Friday's Miscellany 12-4-2015

38 North

·         New Nuclear Test Tunnel Under Construction at North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Implications of Downed Russian Jet on Turkey-Russia Relations 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Al Qaeda Electronic: A Sleeping Dog? 

·         Afghanistan Conundrum: How Should the US Approach the Rise of Insurgent Groups? 

·         Why American Leadership Still Matters 

Amnesty International

·         El Salvador: Women Imprisoned for Obstetric Emergencies and the Impact on Their Families 

·         Why Indefinite National Service in Eritrea Has Created A Generation of Refugees 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, November 2015, v. 22, no. 11 

o    Rates of acute respiratory illnesses of infectious and allergic etiologies after permanent changes of duty assignments, active component, U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, January 2005–September 2015

o    Completeness and timeliness of reporting of notifiable medical conditions, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2008–2014

o    Deployment-Related Conditions of Special Surveillance Interest

Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

·         Visualizing the Tactical Ground Battlefield in the Year 2050: Workshop Report 

Asian Development Bank

·         The Impact of Infrastructure on Trade and Economic Growth in Selected Economies in Asia 

·         Strengthening City Disaster Risk Financing in Viet Nam 

·         Urban Systems and Urban Development in the People’s Republic of China 

Atlantic Council

·         Global System on the Brink: Pathways toward a New Normal 

·         ISIS War Game III: The Final Phase 

·         Renewable Energy’s Coming of Age: A Disruptive Technology?

Australian National University – Strategic & Defence Studies Centre

·         The ANZUS Alliance in an Ascending Asia 

·         Rethinking Western Approaches to Counterinsurgency:Lessons From Post-Colonial Conflict 

·         Unlocking the Japan-ROK Relationship: The Key is National Identity 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Robust Dynamic Energy Use and Climate Change 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Why Dublin "Doesn't Work" 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         International Cooperation to Secure Military Nuclear Material

·         Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Advancing Regenerative Cellular Therapy: Medical Innovation for Healthier Americans 

Brennan Center for Justice

·         How Judicial Elections Impact Criminal Cases 

Brookings Institute

·         Community-supported Models for Girls’ Education in Diverse Contexts in Pakistan: Key Issues for Policy and Practice  

·         Connected Learning: How Mobile Technology Can Improve Education 

·         Intermediaries in Integrated Approaches to Health and Economic Mobility 

·         Muslim Brotherhood’s Social Outreach After the Egyptian Coup 

·         Reconciling U.S. Property Claims in Cuba 

·         Shale gas in Algeria: No Quick Fix 

CATO Institute

·         Costs and Consequences of Gun Control 

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

·         Key Insights From Stakeholders on the Clean Energy Incentive Program 

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 Economic Studies and Ifo Institute

·         Going to Extremes: Politics after Financial Crisis, 1870-2014  

Center for European Policy Analysis

·         Frontline Allies: War and Change in Central Europe 

Center for Global Development

·         Better Hospitals, Better Health Systems,Better Health:  A Proposal for a Global Hospital Collaborative for Emerging Economies 

·         Commitment to Development Index 2015 

Center for International Policy

·         A Compass for Colombia Policy 

·         Forceful Engagement: Rethinking the Role of Military Power in US Global Policy 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Mobilizing Compatriots: Russia's Strategy,Tactics, and Influence in the Former Soviet Union 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Deploying Beyond Their Means 

·         Winning The Airwaves: Sustaining America’s Advantage In The Electronic Spectrum 

·         Briefing slides 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Family Planning and Women’s Health in Kenya 

·         PacNet #82 - The Media got the 3rd ADMM-Plus Wrong 

Centre for European Reform

·         Adrift: The impact of the ECJ's Safe Harbour Ruling 

·         Big Data, Big Brother? How to Secure Europeans' Safety and Privacy 

·         Britain, Immigration and Brexit 

·         We Don't Need No Federation: What a Devolved Eurozone Should Look Like 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Geopolitics at the World's Pivot: Exploring Central Asia's Security Challenges 

·         Much Ado about Nothing? The RMB's Inclusion in the SDR Basket 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         EU, Russia and the Quest for a New European Security Bargain 

·         Mapping Europe-China Relations: A Bottom-Up Approach 

College of Europe

·         System Costs of Variable Renewable Energy in the European Union  

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Acquisition Efficiency and the Future Navy Force 

·         Effects of Reduced Infrastructure and Base Operating Support Investments on Readiness 

·         Russian Arms Control Cheating: Violation of the INF Treaty and the Administration’s Responses One Year Later 

·         Stakeholder Views on Military Health Care 

·         U.S. Strategy for Syria and Iraq and its Implications for the Region 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         The Nuclear Waste Fund: Budgetary, Funding,and Scoring Issues 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Assessing the President’s Strategy in Afghanistan 

·         Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Fueling Middle East Turmoil 

·         The Paris Attacks: A Strategic Shift by ISIS? 

