Friday's Miscellany 09-04-2015

38 North

·         Still No Sign of Launch Preparations at North Korea’s Sohae Launch Facility 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Obama’s Foreign Policy Towards Israel: The Failure to Use Smart Power 

·         Social Protest in Iraq and Reality of the Internal Shia Dispute 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Mexico’s Cycle of Crime and Corruption 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no. 41, September 2015: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         A Quantitative Assessment of South Korea’s Options for the INDC in 2030 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Financial Inclusion, Financial Education, and Financial Regulation in the United Kingdom 

Atlantic Council

·         Seizing Local Opportunities in Syria 

·         Toward a Sustainable Peace in the South China Sea 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Half-baked, the Other Side of Egypt’s Baladi Bread Subsidy 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Internationally-Tradable Permits Can Be Riskier for a Country than an Internally-Imposed Carbon Price 

Brookings

·         Budgetary Turmoil at the Department of Defense from 2010 to 2014: A Personal and Professional Journey 

·         The Story of the Islamic State's Leader 

Bruegel

·         The Globalization of Angel Investments 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Hard Aid: Foreign Aid in the Pursuit of Short-term Security and Political Goals 

·         Politics of 2 Percent: NATO and the Security Vacuum in Europe 

Center for Global Development

·         The Politics of Priority Setting in Health: A Political Economy Perspective 

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies

·         The United Nations Approach to the Libyan Crisis 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         North Korea's Provocation and Escalation Calculus: Dealing with the Kim Jong-un Regime 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Afghanistan: Back to the Brink 

·         European Security After the 2014 Watershed 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Catalyzing Sustainable Global Immunization Programs 

·         Chinese Strategy and Military Modernization: A Comparative Analysis 

·         Constructing a New Syria: Dealing with the Real Outcome of the “ISIS War” 

·         Issues and Insights, Vol. 15, No. 7 - US-China Strategic Nuclear Relations: Time to Move to Track-1 Dialogue 

·         PacNet #53 - Missed Opportunities in the Pentagon’s New Maritime Strategy 

·         PacNet #54 - Why Implementing Strategic Trade Controls is in ASEAN’s Interests 

·         PacNet #55 - The Future of Russia-Japan Relations 

·         Trends in Iraqi Violence, Casualties, and the Impact of War: 2003-2015 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Populist Movements: A Driving Force behind Recent Renationalization Trends 

·         Simplifying Sovereign Bankruptcy: A Voluntary Single Host Country Approach to SDRM Design 

·         Two Key Words in China’s Currency Policy: Control and Balance 

Centre for Security Governance (CSG)

·         Civil Military Cooperation and Security Sector Reform in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies 

Chatham House

·         Somalia’s Federal Future: Layered Agendas, Risks and Opportunities  

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         US and EU Engagement with Islamists in the MENA Region 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         The UN Security Council (UNSC) 

Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

·         After-Action Assessment of the Police Response to the August 2014 Demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri 

Department of State

·         Remarks on Nuclear Agreement With Iran 

Egmont Institute

·         Global and Operational: A New Strategy for EU Foreign and Security Policy 

·         The Uncertain Promise of Hybrid Justice in the Central African Republic 

European Commission

·         Europe: Innovation Radar 

European Parliament Think Tank

·         The State of the Union debate in the European Parliament 

European Policy Centre

·         Can the Eurozone’s Economic Governance Combine Political Accountability, Legitimacy and Effectiveness? 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Understanding Why People Flock to the Islamic State 

·         Washington Contemplates the Chinese Military 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Performance-based Allocation (PBA) of Foreign Aid : Still Alive? 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

·         Sector-Specific Decision Failures in Business and Government, and Potential Solutions 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Military Personnel: Additional Steps Are Needed to Strengthen DOD's Oversight of Ethics and Professionalism Issues. GAO-15-711 

·         Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of GAO Recommendations. GAO-15-813 

Heritage Foundation

·         Blueprint for Congressional Fiscal Action in the Remainder of 2015 

·         Encryption and Law Enforcement Special Access: The U.S. Should Err on the Side of Stronger Encryption 

Hudson Institute

·         China's Economic Leverage in Southeast Asia 

Human Rights Watch

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

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Parliamentary Elections (2015) in Sri Lanka:Explaining UNP’s success and the Challenges Ahead 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, September 3,2015 

o    Why Election Violence in Africa Matters

o    Tanzania:Tensions High in Zanzibar Ahead of October Vote

·         Mission Effectiveness Methodology in Operational Testing 

·         Supply Chain Modeling for Fluorspar and Hydrofluoric Acid and Implications for Further Analyses 

·         Supply Chain Modeling: Downstream Risk Assessment Methodology (DRAM) Demonstration of Capability 

·         Supply Chain Modeling: Downstream Risk Assessment Methodology (DRAM) Summary of Development and Application 

Institute for Economics and Peace

·         Global Peace Index 2015 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Preliminary Assessment of the JCPOA Procurement Channel 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Far-Right Riot at Ukraine's Parliament 

·         Iraq Situation Report

o    August 28 - 31, 2015 

o    September 1 -3, 2015 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: September 3, 2015 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India and the BRICS Partnership 

·         New Cross-Currents in the India-China-Pakistan Triangle 

·         Pakistan, Power-Play and a New South Asian Paradigm 

·         The Quota Movement in Gujarat: Implications for Modi and India’s Democracy 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         From 9/11 to Da'esh: What Role for the High Representative and the External Dimension of EU Counter-Terrorism Policies? 

