Friday's Miscellany 06-19-2015

38 North

·         Update on North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Facility 

·         Worst Drought Ever – A Cautionary Note 

ACLU

·         EO 12,333 [surveillance of Americans] documents [FOIA requests] 

AEI Critical Threats

·         Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Mid-Level Leadership 

·         Ramadan Bombings in Yemen: Part of ISIS's Global Strategy? 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         China’s Balancing Act with the Two Sudans 

·         The European Response to the Morsi Death Sentence 

·         Implications of a Nuclear Deal with Iran on The GCC, China, and Russia 

Amnesty International

·         Deadly Force: Police Use of Lethal Force In the United States 

·         Global Refugee Crisis: A Conspiracy of Neglect 

Army War College

·         Parameters, Spring 2015, v. 45, no. 1 

o    Fighting the "Islamic State" The Case for US Ground Forces

o    The Case for Megacities

o    The Case against Megacities

o    Megacities and the US Army

o    Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future

o    Ethics and Army Leadership: Climate Matters

o    Military Innovation and Military Culture

o    The Individualization of American Warfare

o    Small Forces and Crisis Management

o    Reconsidering Why We Lost

Asian Development Bank

·         Sustainable Energy Access Planning: A Framework 

Australian National University (ANU)

·         A Strategy towards Indonesia 

·         Unlocking the Japan-ROK Relationship: The Key is National Identity

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Rethinking U.S. Strategy in the Middle East 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Foreign Policy of Greece's SYRIZA-ANEL Coalition Government: An Early Appraisal 

·         The Naturalisation based on Residence Process in Spain: Differences that Discriminate? 

Brookings

·         Democratically Accountable Adhocracy? The Challenges of Legitimating the Responses to the 2008 Financial Crisis 

·         The Futility of Nostalgia and the Romanticism of the New Politics Realists: Why Praising the 19th-century Political Machine Won't Solve the 21st Century's Problems 

·         Politics of Federal R&D: A Punctuated Equilibrium Analysis 

Bruegel

·         The Harsh Reality of Ukraine’s Fiscal Arithmetic 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Governing Lagos: Unlocking the Politics of Reform 

·         An Unnoticed Crisis: The End of History for Nuclear Arms Control? 

CATO Institute

·         Millennials and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Next Generation’s Attitudes toward Foreign Policy and War 

·         State Capitalism vs. Private Enterprise 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         American Economic Power and the New Face of Financial Warfare                 

·         Navigating the Future: U.S.-Taiwan Maritime Cooperation and Building Order in Asia 

·         U.S. Strategy After the Iran Deal: Seizing Opportunities and Managing Risks 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs Journal, 2015, v. 11 

o    UAS on Main Street: Policy and Enforcement at the Local Level

o    To Save Lives and Property: High Threat Response

o    The Continued Relevance of the November, 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attack: Countering New Attacks With Old Lessons

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Interpretation and Implications of Previous Sea Pay Estimates 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 168: The view from China: Russia as seen by two Chinese scholars of Russia 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Broad Patterns in Global Terrorism in 2014 

·         Central Asia in a Reconnecting Eurasia: Tajikistan's Evolving Foreign Economic and Security Interests 

·         Central Asia in a Reconnecting Eurasia: Turkmenistan's Evolving Foreign Economic and Security Interests 

·         Central Asia in a Reconnecting Eurasia:Kazakhstan's Evolving Foreign Economic and Security Interests 

·         Central Asia in a Reconnecting Eurasia: Uzbekistan's Evolving Foreign Economic and Security Interests 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, June 4 - June 17, 2015, v. 3, no. 12 

·         Military Balance in a Shattered Levant 

·         North Korean Human Rights 

·         So You Say You Want a Revolution? A Primer for Understanding Senate and House Proposals for Defense Acquisition 

·         PacNet #35 - Time to Hit the Reset Button on Tokyo-Seoul Relations 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Mainstreaming Climate Change into Financial Governance: Rationale and Entry Points 

Chatham House

·         Addressing Natural Resource Conflicts:Working Towards More Effective Resolution of National and Sub-National Resource Disputes 

·         Investing in Stability: Can Extractive-Sector Development Help Build Peace? 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Divergent approaches to improving security and justice in South Sudan   

·         Making Sense of Informal Economies in Fragile Contexts 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Capacity of U.S. Navy to Project Power with Large Surface Combatants 

·         U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Middle East 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Advancing United States’ Interests at the United Nations 

·         Assad’s Abhorrent Chemical Weapons Attacks 

·         China’s Rise: The Strategic Impact of Its Economic and Military Growth 

·         The Future of Property Rights in Cuba 

·         Human Rights Abuses by Vietnamese Authorities 

·         The Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act: State Department’s Non-Compliance 

·         Reviewing the Administration’s FY 2016 Budget Request for Europe and Eurasia 

               

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Drones: The Next Generation of Commerce? 

