Friday's Miscellany 11-13-2015

38 North

·         The 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea in 2016: Return to a “New Normal” or Risk a “Take-Off”? 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         "90% Real"-The Rise and Fall of a Rentier Economy: Stories from Kandahar, Afghanistan 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Antimicrobial Resistance: How Substandard Medicines Contribute 

·         Ending Homelessness: More Housing Or Fewer Shelters? 

·         North Korea’s ‘Epic Economic Fail’ in International Perspective 

·         Russian Propaganda: Ways and Means 

Amnesty International

·         China: Torture and Forced Confessions Rampant Amid Systematic Trampling of Lawyers’ Rights 

·         Colombia: Restoring the Land, Securing the Peace 

Asian Development Bank

·         Cambodia: Addressing the Skills Gap 

Asian Centre for Human Rights

·         The Right to Life: Death Penalty and the UN Human Rights Committee 

Atlantic Council

·         Japan's Security Role and Capabilities in the2020s 

·         Path to Peace and Prosperity The Colombian Miracle 

·         War Stories from the Future 

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 Keyis National Identity 

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)

·         AISO Report to Parliament 2014-2015 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         ADF Capability Snapshot 2015: Part 2-RAN 

·         Securing the Australian Frontier: An Agenda for Border Security Policy 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Oil & State Capitalism: Government-Firm Competition in China and India 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Towards Digital Constitutionalism? Mapping Attempts to Craft an Internet Bill of Rights 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Case for Strategic Health Diplomacy: A Study of PEPFAR 

Bruegel

·         Is Globalization Reducing the Ability of Central Banks to Control Inflation? 

·         Growing Intergenerational Divide in Europe 

·         Limitations of Policy Coordination in the Euro Area Under the European Semester 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Refugees and the Making of an Arab Regional Disorder 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Crisis Response: Institutional Innovation in the United States Marine Corps 

·         Passing the Baton: A Bipartisan 2016 Agenda for the Veteran and Military Community 

Center for Global Development

·         Unintended Consequences of Anti–Money Laundering Policies for Poor Countries 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         North Korean House of Cards: Leadership Dynamics Under Kim Jong-un 

·         National Security and Assured U.S. Electrical Power 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Arms Procurement (1): The Political-Military Framework 

·         Arms Procurement (2): Project Dynamics 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Back to the Future: Europe, the United States, and Iran Sanctions after the Nuclear Deal 

·         The Bihar Election: Impact on Reform 

·         Creeping Incrementalism: U.S. Strategy in Iraq and Syria from 2011 to 2015 

·         Defense 2045: Assessing the Future Security Environment and Implications for Defense Policymakers 

·         Human Capital and the Future of the Gulf 

·         Paris, ISIS, and the Long War Against Extremism 

·         Science, Technology, and U.S. National Security Strategy: The Role of the War Colleges 

·         U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Cybersecurity 

Centre for European Reform

·         EU Energy Union: More than the Sum of its Parts? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         The 2015 Survey of Progress in International Economic Governance 

·         Ukraine and the IMF's Evolving Debt Crisis Narrative 

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Strong Alliances, Divided Publics: Public Opinion in the United States, Japan, South Korea, and China 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Criminal Justice in Mali in Crisis: Steps for Improvement 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Perspectives – The French Foreign Fighter Threat in Context 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Authoritarianism in Eritrea and the Migrant Crisis 

·         Working With a Rising India 

Death Penalty Information Center

·         Battle Scars: Military Veterans and the Death Penalty 

Defense Business Board (DBB)

·         Transforming Department of Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Emergency Communications Governance Guide for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Officials 

Department of State

·         On the Attacks in Paris 

·         Principles for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East 

·         Remarks on the U.S. Strategy in Syria 

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

·         The DAV Veterans Pulse Survey: A Landmark Study of the Attitudes and Perceptions of America’s Veterans 

East-West Center

·         Implications for Southeast Asia of the New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines 

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Competitive Real Exchange Rates Are Good for the Poor: Evidence from Egyptian Household Surveys 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Economic Policy Coordination in the Euro Area Under the European Semester 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Canada Country Analysis Brief - November 2015 

Enough Project

·         Economic Policy Coordination in the Euro Area Under the European Semester 

·         What Role for Social Investment in the New Economic Governance of the Eurozone? 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Defence & Technology: The US between Silicon Valley and European Allies 

·         A Global Climate Deal – If Not Now, Then When? 

·         Migration: The New ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ Dynamics 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         China's Economic Downturn: The Facts Behind the Myth 

·         Libya’s Migrant-smuggling Highway: Lessons for Europe 

·         What Does India Think? 

