Friday's Miscellany 10-09-2014

38 North

·         Inter-Korean Rivalry Takes the Field 

America Next

·         Rebuilding the American Defense Consensus 

Amnesty International

·         Amnesty International Impact Report 2012-2013 

·         Ensuring Justice: Protecting Human Rights for Sri Lanka’s Future 

·         Violation of the Right to Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly in Russia    

Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)

·         TRADOC Pamphlet (TP) 525-3-1, The U.S. Army Operating Concept (AOC): Win in a Complex World 

Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS)

·         Regional Analysis for Syria: The Onset of Winter in Syria, Iraq, and the Region, 3 October 2014 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Conventional Forces and Special Operations Forces: Interoperability and Interdependence 

·         Creating a Total Army Cyber Force: How to Integrate the Reserve Component into the Cyber Fight 

·         Professional Soldier Athlete: The Cornerstone of Strategic Landpower's Human Dimension 

Atlantic Council

·         Atlantic Council Survey: The Future of NATO 

·         A Blueprint for a Comprehensive US Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen 

·         Do Drone Strikes in Yemen Undermine US Security Objectives? 

·         Future of U.S. Extended Deterrence in Asia to 2025 

·         Online Voting: Rewards and Risks 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Shared Interests, Enduring Cooperation: The Future of Australia–PNG Police Engagement 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: A Public Health Opportunity for Texas 

·         Shale Gas and Tight Oil 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Afghanistan: Monitoring the Key Regional Powers.3 

·         “Going, Going ... Once Again Gone?” The Human Capital Outflow from Afghanistan Post 2014 Elections 

·         The World Bank Eats Humble Pie, But Will the West Really Help Tunisia? 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Russia, Ukraine, and the West : Social Media Sentiment in the Euromaidan Protests 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Diversity of Risks: The Challenge of Retirement Preparedness in America 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Toward the 2015 NPT Review Conference: Attitudes and Expectations of Member States in the Middle East 

Brookings

·         Building a Better Syrian Opposition Army: How and Why 

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

·         A Data Picture of USAID Public - Private Partnerships: 2001 - 2014 

·         Homeward Bound?  Don't Hype the Threat of Returning Jihadists  

·         Improving the Protection of Internally Displaced Women: Assessing Progress and Challenges 

·         Mapping the Response to Internal Displacement: The Evolution of Normative Developments 

·         The U.S.-Turkey-Israel Triangle 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Humanity’s Best Hope: Increasing Diplomatic Capacity in Ten (Uneasy) Steps 

·         A New Way to Fly: Major Challenges Facing Air Force Planners Over the Next 20 Years 

Carnegie Endowmnet for International Peace

·         Egypt’s Resurgent Authoritarianism: It’s a Way of Life 

·         Engaging China in Nuclear Arms Control 

CATO Institute

·         Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors2014 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Advancing U.S.-Malaysia Security Cooperation in a Changing Environment 

·         The Coming Swarm: The Cost-Imposing Value of Mass 

·         Game Changers: Disruptive Technology and U.S.Defense Strategy 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         The Challenge and Tragedy of Irregular Migration to Europe 

·         NATO after Wales: Dealing with Russia - Next Steps 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Air War Against the Islamic State: The Need for An “Adequacy of Resources” 

·         Global Health Engagement: Sharpening a Key Tool for the Department of Defense 

·         Iran’s Rocket and Missile Forces andStrategic Options 

·         Pacific Partners Outlook: Washington ShouldSeek a Climate Change Consensus with Pacific Islands 

·         PacNet #74 - Forward Together We Go with Japan: ‘Dazzling’ US-India Rapprochement for Tokyo 

·         Strategic Partnership in the Middle East:Respecting Our Arab Allies, Realism About Ourselves 

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC)

·         Managing, Rehabilitating, and Reintegrating Violent Extremist Offenders 

Centre for European Policy Studies

·         Making the Most of EU Labor Mobility 

Chatham House

·         Defibrillating the Vertikal?  Putin and Russian Grand Strategy 

·         The London Conference 2014: Globalization and World Order 

·         The Threat of Islamic State 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Stealing the Revolution: Violence and Predation in Libya 

Conflict Armament Research

·         Ammunition in Iraq and Syria: Analysis of Small-Calibre Ammunition Recovered from Islamic State Forces in Iraq and Syria 

·         Islamic State Weapons in Iraq and Syria 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Blueprint for Southern Border Security

o    Report 

o    Map 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Characteristics of the Long-Term Unemployed in March 2007 and March 2014 

·         Understanding FEMA’s Rate-Setting Methods for the National Flood Insurance Program 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Boko Haram - Backgrounder 

Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA)

·         “Vision 2020” Strategy 

Deloitte - NASCIO

·         2014 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study:State Governments at Risk - Time to Move Forward 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Interim Report of the U.S.-Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-006 Policy Changes Needed at Defense Contract Management Agency to Ensure Forward Pricing Rates Result in Fair and Reasonable Contract Pricing 

