Friday's Miscellany 01-08-2016

Air University Press

·         Tracking Next-Generation Automatic Identification Technology into 2035 

American Enterprise Institute

·         National Commission on Terrorists’ Use of Technology is Needed 

American Petroleum Institute

·         2016 State of American Energy 

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

·         Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2015 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, December 2015, v.22, no. 12 

o    Follow-up analysis of the incidence of acute respiratory infections among enlisted service members during their first year of military service before and after the 2011 resumption of adenovirus vaccination of basic trainees

o    Diagnoses of low back pain, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010–2014

o    Brief report: Incidence of diagnoses using ICD-9 codes specifying chronic pain (not neoplasm related) in the primary diagnostic position, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2007–2014

o    Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest

Army Combined Arms Center

·         Military Review, January-February 2016, v. 96, no. 1 

o    The Future of War: How Globalization is Changing the Security Paradigm

o    Comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the UN General Assembly

o    The Value of Science Is in the Foresight

o    Getting Gerasimov Right

o    The Future of Warfare against Islamic Jihadism

o    Jordanian Society’s Responses to Syrian Refugees

o    Criminal Networks in Venezuela: Their Impact on Hemispheric Security

o    The Army, Engagement, and America’s Pacific Century

o    The Rise of Leftist Populism—A Challenge to Democracy?

o    Action Research: A Systematic Approach to the Social Component of the Human Dimension

o    Winning the Fight on Sexual Assault in our Army: Starting in Basic Combat Training

o    Lessons from Yusufiyah: From Black Hearts to Moral Education

o    Military Operations in Megacities: A Linguistic Perspective

o    Base Nation and America Invades

Arthur D. Simons Center

·         IAS-005 (January 2016) Foreign Aid and Party Institutionalization in Sub-Saharan Africa 

Asian Development Bank

·         Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia: Nepal 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Border Control and Human Rights: Beyond the Security 

·         The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S.LNG Exports 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Raval Project: Giving a Voice to Those who Could not Vote 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Cost of Reprocessing in China 

·         Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development 

Brookings Institution

·         Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2016 

·         The Media Democracy Needs—and Deserves: A Response to 'Seven Trends in Old and New Media' 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         2015 Status Report on Major Defence Equipment Procurements 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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

CATO Institute

·         To Confront the Assassin’s Veto, or to Ratify It? 

·         The Danish Model : Don’t Try This at Home 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Trust and Realpolitik: The OSCE in 2016 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Assessing the Final Clean Power Plan 

·         New Perspectives in Foreign Policy, Winter 2016, no.  9 

o    Marikana and ANC Regeneration: The Final Straw?

o    Cracks in the Ice: Russia’s Strategic Posturing in the Arctic

o    Violence, Corruption, and Impunity in Central America’s Northern Triangle

o    Europe’s Fading Legacy in the Western Balkans

o    Japan’s Proactive Pacifism in Action: Supporting International Law and Stability in the South China Sea

·         PacNet #3 - China's “Undeterred” Strategy on the South China Sea: A “Challenge” for the US 

·         PacNet #2 - The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Trade Agreement of Inclusion, not Containment 

·         PacNet #1 - Strengthening Myanmar’s Biosecurity Capabilities 

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Green Energy Finance Prospects for Turkey 

Centre for International Governance Innovation

·         Assessing the Governance Practices of Sustainability Reporting 

Chatham House

·         Russia’s Sovereign Globalization: Rise, Fall and Future 

·         Towards a Principled Approach to Engagement with Non-state Armed Groups for Humanitarian Purposes 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Fix the Unfixable: How to Bring Greater Stability to the Sahel? 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Acquisition Reform: Experimentation and Agility 

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

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Examining Remaining Challenges 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Army Fee Assistance Program: Part II 

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         Research and Technology Subcommittee and Oversight Subcommittee Hearing - Cybersecurity: What the Federal Government Can Learn from the Private Sector 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Data or Dogma? Promoting Open Inquiry in the Debate over the Magnitude of Human Impact on Earth’s Climate 

Congress. Senate. John McCain

·         America's Most Wasted 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         2016 Outlook for Navy Shipbuilding 

·         Frameworks for Distributional Analyses 

·         Infographics: 

o    Revenues in2015 

o    Discretionary Spending in 2015 

o    The Federal Budget in 2015 

o    Mandatory Spending in 2015 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons 

·         What's Driving Saudi Actions? 

