Friday's Miscellany 05-09-2014

38 North

·         Is Russia-North Korea Cooperation at a New Stage? 

AEI Critical Threats

·         Getting it Right: U.S. National Security Policy and al Qaeda Since 2011 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Erdogan and the Presidency 

·         Faltering Authority: Sisi’s Rule in the Face of Polarisation 

·         The Gas Crisis in Europe and the Role of Qatar 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Expanding Access While Saving Money in the Military Retirement System 

·         Vladimir Putin's Long—and Very Dangerous—Game 

Amnesty International

·         Behind Bars: Silencing Dissent in Azerbaijan 

·         Nowhere Safe: Civilians Under Attack in South Sudan 

·         Write for Rights 2013: Final Report 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no.26, May 2014: Real-time Analysis ofAfrican Political Violence 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, April 2014, v. 21, no. 4 [annual summary issue]  

o    Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013

o    Hospitalizations among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013

o    Ambulatory visits among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013

o    Surveillance snapshot: illness and injury burdens among reserve component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013

o    Surveillance snapshot: illness and injury burdens among U.S. military recruit trainees, 2013

o    Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries, non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 2013

Asian Development Bank

·         Property Taxation in the People's Republic of China 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Preferentialism in Trade Relations:Challenges for the World Trade Organization 

Atlantic Council

·         The Gulf Rising: Defense Industrialization in Saudi Arabia and the UAE 

·         Libya’s Faustian Bargains: Breaking the Appeasement Cycle 

·         Produced Water: Asset or Waste? 

Baker Institute

·         Energy Reform and Security in Northeastern Mexico 

·         Navigating the Perils of Energy Subsidy Reform in Exporting Countries 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Audacity of Matteo Renzi 

·         Transition in Afghanistan: Filling the Security Vacuum – The Expansion of Uighur Extremism? 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Israel and Kazakhstan: Assessing the State of Bilateral Relations 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Entry-Exit System: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook

Brookings

·         The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa:Significance and Next Steps 

·         Curbing Short-Termism in Corporate America:Focus on Executive Compensation 

·         Declining Business Dynamism in the United States: A Look at States and Metros 

·         The Evolution of Video Streaming and Digital Content Delivery 

·         How Can International Human Rights Law Protect Us from Disasters? 

·         Improving Supply-Side Policies: Smarter Eradication, Interdiction and Alternative Livelihoods – and the Possibility of Licensing 

·         Strategy, Not Speed: What Today's Digital Defenders Must Learn From Cybersecurity's Early Thinkers 

·         Systemic Risk and the Asset Management Industry 

·         Ten Economic Facts about Crime and Incarceration in the United States 

·         Winning The Peace Through Cost Imposition 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         The Elephant Lumbers Forward: India and its Economy on the Eve of Elections 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Can the United States Play a Role in Venezuela?

·         Beyond Benghazi: Libya’s Security Crisis and How the United States Can Help

·         Kuwaiti Salafism and Its Growing Influence in the Levant 

CATO Institute

·         Does Immigration Impact Economic Freedom? 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Creative Disruption: Task Force on Strategy,Technology and Global Defense Industry

·         #CreativeDisruption Survey 3 Results 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Afghan Civil Transition Crisis:Afghanistan's Status and the Warnings from Iraq's Failure 

·         Africa at a Crossroads: Overcoming the Obstacles to Sustained Growth and Economic Transformation 

·         Conference Report: Global Value Chains and Development 

·         Hard Choices for Manned Spaceflight 

·         Issues & Insights, v. 14, no. 3 - Myanmar and the Nonproliferation Regime: Sharing Perspectives 

·         NSPIR Current Issues: The Impact of Sequestration on Defense Contract Obligations 

·         Pacific Partners Outlook: "Our Ocean" Offers a New Turn in U.S.-Pacific Relations 

·         PacNet #35 - Ukraine crisis forces Eurasian Evolution 

·         PacNet #36 - Assessing President Obama’s Asia Tour 

·         PacNet #36A - Obama, the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, and the US-Japan Security Treaty 

·         Paying for Development: Domestic Resource Mobilization 

·         North American Regionalism 

·         Sustainability and Growth of University Global Health Programs 

·         Universal Health Coverage Going Global 

·         What Boko Haram Tells Us About Nigeria and why it’s so Difficult to Help 

