Friday's Miscellany 10-17-2014

38 North

·         The North Korean Navy Acquires a New Submarine 

Amnesty International

·         Absolute Impunity: Militia Rule in Iraq 

·         Rule by Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda 

·         Saudi Arabia’s ACPRA: How the Kingdom Silences its Human Rights Activists 

·         Struggle for Maternal Health: Barriers to Antenatal Care in South Africa 

Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center

·         Air Land Sea Bulletin, June 2014 

o    Look, Up in the Sky: A Clarification on “Drone” Terminology

o    MQ-1C Gray Eagle Quick Reaction Capability Legacy

o    The Post-OEF Way Ahead for MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers

o    Mission Command and the Employment of Gray Eagle

o    Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations in the National Airspace System

o    Do Remotely Piloted Vehicles Represent a Revolution? Not Yet

o    Current and Future Unmanned Aircraft System Challenges

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         The Days after the Fall of North Korea:View(s) from the Business Community 

Asian Development Bank

·         Business Cycle Synchronization in Asia: The Role of Financial and Trade Linkages 

·         Energy Security in Asia: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 

·         Financing Post-2015 Development Challenges:Who are the Front-runners in the Asia and Pacific Region? 

·         Industrialization and Global Value Chain Participation: An Examination of Constraints Faced by the Private Sector in Nepal 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute  (ASPI)

·         Should Ministerial Arrangements for Domestic Security be Changed? 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Latin America’s Mounting Economic Challenges 

·         U.S. Interests and Opportunities in Iraq 

Baltic Survey/Gallup Organization

·         Public Opinion  Survey Residents of Ukraine, September 12-25,2014 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Central Europe Ten Years After: Punching Above Its Weight in the EU? 

·         In Libya, is Despair Key to a Turnaround? 

·         Sources of Tension in Afghanistan & Pakistan: Perspectives from the Region in 2013 & 2014: 6. Iran 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Iran Remains the Threat in the Middle East 

Brookings

·         The Case for a Collaborative Council for Gaza's Reconstruction 

·         Climate Change and Internal Displacement 

·         Government Debt Management at the Zero Lower Bound 

·         The Impact of the Crisis in Ukraine on the European Gas Market 

·         The Importance of the Internet and Transatlantic Data Flows for U.S. and EU Trade and Investment 

·         Is There Such a Thing as 'Conservative' Foreign Policy in 2014? 

·         Marijuana Legalization is an Opportunity to Modernize International Drug Treaties 

Center for a New American Security

·         Robotics on the Battlefield Part II: The Coming Swarm 

·         The Tourniquet: A Strategy for Defeating the Islamic State and Saving Syria and Iraq 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         ICE Enforcement Collapses Further in 2014 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Risky Business: The Future of Civil Defense Forces and Counterterrorism in an Era of Persistent Conflict 

Center for Security Policy (CSP)

·         2013-2014 Congressional National Security Scorecard 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest (RAD), No. 155: Science in Russia

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

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

·         Korea Chair Monitor, v. 2 , no. 17, October 2 - October 15, 2014 

·         PacNet #75 - Myanmar on a Nonproliferation Roll 

·         U.S. Department of Defense Contract Spending and the Industrial Base, 2000-2013 

Centre for Eastern Studies

·         Ukrainian Economy Overshadowed by War 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Unlocking Europe's Capital Markets Union 

·         Would Britain’s Trade be Freer Outside the EU? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         China in the G20 Summitry: Review and Decision-making Process 

Centre for the New Middle East

·         Demilitarising Gaza: Principles, Pitfalls and Implementation 

·         Unilateralism Is No Path to Peace 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Gym Memberships, Gift Cards, and Hair Salons:Examining the Misuse of Government-Supplied Credit Cards 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Global Economics Monthly, October 2014 

·         Issue Guide: What's at Stake in Hong Kong? 

·         Transportation Infrastructure: Moving America 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-001 Assessment of the Department of Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Community 

Department of State

·         Remarks on Pakistan at the Atlantic Council 

·         Remarks on the U.S. Response to Ebola for Members of the Diplomatic Corps 

·         Remarks to the Press on Countering ISIL 

·         U.S. Objectives for Internet Governance in Advance of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 

East-West Center

·         US-India Relations After the Modi Visit 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Development and the India-EU Strategic Partnership: Missing Incentives and Divergent Identities 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Autonomy without Autarky: An EU ‘Roadmap’ for Security of Supply 

·         Islamism and Islamists: A Very Short Introduction 

·         Staying Ahead: The US and Future Technologies 

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

·         Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa, 6th Update, 13 October 2014 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Rebooting EU Foreign Policy 

·         Why Europe Should Support Reform of the Ukrainian Gas Market – or Risk a Cut-off 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Even Indonesia: Concerns over China's Reach in the South China Sea   

·         GCC’s Defense Cooperation: Moving towards Unity 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (Ferdi)

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

·         Reflections on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) In Light of Excerpts from André Sapir “The Political Economy of EC Regionalism” European Economic Review, 1998 

FRIDE

·         An Awkward Embrace: The UK’s Re-emerging Role in the Middle East 

·         Development and the India-EU Strategic Partnership: Missing Incentives and Divergent Identities 

German Development Institute

·         From Combustion Engines to Electric Vehicles:A Study of Technological Path Creation and Disruption in Germany 

