Friday's Miscellany 05-01-2015

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·         The Great 2010 DPRK Nuclear Test Debate 

·         The Great 2010 DPRK Nuclear Test Debate Continues: Imagery Evidence Inconclusive 

Air Force STSC

·         CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering,  May/June 2015, v. 28, no. 3  

o    Software Engineering and the Persistent Pursuit of Software Quality

o    Enough Software Processes, Let’s Do Patterns!

o    The Impact of Contextual Factors on the Security of Code

o    Open Forum: What is a Software Engineer?

o    Is Software Engineering Really Engineering?

o    SISE: A Novel Approach to Individual Effort Estimation

o    The Effectiveness Formula

Air University

·         Air & Space Power Journal, May-June 2015, v. 29, no. 3 

o    Call to the Future: The New Air Force Strategic Framework

o    De Plein Fouet: Is Strategy Dead? De Plein Fouet: Is Strategy Dead?

o    Untethered Operations: Rapid Mobility and Forward Basing Are Keys to Airpower's Success in the Antiaccess/Area-Denial Environment

o    Strategic Reform: A Battle of Assumptions

o    Tribal Warfare: The Society of Modern Airmen

o    The Quest for a New Airpower Strategy: Systemic Paralysis and Systemic Empowerment

o    Airpower in Modern War

o    Aviation and Health: A Key Nexus for the US Air Force's Regional Security-Building Efforts

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Geopolitical Context of Operation Decisive Storm and GCC States’ Attitudes Toward It 

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

·         Reducing Vulnerability: A Transatlantic Approach to Energy Security 

American Enterprise Institute

·         China’s Demographics in the One Child Policy Era: Answered and Unanswered Questions 

Soldz, Stephen,  Steven Reisner, Nathaniel Raymond et. al.

·         All the President’s Psychologists: The American Psychological Association’s Secret Complicity with the White House and US Intelligence Community in Support of the CIA’s ”Enhanced” Interrogation Program 

Amnesty International

·         Must Try Harder: Ethnic Discrimination of Romani Children in Czech Schools 

Armament Research Services

·         Less-Lethal Arms & Munitions Documented In Ferguson, Missouri 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), April 2015, v. 22, no. 4 

o    Medical Surveillance Monthly Report: The first 20 years

o    Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014

o    Hospitalizations among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014

o    Ambulatory visits among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014

o    Surveillance snapshot: Illness and injury burdens among reserve component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014

o    Surveillance snapshot: Illness and injury burdens among U.S. military recruit trainees, 2014

o    Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries, non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 2014

Asian Development Bank

·         Potential and Prospects for Philanthropy in Implementing Post-2015 Development Goals 

·         Progress Report on Establishing a Regional Settlement Intermediary and Next Steps: Implementing Central Securities Depository–Real-Time Gross Settlement Linkages in ASEAN+3 

·         Understanding the Local Context: Fragility Assessment of Development Projects in Nepal 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Hard Pegs versus Intermediate Currency Arrangements in the Pacific 

·         Health and Home Ownership: Findings for the Case of Japan 

·         Housing Policies for Asia: A Theoretical Analysis by Use of a Demand and Supply Model 

Atlantic Council

·         Defeating the Jihadists in Syria: Competition before Confrontation 

·         Reimagining Pakistan’s Militia Policy 

·         Young Professionals Day 2015 Report 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Boko Haram: Whose Islamic State? 

·         Currency Manipulation & Trade Pacts 

·         Technology and Energy Reforms 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Americas: Full Backing for an Irreversible Historical Fact 

·         The Deepening China-Pakistan Friendship: Not All Fortune Cookies & Cakes? 

