategy

o    War, 'Moral Forces', and the 'Virus of Strategism'

o    Relativity and Negotiation: Core Elements of a General Theory of Strategy

o    Anachronism and Strategic History

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Stealth Technology and its Effect on Aerial Warfare 

Institute for National Strategic Studies

·         Hizbollah’s Political and Security Situation:Existing and Emerging Challenges 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Takeaways from the IAEA Report on the Implementation of the Joint Plan of Actions (JPA) 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch,  March 27, 2014 

o    Burundi 2015: If at First You Don't Succeed...

o    Shale Gas: The Solution to South Africa's Energy Crisis?

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Fall of Yabroud and The Campaign for the Lebanese Border 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Extremism: Pakistan in Search of a Solution 

·         Implementation Deficit in Northeast India 

·         Indian Military Diplomacy: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief 

·         Is India Making Waves in South China Sea? 

·         Youth and Aam Aadmi Party 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         The "Relative" Importance of EMU Macroeconomic Imbalances in the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure 

International Crisis Group

·         The Next Round in Gaza 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Disentangling India’s Investment Slowdown 

·         Sustaining Long-Run Growth and Macroeconomic Stability in Low Income Countries - The Role of Structural Transformation and Diversification - Background Notes 

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         2014 JSOU and NDIA SOLIC Division Essay Contest First Place Essay 

·         Countering the al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia: Lessons for the U.S. Special Operations Forces 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Attraction of Korean Unification: Inter-Korean and International Costs and Benefits 

KPMG International, Inc.

·         Global Anti-Money Laundering Survey 2014  

Lexington Institute

·         Next U.S. Asymmetric Advantage: Maritime Lasers to Counter the A2/AD Challenge  

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         G20 2014: Perspectives From Business, Civil Society, Labor, Think Tanks and Youth 

National Academies Press

·         Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 16 

National Security Archive

·         Iran-Contra: Lawrence Walsh's Contribution to History 

·         U.S. National Archives Web Site Uploads Hundreds of Thousands of Diplomatic Cables from 1977 

New America Foundation

·         Uncontrolled Global Surveillance: Updating Export Controls to the Digital Age  

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Seeking Security in Africa: China’s Evolving Approach to the African Peace and Security Architecture 

·         South Africa and the African Peace and Security Architecture 

Oxfam International

·         British Foreign Policy in an Unequal World 

Oxford Research Group

·         Responding to Climate Disruption: Developing the Agenda 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Sectoral Net Lending in Six Financial Centers 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Alena Vysotskaya Guedes Vieira, "Ukraine's Revolution: A Challenge to Russia's Eurasian Integration Project" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 142, March 2014) 

·         Sandra Fernandes, "Ukraine: A New Geopolitical Europe with Less European Union?" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 141, March 2014) 

Rand

·         The Extremist Threat to the U.S. Homeland:Addendum 

·         Lessons Learned from the Afghan Mission Network: Developing a Coalition Contingency Network 

·         Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data:Hackers' Bazaar 

·         Rapid Acquisition of Army Command and Control Systems 

·         Soldier-Portable Battery Supply: Foreign Dependence and Policy Options 

·         Venture Capital and Strategic Investment for Developing Government Mission Capabilities 

Refugees International

·         Philippines—New Approach to Emergency Response Fails Women and Girls 

Royal United Services Institute

·         Bang Behind the Buck: Replacing the UK’s Nuclear Warheads  

Small Wars Journal

·         Government in a Box 

·         Reflections on the Continuities in War and Warfare 

·         War Amongst the People, Or Just Irregular? 

Stanley Foundation

·         From NonInterference to NonIndifference: Reflecting on the Implementation of the Article 4(h) Agenda at the African Union 

Students Veterans Project

·         A Review of Veteran Achievement in Higher Education 

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons, Defense Committee

·         Remotely Piloted Air Systems: Current and Future UK Use

o    Volume I (the report) 

o    Volume II (written evidence)  

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Impacts of Drug Use on Users and Their Families in Afghanistan 

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Foreign Exchange Reserves and Holdings of U.S. Securities 

·         China’s Navy Extends its Combat Reach to the Indian Ocean  

·         Red Cloud Rising: Cloud Computing in China 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Why Afghanistan’s Provincial Council Elections Matter 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Egypt's New Military Brass 

·         Iranian Aid to Fighters in the Gulf Peninsula 

·         Nuclear Kingdom: Saudi Arabia's Atomic Ambitions 

·         Revisiting U.S. CVE Efforts One Year After the Boston Bombing 

·         Riyadh Briefing: President Obama's Visit to Saudi Arabia 

·         Saudi Succession Change Risks Royal Family Squabble 

·         U.S. Strategic Dialogues with Morocco and Algeria: Take Two 

·         What If the Ukraine Crisis Affects the Iran File? 

Wilson Center

·         Iranian Nuclear Talks Plow Ahead