Friday's Miscellany 02-27-2015

AEI Critical Threat

·         2015 Yemen Crisis Situation Report 

·         Yemen Order of Battle 

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Spring 2015, v. 9, no. 1 

o    Minuteman for the Joint Fight

o    Busting Myths about Nuclear Deterrence

o    Applying Cost Imposition Strategies Against China

o    Deterring Malicious Behavior in Cyber Space

o    Remediating Space Debris:  Legal and Technical Barriers

o    Power and Predation in Cyberspace

o    Fear and Learning in Tehran:  What Recent Psychological Research Reveals about Nuclear Crises

Air University Press

·         An Approach toward an Asia-Pacific Strategy, 2012 to 2020 

·         Remotely Piloted Aircraft: An Integrated Domestic Disaster Relief Plan 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Risks of Egypt’s Military Intervention in Libya 

Amnesty International

·         State of the World 2014/2015: The State of the World’s Human Rights 

Army Combined Arms Center

·         Military Review, March/April 2015, v. 95, no. 2 

o    Continuity and Change: The Army Operating Concept and Clear Thinking About Future War

o    Perspectives in Tackling the Army’s Number One Priority

o    Can Trust Be Restored? [sexual harassment/assault]

o    Assignment: Special Assistant to the Commander

o    Women in Combat: The Question of Standards

o    Women in the Infantry: Understanding Issues of Physical Strength, Economics, and Small-Unit Cohesion

o    What the Female Engagement Team Experience Can Teach Us About the Future of Women in Combat

o    The Art of Command and the Science of Control: Brigade Mission Command in Garrison and Operations

o    Ethics, Combat, and a Soldier’s Decision to Kill

o    Force and Faith in the American Experience

o    The Ignorant Counterinsurgent: Rethinking the Traditional Teacher-Student Relationship in Conflicts

o    The Anbar Awakening in Context … and Why It Is so Hard to Replicate

o    Retaking a District Center: A Case Study in the Application of Village Stability Operations

o    Air-Sea Battle and the Danger of Fostering a Maginot Line Mentality

o    Killing From the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War

Australian Government

·         Review of Australia's Counter-Terrorism Machinery 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Economics Will Be the Test of Tunisian Exceptionalism 

·         European Central Bank Decision-Making –Reform, Old Commitments and New Realities Adoption of the Euro by Lithuania Changes the ECB’s Decision-Making Model 

·         Libya: Intervention, Indifference and Interference 

·         Spain and the European Union-Russia Conflict:The Impact of the Sanctions 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         A Problem of Nuclear Proportions 

·         The Struggle over the Iranian Nuclear Program: A Status Report 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Carbon Sequestration in the U.S. National Parks: A Value Beyond Visitation 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Measuring the Metrics: Grading the Government on Immigration Enforcement 

·         Restoring American Energy Innovation Leadership: Report Card, Challenges, and Opportunities 

Brookings

·         Agriculture and Rural Development for Inclusive Growth and Food Security in Morocco 

·         The Energy Island: Israel Deals with Its Natural Gas Discoveries 

·         Gaza Marine: Natural Gas Extraction in Tumultuous Times? 

·         The Politics of "Quietist" Salafism  

CATO  Institute

·         Political Assimilation of Immigrants and Their Descendants 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Avoiding Trivia: A Strategy for Sustainment and Fiscal Security 

Center for American Progress

·         Fear, Inc. 2.0: The Islamophobia Network’s Efforts to Manufacture Hate in America 

Center for Energy Governance and Security

·         Recent Changes in Arctic Resources Development and Its Implication [EGS Working paper 2015-2-2] 

Center for Global Development

·         Corruption and Averting AIDS Deaths 

·         Emerging Market Resilience to External Shocks: Today versus Pre–Global Crisis 

