Friday's Miscellany 08-28-2015

38 North

·         North Korea’s Evolving Nuclear Strategy 

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         Economic Management in Afghanistan 

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Fall 2015, v. 9, no. 3 

o    The Irony of American Civil-Military Relations

o    Best Military Advice

o    Beyond the Resignation debate: A New Framework for Civil-Military Dialogue

o    How Much is Enough

o    Post 9/11 Civil-Military Relations: Room for Improvement

o    Military Officers: Political Without Partisanship

o    "Cashing In" Stars: Does the Professional Ethic Apply in Retirement?

Air University

·         Air & Space Power Journal, September - October 2015, v. 29, no. 5  

o    SEADE: Countering the Futility of Network Security

o    Dark Horizon: Airpower Revolution on a Razor's Edge--Part Two of the "Nightfall" Series

o    Any Time, Every Place: The Networked Societies of War Fighters in a Battlespace of Flows

o    Nightfall and the Cloud: Examining the Future of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles and Remotely Piloted Aircraft

o    The Limits of Tactical Aviation Technology

o    Col John Boyd's Innovative DNA

o    Twenty-First-Century Air Warfare and the Invisible War: Strategic Agility

o    Changing the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio Using Robotics and Automation to Beat Sequestration

o    Officer Professional Military Education: A New Distance Learning Evolution

o    Project ArchimedeZ

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Muslims in China and their Relations with the State 

·         Rise of ISIS and Islamophobia in the UK 

·         What Does New Political Push Mean for Syria? 

Amnesty International

·         Torture and Ill-Treatment by Burundi’s Police and Intelligence Service Since April 2015 

Army Combined Arms Center

·         Military Review, September-October 2015, v. 95, no. 5 

o    Globally Integrated Operations in the Horn of Africa through the Principles of Mission Command

o    The Civil Engagement Spectrum: A Tool for the Human Domain

o    NATO’s Approach to Irregular Warfare: Protecting the Achilles’ Heel

o    The Theory and Practice of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency

o    Interpersonal Engagement: The Indispensable Warrior Skill

o    Religious Engagement and the Seventh Warfighting Function: Time to Stop, Listen, and Engage

o    Army Translator and Interpreter Companies: A Wasted Resource

o    The Case for a National Information Strategy

o    Commanders and Communication

o    Public Opinion: A Center of Gravity Leaders Forget

o    Effective Writing for Army Leaders: The Army Writing Standard Redefined

o    Religious Participation: The Missing Link in the Ready

o    God is Not Here: A Soldier’s Struggle With Torture, Trauma, and the Moral Injuries of War

Army War College

·         Parameters, Summer 2015,v. 45, no. 2 

o    Has the United States Lost the Ability to Fight a Major War?

o    Security Assistance in Africa: The Case for More

o    Security Assistance in Africa: The Case for Less

o    Insider Threats and Organizational Root Causes: The 2009 Fort Hood Terrorist Attack

o    Beyond Information Sharing: NATO and the Foreign Fighter Threat

o    Socio-Cultural Intelligence and National Security

o    Intellectual Capital: A Case for Cultural Change

o    Intellectual Capital: A Cautionary Note

o    Kick the Door Down with AirSea Battle...Then What?

Asia Foundation

·         America's Role in Asia: The Implications of America's Rebalancing Policy to Asia 

·         Ethnic Armed Conflict and Territorial Administration in Myanmar - Full Report 

·         Filipino Public Opinion on the Bangsamoro Basic Law and the Mamasapano Incident 

Asian Centre for Human Rights

·         The State of the Right to Life in India 

Atlantic Council

·         Seizing Local Opportunities in Syria 

ATT Baseline Assessment Project

·         Identifying Good Practice and Implementation Measures 

·         International Cooperation and Assistance: Capacity, Experience, and Practices 

Australian National University – Strategic & Defence Studies Centre

·         The ANZUS Alliance in an Ascending Asia 

·         Rethinking Western Approaches to Counterinsurgency: Lessons From Post-Colonial Conflict 

·         A Strategy towards Indonesia 

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

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Putin's Choice for Russia 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Improve the SSDI Program and Address the Impending Trust Fund Depletion 

Brookings

·         Rethinking Political Islam 

o    The Arab Spring and Islamist activism in Southeast Asia: Much ado about nothing? 

