Friday's Miscellany 11-21-2014

38 North

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Facility:Reactor Shutdown Continues; Activity at Reprocessing Facility 

·         Smoke and Mirrors: DPRK Front Companies in China and Russia 

AEI Iran Tracker

·         Iran's Economy of Resistance: Implications for Future Sanctions 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         The Dilemma of Women and Leadership in Afghanistan: Lessons and Recommendations 

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Lessons from Burundi’s Security Sector Reform Process 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Barriers to Developing Anti-Piracy Law in Somalia (1) 

·         Qatari Foreign Policy: Fine Tuning or Redirection? 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Iran’s Economy of Resistance—Implications for Future Sanctions 

Amnesty International

·         Silencing Dissent in the United Arab Emirates 

·         Suppression of Freedom of Association and Assembly in Angola 

Army War College

·         Parameters, Autumn 2014,v. 44, no. 3 

o    Renewing the Motivational Power of the Army's Professional Ethic

o    Understanding the Strengths and Vulnerabilities of ISIS

o    Priming Strategic Communications: Countering the Appeal of ISIS

o    Towards a Regional Strategy Contra ISIS

o    The Jordanian Military: A Key Regional Ally

o    NATO's New Trajectories after the Wales Summit

o    Assessing NATO's Eastern European "Flank"

o    Crimea and Russia's Strategic Overhaul

o    Reforming the Afghan Security Forces

o    Hacking Back: Not the Right Solution

o    The Age of Digital Conflict: A Review Essay

o    Whose Breach, Whose Trust?

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         IAP 14W (November 2014) Strategic Approach to Combat Transnational Organized Crime 

Asia Foundation

·         Afghanistan in 2014:  A Survey of the Afghan People 

Asian Development Bank

·         Asian Economic Integration Monitor – November2014 

·         Do Governance Indicators Explain Development Performance? A Cross-Country Analysis 

·         Symposium on Combating Wildlife Crime:Securing Enforcement, Ensuring Justice, and Upholding the Rule of Law - The Proceedings 

·         Technologies to Support Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Asia 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Financial Inclusion, Regulation, and Education in Sri Lanka 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Afghanistan and Korea: Lessons from History 

Atlantic Council

·         Completing Europe – From the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Union 

·         Hezbollah in a Time of Transition 

·         Mitigating the Security Risks Posed by a Near-Nuclear Iran 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Pakistan Taliban Movement: An Appraisal 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Water Markets in China: Challenges,Opportunities, and Constraints in the Development of Market-Based Mechanisms for Water Resource Allocation in the People’s Republic of China 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         The Tightening Web of Russian Internet Regulation 

Brookings

·         Hezbollah in a Time of Transition 

·         Learning to Compete Working Papers 

·         The Origins of ISIS (Islamic State) [video] 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Iraq is Collapsing: It's Time to Reshape the Middle East Map 

·         Putting the Cart Before the Horse:  Why Canada Should Not Purchase the Mistral-Class Ships, for Now 

Carnegie Middle East Center

·         The Future of Big Business in the New Egypt 

CATO Institute

·         Federal Emergency Management Agency: Floods,Failures, and Federalism 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Cost-Imposing Strategies: A Brief Primer 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Escalation in Regional Conflicts 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Commanding the Seas: A Plan to Reinvigorate U.S. Navy Surface Warfare 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Achieving Disaster Resilience in U.S.Communities 

·         Afghan Forces on the Edge of Transition 

o    v.1 -Introduction,US Policy, and Cuts in US Forces and Spending 

o    v. 2 - Sharply Contradictory Data on Levels of Violence 

o    v. 3 - Measuring the Transition from ISAF to ANSF 

o    v. 4 - Progress in Afghan Force Development  

·         Assessing a Deal or Non-deal with Iran 

·         Global Economics Monthly: Reading China's Reforms One Year On 

·         Improving Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health in Ghana 

·         International Shifts and Their Security Impact on the Gulf: Quantifying Key Trends 

·         Iran's Nuclear Missile Delivery Capability 

·         Japan’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Futures 

·         PacNet #80 - US-China Climate Deal: Less Than Meets the Eye 

·         PacNet #81 - Options for US policy toward the South China Sea 

·         PacNet #82 - Obama’s rebalance to Asia in his own words: where does it stand? 