·         The Indonesia-Norway REDD+ Agreement: A Glass Half-Full 

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

·         CIP Report, February 2015, v. 14, no. 5 

o    Cybersecurity

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 26 February 2015, No. 163 

o    Russia’s Diversifying Energy Relations

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Africa’s New Energy Producers: Making the Most of Emerging Opportunities 

·         Delivering the Goods: Making the Most of North America’s Evolving Oil Infrastructure 

·         The FY2016 Defense Budget and US Strategy: Key Trends and Data Points 

·         FYSA: For Your Situational Awareness, February 2015, Issue 16 

o    Debating Use of Force Against ISIL

o    The 2015 National Security Strategy: Lots of Words, but Fails to Deliver

o    Tracking Defense Contracts by Budget Account

o    Overambitious in Afghanistan: The Tale of the Doorknob

·         Global Economics Monthly: Can Turkey Breathe New Life into the G20? 

·         The Iranian Sea-Air-Missile Threat to Gulf Shipping 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, February 12 - February 25, 2015, v. 3, no. 4  

·         Opportunities in Strengthening Trade Assistance 

·         PacNet#12A - US-Thailand relations steadily losing warmth? 

·         PacNet #13 - China’s Double Standard? Fighting Corruption at Home, Turning a Blind Eye Abroad 

·         Rocky Harbors: Taking Stock of the Middle East in 2015 

o    Seeking Harbors in the Storm 

·         Taiwan’s Marginalized Role in International Security 

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Turks in Favour of Cooperating with the European Union 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Commission’s Energy Union ‘Strategy’: A Rebranded Work Programme 

·         Reduced to Rouble? An Update on the Russian Economy 

·         State Aid for Energy: Climate Action is More Important than the Single Market 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Changing Global Financial Governance: International Financial Standards and Emerging Economies since the Global Financial Crisis 

·         The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone: Backgrounds, Developments and Preliminary Assessment of Initial Impacts 

·         The Influence of RMB Internationalization on the Chinese Economy: Theory and Policy 

Chatham House

·         Arms Trade Treaty and Human Security:Cross-cutting Benefits of Accession and Implementation   

·         The Arms Trade Treaty’s Interaction with Other Related Agreements 

·         Myanmar’s Troubled Path to Reform: Political Prospects in a Landmark Election Year 

·         Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria's Transition 

·         Responding to Foreign Affairs and Security Challenges in the EU's Neighbourhood 

·         Troubled Times: Stagnation, Sanctions and the Prospects for Economic Reform in Russia 

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Latinos Resemble Other Americans in Preferences for US Foreign Policy 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         From Violence to Politics? Transforming Non-conventional Armed Groups 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2016Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces 

·         Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Strategic Forces 

·         How is DOD responding to Emerging Security Challenges in Europe 

·         Information Technology Investments and Programs: Supporting Current Operations and Planning for the Future Threat Environment 

·         Outside Perspectives on the President’s Proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         The Uncertain Future of the Internet  

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Across the Other Pond: U.S. Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia Pacific 

·         Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget 

·         The President’s New Cuba Policy and U.S.National Security  

·         The Shame of Iranian Human Rights 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Assessing DHS’s Performance: Watchdog Recommendations to Improve Homeland Security 

·         Addressing Remaining Gaps in Federal, State,and Local Information Sharing 

·         Examining the President’s Cybersecurity Information Sharing Proposal 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         ISIL in America: Domestic Terror and Radicalization 

·         The Unconstitutionality of Obama's Executive Actions on Immigration 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Ensuring Government Transparency Through FOIA Reform 

·         Preventing Another MH370: Setting International Standards for Airline Flight Tracking 

·         A Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Policies and Procedures for the Apprehension, Detention, and Release of Non-Citizens Unlawfully Present in the United States 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Healthcare Recommendations of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission 

·         Worldwide Threat  

·         Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         The Fight Against ISIS: Building The Coalition And Ensuring Military Effectiveness 

·         Review of Resources, Priorities and Programs in the FY 2016 State Department Budget Request 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Improving the Efficiency, Effectiveness and Independence of Inspectors General 

·         Toward a 21st Century Regulatory System 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Human Trafficking in the United States: Protecting the Victims 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 

·         The U.S. Immigration Debate 

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on Talks to Re-Establish Diplomatic Relations With Cuba 

·         New Reward for Cyber Fugitive 

·         Remarks at a Security Council Debate on the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations 

·         Security Turbulences to World Order: Bringing our Humanity and Planet Back Into Balance 

·         What Keeps CEOs Up at Night and What Are Their Top Priorities? 