·         Rethinking Europe's Foreign Policy 

·         Talking to Adversaries: the US Opening to Cuba and Iran 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Economic Implications of Iran Sanctions Relief 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Hack and Frack North Korea: How Information Campaigns can Liberate the Hermit Kingdom 

·         IAEA Verification of Fissile Material in Support of Nuclear Disarmament 

·         Institutions and Policies for Managing Sovereign Wealth 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Turkey: An Increasingly Undependable Ally 

Brookings

·         Comparing Al Qaeda and ISIS: Different Goals, Different Targets [testimony] 

·         Embracing Interdependence: The Dynamics of China and the Middle East 

·         Faster, More Efficient Innovation Through Better Evidence on Real-world Safety and Effectiveness 

·         Improving Global Drug Policy: Comparative Perspectives and UNGASS 2016 

·         The Relationship Between Taxes and Growth at the State Level: New Evidence 

·         Strengthening Stability in Turbulent Times 

·         Where Have all the Reinventors Gone? How Government Reform Will Shape the 2016 Election 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Egypt’s Salafists at a Crossroads 

CATO Institute

·         Is the Government Buying Science or Support? A Framework Analysis of Federal Funding-induced Biases 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Indirect Cost Imposition Strategies in the South China Sea: U.S. Leadership and ASEAN Centrality 

Center for Immigration Studies

·         Immigrant Population to Hit Highest Percentage Ever in 8 Years 

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

·         CIP Report, April 2015,v.14, no. 7 

o    Transportation Sector

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         China's Emerging National Security Interests and Their Impact on the People's Liberation Army 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         American Strategy and Critical Changes in the U.S. “Energy Import Dependence" 

·         FYSA: For Your Situational Awareness, April 2015, Issue 18 

o    OCO--The New Budget Battleground

o    Toward A New Middle East Security Framework

o    Secretary Carter Wires in to Silicon Valley

o    Russia: A Different Version of the A2/AD Challenge

·         Military Spending and Arms Sales in the Gulf 

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

·         A Shaky Equilibrium in Ukraine 

Center for Terrorism and Security Studies

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, April 2015, v. 9, no. 2 

o    Sharia4: : From Confrontational Activism to Militancy

o    Behavioral Problems and Disorders among Radicals in Police Files

o    Jihadism, Narrow and Wide: The Dangers of Loose Use of an Important Term

o    Evolving Transnational Cinematic Perspectives of Terrorism

o    NATO's Role in Counter-Terrorism

o    Islamic State and al-Qaeda Competing for Hearts & Minds

o    Bibliography: Genocide (since 1980) Part 1

o    Counterterrorism Bookshelf: Nine Books on Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism-Related Subjects

o    Op-Ed: Challenging Jihadi Chains of Authorization (ijazat)

o    News from National/Regional TRI Networks of PhD Theses

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Do the UK's European Ties Damage Its Prosperity?  

·         Two cheers for Ukraine 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         The IMF as Just One Creditor: Who's in Charge When a Country Can't Pay? 

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Global Urban Challenges: The Role of Research Universities 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Defence Matters: More Urgent than Ever 

·         Europe’s Volatile Southern Neighbourhood 

Combating Terrorism Center

·         CTC Sentinel,  April 2015, v. 8, no. 4 

o    The Cult of the Offensive: The Islamic State on Defense

o    Chad: A Precarious Counterterrorism Partner

o    Ethnic Albanian Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria

o    Canadian Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria

o    A View From the CT Foxhole: An Interview with Tom Wheelock

o    Jamaat-ud Daawa: Into the Mainstreamv

Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

·         Arsenal of Terror: North Korea, State Sponsor of Terrorism 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Bangladesh’s Fracture: Political and Religious Extremism 

·         The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 

·         ISIS: Defining the Enemy 

·         Migration Crisis: Oversight of the Administration’s Proposed $1 Billion Request for Central America 

·         Progress and Challenges in the Western Balkans 

·         Regional Impact of U.S. Policy Towards Iraq and Syria 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Allegations of Special Access and Political Influence at the Department of Homeland Security 

·         A Review of Access Control Measures at Our Nation's Airports, Part II 

·         Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States 

               

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Birthright Citizenship: Is it the Right Policy for America?  

