Friday's Miscellany 06-06-2014

38 North

·         Pyongyang’s New Overtures and Abe’s Diplomacy 

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         Bureaucratic Policies and Patronage Politics: Prospects and Challenges of Private Higher Education in Afghanistan  

·         Thematic Dossier V: Afghan Education Policies and Politics 

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Wildlife Poaching: Africa’s Surging Trafficking Threat 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Three Expansion Scenarios for Houthi Movement 

American Enterprise Institute

·         NATO's Land Forces: Losing Ground 

·         Taiwan-US-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue Conference Papers 

·         A Parliamentary Dialogue—U.S.-Taiwan-Japan Trilateral Relations 

·         Beyond Bilateral Agreements—A New Trade Agenda for Taiwan 

·         Balancing Trade Growth and Trade Security 

·         Energy Security in Taiwan and Asia 

·         New Dimensions in Japan's East Asia Security Policy 

·         U.S.-China Relations: A New Type of Great Power Relationship?        

American Security Project (ASP)

·         Water Management in the American Southwest 

Amnesty International

·         Combating Sexual Violence in Conflict:Recommendations to States at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict 

·         Mining and Human Rights in Senegal: Closing the Gaps in Protection 

·         A Right, Not a Crime: Violations of the Right to Freedom of Assembly in Russia 

·         Silenced, Expelled, Imprisoned: Repression of Students and Academics in Iran 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no. 27, June 2014: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence 

ASU Center for Strategic Communication

·         The Narrative Landscape of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

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

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Pakistan: Back to the Future? 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Dangerous and False Palestinian “Unity”  

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Immigration 101: Path to Citizenship 

·         Naturalized Population: Characteristics and Trends 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Experience of  Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones 

Brookings

·         The Berlin Republic: An Independent Germany Faces the 21st Century 

·         The Big Snoop: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorists 

·         Databuse and a Trusteeship Model of Consumer Protection in the Big Data Era 

·         Economic Consequences of Delay in U.S.Climate Policy 

·         The EPA Is Shifting Its Approach for Calculating Benefits of Climate Rules, Including For Power Plants Emissions 

·         The European Elections and the Future of Europe [event] 

·         The National Security Agency Debate: One Year Later 

·         The National Security Agency Debate: One Year Later - Part Two: The Future of U.S. Surveillance Authorities 

·         Regulating Internet Access as a Public Utility: A Boomerang on Tech If It Happens 

·         Security Considerations for Conducting Fieldwork in Highly Dangerous Places Or On Highly Dangerous Subjects 

·         Wither the Tea Party? The Future of a Political Movement 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Biometric-Based Authentication for Cyberworld Security: Challenges and Opportunities 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Corruption: The Unrecognized Threat to International Security 

·         Locked In or Left Out?  Transatlantic Trade Beyond Brussels and Washington 

·         A U.S. Strategy Toward Egypt Under Sisi 

CATO Institute

·         Worst of Both: The Rise of High-Cost,Low-Capacity Rail Transit 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Creative Disruption: Technology, Strategy and the Future of the Global Defense Industry 

Center for International Policy

·         Putting Governance at the Heart of Security Sector Reform 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 25 May 2014/No. 149 

o    The Russian Economy

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Internal Tensions in Iran: Some Underlying Metrics 

·         Issues & Insights, v. 14, no. 5  Kim Jong-Un-Prepared: Allied Contingency Plans for Korean Peninsula Unification 

·         New Energy, New Geopolitics: Background Report 1: Energy Impacts 

·         New Energy, New Geopolitics: Background Report 2: Geopolitical and National Security Impacts  

·         New Energy, New Geopolitics: Background Report 3: Scenarios, Strategies, and Pathways 

·         PacNet #41 - The “Obama Doctrine” and the Pivot 

·         PacNet #42 - Legacy of Tiananmen: China should look to Taiwan 

·         Power and Order in Asia: A Survey of Regional Expectations 

Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs

·         A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China’s Cruise Missile Ambitions 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         British Balance of Competence Reviews, Part II: Again, a Huge Contradiction Between the Evidence and Eurosceptic Populism 

·         Europe is Still Standing 

·         Never Mind the Spitzenkandidaten: It’s All about Politics 

Centre for International and Strategic Analysis (SISA)

