Friday's Miscellany 03-20-2015

38 North

·         The Last Word 

Action on Armed Violence

·         Air Power in Afghanistan: How NATO Changed the Rules, 2008-2014 

·         Material Harm: A Review of IED Components and Measures to Prevent their Spread 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         The A TO Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan2015 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Boko Haram’s Use of Female Suicide Bombing in Nigeria 

·         Who Will Succeed Khamenei and How? 

Amnesty International

·         Al-Raqqa Under Attack: Syrian Air Force Strikes Against Civilians 

Army War College

·         Parameters, Winter2014-15, v. 44, no. 4 

o    Considering Why We Lost

o    China's Strategic Moves and Counter-Moves

o    China's "Power Projection" Capabilities

o    China's Concept of Military Strategy

o    China's Military Mercantilism

o    Defeating the Islamic State: Commentary on a Core Strategy

o    Defeating the Islamic State: A Financial-Military Strategy

o    Gaza 2014: Israel's Attrition vs Hamas' Exhaustion

o    Gaza 2014: Hamas' Strategic Calculus

o    The US Army's Domestic Strategy 1945-1965

o    Battlefield Euthanasia: Should Mercy-Killings Be Allowed?

o    American "Declinism": A Review of Recent Literature

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         IAE 15-02W U.S. Military Sustainment Assistance Following North Korean Regime Collapse 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Strategic Landpower in the 21st Century: A Conceptual Framework 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Expanding Alliance: ANZUS Cooperation and Asia–Pacific Security 

·         Strike from the Air: The First 100 Days of the Campaign against ISIL

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Communicating Europe: is it Really that Complicated? 

·         "Operation Nemtsov": Disinformation, Confusion and Some Worrying Hypotheses 

·         Opposition to Fracking Fuels a Wider Debate 

·         Tunisia: The EU Must Put its Money Where Its Mouth Is 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Resetting the Mideast Peace Process 

·         Security Challenges of the New Israeli Government 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Debt Limit Analysis (briefing) 

·         Fragile or Favored? Prospects for Turkey’s Economy in 2015 

Brookings

·         Better than You Think: Reframing Inter-American Relations 

·         European Foreign Policy: In Search of a German Galileo 

·         Financing African Infrastructure: Can the World Deliver? 

·         Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service 

·         Israel and the Changing Middle East 

·         Turn a Light On: Electricity Sector Reform in Iraq 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Missed Opportunity: The Politics of Police Reform in Egypt and Tunisia 

Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Money, Finance and the Real Economy: What Went Wrong? 

Center for Global Development

·         Bringing U.S. Development Finance into the21st Century: Proposal for a Self-Sustaining, Full-Service USDFC 

·         Measuring Think Tank Performance: Updated with 2014 Data 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Declining Fertility of Immigrants and Natives 

Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         On the Nature of the Internet 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Preserving the Rules: Countering Coercion in Maritime Asia 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Security During Nigeria’s 2015 National Elections 

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan at Transition 

·         America’s Strategic Dilemma: A Revisionist Russia in a Complex World 

·         PacNet #18 - Community Building: ASEAN’s Millstone? 

·         PacNet #17 - ASEAN Integration Remains an Illusion 

·         A Stronger Partnership: Recommendations for U.S.-ROK Civil Nuclear Cooperation and the 123 Negotiations 

Centre for European Reform

·         Frozen: The Politics and Economics of Sanctions Against Russia 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         The Global Liquidity Safety Net:Institutional Cooperation on Precautionary Facilities and Central Bank Swaps 

·         Understanding Digital Intelligence and the Norms That Might Govern It 

Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

·         Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2015, v. 16, no. 4 

o    Geological-reasoning training as preparation for the “thinking warfighter” in the next-generation military

o    An Awkward Tango: Pairing Traditional Military Planning to Design and Why It Currently Fails to Work 

o    The Zionist Movement in Search of Grand Strategy      

Chatham House

·         Afghanistan: The 2014 Vote and the Troubled Future of Elections 

·         Afghanistan: The Path to Opportunity 

o    Timeline1979-2015 

·         The Role of the Nation-State in Addressing Global Challenges: Japan–UK Perspectives 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Between Liberal Peacebuilding and Elite Interests 

Combat Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, March 2015, v.8, no. 3  

o    Situating the Emergence of the Islamic State of Khorasan

o    The Province of Sinai: Why Bother with Palestine if You Can Be Part of the “Islamic State”?

