Friday's Miscellany 01-21-2016

38 North

·         Reality Check on North Korean Sanctions 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         The Other Side of Gender Inequality: Men and Masculinities in Afghanistan 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         One year for King Salman in Al-Yamamah Palace: Estrangement or Extension? 

·         Opinion Poll: “Arab Elites' Attitudes toward Arab-Iranian Relations and Iran’s Role in the Region 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Al Qaeda and ISIS: Existential threats to the US and Europe 

·         Competing Visions for Syria and Iraq: The Myth of an Anti-ISIS Grand Coalition 

Amnesty International

·         Banished and Dispossessed: Forced Displacement and Deliberate Destruction in Northern Iraq   

·         Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Power the Global Trade in Cobalt 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no. 45, January 2016: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence 

Asian Development Bank

·         Labor Migration in Asia: Building Effective Institutions 

·         Results of the Methodological Studies for Agricultural and Rural Statistics 

Atlantic Council

·         Surging Liquefied Natural Gas Trade 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Will We Adapt? Temperature Shocks, Labor Productivity, and Adaptation to Climate Change in the United States (1986–2012) 

Brookings

·         Early Assessment of Competition in the Health Insurance Marketplace 

·         Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2016 

·         Impact of Changing Societies on the Future of International Relations 

·         Reforming Energy Subsidies: Initial Lessons from the United Arab Emirates 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Canada’s Hidden Plan for Predicted Failure:Planning for the Introduction of the Canadian Surface Combatant 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Palestine in Flux: From Search for State to Search for Tactics 

·         Shia-Centric State Building and Sunni Rejection in Post-2003 Iraq 

Center for Global Development

·         A US Law or Executive Order to Combat Gender Apartheid at Work in Discriminatory Countries 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest (RAD), No. 178: US-Russian Relations 

Center for Strategic &International Studies (CSIS)

·         Asia-Pacific Rebalance 2025: Capabilities,Presence, and Partnerships 

·         Beyond Aid: The Integration of Sustainable Development in a Coherent International Agenda 

·         PacNet #9 - Keep the Diplomatic Truce! 

·         PacNet #8 - The Taiwan Elections: Don't Expect a US Policy Change 

·         PacNet #7 - Islamic State Branches in Southeast Asia 

·         Power and Authority in Morocco 

·         Risks and Instability in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016 

·         Women in Senate Confirmed Department of Defense PAS Positions Since 1947 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Brexit Equation: EU Minus UK = ? 

·         Can the Eurozone Shake Off the Global Gloom? 

·         Poland: Europe's New Enfant Terrible? 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         PIN Policy Brief on Challenges to Diplomatic Negotiation 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, v. 9, no. 1January 2016 

o    The Global Terror Threat in 2016: A Forecast

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: An Interview with Richard Walton, Head, Counter Terrorism Command, London Metropolitan Police

o    Hezbollah’s Calculus after the Iran Nuclear Deal

o    Al-Qa`ida and the Islamic State Benefit as Yemen War Drags On

o    The Islamic State and WMD: Assessing the Future Threat

o    The Hotel Attacks and Militant Realignment in the Sahara-Sahel Region

o    The Jakarta Attack and the Islamic State Threat to Indonesia

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         The Middle East After the JCPOA 

·         Political and Economic Developments in Latin America and Opportunities for U.S. Engagement 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Inside the Mind of ISIS: Understanding Its Goals and Ideology to Better Protect the Homeland 

·         Laying Out the Reality of the United States Postal Service 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         The Adequacy of Criminal Intent Standards in Federal Prosecutions 

·         Why is the Biometric Exit Tracking System Still Not in Place? 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Summary of The Budget and Economic Outlook:2016 to 2026 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Central America’s Violent Northern Triangle 

·         China's Environmental Crisis 

·         Defeating ISIS  

·         Global Conflict Tracker 

·         Iran Nuclear Deal’s ‘Implementation Day’ 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Directive 4715.21 - Climate Change Adaption and Resilience 

               

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Entry/Exit Overstay Report Fiscal Year 2015 

Department of State

·         Crime and Policing in the United States:Perspectives from New York City 

·         Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 

East Asia Institute

·         China’s Market Regulation in the Post-Socialist Context 

Egmont Institute

·         How Can We Enhance Our Security Without Damaging Our Liberty? 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         EUSpring | Women's Political Participation in Tunisia 

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·         LAC’s Insecure Economies 

·         Transatlantic Drug Trafficking – via Africa 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Implementation Day: What Just Happened? 