·         Green Industrial Policy: Managing Transformation under Uncertainty 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Saudi Arabia Exporting Salafi Education and Radicalizing Indonesia’s Muslims 

·         A Ticking "Time Bomb"? - Youth Employment Problems in China 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Climate Change: USDA's Ongoing Efforts Can Be Enhanced with Better Metrics and More Relevant Information for Farmers. GAO-14-755 

·         Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Risk-Informed Covert Assessments and Oversight of Corrective Actions Could Strengthen Capabilities at the Border. GAO-14-826 

·         Ocean Acidification: Federal Response Under Way, but Actions Needed to Understand and Address Potential Impacts. GAO-14-736 

·         Specialty Metals: DOD Dissemination of National Security Waiver Information Could Enhance Awareness and Compliance with Restrictions. GAO-15-133 

Heritage Foundation

·         Ebola: The Basics 

·         Ebola: U.S. Government Civilian and Military Assistance in West Africa 

·         Eliminating Waste and Controlling Government Spending 

Human Rights Watch

·         Off the Radar: Human Rights in the Tindouf Refugee Camps  [Algeria] 

·         "You Don’t Have Rights Here": US Border Screening and Returns of Central Americans to Risk of Serious Harm 

Institute for Defense Analyses  (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, October 10,2014 

o    Kenya's Security: Westgate One Year On

o    Increased U.S. Oil Production Takes a Toll on Nigeria

Institute of International Relations

·         Can the European Public Block the Enlargement to the Western Balkans? 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Confronting Crime Networks in Dakar 

·         Peace and Security Council Report no 63 

·         South African Crime Quarterly no. 49 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    October 18-19, 2014 

o    October 16-17, 2014 

o    October 13-15, 2014 

·         Syria Update: October 10 -October 17, 2014 

Intelink

·         Ebola News Digest 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Practices and Reflections on Development, Security, and Peace in context of Violent Extremism and Terrorism 

International Crisis Group

·         Afghanistan’s Political Transition 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The Making of a Continental Financial System:Lessons for Europe from Early American History 

·         Minimum Wages and Firm Employment: Evidence from China 

·         Regulating Capital Flows at Both Ends: Does it Work? 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Improving United Nations Capacity for Rapid Deployment 

·         Mediating Transition in Yemen: Achievements and Lessons 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Fiscal Segmentation and Economic Changes in North Korea 

·         Hwang Pyong-so’s Visit to South Korea and Comments on Prospective Negotiations with North Korea 

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

·         Senior DPRK Officials‘ Intentions on the Visit to Incheon and ROK´s Prospective Strategy for Inter-Korean Negotiations 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated October 15 , 2014] 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         Indonesian Foreign Policy Under President Jokowi 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Deportation and Discretion: Reviewing the Record and Options for Change 

National Academies Press

·         Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion:   Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy 

·         Development Planning:   A Strategic Approach to Future Air Force Capabilities 

·         A Framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Alternatives 

·         Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure to Support U.S. Science and Engineering in 2017-2020: Interim Report 

·         Safe Science:   Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Chemical Research 

·         Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data:   Summary of a Workshop 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

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

·         Vietnam and China over the South China Sea The Confrontation Proceeds Towards a New Phase 

National Security Archive

·         China's First Nuclear Test 1964 -- 50thAnniversary 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The U.S.-led Campaign Against the Islamic State: Many Questions, Few Answers 

Oxford Research Group

·         New Ways of War: Is Remote Control Warfare Effective? 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         Middle Easterners See Religious and Ethnic Hatred as Top Global Threat 

·         Tunisian Confidence in Democracy Wanes 

Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project

·         Latino Voters and the 2014 Midterm Elections 

Project on Defense Alternatives of the Center for International Policy

·         Something in the Air: ‘Isolationism,' Defense Spending, and the US Public Mood 

RAND

·         France's War in Mali: Lessons for an Expeditionary Army 

·         Improving Strategic Competence: Lessons from13 Years of War 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         The Sustainability of Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Challenges 

Small Arms Survey

·         Handgun Ownership and Armed Violence in the Western Balkans 

Small Wars Journal

·         Consequences be Damned: Solving 20th Century Problems with 19th Century Disregard 

·         Discussing the Continuities of War and the Future of Warfare: The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum 

·         Helping Europe with its Sea 

·         A Kuhnian Moment Approaches for Military Art and Science 

·         Psychology and Basic Combat Training 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Distinguishing Acts of War in Cyberspace: Assessment Criteria, Policy Considerations, and Response Implications 

Transnational Institute

·         Venezuela: Terminal Crisis of the Rentier Petro-state? 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Falling Oil Prices and Saudi Decisionmaking

·         Reflections on Islamism: From the Muslim Brotherhood to the Islamic State 

White House

·         Executive Order: Ordering the Selected Reserveand Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Efforts to Assist the Nigerian Government in its Fight against Boko Haram 

·         Remarks by the President After Meeting withChiefs of Defense 

·         Remarks by the President After Meeting on the Government's Response to Ebola | October 15, 2014   

·         Remarks by the President After Meeting on the Government's Response to Ebola | October 16, 2014 

·         Weekly Address: What You Need To Know AboutEbola 

Wilson Center

·         The Coming Tunisian Elections: What Will Bethe Role of Women? 

·         Opportunities and Challenges for Arctic Oil and Development 

World Bank

·         Cost-Effectiveness Measurement inDevelopment: Accounting for Local Costs and Noisy Impacts