Friday's Miscellany 10-02-2015

38 North

·         Satellites, Warheads and Rockets: Is North Korea’s Space Program Really about Missile Development? 

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

·         Is peace within reach in Colombia? 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, August 2015, v.22, no. 9 

o    Assessment of ICD-9-based case definitions for influenza-like illness surveillance

o    Incidence of syphilis, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 1 January 2010 through 31 August 2015

o    Brief report: Rate of prescriptions by therapeutic classification, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014

o    Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest

Asia Society

·         Toward a Closer Understanding of Our Differences 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Enabling Reserve Component Readiness to Ensure National Security 

Atlantic Council

·         Ukraine: From Evolutionary to Revolutionary Reforms 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Scientific cooperation in the South China Sea: Another lever for China? 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Kuwait: Women in Politics 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Brexit Negotiations: Stretching Europe to Fit UK Public Opinion? 

·         Russia for Russians! 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         America’s Growing Senior Population—Assessing the Dimensions of the Demographic Challenge 

·         Impact of Three Tax-Reform Proposals on the Financial Performance of Energy Plants 

Brennan Center for Justice

·         Legal Change: Lessons from America's Social Movements 

Broadband Commission for Digital Development

·         State of Broadband 2015 

Brookings

·         The Prince of Counterterrorism 

Bruegel

·         Why is Europe Lagging on Next Generation Access Networks? 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The Oil Curse: A Remedial Role for the Oil Industry 

·         Rise of Nontraditional Islam in the Urals 

Carnegie Moscow Center

·         The Russian Regime in 2015: All Tactics, No Strategy 

CATO Institute

·         In Defense of Derivatives: From Beer to the Financial Crisis

Center for a New American Security

·         Promoting Strategic Stability in the Midst of Sino-U.S. Competition 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs, v. 11, September 2015 

o    Surviving the 'Storm': Expanding Public Health's Capabilities in Response to the Increasing Threats Posed by Novel, Pandemic Strain Viruses 

o    Identifying Security Checkpoint Locations to Protect the Major US Urban Areas 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan and “Failed State Wars”: The Need for a Realistic Transition 

·         Air Force Faces Puzzling Decline in Competition for Services 

·         Bridging the Digital Divide: Challenges and Lessons Learned for ICT4D 

·         Measuring the Outcomes of Acquisition Reform by Major DoD Components 

·         Next Stage in U.S.-New Zealand Relations 

·         PacNet #66 - Washington debut: a strategic Jokowi? 

·         PacNet #65 - Next Steps for Myanmar and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention 

·         Power of Straight Talk: The Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative 

·         The United States and China in the Global Economic Order 

·         A Year of Sanctions against Russia: Now What? 

Center for the Study of Intelligence

·         Studies in Intelligence, 59, no. 3, September 2015 

o    Rethinking the Concept of Global Coverage in the US Intelligence Community

o    Cooperation and Integration among Australia’s National Security Community

o    Covering Coups in Saigon in the Early 1960s

Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World

·         Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, 2015, v. 19 

o    The Impact of ISIS on Global Salafism and South Asian Jihad

o    The Brotherhood Divided

o    The Rise and Decline of Ansar al-Sharia in Libya

o    The Patient Preacher: Yusuf al-Qaradawi's Long Game

o    The Prospects for Reform in Islam

o    Prophecy & the Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent

o    Jordanian Salafism and the Jihad in Syria

o    AQAP's Ideological Battles at Home and Abroad 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Insoluble Syrian Problem: Only Wrong Answers? 

·         With or Without You: Will Catalonia be Europe's Next Crisis? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         The Dark Web Dilemma: Tor, Anonymity and Online Policing 

·         The Impact of Financial Sector Sustainability Regulations on Banks 

·         The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights: Examining a Human Rights Framework for the Internet 

·         Tor Dark Net 

Centre for Security Governance

·         A Decade of Police Reform in Liberia: Perceptions, Challenges and Ways Ahead 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Foreign Policy Responses to International Cyber-attacks 

College of Europe

·         Vodafone Facing the EU Roaming Regulations  

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Implementing the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy 

·         Outside Perspectives on the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy 

·         Public Shipyards' Role in Meeting Operational Requirements 

·         USAF Bomber Force Structure - Current Requirements and Future Vision 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Transporting Nuclear Materials: Design, Logistics, and Shipment 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy 

·         Ridding Central Africa of Joseph Kony: Continuing U.S. Support 

·         The Threat of Islamist Extremism in Russia 

·         U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts in Syria: A Winning Strategy? 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Examining the Mission, Structure, and Reorganization Effort of the National Protection and Programs Directorate 

·         Protecting Maritime Facilities in the 21stCentury: Are Our Nation’s Ports at Risk for a Cyber-Attack? 