o    Pledging Bay`a: A Benefit or Burden to the Islamic State?

o    What to Make of the Bay`a in North Africa?

o    A Biography of Boko Haram and the Bay`a to al-Baghdadi

o    Terrorist Affiliations in Context: A Typology of Terrorist Inter-Group Cooperation

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Fiscal Year 2016 Ground Force Modernization and Rotorcraft Modernization Programs 

·         Fiscal Year 2016 Missile Defense Hearing 

·         Special Operations Forces in an Uncertain Threat Environment: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for U.S.Special Operations Command 

·         Naval Cooperative Strategy 

·         The President’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force against ISIL and the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense 

·         Assuring Assured Access to Space  

·         The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Military Departments 

Congress. House. Budget Committee

·         A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Negotiations with Iran: Blocking or Paving Tehran’s Path to Nuclear Weapons? 

·         Iran and Hezbollah in the Western Hemisphere 

·         Does the President's FY 2016 Budget Request Address the Crises in the Middle East and North Africa? 

·         U.S. Election Support in Africa 

·         National Security Benefits of Trade Agreements with Asia and Europe 

·         The FY 2016 Budget Request: Assessing U.S.Foreign Assistance Effectiveness 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Agents of Opportunity: Responding to the Threat of Chemical Terrorism 

·         Unmanned Aerial System Threats: Exploring Security Implications and Mitigation Technologies 

·         Combating Terrorist Travel: Does the Visa Waiver Program Keep Our Nation Safe? 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         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-Part II 

·         Cybersecurity: The Evolving Nature of Cyber Threats Facing the Private Sector 

·         The Fiscal Costs of the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Roundtable on the Rising Costs of Disasters 

·         Naval Cooperative Strategy 

               

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Air Force Force Structure and Modernization 

·         U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Transportation Command, and U.S. Cyber Command 

·         The Postures of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force 

·         Navy Shipbuilding Programs 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Seven Months Later: Progress and Setbacks 

·         Deepening Political and Economic Crisis in Venezuela: Implications for U.S. Interests and the Western Hemisphere 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Examining Federal Rulemaking Challenges and Areas of Improvement within the Existing Regulatory Process 

·         Securing the Southwest Border: Perspectives from Beyond the Beltway 

·         Examining Federal Improper Payments and Errors in the Death Master File 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Immigration Reforms Needed to Protect Skilled American Workers 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on the Budget and Economic Outlook for 2015 to 2025 Conducted by the House Committee on the Budget 

·         Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program—March 2015 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) 

·         The Russian Military 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Directive 5240.02, Counterintelligence (CI), March 17, 2015 

·         Program Acquisition Cost Summary (Dollars in Millions) 2013 

·         Program Acquisition Cost Summary (Dollars in Millions) 2014 

Department of Defense Comptroller

·         National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2016 (Green Book) 

Department of Homeland Security  Inspector General

·         OIG 15-45 Allegation of Granting Expedited Screening through TSA PreCheck Improperly (Redacted) 

Department of State

·         2015 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 

o    v. 1 - Drug and Chemical Control 

o    v. 2 - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes 

·         Google+ Hangout: Beyond Government &Traditional Reporting: Documenting Human Rights 

East Asia Institute

·         Policy Recommendation for South Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy: Cyber Security 

East-West Center

·         Afghan Narcotrafficking: Post-2014 Scenarios

·         Anchors and Antidotes: The Japan-Australia Strategic Partnership 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Angola Country Analysis Brief - March 2015 

·         Ecuador Country Analysis Brief - March 2015 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Algeria’s Army: On Jihadist Alert 

·         Bosnia and Herzegovina: Back on an EU Track? 

·         Russia’s Info-war: The Home Front 

European Parliament

·         Impact of the Crisis on Fundamental Rights across Member States of the EU: Comparative Analysis 

·         The International Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da'esh (the 'Islamic State') 

·         NGOs and Money Laundering; Adapting EU Rules to Engage NGOs Better 

·         Russian Economy: Will Russia Ever Catch Up? 

·         Ukraine after Minsk II: The Next Level: Hybrid Responses to Hybrid Threats? 

·         Understanding the Rise of ISIL/Da’esh 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Growth for Europe - Is the Juncker Plan the Answer? 

