Friday's Miscellany 06-27-2014

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         Between Co-operation and Insulation: Afghanistan’s Relations with the Central Asian Republics 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Libya: Stuck in the Quagmire 

American Enterprise Institute

·         A Hard Look at Soft Power in East Asia 

Amnesty International

·         Sudan: Civilians Under Attack in Southern Kordofan 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, June 2014, v. 21, no. 6 

o    Reported gastrointestinal infections in the U.S. Air Force, 2000-2012

o    Gallbladder disease and cholecystectomies, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2004-2013

o    Brief report: the geographic distribution of incident coccidioidomycosis among active component service members, 2000-2013

o    Brief report: mid-season influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates for the 2013-2014 influenza season

o    Surveillance snapshot: states with the most pertussis diagnoses among service members and other beneficiaries of the Military Health System, January 2012-June 2014

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Special Operations Forces in Unlit Spaces:Understanding the World's Dark Spots in the Context of SOF Operational Planning 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

·         Asia's Energy Adequacy, Environmental Sustainability, and Affordability: An Overview 

Atlantic Council

·         Losing Syria and Iraq to Jihadists 

·         NATO in an Era of Global Competition 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Fighting Fire with Fire: Target Audience Responses to Online Anti-violence Campaigns 

·         How to Buy a Submarine: Part 2 

·         Rebuilding While Performing: Military Modernisation in the Philippines 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Mexico: Ensuring Fair Elections at the Local Level 

·         Reviving India's Manufacturing Sector 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The Flimsy Palestinian “Unity” Government 

·         Has Syria’s Chemical Weapons Arsenal Truly Been Dismantled? 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Governing in a Polarized America: A Bipartisan Blueprint to Strengthen our Democracy 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         UK Trident Replacement: The Facts 

Brookings

·         Oil and the Iraqi Civil War: How Security Dynamics May Affect Oil Production 

·         Three Questions About the Deployment of American Advisors to Iraq 

CATO Institute

·         Understanding Political Islam 

Center for American Progress

·         5 Things You Need to Know About Unaccompanied Children 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs, June 2014 

o    EMS and Homeland Security 

o    Leveraging Emergency Notification Alerts 

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

·         The CIP Report, June 2014, v. 12, no. 12 

o    Private Sector

Center for Energy Governance and Security

·         Energy Security Concept for Sustainable Development in Northeast Asia 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         An Evaluation of the Marine Corps IDT Travel Reimbursement Program 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest (RAD), 2014, no. 150: Mega-Events 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan and the Growing Risks in Transition 

·         FYSA: For Your Situational Awareness, June 2014, no. 8 

·         Global Economics Monthly, June 2014, v. 3, no. 6 : South Korea's Prosperity Agenda: Women and Work 

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 14 - No. 9 - Paving the Way for a "New Type of Major Country Relations" 

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 14 - No. 8 - China and the Japan-US Alliance 

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 14 - No. 7 - Revisiting China's 'String of Pearls' Strategy 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, June 12 - June 25, 2014, v. 2, no. 12 

·         A New Era in U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Deepening Ties Two Decades after Normalization 

·         PacNet #41 A-R - Mr. Pacific: Don’t Ignore Regional Middle Powers 

·         PacNet #47 - China. There, I said it. (Part II) 

·         PacNet #48 - Watch This Space: ‘Collective Self-defense,’ Constitutional Reinterpretation, and Japan’s Security Policy 

·         Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: A Bucket of Challenges Awaits Presidential Victor in Indonesia 

Center for Terrorism and Security Studies

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, June 2014, v. 8, no. 3 

o    Deterring Terrorism: a New Strategy

o    Eco-Terrorism? Countering Dominant Narratives of Securitisation: a Critical, Quantitative History of the Earth Liberation Front (1996-2009)

o    Should we be Scared of all Salafists in Europe?

o    Securing the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas from Maritime Terrorism: a Troublesome Cooperation?