·         Reform and Improvement: Assessing the Path Forward for the Transportation Security Administration 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee - Foreign Fighter Task Force

·         Final Report of the Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign fighter Travel 

 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Procurement, Acquisition, Testing, and Oversight of the Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class Aircraft Carrier Program 

·         United States Cybersecurity Policy and Threats 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Pipeline Safety: Oversight of Our Nation’s Pipeline Network 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         The Changing Landscape of U.S.-China Relations: What's Next? 

·         Reviewing the Civil Nuclear Agreement with the Republic of Korea 

·         The U.S. Role and Strategy in the Middle East:The Humanitarian Crisis 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         A Review of the Department of Education and Student Achievement 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         A China-Vietnam Military Clash 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         FY2014 Defense Spending by State Report 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-177 Assessment of DoD/USCENTCOM and Coalition Plans/Efforts to Train, Advise, and Assist the Iraqi Army to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

·         DODIG-2015-183 Evaluation of DoD’s Force Health Protection Measures During Operation United Assistance 

·         Policy Memorandum 15-002, “Guidance for the Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems” 

Department of State

·         Counterterrorism Communications 

·         The Dark Side of Globalization: Fighting Illicit Trade to Safeguard Integrity Across Economies, Markets, and Supply Chains 

·         Designations of Foreign Terrorist Fighters 

·         Waves of Change: An Update on Ocean Policy and Practices 

Department of the Army

·         AR 34-1, Multinational Force Interoperability 

·         Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) 

East-West Center

·         Realist Indonesia’s Drift away from ASEAN 

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Gender, Enterprise Ownership, and Labor Allocation in MENA: The Roles of Islam, Oil, and Government Policies 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Norway Country Analysis Brief - September2015 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Operation Sophia: Tackling the Refugee Crisis with Military Means 

·         UNSC Resolution 1325 Fifteen Years on 

European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Policies

·         Open Innovation in Industry, Including 3DPrinting 

·         Quest for Accountability: EU and Member State Inquiries Into the CIA Rendition and Secret Detention Program 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Joining Up or Falling Apart: Towards a Networked Communications Model for EU Foreign Policy 

·         Strengthening the Beating Heart of the European Economy 

Europol

·         Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) Financial Business Model 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         2014 Crime in the United States 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·         National Preparedness Goal 

Federation Of American Scientists

·         Understanding the Dragon Shield: Likelihood and Implications of Chinese Strategic Ballistic Missile Defense 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The (Inevitable) Coming Conflict with Iran 

·         Putin, Obama, and the Middle East  

·         Russian Propaganda, Disinformation, and Estonia's Experience 

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

·         Defending Europe?  A stocktaking of French and German Visions for European Defense 

·         EU Reform: Mapping Out a State of Flux 

·         Going Tactical: Pakistan’s Nuclear Posture and Implications for Stability 

FRIDE

·         The South Caucasus Concert: Each Playing Its Own Tune 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Disabling the Steering Wheel? National and International Actors' Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in Latin America 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Transatlantic Cities Forum Philadelphia: Creative Strategies and Recommendations for the Reuse of Industrial Infrastructure 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Disaster Contracting: FEMA Needs to Cohesively Manage Its Workforce and Fully Address Post-Katrina Reforms. GAO-15-783 

·         DOD Contract Services: Improvements Made to Planning and Implementation of Fiscal Controls. GAO-15-780 

·         DOD Financial Management: Continued Actions Needed to Address Congressional Committee Panel Recommendations. GAO-15-463 

·         Federal Information Security: Agencies Need to Correct Weaknesses and Fully Implement Security Programs. GAO-15-714 

·         Ford Class Aircraft Carrier: Poor Outcomes Are the Predictable Consequences of the Prevalent Acquisition Culture. GAO-16-84T [testimony] 

·         Managing for Results: Implementation of GPRA Modernization Act Has Yielded Mixed Progress in Addressing Pressing Governance Challenges. GAO-15-819  