Dudley Knox Library

·         Lone Wolf Terrorism - A Brief Bibliography [Updated February 2015]  

·         Posse Comitatus/Sovereign Citizens: A Brief Bibliography [Updated January 8, 2015]  

East-West Center

·         The Conflict in Northern Myanmar: Another American Anti-China Conspiracy? 

·         Disaster and Climate Change Preparedness in American Sāmoa: A Handbook for Communities 

·         Disaster and Climate Change Preparedness in Maui: A Handbook for Communities 

Electronic Frontier Foundation

·         Defend Innovation: How to Fix Our Broken Patent System 

Energy Information Agency (EIA)

·         Nigeria Country Analysis Brief - February 2015 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Congolese Lessons for the Great Lakes 

·         Libya: Crude Implosion 

·         Libya: Law(s) and Disorder 

European Parliament

·         Debt Sustainability and Economic Convergence of Euro-Area Member States: Challenges and Solutions  

o    Version I 

o    Version II 

o    Version III 

o    Version IV 

·         Implementation of the European Citizens' Initiative: The Experience of the First Three Years  

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         FATF Action on Terrorist Finance 

·         Financing of the Terrorist Organisation Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         How to Prevail Against a Poisonous Ideology 

·         Russia’s Economy: Sanctions, Bailouts, and Austerity 

French Institute of International Relations

·         German-Russian Relations: Change of Paradigm versus ‘Business as Usual’ 

FRIDE

·         Morocco’s Religious Diplomacy in Africa 

·         Reviewing the EU’s Approach to Central Asia

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         SMARTer Indicators for Decent Work in a Post-2015 Development Agenda: A Discussion and a Proposal  

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Brazil after the 2014 Elections: A Bumpy Road Ahead 

·         Internet Freedom 2.1: Lessons from Asia’s Developing Democracies 

·         A Region Disunited? Central European Responses to the Russia-Ukraine Crisis 

·         The State of the Transatlantic World 2015 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Acquisition Reform: DOD Should Streamline Its Decision-Making Process for Weapon Systems to Reduce Inefficiencies. GAO-15-192 

·         African Growth and Opportunity Act: Lessons Learned from Other Countries' Trade Arrangements with Sub-Saharan Africa. GAO-15-393R 

·         Central America: Information on Migration of Unaccompanied Children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. GAO-15-362 

·         Defense Logistics: Improvements Needed to Accurately Assess the Performance of DOD's Materiel Distribution Pipeline. GAO-15-226 

·         Defense Major Automated Information Systems: Cost and Schedule Commitments Need to Be Established Earlier. GAO-15-282 

·         Department of Homeland Security: Progress Made, but More Work Remains in Strengthening Management Functions. GAO-15-388T [testimony]  

·         Drug-Impaired Driving: Additional Support Needed for Public Awareness Initiatives. GAO-15-293 

·         Disaster Relief: Agencies Need to Improve Policies and Procedures for Estimating Improper Payments. GAO-15-209      

·         Whistleblower Protection: Additional Actions Needed to Improve DOJ's Handling of FBI Retaliation Complaints. GAO-15-112 

Heritage Foundation

·         2015 Index of Military Strength 

·         Combating Human Trafficking in Asia Requires U.S. Leadership 

·         Eight Groups Harmed by the ACA’s Flawed Policies 

·         Export-Import Bank Impervious to Reform 

·         King v. Burwell: An Opportunity for Congress and the States to Clear Away Obamacare’s Failed Policies 