·         Remaking American Power 

·         Thinking beyond Roadmaps in Somalia 

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

·         Studies in Intelligence, September 2014, v. 58, no. 3 

o    CIA’s Covert Operations in the Congo, 1960–1968: Insights from Newly Declassified Documents 

o    Australia’s ELINT “Commandos” Field Unit 12 Takes New Technology to War in the Southwest Pacific

o    The “Unfettered Press” The Unresolved Tension between Warriors and Journalists during the Civil War

Centre for European Policy Studies

·         Financing the EU Budget: Moving Forward or Backwards? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         United Nations Peace Building in Sierra Leone: Toward Vertical Integration? 

Chatham House

·         Facing the Flood: How Asia Is Coping With Volatile Capital Flows 

·         How Powerful is Rouhani in the Islamic Republic? 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Iraqi Imbroglio: The Islamic State and Beyond 

College of Europe

·         Riding or Reaping the Whirlwind? An Account of the EU’s Engagement with Insecurity in Northern Nigeria 

Combat Studies Institute Press

·         Staff Ride Handbook for the Niagara Campaigns, 1812-1814 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Religious Accommodations in the Armed Services 

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water 

·         Examining Medical Product Development in the Wake of the Ebola Epidemic 

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

·         Update on the U.S. Public Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Examining What a Nuclear Iran Deal Means for Global Security 

·         Fighting Ebola: A Ground-Level View 

·         Iranian Nuclear Talks: Negotiating a Bad Deal? 

·         Next Steps for U.S. Foreign Policy on Syria and Iraq 

·         Unaccompanied Alien Children: Pressing the Administration for a Strategy

·         Water Sharing Conflicts and the Threat to International Peace 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Emergency Preparedness: Are We Ready For a 21st Century Hugo? 

·         Interoperable Communications: Assessing Progress Since 9/11 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of the United States Secret Service 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Examining Data Security at the United States Postal Service 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         The Role of the White House Chief Technology Officer in the HealthCare.gov Website Debacle 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         FAA Reauthorization: Issues in Modernizing and Operating the Nation's Airspace 

Congress. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

·         Cybersecurity Threats: The Way Forward 

·         Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attack son U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Preparedness and Response to Public Health Threats: How Ready Are We? 

·         Wall Street Bank Involvement with Physical Commodities (Day Two) 

·         Wall Street Bank Involvement with Physical Commodities (Day One) 

Congress. Senate. Veterans' Affairs Committee

·         Mental Health and Suicide Among Veterans 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Federal Policies and Innovation 

·         Growth in DoD's Budget From 2000 to 2014 

·         Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2015 to2024 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         The Chinese Communist Party [Backgrounder] 

·         Defeating ISIS [Policy Innovation Memorandum No. 51] 

·         U.S. Policy to Counter Nigeria's Boko Haram 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Fact Sheet - New DoD Policy on Allotments 

·         Remarks by Secretary Hagel to Troops at Fort Campbell, Kentucky 

·         Sec. Hagel - Reagan National Defense Forum Keynote 

·         Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan FY2014 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG 15-09 - Major Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security 

Department of State

·         America's Commitment to Ballistic Missile Defense and the European Phased Adaptive Approach 

·         International Security and Missile Defense 

·         Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S.Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the United Nations Security Council Session on Ebola, November 21, 2014 

·         Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power,Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, at the Fusion "Rise Up" Conference 

East-West Center

·         India’s Joint Andaman and Nicobar Command is a Failed Experiment 

·         Modi Meets Abbott: A New Start for Australia-India Relations? 