·         Morocco's Experience of Migration as a Sending, Transit and Receiving Country 

·         Offshore Nexus, Sanctions and the Russian Crisis 

·         Turkey's Evolving Migration Policies: A Mediterranean Transit Stop at the Doors of the EU 

·         The US-EU Energy Trade Dilemma 

International Centre for Defense and Security

·         Corruption Scandals and Russian Influence in the Baltic 

International Crisis Group

·         Cameroon: The Threat of Religious Radicalism 

·         New Approach in Southern Syria 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Aid and Growth at the Regional Level 

·         A New Look at the Determinants of Growth in Asian Countries 

·         Normalization of Global Financial Conditions: The Implications for Brazil 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, September 4, 2015, v. 15, no. 17 

o    Brief: China’s Military Parade Displays Growing Military Power, Delivers Rebuke to Japan

o    President Xi Suspects Political Conspiracy Behind Tianjin Blasts

o    PLA Special Operations: Combat Missions and Operations Abroad

o    Rural China’s Public Security Vacuum

o    The Future of Cyber Conflict: Beijing Rewrites Internet Sovereignty Along Territorial Lines

·         Terrorism Monitor, September 4, 2015, v. 13, no. 18 

o    The Finnish Foreign Fighter Contingent in Syria and Iraq

o    Islamic State in Afghanistan Ready to Capitalize on Mullah Omar’s Death

o    Indonesia’s New Counter-Terrorism Challenges

Japan Ministry of Defense

·         Defense of Japan 2015 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2015 [updated September 1, 2015] 

Manhattan Institute

·         Limits of Retrenchment: The Politics of Pension Reform 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Educational, Psychological, and Social Impact of Discrimination on the Immigrant Child 

·         Migrants Deported from the United States and Mexico to the Northern Triangle: A Statistical and Socioeconomic Profile 

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

·         Overview: Terrorism in 2014 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         The Search for Interim Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage in South Korea 

Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         U.S. and EU Engagement with Islamists in the MENA Region 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Haidar al-‘Abadi’s First Year in Office: What Prospects for Iraq? 

·         The Political Economy of the News Media in the Philippines and the Framing of News Stories on the GPH-CNN Peace Process 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Assessing Disturbance in Jammu and Kashmir’s“Disturbed Areas” 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         ICD 302 - Document and Media Exploitation 

·         ICD 503 - IC Information Technology Systems Security Risk Management 

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         Women, Peace and Security: Keeping the Promise. How to Revitalize the Agenda 15 Years after UNSCR 1325 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Reshoring by U.S. Firms: What Do the Data Say? 

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         How Asia-Pacific Publics See Each Other and Their National Leaders 

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Most Millennials Resist the ‘Millennial’ Label 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         EU Gas Game: Time to Redefine the Rules?  Case Studies of Russia and Norway and Lessons for the EU, Norway and Poland 

·         Foreigners in the Ukrainian Government: A Unique Solution for Challenging Times 

Rand

·         A Conceptual Framework for More Effectively Integrating Combat Support Capabilities and Constraints into Contingency Planning and Execution 

·         Improving Information-Sharing Across Law Enforcement: Why Can't We Know? 

·         Overcoming Obstacles to Advanced Reactor Technologies 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Balanced Growth for Inclusive and Equitable ASEAN Community (ASEAN-Canada Research Partnership) 

·         Emerging Trends in the Social Media Domain:Perceptions, Behaviors, Communication and Governance 

Small Arms Survey

·         Diversion of Arms and Ammunition in Peace Operations: Observations based on Missions in Sudan and South Sudan 

Small Wars Journal

·         Colombian President Santos: Success in an“Inter-mestic” Environment 

·         Combat Aviation and Foreign Policy 

·         Doctrine 2015: The Imminent Publishing of FM 7-0 

·         Drones and Airpower: A Lack of Deterrence in Unconventional Warfare? 

·         Expeditionary Solutions to Achieving Overmatch 

·         How Should History Inform the Life-Long Education of a Military Professional? 

·         It’s the Thought That Counts: Turning Battalion AARs into a More Effective Team Building Exercise 

·         Japan’s Burden of History: Understanding the Controversy of Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine 

·         Refusing Refugees: Why are We Building Walls Instead of Bridges 

·         Spy Wars in the South Caucasus 

South African Institute of International Affairs

·         Fossil Fuels are Dead, Long Live Fossil Fuels: Botswana’s Options for Economic Diversification 

US-China Economic and Security Commission

·         September 2015 Trade Bulletin 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Building a Sustainable Afghanistan: Lessons and Opportunities from the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework 

·         Women’s Leadership Roles in Afghanistan 

·         Understanding and Countering Violent Extremism in Afghanistan 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Egyptian Offshore Gas Find Curtails Israel's Options 

·         Iran's 'Frozen' Assets: Exaggeration on Both Sides of the Debate 

·         Local Elections in Morocco: A Bet on the Kingdom's Reforms 

·         Russian S-300 Missiles to Iran: Groundhog Day or Game-Changer? 

·         Saudi King Comes to Washington, with His Son 

Wilson Center for International Scholars

·         Conflict in Eastern Europe: From War to Stable Peace 

·         Mexican-Soviet relations, 1958-1964: The Limits of Engagement