Friday's Miscellany 01-23-2015

38 North

·         North Korea’s Expansion of Molybdenum Production 

Amnesty International

·         Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence: USA’s European “Partners in Crime” Must Act after Senate Torture Report 

·         “Circles of Hell”: Domestic, Public and State Violence against Women in Egypt 

·         Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests in Burkina Faso 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Estimating Dual Deposit Insurance Premium Rates and Forecasting Non-performing Loans: Two New Models 

·         The Impacts of Infrastructure in Development: A Selective Survey 

·         International Spillovers of Monetary Policy:US Federal Reserve's Quantitative Easing and Bank of Japan's Quantitative and Qualitative Easing 

·         Why Do SMEs Not Borrow More from Banks? Evidence from the People's Republic of China and Southeast Asia 

Atlantic Council

·         Transatlantic Approach for the Arab World—Stability through Inclusivity, Good Governance, and Prosperity 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Why Australia Should Build Its Own Submarines 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Army and the Exercise of Power in Burkina Faso: Lessons from the Popular Uprising on October 30th and 31st, 2014 

·         France "is Charlie", But for How Long? 

·         Greece: its European elections 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Multistakeholder as Governance Groups:Observations from Case Studies  

Brookings

·         Empowering Pakistan’s Civil Society to Counter Global Violent Extremism 

·         Overcoming the Impasse in the South China Sea: Jointly Defining EEZ Claims 

·         The Second Modi-Obama Summit: Building the India-U.S.Partnership 

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

·         Campus Law Enforcement, 2011-12 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Egypt’s Media in the Midst of Revolution 

Center for Immigration Studies CIS)

·         Disabling Detainers—How the Obama Administration Has Trashed a Key Immigration Enforcement Tool 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Diagnosing the Boko Haram Conflict 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment (CSBA)

·         The Emerging Era in Undersea Warfare 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Backdrop Boko Haram: What We Should Understand about Youth in Nigeria 

·         Countdown to Nigeria’s Elections 

·         Investor-State Dispute Settlement 

·         Issues and Insights, v. 15, no. 1 - Trilateral Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Expectations and Limitations 

·         PacNet #6 - Trilateral Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Expectations and Limitations 

·         PacNet #6A - A Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Accord between Japan, Korea and the United States: Implications and Challenges 

·         Saudi Arabia’s Smooth Succession: The King is Dead, Long Live the King 

·         Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: Najib’s Political Battles Pose a Challenge to his Foreign Policy Agenda 

·         Transition in Afghanistan: Losing the Forgotten War? 

·         What to Know about the New White House Executive Order on Enhancing Coordination of National Efforts in the Arctic 

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Turks Regretful Over the Armenian Tragedy of1915 but Refuse to Qualify it as a Genocide  

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Central Bank Communication after the Crisis: Has Anything Changed? 

·         A Youth Perspective on the Challenges Facing the North 

Chatham House

·         Germany and Europe: Uncomfortable Leadership [event video] 

·         How to Fix the Euro: Strengthening Economic Governance in Europe 

·         State of the Union: The Partisan Wars Continue 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Measuring Security Progress: Politics, Challenges and Solutions 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, January 2015, v. 8, no. 1 

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: An Interview with Major General Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., Commander, CJTF-HoA

o    German Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq

o    The Paris Attack: A Campaign and its Goals

o    Britain’s Terror Threat from the Levant

o    From Sydney to Paris—The Return of Terrorist Barricade Hostage Incidents?

o    The Causes and Impact of Political Assassinations

·         ISIL, Syria & Iraq Resources 

Congress. House. Veteran's Affairs Committee

·         “Building a Better VA: Assessing Ongoing Major Construction Management Problems within the Department” 

·         Veterans’ Dilemma: Navigating the Appeals System for Veterans Claims 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Global Challenges and U.S. National Security Strategy 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Status of Talks and the Role of Congress 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2015to 2024 

               

Council on Foreign Relations

·         No Helping Hand: Federal Worker-Retraining Policy 

·         Quarterly Update: Foreign Ownership of U.S.Assets 

·         U.S.-Cuba Relations 

·         The U.S. Rebalance and the Seoul Process: How to Align U.S. and ROK Visions for Cooperation in East Asia 

