Friday's Miscellany 06-13-2014

38 North

·         North Korea’s Tonghae Launch Facility: Little Activity Spotted; No Launches Planned 

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         Thematic Dossier IV: Afghanistan’s 2014 Presidential and Provincial Council Elections 

Air University

·         Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Syrian Presidential Elections: Final Blow to Geneva 

·         Taking a Gamble, Haftar Resorts to Force 

Amnesty International

·         Adding Injustice to Injury: One Year on From the Gezi Park Protests in Turkey 

·         "They Use a Strategy of Fear":Protecting the Right to Protest in Brazil 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Social Factors Affecting Women's Susceptibility to HIV in India 

Atlantic Council

·         Will Brazil Get What It Expects from the World Cup? 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Coordinated Regulatory Agencies: New Governance for Mexico’s Energy Sector 

·         Will Pemex be 'First among Equals' under Reforms? 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         New President and a Fragile Progress Towards a Cease-fire in Ukraine 

·         A Suggestion for Turkey: Treat Your Immigrants Like Your Emigrants Abroad 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Dangerous and False Palestinian “Unity” 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Who Gets a Press Pass? Media Credentialing Practices in the United States 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         2014 Agenda for Generational Equity 

·         Immigration and Wages: Decoding the Economics 

·         Shadows and Doubts: The Turkish Local Elections of March 30, 2014 

Brookings

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

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

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

·         What Americans Want from Immigration Reform in 2014 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

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

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Banking on Myanmar: A Strategy for Financial Sector Reform 

·         Corruption: The Unrecognized Threat to International Security 

·         A U.S. Strategy Toward Egypt Under Sisi 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         The Contest for Regional Leadership in the New Middle East 

·         Strategy and Statecraft: An Agenda for the United States in an Era of Compounding Complexity 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         China in the Indian Ocean: Part of a Larger PLAN 

·         Japan's Military Rebirth 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Crisis in Iraq and Military Options: “By,With, and Through Who?” 

·         Decoding China’s Emerging “Great Power”Strategy in Asia 

·         Does the Money Match the Message? 

·         Global Challenge of Tuberculosis among People Living with HIV 

·         Irregular Warfare: Learning the Lessons of“Worst Case” Wars                          

·         Korea Chair Monitor, May 28-June 11, 2014, v. 2, no. 11 

·         PacNet #43 - Preempting a crisis on the Korean Peninsula: lessons from Ukraine 

·         Shaping Iraq’s Security Forces 

·         Toward a Well-Oiled Machine—U.S. Government Engagement with Multilateral Organizations in Pursuit of Global TB Control 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         A Gas Hub for Ukraine 

·         How Can the EU Keep a Competitive Edge in the Talent Game? Lessons from China and the US 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Economic Consequences of [the UK] Leaving the EU—Final Report 

·         More Investment, for Germany’s Sake 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Sovereign Debt Crisis Management: Lessons from the 2012 Greek Debt Restructuring 

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate 

China - Information Office of the State Council

·         The Practice of the "One Country, Two Systems" Policy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [white paper] 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Independent Progress Review on the UN Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Corrections 

Combatting Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Al-Baghdadi’s Blitzkrieg, ISIL’s Psychological Warfare, and What It Means for Syria and Iraq 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         The May 31, 2014 Transfer of Five Senior Taliban Detainees 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         The President’s Health Care Law Does Not Equal Health Care Access 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Assessing Energy Priorities in the Middle East and North Africa 

·         Examining U.S. Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan 

·         The Ongoing Struggle Against Boko Haram 

·         The State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau: Budget, Programs, and Evaluation 

·         Verifying Iran’s Nuclear Compliance 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         BioWatch: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

·         The State of Religious Liberty in the United States 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         Reducing the Administrative Workload for Federally Funded Research 

·         A Review of the P5: The U.S. Vision for Particle Physics After Discovery of the Higgs Boson 

Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee

·         An Examination of Bureaucratic Barriers to Care for Veterans 

·         Oversight Hearing on Data Manipulation and Access to VA Healthcare: Testimony from GAO, IG and VA 

·         Non-VA Care: An Integrated Solution for Veteran Access 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

·         Preserving Public Safety and Network Reliability in the IP Transition 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Nominations: Ambassadors to Qatar, Iraq, and Honduras 

·         Regional Implications Of A Nuclear Deal With Iran 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Border Security: Examining  the Implications of S.1691, the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2013 

·         A More Efficient and Effective Government: Examining Federal IT Initiatives and the IT Workforce 

·         Securing Radiological Materials: Examining the Threat Next Door 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Preserving Potential, Protecting Communities 

·         Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Global Economics Monthly, June 2014 

Crowdstrike

·         Putter Panda: PLA Army 3rd Department 12thBureau Unit 61486 [registration required] 

Defense Business Board (DBB)

·         Applying Best Business Practices from Corporate Performance Management to DoD  

·         Employing Our Veterans Part II: Service Member Transition 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Performance of the Defense Acquisition System- 2014 Annual Report 

·         Prisoner Swap Part of Long Tradition, DOD Counsel Says 

·         Report on Joint Strategy for Readiness and Training in a Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Denied Environment 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2014-080 Assessment of DoD Processes in Support of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States determinations and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence Mitigation 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

·         Department of Veterans Affairs Access Audit System-Wide Review of Access: Results of Access Audit Conducted May 12, 2014,through June 3, 2014 

Directorate-General for External Policies (EU)

·         Europe: Trade and Economic Relations with China 2014 

East-West Center

·         China’s New Calculations in the South China Sea 

·         TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership]: An Agreement to Bridge the United States with ASEAN and Asia 

Enough Project

·         Impact of Dodd-Frank and Conflict Minerals Reforms on Eastern Congo’s War 

·         Path to Peace for South Sudan 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         China’s Expanding Cyberspace 

European Parliamentary Research Service

·         Chinese Investment in the EU 

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·         Energising TTIP: Diversification Through Trade? 

·         From West Point to Brussels – Via Warsaw 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, June 2014  

o    Criminal Investigative Analysis: Practitioner Perspectives (Part One of Four)

o    The Truth About Lying: What Investigators Need to Know

o    Officer Survival Spotlight: Accidental Deaths Among Law Enforcement Officers

o    Leadership Spotlight: How Do You Live Your Dash?

Feinstein International Center

·         Guidance for Profiling Urban Displacement Situations 

Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique)

·         Implications of the Ukraine Crisis for Security, Non-proliferation and Deterrence in North East Asia 

Freedom House

·         Nations in Transit 2014 

FRIDE

·         How Does Central Asia View the EU? 

German Development Institute

·         Friends or Foes? Interactions between Indonesia’s International Investment Agreements and National Investment Law 

·         Innovation Paths in Wind Power: Insights from Denmark and Germany 

German Marshal Fund of the United States

·         Bolstering European Energy Security 

·         Building European Defense in the Context of U.S. Strategic Restraint 

·         The Dismal Present and Future of Smart Defence 

·         The Geopolitical Implications of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 

·         German Defense Policy: Is the Change for Real? 

·         The Murky Future of U.S. Use of Force 

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

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Looking Beyond the Pillars: Rule of Law Capacity Building and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Afghanistan: Oversight and Accountability of U.S. Assistance. GAO-14-680T [testimony] 

·         Biosurveillance: Observations on the Cancellation of BioWatch Gen-3 and Future Considerations for the Program. GAO-14-267T [testimony] 

·         Defense Headquarters: Guidance Needed to Transition U.S. Central Command's Costs to the Base Budget. GAO-14-440 

·         Defense Health Care: TRICARE Dental Services Contracts' Requirements and Structure. GAO-14-497 

·         Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping Requirement for the Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2, Block 1 Program. GAO-14-643R 

·         Department of Energy: Enhanced Transparency Could Clarify Costs, Market Impact, Risk, and Legal Authority to Conduct Future Uranium Transactions. GAO-14-291 

