Friday's Miscellany 1-30-2015

38 North

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Facility:Restart of the 5 MWe Reactor? 

Action on Armed Violence

·         Blood on the Streets of Boston: Reviewing the Response to the April 2013 Marathon Bombings 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Dynamics of the Maghreb's Geopolitics in 2014 

·         Power Imbalance: Iran’s Gains, Saudi’s Challenges 

·         President Hadi's Resignation: Dangers and Alternatives 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Dispersed But Not Degraded: Iranian Universities And The Regime's Nuclear Weaponization Activities 

Amnesty International

·         Benghazi’s Descent into Chaos: Abductions, Summary Killings and Other Abuses 

Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies

·         Russian Diplomatic Maneuvers: Image Make-Over, Eleventh- Hour Recuperation of an Ally 

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         IAE 15-01W A New Strategic Framework: Development as an Instrument of American Power 

Asian Development Bank

·         Operationalizing Economic Corridors in Central Asia: A Case Study of the Almaty-Bishkek Corridor 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Operations Research and the United States Army: A 75th Anniversary Perspective 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         France's Deep Identity Crisis 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         China’s Emergence as a Middle Eastern Power and Israel’s Opportunity 

·         The New Greek Government: Israel has Reason for Concern 

·         Saudi Succession: The Sudayris Return 

Brennan Center for Justice

·         Strengthening Intelligence Oversight 

Brookings

·         Freedom from Official Corruption as a Human Right 

·         India-U.S. Relations in 16 Charts and Graphics 

·         Integrating Religious Engagement into Diplomacy: Challenges & Opportunities 

·         Israel and the Changing Middle East 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Emotional Intelligence for EU Democracy 

·         Simmering Unrest and Succession Challenges in Oman 

·         Unity in Difference: Overcoming the U.S.-India Divide 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         China's Tailored Coercion and Its Rivals' Actions and Responses: What the Numbers Tell Us 

·         Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization: A Primer 

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

·         Preparing for Carbon Pricing: Case Studies from Company Experience: Royal Dutch Shell, Rio Tinto, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

Center for Global Development

·         Focus on Country Ownership: MCC’s Model in Practice 

·         Focus on Policy Performance: MCC’s Model in Practice 

·         Focus on Results: MCC’s Model in Practice 

·         How China and the United States Can Come to Terms on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 

·         An Overview of the Millennium Challenge Corporation 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Could Obama Increase Immigration By Not Counting Family Against Visa Caps? 

Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS)

·         CIP Report January 2015, v. 14, no. 6 

o    Resilience

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         The Quality-Volume Relationship 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Background to Nigeria’s 2015 Elections 

·         FYSA: For Your Situational Awareness, January 2015, no. 15 

·         Global Economics Monthly: A Deeper Assessment of China's 2014 Growth 

·         Issues and Insights, v. 15, no. 2 - Institutionalizing Nonproliferation Cooperation with Myanmar 

·         Key Considerations in Youth Workforce Development 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, January 15 - January 28, 2015, v. 3, no.  2 

·         Middle East Notes and Comment: The Other Side of Low Oil Prices 

·         New Perspectives in Foreign Policy, v. 8, Winter 2015 

o    The rise of Euroskeptic parties across the European Union

o    How the global health security infrastructure has coped with the challenge of Ebola

o    The environmental impact of tensions in the South China Sea

o    An evaluation of Russia's recent natural gas deal with China

·         Pacific Partners Outlook: Australia and the United States: Sharing Lessons in the Fight against Domestic Extremism 

·         PacNet #9 - EU-China Relations: Rhetoric v. (A Very Different) Reality 

·         PacNet #8 - Womenomics: Solution for Japan’s Decline? 

·         PacNet #7 - A ‘PLA-N’ for Chinese maritime bases in the Indian Ocean 

·         Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. Policy Options 

·         Sequestration Plus One: Early Indicators of the Federal Contracting Environment in the Era of Sequestration 

Centre for European Policy Studies

·         Rule of Law Challenges in the Field of European Border Surveillance in the Mediterranean 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         After Paris: What’s Next for the EU’s Counter-terrorism Policy? 

·         Genetically Modified Crops: Time to Move on from Theological Dispute 

·         The Implications of Syriza’s Victory 

Centre for International and Strategic Analysis (SISA)

·         Fixing Afghanistan. The Graveyard of Modernizers 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Frameworks for Sovereign Debt Restructuring 

·         Sustainable Northern Development: The Case For An Arctic Development Bank 

·         When Central Banks Surprise: Why It Is Important and What Policy Makers Need to Do about It 

Chatham House

·         Internationalism or Isolationism? The Chatham House–YouGov Survey 

College of Europe

·         Civilian Power Europe in the Arctic: How Far Can the European Union Go North?  