·         Russian Arms Control Cheating: Violation of the INF Treaty and the Administration’s Responses One Year Later 

·         U.S. Strategic Interests and the APEC and East Asia Summits 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Driving Away with Taxpayer Dollars: DHS’s Failure to Effectively Manage the FPS Vehicle Fleet 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of the Executive Office of Immigration Review 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Examining Invasive Species Policy 

·         Office of National Drug Control Policy:Reauthorization 

·         United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis 

Congress. House. Science, Space & Technology Committee

·         Pitfalls of Unilateral Negotiations at the Paris Climate Change Conference 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee 

·         Acquisition Reform: Next Steps 

·         Department of Defense Personnel Reform and Strengthening the All-Volunteer Force 

·         Supporting the Warfighter of Today and Tomorrow 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Agency Use of Administrative Leave 

Congress. Senate. Senator Lankford

·         Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Cost Estimate—Department of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act of 2015  

·         CBO’s Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2016Shipbuilding Plan  (Testimony) 

·         Federal Government’s Responsibilities and Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act Testimony 

·         Replacing Military Personnel in Support Positions With Civilian Employees 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Central America’s Violent Northern Triangle 

·         Fiscal Breakeven Oil Prices: Uses, Abuses,and Opportunities for Improvement 

·         Venezuela's Economic Fractures 

·         Understanding Myanmar 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Women in Service Review

o    Memorandum:Implementation Guidance for the Full Integration of Women in the Armed Forces 

o    Fact Sheet: Women in Service Review (WISR) Implementation 

o    Fact Sheet: Remaining Positions to be Opened to Women 

o    Women in Service Studies 

o    Sec Def Remarkson the Women-in-Service Review 

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on ISIL and Oil 

·         One-Year Follow-up Response of the United States of America to Recommendations of the Committee Against Torture on Its Combined Third to Fifth Periodic Reports 

·         Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year2016 -- Report To The Congress Submitted on Behalf of the President of the United States to the Committees on the Judiciary, United States Senate and United States House of Representatives 

East West Center

·         Alternative Waste Solutions for the Pacific Region: Learning from the Hawai'i Experience 

·         The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) as a Foreign Policy Instrument in Southeast Asia 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         The EU Approach to Gender: Limitations and Alternatives 

Enough Project

·         Enough Forum - Kleptocracy in Khartoum 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         The IPCR Arrangements: A Joined-up Approach in Crisis Response? 

·         Migration and Terrorism: The New Frontiers for European Solidarity 

European Parliamentary Research Center

·         ISIL/Da’esh and ‘Non-conventional’ Weapons of Terror 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Reaching for Blue Gold: How the EU Can Rise to the Water Challenge While Reaping the Rewards 

·         Ukraine Crisis and the Demise of the European Security Order 

European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC)

·         Latest Crackdown Measures Against PKK and IS Reveal the Security Priorities for the Turkish 

European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)

·         Proposal for an Incident Reporting Framework for eIDAS Article 19  

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Guidance on AML/CFT-related Data and Statistics 

·         Money Laundering Through the Physical Transportation of Cash

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Russia, Hungary, and the Quest for Grandeur 

Foundation for Defense Democracies (FDD)

·         Islamic State vs. Al-Qaeda Strategic Dimensions of a Patricidal Conflict 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Some Reflections for the Post-COP 21 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

·         The Middle East and North Africa: Change and Upheaval 2015 

George Washington University

·         ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa 

German Development Institute

·         New Climate Investments Must Strengthen Sustainable Development and Minimize Trade-offs  

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Russian Energy Policies Revisited 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Toward a Transatlantic Renaissance? TTIP’s Geopolitical Impact in a Multipolar World 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Afghanistan: State and USAID Should Evaluate Actions Taken to Mitigate Effects of Attrition among Local Staff. GAO-16-100 

·         Asylum: Additional Actions Needed to Assess and Address Fraud Risks. GAO-16-50 

·         Centers of Excellence: DOD and VA Need Better Documentation of Oversight Procedures. GAO-16-54 

