greta's gouge: Friday's Miscellany 04-11-2014

38 North

· After the COI [UN Commission of Inquiry]:Four Next Steps

Afghanistan Analysts Network

· Can the Taliban Outwrestle the Government? An Assessment of the Insurgency’s Military Capacity

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

· Creating Sustainable Peacekeeping Capability in Africa

Air Force Headquarters

· United States Air Force RPA Vector: Vision and Enabling Concepts 2013-2038

American Enterprise Institute

· Brazil and Mexico: Hope or Hype?

Amnesty International

· Culture of Abuse and Impunity in the Greek Police

· Europe’s Failure to Protect Roma From Racist Violence

· Fair Trial Manual, 2nd ed

· Too Many Missed Opportunities: Human Rights in Afghanistan Under the Karzai Administration

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

· Conflict Trends Report no.25: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence, April 2014

Arthur D. Simons Center

· IAS-003 (April 2014) 9/11, Counterterrorism, and the Senior Interagency Strategy Team: Interagency Small Group Performance in Strategy Formulation and Implementation

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

· The Rise of the Redback and the People's Republic of China's Capital Account Liberalization: An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Invoicing Currencies

· Use of National Currencies for Trade Settlement in East Asia: A Proposal

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

· The Emergence of Feral and Criminal Cities:U.S. Military Implications in a Time of Austerity

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

· Implications of the Ukraine Crisis for the Middle East

· Transculturality and interdisciplinarity.Challenges for research on media, migration and intercultural dialogue

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

· Jerusalem is Not Up for Grabs

· Recognition of Jewish Israel is Critical for Palestinians

· Respond Firmly to Palestinian Blackmail

· The Jordan Valley is Israel’s Only Defensible Eastern Border

Bipartisan Policy Center

· Back to Zero Problems? Recent Developments in Turkey’s Foreign Policy

· Legislating Autocracy? Recent Legal Developments In Turkey

Brookings

· Federal Health Spending and the Budget Outlook: Some Alternative Scenarios

· Perspectives on Health Care Spending Growth

· The Potential Impact of Alternative Health Care Spending Scenarios on Future State and Local Government Budgets

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

· Situation Report: Pakistan

Center for American Progress (CAP)

· The Economic Case for Restoring Coastal Ecosystems

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

· Drone Strikes in Pakistan

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

· Dual Use: Dealing with Uranium Enrichment

· Russian Analytical Digest, No. 146: Eurasian Union

· Russian Analytical Digest, No. 145: Russia and the Asia-Pacific

· Russia's Military Reform: Progress and Hurdles

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment (CBSA)

· Toward a Balanced Combat Air Force

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

· Afghanistan after the Drawdown: U.S. Civilian Engagement in Afghanistan Post-2014

· The Challenges to Transition in Afghanistan:2014-2015 [revised and corrected]

· Improving the US-GCC Security Partnership:Planning for the Future

· New Energy, New Geopolitics: Balancing Stability and Leverage

· Pacific Partners Outlook: Australia’s Search for MH370: Regional Leadership through HADR and Search and Rescue

· Policy Writings on the Middle East (Arabic)

· Realizing the Vision: The Soldier/Squad System

· The State of U.S. Power: Perceptions across the Globe

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

· From Subsidiarity to Better EU Governance: A Practical Reform Agenda for the EU

· The ‘Personalisation’ of the European Elections: A half-hearted attempt to increase turnout and democratic legitimacy?

· Proportionality needed in the subsidiarity debate in the EU – Appraisal of the British and Dutch initiatives

· Restarting Ukraine’s Economy

· The role of support schemes for renewables in creating a meshed offshore grid

Centre for European Reform (CER)

· How to Reduce Dependence on Russian Gas

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

· The Big Break: The Conservative Transformation of Canada's Foreign Policy

Chatham House

· Electoral Turnout in Afghanistan: An Act of Defiance?

· Eritrea and Ethiopia: Beyond the Impasse

Climate Central

· Blackout: Extreme Weather, Climate Change and Power Outages

Combat Studies Institute Press

· Staff Ride Handbook and Atlas: Battle of White Bird Canyon 17 June 1877

Commission on Energy and Geopolitics

· Oil Security 2025: U.S. National Security Policy in an Era of Domestic Oil Abundance

· Oil Security Index - Quarterly Update, April 2014

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

· Beneficiary and Advocacy Overview of the FY15 President’s Budget

· Fiscal Year 2015 Atomic Energy Defense and Nuclear Forces

· The FY15 Budget Request for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Chemical Biological Defense Program: Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction in a Changing Global Environment

· National Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act

· Readiness Posture

· Russian Military Developments and Strategic Implications

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

· Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget

· Is al-Qaeda Winning? Grading the Administration's Counterterrorism Policy

· Lebanon’s Security Challenges and U.S.Interests

· U.S. Foreign Assistance in FY 2015: What Are the Priorities, How Effective?

· U.S. Policy Toward Morocco

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

· Authorizing Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement

· The Boston Marathon Bombings, One Year On: A Look Back to Look Forward

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

· Should the Department of Commerce Relinquish Direct Oversight Over ICANN?