·         Russia Plays a Pragmatic Game on the Chinese Chess Board During APEC and EAS 

·         Shinzo Abe’s Struggle in the Indian Ocean Region 

Enough Project

·         How to Dismantle a Deadly Militia 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Afghanistan: Charting a New Path 

·         Countering Boko Haram 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Origins of the Palestine Mandate 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Reflections on Adapting to the ECOWAS CET 

Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research | SETA

·         Erdoğan’s Politics and His Presidential Mission 

·         Palestinians in East Jerusalem: Road Map to Annexation 

FRIDE

·         EU-Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Diplomacy: Good Effort but Weak Follow-up 

·         Modi’s Foreign Policy Mantra: Geoeconomics,Regional Hegemony, Global Aspirations 

·         Tunisian Women in Politics: From Constitution Makers to Electoral Contenders 

German Development Institute

·         The Role of International Financial Institutions in Macroeconomic Crises: Improving the Architecture of the World Bank and the IMF for Managing Shocks in Developing Countries 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         From War to Illicit Economies 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         A Transatlantic Pakistan Policy 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Building Partner Capacity: State and DOD Need to Define Time Frames to Guide and Track Global Security Contingency Fund Projects. GAO-15-75 

·         Climate Change: Better Management of Exposure to Potential Future Losses Is Needed for Federal Flood and Crop Insurance. GAO-15-28 

·         Defense Contractors: Additional Actions Needed to Facilitate the Use of DOD's Inventory of Contracted Services. GAO-15-88 

·         Defense Logistics: Greater Awareness of Recommendations and Improvements in Data Quality Needed to Resolve Container-Management Challenges. GAO-15-114 

·         Financial Stability Oversight Council: Further Actions Could Improve the Nonbank Designation Process. GAO-15-51 

·         Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier: Congress Should Consider Revising Cost Cap Legislation to Include All Construction Costs. GAO-15-22 

·         Freedom of Information Act: DHS Should Take Steps to Improve Cost Reporting and Eliminate Duplicate Processing. GAO-15-82 

·         Human Trafficking: Oversight of Contractors' Use of Foreign Workers in High-Risk Environments Needs to Be Strengthened. GAO-15-102 

·         Information Security: Additional Actions Needed to Address Vulnerabilities That Put VA Data at Risk, by Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information security issues, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-15-220T, [testimony] 

·         Information Security: VA Needs to Address Identified Vulnerabilities. GAO-15-117 

·         Intellectual Property: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Could Better Manage Its Process to Enforce Exclusion Orders. GAO-15-78 

·         Labor Relations Activities: Actions Needed to Improve Tracking and Reporting of the Use and Cost of Official Time. GAO-15-9 

·         Overseas Military Construction: Observations on U.S. Contractor Preference. GAO-15-45 

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, Fall 2014, v. 7, no. 3 

o    Preventing Violent Extremism in Kenya through Value Complexity: Assessment of Being Kenyan Being Muslim

o    Explaining Violent Extremism for Subgroups by Gender and Immigrant Background, Using SAT as a Framework

o    Threat Assessment: Do Lone Terrorists Differ from Other Lone Offenders?

o    Motivations and Implications of Community Service Provision by La Familia Michoacána / Knights Templar and other Mexican Drug Cartels

o    Towards A Better U.S. Nuclear Strategy

Heritage Foundation

·         Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Goes Mainstream 

·         The IMF’s Analysis of the U.S. Economy: Faulty Assumptions and Bad Policy Advice 

·         Nuclear Negotiations with Iran: U.S. Must Avoid a Rush to Failure 

·         Pursuing a Freedom Agenda Amidst Rising Global Islamism 

·         The Trans-Alaska Pipeline: Lessons for the Keystone XL Pipeline Debate 

Human Rights Watch

·         Operation Likofi: Police Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 

·         Rights in Retreat: Abuses in Crimea 

Institut Français des Relations Internationals (IFRI)

·         Gas Strategy of China: Developing Competition Between National Production and Imports 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, November 14, 2014 

o    Can There Be A Good Coup?

o    Are Medical Research Facilities in Africa Secure Enough?

·         Africa Watch, November 20, 2014 

o    Nile Waters Dispute Tips Toward a Peaceful Solution

o    Constitution-Making in Tanzania—Precursor to Violence in 2015?