o    Between ISIS and a failed state: The saga of Libyan Islamists 

o    The domesticsources of Saudi foreign policy: Islamists and the state in the wake of theArab Uprisings 

o    Islamist politics in South Asia after the Arab Spring: Parties and their proxies working with—and against—the state 

o    The more things change, the more they stay the same: Jordanian Islamist responses in Spring and Fall 

o    The Muslim Brotherhood's social outreach after the Egyptian coup 

o    The rise of pragmatic Islamism in Kuwait's post-Arab Spring opposition movement 

o    Succeeding by surviving: Examining the durability of political Islam in Morocco 

o    Tunisia’s Ennahda: Rethinking Islamism in the context of ISIS and the Egyptian coup 

o    Yemen’s Muslim Brotherhood and the perils of powersharing 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         A Normal Nuclear Pakistan 

CATO Institute

·         Cross-Border Acquisitions and Labor Regulations 

·         The Human Freedom Index: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom 

·         Work versus Welfare Trade-Off: Europe 

Center for Global Development

·         Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Middle Income Countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and South Africa 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         The Radicalization Puzzle [video by Dr. Mohammad Hafez] 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Building a More Robust U.S.-Philippines Alliance 

·         New Ice Curtain: Russia's Strategic Reach to the Arctic 

·         Nuclear Scholars Initiative: A Collection of Papers from the 2014 Nuclear Scholars Initiative 

·         PacNet #52R - Response to PacNet #52 “Reward India’s Nonproliferation Good Behavior” 

·         Russia’s Contribution to China’s Surface Warfare Capabilities 

·         Shaping the Strategic Landscape on Technology for the National Security Enterprise 

·         Tailoring the Global Network for Real Burden Sharing at Sea 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Lighten the Load [Greece] 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         The Impact of BITs and DTTs on FDI Inflow and Outflow: Evidence from China 

·         Toward SDG 2: Food Security and Urbanization in the Global South 

Chatham House

·         Opportunities and Challenges for Journalism in the Digital Age: Asian and European Perspectives 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         PIN Policy Brief on Gender and Peace Negotiations 

·         US and EU Engagement with Islamists in the MENA Region 

College of Europe

·         A Differentiated, Balanced and Patient Approach to Conflict Resolution? The EU’s Involvement with Georgia’s Secessionist Conflicts beyond the August 2008 War 

·         Prospects for Security on the European Continent  

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Presentation on CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         The Chinese Communist Party 

·         Developing a Proportionate Response to a Cyber Incident 

·         The Role of the U.S. Federal Reserve 

·         Same-Sex Marriage: Global Comparisons 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         White Paper - Enhancing the Effectiveness of Independent Research and Development   

Department of State

·         Ending Human Trafficking: Building a Better World and Partnerships for Sustainable Security and Human Dignity 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Considering DPRK regime collapse: its probability and possible geopolitical and security consequences 

·         Prostitution as a human right: an oxymoron 

European Leadership Network

·         Preparing for the Worst: Are Russian and NATO Military Exercises Making War in Europe More Likely? 

Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD)

·         Improving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 

French Institute of International Relations

·         Leaving to Come Back: Russian Senior Officials and the State-Owned Companies 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         American Grand Strategy: Lessons from the Cold War 

·         Islam and Islamism: A Primer for Teachers and Students 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Implications of Climate Science for Negotiators 

·         The State of Climate Negotiations 

German Development Institute

·         Orchestration: an instrument for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         U.S. and EU Engagement with Islamists in the Middle East and North Africa 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Next Generation Air Transportation System: Improved Risk Analysis Could Strengthen FAA's Global Interoperability Efforts. GAO-15-608 

·         Regionally Aligned Forces: DOD Could Enhance Army Brigades' Efforts in Africa by Improving Activity Coordination and Mission-Specific Preparation. GAO-15-568 

·         VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Assess Decrease in Root Cause Analyses of Adverse Events. GAO-15-643 

·         Weapon System Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Department of Defense's Portfolio Management.  GAO-15-466 

Heritage Foundation

·         2015 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom 

Human Rights Watch

·         Left Out? Obstacles to Education for People with Disabilities in Russia 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Al Sahawa—The Awakening: An Education and Training Resource Guide 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Preventing Conflict in Central Africa: ECCAS Caught Between Ambitions, Challenges and Reality 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    August 21 - 24, 2015 

o    August 25 - 27, 2015 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: August 26, 2015 