French Institute of International Relations

·         Russia’s Immigration Policy: New Challenges and Tools 

German Development Institute

·         ECOSOC Dialogue: a federal structure for the UN Development System? 

·         How Can Development Policy Help to Tackle the Causes of Flight? 

German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)

·         The PKK’s Low-Intensity Warfare: Background,Causes, Regional Dynamics, and Implications 

·         Pride and Pragmatism: Turkish-Russian Relations after the Su-24M Incident 

·         Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Why the Digital Single Market Matters for Transatlantic Relations 

·         Turkey and Russia’s Proxy War and the Kurds 

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Leading a Criminal Justice Response to Terrorism 

·         Promoting Counterterrorism Cooperation in South Asia 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Border Security: Actions Needed by DHS to Address Long-Standing Challenges in Planning for a Biometric Exit System. GAO-16-358T [testimony] 

·         Federal Research Opportunities: DOE, DOD, and HHS Need Better Guidance for Participant Activities. GAO-16-128 

·         Foreign Assistance: USAID Venture Capital Approach Relies on Evidence of Results but Could Strengthen Collaboration among Similar Programs. GAO-16-142 

·         Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Actions Needed to Better Protect Against Billions of Dollars in Federal Exposure to Decommissioning Liabilities. GAO-16-40 

Heritage Foundation

·         John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Local Government Proliferation, Diversity,and Conflict 

Hudson Institute

·         Oil and World Power 

Human Rights Watch

·         Occupation, Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights 

·         Rubber Stamp Justice: US Courts, Debt Buying Corporations, and the Poor 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Tanzania’s President John Magufuli – The Hero of the Hour 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Fighting Behind the Frontlines: Army Wives in the Eastern DRC 

·         Salim Ahmed Salim: Son of Africa 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Al Qaeda and ISIS: Existential Threats to the U.S. and Europe 

·         Competing Visions for Syria and Iraq: The Myth of an Anti-ISIS Grand Coalition  

·         Iraq Situation Report: January 12 - 19, 2016 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria

o    January 15 -22, 2016 

o    January 12 -19, 2016 

o    January 8 - 14,2016 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Violence against Women in the Gaza Strip:After the Israeli Military Operation Protective Edge 2014 

Institute of International Affairs

·         Challenges to European Security: A Transatlantic Perspective 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Andhra Pradesh: Political Dynamics of Regionalism, Formation of New States in India 

·         Challenges and Trends in Decentralised Local Governance in Bangladesh 

·         Dealing with Pakistan: Implications for India’s Pakistan policy after Pathankot 

·         Elite Politics and Dissent in Sri Lanka 

·         The Indo-Russian Defence Partnership : A Framework for the 21st Century 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Challenges to European Security: A Transatlantic Perspective 

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         Taiwan: The Start of the New Tsai Ing-wen Era 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         From Containment to Rationalization :Increasing Public Expenditure Efficiency in France 

·         The Labor Market Performance of Immigrants in Germany 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, January 22, 2016, v. 14, no. 2 

o    The Maldives: Losing a Tourist Paradise to Terrorism

o    Turkey’s Dance with the Islamic State

o    Unwanted Ally: Hezbollah’s War against the Islamic State

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 1-06, Financial Management Support to Joint Operations, 11 January 2016 

·         Joint Pub 3-34, Joint Engineer Operations, 06 January 2016 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         North Korea’s Fourth Nuclear Test and China´s Policy on North Korea 

·         North Korea’s Fourth Nuclear Test:Implications and Impacts 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Border Metrics: How to Effectively Measure Border Security and Immigration Control 

