Friday's Miscellany 06-20-2014

38 North

·         When A Cruise Missile Is Just A Cruise Missile 

AEI Critical Threats

·         Al Qaeda Isn't 'On Its Heels' 

·         Pakistani Military Operation in North Waziristan: Knowing the Battlefield 

·         Put Out This Fire:Why the U.S Must Stop Iraq from Falling to Radical Jihadist Terrorists 

·         What You Need to Know About Pakistan's North Waziristan Operation 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         "From Bad They Made It Worse": The Concentration of Opium Poppy in Areas of Conflict in the Provinces of Helmand and Nangarhar 

·         Politics and Governance in Afghanistan: the Case of Nangarhar Province 

Air Force - Air Combat Command

·         2014 Air Combat Command (ACC) Strategic Plan, Securing the High Ground 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Sisi as President:Questionable Legitimacy, Unclear Future 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Are Bahraini Shi'ites Puppets of Iran? 

·         Does America Getthe Shi'ites Wrong? 

·         A Hard Look at Soft Power in East Asia 

·         The Rundown—June16 

Amnesty International

·         Serbia: Ending Impunity for Crimes under International Law 

Army War College Library

·         Military Sexual Assault and Harassment Guide 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

·         ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard: Country Reports and Assessments 2013-2014 

·         Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project: Rapid Climate Change Threat and Vulnerability Assessment 

·         Pacific EnergyUpdate 2014 

·         Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in Southeast Asia: A Guide to Good Practice 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Economic and Political Transitions from Premodern to Modern States in the Meiji Restoration and Xinhai Revolution: A Strategic Approach 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Soldier for Life 

Atlantic Council

·         Easing US and EU Sanctions on Iran 

·         Losing Syria andIraq to Jihadists 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Rebuilding While Performing: Military Modernization in the Philippines 

·         Updated Briefing on Sieges Across Syria 

·         Why Human Rights Matter to Sustainable Development: Policy Briefing Post-2015 Framework 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Conference Report - The Evolving Roles of Women in the Arab World 

·         Journal of Women and Human Rights in the Middle East, Spring 2014, no. 2  

o    Gamal al-Banna’s Islamic Feminism in The Muslim Woman

o    Competing Frameworks: Feminists Differ Over Best Path to Moroccan Women’s Rights

o    Islam, Feminism, and Western Assumptions: Early 20th Century Women’s Activism in Iran and Turkey

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Beyond Smart Cities: It’s Time for Urban Sustainable Development 

·         The Construction and Deconstruction of Pakistan: The Institutional Writ of the State 

·         A New Russian Conservatism: Domestic Roots and Repercussions for Europe 

Brookings

·         Appointments,Vacancies and Government IT: Reforming Personnel Data Systems 

·         Executive Orders & LGBT Protections for Federal Contractors 

·         FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] in U.S. Metro Areas: The Geography of Jobs in Foreign-Owned Establishments 

·         Iraq Military Situation Report 

·         Polarized We Govern? 

·         What Americans Want from Immigration Reform in 2014 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The Economics of Egypt's Rising Authoritarian Order 

CATO Institute

·         Fiscal Uncertainty and Economic Activity 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Capacity Assessment: Pilot Phase I – Analysis Results - Law Enforcement Organization of Planning and Research Directors (LEOPRD) 

·         Capacity Assessment: Pilot Phase II – Analysis Results - Law Enforcement Organization of Planning and Research Directors (LEOPRD) 

·         Improving Police Agency Analytics: A Key Strategy for the Future 

·         Research,Planning, and Analysis Resource Guide - Law Enforcement Organization of Planning and Research Directors (LEOPRD) 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Internal Tensions in Iran: Some Underlying Metrics 

·         Issues & Insights, 2014, v. 14, no. 6 - Forging Cooperation over Competition 

·         Turkish Kurdish Energy Cooperation in the Iraqi Conundrum 

·         The Pacific Alliance and New Zealand 

·         PacNet #41A - The Real Rebalance of Power 

·         PacNet #44 - South China Sea in China’s Grand Chessboard 

·         PacNet #45 - Khaan Quest 2014: a small exercise with big implications 

·         PacNet #46 - Toward a Unified Asian Regional Order 

·         U.S. Department of Homeland Security Contract and Grant Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base, 2004-2013  

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC)

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

Central European Policy Institute

·         Ukraine, EU, and NATO: Prospects for Defence Cooperation  

Centre for Eastern Studies

·         The Anatomy of Russian Information Warfare:  The Crimean Operation, A Case Study 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         ECB Policy and Eurozone Fragility: Was De Grauwe Right? 

·         Towards a New Constitutional Blueprint for Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         How to Finish the Euro House 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Global Cybercrime:The Interplay of Politics and Law 

·         The Politics of the "Unfinished Business": Bosnian Police Reform 

Chatham House

·         China’s Global Personality 

·         The Future of NATO: A Strong Alliance in an Unpredictable World [event] 

·         Is International Economic Policy Cooperation Dead? 