·         Progress on the 'Juncker Plan' Continues -but are Member States Behind It? 

·         The Energy Union: What is in a Name? 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Geopolitics, Con and Pro 

·         Russia, Iran, and the (Increasingly) Lonely Superpower 

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         Why Should Humanitarian NGOs Avoid Calling for Military Interventions? 

FRIDE

·         Seeking Stability: Israel's Approach to the Middle East and North Africa 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Regional Linkages and Global Policy Alignment: The Case of China–Southeast Asia Relations 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Islam in Tajikistan 

·         Japan’s Security Policy: A Shift in Direction under Abe? 

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Tracking Progress: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism in East Africa and the Greater Horn of Africa 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Criminal History Records: Additional Actions Could Enhance the Completeness of Records Used For Employment-Related Background Checks. GAO-15-162 

·         DOE Facilities: Better Prioritization and Life Cycle Cost Analysis Would Improve Disposition Planning. GAO-15-272 

·         Geospatial Data: Progress Needed on Identifying Expenditures, Building and Utilizing a Data Infrastructure, and Reducing Duplicative Efforts. GAO-15-193 

·         Homeland Security Acquisitions: DHS Should Better Define Oversight Roles and Improve Program Reporting to Congress. GAO-15-292 

·         Improper Payments: Government-Wide Estimates and Use of Death Data to Help Prevent Payments to Deceased Individuals. GAO-15-482T [testimony] 

·         Military Base Realignments and Closures: Process for Reusing Property for Homeless Assistance Needs Improvements. GAO-15-274 

·         Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Address Sexual Assaults of Male Servicemembers. GAO-15-284 

·         Municipalities in Fiscal Crisis: Federal Agencies Monitored Grants and Assisted Grantees, but More Could Be Done to Share Lessons Learned. GAO-15-222 

·         Operational Contract Support: Actions Needed to Enhance the Collection, Integration, and Sharing of Lessons Learned. GAO-15-243 

·         Security Clearances: Additional Mechanisms May Aid Federal Tax-Debt Detection. GAO-15-467T [testimony] 

Heritage Foundation

·         10 Objectives for the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act 

·         Financial Market Utilities: One More Dangerous Concept in Dodd–Frank 

·         The U.S. Needs to Respond to North Korea’s Latest Cyber Attack 

Human Rights Watch

·         After Liberation Came Destruction: Iraqi Militias and the Aftermath of Amerli 

·         “He Didn’t Have to Die”: Indiscriminate Attacks by Opposition Groups in Syria 

Institute for Economics and Peace

·         2015 Mexico Peace Index 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 67 

·         Reviewing Options for Peace in South Sudan 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    March 18-20,2015 

o    March 13-18,2015 

·         Syria Situation Report: March 9 - 17, 2015 

·         The Taliban Resurgent: Threats to Afghanistan’s Security 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: March 19, 2015 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Future of Knowledge Sharing in a Digital Age: Exploring Impacts and Policy Implications for Development 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Identity, Interests and Indian Foreign Policy 

·         Modi and the Indian Ocean: Restoring India’s Sphere of Influence 

·         New Neighbourliness in India-Sri Lanka Ties 

International Crisis Group

·         Security Sector Reform in Guinea-Bissau: An Opportunity Not to Be Missed 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Central Banking in Latin America: From the Gold Standard to the Golden Years 

·         Estimating Potential Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia 

·         The Flexible System of Global Models – FSGM 

·         The Role of Bank Capital in Bank Holding Companies’ Decisions 

·         Soft Power and Exchange Rate Volatility 

·         A Stock-Flow Accounting Model of the Labor Market: An Application to Israel 

·         What Can Boost Female Labor Force Participation in Asia? 

·         Women Workers in India: Why So Few Among So Many? 