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

·         Ebola Resources 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Memo: Oversight of Unaccompanied Alien Children 

Department of Labor

·         Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor 

Department of State

·         Promoting the Long-Term Sustainability and Security of the Space Environment 

·         Remarks Before the Subcommittee for Defense Cooperation at Japan's Ministry of Defense 

·         Security and Sustainability Partnerships for Shutting Down Black Markets and Dismantling Webs of Corruption and Criminality 

·         Trends in Global Drug Policy 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         The EU and Its Partners on Development: How Strategic on the Ground? 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         First Lessons from the Ukrainian Crisis

·         In Groups We Trust – Implementing Article 44of the Lisbon Treaty

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         International Justice and the Prevention of Atrocity 

·         Why This Winter Will Bring a New Gas Crisis in Ukraine (and Europe) 

European Policy Centre

·         Moldova: Heading into a Hot Autumn 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, October 2014 

o    A New Approach to Countering Violent Extremism: Sharing Expertise and Empowering Local Communities

o    Executing Search Warrants in the Cloud

o    Forensic Spotlight – Toxicology Evidence

o    Leadership Spotlight – Assertiveness

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Gulf Cooperation Council’s Unified Military Command  

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (Ferdi)

·         Has Structural Economic Vulnerability Decreased in Least Developed Countries? Lessons Drawn from Retrospective Indices 

German Development Institute

·         Who Gets the Schools? Political Targeting of Economic and Social Infrastructure Provision in Zambia 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Europe as an Agent of Change 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Ideas for Europe’s New Leadership: A Transatlantic Perspective 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Elections: Issues Related to State Voter Identification Laws. GAO-14-634 

·         Immigration Detention: Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen Management and Oversight of Facility Costs and Standards. GAO-15-153 

·         Market Research: Better Documentation Needed to Inform Future Procurements at Selected Agencies. GAO-15-8 

·         National Defense: Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping Requirement for the Navy's Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program. GAO-15-57R 

·         Nuclear Weapons: Some Actions Have Been Taken to Address Challenges with the Uranium Processing Facility Design. GAO-15-126 

·         Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Could Better Analyze Data to Improve Oversight of Servicers' Practices. GAO-15-5 

Heritage Foundation

·         2014 Asia Update: What’s at Stake for America 

·         Rise of Al-Qaeda’s Khorasan Group: What It Means for U.S. National Security 

Hoover Institution

·         Strategika, 2014, no. 18 

o    Is There a Military Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

Households in Conflict Network

·         Trade, employment and conflict: Evidence from the Second Intifada 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, October 3,2014 

o    Constitution-Making in Tanzania—Part One

o    Despite Agreement Political Crisis Likely to Persist in Lesotho

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         ISIS Response to South Korean Foreign Minister’s Comments on Yongbyon 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Turkey and China: An Emerging Partnership? 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Engaging the Private Sector in Post-conflict Recovery: Perspectives for SADPA 

·         Namibia's Electoral Reform: Implications for the 2014 Elections 

·         Why Strategic Foresight Matters for Africa 

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

·         Alleged Chemical Weapons Use in Syria Since August 19, 2014 

·         Beyond The Islamic State: Iraq's Sunni Insurgency 

·         Control of Terrain in Iraq: October 5, 2014 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    October 4-5,2014 

o    October 6, 2014 

o    October 7-8,2014 

o    October 9-10,2014 

o    October 11-12,2014 

·         ISIS Advances in Anbar (September 1-October7, 2014) 

·         Syria Update:  October 02 - October 10, 2014   

Institute of International Relations, Prague

·         How Should We Deal with the Discrimination and Dysfunction in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Towards a New European Approach 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India’s Popular Culture in Southeast Asia 

·         Modi’s Major-Power Diplomacy 

·         New Maritime Silk Road: Converging Interests and Regional Responses 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         Navigating Risk in Brazil's Energy Sector: The Chinese Approach 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Testing the Validity of US Self-defence Arguments Against the Khorasan Group in Syria 

International Crisis Group

·         Bringing Back the Palestinian Refugee Question 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Macroeconomic Developments in Low-Income Developing Countries: 2014 Report 

·         Strengthening the Contractual Framework to Address Collective Action Problems in Sovereign Debt Restructuring 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Mediating Transition in Yemen - Achievements and Lessons 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, October 10,2014, v. 14, no. 19 

o    Testing the Limits: China’s Expanding Role in the South Sudanese Civil War

o    An Overview of Chinese Fighters and Anti-Chinese Militant Groups in Syria and Iraq

o    China’s Silk Road Strategy: A Foothold in the Suez, But Looking To Israel

o    Political Factions and Spicy Ginger: Elder Networks in PRC Politics Part 1: The Patronage Network of Jiang Zemin