Commonwealth Fund

·         Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, 2014 Update: How the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         P5+1 Negotiations over Iran’s Nuclear Program and Its Implications for United States Defense 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         The Bergdahl Exchange: Implications for U.S. National Security and the Fight Against Terrorism 

·         Human Rights Abuses and Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea 

·         One Year Under Rouhani: Iran's Abysmal Human Rights Record 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The Critical Role of First Responders: Sharing Lessons Learned from Past Attacks        

·         Stakeholder Perspectives on Priorities for the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         “Net Neutrality:Is Antitrust Law More Effective than Regulation in Protecting Consumers and Innovation?” 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform

·         Mixed Signals: the Administration’s Policy on Marijuana, Part Four – the Health Effects and Science 

·         Whistleblower Reprisal and Management Failures at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Maintaining Coast Guard Readiness 

·         Roundtable Policy Discussion on Ways the Financial Community Can Invest in Infrastructure Using Public-Private Partnerships 

Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee

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

·         Review of Awarding Bonuses to Senior Executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Nominations:Ambassadors to the Republic of Korea, to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria & Asst. Administrator, of the Bureau of Asia, USAID 

·         US Policy In Afghanistan and the Regional Implications of the 2014 Transition 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Conflict of Interest, Investor Loss of Confidence, and High Speed Trading in U.S. Stock Markets 

·         The Intelligence Community: Keeping Watch Over Its Contractor Workforce 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on the Budget and Economic Outlook for 2014 to 2024 Conducted by the Senate Committee on the Budget 

·         CBO's Cost Estimates [presentation] 

·         Telling Visual Stories About Data 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Can Iraq Survive the ISIS Storm? 

·         The Different Taliban Worlds 

·         Is Iraq Headed for Civil War? 

·         Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria 

·         The Tragedy of Syria’s Civilians 

·         Women and Girls in the Afghanistan Transition 

Defense One

·         Here’s a Helpful Guide to the Taliban 

Delhi Policy Group

·         Response Options for India to Externally Abetted Terrorist Strikes 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Population Representation in the Military Services 2012 

·         Earlier years 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2014-079 Evaluation of the Department of Defense Combating Trafficking in Persons Program   

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review 

·         OIG-14-99 - Radio Frequency Identification Security at USCIS Is Managed Effectively, But Can Be Strengthened 

·         U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents: 2013 

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks 

·         Background Briefing on Ukraine 

·         Briefing on the Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 

·         Implementing Missile Defense in a Global Context 

·         Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 

East-West Center

·         The Arctic in World Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on the Future of the Arctic (2013 North Pacific Arctic Conference Proceedings) 

·         Flexible Implementation: A Key to Asia's Transformation 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Game of Zones. The Quest for Influence in Europe’s Neighbourhood 

·         The Rise of Cyber-diplomacy: the EU, Its Strategic Partners and Cyber-security 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         The South China Sea’s Commons: Behind and Beyond Sovereignty Disputes 

·         Visions of North-East Asia – China, Japan, Korea and the EU 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Ten Global Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis 

European Interagency Security Forum (EISF)

·         The Future of Humanitarian Security in Fragile Contexts 

European Parliament

·         Afghanistan and Central Asia: Prospects and Challenges After Withdrawal of NATO/ISAF Forces 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Financial Transaction Tax (FTT): Why the EU needs the FTT but the FTT Does Not Need the EU 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         "India Modi-Fied:" Hope, Change, and South Asia’s Future 

FRIDE

·         The Rise of Cyber-diplomacy: the EU, Its Strategic Partners and Cyber-security 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Microcredit and Business-Training Programs: Effective Strategies for Micro- and Small Enterprise Growth? 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Security Cooperation in South Asia 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         From Geo-Strategy to Omni-Strategy: Interactions between China, Europe, and the United States 

·         The Gap between Threat and Threat Perception in the Asia-Pacific 

·         U.S. and European Public Opinion on China 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Civilian Intelligence Community: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract Personnel. GAO-14-692T [testimony] 

·         Coast Guard Acquisitions: Better Information on Performance and Funding Needed to Address Shortfalls. GAO-14-450 

·         Coast Guard Acquisitions: Better Information on Performance and Funding Needed to Address Shortfalls. GAO-14-650T [testimony] 

·         Coast Guard: Resources Provided for Drug Interdiction Operations in the Transit Zone, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. GAO-14-527 

·         Combating Terrorism: State Department Can Improve Management of East Africa Program. GAO-14-502 

·         Defense Health Care: More-Specific Guidance Needed for TRICARE's Managed Care Support Contractor Transitions. GAO-14-505 