·         The Use and Effectiveness of Macroprudential Policies: New Evidence 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Healing or Harming? United Nations Peacekeeping and Health 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, March 19,2015, v. 15, no. 6 

o    NPC Meeting Touts New Silk Road as New Driver for Economic Growth

o    Mission Mostly Accomplished: China’s Energy Trade and Investment Along the Silk Road Economic Belt

o    The Maritime Silk Road and the PLA: Part One

o    Future Scenarios on the New Silk Road: Security, Strategy and the SCO

o    Xi’s Bold Foreign Policy Agenda: Beijing’s Pursuit of Global Influence and the Growing Risk of Sino-U.S. Rivalry

·         Terrorism Monitor, March 20, 2015, v. 13, no. 6 

o    The Islamic State Threat in Central Asia: Reality or Spin?

o    Islamic State Develops New Strategies to Destabilize the KRG

o    The Ongoing Unrest in Libya and the Hyped Threat Posed by Islamic State

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2015 [updated March 19, 2015] 

National Academies Press

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

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

·         Reliability Growth:   Enhancing Defense System Reliability 

National Security Archive

·         The CIA and Signals Intelligence: Formerly Top-Secret Multi-Volume History Details Spy Agency’s Conflicts with NSA and Military over SIGINT Role 

NATO Defense College

·         Conference Report: "Missile Defense: State of Play and Future Evolution" 

Nautilus Institute

·         A Comprehensive Agreement for Security in Northeast Asia 

Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders

·         Silencing the Messenger: 2014 Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Center

·         The Implications of the Swedish-Saudi Arabian Clash for the U.S. and Europe 

·         Turkey as a Humanitarian Actor: The Critical Cases of Somalia and Syria 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Changing Contours of Regionalism and Multilateralism in a Globalized World 

Overseas Development Institute

·         Patterns of Progress on the Millennium Development Goals and Implications for Target Setting Post-2015 

Oxfam

·         Failing Syria: Assessing the Impact of UN Security Council Resolutions in Protecting and Assisting Civilians in Syria 

·         Redeveloping Disaster Risk Reduction 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Monitor on Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan: February 01 to 28, 2015 

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Internet Seen as Positive Influence on Education but Negative on Morality in Emerging and Developing Nations 

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Tech

·         Americans’ Privacy Strategies Post-Snowden 

Philippine National Police

·         Board of Inquiry: The Mamasapano Report 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         The Black Box of European Legislation: The Motivation (or Lack of It) behind Transparency in EU Policymaking 

·         Governance of the Free Movement of EU Citizens: Weathering the Storm of Politicisation 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Can Financial Stability be Maintained in Developing Countries After the Global Crisis?: The Role of External Financial Shocks 

Project on the Middle East Political Science

·         Islamism in the IS Age  

Rand

·         Containing Middle East Terror: Measures to Reduce the Threat Posed By Foreign Fighters Returning from Syria and Iraq 

·         Enhancing the Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of International Pilot Training (IPT) Within the U.S. Air Force: Is It Worth It? 

·         Higher Education Benefits for Post-9/11Military Service Members and Veterans 

·         A Review of Research on Problematic Internet Use and Well-Being: With Recommendations for the U.S. Air Force 

·         Training Cyber Warriors: What Can Be Learned from Defense Language Training? 

·         Visions of Law Enforcement Technology in the Period 2024-2034: Report of the Law Enforcement Futuring Workshop 

Refugees International

·         South Sudan: A Nation Uprooted 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Chinese Economic Diplomacy: New Initiatives 

·         Crowdsourcing for National Security 

·         Economic Policy Reforms in South Asia: An Overview and the Remaining Agenda 

·         The French Strategy in the Indian Ocean and the Potential for Indo-French Cooperation 

Small Arms Survey

·         Behind the Curve: New Technologies, New Control Challenges 

·         Reducing Illicit Arms Flows and the New Development Agenda 

Small Wars Journal

·         ISIS For The Common Man 

·         Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #23: Firefights Below the Border—Cartel del Golfo (CDG) Ciclones vs. Metros 

Stanley Foundation

·         A New Multilateralism for Atrocities Prevention: A Global Fund and Development Agenda Advancing Rule of Law 

Syrian Center for Policy Research

·         Syria: Alienation and Violence 

United Kingdom Parliament

·         Fourth Report on the Operation of the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Act 2010 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Economic Ties with ASEAN: A Country-by-Country Analysis 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         U.N. Peacekeeping in the Sahel: Overcoming New Challenges 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         How a UN Resolution Can Generate Confidence in an Iran Nuclear Deal 

·         Netanyahu Suddenly Faces Uphill Electoral Battle 

·         Nuclear Iran: A Glossary 

·         Syrian Regime Military Operations Against ISIS 

·         Turkey and the KRG: An Undeclared Economic Commonwealth 

World Economic Forum

·         Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2015