Defense  Business Board (DBB)

·         Implementing Best Business Practices for Major Business Processes in the DoD 

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

·         Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG), Version 1 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 336; DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Civilian Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers, January 22, 2015 

·         DoD Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, January 7, 2015 

·         DOT&E FY2014 Annual Report 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-069  The Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer Needs to Improve Oversight of the DoD Conference Report 

·         DODIG-2015-072  Improvements Needed for Navy's Triannual Review  

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-15-18, Audit of Security Controls for DHS Information Technology Systems at John F. Kennedy International Airport  

Department of State

·         Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Status of Talks and the Role of Congress 

·         The New Silk Road Post-2014: Challenges and Opportunities 

·         Remarks at the World Economic Forum [Sec. Kerry] 

Department of the Army

·         Report of Investigation into 2 April 2014 Shooting at Fort Hood, Texas [redacted] 

Enough Project

·         Grand Theft Global: Prosecuting the War Crime of Natural Resource Pillage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Central Asia: The View from China 

·         Central Asia: The View from the South 

European Parliament

·         Mass Surveillance - Part 1: Risks and opportunities raised by the current generation of network services and applications 

·         Study 

o    Annex 1 

o    Annex 2 

·         Part 2: Technology Foresight, Options for Longer Term Security and Privacy Improvements 

o    Annex 1 

o    Annex 2 

Eurostat

·         European Union and the African Union: A Statistical Portrait 

FAS Military Analysis e-Prints

·         Information Pertaining to der Spiegel Report of New Nuclear Site in Syria 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Europe: What Went Wrong? 

·         How China Exploits a Loophole In International Law in Pursuit of Hegemony in East Asia 

·         A New King for Saudi Arabia 

·         Szabadság Tér and The Rumblings of a Hungarian Euromaidan Movement: Will an Emerging Scandal Be The Orbán Government's Undoing?   

·         Ukraine on the Brink: “The Guilty Blaming the Innocent” 

FRIDE

·         Back to Square One: the United States in the Middle East 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Six Months Away Yet So Near: The Forthcoming Elections in Turkey 

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Strengthening Regional Capacities to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism in the IGAD Region and the Greater Horn of Africa 

·         Understanding Bank De-risking and its Effects on Financial Inclusion 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         African Growth and Opportunity Act: USAID Could Enhance Utilization by Working with More Countries to Develop Export Strategies. GAO-15-218 

·         Aviation Safety: Issues Related to Domestic Certification and Foreign Approval of U.S. Aviation Products. GAO-15-327T [testimony]

·         Defense Headquarters: DOD Needs to Reassess Personnel Requirements for the Office of Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, and Military Service Secretariats. GAO-15-10 

Heritage Foundation

·         Needed: A Congressional Mandate for Economic Freedom 

Households in Conflict Network

·         On the Origins of States: Stationary Bandits and Taxation in Eastern Congo 

·         What Methods May be Used in Impact Evaluations of Humanitarian Assistance? 

Human Rights Watch

·         "Journalism Is Not a Crime":Violations of Media Freedoms in Ethiopia 

·         A Raw Deal: Abuse of Thai Workers in Israel’s Agricultural Sector 

·         "Stop Reporting or We’ll Kill Your Family": Threats to Media Freedom in Afghanistan 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Reappraising Relations with China: From Strategic Ambiguity to Recognising Mutual Interests 

·         State versus Nations in Pakistan: Sindhi,Baloch and Pakhtun Responses to Nation Building 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Assessment of the DoD Embedded Media Program 

·         DoD's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program—Impact and Highlights from 25 Years of Basic Research 

·         Enhancing and Managing Regionally Oriented Individuals and Organizations 

·         Evidence on the Effect of DoD Acquisition Policy and Process on Cost Growth of Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

·         Implications of DOD Funds Execution Policyfor Acquisition Program Management 

·         Track 1.5/2 Security Dialogues with China: Nuclear Lessons Learned 

 