·         Defense Inventory: Actions Needed to Improve the Defense Logistics Agency's Inventory Management. GAO-14-495 

·         Pesticide Safety: Improvements Needed in EPA's Good Laboratory Practices Inspection Program. GAO-14-289  

·         Sequestration: Comprehensive and Updated Cost Savings Would Better Inform DOD Decision Makers If Future Civilian Furloughs Occur. GAO-14-529 

·         VA Health Care: Further Action Needed to Address Weaknesses in Management and Oversight of Non-VA Medical Care. GAO-14-696T [testimony] 

Heritage Foundation

·         Protecting Internet Freedom and American Interests: Required Reforms and Standards for ICANN Transition 

·         Why Canada Should Join the U.S. Missile Defense Program: Ballistic Missiles Threaten Both Countries 

Hudson Institute

·         Dawn of the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham 

·         Rebalance to Asia: What Are Its Security Aims and What Is Required of U.S. Policy? Human Rights Watch 

Human Rights Watch

·         Under Kurdish Rule: Abuses in PYD-run Enclaves of Syri 

Infinity Journal

·         Infinity Journal, Summer 2014, v. 4, no. 1 

o    Balanced Deterrence for the Asia-Pacific Region

o    Strategy Malpractice and the False Hope of Experts

o    Do Something: A Model for the Development of 21st Century Strategy

o    Politics, Statecraft and the Art of War

o    Paradigms Reconsidered

o    Strategy is for the Bad Guys: Why Modern Pop Culture Struggles to Understand Ends and Means

Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)

·         A BRICS Development Bank: A Dream Coming True? 

Institut Français des Relations Internationals (IFRI)

·         The Crisis in Ukraine: An Insider's View 

·         The Distinctive Features of China's Middle Classes 

·         On the Strategic Value of Ballistic Missile Defense 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, June 19, 2014 

o    The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend—the New Emir of Kano and the 2015 Nigerian Elections

o    When the Dust Settles in Guinea-Bissau, Who Will Remain Standing?

·         Agility Quotient(AQ) 

·         Analyzing the Costs of Alternative Army Active/Reserve Force Mixes 

·         The Common Risk Model for Dams—A Portfolio Approach to Security Risk Assessments 

·         Fuel Price Effects on Readiness 

·         Gradient Index Optics at DARPA 

·         Impact of Terrain Features for Tactical Network Connectivity 

·         Innovation Policies of Brazil 

·         Medical Total Force Management 

·         Statistical Methods for Combining Information—Stryker Family of Vehicles Reliability Case Study 

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         Strategy and Force Planning in a Time of Austerity 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Iranian Breakout Study Drastically Overestimates Time to Nuclear Weapon 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Engaging the Private Sector in Africa's Peaceful Development 

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Battle for Baghdad: Scenarios 

·         Control of Terrain in Iraq

o    June 19, 2014 

o    June 20, 2014 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    June 15, 2014 

o    June 16, 2014 

o    June 17, 2014 

o    June 18, 2014 

o    June 19, 2014  

o    June 20, 2014 

·         The Iraqi Shi’a Mobilization to Counter the ISIS Offensive 

·         Syria Update: June 15-20, 2014 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India and Afghanistan: A Deepening Defence Engagement 

·         Initiative for‘Southern Silk Route’ Linking Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar 

·         Pakistan at the Centre of Muslim World’s Convulsion 

·         Pakistan’s Anti-Terror Offensive: The Zarb-e-Azb Operation 

·         Suicide Bombings in Afghanistan 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         A Brighter Future for Mexico: The Promise and Challenge of Electricity Reform 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Returning Western Foreign Fighters: The Case of Afghanistan, Bosnia and Somalia 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalization

·         Measuring Importance and Influence in Syrian Foreign Fighter Networks 

International Crisis Group

·         The Central African Crisis: From Predation to Stabilisation 

·         Iraq’s Jihadi Jack-in-the-Box 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Impact of Fed Tapering Announcements on Emerging Markets 

·         Tax Buoyancy inOECD Countries 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Human Rights in Ukraine [video] 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 19, 2014, v. 14, no. 12 

o    Xinjiang Work Forum Marks New Policy of ‘Ethnic Mingling’

o    Business and Politics in the South China Sea: Explaining HYSY 981’s Foray into Disputed Waters

o    Chinese Analysts Interpret Modi’s New India

o    Asian Economic Integration Fuels PRC Frustration With U.S. Alliances

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2014 [updated June 18, 2014] 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·        Australia in the UN Security Council

National Academies Press

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

·         The Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Preparedness Resources and Programs: Workshop Summary 

·         Research on Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Opportunities for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         The Sea Change in Japanese Foreign Policy 

National Institute of Justice

·         Challenge of Policing in a Democratic Society: A Personal Journey Toward Understanding 

NATO

·         NATO on Duty Interactive Map 

NATO Defense College

·         "Resetting" AU-NATO Relations: from ad hoc Military-technical Cooperation to Strategic Partnership 

New America Foundation

·         America's Debt Problem 

·         The Emerging Power of Big Data: The Chicago Experience 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Assessing the Responses of the Chinese Media and Research Community to the Ukrainian Crisis 

·         Developing Relations: Political Parties and Civil Society in Myanmar 

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Border Control and the Right of Asylum: Where is the EU Heading? 