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Encryption Technology and Potential U.S. Policy Responses 

·         Examining the Export-Import Bank’s Mandates 

·         Flying Under the Radar: Securing Washington D.C. Airspace 

·         Following the Trail of U.S. Taxpayers’ Dollars Abroad: On-Budget Assistance in Afghanistan 

Congress. House. Science, Space, and Technology Committee

·         Innovations in Battery Storage for Renewable Energy 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Military Space Programs 

·         United States European Command Programs and Budget 

·         United States Security Policy in Europe 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         FAA Reauthorization: Aviation Safety and General Aviation 

·         Five Years After Deepwater Horizon: Improvements and Challenges in Prevention and Response 

·         Staying Afloat: Examining the Resources and Priorities of the U.S. Coast Guard 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Examining the Proper Role of Judicial Review in the Federal Regulatory Process 

·         The Homeland Security Department's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2016 

·         Securing the Border: Biometric Entry and Exit at our Ports of Entry 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Budgetary and Economic Outcomes Under Paths for Federal Revenues and Noninterest Spending Specified in the Conference Report on the 2016 Budget Resolution 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         China in Africa 

·         Fragile Nepal's Steep Challenges 

·         Remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Abe to Congress 

·         Yemen in Crisis 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2+2 Joint Statement: A Stronger Alliance fora Dynamic Security Environment 

·         Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military 

·         The Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation 

·         Secretary of Defense Memo: Initiatives to Address Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and Retaliation Associated with Reporting Crime, May 1, 2015 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-111 F-35 Engine Quality Assurance Inspection [redacted] 

Department of State

·         2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR)l Leading Through Civilian Power  

·         Briefing on the 2015 QDDR Report 

·         Strengthening the U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership for Human Rights and Lasting Peace  

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         South Africa Country Analysis Brief - April2015 

Enough Project

·         Congo's Conflict Gold Rush: Bringing Gold into the Legal Trade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo    

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         The European Union's External Action#CFSPbasics 

·         Partners from a Large Island: Australia and CSDP 

European Parliamentary Research Service

·         Analysis of Agenda Setting in the European Council, 2009-2014 

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

·         Russia’s Armed Forces: Reforms and Challenges 

European Policy Centre

·         Gazprom's Evolving Strategy in a New Commercial and Political Context: How Should the EU React? 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Thinking about Military History in an Age of Drones, Hackers, and IEDs 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs  (GIISA)

·         Balancing on the Brink: Lebanon, Tangled up in the Syrian war, Struggles to Maintain Its Stability 

·         Between Military Non-Alignment and Integration: Finland and Sweden in Search of a New Security Strategy 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         The Ebola Outbreak in Comparison: Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Faith, Freedom, and Foreign Policy:Challenges for the  Transatlantic Community 

Global ECCO

·         Combating Terrorism Exchange (CTX), May 2015, v. 5, no. 2 

o    SOF Joint Combined Exchange Training from a Host Nation’s Perspective

o    Turkey’s Fight to Shut Off the Flow of PKK Finances

o    The Movers and Shakers of the Lord’s Resistance Army

o    Hybrid Warfare Revisited

o    Report on the 2014 Special Operations Research Association Symposium

o    CTAP Interview - Dr. Michael Noonan

o    Ethics and Insights: Making Decisions, Taking Ethical Responsibility

Global Zero Commission on Nuclear Risk Reduction

·         De-Alerting and Stabilizing the World’s Nuclear Force Postures  

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Budgeting For Disasters: Approaches to Budgeting for Disasters in Selected States. GAO-15-424 

·         Coast Guard Aircraft: Transfer of Fixed-Wing C-27J Aircraft Is Complex and Further Fleet Purchases Should Coincide with Study Results. GAO-15-325 

·         Defense Contracting: DOD's Use of Competitive Procedures. GAO-15-484R 

·         Facility Security: Federal Protective Service's and Selected Federal Tenants' Sharing of and Response to Incident Information. GAO-15-406R   

·         Force Structure: Army's Analyses of Aviation Alternatives. GAO-15-430R 

·         Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Better Manage Security Screening at Federal Buildings and Courthouses. GAO-15-445 

·         Public-Safety Broadband Network: FirstNet Should Strengthen Internal Controls and Evaluate Lessons Learned. GAO-15-407 

·         Southwest Border: Issues Related to Private Property Damage. GAO-15-399  

·         Space Acquisitions: Some Programs Have Overcome Past Problems, but Challenges and Uncertainty Remain for the Future. GAO-15-492T [testimony] 

·         USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program: Volunteers Provide Technical Assistance, but Actions Needed to Improve Screening and Monitoring. GAO-15-478 

·         Veterans Affairs Health Care: Addition to GAO's High Risk List and Actions Needed for Removal. GAO-15-580T [testimony] 