·         Fair Competition in International Shipping 

·         Operation Something Bruin [poaching] 

·         OPM: Data Breach 

·         A Review of the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Western Hemisphere Drug Interdiction Efforts 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Strategic Implications of Trade Promotion and Capacity-Building in the Asia-Pacific Region 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Federal Real Property Reform: How Cutting Red Tape and Better Management Could Achieve Billions in Savings 

·         Governing Through Goal Setting: Enhancing the Economic and National Security of America 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook 

·         Budgetary and Economic Effects of Repealing the Affordable Care Act 

·         How CBO Will Implement Dynamic Scoring 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) 

·         Countering Islamic State Exploitation of the Internet 

·         International Sanctions on Iran 

·         Libya’s Escalating Civil War 

·         The Rohingya Migrant Crisis 

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         EU Defense Cooperation is Becoming More Consistent 

Deep Cuts Project

·         Deep Cuts Commission 

o    1st report: Preparing for Deep Cuts: Options for Enhancing Euro-Atlantic and International Security

o    2nd report: : Strengthening Stability in Turbulent Times

·         Formal Dialogue on Compliance Can Still Save the INF Treaty 

·         The NPT and the Humanitarian Initiative:Towards and Beyond the 2015 NPT Review Conference 

·         Nuclear Disarmament: The Legacy of the Trilateral Initiative 

·         The 'P5' Process: Prospects for Enhancement 

·         U.S.-Russian Nuclear Security Cooperation: Rebuilding Equality, Mutual Benefit, and Respect  

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Defense Information Systems Agency Strategic Plan 2015-2020 

·         Operation Inherent Resolve: Targeted Operations Against ISIL Terrorists 

·         Weekly Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Cost Report 

·         Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan (June 2015) 

Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS)

·         Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         NIAC Executive Collaboration for the Nation’s Strategic Critical Infrastructure; Final Report and Recommendations 

Department of State

·         2014 Country Reports on Terrorism 

Department of the Army

·         2015 Army Equipment Modernization Strategy 

·         The Army Vision: Strategic Advantage in a Complex World 

East West Center

·         Claimant Tactics in the South China Sea: By the Numbers 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Understanding Burundi’s Predicament 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Iran Country Analysis Brief - June 2015 

Enough Project

·         Warlord Business: CAR’s Violent Armed Groups and their Criminal Operations for Profit and Power 

European Parliament Think Tank

·         Country-Specific Recommendations - Scorecard for 2013: How far are EU Member States meeting their European Council commitments? (Second edition) 

·         Have European Banks Actually Changed Since the Start of the Crisis? 

·         Ukraine's Economic Challenges: From Ailing to Failing? 

European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC)

·         Egypt: Fresh Attacks in the Nile Valley Demonstrate that Tourist Sites are Becoming Priority-targets for Local Terrorist Groups 

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·         Arctic Security Matters 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         ISIL Revenues: Grow or Die 

·         What's in Store for Canada? 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Assistance to agricultural development in Africa: Decline and Reversal 

·         Assistance to Agricultural Development in Africa: Decline and Reversal - Introductory remarks: Questions about Aid to Agricultural Development 

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         China’s Military Strategy 2015 

FRIDE

·         Gender Inequality and State Fragility in the Sahel 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         What Do We Know About Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts? Recent Empirical Progress and Remaining Gaps in Peace and Conflict Research 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         France’s Unexpected Role on the Way to a Reasonable and Balanced TTIP 

·         Hindu Nationalism and the Foreign Policy of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party 

·         The Japan-EU Partnership on Global Development 

·         Japan, Europe, and the Global Economic Order 

·         Negotiating in the Shadow of TTIP and TPP:The EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement 

·         Turkey’s Hot Summer 

·         United in a Changing World: How to Strengthen Transatlantic Security and Defense Cooperation 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Arctic Planning: DOD Expects to Play a Supporting Role to Other Federal Agencies and Has Efforts Under Way to Address Capability Needs and Update Plans. GAO-15-566 