·         Engaging Europe in the World 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

·         4A-IS-00-13-062 Audit of the Federal Investigation Services' Case Review Process over Background Investigations 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·         Towards a Resilience-based Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis 

Oxfam

·         Food Crisis,Gender, and Resilience in the Sahel—Lessons from the 2012 crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger 

Oxford Research Group

·         Internationalization of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Campaign 

·         The Iraq Crisis: A Note on ISIL Advances and Potential Military Intervention 

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         "Anyone Who can Carry a Gun Can Go": The Role of the White Army in the Current Conflict in South Sudan 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Iran’s Global Image Largely Negative 

·         Syria’s Neighbors Want Assad to Step Down, But No Appetite for Aid to Rebels 

Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project

·         Latino Jobs Growth Driven by U.S. Born 

Rand

·         Changing Constituencies and Rising Polarization in the Congress: Three Essays 

Remote Control Project

·         Terrorist Relocation and the Societal Consequences of US Drone Strikes in Pakistan 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         America in Southeast Asia before the ‘Pivot’: The ‘Battle of Quallah Battoo’ in 1832 

Securing America’s Future Energy

·         Further Social and Political Fragmentation and Descent into Civil War in Iraq Could Send Global Oil Prices Skyrocketing 

Security & Defence Agenda

·         End Sexual Violence in Conflict: From Resolution to Reality 

·         Lessons Learnt From the Gulf of Aden Operations 

·         Ukraine’s Competing Elections: Sorting Fact From Fiction 

Small Arms Survey

·         A Diplomat’s Guide to the UN Small Arms Process: 2014 Update 

·         Implementation in Practice: National  Points of Contact in the RECSA Region 

·         Regional Organizations and the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms (PoA) 

·         The Small Arms Survey 2014: Women and Guns 

·         Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites (UEMS) 

Small Wars Journal

·         Coordination Failures Among Mexican Security Forces: How the Mexican Government Botched the War on Drugs 

·         Malcolm Gladwell,Insurgent Strategy, and the Primacy of Strategic Flexibility 

Stimson Center

·         UN Global Focal Point For Police, Justice And Corrections 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIRPI)

·         Relations Between Afghanistan and Central Asian States after 2014: Incentives, Constraints and Prospects 

·         Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2013 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         2014-15 Key Strategic Issues List 

·         Countering Radicalization and Recruitment to Al-Qaeda: Fighting the War of Deeds 

·         The Growing Complexity of Sino-Indian Ties 

·         Memorandum for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Secure Balance and Flexibility In Future Joint Forces 

·         Moving Beyond Pretense: Nuclear Power and Nonproliferation 

·         Operational Reservations: Considerations for a Total Army Force 

Swedish Defence Research Agency

·         A Rude Awakening.Ramifications of Russian Aggression Towards Ukraine 

·         West’s Sanctions against Russia: Grand Strategy in the Making? 

Transnational Institute (TNI)

·         Scheduling in the International Drug Control System 

Transportation Research Board

·         Airport Response to Special Events 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Reported Ballistic Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia: Background and Potential Implications 

·         The Risks of China’s Internet Companies on U.S. Stock Exchanges 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Engaging Afghan Religious Leaders for Women’s Rights 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Israelis Kidnapped in the West Bank: Implications 

·         Nuclear Negotiations with Iran and Their Implications for U.S. Defense 

·         Popularity Contest: The Implications of Turkey's Local Elections 

·         Q&A on Hezbollah, Iraq, Iran, and Syria 

·         Regional Implications of the War in Syria 

White House

·         Fact Sheet: The Economic Challenge Posed by Declining Pollinator Populations 

·         FACT SHEET: National Disaster Resilience Competition 

·         FACT SHEET: Promoting Energy Security in the Caribbean 

·         FACT SHEET: Unaccompanied Children from Central America 

·         FACT SHEET: The U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Relationship 

·         FACT SHEET: The United States and Colombia 

·         FACT SHEET: The United States and New Zealand: Forward Progress 

·         Nine Facts About American Families and Work 

·         Remarks by the President at Presentation of The Medal of Honor to Corporal William Kyle Carpenter 

·         Remarks by the President at University of California-Irvine Commencement Ceremony 

·         Remarks by the President on the Situation in Iraq 

·         U.S. Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan 

Wilson Center

·         Lebanon without a President: Can Lebanon Weather the Neighborhood Storm? 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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