o    Bangladesh: an Emerging Centre for Terrorism in Asia

o    Bibliography: Arab Spring (Part 2)

o    Terrorists, Extremists, Militants: Selected Biographies, Autobiographies and related Documents, Writings and Speeches

o    "Counterterrorism Bookshelf" – Eight Books on Terrorism & Counter-terrorism Related Subjects

o    Terrorism and Jihad: Differences and Similarities

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC)

·         Strengthening the Knowledge Base of Somali Financial Flows and Institutional Accountability 

Center on Law and Security

·         After the Breach: Cybersecurity Liability Risk 

Centre for Eastern Studies

·         Forecasting Migration between the EU, V4 and Eastern Europe. Impact of Visa Abolition 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Care for the Old Rather than Sleepwalk Into War in East Asia 

·         Euroscepticism vs. Political Pragmatism: The Finns Party Tones Down its Criticism of the EU 

·         The New European Parliament: Workable but Impaired? 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Eurozone is no Place for Poor Countries 

·         Russia's Gas Deal with China: Business is Business 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         National Ownership and Post-Conflict Peace Building: From Principle to Practice 

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

Chatham House

·         Attitudes to Water in South Asia 

Congress. House.

·         Kelly Report 2014: Gun Violence in America 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Case Studies in DOD Acquisition: Finding What Works 

·         Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund:Examining the Department of Defense and Interagency Process for Verifying Eligibility 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Children Migrating from Central America: Solving a Humanitarian Crisis 

·         Libya at a Crossroads: A Faltering Transition 

·         Reviewing the Administration's FY 2015 Budget Request for Europe and Eurasia 

·         Thailand: A Democracy in Peril 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The Growing Problem of Unaccompanied Children Crossing the Border

·         H.R. 4961, the Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014 

·         How Data Mining Threatens Student Privacy 

·         Mass Gathering Security: A Look at the Coordinated Approach to Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey and Other Large Scale Events 

·         Stakeholder Perspectives on Priorities for the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review 

·         Utilizing Canine Teams to Detect Explosives and Mitigate Threats 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         An Administration Made Disaster: The South Texas Border Surge of Unaccompanied Alien Minors 

·         Collateral Consequences

·         The Proposed Merger of AT&T and DIRECTV 

·         Trade Secrets: Promoting and Protecting American Innovation, Competitiveness and Market Access in Foreign Markets 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         IRS Obstruction: Lois Lerner’s Missing E-mails 

·         IRS Obstruction: Lois Lerner’s Missing E-mails, Part II 

·         Management Failures: Oversight of the EPA 

Congress. House. Science, Space, and Technology Committee

·         Pathways to Exploration: A Review of the Future of Human Space Exploration 

·         Technology for Patient Safety at Veterans Hospitals 

Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee

·         Evaluating the Capacity of the VA to Care for Veteran Patients 

·         VBA and VHA Interactions: Ordering and Conducting Medical Examinations 

Congress. Senate.

·         Death, Delay & Dismay at the VA: Friendly Fire 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         NextGen: A Review of Progress, Challenges,and Opportunities for Improving Aviation Safety and Efficiency 

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

Congress. Senate. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Combating Violence and Discrimination Against Women: A Global Call to Action 

·         The Future of US - China Relations 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Roundtable: Campus Sexual Assault: The Administrative Process and the Criminal Justice System 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Renewable Fuel Standard: Issues for 2014 and Beyond 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Bringing India Inside the Asian Trade Tent 

·         Limiting Armed Drone Proliferation 

Department of Defense

·         DOD Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Amendment -Overview Overseas Contingency Operations 

·         Department of Defense Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 

·         Fact Sheet on DOD Strategy to Counter WMD 

Department of Justice

·         Legal case for drone strikes on Americans -Anwar Al-Aulaqi:

o    AnwarAl-Aulaqi: FOIA Request - OLC Memo 

o    Huffington Post story 

East-West Center

·         US Should Help Vietnam Counter China’s Coercion 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         China’s Strategic Partnership Diplomacy:Engaging with a Changing World 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         India Country Analysis Brief - June 2014 

·         Venezuela Country Analysis Brief - June 2014 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         The Arab War(s) on Terror

·         Bosnia 1914-2014: What Lessons? 

·         Re-mapping the Sahel: Transnational Security Challenges and International Responses 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Angela Merkel was Right in the End, Wasn't She? 