Danish Institute for International Studies

·         Boko Haram: From Local Grievances to Violent Insurgency 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Instruction 1300.27, Guidance on the Use of Service Dogs by Service Members, January 7, 2016 

·         DoD Information Quality Guidelines 

·         Department of Defense Quarterly Suicide Report, Calendar Year 2015 3rd Quarter 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Best Practices for Protecting Privacy, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties In Unmanned Aircraft Systems Programs  

Department of State

·         Islamist Militant Threats in Eurasia 

·         President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 

·         Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons(PITF) 

Department of the Army

·         Intelligence Support to Urban Operations, TC2-91.4, December 2015 

Department of the Navy

·         A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority 

European Parliament

·         Africa’s Economic Growth: Taking Off or Slowing Down? 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, January 2016 

o    Building Regional Police Collaboration: A Different Perspective Based on Lessons Learned

o    Suicide Risk in Older Adults: A Growing Challenge for Law Enforcement

o    Digital Forensic Examination: A Case Study

o    Leading At-Risk Employees: Law Enforcement and the Addiction Crisis

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         China and Russia: The Partnership Deepens 

·         What Would Kennan Do? George Kennan, the Containment Doctrine, and ISIS 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Organized Crime and Development: Challenges and Policy Options in West Africa’s Fragile States 

·         Unexpected, Unforeseen, Unplanned: Scenarios of International Foreign and Security Policy. Foresight Contributions 2015 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Fallacies of Treating Turkey as Europe’s Gatekeeper 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         DOD And VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Appropriate Medication Continuation and Prescribing Practices. GAO-16-158 

·         Federal Acquisitions: Use of 'Other Transaction' Agreements Limited and Mostly for Research and Development Activities. GAO-16-209 

·         TSA Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Efficiency of Screening Technology Test and Evaluation. GAO-16-322T [testimony] 

Heritage Foundation

·         The 76th Islamist Terrorist Plot against the United States 

·         2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength 

·         Combatting the ISIS Foreign Fighter Pipeline:  A Global Approach 

·         North Korea Claims Successful H-Bomb Nuclear Test 

·         Patriotic Assimilation Is an Indispensable Condition in a Land of Immigrants 

·         Top Five Priorities for U.S. Policy Toward Europe in 2016 

·         Top Five U.S. Policy Priorities for the Arctic in 2016 

Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSSAI)

·         American Foreign Fighters: Implications for Homeland Security Final Report 

Human Rights Watch

·         Keep the People Uninformed: Pre-election Threats to Free Expression and Association in Uganda 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Naga Peace Accord and the Kuki and Meitei Insurgencies in Manipur 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Combat Stress: A Collateral Effect in the Operational Effectiveness Loss Multiplier (OELM) Methodology 

·         C2 by Design: Putting Command and Control Agility Theory Into Practice Version 2.0 

·         Methodology for Examining Collateral Effects on Military Operations during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and/or Nuclear Attack—Operational Effectiveness Loss Multiplier (OELM) 

·         Proof of Concept Assessment for the Use of Natural Language Processing to Maintain and Update the DoD Technologies Knowledge Base (DTKB) 

Institute for International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         European Energy Security and the Role of Russian Gas: Assessing the Feasibility and the Rationale of Reducing Dependence 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         From the Sky: North Korea's 2016 Nuclear Test 

·         North Korea's 2016 Nuclear Test  

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No. 76 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: December 22,  2015 - January 6, 2015 

·         Russia Security Update: December 22, 2015 - January 5, 2016 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 28, 2015 - January 7, 2016 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         An Aspirational ‘New Wave’ of India-Pakistan Dialogue 

International Crisis Group

·         Burkina Faso: Transition, Act II 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Effects of Monetary and Macroprudential Policies on Financial Conditions : Evidence from the United States 

·         Understanding India’s Food Inflation : The Role of Demand and Supply Factors 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, January 7, 2016, v. 14, no. 1  

o    Unrest in Northern Afghanistan heralds regional threats

o    Al-Shabaab recruitment from Kenyan Universities alarms officials

o    Ireland’s foreign fighters

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         The Collapse of Iraq and Syria: The End of the Colonial Construct in the Greater Levant 

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Refugees and Migration: A European Mood Barometer 

·         The United Kingdom: Remaining at the Heart ofEurope? 

McAfee

·         McAfee Labs Threats Report: November 2015 

Middle East Political Science

·         The Gulf’s Escalating Sectarianism 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Trends in Unaccompanied Child and Family Migration from Central America Factsheet 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The "Pakistan Factor" in China-Indian Relations 

NATO Defense College

·         Tacit Expertise: How the NATO Defense College Nurtures an International Hub of Security Knowledge Through Education 

Nautilus Institute

·         How Can We Solve the North Korean Long-Range Rocket Problem? 