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

· Reducing Waste in Government: Addressing GAO’s 2014 Report on Duplicative Federal Programs

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

· Department of Energy Science and Technology Priorities

· Prizes to Spur Innovation and Technology Breakthroughs

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

· The International Experience with Public-Private Partnerships

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

· Active, Guard, Reserve, and Civilian Personnel Programs

· Army Active and Reserve Force Mix

· Army Modernization

· National Nuclear Security Administration Management of its National Security Laboratories and the Status of the Nuclear Security Enterprise

· Navy Shipbuilding Programs

· Posture of the Department of the Air Force

· The Role of the Department of Defense Science and Technology Enterprise for Innovation and Affordability

· Strategic Forces Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy

· Tactical Aircraft Programs

Congress. Senate. Energy & Natural Resources Committee

· Keeping the Lights On — Are We Doing Enough to Ensure the Reliability and Security of the US Electric Grid?

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

· International Development Priorities in the FY 2015 Budget

· National Security and Foreign Policy Priorities in the FY 2015 International Affairs Budget

· Transatlantic Security Challenges: Central and Eastern Europe

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

· Oversight of Small Agencies

Dept. of Agriculture and Dept. of Interior

· The National Strategy: The Final Phase in the Development of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy

Department of Defense (DOD)

· DoD Announces Strategic Force Structure

· Fact Sheet on U.S. Nuclear Force Structure under the New START Treaty

· Fiscal Year 2012 Valuation Report on the Military Retirement System

· National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2015 [Green Book]

· Report on Plan to Implement the Nuclear Force Reductions, Limitations and Verification and Transparency Measures Contained in the New START Treaty Specified in Section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (U)

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

· DODIG-2014-057 Improvements to Controls Over Cash Are Needed at Army Disbursing Stations in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Department of State

· Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks

· Opening Remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum, Fifth Coordinating Committee Meeting

Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

· Unclassified Summary of Information Handling and Sharing Prior to the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

· The German Constitutional Court’s Decision about the European Central Bank’s OMT Mechanism: A Masterpiece of Judicial Arrogance

· Shale gas in Europe: Much Ado About Little?

Enough Project

· Feingold, Robinson, Kobler, and Dos Santos:International Keys to Peace in Congo

· Rwanda 20 Darfur 10: New Responses to Africa's Mass Atrocities

EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

· Nuclear Trafficking Issues in the Black Sea Region

European Data Protection Supervisor

· Privacy and Competitiveness in the Age of Big Data

European Policy Centre (EPC)

· Will Crimea Herald a New Post-Cold War Era World?

European Union Institute for Security Studies

· Defence Matters – EU Key Documents 2013

European Union Non-Proliferation Consortium

· Nuclear Trafficking Issues in the Black Sea Region

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

· Withstanding Great Recession like China

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

· The Afghan Presidential Election: A Prediction and a Warning

· A Saudi Psychologist on Jihadism, Clerical Elites, and Education Reform

FRIDE

· Uncharted Waters: Presidential Successions in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

· Air Force: Actions Needed to Strengthen Management of Unmanned Aerial System Pilots. GAO-14-316

· Aviation Safety: FAA Should Improve Usability of its Online Application System and Clarity of the Pilot's Medical Form. GAO-14-330

· Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Address Implementation Issues and Estimate Long-Term Costs for European Capabilities. GAO-14-314

· Defense Infrastructure: In-Kind Projects Initiated during Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. GAO-14-280

· Federal Facility Security: Additional Actions Needed to Help Agencies Comply with Risk Assessment Methodology Standards. GAO-14-86

· KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Program Generally on Track, but Upcoming Schedule Remains Challenging. GAO-14-190

· Military Capabilities: Navy Should Reevaluate Its Plan to Decommission the USS Port Royal. GAO-14-336

· Presidential Helicopter Acquisition: Update on Program's Progress toward Development Start. GAO-14-358R

· Status of Efforts to Initiate an Amphibious Combat Vehicle Program. GAO-14-359R

Heritage Foundation

· An Analysis of Selected Budget Process Reforms

· Bringing Transportation Decisions Closer to the People: Why States and Localities Should Have More Control

· Congress Should Avert Delays in the Army’s Aviation Restructuring Plans

· Peru: President Humala Should Push for More Economic Freedom

· What Congress Can Do to Stop Racial Discrimination

Households in Conflict Network

· Political Violence, Drought and Child Malnutrition: Empirical Evidence from Andhra Pradesh, India

Human Rights Watch

· Branded for Life: Florida’s Prosecution of Children as Adults under its "Direct File" Statute

Institute for National Strategic Studies

· Developments in Iranian Cyber Warfare,2013-2014

Institute for the Study of War

· Hezbollah in Syria

Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)

· Accountable and Effective Development Cooperation in a Post-2015 Era

· Global Economic and Social Governance and the United Nations System

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

· The Afghan Election: A New Beginning?

