Friday's Miscellany 5-22-2015

38 North

·         The Great 2010 DPRK Nuclear Test Debate:Summarizing the Evidence of a Low-Yield Nuclear Test Carried out in North Korea in May 2010 

Air University Press

·         Guidelines for Command: A Handbook on the Leadership of Airmen, Second Edition  

Amnesty International

·         Shadow of Impunity: Torture in Morocco and Western Sahara

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, May 2015, v. 22, no. 5 

o    Incidence of joint replacement among active component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2004-2014

o    Case series: Chikungunya and dengue at a forward operating location

o    Tdap vaccination coverage during pregnancy, active component service women, 2006-2014

o    Surveillance snapshot: Influenza vaccination coverage during pregnancy, active component service women, October 2009-April 2014

o    Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         InterAgency Journal 6-2 (Spring 2015) 

o    Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Interagency

o    Cape Ray Diplomacy: How a U.S. Merchant Vessel Took Center Stage in Foreign Relations

o    Improving the Intelligence Community’s Contribution to Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

o    Closing the Barn Door: Interagency Approaches to Reduce Agroterrorism Threats

o    Securing the U.S. Food Supply: The Quintessential Interagency Task

o    Cyber Attacks—The New WMD Challenge to the Interagency

o    The Interagency Challenge of Biosecurity in Dual-Use Research

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         South Koreans and Their Neighbors 2015 [survey] 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Malaysia, Singapore and the United States:Harmony or Hegemony? 

Atlantic Council

·         A Transatlantic Approach to Europe’s East:Relaunching the Eastern Partnership 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Jihadists could Deradicalise Others 

·         Reviews and Contestability: New Directions for Defence 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Will Chile's Gender Quota Work? 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Spilling the Beans, Riyadh Style 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Col. Richard Kemp: The Amoral Revolution in Western Values, and its Impact on Israel  

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated May20, 2015] 

·         The Future of Iraq: A Conversation with Sunni Leaders 

·         Private Capital Flows, Official Development Assistance, and Remittances to Africa: Who Gets What? 

·         The Privacy Paradox: The Privacy Benefits of Privacy Threats 

·         Tides of Change: Taiwan's Evolving Position in the South China Sea 

·         Trends and Developments in African Frontier Bond Markets 

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         Canada’s Policy to Confront the Islamic State 

·         NATO: Countering Strategic Maskirovka 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Governing Lagos: Unlocking the Politics of Reform 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         More Willing and Able: Charting China's International Security Activism 

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

·         Modeling EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Insights for Cost-Effective Implementation 

Center for Global Development 

·         Basel III in Chile: Advantages, Disadvantages and Challenges of Implementing the New International Standard for Bank Capital 

·         Call Me Educated: Evidence from a Mobile Monitoring Experiment in Niger 

·         The Financial Secrecy Index: Shedding New Light on the Geography of Secrecy 

·         The Time to Reform US Biofuels Policy Is Now 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         The Role of the U.S. Army in Asia 

·         Russia’s “Ambiguous Warfare” and Implications for the U.S. Marine Corps 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Keeping France in the CSDP [Common Security and Defence Policy]  

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 167: Russia,Europe and the Far Right  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Comparative Connections, 2015, v. 17, no. 1 

·         International Climate Negotiations Glossary 

·         Key Combat Trends in Afghanistan: Violence vs. Population 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, May 7 - May 20, 2015, v. 3, no. 10  

·         US Strategic Partnership with the Arab Gulf States: Threats and Capabilities 

Center for the Study of Intelligence

·         Getting to Know the President, Second Edition 

·         Notes From Our Attic: A Curator's Pocket History of the CIA 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         After a Deal: How to Keep Iran Honest? 

·         The Riga Summit: Enter, Pursued by a Bear 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Addressing the Impact of Data Location Regulation in Financial Services 

·         Designing Procedural Mechanisms for the Governance of Solar Radiation Management Field Experiments 

·         It's Not Over until It's Over: The Case for an Eleventh-hour Push to Save IMF Reform 

·         Peeling NAFTA Layers: Twenty Years After 

Chatham House

·         A 'New Cold War'? Abusing History, Misunderstanding Russia 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Lebanon: Elites, Power and Security 

·         Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons and Its Implications for the Netherlands 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         What are the State Governments Doing to Combat the Opioid Abuse Epidemic? 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Developments in Rwanda 

·         Egypt Two Years After Morsi: Part I 

·         Everest Trembled: Lessons Learned from the Nepal Earthquake Response 

·         The Future of U.S.-Hungary Relations 

·         Trade Promotion Agencies and U.S. Foreign Policy 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Examining DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s Engagement with Academia and Industry 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Policing Strategies for the 21st Century 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Pacific Northwest Seismic Hazards: Planning & Preparing for the Next Disaster 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         United States Policy in Iraq and Syria 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         U.S. Cuban Relations - The Way Forward 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         21st Century Ideas for the 20th Century Federal Civil Service 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Body Cameras: Can Technology Increase Protection for Law Enforcement Officers and the Public? 