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Evaluating Iran’s Stock of Less than Five Percent Low Enriched Uranium 

·         ISIS Note: Further Questions on Sanctioned North Korean Entity 

·         A Note on Iran’s IR-5 Centrifuge Feeding 

·         Provisions to Limit Future Iranian Illicit Nuclear Procurement 

·         Revisiting Iran’s Stock of Near 20 Percent LEU 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Mending Sino-Japanese Relations 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Africa's Current and Future Stability  

Institute for the Study of War

·         Control of Terrain in Iraq: November 20, 2014  

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    November 20-21, 2014 

o    November 18-19, 2014 

o    November 17, 2014 

·         ISIS Sanctuary Map: November 20, 2014 

·         Next Steps for U.S. Foreign Policy on Syria and Iraq 

·         Syria Update: November10-18, 2014  

Institute of Modern Russia

·         The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         ‘Clean India!’ Miles to Go Before We Sweep? 

·         Indo-Pak Trade and Political Balance 

·         Representing Bangladesh: My Years at the UN 

International Centre for Defense Studies

·         Advancing Confidence Building in Cyberspace: Sub-Regional Groups to Lead the Way 

International Crisis Group

·         Mali: Last Chance in Algiers 

·         Nigeria’s Dangerous 2015 Elections: Limiting the Violence 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Identifying Speculative Bubbles: A Two-Pillar Surveillance Framework 

·         Safeguards Assessments - 2014 Update 

·         Slowdown in Emerging Markets: Sign of a Bumpy Road Ahead? 

·         Vertical Fiscal Imbalances and the Accumulation of Government 

·         World Saving 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         The Intervention Brigade: Legal Issues for the UN in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, November 20, 2014, v. 15, no. 22 

o    Special Issue on China’s Fourth Plenum

o    China’s New National Constitution Day: Is It Worth Celebrating?

o    After the Fourth Plenum: What Direction for Law in China?

o    Fourth Plenum: Implications for China’s Approach to International Law and Politics

o    Xi Consolidates Power at Fourth Plenum, But Sees Limits

o    The Fourth Plenum, Party Officials and Local Courts

·         Terrorism Monitor, November 21, 2014, v. 12, no. 22 

o    The Maldives-Syria Connection: Jihad in Paradise?

o    After Fatal Attack on Shi’as, Saudi Arabia Gets Tough on Terrorism

o    Spain Grapples with Growing Islamic State Threat

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2014 [updated November 20, 2014] 

Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)

·         Drones as an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy 

National Academies Press

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

·         Enabling Rapid and Sustainable Public Health Research During Disasters 

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

·         Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts 

·         Reliability Growth:   Enhancing Defense System Reliability 

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

·         Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. between 1970and 2013: Data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) 

National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NIMO)

·         NMIO Technical Bulletin, November 2014,  v. 8 

o    PM-ISE and Project Interoperability

o    National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) and the Maritime Domain

o    Enhancing Maritime Situational Awareness Through Information Interoperability

o    Maritime Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (MSI) and the ISE-SAR Functional Standard

National Security Archive

·         CIA Reactions to JFK Assassination IncludedFear of Possible Soviet Strike against U.S.; Desire to "Bond" withLBJ   

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Sealing a Colombian Peace Deal: Challenges of Citizen Ratification 

·         Venezuela’s Foreign Policy: A Mirage Based on a Curse 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         An Economic Strategy to Save Ukraine 

·         NAFTA 20 Years Later 

·         Sustainability of Public Debt in the United States and Japan 

·         Versailles Redux? Eurozone Competitiveness in a Dynamic Balassa-Samuelson-Penn Framework 

·         Why Bail-In Securities Are Fool's Gold 

Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project

·         Unauthorized Immigrant Totals Rise in 7States, Fall in 14 

Privacy International

·         Private Interests: Monitoring Central Asia 

Rand

·         An Assessment of the Present and Future Labor Market in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Implications for Policies to Increase Private-Sector Employment (Kurdish-language version) 