·         Maritime Transportation: Implications of Using U.S. Liquefied-Natural-Gas Carriers for Exports. GAO-16-104 

·         Office of National Drug Control Policy: Lack of Progress on Achieving National Strategy Goals. GAO-16-257T [testimony] 

Heritage Foundation

·         Nine Steps President Macri Can Take to Restore Economic Freedom in Argentina 

·         Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Laws Threaten Freedom 

·         A Secure and Stable Caspian Sea Is in America’s Interest 

·         Visa Waiver Program: Congress Should Strengthen a Crucial Security Tool 

Human Rights Watch

·         The Endless Wait: Long-Term Arbitrary Detentions and Torture in Western Libya  

·         No More Excuses: A Roadmap to Justice for CIA Torture 

IJ Infinity Group

·         Infinity Journal, 2015, v. 5, no. 1 

·         The Post-Operational Level Age: The Operational Approach, Part 3

·         A Framework for Developing Military Strategists

·         How Should We Think about "Gary-Zone" Wars?

·         Israeli Policy, Strategy and the 2012 Eight-Day War

·         Land Power: More than Simply the Element of Decision

·         Strategic Theory and the Logic of Computational Modeling

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, December 3,2015 

o    Zimbabwe: Will Grace Mugabe Take Over From Her Husband?

o    Student Activism and the Cost of Education in South Africa

·         Analysis of NATO Doctrine for Biosurveillance 

·         Empirical Signal-to-Noise Ratios from Operational Test Data 

·         Real-Time Information Extraction from Big Data 

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

·         The People's Liberation Army and Contingency Planning in China 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         IAEA’s Final Assessment on Past and Present Outstanding Issues regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program 

·         Parchin in the IAEA's Final PMD Assessment 

·         Preliminary Reactions to the IAEA’s PMD Report 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Survive and Advance: The Economics of Smuggling Refugees and Migrants Into Europe 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Control Map of Ramadi: December 3, 2015 

·         Iraq Situation Report: November 20 - December 2, 2015 

·         ISIS's Campaign for Europe 

·         A Political Settlement in Syria? 

·         Russia Reportedly Expands Syria Footprint with New Air Base 

·         Russia Security Update: November 25- December 1, 2015 

·         Russia's False Narrative in Syria: December 1, 2015 

·         Russian Strikes in Syria

o    November 25 -December 2, 2015  

o    November 11 -November 29, 2015 

·         San Bernardino Shooting a Terrorist Attack with al-Qaeda and ISIS Footprints 

·         Turkey Unilaterally Deploys a Battalion near Mosul 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Future of Social Protection : Where Next? 

Institute of International Relations

·         EU and the Refugees: The Way Forward 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Partnership without Alliance? The Contained Volatility of Indo-US Relations, and a Prognosis 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Energy Union Watch, No. 2 (September-November 2015) 

·         Financing SMEs in Europe: Stylised Facts, Policies, Challenges 

·         Towards European Electoral and Party Systems 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

·         IAEA’s Final Assessment on Past and Present Outstanding Issues regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program 

International Centre for Defense and Security

·         Trends in Estonian Oil Shale Utilization 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalization

·         Atkin Fellowship for Arab-Israel Dialogue: In Pursuit of Peace in the Middle East 

International Crisis Group

·         The Prize: Fighting for Libya’s Energy Wealth 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, December 3, 2015 , v. 13, no, 23 

o    Militant Islamists, Organized Crime and the Balkan Diaspora in Europe

o    Islamic State’s Sri Lankan Outreach

o    The Islamic State Strikes Again in France: A Tale of Two Omars

Kennedy Center for International Studies

·         Journal of International Organization Studies,  2015, v. 6, no. 2 

o    Holding International Governance to Account: Do Civil Society Organizations Have a Chance to Exert Accountability?

o    Cooperation or Clashes on 19th Street? Theorizing and Assessing IMF and World Bank Collaboration

o    Designing Cooperation among International Organizations: The Quest for Autonomy, the Dual-Consensus Rule, and Cooperation Failure

o    The Vote of Brazil in the United Nations Security Council (1942-2011) and the Role of Elected Members in the Decision-Making Process

o    From Washington Consensus to Flexible Keynesianism? The International Monetary Fund after the Financial Crisis

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

·         Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         What to Expect from the 7th Korean Workers’ Party Congress? 