·         Taking Sexual Assault Seriously: The Rape Kit Backlog and Human Rights 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         2015 Report Card on International Cooperation 

·         Enhancing U.S. Support for Peace Operations in Africa 

·         Accompanying maps 

·         The Islamic State 

·         Strategic Risks of Ambiguity in Cyberspace 

·         Understanding the Libor [London Interbank Offered Rate] Scandal 

Danish Institute for International Studies (Dansk institut for internationale studier)

·         Peace in Mali Requires a More Comprehensive Approach 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-125 DoD Cardholders Used Their Government Travel Cards for Personal Use at Casinos and Adult Entertainment Establishments 

·         DODIG-2015-126 Contract Oversight for Redistribution Property Assistance Team Operations in Afghanistan Needs Improvement 

Department of Homeland Security

·         OIG 15-80 DHS Should Do More to Reduce Travel Reservation Costs 

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on Iraq 

·         Briefing on International Peacekeeping 

·         Missile Defense and the U.S. Response to the North Korean Ballistic Missile and WMD Threat 

·         On the Ongoing Discussions with Cuba to Re-Establish Diplomatic Relations And Reopen Embassies 

·         An Open and Secure Internet: We Must Have Both 

·         Taiwan: A Vital Partner in East Asia 

·         The World Wants What America Makes 

Department of the Air Force

·         AFI 10-1703, v. 3 Cyberspace Operations and Procedures 

·         USAF Strategic Master Plan 

Department of the Navy

·         Commonwealth of the  Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training Unconstrained Training Concept for Tinian and Pagan 

East Asia Institute

·         China Transnationalized? 

East West Center

·         North Korea and the Sony Hack: Exporting Instability Through Cyberspace 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Common Security and Defense Policy [for the EU]: National Perspectives 

Electronic Frontier Foundation

·         What You Won't Find in the U.S. Special 301 Report 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         United Arab Emirates Country Analysis Brief - May 2015 

European Parliament

·         Cybersecurity: Jihadism and the Internet 

·         Internet of Things: Opportunities and Challenges 

·         Understanding Jihad and Jihadism 

·         Understanding Sharia 

European Parliament Think Tank

·         The EU Strategy for the Danube Region 

·         How the EU Budget is Spent: EU Civil Protection Mechanism 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The Eastern Partnership Riga Summit Should not be a Non-event 

·         The EU’s Migrant Strategy: A Welcome New Impetus 

·         The South Caucasus - Between Integration and Fragmentation 

European Union

·         Eastern European Borders Annual Risk Analysis 2015 

·         Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2015 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         2014 Internet Crime Report 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Civil Liberties vs. State Security in Historical Perspective 

·         Schrödinger's Nuke: How Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Exists – and Doesn't Exist – at the Same Time 

·         US Security Policy for Europe 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Developing Countries in the World Economy 

·         Modelling Developing Countries’ Policies in General Equilibrium 

FRIDE

·         The Atlantic Basin: An Eclectic but Converging Region? 

·         Spanish Foreign Policy Monitor: January-March2015 [in Spanish] 

·         Yemen: Who Stands to Gain?  

George Mason University School of Law

·         National Security Law Journal, Spring/Summer 2015, v. 3, no. 2 

o    Safe and Surveilled: Former U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on the NSA, Wiretapping, and PRISM

o    U.S. Intelligence Community Surveillance One Year After President Obama’s Address

o    Violating the Constitution and Risking National Security: How the Children of Foreign Diplomats Born in the United States Become U.S. Citizens in Contravention of the Fourteenth Amendment

o    Trahison des Professeurs: The Critical Law of Armed Conflict Academy as an Islamist Fifth Column

o    NSA Surveillance, Smith & Section 215: Practical Limitations to the Third-Party Doctrine in the Digital Age

o    Confinement of U.S. Service Members in Civilian Prisons: Why Congress Needs to Modify Article 12 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Regime Type, Inequality, and Redistributive Transfers in Developing Countries 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Six Recommendations to Strengthen the Ukraine-NATO Partnership 

·         Waking up to Geopolitics: A New Trajectory to Japan-Europe Relations 

Global Security Studies

·         Global Security Studies Journal, Winter 2015, v. 6, no. 1 

o    A History of Conflict and International Intervention in Libya

o    The Terrorism Act 2000 Schedule 7 and Its Implications for the Human Rights of Passengers Traveling through United Kingdom Airports

o    Analyse Iran's Behaviour since the Revolution in 1979.  Is Its Behaviour Rational or that of a Rogue State?