·         The National Internal Security Policy of Pakistan - An Assessment 

Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

·         Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2014, v. 15, no. 3 

o    The (Re)-Gathering of the Russian People?

o    The Disciplinary Gaze of the Camera’s Eye: Soldiers’ Conscience and Moral Responsibility

o    The Limits and Implications of the Air-Sea Battle Concept: A Japanese Perspective

o    Swiss Neutrality Examined: Model, Exception or Both?

o    A Reflection On Leadership: A Comparative Analysis Of Military And Civilian Approaches

o    Nowhere May They Roam: Ottoman Area-Denial Operations and Lessons for the Strait of Hormuz

o    Transitional Fossils of the Atomic Age: Regulus and Sea Master

o    Preparing for Peace in Time of War: Canada and the Post-Hostilities Planning Committees, 1943-1945

o    Strategic Influence Reconsidered: Defence Research and Combat Development in Canada’s Early Cold War Army

o    Defense at the Forward Edge of the Battle or rather in the Depth? Different approaches to implement NATO’s operation plans by the alliance partners, 1955-1988

o    Preparing for the War of the Future in the Wake of Defeat: The Evolution of German Strategic Thought, 1919-1935

o    The Past as Future: The US Army's Vision of Warfare in the 21st Century"

CERT® Division of the Software Engineering Institute

·         US Cybercrime: Risking Risks, Reduced Readiness;Key Findings from the 2014 US State of Cybercrime Survey 

Chatham House

·         Is International Economic Policy Cooperation Dead? 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         First Sale Under Title 17 [intellectual property] 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Preserving Public Safety and Network Reliability in the IP Transition 

·         Surface Transportation Reauthorization:Examining the Safety and Effectiveness of our Transportation Systems 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Developments in Ukraine 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Evaluating Port Security: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead 

·         Roundtable: Campus Sexual Assault: The Role of Title IX 

·         Wildfires: Assessing First Responder Training and Capabilities 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People 

·         The Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Cost Estimate: Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 

·         Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act: 2014 Update 

Constitution Project

·         Case for a FISA “Special Advocate”  

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2014 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2014-077 Release of Final Report on Hotline Complaint Regarding the Settlement of the Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engine Cost Accounting Standards Case 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         U.S. Naturalizations: 2013 

Department of State

·         Promoting Peace in Burma 

East-West Center

·         Hub and Spokes: How US Allies in Asia Can Contribute to the US Rebalance 

·         The Indonesian Presidential Election: Now a Real Horse Race? 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         The American Way of Partnership 

Energy Information Agency (EIA)

·         United Kingdom Country Analysis Brief - June 2014 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

·         Executive Order 13650: Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security - A Shared Commitment: Report for the President 

·         Additional information - 

Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership

·         The Third Republic—Ukraine Struggles Its Way Through to Europe 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Schengen’s Maritime Border: Another Annus Horriblis in the Med? 

·         Somalia’s Federal Agenda: From Fragility to Fragmentation? 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Détente with Iran; How Europe can Maximise the Chances of a Final Nuclear Deal 

·         The EU’s Sanctions Regime Against Iran in the Aftermath of the JPA 

·         Russia’s “Pivot” to Eurasia 

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

·         European Drug Report 2014 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Frontex and the Respect of Fundamental Rights: From Better Protection to Full Responsibility 

·         Social Cohesion in Europe after the Crisis 

·         Ukraine - Trying to Build a Future Beyond the Past 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         A Limited Disclosure Nuclear Agreement with Iran: Promise or Peril?  

·         Vox Populi, Vox Neminis? What The European Parliament Elections Can Tell Us  

FRIDE

·         The American Way of Partnership  

German Development Institute

·         “Beyond Aid” and the Future of Development Cooperation 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         A European Fund for Growth and Employment 

·         National Fiscal Policy and Local Government during the Economic Crisis, Vol. 1 

·         National Fiscal Policy and Local Government during the Economic Crisis, Vol. 2: Country Profiles 

·         The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Preliminary Reflections on Turkey’s Policy 

·         Turkey’s Political Islam and the West 

·         Ukraine, Russia, and the China Option 

·         A Western Strategy for Libya 

Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC)

·         Climate Change: Implications for Defence 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         DHS Intelligence Analysis: Additional Actions Needed to Address Analytic Priorities and Workforce Challenges. GAO-14-397 