·         Diversity Outreach and Recruiting Event Site Selection (DORESS) [USAF] 

·         Evaluating Innovative Leader Development in the U.S. Army 

·         Evaluation of EPIM III: Emerging insights from the evaluation so far 

·         Innovative Leader Development: Evaluation of the U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program 

·         Looking Backward and Forward: Policy Issues in the Twenty-first Century 

·         Making and Breaking Barriers: Assessing the value of mounted police units in the UK: Summary report 

·         Measuring and Retaining the U.S. Army's Deployment Experience 

·         When Jihadis Come Marching Home: The Terrorist Threat Posed by Westerners Returning from Syria and Iraq 

Refugees International

·         Myanmar—A Tipping Point for Rohingya Rights? 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         The 13th Malaysia Elections: Issues, Trends and Future Trajectories 

·         Military Modernisation and Buildup in the Asia Pacific: The Case for Restraint 

·         Prospect Theory and China’s Crisis Behaviour under Hu Jintao 

Small Arms Survey

·         The Highway Routes: Small Arms Smuggling in Eastern Nepal 

Small Wars Journal

·         An Airborne Thanksgiving 

·         A Case for Reflection: On the Ground in Iraq,Afghanistan, and Detroit 

·         The Hands, Head and Heart Leadership Model 

·         Reflections on the Militarization of American Law Enforcement: An Adaptive Consequence to an Irregular Criminal Threat 

·         Suicide Bombers and T-72s: Using Mission Orders to Defeat the Hybrid Threat 

·         A Ticket to Turkey and a Desire to Fight: Why Some Foreign Fighters Travel to Syria 

·         What if the Military Has Been Focusing on the Wrong Thing the Whole Time? 

Stimson Center

·         Challenges Faced by the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan 

·         Role of the IAEA in Balancing Security and Development Priorities in the 21st Century 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Violence Against Healthcare Workers in Complex Security Environments 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Central Asia's Shrinking Connectivity Gap:Implications for U.S. Strategy 

·         Creating an Effective Regional Alignment Strategy for the U.S. Army 

·         The Role of Leadership in Transitional States: The Cases of Lebanon, Israel-Palestine 

·         Tribal Militias: An Effective Tool to Counter Al-Qaida and Its Affiliates? 

Transnational Institute

·         Trading away Democracy 

Ubiquity Press

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

o    External Police Oversight in Mexico: Experiences, Challenges, and Lessons Learned 

o    Trapped in the Past or Empowered for the Future? Afghan Women’s Prospects in the Decade to Come 

United Nations. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic

·         Rule of Terror: Living under ISIS in Syria 

US-China Review Commission

·         First Modern Tanker Observed at Chinese Airbase 

Vision of Humanity

·         2014 Global Terrorism Index 

Walk Free Foundation

·         The Global Slavery Index 2014 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Qatar Makes Peace With Its Gulf Neighbors 

·         Regional Nuclear Plans in the Aftermath of an Iran Deal 

·         Tunisians Elect a President 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: The Economic Benefits of Fixing Our Broken Immigration System 

·         FACT SHEET: Global Entrepreneurship Summit 

·         FACT SHEET: Immigration Accountability Executive Action 

·         FACT SHEET: Vice President Joe Biden Announces $135 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Syria Crisis 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to Ukraine 

·         President’s State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience: Recommendations to the President 

·         Remarks by the President on Immigration 

·         Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Immigration 

·         Remarks by the President Before Meeting with National Security and Public Health Teams on Ebola 

·         Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on European Energy Security to the Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit 

·         Weekly Address: Immigration Accountability Executive Action 

Wilson Center

·         Governing the Horn of Africa’s Lowlands: Land Investments and Villagization in Gambella, Ethiopia 

·         Hope Denied: The US Defeat of the 1965 Revolt in the Dominican Republic 

·         International Cooperation in a Time of Transition: The IMF, G20, and the Global Financial Crisis 

·         Iran and the Syrian and Iraqi Crises 

World Bank

·         Jobs or Privileges : Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa