Friday's Miscellany 08-21-2015

38 North

·         North Korea’s Sohae Facility: No Sign of Launch Preparations; New Construction at Engine Test Stand

Air Combat Command (ACC)

·         United States Air Force Abbreviated Aircraft Accident Investigation Board Report - MQ-9A, T/N 10-4090 [Reaper]

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Europe’s Migration Policies in Crisis 

·         Greece and its Financial Crisis 

·         Turkish Government Crisis Makes Early Elections a Reality 

American Military Partner Association (AMPA)

·         List of OCONUS Duty Stations Available to Same-Sex Military Couples Grows 

Amnesty International

·         Left to Die Under Siege’: War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses in Eastern Ghouta 

·         Nowhere Safe for Civilians: Airstrikes and Ground Attacks in Yemen 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, August 2015, v. 22, no. 8 

·         Update: Routine screening for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus, civilian applicants for U.S. military service and U.S. Armed Forces, active and reserve components, January 2010-June 2015

·         Durations of military service after diagnoses of HIV-1 infections among active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 1990-2013

·         Case report: Probable murine typhus at Joint Base San Antonio, TX

·         Morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries in deployed (per Theater Medical Data Store [TMDS]) active and reserve component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2008-2014

·         Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         In Troubled Waters: Truths and Misunderstandings about Korea-Japan Relations 

Asian Development Bank

·         An Empirical Estimation of Asia's Untapped Regional Integration Potential Using Data Envelopment Analysis 

·         Enhancing Bank Supervision in Asia: Lessons Learned from the Financial Crisis 

·         Financial Integration in Asset and Liability Holdings in East Asia 

·         The Noodle Bowl Effect: Stumbling or Building Block? 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Security Through Aid: Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism With Australia’s Aid Program

·         A Web of Harms: Serious and Organised Crime and Its Impact on Australian Interests 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         China's Uranium Enrichment Capacity: Rapid Expansion to Meet Commercial Needs 

Brookings

·         Why is China investing in Africa? Evidence from the firm level 

Bruegel

·         Europe’s Exports Superstar: It’s the Organization! 

·         The Vulnerability of Europe’s Small and Medium-Sized Banks 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Boots On or Off the Ground: Some considerations about intervention in the Middle East 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Kurdistan’s Politicized Society Confronts a Sultanistic System 

CATO Institute

·         Islam and the Spread of Individual Freedoms: The Case of Morocco 

·         On the Desirability of Nominal GDP Targeting 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Congress and the Iran Agreement: The Basics & The Myths 

·         Do U.S.-ROK Military Exercises Provoke DPRK? 

·         Exchange of Fire in the DMZ 

·         Iran Nuclear Agreement and Iranian Energy Exports, the Iranian Economy, and World Energy Markets 

·         PacNet #50 - Keep Abe’s Remarks in Perspective 

·         PacNet #51 - The DPP’s Strategic Ambiguity Toward China 

·         PacNet #52 - Reward India’s Nonproliferation Good Behavior 

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Forming an Intended Nationally Determined Contribution: Key Considerations for Turkey 

·         Opportunities for Improving Energy Efficiency in Turkey 

·         A Review of Turkey’s Nuclear Policies and Practices 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Undiplomats: Right-wing Populists and Their Foreign Policies 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         A Model-law Approach to Restructuring Unsustainable Sovereign Debt 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, August 2015, v. 8, no. 8 

o    Bay`a Remorse? Wilayat Sinai and the Nile Valley

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: An Interview with Alain Grignard, Brussels Federal Police

o    Wilayat West Africa Reboots for the Caliphate

o    Governing the Caliphate: The Islamic State Picture

o    Al-Muhajiroun’s European Recruiting Pipeline

o    Islamic State Affiliates Press Hamas

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Terror Threat Snapshot - August 2015 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         A Macroeconomic Analysis of the President’s2016 Budget 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy 

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

·         Women Veterans: The Long Journey Home 

E15 Initiative

·         A New Digital Trade Agenda 

East West Center

·         Transforming the Regional Architecture: New Players and Challenges for the Pacific Islands 

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         How Did Wars Dampen Trade in the MENA Region? 

Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

·         The Kumtor Gold Mine and the Rise of Resource Nationalism in Kyrgyzstan 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Retrenchment Chic: The Dangers of Offshore Balancing 

·         Scraps of Paper 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

·         Asian Conflicts Report - The Geopolitics of Extremism: ISIS in Asia 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Dagestan: Russia’s Most Troublesome Republic  

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Initial Disclosures Indicate Most Companies Were Unable to Determine the Source of Their Conflict Minerals. GAO-15-561 

·         Unmanned Aerial Systems: FAA Continues Progress toward Integration into the National Airspace. GAO-15-610 

Heritage Foundation

·         Europe’s Latest Export to America: Internet Censorship 

·         Poland: The Lynchpin of Security on NATO’s Front Lines 

·         Sri Lankan Poll Results Augur Well for Relations with the U.S. 

·         The U.S. Must Uphold the Arms Trade Treaty’s Limits at the First Conference of States Parties 

·         Washington, China, and the Rise of the Renminbi: Are the Dollar’s Days as the Global Reserve Currency Numbered? 

·         Why Congress Should Pull the Plug on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 

Human Rights Watch

·         "Compliciti in Exclusion": South Africa’s Failure to Guarantee an Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities 

Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)

·         The Islamic State in West Africa – Boko Haram Up-Date 

·         The Islamic State in West Africa – Boko Haram Up-Date II 

·         The Islamic State in West Africa – Boko Haram Up-Date III 

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         Moving Forward: How Victims Can Regain Control & Mitigate Threats in the Wake of the OPM Breach 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         International North-South Transport Corridor: Re-energising India’s Gateway to Eurasia 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, August 20, 2015 

o    Elections in Uganda: A One-Man Show?

o    Angola's Economic Problems Highlight Ties to China

·         Analyzing Data with Ordinal Responses Observed Continuously Over Time: Data from the Shadow FOT&E 

·         Best Practices for Statistically Validating Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Tools Used in Operational Testing 

·         Review of Dangerous Radioisotopes: What is Available in Practice, What Should We be Concerned About? 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Breakout Timelines Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Curbing Militancy: Regulating Pakistan's Madrassas 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan - Order of Battle August 2015 

·         The Death of Mullah Omar and the Rise of ISIS in Afghanistan 

·         Iraq Situation Report:

o    August 14 - 17, 2015 

o    August 18 - 20, 2015 

·         Syrian Rebel Forces Pressure Regime Heartland 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: August 20, 2015 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         China and South Asia- I - How the Collapse of‘Chimerica’ Will Affect South Asia 

·         China and South Asia- II - Growing US-China Military Rivalry: A Danger of Spill-Over into South Asia 

·         China and South Asia- III - A Fragmented Approach towards China 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Comparing the Employment-Output Elasticities of Expatriates and Nationals in the Gulf Cooperation Council 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, August 18, 2015, v. 15, no, 16 

o    Brief: China Stokes Anti-Japanese Sentiment After Abe speech, Ahead of September Parade

o    President Xi Lays Down His Own “Political Rules”

o    PLA Special Operations: Forces, Command, Training and Future Direction

o    China’s Military Modernization: The Legacy of Admiral Wu Shengli

o    Mongolia’s Place in China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’

·         Terrorism Monitor, August 21, 2015, v. 13, no. 17 

o    Jaysh al-Islam and the Battle for Damascus

o    India Faces Up to Growing Islamic State Threat

o    Rise of Islamic State Reignites British Radicalization Threat

JFK Special Warfare Center and School

·         Special Warfare, July-September 2015, v. 8. no. 3 

o    USAJFKSWCS Innovations and Initiatives 2014-2015

o    The Green Beret Volckmann Program: Maximizing The Prevent Strategy

o    The Volckmann Program: Maximizing The Prevent Strategy — Version 2.0

o    Roosevelt Teams

o    Taking SOF Global: The Global SOF Training, Education and Doctrine Community Of Interest

o    Security Force Assistance Metrics: Blood and Treasure

o    Security Force Assistance Initiatives

o    Interdependence

o    The Powell Program: One Step Closer to Cementing Interoperability With Our Interagency Partners