·         Export Promotion: Trade Agencies Should Enhance Collaboration with State and Local Partners. GAO-14-393 

·         Fusion Energy: Actions Needed to Finalize Cost and Schedule Estimates for U.S. Contributions to an International Experimental Reactor. GAO-14-499 

·         Human Capital: Strategies to Help Agencies Meet Their Missions in an Era of Highly Constrained Resources. GAO-14-168 

·         Maritime Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Better Address Port Cybersecurity. GAO-14-459  

·         Maritime Security: Progress and Challenges with Selected Port Security Programs. GAO-14-636T [testimony] 

·         State Department: Pervasive Passport Fraud Not Identified, but Cases of Potentially Fraudulent and High-Risk Issuances Are under Review. GAO-14-222 

Heritage Foundation

·         After the Election: Opportunity for Revitalizing U.S.–India Relations 

·         Allies Should Confront Imminent North Korean Nuclear Threat 

·         To Defeat Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Stronger Counterterrorism Cooperation Needed 

·         EPA Proposes Next Step of Regulatory Cap-and-Trade 

·         Europe’s Fiscal Crisis Revealed: An In-Depth Analysis of Spending, Austerity, and Growth 

·         Export–Import Bank: Cronyism Threatens American Jobs 

·         President Obama Goes to Europe: Top Five Policy Recommendations 

·         The Truth about NAFTA: Lessons for Trade Negotiations 

·         U.S. Trade Policy Gouges American Sugar Consumers 

Infinity Journal

·         Infinity Journal, Winter 2014, v. 3, no. 4 

o    Politics, Strategy and the Stream of Time

o    Beyond Strategy as a Means to an End

o    North Korean Provocations Gone Nuclear: What Happens Next & How the U.S. Can Prevent it in the First Place

o    Blurred Lines: The Myth of Guerrilla Tactics

o    The Fox and the Hedgehog: Contrasting Approaches to Anticipating the Environment

o    Strategy and the Use of Covert Operations: The Failed Attempts to Overthrow Saddem Hussein

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, June 5, 2013 

o    Religious Tolerance in Sub-Saharan Africa—Culturally Rooted

o    When the State Fails to Provide—Innovation in Africa

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Five Compromises to Avoid in a Comprehensive Agreement with Iran 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         It's Democracy, Stupid: Reappraising the Middle-Income Trap 

·         Kazakhstan's "Pivot to China"? 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Engaging the Private Sector in Africa's Peaceful Development 

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 59 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Syria Update [May 30, 2014] - Regime Air Activity in Hama: 1,800 Sorties in 50 Days 

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

·         BIMSTEC: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Deciphering China’s Oil-Rig Move in South China Sea 

·         Managing Inflation: Modi Government’s Biggest Economic Challenge 

·         Pakistan: Military Versus the Media 

Integrity Watch Afghanistan

·         National Corruption Survey, 2014 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         UK Measures Rendering Terror Suspects Stateless: A Punishment More Primitive Than Torture 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

·         Greenbirds: Measuring Importance and Influence in Syrian Foreign Fighter Networks 

International Crisis Group

·         Corridor of Violence: The Guatemala-Honduras Border 

·         CrisisWatch N°130,  June 2014 

·         The Tunisian Exception: Limits and Success of Consensus 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Arab Countries in Transition - An Update on Economic Outlook and Key Challenges 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 4, 2014, v. 14, no. 11 

o    Forgetting Tiananmen, and What Came Before It

o    The Energy Context behind China’s Drilling Rig in the South China Sea

o    A Legal Sea Change in the South China Sea: Ramifications of the Philippines’ ITLOS Case

o    China’s Information Management in the Sino-Vietnamese Confrontation: Caution and Sophistication in the Internet Era

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated June5, 2014] 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         Lowy Institute Poll 2014 

Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government

·         Arab World Online 2014: Trends in Internet and Mobile Usage in the Arab Region 

National Academies Press

·         Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals:  Volume 17 

·         Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards 

·         Linkages Between Arctic Warming and Mid-Latitude Weather Patterns:  Summary of a Workshop 

·         Summary: Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security:  A Framework for Addressing Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues 