·         Four Spanish factions on Russia and Ukraine 

·         Georgia’s Vulnerability to Russian Pressure Points 

·         The Rise of ISIS in Iraq - 3 Mistakes to Avoid 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The European Council’s Strategic Guidelines and Immigration: Can the EU be Bold and Innovative? 

·         The European Union Maritime Security Strategy: Sailing Uncharted Waters? 

·         Integrating Ukraine and Moldova in EU’s Energy Security Plans 

·         Reflections on the 26-27 June European Council Summit 

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·         The Arab War(s) on Terror   

·         Bosnia 1914-2014: What Lessons? 

·         Re-mapping the Sahel: Transnational Security Challenges and International Responses 

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Risk of Terrorist Abuse in Non-profit Organisations 

·         Virtual Currencies: Key Definitions and Potential AML/CFT Risks 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Afghan Elections: Is Abdullah Right That He Was Wronged (Twice)?  

·         Canadian Summer 2014: Federal Picture Cloudy,Provinces Clear  

·         The Korean Peninsula: Yesterday and Today 

Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research

·         Neo al Qaeda: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) 

FRIDE

·         China’s Strategic Partnership Diplomacy:Engaging with a Changing World 

·         Moldova Signs, Moscow Sighs...for Now 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Leading the Counter-Revolution 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Bolstering European Energy Security 

·         Liberal Attitudes and Middle East Realities 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Advanced Reactor Research: DOE Supports Multiple Technologies, but Actions Needed to Ensure a Prototype Is Built, GAO-14-545 

·         Aviation Safety: Additional Oversight Planning by FAA Could Enhance Safety Risk Management. GAO-14-516 

·         Border Security: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Collaborative Mechanisms along the Southwest Border. GAO-14-494 

·         Combating Terrorism: U.S. Efforts in Northwest Africa Would Be Strengthened by Enhanced Program Management. GAO-14-518 

·         Conflict Minerals: Stakeholder Options for Responsible Sourcing Are Expanding, but More Information on Smelters Is Needed. GAO-14-575 

·         Debt Management: Floating Rate Notes Can Help Treasury Meet Borrowing Goals, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Help Manage Risk, GAO-14-535  

·         Defense Acquisitions: Review of Private Industry and Department of Defense Open Systems Experiences. GAO-14-617R 

·         Defense Headquarters: DOD Needs to Reevaluate Its Approach for Managing Resources Devoted to the Functional Combatant Commands. GAO-14-439   

·         Diplomatic Security: Overseas Facilities May Face Greater Risks Due to Gaps in Security-Related Activities, Standards, and Policies. GAO-14-655 

·         DOD Financial Management: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service Needs to Fully Implement Financial Improvements for Contract Pay, GAO-14-10 

·         Explosives Detection Canines: TSA Has Taken Steps to Analyze Canine Team Data and Assess the Effectiveness of Passenger Screening Canines. GAO-14-659T [testimony] 

·         Information Security: Additional Oversight Needed to Improve Programs at Small Agencies. GAO-14-344 

·         Maritime Security: Ongoing U.S. Counterpiracy Efforts Would Benefit From Agency Assessments. GAO-14-422 

·         Prepositioned Stocks: DOD's Strategic Policy and Implementation Plan. GAO-14-659R 

·         United Nations: Key Compensation Elements Should Be Reviewed to Address Costs and Sustainability. GAO-14-546 

·         Transportation Security Information Sharing: Stakeholder Satisfaction Varies; TSA Could Take Additional Actions to Strengthen Efforts. GAO-14-506 

·         Transportation Security Information Sharing: Results of GAO's Survey of Stakeholder Satisfaction with TSA Products and Mechanisms (GAO-14-488SP, June 2014), an E-supplement to GAO-14-506. GAO-14-488SP 

·         Virtual Currencies: Emerging Regulatory, Law Enforcement, and Consumer Protection Challenges. GAO-14-496 

Government of Japan

·         Details of Exchanges Between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Regarding the Comfort Women Issue ~ From the Drafting of the Kono Statement to the Asian Women’s Fund ~ 