·         Women in Senate Confirmed Department of Defense PAS Positions Since 1947 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Exports and Capacity Constraints: A Smooth Transition Regression Model for Six Euro-area Countries 

·         Impact of the ‘Big Bang’ Enlargement on EU Foreign Policy – 10 Years on 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Consequences of Brexit for the City of London 

Chatham House

·         Asia’s Oil Supply: Risks and Pragmatic Remedies 

·         Ebola and Emerging Infectious Diseases:Measuring the Risk [event audio] 

·         Elite Perceptions of the United States and Asia  

·         Not ‘Legitimate’ Yet: The Need for Continued Commitment after the Afghan Elections 

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Development: Advancement through International Organizations 

·         The Outlook for the Euro Zone: Adjusting with Low Inflation 

·         Tipping the Scale: An Analysis of Global Swing States in the Internet Governance Debate 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Lambs and Lions of the Arab Spring 

College of Europe

·         EU Sanctions: A Relevant Foreign Policy Tool?   

·         Exporting the Internal Market – Panacea or Nemesis for the European Neighbourhood Policy? Lessons from the Energy Community 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Perspective: A Turning Point for Boko Haram 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Beneficiary and Advocacy Overview of the FY15President’s Budget 

·         The Department of Defense’s Readiness Posture 

·         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 

·         Russian Military Developments and Strategic Implications 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Assessing the Biological Weapons Threat:Russia and Beyond 

·         The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What’s Next? 

·         Russia’s Destabilization of Ukraine 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): Threat to Critical Infrastructure 

·         Preventing Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement in Homeland Security – A GAO High-Risk List Review 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Mixed Signals: The Administration’s Policy on Marijuana, Part Three 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Military Compensation 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

·         The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism:Industry Efforts to Attract 100 Million Visitors Annually 

·         Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Progress,Challenges, and Next Steps 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Assessing Venezuela's Political Crisis: Human Rights Violations and Beyond 

·         Ukraine - Countering Russian Intervention and Supporting a Democratic State 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Identifying Critical Factors for Success in Information Technology Acquisitions 

·         A More Efficient and Effective Government: Cultivating the Federal Workforce 

·         Waste and Abuse in National Guard Sponsorship and Marketing Contracts 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Monthly Budget Review for April 2014 

·         Overview of the Federal Budget 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Global Economics Monthly, May 2014 

·         The Group of Seven (G7) 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Contractor Support of U.S. Operations in the USCENTCOM Area of Responsibility 

East-West Center

·         Implications of the US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement 

·         President Obama in Malaysia: The Substance of Symbolism 

·         Rubber Plantations Expand in Mountainous Southeast Asia: What Are the Consequences for the Environment? 

Enough Project

·         Behind the Headlines: Drivers of Violence in the Central African Republic 

Eurofound

·         Quality of Life in Europe: Families in the Economic Crisis 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Independentism and the European Union 

EUSpring

·         Egypt’s Transition in Crisis: The Decline of Citizenship Rights 

·         The New Tunisian Constitution and Citizenship Rights  

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, May 2014 

o    Educating Police Executives in a New Community Problem-Solving Era

o    Perspective: Improving Officer Safety and Citizen Support: Solving the Puzzle

o    Officer Survival Spotlight: Much More Than a Job: Creating a Lasting Tribute

o    Leadership Spotlight: Things to Remember

Federal of American Scientists (FAS)

·         The U.S. Army Camp Stanley Storage Activity and The CIA Midwest Depot 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Cybersecurity: A National Security Crisis in Microcosm 

·         Legacy of Ostpolitik: Germany’s Russia Policy and Energy Security  

FRIDE

·         Partners in Crime? The EU, Its Strategic Partners and International Organised Crime 

German Development Institute

·         Electromobility in India: Attempts at Leadership by Businesses in a Scant Policy Space 

·         Post 2015: Getting Down to the Nitty-gritty: Measuring the State of the Environment 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Liberal Order in a Post-Western World 

·         The New Barn-Raising 

·         Redeveloping Commercial Vacant Properties in Legacy Cities 

·         Turkish Stakes in the Ukraine Crisis 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Alternative Jet Fuels: Federal Activities Support Development and Usage, but Long-term Commercial Viability Hinges on Market Factors. GAO-14-407 