·         Pipeline Safety: Department of Transportation Needs to Complete Regulatory, Data, and Guidance Efforts. GAO-15-843T [testimony] 

·         Spent Nuclear Fuel: Legislative, Technical, and Societal Challenges to Its Transportation. GAO-16-121T [testimony]   

Heritage Foundation

·         Allies Should Include Japan in Korean Unification Plans 

·         The Baltic States: The United States Must Be Prepared to Fulfill Its NATO Treaty Obligations 

·         Closing Guantanamo: A Legal and Policy Analysis of the Senate Provision 

·         Dodd–Frank’s Title XI Does Not End Federal Reserve Bailouts 

·         The Iran Nuclear Deal: What the Next President Should Do 

·         Taxation of Debt and Equity: Setting the Record Straight 

·         Ten Reasons to Rethink U.S. Support for British Membership of the European Union 

Human Rights Watch

·         Hazardous Child Labor in Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines 

·         The Issue is Violence: Attacks on LGBT People on Kenya's Coast 

·         Unlawful Detention and Ill-Treatment in Rwanda’s Gikondo Transit Center 

Institute for Defense Analyses

·         Autonomous Systems in the Intelligence Community: Many Possibilities and Challenges  

·         The Seven C’s of Data Curation for the Two C's: Command and Control 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Daesh Hype about Stealing Nuclear Weapons 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Future (Im)perfect?  Mapping Conflict, Violence and Extremism in Africa 

·         Violent Islamist Extremism and Terror in Africa 

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         The Need for Exit Programmes 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Confirmed Iranian Personnel Sightings in Iraq: October 2014 - October 2015 

·         International Community’s Position on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: September 30, 2015 

·         Iraq Situation Report:  September 26 - October 1, 2015  

·         ISIS-Linked Regional Activity

o    August 2015   

o    September 2015 

·         Militant Attack and Support Zones in Afghanistan: April-September 29, 2015 

·         Perspectives on the Syrian Civil War:September 27, 2015 

·         Putin Ushers in a New Era of Global Geopolitics 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: September 30,2015 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: 30 September - 1October 

·         Russian Disinformation on Airstrikes in Syria 

·         Russian Military Activity: September 2015 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) 

·         China and South Asia – VII: The RMB’s Credentials for Global Currency Status 

·         China and South Asia – VIII: ‘China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society’ 

·         India’s Infrastructure Story: Singapore’s Partnership Role 

·         A Transforming China: The Challenge of the‘Middle-Income Trap’ 

International Crisis Group

·         Curbing Violence in Nigeria (III): Revisiting the Niger Delta 

·         Kyrgyzstan: An Uncertain Trajectory 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Big Players Out of Synch : Spillovers Implications of US and Euro Area Shocks 

·         Capital Controls or Macroprudential Regulation? 

·         Credit Expansion in Emerging Markets :Propeller of Growth? 

·         Domestic Market Integration and the Law of One Price in Brazil 

·         Emerging Powers and Global Governance :Whither the IMF? 

·         Estimating VAT Pass Through 

·         Financial Inclusion : Zooming in on Latin America 

·         Getting the Dog to Bark : Disclosing Fiscal Risks from the Financial Sector 

·         How Does Bank Competition Affect Solvency,Liquidity and Credit Risk? Evidence from the MENA Countries 

·         Monetary Policy Transmission in Emerging Asia: The Role of Banks and the Effects of Financial Globalization 

·         News Shocks in Open Economies : Evidence from Giant Oil Discoveries 

·         Reaping the Benefits from Global Value Chains 

·         Stress Testing Corporate Balance Sheets in Emerging Economies 

·         What Measure of Inflation Should a Developing Country Central Bank Target? 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, v. 15, no.19, October 2, 2015 

o    Chinese Rocket Launches Point to Robust, Expanding Capabilities

o    Xi Jinping Burnishes Foreign Policy Credentials Despite Lack of Achievement At U.S. Summit

o    China’s Search for a “Strategic Air Force”

o    China and Russia Multiply Efforts in Global Agenda-Setting

o    The End of China’s Play in the Canadian Oil Sandbox?

·         Terrorism Monitor, v. 13, no. 20, October 2, 2015  

o    Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Evolves Under Pressure

o    The Islamic State’s Balkan “Strongholds”

o    Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Intervention: A High Risk Gamble?