Naval War College

·         Naval War College Review, Winter 2016, v. 69, no. 1 

o    America's Security Role in the South China Sea

o    President's Forum - Rear Admiral P. Gardner Howe III, U.S. Navy

o    The Evolution of Interstate Security Crisis-Management Theory and Practice in China

o    Russian A2/AD in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Growing Risk

o    The U.S. Merchant Marine: Back to the Future?

o    Systems of Denial: Strategic Resistance to Military Innovation

o    Undersea Lawfare: Can the U.S. Navy Fall Victim to This Asymmetric Warfare Threat?

New America Foundation

·         Decrypting Cybersecurity’s Gender Gap 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Cuba: Change and Continuity 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Monitor on Knowing Your Right to Information 

·         Pakistan Railways: A Performance Analysis 

·         RTI Scorecard: Right to Information (RTI) Legislation and Implementation in Pakistan at Federal and Provincial Levels  

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Australia’s Asylum and Migration Policy: Lessons to Apply to the European Refugee Crisis 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Effects of Increasing the Minimum Wage on Prices: Analyzing the Incidence of Policy Design and Context 

Program on Extremism at George Washington University

·         The Domestic Terrorism Threat in the United States: A Primer 

Project on Managing the Atom

·         The Cost of Spent Fuel Reprocessing in China 

RAND Corporation

·         Defense Institution Building in Africa 

·         Essential Skills Veterans Gain During Professional Military Training: A Resource for Leaders and Hiring Managers 

·         Friends, Foes, and Future Directions: U.S. Partnerships in a Turbulent World 

·         Interactive Database of the Army's Local Economic Effects 

·         Operation IRAQI FREEDOM: Decisive War, Elusive Peace 

·         The Role of Oil in ISIL Finances: Addendum 

·         Toppling the Taliban: Air-Ground Operations in Afghanistan, October 2001–June 2002 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Assessing the Future Maritime Environment in Asia 

·         Non-Traditional Security Year in Review 2015 

·         Submarine Acquisitions in Southeast Asia:Problems and Prospects 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Continuing Need for a Special Relationship with the United Kingdom 

·         Covert Intelligence versus the American Body Politic? 

·         Man, Computer, and Special Warfare 

·         The New Generation of Operational Concepts 

·         New Year Message to Agamemnon (Don’t Shoot the Messenger) 

·         A Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) versus “Evolution”: When Machines are Smart Enough! 

·         Ruling the Kingdom: US Agency in the Saudi Arabian Nuclear Proliferation Puzzle 

·         Shifting Focus from U.S. Technological Dominance to U.S.-Allied Dominance 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Strategy and Grand Strategy: What Students and Practitioners Need to Know 

Transnational Institute

·         Blue Carbon: Ocean Grabbing in Disguise? 

·         Financialisation: A Primer 

United Kingdom Parliament. House of Lords, European Union Committee

·         EU Energy Governance 

United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

·         2016 Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs Overview 

U.S. Agency for International Development

·         Policy for Humanitarian Action 

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Taiwan's Economy amid Political Transition  

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Provincial Governors in Afghan Politics 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Beyond Islamists and Autocrats: Prospects for Political Reform Post Arab Spring 

·         The Die Is Cast: The Kurds Cross the Euphrates 

·         Discussing Recent Poll Results from the Middle East 

·         Egypt's New Parliament Convenes: Making Sense of the Salafi Members-Elect 

·         The Next King of Saudi Arabia 

·         Pyongyang's Posturing: The Iranian Dimension 

·         Riyadh's Message Is to Washington as Well as Tehran 

·         Saudi-Iranian Diplomatic Crisis Threatens U.S. Policy 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer  [Jan 5, 2016]  

·         FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer [Jan 4, 2016]  

·         FACT SHEET: President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 

·         Remarks by the President at CNN "Guns In America" Town Hall 

·         Remarks by the President on Common-Sense Gun Safety Reform 

·         Remarks by the President on Recommendations on Gun Safety 

Wilson Center

·         Kennan Cable No.13: What Ukraine Can Learn from Other Countries’ Experiences with PTSD 

·         Saudis Wield the Sword at Home as Abroad 

World Bank

·         2016 Global Economic Prospects 

·         Live Long and Prosper: Aging in East Asia and Pacific