·         Defense Acquisitions: Military Services Consistently Held Required Configuration Steering Boards That Actively Reviewed Requirements Changes. GAO-14-466R 

·         Defense Contracting: Early Attention in the Acquisition Process Needed to Enhance Competition. GAO-14-395 

·         Department of Homeland Security: Progress Made; Significant Work Remains in Addressing High-Risk Areas. GAO-14-532T [testimony] 

·         Overview of GAO's Past Work on the National Flood Insurance Program. GAO-14-297R 

·         Military Training: DOD Met Annual Reporting Requirements for Its 2014 Sustainable Ranges Report. GAO-14-517   

·         Uranium Contamination: Overall Scope, Time Frame, and Cost Information Is Needed for Contamination Cleanup on the Navajo Reservation. GAO-14-323 

Heritage Foundation

·         10 Guiding Principles for Agriculture Policy:A Free-Market Vision 

·         The Extent of America’s Overcriminalization Problem 

·         Federal Regulations and Federal Ownership Limit Oil Production Potential 

·         Financial Stability Oversight Council and Asset Management Firms 

·         Strengthen Bilateral Defense Cooperation with Georgia 

·         Time for the Sun to Set on the Tennessee Valley Authority 

Human Rights Watch

·         Punished for Protesting: Rights Violations in Venezuela’s Streets, Detention Centers, and Justice System 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Religion as the Foundation of a Nation: The Making and Unmaking of Pakistan

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch – May 7, 2014 

o    China: Stepping It Up in Africa

o    Leadership Crisis in Zimbabwe's Main Opposition Party

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         On-going Activity at North Korea’s Punggye-riTest Site 

·         Serial Proliferator Karl Li: China’s Continued Refusal to Act 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Rethinking National Security: China's New Security Commission

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 58 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         A Poll-Time Indian Narrative 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Priorities and Challenges of the 2014 Italian EU Presidency 

Intelligence and National Security Alliance

·         Smart Change II: Preparing the Intelligence Community Workforce for an Evolving Threat and Fiscal Environment 

International Crisis Group

·         Flight of Icarus? The PYD’s Precarious Rise in Syria 

·         Iran and the P5+1: Solving the Nuclear Rubik’s Cube 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         European Productivity, Innovation and Competitiveness: The Case of Italy 

·         Export Spillovers from Global Shocks for the Middle East and Central Asia 

·         Safe Havens, Feedback Loops, and Shock Propagation in Global Asset Prices 

·         SMEs’ Access to Finance in the Euro Area:What Helps or Hampers? 

·         Transmission of Financial Stress in Europe:The Pivotal Role of Italy and Spain, but not Greece 

·         Updated Guidance Note on the Fund’s Transparency Policy 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         The Political Economy of UN Peacekeeping:Incentivizing Effective Participation 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, May 7, 2014, v. 14, no. 9

o    Terrorism Fears Push Muscular Approach to ‘Overall National Security’

o    U.S.-China Security Transparency Highlights Divergences

o    Tactical Pause in China’s Economic Engagement with North Korea

o    Conceptualizing “New Type Great Power Relations”: The Sino-Russian Model

·         Terrorism Monitor, May 8, 2014, v. 12, no. 9 

o    Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Prepares for Confrontation with North Yemen’s Houthi Movement

o    Kurdish Enclaves in Syria Battle Islamist Militant Groups

o    Algeria’s Political Transition Begins in the Midst of Major Security Challenges

Kashmir Initiative Group

·         Afghanistan Post-2014: Reverberations in Kashmir 

London School of Economics and Political Science

·         Ending the Drug Wars

Lowy Institute

·         Australia's Costly Investment in Solomon Islands: The Lessons of RAMSI 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

·         Boko Haram Recent Attacks 

·         Survival of the Fittest: Why Terrorist Groups Endure 

National Institute for Defense, Japan

·         NIDS China Security Report 2013   

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

·         1st Workshop on Ethics of Cyber Conflict.Proceedings 

Naval War College

·         Writing to Think: The Intellectual Journey of a Naval Career 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Kerry’s Responsibility to Continue 

