Friday's Miscellany 09-19-2014

38 North

·        Next Steps in DPRK Sanctions: Is There a Magic Bullet? 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·        Egypt’s Obstructed Horizon: Regime in Crisis and Fragmented Opposition 

·        Syrian Revolution’s Path after Attacks on Ahrar al-Sham 

American Enterprise Institute

·        A Strategy to Defeat the Islamic State 

Amnesty International

·        Guatemala: Mining in Guatemala: Rights at Risk 

·        Nigeria: ‘Welcome to Hell Fire’: Torture and Other Ill-treatment in Nigeria 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·        ASEAN, PRC, and India: The Great Transformation 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·        Gulf States and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution 

·        TPP: What's at stake for the U.S. and Mexico? 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·        "Extra-Territorial Voting in Turkey:Lessons Learnt" 

·        Gaza: Back to the Status Quo 

·        Mogherini's Challenge 

·        Will Islamic State save Bashar al-Assad? 

·        A Yes Vote will Truncate the United Kingdom 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·        We Have to be Prepared 

Brookings

·        Building Peace in the Midst of Violence: Improving Security and Finding Durable Solutions to Displacement in Colombia 

·        The Case for a Federal Robotics Commission 

·        Global Billionaires Political Power Index 

·        Liberia: Links between Peacebuilding,Conflict Prevention and Durable Solutions to Displacement 

·        Linking Peace, Security and Durable Solutions in a Multi-Ethnic Society: The Case of Kosovo 

·        Timor-Leste: Links between Peacebuilding,Conflict Prevention and Durable Solutions to Displacement 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·        Future of Euro-Atlantic Security 

·        Qatar and the Recalibration of Power in the Gulf 

CATO Institute

·        Opening the Skies: Put Free Trade in Airline Services on the Transatlantic Trade Agenda 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·        Bringing Liberty Online: Reenergizing the Internet Freedom Agenda in a Post-Snowden Era 

·        Going Anti-Access at Sea: How Japan Can Turn the Tables on China 

Center for Complex Operations (CCO)

·        Prism, 2014, v. 5, no. 1 

o   A Better Approach to War Powers

o   Governing for the Future: What Governments Can Do

o   To Build a Network

o   Intervention in Intrastate War: The Military Planning Problem

o   Merging Competing Militaries After Civil Wars

o   The Organized Crime - Peace Operations Nexus

o   Tackling Nuclear Terrorism in South Asia

o   Hezbollah’s Syrian Quagmire

o   The Terror Crime Nexus: Hezbollah’s Global Facilitators

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·        PRC Foreign Policy Under Xi Jinping: An Initial Assessment 

·        Reaping the Whirlwind: Gulf State Competition after the Arab Uprisings 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·        Adapting the U.S.-Republic of Korea Alliance to Strategic Competition in Robotics 

·        Comparative Connections, v.16 n. 2 

·        FYSA: For Your Situational Awareness, September 2014, Issue 11 

·        Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State: The“Boots on the Ground” Fallacy 

·        Issues and Insights, Vol. 14, No. 13—Building Trust on the Korean Peninsula 

·        Japan Chair Platform: Japan's Energy Security Post-Fukushima 

·        Korea Chair Monitor, September 4 - September17, 2014, v. 2, no. 15  

·        Middle East Notes and Comment: Rethinking Strategy toward the Islamic State 

·        Opportunities in the Development of Pakistan’s Private Sector 

·        Politics and Japan's Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant 

·        The Struggle for the Levant: Geopolitical Battles and the Quest for Stability 

Centre for Eastern Studies

·        Azerbaijan – a Growing Problem for the West 

Centre For European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·        Advances in EU Gender Equality: Missing the Mark? 

·        The Government Europe Deserves? 

·        The Juncker Commission: A New Start for EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy? 

·        Targeted Longer-term Refinancing Operations (TLTROs): Will They Revitalise Credit in the Euro Area? 

·        The US Labour Immigration Scheme – All about being attractive? EU Perceptions and Stakeholders’ Perspectives Reviewed 

·        With the Scottish Vote, Brussels can Heave a Great Big Sigh of Relief 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·        International Climate Negotiations Should Focus on Money, not Targets 

Chatham House

·        Disunited Kingdom? Six Foreign Policy Implications of the Scottish Referendum 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·        Chronic Violence and Non-conventional ArmedActors 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·        The Administration’s Strategy for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·        21st Century Cures: Examining Ways to Combat Antibiotic Resistance and Foster New Drug Development 

·        “Cross Border Data Flows: Could Foreign Protectionism Hurt U.S. Jobs?” 