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Evaluation of August 25 Inter-Korean Agreement and Future Prospects 

·         Is the Era of Pax Sinica Arriving? 

·         Psychological Impact of Loudspeaker Broadcasting against North Korea 

·         The Significance of September 2 ROK-China Summit and Prospective Tasks 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Congress and Asia-Pacific Policy: Dysfunction and Neglect 

Manhattan Institute

·         Promise Unmet: How to Fix America’s Community Colleges 

·         A Report on Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

·         MIT Technology Review, September 2015

o    Fighting ISIS Online 

Middle East Studies

·         MES Insights, v.6, no. 5, September 2015 

o    Get Saleh

National Academies Press

·         The Integration of Immigrants into American Society 

·         Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research:   A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century: Part 1 

·         A Strategy for Active Remote Sensing Amid Increased Demand for Radio Spectrum 

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

·         American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks 

·         Understanding the Threat: What Data Tell Us about U.S. Foreign Fighters 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Gold, Oil and the Lure of Violence: The Private Sector and Post-Conflict Risks in Colombia 

·         Syrian Medical NGOs in the Crisis: Realities, Perspectives and Challenges 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Small Satellite Constellations: The Promise of ‘Internet for All’ 

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         Entering Uncharted Waters: El Niño and the Threat to Food Security 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         RTI [Right to Information] Case Studies 

Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends

·         Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065 

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Mixed Views of Initial U.S. Response to Europe’s Migrant Crisis 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Azerbaijan’s Risky Game between Russia and the West 

·         Border and Migration Management in the East: The Cases of Norway and Poland 

·         Security Policy of Poland and Norway in the National, Regional and European Dimensions 

Rand

·         Airman and Family Resilience: Lessons from the Scientific Literature 

·         Environmental Fitness and Resilience: A Review of Relevant Constructs, Measures, and Links to Well-Being 

·         The Islamic State We Knew: Insights Before the Resurgence and Their Implications 

·         Perspective on 2015 DoD Cyber Strategy 

·         The Strategic Perspective and Long-Term Socioeconomic Strategies for Israel: Key Methods with an Application to Aging 

·         What Factors Cause Youth to Reject Violent Extremism? Results of an Exploratory Analysis in the West Bank 

Small Arms Survey

·         Secret Stockpiles:  Arms Caches and Disarmament Efforts in Mozambique 

Small Wars Journal

·         Children and Deployment: Helping them Cope 

·         Considerations on Strategy and Technology Interrelationships 

·         Decision Point Tactics: Elevating Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield in a Decisive Action Training Environment 

·         Failing With Single-Point Solutions: Systems Thinking For National Security 

·         Keep Talking, We’re Listening: Multinational EW Operations at JMRC 

·         Operational Terms and Symbols 

·         The Problem with Proxies: Ideology is No Substitute for Operational Control 

Stanley Foundation

·         Centers of Excellence in East Asia:Encouraging Collaborative Approaches to Nuclear Security 

·         NATO’S Centers of Excellence: A Key Enabler in Transforming NATO to Address 21st Century Security Challenges 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Peacekeepers Under Threat? Fatality Trends in UN Peace Operations 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         The Ethics of Drone Strikes: Does Reducing the Cost of Conflict Encourage War? 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Initiative to Measure Peace and Conflict Outcomes (IMPACT) 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy 

·         Egypt's Elections (Part 2): Salafis Use Education to Campaign 

·         Initial Russian Strikes in Syria Are Not Targeting ISIS   

·         Iran's Iraqi Shiite Proxies Increase Their Deployment to Syria 

·         Iran's Majlis Unlikely to Settle Internal Dispute on the Nuclear Deal 

·         Obama at the UN: Reality Dawning, But Diplomacy Without Teeth Remains His Response 

·         Russia's Military Escalation in Syria 

·         Toward a Realistic Assessment of the Gulf States Taking in Syrians 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Leaders’ Summit to Counter ISIL and Violent Extremism 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Support to Peace Operations2015 Leaders’ Summit on UN Peacekeeping 

·         Remarks by President Obama at the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism 

Wilson Center

·         Competitive Border Communities: Mapping and Developing U.S.-Mexico Transborder Industries 

·         Stamps, Rum, and Hand Grenades: Fidel Castro’s Recipe for Revolution 

·         Tough on the Weak, Weak on the Tough 

World Economic Forum

·         Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016