Oceans Beyond Piracy

·         The State of Maritime Piracy 2013 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         DNI Announces the Release of Additional Documents Related to Collection Activities Authorized by President George W.Bush Shortly After the Attacks of Sept. 11 

Oxfam

·         Investigating Resilience Thresholds in Sub-Saharan Africa 

Partnership for Public Service

·         Building the Enterprise: A New Civil Service Framework 

Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Peace and Stability Journal, May 2014, v. 4, no. 3 

o    Our Disastrous Afghan Drug War: Whatever Were We Thinking?

o    Same Objectives; Different Perspectives: Assessing the Civil-Military Culture Gap in Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response

o    Weaponizing Peace: Can the Army Prepare a Generation of Warfighters to Become Peacekeepers?

o    Partners Gather to Keep the ‘Peace’ in Peacekeeping Operations

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         NAFTA at 20: Misleading Charges and Positive Achievements 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Despite Concerns about Governance, Ukrainians Want to Remain One Country 

Rand

·         China's International Behavior: Chinese translation (traditional characters) 

·         Distributing Noncontributory Pension Benefits by Debit Card in Mexico: A Pilot Test 

·         The Effectiveness of Remotely Piloted Aircraft in a Permissive Hunter-Killer Scenario 

·         The Impact on Workers' Compensation Insurance Markets of Allowing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to Expire 

·         Mexico Is Not Colombia: Alternative Historical Analogies for Responding to the Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations 

·         Mexico Is Not Colombia: Alternative Historical Analogies for Responding to the Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations — Supporting Case Studies 

·         Mortality Expectations of Older Mexicans: Development and Testing of Survey Measures 

·         Shaking the Heavens and Splitting the Earth:Chinese translation (traditional characters) 

·         Strategic Priorities for Improving Access to Quality Education in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Arabic-language version 

·         Suitability of Missions for the Air Force Reserve Components 

Refugees International

·         Tough Times for Syrian Refugees in Egypt

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         The Revival of the Silk Roads (Land Connectivity) in Asia 

Small Arms Survey

·         The UEMS Incident Reporting Template (IRT) 

Small Wars Journal

·         “Counterinsurgency is Not a Substitute for Strategy” 

·         The Lay-Out of Westgate Mall and its Significance in the Westgate Mall Attack in Kenya 

·         Original and Good: The New US Army and Marine Corps “Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies” Field Manual 

·         Reflections on Counterinsurgency and Doctrine: Neither Strategy nor Platitudes 

·         The Zero Dark Six Sigma Learning Organization Black Belt: What Should Businesses Learn From McChrystal and The Military Post9/11? 

Stanley Foundation

·         Preventing Weak Links in Nuclear Security: A Strategy for Soft and Hard Governance 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Relations between Afghanistan and Central Asian states after 2014: Incentives, Constraints and Prospects 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         The Resurgence of Al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq 

·         Russian Military Transformation - Goal In Sight? 

Transatlantic Academy

·         Liberal Order in a Post-Western World 

UK Parliament

·         Home Affairs Committee - Seventeenth Report  - Counter-terrorism 

United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)

·         Conflict in South Sudan: A Human Rights Report 

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China and International Law in Cyberspace May2014 Trade Bulletin 

U.S. Global Change Research Program

·         National Climate Assessment Report 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Local Peace Processes in Sudan and South Sudan 

United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Textile and Apparel Imports from China: Statistical Reports, Annual Compilation 2013 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Salafi Jihadists on the Rise in Jordan 

White House

·         Climate Change and President Obama's Action Plan 

·         FACT SHEET: Marking the Administration's Progress on Mental Health 

·         FACT SHEET: What Climate Change Means for Regions across America and Major Sectors of the Economy 

·         Message to the Congress -- Transmitting the Agreement for Cooperation Between the US and Vietnam on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy 

·         Progress Report: Advancing Toward a Clean Energy Future 

·         FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces Commitments and Executive Actions to Advance Solar Deployment and Energy Efficiency 

·         Solar Progress Report: Advancing Toward a Clean Energy Future 

Wilson Center

·         Reassessing China-Myanmar Relations during the Cold War 

World Bank

·         International Debt Statistics 2014 

World Health Organization (WHO)

·         Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Report on Surveillance 

·         A Global Brief on Vector-borne Diseases