·         Terrorism Monitor, October 10, 2014, v. 12, no. 19 

o    The Islamic State Issues a Statement in an Effort to End the Inter-Jihadist Rivalry

o    Pakistan's Anti-India Spy Network Eyes Vital Defense Infrastructure from Sri Lanka

o    The Islamic State’s Oil Network

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Fiscal Segmentation and Economic Changes in North Korea 

·         North Korea’s Strategy for Educational Reform Seen through Kim Jong-un’s Remarks at the National Meeting of Educators 

·         The Trust-building Process and Korean Unification 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2014 [updated October 11, 2014] 

National Academies Press

·         The Global Movement and Tracking of Chemical Manufacturing Equipment:   A Workshop Summary 

·         Identifying the Culprit:   Assessing Eyewitness Identification   

National Defense University (NDU) Press

·         The Grand Strategy of the United States 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The Foreign Policy of Xi Jinping's Administration and The Establishment of China's Air Defense Identification Zone 

National Security Agency (NSA)

·         NSA's Civil Liberties and Privacy Protections for Targeted SIGINT Activities Under Executive Order 12333 

New Democrat Coalition

·         Defense Acquisition Reform Recommendations 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Drugs, (Dis)Order and Agrarian Change: The Political Economy of Drugs and Its Relevance to International Drug Policy 

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

·         Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine: 16 September 2014 

Oxfam

·         From Crisis to Catastrophe: South Sudan's Man-Made Crisis  

·         Making the Impossible Possible: An Overview of Governance Programming in Fragile Contexts 

Oxford Research Group

·         The Islamic State and Its Potential 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Emerging and Developing Economies Much More Optimistic than Rich Countries about the Future 

Pew Research Internet Project

·         Killer Apps in the Gigabit Age 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Capital Flight and Poverty Reduction in Africa 

·         Capital Flight and Monetary Policy in African Countries 

·         Capital Flight: Measurement and Drivers 

·         Governance and Illicit Financial Flows 

·         Illicit Financial Flows and Stolen Assets Value Recovery 

·         Strategies for Addressing Capital Flight 

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

·         Report to the President and Congress on the Fifth Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) 

Rand

·         Air Force-Wide Needs for Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Academic Degrees 

·         Does San Francisco's Community Justice Center Reduce Criminal Recidivism? 

·         Management Perspectives Pertaining to Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches, Volume 6: Contractor Motivations and Anticipating Breaches 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         The Threat of ISIS to the UK: RUSI Threat Assessment 

Small Arms Survey

·         Women and Gun Ownership 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Battle of Tskhinvali Revisited 

·         The Circum-Caribbean (or Bolivarian-Grenadine) War 

·         The Common Service: A Response to David Maxwell’s “Thoughts on the Future of Special Operations: A Return to the Roots- Adapted for the Future” 

·         Fear, Inertia, and Islam 

·         The “Fourth” Information Dimension –Constructing the First Domain 

·         How Do Insurgencies End?: Assessing the Existing International Security Literature 

·         Learning to Find the Right Needle in a Stack of Needles 

·         Transitions, Collaboration and Risk: Do We Fully Comprehend the Implications? 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         New Geopolitics of Peace Operations Initiative reports 

·         The New Geopolitics of Peace Operations: A Dialogue with Emerging Powers - Workshop Report  

·         Africa Regional Dialogue 

·         Central Asia Regional Dialogue 

·         Europe and North America Regional Dialogue 

·         Middle East Regional Dialogue 

·         North East Asia Regional Dialogue 

·         South America Regional Dialogue 

·         South Asia 

·         South East Asia Regional Dialogue 

UK Parliament

·         ISIS: The Military Response in Iraq and Syria 

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

·         Collection of updated Iraq and Syria maps 

·         Other maps of interest 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Elections and Violent Conflict in Kenya: Making Prevention Stick

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Gaza Donor Conference Needs to Send the Right Message on Hamas 

·         Hamas Searches for a New Strategy 

·         The Islamic State's First Colony in Libya 

·         A Moving Target: The Art and Science of Middle East Policy Planning 

·         The Politics of Small Slights in the GCC 

·         Tough Dilemma in Southern Syria 

·         Turkey and the Battle for Kobane 

·         Turkey Calls for Safe Havens and No-Fly Zones in Syria: Five Things You Need to Know 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: President Obama's Agenda for Creating Economic Opportunity for Millennials 

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

·         Remarks by the President at the Pentagon 

·         Remarks by the President in Conference Call with State and Local Officials on Ebola 

·         Remarks by the President After Meeting on Ebola 

Wilson Center

·         Plan Tamaulipas: A New Security Strategy fora Troubled State 

·         Weapons Are Not the Answer to Ukraine’s Military Woes 

World Bank

·         Addressing Inequality in South Asia 

·         The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Short and Medium Term Estimates for West Africa 

·         Fact Sheet: Emergency Response to the Ebola Crisis 

·         A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity: Concepts, Data, and the Twin Goals