National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

·         A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response 

·         Response to Extreme Weather Impacts on Transportation Systems 

National Security Archive

·         Inside the UN Security Council: April-July1994 

·         Tiananmen at 25 Years 

·         The United States and the Two Koreas, Part II: 1969-2010 

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

·         NATO on Its Way Towards a Comfort Zone in Cyber Defence 

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Who Will the Commission's Next President Be?A Multiple-choice Question 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Arrested Democracy: Why Thailand Needs a New Social Contract 

·         The Baluch Insurgency: Linking Iran to Pakistan 

·         “Don’t Poke the Russian Bear”: Turkish Policy in the Ukrainian Crisis 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·         Against the Odds: Mozambique's Gains in Primary Health Care 

·         Aiding Institutional Reform in Developing Countries: Lessons from the Philippines on What Works, What Doesn't and Why 

·         The Humanitarian Implications of the Crisis in Ukraine 

·         Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Case of Cambodia 

·         No Longer Neglected: Tackling Sierra Leone's Neglected Tropical Diseases 

Oxfam

·         Enterprise Development Program Annual Review 2013 

·         EU’s 2030 Energy and Climate Change Package: Fit for a Food and Energy-Secure World? 

Parliamentary Library of Australia

·         South Sudan Crisis 

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         Ukraine and the Role of the Security Forces in Popular Uprisings 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Preventing and Managing Conflict in an Unstable World 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Brazilian Discontent Ahead of World Cup 

Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends

·         Growing Number of Dads Home with the Kids 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         From Internal Imbalances to Global Imbalances: A Survey on the Causes of China’s Export-Led Growth 

Rand

·         Authorities and Options for Funding USSOCOM Operations 

·         Initial Thoughts on the Impact of the Iraq War on U.S. National Security Structures 

·         Making the Reserve Retirement System Similar to the Active System: Retention and Cost Estimates 

·         A Persistent Threat: The Evolution of al Qa'ida and Other Salafi Jihadists 

·         Re-Examining the Al Qa'ida Threat to the United States 

·         Satellite Anomalies: Benefits of a Centralized Anomaly Database and Methods for Securely Sharing Information Among Satellite Operators  

·         Securing America's Ports 

Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel

·         Report of the Comparative Systems Subcommittee to the Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel 

Small Arms Survey

·         Small Arms Survey 2013: Everyday Dangers 

Soufan Group

·         Foreign Fighters in Syria 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         Remarks prepared for delivery by Special Inspector General John F. Sopko at the Effective Development in Conflict Zones Conference, San Diego, California 

·         SIGAR-14-61-SP Inquiry Letter: Afghan National Police Mobile Money Pilot Program Response  

·         SIGAR 14-62-IP Baghlan Prison: Severe Damage to $11.3 Million Facility Requires Extensive Remedial Action 

Stimson Center

·         Making Public-Private Security Cooperation More Efficient, Effective And Sustainable 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         The Future of American Landpower: Does Forward Presence Still Matter? The Case of the Army in the Pacific 

Transnational Institute

·         Bouncing Back: Relapse in the Golden Triangle [Burma, Thailand and Laos] 

·         The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition 

·         Reclaiming Agricultural Investment: Towards Public-Peasant Investment Synergies 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Revisiting Chicago 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Toward the Sisi Era: A New Page in U.S.-Egypt Relations? 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: The 2014 G-7 Summit in Brussels 

·         FACT SHEET: European Reassurance Initiative and Other U.S. Efforts in Support of NATO Allies and Partners 

·         FACT SHEET: Normandy Landings 

·         FACT SHEET: Overview of U.S. Contributions to Peace and Security in Europe Since WWII 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to Georgia 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to Moldova 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to Ukraine 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine 

·         FACT SHEET: The United States and Central and Eastern Europe: Enduring Cooperation 

·         FACT SHEET: The United States and Poland:Strong and United 

·         The Health Impacts of Climate Change on Americans 

·         Presidential Memorandum -- Response to the Influx of Unaccompanied Alien Children Across the Southwest Border 

·         Remarks by President Obama at the 70th Anniversary of D-Day -- Omaha Beach, Normandy 

Wilson Center

·         Local Markets for Illegal Drugs: Impacts,Trends, and New Approaches 

·         Pakistan's Runaway Urbanization: What Can Be Done?