·         Yemen: DOD Should Improve Accuracy of Its Data on Congressional Clearance of Projects as It Reevaluates Counterterrorism Assistance. GAO-15-493 

Heritage Foundation

·         America Needs a Comprehensive Strategy for Countering China’s Expanding Perimeter of National Interests 

·         The Task Force on New Americans: Congress Must Examine the Federal Strategic Action Plan 

·         Trade Adjustment Assistance Enhancement Act: Budget Gimmicks and Expanding an Ineffective and Wasteful “Job-Training”Program 

·         What You Need to Know About the EPA/Corps Water Rule: It’s a Power Grab and an Attack on Property Rights 

Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC)

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

o    Alternative Energy: Perovskite Solar Cells

o    CBRN Defense: Collaborative Efforts Responding to the Missions Associated with Addressing CBRN and Explosive Acts of Domestic Terrorism

o    Biometrics: A Brief Overview of Privacy Policy in the European Union 

o    WMD: Lean-Sensing: Intelligent, Low-Cost, Remote Detection by Integrating Currently Available Components for Distant Early Warning

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, April 30, 2015 

o    Xenophobia: South Africa’s Successor to Apartheid

o    Does Peacekeeping Fuel Mutiny in Africa?

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Yongbyon: A Better Insight into the Status of the 5MWe Reactor 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Politicking and the Philippine Peace Process 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Responses to Insecurity in Kenya: Too Much,Too Little, Too Late? 

Institute for the Study of War

·         "An Army in All Corners" -- Assad's Campaign Strategy in Syria 

·         Control of Terrain in Iraq: May 1, 2015 

·         Control of Terrain in Syria: April 30, 2015 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    April 25-27, 2015 

o    April 28-29, 2015 

o    April 30-May 1, 2015 

·         Iraq’s Prime Minister comes under Attack by Political Rivals 

·         Is the Islamic State Escalating in Afghanistan? 

·         Syria: Second Idlib Stronghold Falls to Jabhat al-Nusra and Rebel Forces 

·         Syria Situation Report: April 20-28, 2015 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: April 30, 2015 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Political Economy of Climate-relevant Policies: the Case of Renewable Energy in South Africa 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Economic Drivers of India’s External Engagement Strategy 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Continuity and Change in Youth Migration Patterns from the Mediterranean 

International Crisis Group

·         Myanmar’s Electoral Landscape 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Do Resource Windfalls Improve the Standard of Living in Sub-Saharan African Countries? : Evidence from a Panel of Countries 

·         Financial Crisis, US Unconventional Monetary Policy and International Spillovers 

·         Group of Twenty - Measures Which are Both Macroprudential and Capital Flow Management Measures: IMF Approach 

·         Hong Kong’s Growth Synchronization with China and the U.S.: A Trend and Cycle Analysis 

·         Is Islamic Banking Good for Growth? 

·         Non-FDI Capital Inflows in Low-Income Developing Countries: Catching the Wave? 

·         Pan-African Banks : Opportunities and Challenges for Cross-Border Oversight 

·         Understanding Residential Real Estate in China 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, May 1, 2015, v. 15, no. 9 

o    China Takes Stock of U.S.-Japan Alliance as Abe Speaks to Congress

o    China’s Global Maritime Presence: Hard and Soft Dimensions of PLAN Antipiracy Operations

o    PLA Special Operations Forces: Organizations, Missions and Training

o    The Top Trends in China’s Military Diplomacy

o    Game Change in the Western Pacific Region and R.O.C.’s Self-Defense Effort

·         Terrorism Monitor, May 1. 2015, v. 13, no. 9 

o    Western Women Who Join the Islamic State

o    Fighting Terror in Tunisia: Domestic and Foreign Response to Bardo

o    AQAP Surges in Yemen as War Rages

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Insights and Best Practices: Chief of Staff (COS) Roles and Functions at Joint Headquarters, April 2015 

·         The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy1973-1976 

Kaspersky Lab

·         Rethinking Security: Fighting Known, Unknown and Advanced Threats 

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

·         Striving for Security in an Insecure World 

National Academies Press

·         Building Health Workforce Capacity Through Community-Based Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary 