·         Six Issues the U.S. Should Not Concede to Cuba During Normalization Talks 

·         The U.S. Needs to Secure Maritime Ports by Securing Network Ports 

·         Time to Renew and Enhance the African Growth and Opportunity Act 

·         Who Is Working Less? 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Income Inequality and Violent Crime: Evidence from Mexico’s Drug War 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Future Directions in the DPRK’S Nuclear Weapons Program: Three Scenarios for 2020 

·         ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report 

·         Modifications at the Parchin Site: A Comprehensive Timeline; New Imagery Suggests Re-Asphalting 

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         Becoming Mulan?  Female Western Migrants to ISIS 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    February 26-27, 2015 

o    February 24-25, 2015 

o    February 20-23, 2015 

·         Syria Situation Report: February 17-23, 2015 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: February 27,  2015 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         A Brief Intertwining of the Two Bengals 

·         TRIPS and the Balance between Private Rights and Public Welfare: The Case of Pharmaceutical Sector 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         The Eastern Partnership, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Impact on the South Caucasus 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         Abortion and Reproductive Rights in Latin America: Implications for Democracy

International Crisis Group

·         Back from the Brink: Saving Ciudad Juárez 

·         Libya: Getting Geneva Right 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Are Foreign Banks a 'Safe Haven'? Evidence from Past Banking Crises 

·         Are Islamic Banks More Resilient during Financial Panics? 

·         ASEAN Financial Integration 

·         Asia’s Quest for Inclusive Growth Revisited 

·         Central and Commercial Bank Balance Sheet Risk Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis 

·         Financial Decisions and Investment Outcomes in Developing Countries: The Role of Institutions 

·         Interconnectedness, Systemic Crises and Recessions 

·         Investment in the Euro Area: Why Has It Been Weak? 

·         Is Banks’ Home Bias Good or Bad for Public Debt Sustainability? 

·         The Level of Productivity in Traded and Non-Traded Sectors for a Large Panel of Countries 

·         Made in Mexico: Energy Reform and Manufacturing Growth 

·         On the First-Round Effects of International Food Price Shocks: the Role of the Asset Market Structure 

·         Private Sector Deleveraging and Growth Following Busts 

·         The Sources of Business Cycles in a Low Income Country 

·         Uncertainty and Unemployment: The Effects of Aggregate and Sectoral Channels 

·         Value of WTO Trade Agreements in a New Keynesian Model 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Improving Human Rights in North Korea 

·         Law and Policy on Korean Unification: Analysis and Implications 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Supporting Immigrant Integration in Europe:What Role for Origin Countries' Subnational Authorities? 

National Academies Press

·         Opportunities for the Employment of Simulation in U.S. Air Force Training Environments:   A Workshop Report 

·         Ranking Vaccines:   Applications of a Prioritization Software Tool: Phase III: Use Case Studies and Data Framework 

·         Understanding the U.S. Illicit Tobacco Market:   Characteristics, Policy Context, and Lessons from International Experiences 

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

·         What is the State of Islamic Extremism: Key Trends, Challenges and Implications for U.S. Policy 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The 17th Symposium (FY 2014), November 5,2014  "New Trends in Peacekeeping:In Search for a New Direction" 

National Security Archive

·         The Merchant of Death's Account Book [Sarkis Soghanalian]  

NATO Defense College

·         NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force -Can the VJTF Give New élan to the NATO Response Force? 

·         Nuclear Arms Control: Implications from the Crisis in Ukraine 

·         What Mid-term Future for Putin’s Russia? 

Naval War College

·         Naval War College Review, Spring 2015, v. 68, no. 2 

o    The Law of Cyber Targeting

o    On Littoral Warfare

o    The Bulgarian Navy after the Cold War: Challenges of Building and Modernizing an Effective Navy

o    A Question of Estimates: How Faulty Intelligence Drove Scouting at the Battle of Midway

o    Revisiting the Navy's Moral Compass: Has Commanding Officer Conduct Improved?

o    Wanted: U.S. Navy Mine Warfare Champion

o    The American Constitutional Order

o    Is Strategy an Illusion?

