Friday's Miscellany 07-31-2015

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Searching for a Silk Road: The United States in Central Asia 

·         Tunisia’s Security Crisis: The Challenge of Restoring Control 

Amnesty International

·         Black Friday’: Carnage in Rafah During 2014Israel/Gaza Conflict 

Apsen Institute

·         Critical Infrastructure Readiness Report:Holding the Line Against Cyberthreats 

Atlantic Council

·         Empowering America—How Energy Abundance Can Strengthen US Global Leadership 

·         The Naval Alliance: Preparing NATO for a Maritime Century 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Beyond 2017: The Australian Defence Force and Amphibious Warfare 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Algeria Buffeted by Falling Oil Prices and Growing Social Unrest 

·         Interests Clash in Globalized Greek Crisis 

·         Morocco's Progress is Slow, Shaky but Real 

·         Scenarios of Macro-economic Development for Catalonia on Horizon 2030 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Transitioning from Volume to Value: Accelerating the Shift to Alternative Payment Models 

Brookings

·         The Cost of Democracy: Campaign Finance Regulation in Latin America 

·         The Dubious Joys of Standing Up Militias and Building Partner Capacity: Lessons from Afghanistan and Mexico for Prosecuting Security Policy Through Proxies  

·         Military Officer Quality in the All-volunteer Force 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Another Take on “Canada’s Policy to Confront the Islamic State” 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Unprecedented Pressures, Uncharted Course for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood 

CATO Institute

·         Kingpin Approaches to Fighting Crime and Community Violence: Evidence from Mexico’s Drug War 

·         Why the Federal Government Fails 

Center for Complex Operations (CCO)

·         Prism, 2015, v. 5,no. 3 

o    The Limits of Sovereignty: The Case of Mass Atrocity Crimes

o    The Backlash Against Nation-Building

o    The Art of Strategy Creation for Complex Situations

o    Golden Opportunities for Civilian Power

o    An Israeli Approach to Deterring Terrorism

o    Reforming Myanmar’s Military

o    The Advance of Radical Populist Doctrine in Latin America

o    Colombia: A Political Economy of War to an Inclusive Peace

o    An Easier Service: Is DoD getting good value from humanitarian operations?

o    The NATO Campaign in Afghanistan: Comparisons with the Experience in Colombia

o    Shock Without Awe: Military Lessons of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Cross-border Resolution of Financial Firms 

·         Landmark EU and US Net Neutrality Decisions: How Might Pending Decisions Impact Internet Fragmentation? 

Center for Nonproliferation Studies

·         Opportunity in Crisis: Navigating Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future 

·         Permanent Risk Reduction: A Roadmap for Replacing High-Risk Radioactive Sources and Materials 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Afghan Campaign and the Death of Mullah Omar 

·         Counting the Cost of South Africa's Health Burden 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, July 16 - July 29, 2015, v. 3, no. 15 

·         PacNet #41R - Response to PacNet #41 “Tough times ahead if the DPP returns to power?” 

·         PacNet #42 - Defense diplomacy in East Asia: will ASEAN continue to be central? 

·         PacNet #43 - China and the Changing Asian Infrastructure Bank 

·         PacNet #44 - A Historic Visit to the United States 

·         Theories on Why North Korea Rejects the World 

·         U.S. Actions Can Help Keep Global Polio Eradication Strategy on Track 

·         Workforce Development in Tunisia and Jordan 

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Public gives Conditional Support for Turkey to take on Responsibility in the Struggle against Climate Change [survey] 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Offline? How Europe Can Catch Up with US Technology 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Cross-border Resolution of Financial Firms

·         Landmark EU and US Net Neutrality Decisions:How Might Pending Decisions Impact Internet Fragmentation? 

Chatham House

·         Iran and Nuclear Restraint: Lessons from Elsewhere 

·         Maritime Security in the Asia-Pacific: China and the Emerging Order in the East and South China Seas   

·         Opportunity in Crisis: Navigating Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future 

Combating Terrorism Center  (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, July 2015, v.8, no. 7  

o    Global Civilization and Counterterrorism

o    In Search of New Approaches

o    Understanding Terrorism Today and Tomorrow

o    The Truth Campaign and The War of Ideas

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Potential Implications in the Region of the Iran Deal 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Continuing Concerns with the Federal Select Agent Program: Department of Defense Shipments of Live Anthrax 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         The Iran-North Korea Strategic Alliance 

·         Iran Nuclear Agreement: The Administration’s Case 

·         Threats to Press Freedom in the Americas 

·         Women Under ISIS Rule: From Brutality to Recruitment 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Aviation Security Challenges: Is TSA Ready for the Threats of Today? 