Heritage Foundation

·         Accession to Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Advance Arctic Interests 

·         The Dangerous Incentive Structures of Nonprosecution and Deferred Prosecution Agreements 

·         Improving Regional Security in Central America’s Northern Triangle 

·         Strengthening Property Rights and the U.S.Economy Through Federal Trade Secret Protection 

Hudson Institute

·         The Rebalance to Asia: What Are Its Security 

Human Rights Watch

·         "Maybe We Live and Maybe We Die":Recruitment and Use of Children by Armed Groups in Syria 

·         "We are the Walking Dead": Killings of Shia Hazara in Balochistan, Pakistan 

·         "We Suffered When We Came Here":Rights Violations Linked to Resettlements for Tajikistan's Rogun Dam 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Threat of Israel's Regional Isolation and Imperatives for the Future 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, June 26, 2014 

o    Africa Online—For Good and Ill

o    Zimbabwe—New Infighting in Mugabe Succession Battle

·         Analyses for the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force (Presentation) 

·         Interagency National Security Knowledge and Skills in DOD 

·         Visible Signatures of Hypersonic Reentry 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         India’s New Uranium Enrichment Plant in Karnataka Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program in relation to the Joint Plan of Action 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         North Korea’s Diversifying Diplomatic Ties 

·         Tensions in Cyberspace: Toward a Code of Conduct 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         The 2014 South African Defence Review:Rebuilding after Years of Abuse...  

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         On the Front Line: A Guide to Countering Far-right Extremism 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Control of Terrain in Iraq:

o    June 23, 2014 

o    June 24, 2014 

o    June 25, 2014 

o    June 26, 2014 

o    June 27, 2014 

o    June 28, 2014 

·         Iraq Situation Report:

o    June 21st, 2014 

o    June 22-23,2014 

o    June 24, 2014 

o    June 25, 2014 

o    June 26, 2014 

o    June 27, 2014 

o    June 28, 2014 

o    June 29, 2014 

·         ISIS Battle Plan for Baghdad 

·         Lebanon Security Update:

o    June 10-22, 2014 

o    June 22-27, 2014 

·         Syria Update: June 21-24, 2014 

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

·         Myanmar in Transition: Ethnic Conflicts,External Interests and Political Changes 

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

·         Countering Violent Extremism in Indonesia: Need for a Rethink 

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         On the Front Line: A Guide to Countering Far-right Extremism 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Narendra Modi’s Visit to Bhutan: A Meeting of Friendly Minds 

·         The RCEP Negotiations and India 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Handing Over Leadership: Transatlantic Environmental Governance as a Functional Relationship 

·         India 2014: Return of the One-Party Dominant System 

International Campaign to Ban Landmines

·         Third Review Conference on the Mine Ban Treaty - Monitor publications 

·         Banning Antipersonnel Mines: A 15-YearOverview of Major Findings 

·         Casualty Trends: 1999-2013 

·         Mine Action and Support for Mine Action:1999-2014 

International Crisis Group

·         Education Reform in Pakistan 

·         Somalia: Al-Shabaab – It Will Be a Long War 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Cross-Border Bank Resolution - Recent Developments 

·         Financial Plumbing and Monetary Policy 

·         On the Use of Monetary and Macroprudential Policies for Small Open Economies 

International Panel on Climate Change

·         Climate Change: Implications for the Energy Sector 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Seyed Hossein Mousavian on Iran-US Relations [video] 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, June 27, 2014, v. 12, no. 13 

o    The Tribal Component of Iraq’s Sunni Rebellion: The General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries

o    Mozambique’s RENAMO Conducts Low-Level Insurgency While Running for Election

o    Algeria and Egypt Struggle with the Implications of the Libya’s Political Chaos

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         Special Operations Research Topics 2015 

Long War Journal

·         Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated June 24, 2014] 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         G20—Dealing with Too-Big-To-Fail Banks, Corporate Tax Avoidance, and Development 

Management Education Science Technology Economics

·         Problems and Prospects of Social Protection in Ukraine 

McAfee Labs, Inc.

