greta's gouge: Friday's Miscellany 10-24-2014

Afghanistan Analysts Network

· The New Gangs of Herat: How Young Afghans Turn Away from Their Community

American Security Project (ASP)

· Africa Conference: Promoting Investment & Extending America’s Security

Amnesty International

· Myanmar: Stop Using Repressive Law Against Peaceful Protesters

· Bitter Harvest: Exploitation and Forced Labor of Migrant Agricultural Workers in South Korea

Arms Trade Treaty – Baseline Assessment Project Portal

· ATT-Baseline Assessment Report: Initial Findings and Current State Practice

Army Combined Arms Center

· Military Review, November/December 2014, v. 94, no. 6

o Assurance in Europe: Why Relationships Matter

o The M1Abrams: Today and Tomorrow

o Bringing Mobility to the Infantry Brigade Combat Team

o Losing Our War: The Disassociation of Reconnaissance and Security Organizations from Screen, Guard and Cover Missions

o The Pen and the Sword: The New Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System - NCO 2020

o Army Learning Concept 2015 is Underway

o The Challenge of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Korean Peninsula

o Survivability, Sustainability, and Maneuverability: The Need for Joint Unity of Effort in Implementing the DOD Arctic Strategy at the Tactical and Operational Levels

o What Lessons Did We Learn (or Re-Learn) About Military Advising After 9/11

o Operation Serval: Another Beau Geste of France in Sub-Saharan Africa?

o Entanglement: Using Social Network Analysis for Military Justice Applications

o Leveraging the Power of Loyal Dissent in the U.S. Army

o Two faces of Critical Thinking for the Reflective Military Practitioner

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

· Human Rights Abuses in North Korea’s Nuclear Program

Asia Foundation

· Administering the State in Myanmar: An Overview of the General Administration Document

Aspen Institute

· Adapting to Plenty: Effects of the Oil and Gas Boom

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

· Another Century, Another Long War

Baker Institute for Public Policy

· "Illegal” Immigration on the US-Mexico Border: Is It Really a Crisis?

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

· How Long Will ISIS Last Economically?

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

· Aid to the Palestinians: A Case of Flagrant Discrimination

· Fight Not the Last War

· Negotiating with Iran: Lessons from America’s Failed Nuclear Accord with North Korea

Brookings

· Character and Opportunity: The Arguments and the Data

· Unleashing Metro Growth: What the U.K.’s City Growth Commission Can Teach the U.S.

· Youth Internet Safety: Risks, Responses, and Research Recommendations

Canada. Public Safety

· 2014 Public Report on the Terrorist Threat to Canada

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

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

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

· Accountability, Transparency, Participation,and Inclusion: A New Development Consensus?

· Muslim Brotherhood and the Future of Political Islam in Egypt

· U.S.-Arab Counterterrorism Cooperation in a Region Ripe for Extremism

CATO Institute

· SSDI Reform: Promoting Gainful Employment while Preserving Economic Security

· War on Poverty Turns 50: Are We Winning Yet?

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

· Strengthening U.S.-Indonesia Defense Ties

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

· ICE Enforcement Collapses Further in 2014

Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

· Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2014, v. 15, no. 4

o Hic Sunt Dracones!

o The Military And The Challenge Of Democratic Consolidation In Nigeria: Positive Skepticism And Negative Optimism

o Friction, Chaos and Order(s): Clausewitz, Boyd and Command Approaches

o The Pivot to Asia: The Persistent Logics of Geopolitics and the Rise of China

o Clandestine Communication in Historic China

o Chasing Sunflowers: Personal Firsthand Observations of the Student Occupation of the Legislative Yuan and Popular Protests in Taiwan, 18 March – 10 April 2014

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

· The BJP's Winning Streak Continues

· Global Economics Monthly: Obama's Legacy Tour, October 2014, v. 3,no. 10

· The Imploding U.S Strategy in the Islamic State War?

· Myanmar: Regressed, Stalled, or Moving Forward

· PacNet #76 - US-Japan-India Cooperation: A Trilateral Whose Time has Come

· Where Is Latin America in the Fight Against ISIL?