·         Guidance Needed to Transition U.S. Central Command's Costs to the Base Budget. GAO-14-440 

·         Health Care Access: Improved Oversight, Accountability, and Prioritization Can Improve Access for Native American Veterans. GAO-14-489 

·         Information Technology: Reform Initiatives Can Help Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness. GAO-14-671T [testimony] 

·         Military Sexual Trauma: Improvements Made, but VA Can Do More to Track and Improve the Consistency of Disability Claim Decisions. GAO-14-477 

·         Nuclear Nonproliferation: Additional Actions Needed to Increase the Security of U.S. Industrial Radiological Sources. GAO-14-293 

·         Nuclear Nonproliferation: Additional Actions Needed to Increase the Security of U.S. Industrial Radiological Sources. GAO-14-681T [testimony] 

·         Nuclear Weapons: Ten-Year Budget Estimates for Modernization Omit Key Efforts, and Assumptions and Limitations Are Not Fully Transparent. GAO-14-373 

·         Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Assessing the Relationship between Education and the Workforce. GAO-14-374 

·         Surface Ships: Navy Needs to Revise Its Decommissioning Policy to Improve Future Decision Making. GAO-14-412 

·         Terrorism Insurance: Treasury Needs to Collect and Analyze Data to Better Understand Fiscal Exposure and Clarify Guidance. GAO-14-445 

·         U.S. Currency: Actions Needed to Improve Coin Inventory Management. GAO-14-601T [testimony] 

·         VA Health Care: Ongoing and Past Work Identified Access, Oversight, and Data Problems That Hinder Veterans' Ability to Obtain Timely Outpatient Medical Care. GAO-14-679T [testimony] 

Harvard Law School

·         National Security Journal, 2014, v.5, no. 2 

o    The International Law of Unconventional Statecraft

o    Jus Extra Bellum: Reconstructing the Ordinary, Realistic Conditions of Peace

o    Controlling the Use of Power in the Shadows: Challenges in the Application of Jus in Bello to Clandestine and Unconventional Warfare Activities

o    Special Operations Forces and Responsibility for Surrogates’ War Crimes

o    The Presidential Intervention Principle: The Domestic Use of the Military and the Power of the Several States

Heritage Foundation

·         Closing the Door to Foreign Lawsuits: Daimler AG v. Bauman 

·         FATCA Hurts Law-Abiding Americans Living Abroad 

·         Filming the Watchmen: Why the First Amendment Protects Your Right to Film the Police in Public Places 

·         How Congress Can Improve Government Programs and Save Taxpayer Dollars 

·         Shrinking Workweeks: A Sign of Unequal Recovery from the Great Recession 

·         Spending Season Is Back: How Congress Is Planning to Dish Out Your Tax Dollars in 2015 

·         Stimulus or Austerity? Fiscal Policy in the Great Recession and European Debt Crisis 

·         U.S. Participation in the U.N.’s “Programme of Action” on Small Arms and Light Weapons Is Not in the National Interest 

Institut Francais des Relations Internationales

·         On the Strategic Value of Ballistic Missile Defense 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, June 11, 2014 

o    South Africa After the Elections—Business as Usual?

o    Turning a New Leaf in Madagascar?

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Comments on the Princeton Group’s Proposal on Iran 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         China's "Sea Power Nation" Strategy 

·         Turkey's December 17 Process: A Timeline of the Graft Investigation and the Government's Response 

·         West Africa’s New Drug of Choice: The Rise of Methamphetamine 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Analysing South Africa's 2014 Election Results 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Update - June 12, 2014 - The Battle for Baghdad: Scenarios 

·         Iraq Update - June 11, 2014

o    The ISIS BattlePlan 

o    Developments in the Aftermath of the Fall of Mosul 

·         Iraq Update - June 10, 2014

o    The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham Captures Mosul and Advances toward Baghdad 