Google Staff

·         Secrets, Lies, and Account Recovery: Lessons from the Use of Personal Knowledge Questions at Google 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Afghanistan: Embassy Construction Cost and Schedule Have Increased, and Further Facilities Planning Is Needed. GAO-15-410 

·         Army Force Structure: Observations aboutAviation Restructuring and Other Relevant Force Structure Challenges.

·         Aviation Safety: Proposals to Enhance Aircraft Tracking and Flight Data Recovery May Aid Accident Investigation, but Challenges Remain. GAO-15-443 

·         Defense Contracting: Observations on Air Force Use of Undefinitized Contract Actions. GAO-15-496R

·         Nuclear Weapons Council: Enhancing Interagency Collaboration Could Help with Implementation of Expanded Responsibilities. GAO-15-446  

·         Telecommunications: Agencies Need Better Controls to Achieve Significant Savings on Mobile Devices and Services. GAO-15-431 

Heritage Foundation

·         Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and Metadata Collection: Responsible Options for the Way Forward 

·         Seven Objectives for Effective and Productive Energy Legislation in 2015 

·         Who Will Regulate the Regulators?Administrative Agencies, the Separation of Powers, and Chevron Deference 

·         You Don’t Need the FCC: How the FTC Can Successfully Police Broadband-Related Internet Abuses 

Hudson Institute

·         Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, 2015, v. 18 

o    Prophecy and the Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent

o    AQAP’s Ideological Battles at Home and Abroad

o    Jordanian Salafism and the Jihad in Syria

o    The Patient Preacher: Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s Long Game

o    The Prospects for Reform in Islam

o    The Rise and Decline of Ansar al-Sharia in Libya

·         Global Health Initiatives: Pre- and Post-2015 

Human Rights Watch

·         Embattled: Retaliation against Sexual Assault Survivors in the US Military 

·         Detailed Recommendations for the Department of Defense 

Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Central Asia: India’s Northern Exposure Central Asia: India’s Northern Exposure 

Institute for International Political Studies (Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale)

·         Russian-Greek Relations: Moscow's Pivot to Eastern Europe? 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         New Construction at Pakistan's Khushab Nuclear Site 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 69 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Control of Terrain in Iraq

o    May 18, 2015 

o    May 22, 2015 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    May 16-18, 2015

o    May 19-20, 2015 

o    May 21-22, 2015 

·         ISIS Captures Ramadi 

·         The ISIS Defense in Iraq and Syria:Countering an Adaptive Enemy 

·         The ISIS Regional Strategy for Yemen and Saudi Arabia 

·         ISIS Sanctuary

o    May 20, 2015 

o    May 22, 2015 

·         Op-Ed: The Fall of Ramadi Was Avoidable 

·         Syria Situation Report: May 14-20, 2015 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: May 21, 2015 

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Pro-Poor Access to Green Electricity in Kenya 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         The Kurdish Peace Process in Turkey 

·         Reverting Structural Reforms in Turkey: Towards an Illiberal Economic Governance?    

·         Reviewing the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Regimes 

International Crisis Group

·         Mali: An Imposed Peace? 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Assessing Fiscal Risks in Bangladesh 

·         China’s Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Liberalization : Lessons from International Experiences 

·         Correcting “Beyond the Cycle:” Accounting for Asset Prices in Structural Fiscal Balances 

·         How Large Are Global Energy Subsidies? 

·         Islamic Finance, Consumer Protection, and Financial Stability 

·         Saving in Latin America and the Caribbean:Performance and Policies 

Internet World Stats

·         Middle East Internet Users 

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         Special Operations Forces Reference Manual, Fourth Edition, 2015  

Kennedy Center for International Studies

·         Journal of International Organization Studies, Spring 2015, v. 6, no. 1 

o    On Networks, International Organizations, and Institutional Hegemony

o    Judicial  Voting Behavior at the Appeals Chambers of the International Tribunals

o    Plurilateralism: The Key to Saving the World Trade Organization and Boosting Global Trade Liberalization?