International Crisis Group

·         No Exit? Gaza & Israel Between Wars 

London School of Economics and Political Science

·         ISIL, JAN and the War Economy in Syria  

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         From Turkey to China: What Lies Ahead for the G20 in 2016 

Manhattan Institute

·         Brain Gain in America’s Shrinking Cities 

·         The Wage Subsidy: A Better Way to Help the Poor 

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

·         Piracy and Counter-Piracy Cooperation in Southeast Asia (2000-2014) 

National Defense University Press

·         An Empirical Analysis of Claimant Tactics in the South China Sea 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         Security Outlook of the Asia Pacific Countries and Its Implications for the Defense Sector 

National Security Archive

·         Kazakhstan and Nunn-Lugar: A Non-Proliferation Success Story 

·         Overhead Imagery: The U.S. Target 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Urban Security and Complexity in Northeast Asia 

Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Deterrence as a Security Concept Against Non-Traditional Threats 

Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

·         Information Sharing Across Security Domains 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         State Control of Religious Activity in Southern Mali Following the 2012 Crisis 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Regional Integration in West Africa: The Evolution of ECOWAS 

·         Space 2.0—Shaping India’s Leap into the Final Frontier 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

·         OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2016 (August 2015) 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         ICD 750 - Counterintelligence Programs 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         From Populist Destabilization to Reform and Possible Debt Relief in Greece 

·         Korea and the TPP: The Inevitable Partnership 

·         The Tradability of Services: Geographic Concentration and Trade Costs 

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Declining Ratings for Mexico’s Peña Nieto: Fewer Say Government Is Making Progress against Drug Cartels 

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Tech

·         Americans’ Views on Mobile Etiquette 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         U.S. Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe: Consequences for NATO Strategic Adaptation, Deterrence and Allied Solidarity 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Financialization: There’s Something Happening Here 

Rand

·         An Assessment of the Counter-ISIL Campaign:One Year after Mosul: Addendum 

·         Behavioral Health and Service Use Among Civilian Wives of Service Members and Veterans: Evidence from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health 

·         A Building Partner Capacity Assessment Framework: Tracking Inputs, Outputs, Outcomes, Disrupters, and Workarounds 

·         Improving the Mongolian Labor Market and Enhancing Opportunities for Youth 

·         Information Operations: The Imperative of Doctrine Harmonization and Measures of Effectiveness 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         UK Ballistic-Missile Defence 

·         The Validity of Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century 

Quilliam Foundation

·         In and Out of Extremism 

Small Wars Journal

·         Black Swans in a Cyber Forest: ‘FARness’ Needed In Future Information Technology Acquisition 

·         A Case for Pragmatic, Minimalist Approaches to the Afghanistan War 

·         Iraq and Afghanistan: Similar, Yet Different 

·         Loss of Confidence: The Failure of the Army’s Officer Evaluation and Promotion System and How to Fix It 

·         Nanotechnology, Drones, and 3D Printing: The Future of Soldier Efficiencies in 2025 

·         The Specter of Ungoverned Spaces & How Advances in Network Analysis Can Assist Policymakers 

·         To Respond to ISIS and Hybrid Warfare We Need to Invest in POPINT 

·         Transition to a Total Army Training Plan 

·         Why is Turkey Attacking the Kurdish Militants Instead of ISIS? 

Stanley Foundation

·         Economic Drivers of Mass Atrocities: Implications for Policy and Prevention 

Stimson Center

·         A Normal Nuclear Pakistan 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Terrorist and Insurgent Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Use, Potentials, and Military Implications 

·         Using Target Audience Analysis to Aid Strategic Level Decisionmaking 

Task Force on Cooperation in Greater Europe

·         Avoiding War in Europe: How to Reduce the Risk of a Military Encounter Between Russia and NATO 

Transatlantic Academy

·         U.S. and EU Engagement with Islamists in the Middle East and North Africa 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Overcoming Barriers to U.S.-China Cooperation 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Maximal Exposure, Minimal Presence: Iran's Military Engagement in Iraq 

·         Morocco: Prospects for Civil Society 

·         New IDF Strategy Goes Public 

·         Securing the Sinai MFO Without a U.S.Drawdown 

·         What Abbas's PLO Resignation Means 

White House

·         National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the UnitedStates: Updated to 2020, Indicator Supplement