Friday's Miscellany 08-08-2014

38 North

·         North Korea, Hamas, and Hezbollah: Arm in Arm? 

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         2014 Elections (43): The Second Installment of a Kerry-brokered Agreement 

Amnesty International

·         Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories —The International Criminal Court Must Investigate War Crimes 

·         Nigeria: No Progress—An Evaluation of the Implementation of UNEP’s Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland, Three Years On 

·         “The Price of Silence: Freedom of Expression Under Attack in South Sudan 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no. 29, August 2014: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Breaking the Myth of Missile Defense 

·         Resettling in South Korea: Challenges for Young North Korean Refugees 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian-Southeast Asian Integration: A CGE Approach 

·         Measuring Value Added in the People's Republic of China's Exports: A Direct Approach 

Atlantic Council

·         Investment and Ingenuity: Overcoming Obstacles to Doing Business in Sub-Saharan Africa 

·         Morocco's Emergence as a Gateway to Business in Africa 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The Kerry-Qatar Ceasefire Document: What it Says About American Strategy in the Middle East

·         What Is to Be Done About Gaza?

·         Where are You Going, President Obama?

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated July31, 2014]

·         Better Together: Regional Capacity Building for National Disaster Risk Management

·         Brookings Data Now: 485,000 Gazans Displaced

·         Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2014

·         Key Takeaways from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

·         Rethinking Marine Corps Officer Promotion and Retention

·         Source of Weakness: Worrisome Trends in Solvency Regulation of Insurance Groups in a Post-Crisis World

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Russia and Ukraine: The Zero-Sum Fallacy

CATO Institute

·         Sustaining the Economic Rise of Africa

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Port Recovery in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy: Improving Port Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change 

·         Interactive graphic version 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Improving U.S.-India HA/DR Coordination in the Indian Ocean 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) No. 153: North Caucasus 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Middle East Notes and Comment: The Middle East Unstitched 

·         PacNet #65 - By-Election Increases Pressure on President Park 

·         PacNet #64 - The Rice Paddy Beyond the Sea 

·         PacNet #63 - The US and China: Sliding from Engagement to Coercive Diplomacy 

·         Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: Washington Needs a Plan for Lifting Its Weapons Sales Ban on Vietnam 

Center on International Cooperation  (CIC)

·         A New Deal for Somalia? : The Somali Compact and its Implications for Peacebuilding  

Centre for Eastern Studies

·         A Bottomless Pit: The Costs of Crimea’s Annexation by Russia 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Overthrowing Secrecy: The Spitzenkandidaten Experiment and a New Chance for a European Party System 

·         Transatlantic Growth Gap 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Dealing with Russia: Law, Jaw and War 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Consult, Command, Control, Contract: Adding a Fourth “C” to NATO’s Cyber Security 

Chatham House

·         All in the Timing: The Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         How Legitimate are New Forms of Governance?

·         The Legitimacy of Governance of climate Science, Policy and Finance 

·         The Legitimacy of the G20 and Related Bodies on International Finance 

·         The Legitimacy of the Weapons of mass Destruction Regimes 

·         The Legitimacy of Transnational Governance: A Framework for Analysis 

·         New and Old Global Health Actors: Effectiveness vs. Legitimacy? 

Conciliation Resources

·         Back But Not Home: Supporting the Reintegration of Former LRA Abductees into Civilian Life in Congo and South Sudan   

·         Safe Paths Home: Protecting Civilians and Supporting Reintegration in LRA Affected Communities 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Combating the Ebola Threat 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Islamic State in Iraq and Syria 

·         The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

Defense Business Board (DBB)

·         Implementing Best Practices for Major Business Processes in the Department of Defense 

Department of Defense

·         Background Information on the Humanitarian Assistance Operation Near Sinjar, Iraq 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2014-098  The Army Did Not Properly Account For and Manage Force Provider Equipment in Afghanistan 

Department of Energy

·         Interim Report of the Task Force on Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Trip to Kabul, Afghanistan 

·         Remarks With Afghan Officials After Their Meeting 

Department of the Navy

·         Command Investigation Into Ship's Readiness and Leadership ICO USS Cowpens (CG 63) 