·        Suicide Prevention and Treatment: HelpingLoved Ones in Mental Health Crisis 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·        Global Efforts to Fight Ebola 

·        The ISIS Threat: Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response 

·        Islamist Foreign Fighters Returning Home and the Threat to Europe 

·        A New Era of U.S.-China Relations? 

·        The Struggles of Recovering Assets for Holocaust Survivors 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·        Oversight of the DHS Headquarters Project at St. Elizabeths: Impact on the Taxpayer 

·        Safeguarding Privacy and Civil Liberties While Keeping our Skies Safe 

·        Worldwide Threats to the Homeland 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·        Examining ObamaCare’s Failures in Security,Accountability, and Transparency 

·        The IRS Targeting Scandal: Changing Stories of Missing E-mails 

·        Protecting International Religious Freedom 

·        U.S. Census Bureau: Addressing Data Collection Vulnerabilities 

Congress. House. Science, Space, and Technology Committee

·        The Administration’s Climate Plan: Failure by Design 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·        Public Private Partnerships: Balancing the Needs of the Public and Private Sectors to Finance the Nation's Infrastructure 

Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

·        Threat Posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), al-Qa'ida, and Other Islamic Extremists 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·        Inquiry into Cyber Intrusions Affecting U.S.Transportation Command Contractors 

·        U.S. Policy Towards Iraq and Syria and the Threat Posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·        Oversight of and Policy Considerations for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·        United States Strategy To Defeat The Islamic State In Iraq and the Levant 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·        Why Net Neutrality Matters: Protecting Consumers and Competition Through Meaningful Open Internet Rules 

Council on Foreign Relations

·        The Role of the UN General Assembly - Backgrounder 

Delphi Policy Group

·        Afghanistan 2014: Weathering Transition 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·        2014 Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Annual Report to Congress 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·        DODIG-2014-108  Evaluation of Military Criminal Investigative Organizations' Adult Sexual Assault Investigation Policies 

·        DODIG-2014-116  Assurance Policy Evaluation – Spacecraft and Strategic Systems 

Department of Homeland Security

·        OIG 14-137 - The DHS Visa Security Program 

·        OIG 14-138 - TSA's Management of Secure 1000SP Advanced Imaging Technology Units 

·        OIG 14-139 - Enhancements in Technical Controls and Training Can Improve the Security of CBP's Trusted Traveler Programs 

·        OIG 14-140 - Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission Performance (FY 2013) 

Department of State

·        Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments 

·        Background Briefing on P5+1Talks   

·        Building International Support to Counter ISIL 

·        The ISIS Threat: Weighing the Obama Administration's Response 

·        Opening Remarks on the United States Strategy To Defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·        Industrial Policy in the EU: A Guide to an Elusive Concept 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·        East China Sea Regional Analysis Brief - September 2014 

Enough Project

·        Seize the Peace: Four Issues to Target Now in the CAR Peace Process 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·        The Changing Game of Multilateralism 

·        The Ebola Outbreak: Local and Global Containment 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·        The Benefits of Union? 

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·        The Changing Game of Multilateralism 

·        The Ebola Outbreak: Local and Global Containment 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·        The Legacy of the Scottish Referendum   

·        What Putin Really Feared In Ukraine 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (Ferdi)

·        Index-based Weather Insurance for Developing Countries: A Review of Evidence and a Set of Propositions for Up-scaling 

FRIDE

·        A Pivot to Europe 

German Development Institute

·        The Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Social Engagement and Trust in Institutions: Evidence from Peru’s Juntos Programme 

·        Enhancing International Technology Cooperation for Climate Change Mitigation: Lessons from an Electromobility Case Study 

·        Linking Results-based Aid and Capacity Development Support: Conceptual and Practical Challenges 

·        Post 2015: Enter the UN General Assembly:Harnessing Sustainable Development Goals for an Ambitious Global Development Agenda 

·        Providing International Adaptation Finance for Vulnerable Communities: A Study on Potentials and Limits of Social Investment Funds 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·        Regional Sanctions against Burundi: A Powerful Campaign and Its Unintended Consequences 

German Marshal Fund of the United States

·        Turkey's Turn Toward the EU: Superficial or Real? 