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict

·         Support for "Islamic State" in Indonesian Prisons 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         The AU's Cybercrime Response: A Positive Start, but Substantial Challenges Ahead 

·         Benin Elections: The Waiting Game 

·         Post-conflict Development: What South Africa can Achieve Through SADC 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    January 20-21, 2015 

o    January 22-23, 2015 

·         The Islamic State Eyes Expansion in Damascus 

·         Syria Update: January13-19, 2015 

Institut Français des Relations Internationals (IFRI)

·         Conventionalizing Deterrence?  U.S. Prompt Strike Programs and Their Limits 

·         Frontiers New and Old: Russia’s Policy in Central Asia 

International Crisis Group

·         Syria Calling: Radicalisation in Central Asia 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Corporate Financing Trends and Balance SheetRisks in Latin America 

·         Credit Booms and Macroeconomic Dynamics: Stylized Facts and Lessons for Low-Income Countries 

·         Does Supply or Demand Drive the Credit Cycle?Evidence from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe 

·         The Effects of U.S. Unconventional Monetary Policy on Asia Frontier Developing Economies 

·         Fiscal Policy Implications for Labor Market Outcomes in Middle-Income Countries 

·         Fiscal Transparency and the Performance of Government Financial Assets 

·         The Global Trade Slowdown: Cyclical or Structural? 

·         Governments’ Payment Discipline: The Macroeconomic Impact of Public Payment Delays and Arrears 

·         Learning, Monetary Policy and Asset Prices 

·         The Liquidation of Government Debt 

·         Output Gap Uncertainty and Real-Time Monetary Policy 

·         Revisiting the Concept of Dollarization: The Global Financial Crisis and Dollarization in Low-Income Countries 

·         A Volatility and Persistence-Based Core Inflation 

·         Youth Unemployment in Advanced Europe: Okun’s Law and Beyond 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, January 23, 2015, v. 15, no. 2 

o    Obama’s State of the Union “A Mix of Love and Hate” Toward China

o    China’s “Server Sinification” Campaign for Import Substitution: Strategy and Snowden (Part 2)

o    The Impact of SOE Reform On Chinese Overseas Investment

o    “Ruling the Internet According to Law”: Chinese Internet Governance in 2014 and Beyond

o    Energy Security, Geopolitics and the China-Russia Gas Deals

·         Net Assessment of Developments in Eurasia Since the Start of 2014 

·         Zapad 2013—A View From Helsinki (re Russian military exercises)  

·         Terrorism Monitor, January 23, 2015, v. 13, no. 2 

o    Jihadism in Tunisia: The Growing Threat

o    Al-Shabaab: On the Back Foot but Still Dangerous

o    Iranian Intervention in Iraq against the Islamic State: Strategy, Tactics and Impact

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Doctrine Note 1-15, Operation Assessment, 15 January 2015 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, 2014,  v. 23, no. 2

o    China’s Aspirations and the Clash of Nationalisms in East Asia: A Neoclassical Realist Examination

o    From Hegemony to the Balance of Power: The Rise of China and American Grand Strategy in East Asia

o    Domestic Drivers of Northeast Asian Relations

o    Dilemma of South Korea’s Trust Diplomacy and Unification Policy

Manhattan Institute

·         Does Immigration Increase Economic Growth?    

Marine Corps University Press

·         Iwo Jima and the Bonin Island in U.S.-Japan Relations: American Strategy, Japanese Territory, and the Islanders In-Between 

·         MCU Journal, Fall 2014, v. 5, no. 2 

o    An Alternative Approach for Operational Assessment

o    Beyond 2014: Afghanistan’s Agricultural Revival, Water Scarcity, and Regional Insecurity

o    China and the Future of Korean Unification

National Academies Press

·         Bulk Collection of Signals Intelligence: Technical Options 

·         Developing a Framework for Measuring Community Resilience:   Summary of a Workshop 

·         Identifying the Culprit:   Assessing Eyewitness Identification 

·         The NAP Guide to the 2015 State of the Union Address 

·         Realizing the Potential of the American Community Survey:   Challenges,Tradeoffs, and Opportunities 