·         DON Transformation Plan FY 2014-2016 

East-West Center

·         Prospects for US-India Economic Relations under Prime Minister Modi 

Enough Project

·         Doing Good, while Doing Well: Is There a Win-Win Formula for Investing Responsibly in Congo’s Minerals Sector? 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, August 2014 

o    Criminal Investigative Analysis: Measuring Success (Part Three of Four)

o    The Concealed Information Test: An Alternative to the Traditional Polygraph

o    Officer Survival Spotlight: Preventing Assaults: Assessing Offender Perceptions

o    Leadership Spotlight: Leadership Is Your Life Story (Part Two of Two)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·         2014 National Preparedness Report 

Feinstein International Center

·         Lessons Learned from the Somalia Famine and the Greater Horn of Africa Crisis 2011-2012 

German Development Institute

·         The Future of the ODA Concept: The Political Dimensions of a Seemingly Technical Discussion 

·         Global Value Chains and Deep Preferential Trade Agreements: Promoting Trade at the Cost of Domestic Policy Autonomy? 

·         'Green and Clean?' Hydropower between Low-carbon and High Social and Environmental Effects 

·         Why Power Matters in Payments for Environmental Services (PES) 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         China and Socialist Countries: Role Change and Role Continuity 

·         Researching Ethnic Relations as the Outcome of Political Processes 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Libya and Mali Operations: Transatlantic Lessons Learned 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Contractor Performance: Actions Taken to Improve Reporting of Past Performance Information. GAO-14-707 

·         Troubled Asset Relief Program: Government's Exposure to Ally Financial Lessens as Treasury's Ownership Share Declines. GAO-14-698 

Heritage Foundation

·         Autonomous Military Technology: Opportunities and Challenges for Policy and Law 

·         “Choking Off” Disfavored Businesses and Their Clients: How Operation Choke Point Undermines the Rule of Law and Harms the Economy 

·         The Export-Import Bank: What the Scholarship Says 

·         How the Affordable Care Act Fuels Health Care Market Consolidation 

·         Setting a Course for Obama’s Rudderless Africa Policy 

·         The U.S. and South Korea Should Focus on Improving Alliance Capabilities Rather Than the OPCON Transition 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Forced Displacement and Early Childhood Nutritional Development in Colombia 

·         Making Do with What You Have: Conflict, Firm Performance and Input Misallocation in Palestine 

·         Their Suffering, Our Burden? How Congolese Refugees Affect the Ugandan Population 

Human Rights Watch

·         Not Welcome: Jordan's Treatment of Palestinians Escaping Syria 

·         South Sudan’s New War: Abuses by Government and Opposition Forces 

·         Ukraine: Insurgents Disrupt Medical Services:Forces Should Respect Special Protection Requirements 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, August 7,2014 

o    Islamic finance Gaining Momentum in Africa

o    Zanzibar—A Power Sharing Success Story?

·         Implementing Effective Affordability Constraints for Defense Acquisition Programs 

·         Mine Neutralization Case Study: Applying Experimental Design to Operational Testing 

·         State-of-the-Art Resources (SOAR) for Software Vulnerability Detection, Test, and Evaluation 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Beijing’s APEC Call on India: A New Twist in India-China Power Politics? 

Institute for National Strategic Studies

·         Operation Protective Edge: Lessons from the Civilian Front – Interim Summary

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Activities Detected at North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Site 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Crime Networks and Governance in Cape Town:The Quest for Enlightened Responses 

·         The Illegal Abalone Trade in the Western Cape 

·         Strengthening Prosecutorial Accountability in South Africa 

·         Voter Participation in the South African Elections of 2014 

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    August 9, 2014 

o    August 8, 2014 

o    August 7, 2014 

o    August 6, 2014 

o    August 5, 2014 

o    August 4, 2014 

o    August 3, 2014 

·         ISIS Works to Merge its Northern Front across Iraq and Syria 

International Assessment and Strategy Center

·         Will It Be Possible To Deter China Into The 2020s? 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Transitioning from Military Interventions to a Long-Term Counter-Terrorism Policy 

International Crisis Group

·         Eritrea: Ending the Exodus? 

·         Risks of Intelligence Pathologies in South Korea 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Africa Rising: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend 

·         Is Japan’s Population Aging Deflationary? 