·         Army Combat Vehicles: Industrial Base Study's Approach Met Research Standards. GAO-15-548 

·         Aviation Security: TSA Has Taken Steps to Improve Vetting of Airport Workers. GAO-15-704T [testimony] 

·         Defense Civilian Compensation: DOD and OPM Could Improve the Consistency of DOD's Eligibility Determinations for Living Quarters Allowances. GAO-15-511 

·         Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Federal Oversight. GAO-15-432 

·         Immigration Benefits System: Better Informed Decision Making Needed on Transformation Program. GAO-15-415 

·         Military Personnel: Army Needs a Requirement for Capturing Data and Clear Guidance on Use of Military for Civilian or Contractor Positions. GAO-15-349 

·         Military Training: DOD's Annual Sustainable Ranges Report Addressed Statutory Reporting Requirements. GAO-15-537 

·         Nonproliferation: State Should Minimize Reporting Delays That May Affect Sanctions on Trade with Iran, North Korea, and Syria. GAO-15-519 

·         Nonproliferation: State Needs to Establish a Reporting Process That Would Minimize the Delays That May Affect Sanctions on Trade with Iran, North Korea, and Syria. GAO-15-703T, [testimony] 

·         Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications: Update on DOD's Modernization. GAO-15-584R 

·         Prepositioned Stocks: Additional Information and a Consistent Definition Would Make DOD's Annual Report More Useful. GAO-15-570 

·         Underutilized Facilities: DOD and GSA Information Sharing May Enhance Opportunities to Use Space at Military Installations. GAO-15-346  

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, Spring/Summer 2015, v. 8, no. 1-2 

o    Adjusting Our Gaze: An Alternative Approach to Understanding Youth Radicalization

o    Understanding Radicalization and Engagement in Terrorism through Religious Conversion Motifs

o    Lethal Brands: How VEOs Build Reputations

o    Countering Insurgency and the Myth of “The Cause”

o    Why Pakistan Does Not Have a Counterterrorism Narrative

Henry Jackson Society

·         Surveillance after Snowden: Effective Espionage in an Age of Transparency 

Heritage Foundation

·         Achieving Resolution in the Southeast Asian Migrant Crisis 

·         “Buy America” Provisions Have No Place in the National Defense Authorization Act 

·         MERS in South Korea: Applying the Lessons of Ebola 

·         No Exit, No Voice: The Design of Common Core 

·         Senate Defense Appropriations: The Battleover Budget Priorities Continues 

Hudson Institute

·         Japan's Strategic Role in Southeast Asia: A Cause for Concern?  

Human Rights Watch

·         Insult to Injury: The 2014 Lamu and Tana River Attacks and Kenya’s Abusive Response 

·         "Invisible War": Russia’s Abusive Response to the Dagestan Insurgency 

·         The Mediterranean Migration Crisis: Why People Flee, What the EU Should Do 

·         A Price Too High: US Families Torn Apart by Deportations for Drug Offenses 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, June 18, 2015 

o    Intra-African Trade—A Problem of "Thick Borders"

o    Agriculture, Assumptions, and Data in Africa

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         The Rohingya and Islamic Extremism: a Convenient Myth 

Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)

·         State of American Muslim Youth: Research & Recommendations 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Control in Syria: June 19, 2015 

·         Control of Terrain in Syria: June 19, 2015 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    June 13 - 15, 2015 

o    June 16 - 17, 2015 

o    June 18 - 19, 2015 

·         ISIS Sanctuary: June 19, 2015 

·         ISIS Sanctuary and Control in Syria: June 19,2015 

·         The YPG Campaign for Tel Abyad and Northernar-Raqqa Province 

Inter-American Dialogue

·         Mexico's Energy Reform: Bridging the Skills Gap 

International Centre for Defence and Security

·         Nord Pool Spot and the Baltic Electricity Market: Difficulties and Successes at Achieving Regional Market Integration 

International Crisis Group

·         North Korea: Beyond the Six-Party Talks 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Enhancing Macroeconomic Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Small States of the Pacific 

·         Experiences with Macroprudential Policy—Five Case Studies 

·         Strengthening Fiscal Frameworks and Improving the Spending Mix in Small States 

               