Combat Studies Institute Press

·         Allies of a Kind: Canadian Army-US Army Relations and the Korean War, 1950-1953 

·         Art of War Papers: The United States and the British Commonwealth in Korea, 1950-1953: A Critical Study of the Origins of Joint Publication 3-16, Multinational Operations [potential issue with the link] 

·         Strike Force: Mission Command Case Study for iPhone 

Congress. House. Budget Committee

·         The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         The Evolution of Terrorist Propaganda: The Paris Attack and Social Media  

·         Iran Nuclear Negotiations After the Second Extension: Where Are They Going? 

·         Nigeria on the Brink? 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         The Expanding Cyber Threat 

·         Supercomputing and American Technology Leadership 

·         Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Development 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Rebuilding After the Storm: Lessening Impacts and Speedy Recovery 

Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee

·         A Review of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Global Challenges and U.S. National Security Strategy [January 27th]   

·         Global Challenges and the U.S. National Strategy [January 29th] 

·         Impact of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and Sequestration on National Security 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Protecting America from Cyber Attacks: The Importance of Information Sharing 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025 

·         The Economic Outlook for 2015 to 2025 in 17Slides 

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Governing Uranium in India 

·         Towards a 'Global Political Ethnography' 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Moves Data to the Cloud to Lower Costs,Improve Security 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-067 Assessment of U.S. and Coalition Efforts to Develop the Logistics and Maintenance Sustainment Capability of the Afghan National Police 

·         DODIG-2015-073 Independent Auditor’s Report on the FY 2014 DoD Detailed Accounting Report of the Funds Obligated for National Drug Control Program Activities  

·         DODIG-2015-074 Independent Auditor’s Report on the FY 2014 DoD Performance Summary Report of the Funds Obligated for National Drug Control Program Activities  

·         DODIG-2015-075  Controls Over the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program Payment Process Need Improvement 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         DHS 2015: The Secretary’s Progress Report 

·         Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) for First Responders, National Strategy Summit: Recommended Principles and Actions 

Department of State

·         Expanding Counterterrorism Partnerships: U.S.Efforts to Tackle the Evolving Terrorist Threat 

·         Perspectives on the Strategic Necessity of Iran Sanctions 

·         Remarks at the Institute of Security and International Studies 

·         Remarks at the White House Forum on Combatting Human Trafficking in Supply Chains 

Department of the Navy

·         OPNAV 5510.165 - Navy Insider Threat Program 

East-West Center

·         Powering Paradises: Recommendations for the Hawai‘i-Okinawa Clean Energy Initiative 

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Mapping and Explaining Attitudes Toward Political Islam Among Ordinary Citizens in The Middle East and North Africa 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Revisiting Energy Security in Turbulent Times 

·         A Single European Labour Market: Moving It Closer? 

·         Three Challenges for Tomorrow’s EU Migration Policy: Fairness, Mobility and Narratives 

Energy Information Agency (EIA)

·         Iraq Country Analysis Brief - January 2015 

·         Japan Country Analysis Brief - January 2015 

·         Monthly Energy Review, January 2015 

Enough Project

·         Poachers Without Borders 

·         Interactive Microsite, Elephant Poaching in Garamba National Park 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Cyber Jihadists and Their Web 

·         Hybrid Tactics: Neither New Nor Only Russian 

·         State-Sponsored Hackers: Hybrid Armies? 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 

·         The Islamic State Through the Regional Lens 

·         Surveillance, Privacy, and Security: Europe’s Confused Response to Snowden 

European Parliament

·         Ten Technologies Which Could Change Our Lives: Potential Impacts and Policy Implications 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Europe’s Energy Security – is the Energy Union the Answer? 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Race for Drones 

·         Ukraine: The Violent Contraries 

Freedom House

·         Freedom in the World 2015 

·         The Politburo’s Predicament: Confronting the Limitations of Chinese Communist Party Repression 

FRIDE

·         A Broken Region: Evaluating EU Policies in the South Caucasus 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Time for Realism: The Need to Refocus Turkish-Western Cooperation 

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

·         Armed Non-State Actors: Current Trends & Future Challenges 

·         Democratic Governance Challenges of Cyber Security 

·         On Cyberwarfare 

·         Private Military & Security Companies: Future Challenges in Security Governance 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Defense Health Care: Additional Information Needed about Mental Health Provider Staffing Needs. GAO-15-184   

·         Defense Logistics: DOD Has a Strategy and Has Taken Steps to Improve Its Asset Visibility, but Further Actions Are Needed. GAO-15-148 

·         Depot Maintenance: Status of the Public-Private Partnership for Repair of the Dual-Mode Transmitter in the F-16 Fire-Control Radar. GAO-15-249R 