·         Japan’s Corporate Income Tax: Facts, Issues and Reform Options 

·         Unstash the Cash! Corporate Governance Reform in Japan 

Japan Ministry of Defense

·         Defense of Japan 2014 [white paper] 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, v. 12, no. 16, August 8, 2104 

o    Terrorism Now Targeting Civilians in Egypt

o    The Islamic State’s Strategic and Tactical Plan for Iraq

o    Libya’s Ansar al-Shari’a Declares the Islamic Emirate of Benghazi

Joint Chiefs of Staff

·         Joint Pubs 3-02, Amphibious Operations, 18 July 2014 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2014 [updated August 6, 2014] 

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated August 9 , 2014] 

·         Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated August 5, 2014] 

NATO

·         The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme - 2013 Annual Report 

National Academies Press

·         The Arctic in the Anthropocene:  Emerging Research Questions 

·         Best Practices for Risk-Informed Decision Making Regarding Contaminated Sites: Summary of a Workshop Series 

·         Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         Polar Pursuits: Asia Engages the Arctic 

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

·         Civil Resistance: Reflections on an Idea Whose Time Has Come 

National Defense University Press

·         The Indian Jihadist Movement: Evolution and Dynamics 

·         The Nightmare Years to Come? 

National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NIMO)

·         NMIO Technical Bulletin, July 2014,  v. 7 

o    Choke Point Risk Assessment

o    Electro-Optical Sensors for Ship Defense

o    Metamaterial Imaging System for Maritime Security Application

o    Models for Analysis of Competing Hypotheses for Assessing Maritime Threats

o    Big Data Analytics in Maritime Security Applications

Nautilus Institute

·         Spent Nuclear Fuel Management in China 

Naval War College

·         The Recruitment, Education, and Training of PLA Navy Personnel 

Oxford Research Group

·         From New Frontier to New Normal: Counter-terrorism Operations in the Sahel-Sahara 

Pew Research Internet Project

·         AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Contested Terrain Approach to the Political Economy of Central Banking 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Rajaram Panda, "Japan's Defense White Paper 2014 and Coping with the China 'Threat'" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 150, August 2014) 

Rand

·         Catastrophic Risk in California: Are Homeowners and Communities Prepared? 

·         The Changing Hospital Landscape: An Exploration of International Experiences 

·         How Deployments Affect the Capacity and Utilization of Army Treatment Facilities 

Small Arms Survey

·         Producers of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Their Ammunition 

Soufan Group

·         Foreign Fighters in Syria 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR-14-87-SP Inquiry Letter: Kandahar Bridging Solution 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Strategic Implications of the Evolving Shanghai Cooperation Organization 

·         Strategic Retrenchment and Renewal in the American Experience 

Transnational Institute

·         Coca Leaf: Myths and Reality 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Al-Adl wal-Ihsan: Inside Morocco's Islamist Challenge 

·         Between Democracy and State Collapse: Libya's Uncertain Future 

·         Gaza: From Fighting to Ceasefire 

·         ISIS Military Success: A Multiple Threat 

·         Using Gaza's Border Crossings to Cement a Ceasefire 

·         What Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga Really Need 

White House

·         A Conversation Between First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Laura Bush Moderated by Cokie Roberts at "Investing in our Future," a Symposium for Spouses on Advancements for Women and Girls in Africa 

·         FACT SHEET: Investing in African Trade for our Common Future 

·         FACT SHEET: Partnering to Counter Terrorism in Africa 

·         FACT SHEET: Security Governance Initiative 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S.-African Cooperation in Advancing Gender Equality 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S.-African Cooperation on Food Security 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S.–African Cooperation on Global Health 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Engagement on Climate Change and Resilience in Africa 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Combating Wildlife Trafficking 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Democratic Institutions, Good Governance, and Human Rights in Africa 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Peacekeeping in Africa 

·         Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at “Investing in Our Future,” a Symposium for Spouses on Advancement for Women and Girls in Africa 

·         Remarks by the President at Opening Session of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 

·         Statement by the President [Iraq - 7 Aug 2014] 

·         Statement by the President on Iraq 

·         Weekly Address: American Operations in Iraq 

World Health Organization (WHO)

·         Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Implications of Introduction in the Americas