·         Promoting and Incentivizing Cybersecurity Best Practices 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         America’s Growing Heroin Epidemic 

·         Internet of Things 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Best Practices at Public and Private Shipyards 

·         Impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan ofAction (JCPOA) on U.S. Interests and the Military Balance in the Middle East 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Financial Crisis in Greece--Implications and Lessons Learned 

·         The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 

·         Nepal Recovery Act 

·         Sanctions and the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Avoiding Duplication: An Examination of the State Department's Proposal to Construct a New Diplomatic Security Training Facility 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate 

Department of State

·         2015 Trafficking in Persons Report 

·         Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall on the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report 

East West Center

·         Indian Navy Role in Yemen and Beyond Highlights Range of Objectives 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Russia Country Analysis Brief - July 2015 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Has Trade Openness Reduced Pollution in China? 

·         The Impact of Chinese Competition on Africa’s Manufacturing 

French Institute of International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales)

·         China in Asia: What is Behind the New Silk Roads? 

German Development Institute

·         Revisiting Hydro-hegemony from a Benefitsharing Perspective: The Case of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Reviewing the European Neighborhood Policy: Eastern Perspectives 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Army Reserve Components: Improvements Needed to Data Quality and Management Procedures to Better Report Soldier Availability. GAO-15-626 

·         Central America: Improved Evaluation Efforts Could Enhance Agency Programs to Reduce Unaccompanied Child Migration. GAO-15-707 

·         Defense Energy: Observations on DOD's Investments in Alternative Fuels. GAO-15-674 

·         Facial Recognition Technology: Commercial Uses, Privacy Issues, and Applicable Federal Law. GAO-15-621 

·         Facilities Modernization: DOD Guidance and Processes Reflect Leading Practices for Capital Planning. GAO-15-489 

·         A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs. GAO-15-593SP 

·         GAO Issues New Tool Designed to Help Federal Agencies Combat Fraud 

·         High-Containment Laboratories: Preliminary Observations on Federal Efforts to Address Weaknesses Exposed by Recent Safety Lapses. GAO-15-792T [testimony] 

·         Hurricane Sandy: An Investment Strategy Could Help the Federal Government Enhance National Resilience for Future Disasters. GAO-15-515 

·         International Trade: The United States and European Union Are the Two Largest Markets Covered by Key Procurement-Related Agreements. GAO-15-717  

·         Managing for Results: Practices for Effective Agency Strategic Reviews. GAO-15-602 

·         Nuclear Weapons Sustainment: Improvements Made to Budget Estimates, but Opportunities Exist to Further Enhance Transparency. GAO-15-536 

·         Technology Assessment: Nuclear Reactors: Status and Challenges in Development and Deployment of New Commercial Concepts. GAO-15-652 

Heritage Foundation

·         An Economic Crisis Is the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis 

·         Pakistan Must Release Asia Bibi to Demonstrate Protection for Its Religious Minorities 

·         Role for Magna Carta in America in 2015 

·         Russian Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces: What They Mean for the United States 

·         Social Security:  $39 Billion Deficit in 2014, Insolvent by2035 

·         U.S. Should Encourage Reconciliation Between Japan and South Korea 

Human Rights Watch

·         They Burned it All: Destruction of Villages, Killings, and Sexual Violence in South Sudan’s Unity State 

Infinity Journal

·         Infinity Journal, Summer 2015, v. 4, no. 4 

o    The Post-Operational Level Age: The Operational Focus Approach, Part 2

o    D - All of the Above: Connecting 21st Century Naval Doctrine to Strategy

o    Strategy as a Learning Process: Israel and the United States Against Islamic Terrorism

o    Coming Down from Olympus: A Call from Normative, Descriptive, and Phenomenological Distinction in Strategic Theory

o    Mass Effect: Information, Communication and Rhetoric in Warfare

o    Willa President Approve Air-Sea Battle? Learning from the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         The Rajapakse ‘Coup’ and Upcoming Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka 

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

·         Understanding Putin Through a Middle Eastern Looking Glass 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         ISIS Analysis of JCPOA (Verification and Heavy Water Reactor Restrictions) 

·         Syria’s Unresolved Nuclear Issues Reemerge in Wake of ISIL Advance and Ongoing Civil War 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Is Côte d'Ivoire Facing Religious Radicalism? 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    July 28-30, 2015 

o    July 24-27, 2015 

·         ISIS's Global Strategy: A Wargame 

·         Turkey Expands Campaign against ISIS and the PKK 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: July 29, 2015 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         AIIB – A Test for China-India Cooperation 

·         India and the Korean Peninsula – II: Political Risks in India-North Korea Ties 

·         India and the Korean Peninsula – I: Political Will is the Test of India-South Korea Special Strategic Partnership  