·         DOD Acquisitions: Opportunities May Exist to Increase Utility of Nondevelopmental Items Pilot Program. GAO-15-285 

·         Federal Workforce: OPM and Agencies Need to Strengthen Efforts to Identify and Close Mission-Critical Skills Gaps. GAO-15-223  

·         Supply Chain Security: CBP Needs to Enhance Its Guidance and Oversight of High-Risk Maritime Cargo Shipments. GAO-15-294 

Heritage Foundation

·         Congress Should Refocus DHS on Crucial Cybersecurity Reforms 

·         Congressional Oversight Needed as Obama Administration Moves to Remove Cuba from State Sponsors of Terrorism List 

·         Lessons for Conservatives: From Goldwater to the Tea Party 

·         Net Neutrality: Internet Regulation Debate Far from Over 

·         A Proposal for the FY 2016 Defense Budget 

·         Reforming DHS—Missed Opportunity Calls for Congress to Intervene 

·         Respecting the Limits of Antitrust: The Roberts Court Versus the Enforcement Agencies 

·         Unions Charge Higher Dues and Pay Their Officers Larger Salaries in Non–Right-to-Work States 

Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC)

·         HDIAC Journal, v. 1, no. 2,January 2015 

o    United States/Mexico Border Control

o    Saving America, One Cow at a Time

o    Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) - Collaborative Partnerships

o    Cultural Diplomacy in Cultural Studies: The Monuments Men and Women at the U.S. Department of State Saving Syrian Culture

Human Rights Watch

·         World Report 2015: Events of 2014  

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, January 26, 2015 

o    Trading White Hats for Blue Ones? China Sends an Infantry Battalion to South Sudan

o    African Hydropolitics—Ethiopia's Other Dam

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         The PLA and Student Recruits: Reforming China’s Conscription System 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         South African Economic Diplomacy: Engaging the Private Sector and Parastatals 

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         Becoming Mulan? Female Western Migrants to ISIS 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    January 24-26,2015 

o    January 27-28,2015 

o    January 29-30,2015 

·         Maliki Attempts to Re-enter Iraq's Security Sphere 

·         Syria Situation Report: January 20-26, 2015  

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India-US Relations: Modi and Obama Begin a New Chapter 

International Crisis Group

·         Burkina Faso: Nine Months to Complete the Transition 

·         Sudan and South Sudan's Merging Conflicts 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Central Counterparties: Addressing their Too Important to Fail Nature 

·         Global Liquidity, House Prices, and the Macroeconomy: Evidence from Advanced and Emerging Economies 

·         Identifying Constraints to Financial Inclusion and Their Impact on GDP and Inequality: A Structural Framework for Policy 

·         IMF Lending and Banking Crises 

·         A World Trade Leading Index (WTLI) 

Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)

·         Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Trade Liberalization Policies in Pakistan 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Analysis of Recent DPRK-PRC Relations and Prospects for 2015 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2014 [updated January 28, 2015] 

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated January 31, 2015] 

·         Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data [updated January 30, 2015] 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Mentoring Practices in Europe and North America—Strategies for Improving Immigrants' Employment Outcomes 

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission

·         Report of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission: Final Report   

Munich Security Conference Foundation

·         Munich Security Report 2015 "Collapsing Order, Reluctant Guardians? 

Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)

·         Scoring Sharia Compliance of Muslim Governments - Human Rights Report Card for Algeria 

National Academies Press

·         Aligning the Governance Structure of the NNSA Laboratories to Meet 21st Century National Security Challenges 

·         Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop 

·         A Review of the U.S. Navy Cyber Defense Capabilities:   Abbreviated Version of a Classified Report 

·         Sea Change:  2015-2025 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences 

National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)

·         Emergency Medical Services Domestic Preparedness Improvement Strategy 

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

·         Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States: Preliminary Findings 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

·         Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, 2015  

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Arab Christians, IDF Service and the Israeli Ultra-nationalist Right 

·         Political Parties and the Social Contract in Fragile States  

Observer Research Foundation

·         Capital Flows in the Quantitative Easing Era: Building Resilience in Emerging Economies 

·         Solving India’s Nuclear Liability Conundrum 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         ICD 204 - National Intelligence Priorities Framework 

·         ICPG 710.2/403.5 - Application for Dissemination Controls: Foreign Disclosure and Release Markings 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Police Governance and Operational Autonomy in England and Wales: Accompanying paper for 'Police, Politics, and the People of Pakistan’ 

·         Police, Politics, and the People of Pakistan 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Designing Mandates and Capabilities for Future Peace Operations [video & report] 

·         Peace and Stability Journal, January 2105, v. 5, no. 2 

o    Building Defense Training and Education Institutions in Africa

o    Prospects and Challenges for Eastern African Standby Force

o    Comments on SIGAR's October 30, 2014

o    Top Ten Lessons from the Afghanistan War

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Service Sector Reform in China 

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Technology

·         Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society 

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

·         After Charlie Hebdo, Balancing Press Freedom and Respect for Religion 

Project  on Middle east Political Science

·         Islamist Politics in the Shadow of the Islamic State Memos 

Rand

·         China's Great Leap Outward: Hard and Soft Dimensions of a Rising Power 

·         Developing Robust Strategies for Climate Change and Other Risks: A Water Utility Framework 

·         Enhanced Army Airborne Forces: A New Joint Operational Capability 

·         Public Perception of Security and Privacy:Results of the comprehensive analysis of PACT's pan-European Survey 

·         Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S.Coercive Options 

·         Understanding the Factors that Matter in the Implementation of Bolsa Família: Using an Analysis of Federal Datasets to Look Inside the Programme's 'Black Box'  

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Amateurism: The New Terrorist Strategy 

·         Global Arms Industry in 2030 

·         New Trends in Chinese Foreign Policy 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Four No Fail Traits of Exceptional Bosses 

·         The Third Offset Strategy in Historical Context 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         26th Quarterly Report to Congress, January 2015 

Stanley Foundation

·         Strengthening International Nuclear Security Cooperation 

Stimson Center

·         Reconciling Security Sector Reform And The Protection Of Civilians In Peacekeeping Contexts 

Strategic & Defense Studies Centre

·         The A Word: An Accomodationist Strategy for US-China Relations 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Do Fewer Resources Mean Less Influence? A Comparative Historical Case Study of Military Influence in a Time of Austerity 

Study of Chinese Military Affairs

·         Red China’s “Capitalist Bomb”: Inside the Chinese Neutron Bomb Program 

Transworld

·         Competitive Interdependence: Transatlantic Relations and Global Economic Governance 

·         The EU and the US in the Politics of Global Climate Change Governance: Avoiding the Crucial Questions 

·         Europe, the United States and Global Human Rights Governance: The Responsibility to Protect in Libya and Syria 

·         Global Governance: Promise, Patterns, Prospects 

·         Transatlantic Partners and the Rising Powers on Global Governance in Human Rights   

·         Transatlantic Relations and Security Governance 

UK Ministry of Defence

·         Defence Reform: Report Into the Structure and Management of the Ministry of Defence 

U.S.-China Security and Economic Review Commission

·         China’s First Airstrip in the Spratly Islands Likely at Fiery Cross Reef 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Conflict Dynamics in Sindh 

·         Participatory and Inclusive Constitution-Making: Giving Voice to the Demands of Citizens in the Wake of the Arab Spring  

·         Religion and Conflict in Nigeria: Countdown to the 2015 Elections 

US Marine Corps (USMC)

·         36th Commandant's Planning Guidance, 2015 

University of Pennsylvania, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program

·         2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Expanding Counterterrorism Partnerships: U.S.Efforts to Tackle the Evolving Terrorist Threat 

·         Hezbollah's Limited Options After Israeli Strike 

·         Imad Mughniyeh and Hezbollah's Shadow War: A Washington Institute Backgrounder 

·         Iran Adapts to Sanctions in the Absence of New Measures 

·         The Long Haul: Rebooting U.S. Security Cooperation in Iraq 

·         A Nuclear Deal with Iran: The Impact on Oil and Natural Gas Trends 

·         Princely Personalities Sidelined in Saudi Arabia 

·         Reports from across the Green Line: Politics and Policy in Israel and the West Bank 

·         Riyadh Rendezvous: Obama to Meet with New Saudi King 

·         'Uncoordinated Deconfliction' in Syria: A Recipe to Contain, Not Defeat, ISIS 

·         A War Like No Other: Israel vs. Hezbollah in2015 

·         What to Expect from Syria Peace Talks in Moscow 

Watson Institute

·         Impact of Drone Strikes in Pakistan 

White House

·         Remarks by the President at Farewell Tribute in Honor of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel 

·         Remarks by President Obama at U.S.-India Business Council Summit 

·         Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of India 

Wilson Center

·         Bandar Out- Mohammed bin Nayef: Washington’s New Favorite Saudi Prince 

·         Egypt’s Fight Against FGM: Is There Hope After All? 

·         Kennan Cable No.4: What’s Next For Donbas? 

·         A Mexican Utopia: The Rule of Law is Possible 

·         Saudi King Abdullah: An Assessment 

World Bank

·         East Asia's Changing Urban Landscape: Measuring a Decade of Spatial Growth 

World Economic Forum (WEF)

·         Global Risks Report 2015