·         McAfee Labs [Cybersecurity] Threat Report 

National Academies Press

·         At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy:  Some Basic Concepts and Issues 

·         Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States:  A Guide for Providers of Victim and Support Services 

·         Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Final Assessment 

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

·         The Evolution of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): Relationships 2004-2014 

·         Transcending Organization: Individuals and“The Islamic State” 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         Recent Trend of Naval Vessel Medical Equipment Improvements 

National Security Archive

·         "The Battle for Iran," 1953:Re-Release of CIA Internal History Spotlights New Details about anti-Mosaddeq Coup 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Strategies for the Rehabilitation of the DPRK Energy Sector 

New America Foundation

·         The Lesson of the Surge: Defeating ISIS Requires a New Sunni Awakening 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Human Security Twenty Years On 

·         South Africa’s Response to the Ukrainian Crisis 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

·         2013 Statistical Transparency Report Regarding Use of National Security Authorities 

Oxfam

·         Yemen in Crisis: How Yemen Can Survive the Fuel Crisis and Secure its Future 

Oxford Research Group

·         The Iraq Crisis (Part III): Is Baghdad at Risk? 

·         The Iraq Crisis (Part II): Catalyst for Anti-Regime Revolt and Paramilitary Coalition 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Mounting Pessimism about Two-State Israeli-Palestinian Solution 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Defence Skills: A Shift in the Myth 

·         The Threat of Cyber-Crime to the UK: RUSI Threat Assessment 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Fostering Pro-social Behaviour Online:‘Nudges’ in the Right Direction 

Small Wars Journal

·         Autodefensas, Vigilantes and Self-Policing in Mexico: Civilian Dominance over Public Safety Policies? 

·         Can the Sri Lanka Army be Described as a Counterinsurgency Force? 

·         Community Policing in a ‘War on Terror’ Environment: More Difficult, More Vital 

·         Evolution of the Immortals: The Future of Iranian Military Power 

·         Fighting Fire with Fire: Texas Rangers and Counterinsurgency in the 1847 Mexico City Campaign 

·         The Haunting Rhymes of America’s Wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan: Why Metrics Still Matter 

·         The IMU Ascendant: How Uzbek Autocracy Empowers Terrorist Entrepreneurs 

·         Methods to Clarify Drivers of Conflict:Social Science in Zharay and Maiwand Districts, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan 

·         Mexico Is Not Colombia: Seeking More Productive Analogies for Responding to the Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations 

·         Services No Longer Required? Challenges to the State as Primary Security Provider in the Age of Digital Fabrication 

·         Should Migrants Fleeing Gang Violence in Central America Be Accorded Refugee Status? 

·         Teaching Joint Leaders to Recognize and Manage Change 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         Report on an International Symposium on Monitoring and Management in Insecure Environments: Applying Best Practices to Afghanistan 

Stimson Foundation Task Force on US Drone Policy

·         Recommendations and Report of the Task Force on US Drone Policy 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Protecting China’s Overseas Interests: The Slow Shift Away 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Democratization and Instability in Ukraine,Georgia, and Belarus 

·         The Paracel Islands and U.S. Interests and Approaches in the South China Sea 

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

·         Homeland & National Security Law Review, Spring 2014, v. 1 , no. 1 

o    Combatant Immunity in Non-International Armed Conflict, Past and Future

o    Liberal Communitarian Approach to Privacy and Security

o    Matter of T-, the Ninth Circuit, and ‘Departure’ from the United States

o    The Canberra Process

Transatlantic Academy

·         Liberal Attitudes and Middle East Realities  

UK Parliament, House of Commons Library

·         ISIS and the Takeover of Mosul 

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

·         War's Human Cost - Global Trends 2013 

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         World Drug Report 2014 

Washington Post

·         Hazard Above [drone info and crash database] 

White House

·         Fact Sheet: The Administration’s Fiscal Year 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Request 

·         FACT SHEET: Advancing The Human Rights Of LGBT Persons Globally 

·         Fact Sheet: Changes to U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy 

·         President Obama’s Climate Action Plan Progress Report: Cutting Carbon Pollution, Protecting American Communities, and Leading Internationally