· The Won’s Value Has Become a Crutch on Which South Korean Leaders Can Blame All Kinds of Economic Difficulty. Time to Let It Go

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC)

· The Roles of Women in Countering Violent Extremism

Centre for European Policy Studies

· Towards a Fragmented Neighborhood: Policies of the EU and Russia and Their Consequences for the Area that Lies in Between

· “Unknown Knowns” of the Global Gas Market

Centre for European Reform (CER)

· The Eurozone’s German Problem

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

· Disasters and Dividends: An Asia-Pacific Strategy for Canada

· Regulating RoboCop: The Need for International Governance Innovation in Drone and AWS Development and Use

Chatham House

· South Korea’s Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fortune, Fuel and Frontier Markets

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

· Examining the U.S. Public Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak

Congress. Senate. Senator Colburn

· 2010 Wastebook

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

· How Initiatives to Reduce Fraud in Federal Health Care Programs Affect the Budget

· The Renewable Fuel Standard: 2014 and Beyond

Council on Foreign Relations

· Ebola Virus - Backgrounder

· Rare Earth Elements and National Security

Credit Suisse

· Global Wealth Report 2014

Department of Defense (DOD)

· Joint Communiqué - The 46th ROK -U.S.Security Consultative Meeting

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

· Allegations of Misuse of United States Secret Service Resources

· Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson: "Border Security in the 21st Century" - As Delivered

Department of State

· Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

Department of the Navy

· Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for FY2015

Drone Wars UK

· Into the Fire: The Dangers of Re-deploying British Reaper Drones after Afghanistan

East-West Center

· America's Aging Society Problem: A Look to Japan for Lessons on Prevention

· The Asia-Pacific Cooperation Agenda: Moving from Regional Cooperation Toward Global Leadership

· Human-Resource Development and Demographic Change in China

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

· Kuwait Country Analysis Brief - October 2014

European Policy Centre (EPC)

· The Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine: New Hope?

· The Return of Authoritariarism and the Crisis of Citizenship Rights

European Union Institute for Security Studies

· Pooling and Sharing that Works: the Heavy Airlift Wing at Five

· The World’s Digital Future

FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency

· Following the Money: Financing the Territorial Expansion of Islamist Insurgents in Syria

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (Ferdi)

· The Cleansing Effect of Minimum Wages -Minimum Wages, Firm Dynamics and Aggregate Productivity in China

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

· Post 2015: Setting Up a Coherent Accountability Framework

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

· The New Turkish Diaspora Policy

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

· Combating Terrorism: Strategy to Counter Iran in the Western Hemisphere Has Gaps That State Department Should Address. GAO-14-834

· Federal Paid Administrative Leave: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve OPM Data. GAO-15-79

· Food Safety: USDA Needs to Strengthen Its Approach to Protecting Human Health from Pathogens in Poultry Products. GAO-14-744

· Managing for Results: Selected Agencies Need To Take Additional Efforts to Improve Customer Service. GAO-15-84

· Small Business Administration: Additional Steps Needed to Help Ensure More Timely Disaster Assistance. GAO-14-760

Government of Australia

· Australian Security Intelligence Organization Report to Parliament 2013-2014

Heritage Foundation

· Congress Must Stop Yet Another Attempt to Muffle Free Speech

· Countering Russian Propaganda Abroad

· Does the U.S. Need a “Plan Central America”?

· Federal Reserve Performance: Have Business Cycles Really Been Tamed?

· Obamacare’s Enrollment Increase: Mainly Dueto Medicaid Expansion

· The Problematic Use of Nonprosecution and Deferred Prosecution Agreements to Benefit Third Parties

· Refuge and Asylum: President Obama Should Not Abuse One of America’s Great Humanitarian Tools

Human Rights Watch

· "I Already Bought You": Abuse and Exploitation of Female Migrant Domestic Workers in the United Arab Emirates

· Not Safe at Home: Violence and Discrimination against LGBT People in Jamaica

· Ukraine: Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions

Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)

· Stemming ISIS Funding: US Asian Allies Diversify Away from Qatari LNG

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

· Africa Watch, October 17,2014

o Madagascar—Ravalomanana Return and Detention a Threat to Recovery

o Constitution-Making in Tanzania—Part Two

Institute for Economics and Peace

· Five Key Questions Answered on the Link between Peace and Religion

Institute for Security & Development Policy

· It's Democracy, Stupid: Overcoming the Middle-Income Trap

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

· ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report:Part II - Iran’s Work and Foreign Assistance on a Multipoint Initiation System for a Nuclear Weapon

· Revisiting Danilenko and the Explosive Chamber at Parchin: A Review Based on Open Sources

· Revisiting Vyacheslav Danilenko: His Origins in the Soviet Nuclear Weapons Complex

· Update on Alleged Explosion at Parchin Military Complex

· Update on Site Alleged Explosion at Parchin

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

· Rising Terrorist Threat in Tanzania: Domestic Islamist Militancy and Regional Threats

· A Time to Tweet, as Well as a Time to Kill: ISIS’s Projection of Power in Iraq and Syria

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

· Why Strategic Foresight Matters for Africa

Institute for the Study of War

· Iraq Situation Report

o October 23-24, 2014

o October 21-22, 2014

o October 20,2014

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

· Jayalalithaa’s Post-Bail Options and Outlook

· Strong Showing by BJP in Maharashtra and Haryana

International Assessment and Strategy Center

· Through The Looking Glass—The Fernández de Kirchner Government’s Narco Corruption

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

· Making Social Media Part of the Uniform: How Policing Solutions use #socialmedia to #buildcommunities and #fightcrime

International Crisis Group

· Global Risks and Collective Action Failures:What Can the International Community Do?