·        Unwanted, Unwelcome: Anti-Immigration Attitudes in Turkey 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·        Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Action Needed to Enhance Integration and Coordination of Vulnerability Assessment Efforts. GAO-14-507 

·        Depot Maintenance: Accurate and Complete Data Needed to Meet DOD's Core Capability Reporting Requirements. GAO-14-777 

·        DOD Joint Bases: Implementation Challenges Demonstrate Need to Reevaluate the Program. GAO-14-577 

·        Federal Real Property: DHS and GSA Need to Strengthen the Management of DHS Headquarters Consolidation. GAO-14-648 

·        Federal Real Property: DHS and GSA Need to Strengthen the Management of DHS Headquarters Consolidation. GAO-14-864T[testimony]  

·        Healthcare.gov: Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in Information Security and Privacy Controls. GAO-14-730 

·        Healthcare.gov: Information Security and Privacy Controls Should Be Enhanced to Address Weaknesses. GAO-14-871T[testimony] 

·        Secure Flight: Additional Actions Needed to Determine Program Effectiveness and Strengthen Privacy Oversight Mechanisms. GAO-14-796T [testimony] 

·        Secure Flight: TSA Could Take Additional Steps to Strengthen Privacy Oversight Mechanisms. GAO-14-647 

·        Secure Flight: TSA Should Take Additional Steps to Determine Program Effectiveness. GAO-14-531 

Heritage Foundation

·        Foreign Export Credit Subsidies: Kill Them, Don’t Copy Them 

·        Russia’s Avoidable Economic Decline 

·        The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Economic Benefits and Potential Risks 

·        The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): The Geopolitical Reality 

·        U.S. Should Seek Release of Detainees in North Korea—Without Policy Concessions 

·        Visa Waiver Program: Enhancing Security,Promoting Prosperity 

Households in Conflict Network

·        Export Taxes and Consumption: A ‘Natural Experiment’ from Côte d'Ivoire 

Human Rights Watch

·        Abandoned by the State: Violence, Neglect,and Isolation for Children with Disabilities in Russian Orphanages  

·        Long Arm of Justice: Lessons from Specialized War Crimes Units in France, Germany, and the Netherlands 

·        Public Insecurity: Deaths in Custody and Police Brutality in Vietnam 

Institut Català Internacional per la Pau

·        Disembedding Terrorists: Identifying New Factors and Models for Disengagement Research 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·        Africa Watch, September 17,2014 

o   Ebola in West Africa—Also an Economic Toll

o   Angola's Sovereign Wealth Fund—A Progress Update

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·        The Need for Exit Programmes: Why Deradicalisation and Disengagement Matters in the UK’s Approach to Far-Right Violence 

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Institute for the Study of War

·        Afghanistan - Order of Battle [September 2014] 

·        Control of Terrain in Iraq: September 17, 2014 

·        Iraq Situation Report

o   September18-19, 2014 

o   September 17, 2014 

o   September15-16, 2014 

·        The Iraqi Shi’a Militia Response to the U.S.Anti-ISIS Coalition 

·        Jabhat al-Nusra Regroups after ISIS Success in Iraq 

·        Syria Update: September 12-19, 2014 

·        Warning Intelligence Update: ISIS Attacks Baghdad 

·        YPG and Rebel Forces Challenge ISIS in Northern Syria 

Intelligence and National Security Alliance

·        After Action Report: Homegrown Violent Extremism Homeland Security Exercise 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·        Bank Ownership and Credit Growth in Emerging Markets During and After the 2008–09 Financial Crisis — A Cross-Regional Comparison 

·        Demand Patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium: Can We Explain the Differences? 

·        Financial Inclusion, Growth and Inequality: A Model Application to Colombia 

·        Growth Surprises and Synchronized Slowdowns in Emerging Markets––An Empirical Investigation 

·        How Much Carbon Pricing is in Countries’ Own Interests? The Critical Role of Co-Benefits 

·        A Quality of Growth Index for Developing Countries: A Proposal 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·        From the Margins to the Mainstream: Toward an Integrated Multilateral Response to Organized Crime 

·        Rethinking Peacebuilding: Transforming the UN Approach 

Islamic State

·        Dabiq, 2014, no.3  

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·        Joint Pub 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 15 August 2014 

·        Joint Pubs Podcasts 

·        Unity of Effort Framework Solution Guide 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·        Fiscal Segmentation and Economic Changes in North Korea 