·         The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Implications for South Asia and the World 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         A People's Army: Civil Society as a Security Actor in Post-Maidan Ukraine 

·         The Report of the Five Presidents: A Missed Opportunity 

International Crisis Group

·         South Sudan: Keeping Faith with the IGAD Peace Process 

·         Venezuela: Unnatural Disaster 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Collateral Damage : Dollar Strength and Emerging Markets’ Growth 

·         Deflation and Public Finances : Evidence from the Historical Records 

·         Filling the Gap : Infrastructure Investment in Brazil 

·         Foreign Help Wanted : Easing Japan’s Labor Shortages 

·         Now or Later? The Political Economy of Public Investment in Democracies 

·         Production Offshoring and Investment by Japanese Firms 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Europe’s Return to UN Peacekeeping in Africa?Lessons from Mali 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Trade Protectionism in Indonesia: Bad Times and Bad Policy 

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Caught in the Act: Proof of Russian Military Intervention in Ukraine 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Counterproductive: The Employment and Income Effects of Raising America's Minimum Wage to $12 and to $15 per Hour 

·         Irregular Maritime Migration in the Bay of Bengal: The Challenges of Protection, Management, and Cooperation 

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

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

·         A Surveillance Banner on Compromised Computer Systems Reduces Hackers’ Active Engagement 

·         Use of Firearms in Terrorist Attacks the United States 1970-2014 

National Governors Association (NGA)

·         Enhancing The Role of Fusion Centers in Cybersecurity 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         China's Perspective on International Order 

National Security Archive

·         Los Quemados: Chile's Pinochet Covered up Human Rights Atrocity 

Nautilus Institute

·         Energy Security and the Role of Green Economies in East Asia 

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)

·         Navy Strategy Development: Strategy in the21st Century 

National Security Network (NSN)

·         Living with the Consequences: The Effects of Voting Down the Iran Nuclear Agreement 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Prospects for the Asia Pacific Region 

·         Rethinking Security in the 21st Century 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         The Democratic Development of Pakistan's National and Provincial Assemblies: An International Perspective 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Religion: A Missing Component of Professional Military Education 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Nuclear-Backed “Little Green Men:” Nuclear Messaging in the Ukraine Crisis 

Rand

·         Building Special Operations Partnerships in Afghanistan and Beyond: Challenges and Best Practices from Afghanistan, Iraq,and Colombia 

·         The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's Capacity Building Activities in East Africa: Evaluating Progress and Impacts in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda 

Refugees International

·         “It’s a Suicide Act to Leave or Stay”:Internal Displacement in El Salvador 

Small Arms Survey

·         Documenting Small Arms and Light Weapons: A Basic Guide 

·         There and Back: Trajectories of North African Foreign Fighters in Syria  

Small Wars Journal

·         The 21st Century Answer to “Burning their Crops and Salting their Fields”: Interdicting and Destroying The ISIS Financial Network 

·         Al Shabaab Resurgence 

·         ‘Confronting ISIS in Libya: The Case for an Expeditionary Counterinsurgency’ 

·         Genesis for the Infantry 

·         No, COIN is Not a Proven Failure 

·         Optionality on the Battlefield: Examining How Enemies Build and Employ a Toolkit for War 

·         Operating in an Era of Persistent Unmanned Aerial Surveillance 

·         USAR Security Cooperation 

·         A War With ISIS is a Battle Against Ideologies 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         July 30, 2015 Quarterly Report to Congress (28th Quarterly report) 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         China’s Rise and Reconfiguration of Central Asia’s Geopolitics: A Case for U.S. "Pivot" to Eurasia 

·         The Chinese People's Liberation Army in 2025 

·         The Limits of Military Officers' Duty to Obey Civilian Orders: A Neo-Classical Perspective 

·         Reassessing the Barriers to Islamic Radicalization in Kazakhstan 

The Sentry

·         The Nexus of Corruption and Conflict in South Sudan 

Transparency International

·         Curbing Illicit Financial Flows to Unlock A Sustainable Future 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Taiwan’s Global Fisheries Modestly Advance Its “International Space” 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Conflict and Extremist-Related Sexual Violence: An International Security Threat 

·         The Current Situation in Kenya: A USIP Fact Sheet 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Israel's Developing Relationship with Cyprus 

·         The Regional Impact of Additional Iranian Money 

·         Resumption of U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Deepening the U.S.-Africa Trade Relationship 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Peace, Security,and Countering Violent Extremism in Africa 

·         National HIV/Aids Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020 

·         Remarks by President Obama to the People of Africa 

Wilson Center

·         How to Secure a Competitive U.S. Economy 

·         Origins of Nuclear Cooperation