· Myanmar: The Politics of Rakhine State

· Toward a Lasting Ceasefire in Gaza

· Tunisia’s Borders (II): Terrorism and Regional Polarisation

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

· Are Non-Euro Area EU Countries Importing Low Inflation from the Euro Area?

· Designing a Fiscal Framework for a Prospective Commodity Producer: Options for Lebanon

· Financial Frictions and Sources of Business Cycle

· Unconventional Monetary Policy and Long-Term Interest Rates

· Unraveling the Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism in Sri Lanka

Jamestown Foundation

· China Brief, October 23, 2014, v. 14, no. 20

o Beijing Prepares for APEC Summit Amid Possible Sino-Japanese Thaw

o China's 'Eternal Prosperity': A Precursor to South China Sea ADIZ?

o Hong Kong After the Revolution

o China's Railway Diplomacy in the Balkans

o The End of the Road for Xi's Mass Line Campaign: An Assessment

o Political Factions and Spicy Ginger: Elder Networks in PRC Politics Part 2: The Patronage Network of Hu Jintao

· Terrorism Monitor, October 24, 2014, v. 12, no. 20

o Saudi Security Forces Crack Down on al-Qaeda and Islamic State

o Al-Qaeda’s Future in Pakistan Amid the Rise of Islamic State

o The Geography of Discontent: Tunisia’s Syrian Fighter Dilemma

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

· Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Joint Force 2020 White Paper, June 2014

· Joint Pub 3-12(R) - Cyberspace Operations, 05 February 2013

Long War Journal

· Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated October 24 , 2014]

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

· MOOC: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat 2015

National Security Archive

· DEFSMAC: NSA's Missile and Space Launch Warning and Reporting Center

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

· Boko Haram: Origins, Challenges and Responses

· The Streets, the Ballot Box and Consensus: High-stakes Elections in Tunisia

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

· Interim Progress Report on ImplementingPPD-28

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

· Ebola Worries Rise, But Most Are ‘Fairly’ Confident in Government, Hospitals to Deal With Disease

· Support for U.S. Campaign against ISIS;Doubts about Its Effectiveness, Objectives

Pew Research Internet Project

· Online Harassment

Pew Research Journalism Project

· Political Polarization & Media Habits

RAND Corporation

· Alternative Futures for Syria: Regional Implications and Challenges for the United States

· The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market:Free Movement of Goods

· Cruise Missile Penaid Nonproliferation:Hindering the Spread of Countermeasures Against Cruise Missile Defenses

· The International Dimension of Research and Innovation Cooperation Addressing the Grand Challenges in the Global Context

SETA | Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research

· Turkey’s Involvement in Somalia: Assesment [sic] of a State-Building in Progress

Small Wars Journal

· Do We Really Understand Unconventional Warfare?

· “How Counterinsurgency Has Changed Across the20th and Into the 21st Century”?

· Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Come Out of the Containment Unit

· Knife Fights: John Nagl’s Reflections on the Practice of Modern War

· A Small War in Cameroon

· Understanding and Countering Nation-State Use of Protracted Unconventional Warfare

· Visit to the Mosul Front Lines Briefing Note

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

· SIGAR Audit 15-1-AR U.S. Agency for International Development: More than 80 Percent of All SIGAR Audit and Inspection Report Recommendations Have Been Implemented

· SIGAR-15-10-SP Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan: After a Decade of Reconstruction and Over $7 Billion in Counternarcotics Efforts, Poppy Cultivation Levels Are At An All-Time High

Stimson Center

· Arms Trade Treaty-Baseline Assessment Project: Initial Findings And Current State Practice

· Cross-Strait Relations—Portrayals Of Consistency. Calm On The Surface, Paddling Like Hell Underneath

Ubiquity Press

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

o Capturing the Elusive Formula Against Afghanistan’s Drug Economy Through Integration

United Kingdom Parliament

· ISIS: The Military Response in Iraq and Syria

Urban Institute

· Stop and Frisk: Balancing Crime Control with Community Relations

· Understanding the Organization, Operation,and Victimization Process of Labor Trafficking in the United States

US Forest Service