Friday's Miscellany 08-15-2014

38 North

·         North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site:All Quiet for the Moment 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Gaza, Round Three: Limits of Israeli Power 

·         Nigerian Hostage Crisis: The Likelihood of Western Intervention 

·         Saudi's Strategic Invitation to Iran 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Pooling and Sharing: The Effort to Enhance Allied Defense Capabilities  

Amnesty International

·         Indigenous People’s Long Struggle to Defend Their Rights in the Americas 

·         Left in the Dark: Failures of Accountability for Civilian Casualties Caused by International Military Operations in Afghanistan 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Trade Policy and Growth in Asia 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         The U.S. Army in Korea: Strategic Landpower at the Forward Edge of Freedom 

·         Unified and Joint Land Operations: Doctrine for Landpower 

Atlantic Council

·         Why Nuclear Deterrence Still Matters to NATO 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         A Paradigm Shift on Federal Marijuana Policy 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Hamas Cheerleaders: Professional Failures of the Western Media in Gaza 

·         A Middle Way for the Gaza Fight 

Brookings

·         Colorado's Rollout of Legal Marijuana Is Succeeding 

·         Increasing Turnout in Congressional Primaries 

·         The ROK’s China Policy under Park Geun-hye: A New Model of ROK-PRC Relations 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Canada, Fragile States and the New Deal:Looking Beyond 2015 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Challenges for Navy Officer Personnel Management 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 12 August 2014, No. 154: Elites and Oligarchs 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghan War and Transition: Updated Report on The Forces Shaping Transition in Afghanistan, 2014-2016 

·         A Big Disconnect—Of Dollars and Sense 

·         The Iranian Sea-Air-Missile Threat to Gulf Shipping 

·         Issues and Insights Vol. 14, No.11 - Strengthening US-China Nonproliferation & Nuclear Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific 

·         PacNet #67 - A US-India strategic reset: getting back to basics 

·         PacNet #66 - The Right Order 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Another Contraction in European Household Credit Markets: Key Findings from the ECRI Statistical Package 

·         A European Sanctions Compensation Fund? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Responding to Health Challenges: The Role of Domestic Resource Mobilization 

·         The Role of International Trade in the Rise of the New Zealand Dairy Industry from Its Beginnings to the Fonterra Era 

Chatham House

·         China’s Global Personality 

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         At NAFTA's Platinum Anniversary: American Attitudes Toward Cross-border Ties 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Sequestration Update Report: August 2014 

·         Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY2015 Senate 

·         Supplemental Appropriations: 2000—Present 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Ballistic Missile Defense 

·         Quarterly Update—Foreign Ownership of U.S.Assets 

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 Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-14-116 (Revised) ICE's Release of Immigration Detainees

Department of Justice Inspector General

·         A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Use of National Security Letters: Assessment of Programs in Implementing Recommendations and Examination of Use in 2007 Through 2009 

Department of State

·         North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Allied Land Component (LANDCOM) Operational Update 

·         Remarks at the Annual Deterrence Symposium 

Department of the Navy

·         SECNAV 1000.9A - Code of Conduct for Members of the Armed Forces of the United States f

East-West Center

·         US Comfort Women Memorials: Vehicles for Understanding and Change 

Edinburgh International

·         Iraq Analysis: Is The Oil-Rich Iraqi South Next on ISIS's Agenda?  

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Egypt Country Analysis Brief - August 2014 

Energy Policy Information Center

·         Russia Sanctions: Plenty of Wiggle Room 

Feinstein International Center

·         Another Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia?Learning from the 2011 Famine 

·         It’s Better to Sweat than to Die:”Rural-to-Urban Migration, Northern Karamoja, Uganda 

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

·         Integrating Gender into Internal Police Oversight 

·         Integrating a Gender Perspective into Internal Oversight within Armed Forces 

·         Integrating Gender into Oversight of the Security Sector by Ombuds Institutions & National Human Rights Institutions 

·         Preventing and Responding to Sexual and Domestic Violence against Men: A Guidance Note for Security Sector Institutions 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Researching Ethnic Relations as the Outcome of Political Processes 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Electricity Markets: Actions Needed to Expand GSA and DOD Participation in Demand-Response Activities. GAO-14-594  

Heritage Foundation

·         Administrative Amnesty: Unjust, Costly, and an Incentive for More Illegal Immigration 

·         Export-Import Bank: What the Scholarship Says 

·         Five Guiding Principles for Housing Finance Policy: A Free-Market Vision 

·         Is Congress Addressing Our Overcriminalization Problem? Reviewing the Progress of the Overcriminalization Task Force 

·         NATO Summit 2014: An Opportunity to Support Georgia 

·         Quantitative Easing, The Fed’s Balance Sheet,and Central Bank Insolvency 

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

·         The Way Forward in Iraq 

Human Rights Watch

·         All According to Plan: The Rab’a Massacre and Mass Killings of Protesters in Egypt 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, August 14,2014 

o    Elections and Technology: Putting the Cart Before the Horse

o    Increasing African Debt: A Cause for Concern?