National Academies Press

·         Global Health Risk Framework:  Governance for Global Health: Workshop Summary 

·         Global Health Risk Framework:  Pandemic Financing: Workshop Summary 

·         Global Health Risk Framework:  Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems to Respond to Global Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Workshop Summary 

·         The Neglected Dimension of Global Security:  A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises 

National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center

·         ICS-CERT Monitor, November/December 2015 

National Science Board

·         Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 

National Security Archive

·         The United States and Cyberspace: Military Organization, Policies, and Activities 

NATO Defense College

·         Time to Face Reality: Priorities for NATO's 2016 Warsaw Summit 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         The Evolving Domestic Drivers of Indian Foreign Policy 

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

·         Future Directions of Security and Justice: Context-Relevant, Flexible and Transnational Programming?   

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         Finding Ways Together to Build Resilience: The Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Methodology 

·         Poverty, Inequality and Social Protection in Lebanon 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Policy Recommendations for Reforms in Free Legal Aid System of Pakistan 

·         Policy Recommendations for Reforms in Police System of Pakistan 

·         Policy Recommendations for Reforms In Prosecution Services of Pakistan 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Ukraine: A Migration Corridor with Half-Closed Doors 

Rand

·         The Challenges of the "Now" and Their Implications for the U.S. Army 

·         Developments in China's Military Force Projection and Expeditionary Capabilities [testimony] 

·         A Framework for Programming and Budgeting for Cybersecurity 

·         Marijuana Legalization, Government Revenues,and Public Budgets: Ten Factors to Consider [testimony] 

·         PLA Expeditionary Capabilities and Implications for United States Asia Policy [testimony] 

·         PLA Joint Training and Implications for Future Expeditionary Capabilities [testimony] 

Small Wars Journal

·         Airpower: Just Part of the Counterinsurgency Equation 

·         The Convoluted Coalition Against ISIS 

·         The Country Club Jihad: A Study of North American Radicalization 

·         Cyber Talent for Unified Land Operations 

·         Reframing the Debate: How Rethinking Special Forces Physical Fitness Standards Can Address the Unconventional Warfare Capability Gap 

Stanley Foundation

·         The First Response: Peaceful Means in theThird Pillar of the Responsibility to Protect 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Assessing the IAEA ‘Assessment’ of “Possible Military Dimensions” of Iran’s Nuclear Programme 

·         Scenarios for South Sudan in 2020: Peace: The Only Thing Worth Fighting for 

·         The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2014 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Military Engagement and Forward Presence: Down but Not Out as Tools to Shape and Win 

Transatlantic Academy

·         Dealing with the Russia Challenge 

·         Russia’s Military On the Rise? 

Transnational Institute

·         State of Power 2016 

UK House of Commons

·         The Litvinenko Inquiry: Report into the death of Alexander Litvinenko 

UN Development Programme (UNDP)

·         Human Development Report 2015 

UN Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

·         Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq: 1 May – 31 October 2015 

·         The State of Human Rights in the Protracted Conflict in South Sudan 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Stock Market Meltdown Shakes the World, Again 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Forced Return of Afghan Refugees and Implications for Stability 

·         Preventing Violent Extremism through Inclusive Politics in Bangladesh 

US Marine Corps (USMC)

·         Marine Aviation Plan 2016 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Beyond Implementation Day: A Brief Statement on U.S. Policy Toward Iran 

·         Iran's Parliamentary Elections: Inside the Candidate Approval Process 

·         The Islamic State's Territorial Methodology 

Washington Post

·         Hazard From Above: Drone Crash Database [updated January 19, 2016] 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: The Administration Announces Historic Commitments to Build Climate Resilient Communities 

·         Statement by the President on Iran 

Wilson Center

·         China and Eastern Europe in the 1980s: A Hungarian Perspective 

·         Kennan Cable No.14: Breaking the Ukrainian Procuracy 

·         MENA Women Quarterly Report (October-December2015) 

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

·         Implementation Day Brings Sanctions Relief to Past Proliferators