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Chinese Worldviews and China’s Foreign Policy 

Marine Corps University Middle East Studies

·         MES Insights, November 2015, v. 6, no. 6 

o    U.S. Democratization Efforts in the Broader Middle East

Migration Policy Institute

·         Immigration Enforcement Priorities and Use of Prosecutorial Discretion [testimony] 

National Academies Press

·         The Integration of Immigrants into American Society 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War from the Viewpoint of a "Maritime Limited War":From the perspective of Julian Corbett's Strategy Theory 

National Security Archive

·         U.S. Climate Change Policy in the 1980s 

National Threat Assessment Center

·         Attacks on Federal Government 2001-2013 

·         Exploring the Effect of Stressors in Threat Assessment Investigations 

·         Investigating Ideologically Inspired Violent Extremists: Local Partners Are an Asset 

·         Using a Systems Approach for Threat Assessment Investigations 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Peace Process in Mindanao, the Philippines: Evolution and Lessons Learned 

Observer Research Foundation

·         Home Enquiry and the Rehabilitation of Trafficking Survivors 

·         The Russia-Pakistan Rapprochement: Should India Worry? 

Omega Research Foundation

·         Tear Gassing By Remote Control 

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         A Rights in Crisis Guide to Influencing: The Who, What and Why of Humanitarian Campaigning 

Oxford Research Group

·         Remote Control Project Report: Tear Gassing by Remote Control 

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Wide Ideological Divides on Most Major Issues as Venezuela’s Elections Near 

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

·         Today’s Washington Press Corps More Digital,Specialized 

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

·         Cyber Readiness Index 2.0: A Plan for Cyber Readiness 

Rand

·         Addressing demand and supply side of the social enterprise finance market 

·         Demystifying the Citizen Soldier 

·         From Negative to Positive Stability: How the Syrian Refugee Crisis Can Improve Jordan's Outlook  

·         Implications of Integrating Women into the Marine Corps Infantry 

·         Implications of Integrating Women into USMC Infantry 

·         Reforming the American Military Officer Personnel System 

Royal Danish Defense College

·         Mentoring the Afghan Army at the Officer Academy in Kabul—Findings and Recommendations 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Destination 2018: Towards the FATF Evaluation of the UK 

·         Economics of the Silk Road Economic Belt 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA), v. 7, no.10 

·         East Asia Summit Symposium Report 2015 

·         Indonesia’s Submarines Procurement Plan—Spearheading Jakarta’s Maritime Ambition? 

Small Arms Survey

·         Small Arms Survey 2015 

Small Wars Journal

·         A Distant Christmas 

·         The Importance of History in Technology and Security Policy Analysis 

·         The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan: A Game-Changer; Lest We Forget 

·         Reevaluating General Order 1X 

·         Should There Be a Human Warfighting Domain? 

·         Small Islands, Big Problems: Cybersecurity in the Caribbean Realm 

Smart Growth America

·         Building Resilient States: A Framework for Agencies (October 2015) 

Special Operations Command (SOCOM)

·         The Gray Zone [white paper] 

Stanley Foundation

·         New Research for Effective Action at Paris and Beyond 

·         Scaling Up: Local to Global Climate Action 

·         Understanding the Future Actors in Transnational Governance 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         The British Bomb and NATO: Six Decades of Contributing to NATO’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent 

Strategic Studies Institute  (CSSI)

·         Mastering the Gray Zone: Understanding a Changing Era of Conflict 

·         New Arab Regional Order: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Policy 

Transparency International

·         People and Corruption: Africa Survey2015—Global Corruption Barometer 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Drug Money: The Illicit Proceeds of Opiates Trafficked on the Balkan Route 

·         Strengthening the Medico-Legal Response to Sexual Violence 

United States Studies Centre (USSC)

·         Vietnam and the United States: An Emerging Security Partnership 

White House

·         Address to the Nation by the President 

·         FACT SHEET: Visa Waiver Program Enhancements 

·         President Obama Addresses the Nation on Keeping the American People Safe 

·         Statement by the President on Counter-ISIL Steps by the United Kingdom and Germany 

·         Statement by the President on the Shooting in San Bernardino, California 

·         Statement by the President on Women in the U.S. Military 

·         WEEKLY ADDRESS: We Will Not Be Terrorized 

Wilson Center

·         How to Counter Jihadist Appeal among Western European Muslims 

·         Iraq has Fragmented: Can it be Put Back Together? 

·         One, Interconnected, Middle East Region 

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

·         Iran Moves to Implement Nuclear Deal by January