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Reimagining Peacemaking - Women’s Roles in Peace Processes 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 19,2015, v. 15, no. 12  

o    Special Issue on 2015 Defense White Paper on Military Strategy

o    The 2015 Chinese Defense White Paper on Strategy in Perspective: Maritime Missions Require a Change in the PLA Mindset

o    The “Holistic Security Concept”: The Securitization of Policy and Increasing Risk of Militarized Crisis

o    Network Warfare in China’s 2015 Defense White Paper

o    White Paper Expounds Civil-Military Relations in Xi Era

Joint Chiefs of Staff

·         CJCSI 3125.01D, Defense Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents in the Homeland, 07 May 2015 

·         JP 6-0, Joint Communications System, 10 June 2015 

·         Joint Concept for Rapid Aggregation, May 2015 

·         Joint Concept for Command and Control of the Joint Aerial Layer Network, March 2015 

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

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2015 [updated June16, 2015] 

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Muzzling the Bear: Strategic Defence for Russia's Undeclared Information War on Europe 

McAfee Labs

·         McAfee Labs Threat Report, May 2015 

National Intelligence University Press

·         Intelligence Management in the Americas 

·         Unlimited Impossibilities: Intelligence Support to the Deepwater Horizon Response 

·         Using Industry Analysis for Strategic Intelligence: Capabilities and Strategic Intent 

NATO Defense College

·         NATO Interoperability: Sustaining Trust and Capacity within the Alliance 

New America Foundation

·         Changes in Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Legal Regime 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         From the Ba’th to the Caliphate: The Former Officers of Saddam and the Islamic State 

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         Harmless Harvest: How Sustainable Agriculture Can Help ASEAN Countries Adapt to a Changing Climate 

Oxford Research Group

·         Afghanistan After the Western Withdrawal 

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes &Trends

·         Iran’s Global Image Mostly Negative: Israel,Arab States Share Unfavorable View of Middle East Neighbor 

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Catholics Divided Over Global Warming: Partisan Differences Mirror Those Among General Public 

Quilliam Foundation

·         Islamic State One Year On: Understanding and Countering the Caliphate's Brand 

·         South Asian Militant Groups and Global Jihad in 2015 

Rand

·         The Costs of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Executive Summary 

·         An Integrated Survey System for Addressing Abuse and Misconduct Toward Air Force Trainees During Basic Military Training 

·         Inventory Reduction Without Regret: Balancing Storage and Rebuy Costs 

·         Reducing the Cultivation of Opium Poppies in Southern Afghanistan 

·         A Survey of Terrorist Financing: Addendum 

·         Tailoring the Acquisition Process in the U.S.Department of Defense 

·         Terrorism, Inc.: The Financing of Terrorism, Insurgency and Irregular Warfare 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Only Thing Worse than Misusing SOF is Policy Makers Misusing SOF Operational Methods as a Strategy 

State of Israel

·         The 2014 Gaza Conflict: Factual and Legal Aspects 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         15 June 2015: Nuclear force reductions and modernizations continue 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         The New Russian Engagement with Latin America: Strategic Position, Commerce, and Dreams of the Past 

Transatlantic Academy

·         Hindu Nationalism and the Foreign Policy of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party 

UK Independent Advisory Group on Country Information

·         Nigeria: Fear of Boko Haram 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Afghan Opiate Trafficking Through the Southern Route - 2015 

UN Secretary General

·         The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security 

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

·         US Policy on Cooperation with the Department of Defense 

US Coast Guard (USCG)

·         United States Coast Guard Cyber Strategy 

U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Insurgent Alliances in Afghanistan 

Vision of Humanity

·         2015 Global Peace Index    

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Behind the 'Non-Flub' on Iran's Weaponization Program 

·         Findings from the State Department's Annual Terrorism Report (Part 1): Hezbollah and Iran 

·         Findings from the State Department's Annual Terrorism Report (Part 2): The Rise of ISIL 

·         Gas Issue Dominates Cyprus-Israel Agenda 

·         How to Make Sure Iran's One-Year Nuclear Breakout Time Does Not Shrink 

·         Judging Whether the Iran Deal Is Acceptable 

·         Riyadh Looks to Moscow 

·         Syria's Druze Under Threat 

·         Turkey's Political Scene Post-Election (Part1): The AKP-CHP Option 

Wilson Center

·         The Imagined Arsenal: India's Nuclear Decision-Making, 1973-76 

·         The Realities of Returning Home: Youth Repatriation in Guatemala 

·         Sanctions Emerge as the Indispensable Tool of American Statecraft