·         ISIS Activity in Mosul and Beyond 

·         Recent Chronology of the Fall of Mosul 

·         The Fall of Mosul to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham 

·         Updated Map of ISIS Sanctuaries in Iraq and Syria 

·         The ISIS Battle Plan 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         The Afghanistan Conflict in its Historical Context 

·         Bangladesh: Six Months after the Elections 

·         India’s Military Diplomacy: Legacy of International Peacekeeping 

·         Signs of India under Global Re-Focus 

·         US Trade-Aid Balance-Implications for Pakistan and the Region 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Collective Defence and Common Security. Twin Pillars of the Atlantic Alliance 

·         A Western Strategy for Libya 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         State of Brazil's South American Project 

International Crisis Group

·         The Huthis: From Saada to Sanaa 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         After the Fall: Lessons for Policy Cooperation from the Global Crisis 

·         An Application of the "Fan-Chart Approach" to Debt Sustainability in Post-HIPC Low-Income Countries 

·         The Case for a Long-Run Inflation Target of Four Percent 

·         Does Openness Matter for Financial Development in Africa? 

·         Economic Impact of Selected Conflicts in the Middle East: What Can We Learn from the Past? 

·         How to Capture Macro-Financial Spillover Effects in Stress Tests? 

·         Inflation and Public Debt Reversals in the G7Countries 

·         Monetary Policy in Hybrid Regimes: The Case of Kazakhstan 

·         Ms. Muffet, the Spider(gram) and the Web of Macro-Financial Linkages 

·         National Income and Its Distribution 

·         The Net Stable Funding Ratio: Impact and Issues for Consideration 

·         Small and Medium Size Enterprises, CreditSupply Shocks, and Economic Recovery in Europe 

·         A Simple Method to Compute Fiscal Multipliers 

·         Structural Balance Targeting and Output Gap Uncertainty 

Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)

·         2013 ISOO Annual Report to the President 

Jamestown Foundation

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

o    Ansar-ut Tawhid and the Transnational Jihadist Threat to India

o    A Review of Abubakar Siddique’s The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan

o    A Divided Military Fuels Mali’s Political Crisis

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

·         Inspections: The Weak Link in a Nuclear Agreement with Iran 

·         Is the Fall of Mosul in Iraq to the Jihadistsa “Game Changer”? 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Emergence of a New Generation: The Generational Experience and Characteristics of Young North Koreans 

·         Geopolitics of the Russo-Korean Gas Pipeline Project and Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia 

·         Korea’s FTA Strategy and the Korean Peninsula 

·         The Perceptions of Northeast Asia’s Four States on Korean Unification 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2014 [updated June11, 2014] 

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated June14, 2014] 

National Academies Press

·         An All-of-Government Approach to Increase Resilience for International Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events 

·         Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation:  Toward a New Era of Flight  

·         STEM Learning Is Everywhere:  Summary of a Convocation on Building Learning Systems  

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         Responding to China’s Assertiveness in the South China Sea 

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

·         Far-right Violence in the United States:1990-2013 

National Security Archive

·         New Details on the 1961 Goldsboro Nuclear Accident 

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         What Political Lessons Should We Learn from the Troika Experience? 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Drugs and the Peace Process in Colombia: A Moderate Radical Step 

·         Indian Perspectives on the Ukrainian Crisis and Russia’s Annexation of Crimea 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·         The Future Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Guide for Decision Makers 

Oxfam

·         After Equality: Inequality Trends and Policy Responses in Contemporary Russia 

·         Below the Breadline: The Relentless Rise of Food Poverty in Britain 

Pew Research Center

·         Number of Latino Children Caught Trying to Enter U.S. Nearly Doubles in Less Than a Year  

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Political Polarization in the American Public 

·         Public Has Doubts about Bergdahl Prisoner Exchange: But Most Say U.S. Should Do All It Can to Return Captive    

Pew Research Internet Project

·         Library User Quiz 

·         From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers–and Beyond 

