Friday's Miscellany 12-26-2014

38 North

·         Is Ethiopia Violating UN Sanctions against North Korea 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Why Do Children Undertake the Unaccompanied Journey? 

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         Tri-Regional Partnering on Reconciliation in East Asia: Pivotal to Shaping the Order of the Twenty-First Century? 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         India's Emerging Connectivity with Southeast Asia: Progress and Prospects 

·         Seaborne Trade between South Asia and Southeast Asia 

Atlantic Council

·         The Case for a New Federalism in Libya 

·         The Die Is Cast: Confronting Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Recent Developments in LNG Markets 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Illicit Financial Flows are the Achilles Heel of Capitalism 

·         “Power from the People, for the People”: The Communist Party of China and Political Reform with Chinese Characteristics 

Brookings

·         Private Capital , Public Good: Drivers of Successful Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)

o    17 December 2014/ No. 157: Sanctions 

o    18 December 2014/ No. 158: Russian Foreign Policy and the Ukraine Crisis 

o    20 December 2014/No. 159: Migration 

o    22 December 2014/No. 160: The Russian Economy 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         HARD ROC 2.0: Taiwan and Deterrence Through Protraction 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Debunking Six Myths About North Korean Sanctions 

·         Iran, Evolving Threats, and Strategic Partnerships in the Gulf 

·         PacNet #90A - Should Taiwan Change Its China Policy? 

·         PacNet #90 - Challenges Ahead for All: Ko, the DPP, the KMT, the US, and China 

·         U.S. Support Essential to Ambitious Global Introduction of Inactivated Polio Vaccine 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Is Europe’s Economic Stagnation Inevitable or Policy-driven? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation

·         Innovations in Global Governance: Toward a Distributed Governance Ecosystem 

Centre for Security Governance

·         A Window of Opportunity for Reforms in the Congo’s Security Sector? 

Chatham House

·         Cartels and Competition in Minerals Markets: Challenges for Global Governance 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Addressing Foreign Terrorist Fighters Phenomenon from EU Perspective 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Preventive Priorities Survey: 2015 

·         Venezuela's Economic Fractures 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-055 Evaluation of Military Investigative Organizations' Child Death Investigations 

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

·         Incorporating Active Shooter Incident Planning into Health Care Facility Emergency Operations Plans 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Executive Summary to Report from the United States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel to the Secretary of Homeland Security 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         2013 National Incident-Based Reporting System Statistics 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Economic Sanctions Reconsidered: U.S.Sanctions against Cuba and Russia  

George Marshall Institute

·         Sony Attack Signifies New Twist in Cyber Conflict 

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Addressing the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Phenomenon from a European Union Perspective 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Mobile Devices: Federal Agencies' Steps to Improve Mobile Access to Government Information and Services. GAO-15-69  

Heritage Foundation

·         How Congress Should Respond to the President’s Radical Change in Cuba Policy 

·         Measuring Choice and Competition in the Exchanges: Still Worse than Before the ACA 

·         Washington Must Respond to North Korean Cyber Bullying and Threats of Terror 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         India-China Relations: Time Not Ripe for a Prime Ministerial Visit 

·         India is a De Facto Member of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         Europe’s Got Talent: Learning, Creating and Growing in our Digital World 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Control of Terrain in Iraq: December 21, 2014 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    December 19-21, 2014 

o    December 22, 2014 

o    December 23-26, 2014 

·         ISIS Offensives in Ramadi City and Al-Asad Airbase in Al-Anbar, Iraq 

·         Syria Situation Report: December 16-23 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Terrorism’s Most Devastating Blow in Pakistan 

International Crisis Group

·         South Sudan: Jonglei – “We Have Always Been at War” 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Centrality-based Capital Allocations 

·         Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - Statistical Update 

·         The Size Distribution of Manufacturing Plants and Development 

Korea Economic Institute of America

·         North Korea’s Cyber Warfare and Challenges for the U.S.-ROK Alliance 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2014 [updated December 26, 2014] 

National Security Archive

·         Mexico: Los Zetas Drug Cartel Linked San Fernando Police to Migrant Massacres 

·         Newly Released Sandia Labs Film Presents Story of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Safety Effort 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Rapid Growth in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies: Now and Forever?  

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)

·         Doing Harm: Health Professionals’ Central Role in the CIA Torture Program 

Rand

·         Improving Turkish-Iraqi Border Security: An Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation Approach 

·         Keeping Major Naval Ship Acquisitions on Course: Key Considerations for Managing Australia's SEA 5000 Future Frigate Program 

·         Strategies for Managing Sovereign Debt: A Robust Decision Making Approach 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Impact of the Sino-Japanese Competitive Relationship on ASEAN as a Region and Institution 

Small Wars Journal

·         Organizing for War: Overcoming Barriers to Whole-of-Government Strategy in the ISIL Campaign 

·         Rethinking Our Strategy in Iraq and Syria 

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Trade, Investment, and Industrial Policies in India: Effects on the U.S. Economy 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Israel's Policy Confusion on Natural Gas 

White House

·         A Final Progress Report on the Obama Administration’s Actions to Help Create Opportunity for all Americans 

·         Remarks by Vice President Biden at a Service for NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos 

·         Statement by the President on the End of the Combat Mission in Afghanistan 

·         Weekly Address: Happy Holidays from the President and First Lady