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         The External Challenges of the EU: What Strategies? 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Transitional Justice for Rank-and-file Combatants in Colombia: Insights from Law no. 1424 

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

·         Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic 

Overseas Development Institute

·         Developmental Regimes in Africa Synthesis Report 

Oxfam

·         UK Doughnut: A Framework for Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         SOLLIMS Sampler, February 2015, v. 6, no. 1 

o    Security Sector Reform

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Japanese Investment in the United States: Superior Performance, Increasing Integration 

·         Toward a US-China Investment Treaty 

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities 

Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Democrats Have More Positive Image, But GOP Runs Even or Ahead on Key Issues 

·         Growing Support for Campaign Against ISIS –and Possible Use of U.S. Ground Troops 

·         Increased Public Support for the U.S. Arming Ukraine: More Still Oppose Than Favor the U.S. Sending Arms to Kiev   

Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)

·         The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State 

Rand

·         Assessing DHS's Performance: Watchdog Recommendations to Improve Homeland Security 

·         Connecting Veterans and Employers 

·         Crisis and Conflict Prevention Strategies: An International Comparison 

·         Federal Educational Assistance Programs Available to Service Members: Program Features and Recommendations for Improved Delivery 

·         Mitigating the Impact of Ebola in Potential Hot Zones: A Proof-of-Concept Approach to Help Decisionmakers Prepare for High-Risk Scenarios Outside Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone 

·         Predicting Active Duty Air Force Pilot Attrition Given an Anticipated Increase in Major Airline Pilot Hiring 

·         The Relationship Between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms and Career Outcomes of Army Enlisted Servicemembers 

·         Sustaining U.S. Leadership in the Asia-Pacific Region: Why a Strategy of Direct Defense Against Antiaccess and Area Denial Threats Is Desirable and Feasible 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Out of Reach? The Role of Community Policing in Preventing Terrorism in Canada 

·         Role of Finance in Defeating Al-Shabaab 

Small Wars Journal

·         Countering Convergence: “Central Authorities” and the Global Network to Combat Transnational Crime and Terrorism 

·         The ISIS Beheading Narrative 

·         Putin, Clausewitz, and Ukraine 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Non-interference Limits China’s Role in the Fight Against Islamic State 

·         Promoting Crisis Management in the East China Sea [series] 

·         Building Trust Between China and Japan: Lessons Learned from Bilateral Interactions in the East China Sea 

·         Confrontation and Cooperation in the East China Sea: Chinese Perspectives 

·         Crisis Management in the East China Sea 

·         The European Union’s Principled Neutrality on the East China Sea 

·         The Future Peace Operations Landscape: Voices from Stakeholders Around the Globe 

Transnational Institute (TNI)

·         Building Peace in Permanent War: Terrorist Listing & Conflict Transformation 

·         State of Power 2015: An Annual Anthology on Global Power and Resistance 

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

·         Update on the Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody: Accountability and Implementation of Presidential Decree 129 

·         Press release and links to the report in Dari 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Aid to Civil Society: A Movement Mindset 

·         Supporting Afghan Women in the 2014 Transition 

US-Korea Institute at  SAIS

·         North Korea Nuclear Futures Project:Technology and Strategy 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center 

·         Statement of Principles on Security Cooperation between the Governments of the United States and Mexico 

Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Renaissance of the West: How Europe and America Can Shape Up in Confronting Putin's Russia 

·         Ukraine After Minsk II: The Military Situation on the Ground 

Wilson Center

·         Warming Up a Cooling War: The CIAS and Other Global Anti-Communist Networks during the Era of Détente 

World Economic Forum

·         Strategic Infrastructure: Mitigation of Political & Regulatory Risk in Infrastructure Projects