Project Salam / National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms

·         Inventing Terrorists: The Lawfare of Preemptive Prosecution 

Rand

·         Caring for Children in Europe: How Childcare,Parental Leave and Flexible Working Arrangements Interact in Europe 

·         The Days After a Deal with Iran: Continuity and Change in Iranian Foreign Policy 

·         The Days After a Deal with Iran: U.S.Policies of Hedging and Engaging 

·         DoD Depot-Level Reparable Supply Chain Management: Process Effectiveness and Opportunities for Improvement 

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

·         It Takes a Village: Network Effects on Rural Education in Afghanistan 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         America in Southeast Asia before the ‘Pivot’:The ‘Battle of Quallah Battoo’ 

Small Arms Survey

·         #20: MANPADS: Surface-to-air Threats and Security [podcast] 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Afghanization of Afghan Security 

·         David Galula, Frantz Fanon, and the Imperfect Lessons of the Algerian War 

·         El Chapo’s Capture, Gulf Cartel Divisions,and an Attempted Zeta Comeback 

·         Huntington’s “The Clash of Civilizations?”:Is the Clash Still Driving Conflict? 

·         The Lebanon-Israel War of 2006: Global Effects and its Aftermath 

·         Military Operations in the Growing Urban Landscapes of the Future 

·         Morocco: A Model for Military-Military Assistance 

·         Old Aspirations - New Tensions: “In Search of a New Russian Identity” 

·         Rethinking the Relationship Between Poverty and Terrorism 

·         The Rule of Law and the New Counterinsurgency Field Manual 

·         Thinking About Thinking About the Army’s Future: Paradigms and the Wicked Problem of “Landpower” 

·         The War College Definition of Strategy Hurts Our Understanding of Landpower 

·         Warrior Diplomats: Civil Affairs Teams and Security Force Assistance 

Stimson Center

·         Lessons Learned For Stabilization In Syria 

·         Myanmar In US-China Relations 

·         Sunshine Heats Up Taiwan Politics, Affects PRC Tactics 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Nuclear Forces Development 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Cyberterrorism after STUXNET 

Swedish Defence Research Agency

·         The Russian Economy: Can Growth be Restored within the Economic System? 

Transatlantic Academy

·         The Geopolitical Implications of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China-Russia Gas Deal: Background and Implications for the Broader Relationship 

·         Trade Bulletin, June 2014 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Former U.N. Peacekeepers: Agents of Cultural Change in Pakistan’s Police 

·         Why Do Youth Join Boko Haram? 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: National Disaster Resilience Competition 

·         FACT SHEET: Strengthening Tribal Communities through Education and Economic Development 

·         FACT SHEET: The United States and Australia:An Alliance for the Future 

·         Letter from the President -- War Powers Resolution 

·         NSPD-54/HSPD-23 (Cybersecurity Policy redacted) 

·         Statement by the President on Iraq 

·         Taking Action - Higher Education and Student Debt 

William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

·         Security and Defense Studies Review, 2014, v. 15 

o    Toward an Integral Counter–Organized Crime Strategy in Mexico: Complexities, Asymmetries, and Approaches to an International Security Matter

o    Symbolic Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Mexico

o    Latin America’s Foreign Policy as the Region Engages China

o    The Challenge of Cybersecurity for the Caribbean: What Are the Policy Options?

o    Colaboración para la Lucha Contra Redes Ilícitas a través de Esfuerzos Interdepartamentales e Internacionales

o    Perry Center Discusses Foreign Policy Dilemma in Latin America

o    Perry Center Discusses the Latin American Electoral Cycle: Implications for Democratic Consolidation

o    Análise Exploratória da Securitizacão Militar do Ciberespaço nos EUA, Brasil e Canada

o    The Most Important Cases of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Wilson Center

·         Dawn of the Smart City? Perspectives From New York, Ahmedabad, São Paulo, and Beijing 

·         Egypt: The Closing of the Political Space 

·         Rouhani: Mixed Bag One Year Later 

World Bank

·         Global Economic Prospects