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

·         Selection and Application Guide to Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor 

Naval War College

·         MOC Warfighter December 2014, no. 4 

o    Improving the OLW Capability of the Naval Service: The Next Step

o    Theater JFMCC – Back to the Future? Lessons to be Learned from Fleet Admiral Nimitz

o    Senior Intelligence Officer as Deputy MOC Director: A MOC Force Multiplier

o    Leveraging Knowledge and Information Management (K/IM) to Improve MOC Efficiency and Effectiveness

o    Optimizing the Maritime Fires Working Group to Integrate The Art and Science of Maritime Fires

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         African Development: What Role Do the Rising Powers Play? 

·         Dialogue in Libya: Challenges and Conditions of Success 

·         Eritrean Opposition Parties and Civic Organisations 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Changing Global Trade Regime and Emergence of Mega Free Trade Agreements: Strategy for India’s External Sector Sustainability 

·         An ‘India Exception’ and India-U.S.Partnership on Climate Change 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

·         Final Sequestration Report for FY 2015 

·         OMB Sequestration Reports to the President and Congress 

Oxfam

·         Power and Change: The Arms Trade Treaty 

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         Age, Life Cycle, and Length of Stay: Temporal Perspectives on Integration 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         What Next for the IMF? 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Most Support Stronger U.S. Ties With Cuba 

·         Most View the CDC Favorably; VA’s Image Slips 

·         Obama in a Word: ‘Good,’ ‘Incompetent’ 

Rand

·         Advancing the Careers of Military Spouses: An Assessment of Education and Employment Goals and Barriers Facing Military Spouses Eligible for MyCAA 

·         Considering Marijuana Legalization: Insights for Vermont and Other Jurisdictions 

·         Critical Rare Earths, National Security, and U.S.-China Interactions: A Portfolio Approach to Dysprosium Policy Design 

·         High-Priority Information Technology Needs for Law Enforcement 

·         The Marijuana Legalization Debate: Insights for Vermont 

·         Options and Issues Regarding Marijuana Legalization 

·         Recommendations for Improving the Recruiting and Hiring of Los Angeles Firefighters 

·         U.S.–Japan Alliance Conference Series Proceedings 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Confronting Cybersecurity Challenges:Israel’s Evolving Cyber Defence Strategy 

Seton Hall University School of Law

·         Guantanamo: America's Battle Lab 

Small Wars Journal

·         Boko Haram’s Resiliency Spells Trouble for West Africa 

·         Ignored in Asia: The ISIL Threat 

·         Missing Political Front in Afghanistan 

·         Regionally Aligned Forces: Less About What It Is, More About What It Can Be 

·         Unmasking the Executioner: What This Gesture Means and How It Can Help in the Fight Against ISIS 

Stanley Foundation

·         Responsibility to Prevent in Africa:Leveraging Institutional Capacity to Mitigate Atrocity Risk 

·         Strengthening International Cooperation on Nuclear Materials Security 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Western Arms Exports to China 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Army Support of Military Cyberspace Operations: Joint Contexts and Global Escalation Implications 

United Kingdom Parliament

·         Trident Successor Program: An Update 

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

·         Hashtag Standards for Emergencies  

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Position on the Sony Attack:Implications for the US Response 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Afghanistan’s Emerging Mining Oligarchy 

·         Forging Afghanistan’s National Unity Government 

·         Justice and Security Dialogue in Yemen 

·         Talking with the Taliban 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Coup in Yemen: Saudi Arabia's Nightmare 

·         The ISIS Fight and the State of the Union Address 

·         Train and Equip Not Enough for U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels 

White House

·         Fact Sheet: U.S. and India Climate and Clean Energy Cooperation 

·         U.S.-India Joint Statement साँझा प्रयास - सबका विकास” – “Shared Effort; Progress for All” 

·         U.S.-India Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region 

·         Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address, January 20, 2015 

·         Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address 

Wilson Center

·         Crime and Violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle: How US Policy Responses are Helping, Hurting, and Can be Improved 

·         Violence and Citizen Participation in Mexico: From the Polls to the Streets