·         Research Collaborations Between Universities and Department of Defense Laboratories 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Toward the Transformation of PLA Military Training under Conditions of Informationization 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Cape Town's Protection Rackets: A Study of Violence and Control 

·         Illicit Drug Trading in Dakar: Dimensions and Intersections with Governance 

·         Reforming the SPLM: A Requisite for Peace and Nation Building 

·         Risks Ahead of the Constitutional Referendum in Burkina Faso 

·         The South African 2014 Elections: The Integrity of the Electoral Process 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan’s Fraught Political Transition and Implications for Its Security Beyond 2014 

·         Dabiq: The Strategic Messaging of the Islamic State 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    August 16-17,2014 

o    August 15, 2014 

o    August 14, 2014 

o    August 13, 2014 

o    August 12, 2014 

o    August 11, 2014 

o    August 10, 2014 

·         Syria Update: August 7-15, 2014 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         Understanding Central American Migration: The Crisis of Central American Child Migrants in Context 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Do the Type of Sukuk and Choice of Shari'a Scholar Matter? 

·         The Effects of Unconventional Monetary Policies on Bank Soundness 

·         Global Imbalances and External Adjustment after the Crisis 

·         How Solid Is Economic Growth in the East African Community? 

·         Islamic Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Status and Prospects 

·         Public Investment as an Engine of Growth 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated August 16 , 2014] 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Responding to Indo-Pacific Rivalry:Australia, India and Middle Power Coalitions 

National Academies Press

·         Big Data in Materials Research and Development:  Summary of a Workshop 

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

·         Spotting the Threat 

·         Terrorism Research: The Record 

National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP)

·         Making U.S. Ports Resilient as Part of Extended Intermodal Supply Chains 

National Security Archives

·         The Yuri Orlov File 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Energy Needs in the DPRK 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         After Gaza, What’s Next for Israel? 

·         Forget About Taming or Disarming Hamas: Cut It a Deal It Can’t Refuse 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Newly Declassified Documents Regarding the Now-Discontinued NSA Bulk Electronic Communications Metadata Pursuant to Section 402 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·         Humanitarian Crises, Emergency Preparedness and Response: The Role of Business and the Private Sector - Final Report 

Oxfam

·         Beyond Safe Land: Why Security of Land Tenure is Crucial for the Philippines’ Post-Haiyan Recovery 

Oxford Research Group

·         Losing Sight of the Human Cost: Casualty Recording and Remote Control Warfare 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Employment and Labour Market Issues in Punjab 

·         Military's Commercial Interests  

·         Monitor on Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Demographic versus Cyclical Influences on US Labor Force Participation 

·         Oil Prices and Interstate Conflict Behavior 

Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project

·         Puerto Rican Population Declines on Island,Grows on U.S. Mainland 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: No Time for Obituaries 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Farm Labor Networks, Cooperatives and Fair Trade: An Empirical Analysis of Peruvian Coffee Growers 

·         Implications of Monetary Policy for Credit and Investment in Sub-Saharan African Countries 

·         International Tax Cooperation and Implications of Globalization 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Rajaram Panda, "ARF Summit Meeting at Naypyidaw: An Assessment" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 150, August 2014) 

Rand

·         A Case Study Evaluating the Fidelity of Suicide Prevention Workshops in California 

·         China's Strategy Toward South and Central Asia: An Empty Fortress 

·         The Health Risks of Bathing in Recreational Waters: A Rapid Evidence Assessment of Water Quality and Gastrointestinal Illness 

·         Language Differences in California Adults' Exposure to Suicide Prevention Messaging, Confidence in One's Ability to Intervene with Someone at Risk, and Resource Preferences 

·         Vulnerability Assessment Method Pocket Guide:A Tool for Center of Gravity Analysis 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Could the UK’s Nuclear Force be Moved after Scottish Independence?   

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Indonesian Presidential Election: How will the Balance Tip? 

Small Arms Survey

·         Feeding the Fire: Illicit Small Arms Ammunition in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia 

·         Identifying Sources: Small-calibre Ammunition in Côte d'Ivoire 

Small Wars Journal

·         Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Theory and Practice of Jihad 

·         Hawks, Doves and Canaries: Women and Conflict 

·         ISIS: Public Legitimacy Through the Reenactment of Islam’s Early History 

·         “Next Stop Baghdad” 

·         Our Own Worst Enemy: Lessons Learned from Recent Negotiating Successes with the Afghan Ministry of Defense 

·         State Piracy in Syria (And Iraq) 

·         The Ties That Bind: Mass Conscription Reinforced an Attrition Borne Allegiance Shift by Tying Rural Families to Government as Military Dependents: A Vietnam Case 

·         The War Powers Consultation Act: Tonkin at 50 

St. John's University

·         St. John's Journal of International and Comparative Law, Spring 2014, v. 4, no. 2 

o    Using a Civil Suit to Punish/Deter Sponsors of Terrorism: Connecting Arafat & the PLO to the Terror Attacks in the Second Intifada

o    The Road to Reducing Impunity: Preventing Wartime Crimes of Sexual Violence

UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Colombia: Coca Cultivation Survey 2013 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         August 2014 Trade Bulletin 

Washington Institute for Near Policy

·         Broad Consensus to Rebuild Gaza Without Rearming Hamas 

·         Egypt's Western Security Concerns 

·         From Fighting to Ceasefire in Gaza 

·         Helping Iraq's Next Prime Minister Seize the Moment 

·         Minding the Home Front: Hezbollah in Lebanon 

·         No Iran Deal Is Better Than Any (Feasible) Deal 

·         Six Ways Hamas Could Limit Civilian Casualties in Gaza

·         Will President Erdogan Run Turkey? 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Improving and Simplifying Digital Services 

·         Letter from the President -- War Powers Resolution Regarding Iraq

·         Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on Iraq 

·         Statement by the President on Iraq [August 11] 

·         Statement by the President on the Passing of Robin Williams