Friday's Miscellany 01-01-2016

38 North

·         High Resolution Satellite Imagery Shows Continued Tunnel Construction at Punggye-ri 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         After the Paris Attacks: Islam in France 

·         Search for Elusive Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Upgrading Myanmar-China Relations to International Standards 

Asian Development Bank

·         Thailand: Industrialization and Economic Catch-Up  

·         Water-Related Disasters and Disaster Risk Management in the People’s Republic of China 

Australian National University – Strategic & Defence Studies Centre

·         The ANZUS Alliance in an Ascending Asia 

·         Asia’s Strategic Challenge: Manoeuvring between the US and China 

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

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Jordanian Security and Prosperity: An Essential Aspect of Israeli Policy 

Brookings

·         Capital Markets and Job Creation in the 21st Century 

·         China's Carbon Future: A Model-based Analysis 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         PacNet #88A - Issues & Insights 2015 

Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

·         Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2015, v. 16, no. 3 

o    The Obfuscation of the Canadian Government Towards our Military - Alleged Support but no Growth

o    When the generation gap collides with military structure: The case of the Norwegian cyber officers

o    Maritime Non-state Actors: A Challenge for the Royal Canadian Navy?

o    A Perfectly Engineered Killing Ground: Calgary Highlanders and the Walcheren Causeway Battle

o    Nationbuilding and Civil War: Diverging Views of State and Society in Late 19th Century Colombia

o    Mexico’s Foreign Debt and the War with the United States

o    The Transformation Of The Levant Region: Security-Related Changes In A Turbulent Region

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Final Sequestration Report for Fiscal Year2016 

Deloiitte

·         Aerospace Innovation - A New Dawn: How Some Innovation Leaders Excel Despite Risks and Declines in Funding 

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on the Progress Made Toward the Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations 

·         World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 2015 

FireEye

·         The Cyber Security Playbook 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Strategic Planning for the Next President, Part One: The Downside of Defeatism 

·         The Syrian Civil War and its Consequences for Hezbollah 

FRIDE

·         Tunisia's Libya Problem 

Heritage Foundation

·         2015 Asia Update: The Trends and What They Mean for America 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraqi Security Forces Clear Ramadi's Government Center 

·         The Military Situation in Syria’s Aleppo Province: December 30, 2015  

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 18 -27, 2015 

·         The Syrian Opposition’s Political Demands 

·         U.N. Push for Ceasefires in Syria Achieves Results, but Empowers Regime   

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Government and Garbage: Local Administration,Public Sanitation and the ‘Clean India’ Campaign 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Dealing with the Ukrainian Crisis:Transatlantic Strategy Dilemmas 

·         European Energy Security and the Role of Russian Gas 

·         Federalising the Eurozone: Towards a True European Budget? 

·         NATO and European Security: Back to the Roots? 

·         Radicalisation in the Mediterranean Region 

·         Why Does the Islamic State Endure and Expand? 

International Crisis Group

·         The End of Hegemony: What Next for Venezuela? 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Changes in the Global Investor Base and the Stability of Portfolio Flows to Emerging Markets 

·         Financial Distortions in China : A General Equilibrium Approach 

·         The Game of Anchors : Studying the Causes of Currency Crises in Belarus 

·         The Impact of Unconventional Monetary Policy Measures by the Systemic Four on Global Liquidity and Monetary Conditions 

·         International Sovereign Bonds by Emerging Markets and Developing Economies : Drivers of Issuance and Spreads 

International Refugee Rights Initiative

·         Protecting Some of the People Some of the Time: Civilian Perspectives on Peacekeeping Forces in South Sudan 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Russia’s Zapad 2013 Military Exercise: Lessons for Baltic Regional Security 

JFK Special Warfare Center and School

·         Special Warfare, October-December 2015, v. 8. no. 4   

o    Harnessing Cyber-Technology’s Human Potential

o    Potential Impact of Daesh Attacks Spreading to Lebanon and Bahrain

o    The Gray Zone

o    Special Operations Forces Captain’s Career Course

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Analysis of North Korea’s 2016 New Year´s Address and Domestics and Foreign Policy Outlook 

Marine Corps University Press

·         MCU Journal, Fall 2015, v. 6, no. 2 

o    Rethinking the U.S. Approach to Boko Haram: The Case for a Regional Strategy

o    Cybersecurity Initiatives in the Americas: Implications for U.S. National Security

o    Sociocultural Intelligence Apparatus: The PSYWAR Campaign against the Viet Cong

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Innocence and War: Searching for Europe’s Strategy in Syria 

·         Russia's Downfall: The Worst Economic Crisis Since the Collapse of the USSR 

Military Justice Review Group

·         Report of the Military Justice Review Group -Part I: UCMJ Recommendations 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Monitor on Knowing Your Right to Information: November 2015 

·         Pakistan Railways: A Performance Analysis 

PhishMe

·         Enterprise Phishing Susceptibility Report [free but registration required] 

Rand

·         Authorities and Mechanisms for Purchased Care at the Department of Veterans Affairs 

·         Current and Projected Characteristics and Unique Health Care Needs of the Patient Population Served by the Department of Veterans Affairs 

·         Evaluation of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership: Progress Report on First Stage of Analysis 

·         Lessening the Risk of Refugee Radicalization:Lessons for the Middle East from Past Crises 

·         Resources and Capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Timely and Accessible Care to Veterans 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Lone-Actor Terrorism: Definitional Workshop 

Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund/Stanford Peace Innovation Lab

·         Turban Myths: The Opportunity and Challenges of Reframing a Cultural Symbol for Post-9/11 America 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Classical Principles of Counterinsurgency are Inadequate for Countering Global Insurgency 

·         Congress Has Embraced Unconventional Warfare:Will the US Military and The Rest of the US Government? 

·         Culture and Coercion: Revisiting the Kosovo War 

·         Deterring Chinese Aggression 

·         An Example of Failing to Understand Local Legal Structures and Traditions Before Attempting to Re-establish the Rule of Law and Police Reform 

·         Gray Zone Conflicts May Be the New Normal,But Will Have the Same Marginal Success 

·         How Not to Integrate Females into Combat Arms 

·         ISIS is Not a Terrorist Organization 

·         A Kinder Gentler, Machine Gun Hand or How I Gave Up My Right to Self Defense and Learned to Love COIN 

·         On Self-Declared Caliph Ibrahim’s December2015 Speech: Further Evidence for Critical Vulnerabilities in the Crumbling Caliphate 

·         Social Media in an Army Brigade: One Year of Learning 

Trust for America's Health

·         Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2015 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Toward a Rule of Law Culture: Exploring Effective Responses to Justice and Security Challenges  

o    Arabic  

o    French  

Wilson Center

·         Costs and Benefits of Shore Power at the Port of Shenzhen