European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC)

·         Paris Terrorist Attacks, ‘an Act of War’, Highlight Dramatically Increasing Geopolitical Risks for France 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, November 2015 

o    A Victim-Centered Approach to Sex Trafficking Cases

o    Societal Trends Facing Law Enforcement

o    Understanding Each Other: New Perspectives on Traditional Community Policing Ideals 

o    Leading Through Tragedy

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The Currency of Power: Economics & Security in U.S. Foreign Policy 

·         Mr. Xi Meets Mr. Ma for a Singapore Fling:Symbolic Summitry, Difficult Politics, and the Future of Cross-Strait Relations 

·         Nordic-Baltic Cooperation: A Balance Sheet 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         COP21 : Confrontation in Discussion 

·         Does A Regional Trade Agreement Lessen or Worsen Growth Volatility? An Empirical Investigation 

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

·         Business and Security Sector Reform: The Case of Corporate Security Responsibility 

·         Towards an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: A View from Inside a Multistakeholder Process 

German Development Institute

·         The Devolution of the Land and Building Tax in Indonesia 

·         Financing Global Development: Is Impact Investing an Investment Model with Potential or Just Blowing Smoke? 

·         The Global Regulatory Framework for Decarbonisation: 3x3 Starting Points for the Reform of Global Economic Governance 

·         From Military Putsch to Civilian Government:Appropriate Responses by International Actors 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Buying Peace? The Political Economy of Power-Sharing 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Transatlantic Digital Dialogue: Rebuilding Trust through Cooperative Reform 

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Preventing and Responding to Violent Extremism in South and Central Asia 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Federal Judiciary: Improved Cost Savings Estimates Could Help Better Assess Cost Containment Efforts. GAO-16-97 

·         Military Personnel: Oversight Framework and Evaluations Needed for DOD and the Coast Guard to Help Increase the Number of Female Officer Applicants. GAO-16-55   

Heritage Foundation

·         Assessing Common Arguments for Cutting National Security Spending: Informing Current and Future Budget Debates 

·         The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Questions that Congress Must Answer 

·         Tunisia Deserves America’s Concrete and Committed Support 

·         The U.S. Should Reject the European Commission’s Proposed Investment Court 

Human Rights Watch

·         “When I Picture My Future, I See Nothing”:  Barriers to Education for Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey 

Institut Français des Relations Internationales

·         There Will Be Gas: Gazprom’s Transport Strategy in Europe 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         The Missing Compliance Framework in the 2015 U.S.-China Cybersecurity Agreement 

·         Surveys in Operational Test and Evaluation 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Myanmar and the Case for UN Resolution 1325 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 75, November 2015 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Control Map of Ramadi: November 11, 2015

·         Iraq Situation Report:  November 3 - 9, 2015 

·         ISIS's Global Strategy 

·         ISIS's Global Strategy: A Wargame 

·         Network Graph of ISIS's Claimed attack in Paris 

·         Posture of Syrian Regime and Allies: November 9, 2015 

·         Pro-Regime Forces Relieve Besieged Airbase in Symbolic Victory 

·         Russia Security Update: November 3-10, 2015

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria:

o    October 31 -November 10, 2015  

o    November 2 -November 12, 2015 

·         Ukraine Crisis Update: November 11, 2015 

·         What to Do and to Don’t in Response to the Paris Attacks 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Defence Expenditure and Accountability 

·         Sri Lanka: Towards a ‘National Purpose’ 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Building on the Past, Facing the Future. Italian and European Responsibilities in World Affairs 

·         Russia's Pivot to Asia: Myths and Realities 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Selected Issues 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, November 13, 2015, v. 13, no. 22 

o    The Sahel’s Militant ‘Melting Pot’: Hamadou Kouffa’s Macina Liberation Front (FLM)

o    The Houthis’ Counter-Offensive in Yemen: Strategy, Aims and Outcomes

o    If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try Deception: The Islamic State’s Expansion Efforts in Algeria

Journalists for Justice

·         Black and White: Kenya's Criminal Racket in Somalia 

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

·         The End of Neutrality and Non-Alignment? 

·         Microstate and Superpower—The Vatican in International Politics 

·         Role or Rule? The Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan 2014-2015 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Rethinking Emigration: Turning Challenges into Opportunities (Transatlantic Council Statement) 

·         Southeast Asia-Australia Regional Migration System: Some Insights into the “New Emigration” 

·         Transatlantic Symposium Report: Improving Instruction for Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools 

National Academies of Science

·         Handbook of Frequency Allocations and Spectrum Protection for Scientific Uses. 2nd ed. 

Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Geopolitics and Economic Vulnerability 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Fixing Fragile States: A Country-based Framework 

·         Syria - Beyond War, November 2015  

Observer Research Foundation  (ORF)

·         Common Futures: India and Africa in Partnership 

·         Cyber Arms Race in Space: Exploring India’s Next Steps 

·         Technology and Climate Change: Innovation and Partnerships for Transformational Change 

·         The U.S.-China Cyber-Agreement: Implications for India 

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         A Different Route: Reimagining the Idea of Prosperity in Asia 

·         Right to a Future: Empowering Refugees from Syria and Host Governments to Face a Long-Term Crisis 

Oxford Research Group

·         The War in Syria: Complex and More Dangerous 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Free Legal Aid in Pakistan 

·         Monitor on Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan for August 2015 

·         Monitor on Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan for September 2015 

Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy

·         State of the States on Cybersecurity 

PEN American Center

·         Secret Sources: Whistleblowers, National Security, and Free Expression 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Are Capital Inflows Expansionary or Contractionary? Theory, Policy Implications, and Some Evidence 

·         Can Foreign Exchange Intervention Stem Exchange Rate Pressures from Global Capital Flow Shocks? 

·         Inflation and Activity: Two Explorations and Their Monetary Policy Implications 

·         Stability Bonds for the Euro Area 

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Tech

·         Apps Permissions in the Google Play Store 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Momentum Not to Be Wasted: Aid Coordination in Post-Revolutionary Ukraine 

·         Silence of the Guns: Can the Cease-Fire in Donbass Last? 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Political Economy of QE and the Fed: Who Gained, Who Lost and Why Did it End? 

RAND Corporation

·         Continued Evolution of U.S. Law of Armed Conflict Implementation 

·         Preliminary Assessment of the Regionally Aligned Forces (RAF) Concept's Implications for Army Personnel Management  

·         Rescuing Downed Aircrews: The Value of Time 

·         Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Agriculture in Africa 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Greek Crisis: Implications for Asia and Europe 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Battle of LZ X Ray: A First Person Account 

·         Defense Seeks to Double Efforts to End Global Conflict 

·         DoD Finally Gets the Point of Women, Peace,and Security 

·         The Inauguration of 21st Century Political Warfare: A Strategy for Countering Russian Non-Linear Warfare Capabilities 

·         Iran and Hezbollah in the Tri-Border Areas of Latin America: A Look at the “Old TBA” and the “New TBA” 

·         Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #26: Border Patrol Agent (& Gulf Cartel Cell Leader) Charged in U.S. Torture-Beheading 

·         North Korea: Don’t Pick a Fight We Can’t Win 

·         The Role of CCTV in Terrorist TTPs: Camera System Avoidance and Targeting 

·         An Update on Narco Submarines and Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies’ Efforts to Thwart Their Operational Effectiveness 

Stanley Foundation

·         Nonstate Actors as Perpetrators and Enablers of Mass Atrocity Violence 

·         Nuclear Security and Information Sharing 

·         The Responsibility to Protect at Ten:Perspectives and Opportunities 

·         Sustainable Nuclear Security Governance: Beyond the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit 

·         Understanding the Future Actors in Transnational Governance 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Implementing Article 36 Weapon Reviews in theLight of Increasing Autonomy in Weapon Systems 

Transparency International

·         Egypt 2014: National Integrity System Assessment 

Union of Concerned Scientists

·         Bad Math on New Nuclear Weapons: The Costs of the 3+2 Plan Outweigh Its Benefits 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Effective Monitoring and Evaluation in Conflict-Affected Environments: Afghanistan Post-2014 

U.S.-Korea Institute

·         Tumen Triangle Tribulations: The Unfulfilled Promise of Chinese, Russian and North Korean Cooperation 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Kerry in Tunis: Bolstering an Arab Democracy Through Strategic Dialogue 

·         Mobilizing Against a 'Preeminent Challenge of the Twenty-First Century': Countering Violent Extremism 

·         A More Constructive U.S. Egypt Policy 

·         The Rise of ISIS: 'Remaining and Expanding' 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Honoring the Service of Our Nation’s Veterans 

·         Statement by the President on the Situation in Paris 

Wilson Center for International Scholars

·         Safety and Security in Yemen: Main Challenges and Stakeholders 

World Anti-Doping Agency

·         Independent Commission Final Report [into Russian state-sponsored doping of athletes] 

World Energy Council

·         2015 Energy Trilemma Index: Benchmarking the Sustainability of National Energy Systems