Long War Journal

·        Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated September 16, 2014] 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·        Fiji’s Election and Australia: The Terms of Re-Engagement 

Mission: Readiness

·        Retreat is Not an Option: Healthier School Meals Protect Our Children and Our Country 

National Academies Press

·        Enhancing the Value and Sustainability of Field Stations and Marine Laboratories in the 21st Century 

National Security Archive

·        Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution 

NATO Defense College

·        The Home Game - Countering Violent Extremism within NATO 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·        Israel and the BRICS 

·        South America’s Economic and Political Landscape: Recent Developments and Trends 

Nuclear Verification Capabilities Independent Task Force of the Federation of American Scientists

·        Verification Requirements for a Nuclear Agreement with Iran 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

·        2014 National Intelligence Strategy 

·        Remarks as Delivered by The Honorable James R. Clapper Director of National Intelligence AFCEA/INSA National Security and Intelligence Summit 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·        From Best Practice to Best Fit: Understanding and Navigating Wicked Problems in International Development 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·        Public Opinion on Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 

·        Public Opinion on Quality of Governance in Pakistan 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·        Bipartisan Support for Obama’s Military Campaign Against ISIS 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·        Faith and Skepticism about Trade, Foreign Investment 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·        Green Growth: A U.S. Program for ControllingClimate Change and Expanding Job Opportunities 

·        Remuneration in Banking: Two Lessons from History and Current Policy 

Population Studies Center

·        Middle Eastern Youth and the Arab Spring:Cross-national Variation and Trends in Values 

Rand

·        Air Force Personnel Research: Recommendationsfor Improved Alignment 

·        Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq 

·        Designing Unmanned Systems with Greater Autonomy: Using a Federated, Partially Open Systems Architecture Approach     

·        Enhancing Capacity to Address Mental Health Needsof Veterans and Their Families 

·        Health Sector Reform in the Kurdistan Region— Iraq: Financing Reform, Primary Care, and Patient Safety  

·        Identification and Analysis of TechnologyEmergence Using Patent Classification 

·        Strategic Planning for Border Security:Addendum 

·        Transforming Compliance: Emerging Paradigms for Boards, Management, Compliance Officers, and Government 

Russian Studies Centre at the Henry Jackson Society

·        No One Bargains with Terrorists, Do They? Beslan 10 Years Later 

Small Arms Survey

·        Searching for Stability: Perceptions of Security, Justice, and Firearms in Libya 

Small Wars Journal

·        “Competitive Control”: How to Evaluate the Threats Posed by “Ungoverned Spaces” 

·        The Role of Conflict Minerals, Artisanal Mining, and Informal Trading Networks in African Intrastate and Regional Conflicts 

·        The Rule of Law in the Context of US Military Operations: An Insider’s View from JTF/CJIATF 435 in Afghanistan 2010-2011 

·        Syria’s Foreign Fighter Dilemma 

Stimson Center

·        Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship: An Early Assessment 

Ubiquity Press

·        Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 2014, v. 3, no, 1 

·        Youth & Armed Groups in Colombia 

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·        Risks of China’s Internet Companies on US Stock Exchanges 

·        Trends in US-China Science and Technology Cooperation: Collaborative Knowledge Production for the Twenty First Century? 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·        Inclusive Approaches to Community Policing and CVE 

·        Justice in Transition in Yemen 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·        Kuwaiti Official Makes Jerusalem Pilgrimage 

·        The Politics of Rebuilding Gaza 

·        Resetting the U.S.-Kurdish-Baghdad Relationship 

White House

·        FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Takes Actions to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria 

·        FACT SHEET: U.S. Response to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa 

·        FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Ukraine 

·        Remarks by the President at MacDill Air Force Base 

·        Report to the President on Combating Antibiotic Resistance 

·        Remarks by the President on the Ebola Outbreak 

·        Statement By the President on Congressional Authorization to Train Syrian Opposition 

·        WEEKLY ADDRESS: We Will Degrade and Destroy ISIL 

Wilson Center

·        A “Diplomatic Nuclear Explosion”? Sino-French Relations in the 1960s 

·        How to Address Child Migration from Central America 

·        Overcoming Pakistan's Energy Crisis 

·        Rouhani and the Potential Failure of Nuclear Talks 

World Bank

·        The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic : Short and Medium Term Estimates for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone 

·        Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia 

·        Well Begun but Not Yet Done : Progress and Emerging Challenges for Poverty Reduction in Vietnam