· Indian Elections – Welfare Economics versus the Market

Inter-American Dialogue

· Economic Status and Remittance Behavior among Latin American and Caribbean Migrants in the Post-Recession Period

International Association of Police Chiefs (IAPC)

· Ambush Fact Sheet

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

· Afghan Women and the Taliban: An Exploratory Assessment

International Crisis Group

· Guinea-Bissau: Elections, But Then What?

· South Sudan: A Civil War by Any Other Name

· Tunisia’s Borders: Jihadism and Contraband

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

· The Caucasus and Central Asia: Transitioning to Emerging Markets

· Review of the Fund's Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

· Strengthening Post-Crisis Fiscal Credibility:Fiscal Councils on the Rise — A New Dataset

· Toward New Horizons: Arab Economic Transformation amid Political Transition

International Peace Institute (IPI)

· Is Humanitarian Law Still Fit for Purpose? Implications for Protection and Humanitarian Effectiveness

Jamestown Foundation

· China Brief, April 10, 2014, v. 14, no. 7

o New High-Level Groups Threaten Line Between Party and Government

o Sunflowers in Springtime: Taiwan’s Crisis and the End of an Era in Cross-Strait Cooperation

o ‘A Peaceful, Friendly and Civilized Lion’: Xi Explains China’s Rise in Europe

o Facing Grain Shortfalls, China Asserts Self-Sufficiency Policy

o PLA Joint Operations Developments and Military Reform

Korea Institute for National Unification

· Diffusion of a Unification Vision and Discourse: When will the Dawn of Unification Break?

Lowy Institute for International Policy

· Think20 2014: Progress Report on Australia’s G20 Presidency

Mandiant

· Beyond the Breach

Marine Corps University Middle East Studies

· MES Insights, January 2014, v. 5, no. 2

o Future of Direction of Afghanistan: A Look Into History

o Building Yemen's Maritime Security Capacity

National Academies Press

· Review of Department of Defense Test Protocols for Combat Helmets

National Bureau of Asian Research

· Energy-Efficiency Policies in the Asia-Pacific: Can We Do Better?

· Forging a New Trans-Pacific Energy Trade: Opportunities and Challenges

· Implications of North American LNG Exports for Asia’s Pricing Regime

· Social License to Operate: How to Get It, and How to Keep It

· The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship and the Growing Role for Asia

National Defense University

· Targeted Killing of Terrorists

National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

· Crisis Meta-Leadership Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombings Response: The Ingenuity of Swarm Intelligence

National Security Archive

· Sitreps Detail Rwanda's Descent into Genocide1994

National Sheriffs Association and Treatment Advocacy Center

· The Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in Prisons and Jails: A State Survey

New America Foundation

· Strategic Empathy: The Afghanistan Intervention Shows Why the U.S. Must Empathize with its Adversaries

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

· The EU and Its Rural Areas

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

· Islam and Instability in China’s Xinjiang

· The Kurds in the Spotlight: Local and Regional Challenges

Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

· SOLLIMS Sampler 2014, v. 5, no. 2

o Overcoming “Challenges & Spoilers” with “Unity & Resolve”

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

· Regime Change, Democracy, and Growth

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

· Support in Principle for U.S.-EU Trade Pact:But Some Americans and Germans Wary of TTIP Details

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

· Rocky Road to a Level Playing Field in EU–China Investment and Trade Relations

Rand

· Armed and Dangerous?: UAVs and U.S. Security

· Counterterrorism and the Role of Special Operations Forces

· Assessing Stop-Loss Policy Options Through Personnel Flow Modeling

· The Future of Health Care in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Toward an Effective, High-Quality System with an Emphasis on Primary Care

· How Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Affect Liability Insurance Costs?

· The Impact on Federal Spending of Allowing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to Expire

· The Role of Health Care Transformation for the Chinese Dream: Powering Economic Growth, Promoting a Harmonious Society

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

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

· Scotland’s Blueprint for a Security and Intelligence Agency: An Initial Assessment

· Ukraine Crisis

Security & Defense Agenda

· EU and 21st Century Security

Small Arms Survey

· Firearms and Violence in Honduras

Small Wars Journal

· Cyberwar is War: A Critique of “Hacking Can Reduce Real-World Violence”

· The Exhausted Insurgency

· Lessons from the Post 9/11 Campaigns: Small Wars Journal Discussion with General John R. Allen

· Special Forces Language Training: What Would It Cost To Do It Right?

· Village Stability Operations and the Application of Special Warfare Across the Contemporary Global Operating Environment

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

· SIGAR 14-30 Audit Report - Afghan National Security Forces: Despite Reported Successes, Concerns Remain About Literacy Program Results, Contract Oversight, Transition, and Sustainment

· SIGAR 14-26 Audit Report Support for Afghanistan’s Justice Sector: State Department Programs Need Better Management and Stronger Oversight

· SIGAR-14-27-SP USAID Assistance to Afghanistan Reconstruction: $13.3 Billion Obligated Between 2002 and 2013

Stanley Foundation

· An Efficient Approach to Climate Change at the G-20

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

· Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2013

Ubiquity Press

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

o Promoting Literacy and Protection with Solar Lamps in Yemen

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Lords, European Union Committee

· Euro Area Crisis: An Update

UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)