·         Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science 

·         Measuring Human Capabilities: An Agenda for Basic Research on the Assessment of Individual and Group Performance Potential for Military Accession 

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

·         From Warriors to Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture to Democratic Ideals 

National Security Archive

·         LBJ Regretted Ordering U.S. Troops into Dominican Republic in 1965 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Colombia: Urban Futures in Conflict Zones 

·         Establishing Inclusive Societies in Fragile States 

Offices of Inspector Generals

·         Report on the President's Surveillance Program [redacted] 

Oxfam

·         Pitfalls and Potentials: The Role of Bioenergy in the EU Climate and Energy Policy Post-2020 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         From Rapid Recovery to Slowdown: Why Recent Economic Growth in Latin America Has Been Slow 

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

·         State of the News Media 2015 

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         A Different Look at Generations and Partisanship 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         The Fragile Unity of the Union: The Future of the EU’s Sanctions Policy towards Russia 

·         Towards China’s Great Power Diplomacy under Xi Jinping 

Project on Middle East Political Science

·         Iran and the Nuclear Deal 

Rand

·         Achieving Peace in Northern Mali: Past Agreements, Local Conflicts, and the Prospects for a Durable Settlement 

·         Active Component Responsibility in Reserve Component Pre- and Postmobilization Training 

·         Evaluation of the Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) Program 

·         Historical Lessons for the Wars in Iraq and Syria 

·         Respect and Legitimacy — A Two-Way Street:Strengthening Trust Between Police and the Public in an Era of Increasing Transparency 

·         Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Highlights from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study 

·         Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Volume 2. Estimates for Department of Defense Service Members from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study 

·         Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Annex to Volume 2. Tabular Results from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study for Department of Defense Service Members 

·         Three Studies in Conflict 

Refugees International

·         Birth Registration in Turkey: Protecting the Future for Syrian Children  

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI)

·         The Future of Research and Development in the UK’s Security and Intelligence Sector 

·         Maximising European Combat Air Power:Unlocking the Eurofighter's Full Potential 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA), April 2015, v. 7, no. 3 

o    Countering violent extremism—Revisiting rehabilitation and community engagement

o    The Mufti-Mustafti approach to religious rehabilitation

o    The Da’i-Mad’uw approach to religious rehabilitation

o    Female members of ISIS—A greater need for rehabilitation

Securing America's Future Energy

·         Oil Security Index Quarterly Update, April 2015 

Soufan Group

·         Coalition Scores Victories Against Boko Haram 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         April 30, 2015 Quarterly Report to Congress 

Stanley Foundation

·         2014 Annual Report: Activities of the Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention 

·         The Responsibility to Protect at Ten: The Challenges Ahead 

·         Taking Stock of the Responsibility to Protect in the Asia Pacific 

Stimson Center

·         Deterrence Instability and Nuclear Weapons in South Asia 

·         US-Japan-Australia Security Cooperation:Prospects And Challenges 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2014 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Stand Up and Fight! The Creation of U.S.Security Organizations, 1942-2005 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Myanmar: Anatomy of a Political Transition 

·         Perceptions of Security in Libya:Institutional and Revolutionary Actors 

·         The Role of Media in Shaping Libya's Security Sector Narratives 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Growing Rebel Capabilities Press the Syrian Regime 

·         Iran and Saudi Arabia on a Collision Course 

·         Key Elements of a Strategy for the United States in the Middle East 

·         Riyadh Reshuffle 

·         The Shape of Netanyahu's Emerging Coalition 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: U.S.-Japan Cooperation for a More Prosperous and Stable World 

·         Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan in Joint Press Conference 

·         Remarks By The President At White House Correspondents' Association Dinner 

·         U.S-Japan Joint Statement on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) 

·         U.S.-Japan Joint Vision Statement 

Wilson Center

·         Arctic Policies of Japan, South Korea, and Singapore 

·         Arctic Policies of Nordic States: The Politics of Geographical Definitions 

·         China's Undeclared Arctic Foreign Policy 

·         New Approaches to Drug Law Enforcement and Responses to Organized Crime 

·         Renewable Energy in Mexico's Northern Border Region 

World Economic Forum

·         Bringing Space Down to Earth 

World Bank

·         Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2015