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         North Korea´s Economic Policy: A Review of the Third Session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Papua New Guinea in 2015:  At a Crossroads and Beyond 

Migration Policy Institute  (MPI)

·         From Refugee to Migrant? Labor Mobility's Protection Potential 

National Academies Press

·         BioWatch PCR Assays:  Building Confidence, Ensuring Reliability; Abbreviated Version 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

·         Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity of Recipients: 2002–12 

NATO Defense College

·         NATO and New Ways of Warfare: Defeating Hybrid Threats 

Naval War College

·         21st International Sea Power Symposium Proceedings 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Role of Norms in International Peace Mediation 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Dance of the Elephant and the Dragon: The Promise and Perils of Sino-Indian Relations 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Bin Ladin's Bookshelf 

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Tech

·         Americans’ Attitudes About Privacy, Security and Surveillance

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Back to the Difficult Past: Central and Eastern Europe’s Relationship with Russia 

·         Georgia after the Riga Eastern Partnership Summit 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Profitability in India's Organized Manufacturing Sector: The Role of Technology, Distribution, and Demand 

Project 2049 Institute

·         Rebuilding Deterrence: Post-2015 Defense Guidelines Challenges Facing the U.S.-Japan Alliance  

Rand

·         Allocating Marine Expeditionary Unit Equipment to Minimize Shortfalls: Third Edition   

·         Developing a Methodology for Risk-Informed Trade-Space Analysis in Acquisition 

·         One Place, One Budget? Approaches to Pooling Resources to Transform Public Services 

·         Public-Private Partnerships for Providing Behavioral Health Care to Veterans and Their Families: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Learn, and What Do We Need to Do?  

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Building the Silk Road Economic Belt: Problems and Priorities in Central Asia 

·         Soccer vs. Jihad: A Draw 

Small Arms Survey

·         Guided Mortar Systems 

Small Wars Journal

·         AFPAK Hands: A Template for Long-Term Strategic Engagement? 

·         Disciplined Initiative and The Commander’s Intent 

·         Military ‘Deep Dives’ and Organizational Management: The Continuing Hazards of Hubris, Centralized Hierarchies, and Insular Perspectives 

·         Nigeria’s Critical Juncture: Boko Haram, Buhari, and the Future of the Fourth Republic 

·         Twelve Lessons from Sixteen Months:Reflections of a CJTF-HOA Commander 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR-15-57-SP - $36 Million Command and Control Facility at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan: Unwanted, Unneeded, and Unused 

UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

·         Disaster Resilience Education and Research Roadmap for Europe 2030

·         Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

US Central Command

·         Classification Determination - Army Regulation 15-6 Report of Investigation into the Civilian Casualty near Harim,Syria, 5 November 2014 

US  Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Border Security Challenges in the Grand Maghreb 

·         The Current Situation in Tunisia 

·         Failed Relations between Hamid Karzai and the United States: What Can We Learn? 

·         Politics of Disarmament and Rearmament in Afghanistan 

Violence Policy Center

·         A Shrinking Minority: The Continuing Decline of Gun Ownership in America 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Deterring an Iranian Nuclear Breakout 

·         Hezbollah's Victory in Qalamoun: Winning the Battle, Losing the War 

·         Iranian and Hezbollah Threats to Saudi Arabia: Past Precedents 

·         Iraq and Iranian Influence: Between Balancing and Hezbollah-ization? 

·         No Voice of Reconciliation: Khamenei Targets the West 

·         Retaking Ramadi: U.S. Assistance and Shiite-Sunni Cooperation 

·         Tunisia's President Visits the White House 

·         Yemen War Heats Up Iran's Anti-Saudi Rhetoric 

White House

·         Commencement Address by the Vice President at the United States Naval Academy 

·         FACT SHEET: Creating Opportunity for All Through Stronger, Safer Communities 

·         FACT SHEET: Enduring U.S.-Tunisian Relations 

·         FACT SHEET: Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of LGBT Persons: A United States Government Priority 

·         The National Security Implications of a Changing Climate

·         National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators

·         Remarks by the President on Community Policing 

·         Recommendations Pursuant to Executive Order13688: Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition 

Wilson Center

·         The Persistent Legacy: Germany's Place in the Nuclear Order 

·         Stark Choice in Iraq 

World Bank

·         Latin America and the Rising South: Changing World, Changing Priorities