Joint Special Operations Command - Center for Counterterrorism Studies

·         What Does It Take to Be a “True Muslim”? :Implications for Efforts to Counter al-Qa’ida’s Violent Extremist Narrative 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         US Global Economic Leadership: Responding to a Rising China 

Manhattan Institute

·         Poverty and Progress In New York IV: Crime Trends During the First Six Months of 2015 

Marine Corps University Press

·         MCU Journal, Spring 2015, v. 6, no. 1 

o    Reaping the Whirlwind of the Arab Uprisings

o    Putting the Force in MAPRO: Options for National Decision Makers

o    The U.S. Marine Corps, Amphibious Capabilities, and Preparations for War with Japan

Migration Policy Institute

·         An Analysis of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States by Country and Region of Birth 

               

National Academies Press

·         Regional Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes:   Summary of a Workshop 

National Security Archive

·         The Kissinger Telcons:  New Documents Throw Light on Sensitive Ford and Kissinger Views 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         The Higher Management of Pine Gap 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Why “No-Fly Zones” or “IS-Free Zones” Are not a Solution in Syria 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         ICD 191 - Duty to Warn 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Mapping Future Political Leadership of Pakistan 

·         PILDAT Monitor on the State of Right to Information in Pakistan for July2015 

Peace Research Institute

·         Unintended Consequences of Education for Pakistani Immigrants and their Descendants in the United Kingdom 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Korea and the TPP: The Inevitable Partnership 

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Tech

·         Mobile Messaging and Social Media 2015 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych)

·         Best of Both Worlds: The Unexploited Potential of Inter-parliamentary Cooperation in the EU 

·         The Limits and Achievements of Regional Governance in Security: NORDEFCO and the V4 

·         Not Really a Coalition: The U.S.–Turkey Deal on the Fight against the Islamic State 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Theory of Endogenous Money: Mechanics and Implications for Macroeconomic Analysis and Monetary Policy 

Rand

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

·         Limiting Regret: Building the Army We Will Need 

·         Online privacy vs surveillance: Europeans' preferences on internet surveillance and security measures 

·         Privacy of health records: Europeans' preferences on electronic health data storage and sharing 

·         Privacy vs security? Europeans' preferences on transport security and surveillance measures 

·         Using Future Internet Technologies to Strengthen Criminal Justice 

·         What Works Best When Building Partner Capacity in Challenging Contexts? 

Royal Danish Defense College (Forsvarsakademiet)

·         Russia’s Alternative Strategic Objectives 

·         Weaponization of Social Media 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Osborne's Summer Surprise for Defence:Guaranteed Real-Terms Spending Increases 

·         UK Ballistic-Missile Defence 

·         The Validity of Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century 

Small Wars Journal

·         Foundational Principles of Innovation:Defining an Elusive Term 

·         Frozen Conflicts Aren’t: Conflict Resolution Lessons for Ukraine from the Georgian Experience with Russia 

·         Human Domain Mapping in 21st Century Warfare 

·         Hybrid War as a War on Governance 

·         A Laboratory for Preparing Forces to Win in a Complex World 

·         Mexican Energy Reform: A Security Nightmare for Multi-Nationals Operating in Mexico 

·         Nonlinearity and the Proper Use of Buzzwords 

·         The PIRA Tempest: How a Strong Breeze Transformedinto a Destructive Hurricane 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Implementing the Arms Trade Treaty: Building on Available Guidelines and Assistance Activities 

 

Transparency International

·         Exporting Corruption: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combatting Foreign Bribery 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Colombia Coca Cultivation Survey 2014 

US Central Command (CENTCOM)

·         Report of Investigation IAW Army Regulation(AR) 15-6 - Facts and Circumstances Surrounding Allegations of Shooting of Afghan Civilians outside Village Stability Program (VSP) Belambai (SSG Robert Bates) [large file] 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Future of Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade Relations 

Wilson Center

·         Al-Sisi’s Egypt: The Military Moves on the Economy 

·         Saudi Arabia’s “Terrorist” Allies in Yemen