Friday's Miscellany 01-29-2016

38 North

·         Suspicious Activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Household Water Insecurity Changing Paradigm for Better Framing the Realities of Sustainable Access to Drinking Water in Afghanistan 

Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center

·         Air Land Sea Bulletin, Winter 2016 

·         Airspace Coordination Areas Take Us Back to the Future

·         Directed Energy Weapons Systems, Cost Saver and Force Multiplier for Joint Force 2025

·         Disaster Response to Industrialized Nations: Challenge and Lessons Learned from US-Japan Partnership

·         Resurgence of Joint Air Attack Team (JAAT) Tactics

·         Special Operations and Conventional Forces Interdependence: An Introduction

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         China and the Tans-Pacific Partnership: Significant Challenges and Profound Opportunities 

Amnesty International

·         Critical Repression: Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Malaysia 

·         Growing Up on Death Row:  The Death Penalty and Juvenile Offenders in Iran 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         North Korea’s 4th Nuclear Test and the Int’l Response 

Atlantic Council

·         Harnessing Communications and Public Diplomacy 

Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACCS)

·         Australia Rearmed!: Future Needs for Cyber-Enabled Warfare 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Pakistan: Overview of Sources of Tension with Regional Implications 2015 

·         Something is Rotten in the State of Tunisia 

·         A Useful Crisis for Moldova 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Don't Panic: Making Progress on the "Going Dark" Debate 

Brookings Institute

·         “For Every Action...” The American Pivot to Asia and Fragmented European Responses 

·         Jihadi Rivalry: The Islamic State Challenges al-Qaida 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Replacing Something Bad With Something Worse:Why Biometric Authentication Will Be So Creepy 

·         The Royal Canadian Navy: Facing Rough Seas 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         U.S. Policy Toward Central Asia 3.0 

CATO Institute

·         Technologies Converge and Power Diffuses: The Evolution of Small, Smart, and Cheap Weapons 

·         U.S. Fiscal Imbalance over Time: This Time Is Different 

Center for Infrastructure Protection & Homeland Security

·         CIP Report, January 2016- Education 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         From Sanctuary to Battlefield: A Framework for a U.S. Defense and Deterrence Strategy for Space 

·         The Presence Problem: Naval Presence and National Strategy 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Initial Thoughts on the Reorganization and Reform of the PLA 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russia’s Militarization of Colour Revolutions 

Center for Strategic and International Studies. (CSIS)

·         Defense Acquisition Trends, 2015: Acquisitionin the Era of Budgetary Constraints  

·         Defense Modernization Plans through the2020s: Addressing the Bow Wave 

·         Defense Outlook 2016: What to Know, What to Expect 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, January 13 - January 27,2016, v. 4, no. 1 

·         New Tools for Collaboration: The Experience of the U.S. Intelligence Community 

·         North Korea's Cyber Operations: Strategy and Responses 

·         PacNet #13 - Here We Go Again! 

·         PacNet #12 - Alliance Maintenance in the Turnbull Era: A Good Driver Isn’t Everything 

·         PacNet #11 -- Domestic Interests and “Strategic Benefits” in Australia-Japan Submarine Deal 

·         PacNet #10A -- What is North Korea Up to with Its Fourth Nuclear Test? 

·         PacNet #10 - Never Say Never 

·         Workshop Report Nuclear Security And Regional Fuel Cycle Decisions: Northeast Asia 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Central Asia: Not in Our Backyard, Not a Hot Spot, Strategically Important 

·         The Privatization of Human Rights: Illusions of Consent, Automation and Neutrality 

Centre for Security Governance

·         Ukraine’s Updated Security Sector Laws: What Promise Do These Laws Hold? 

Chatham House

·         Navigating the New Normal: China and Global Resource Governance 

Clingednael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Beneath the Apparent State of Affairs: Stability in Ghana and Benin 

·         New Criminal Powers 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Future Nuclear Posture of the United States 

·         Military Space Launch and the Use of Russian-made Rocket Engines 

·         Oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Projects in Afghanistan 

·         U.S. Strategy and Policy in the Middle East 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee

·         Protecting Unaccompanied Alien Children from Trafficking and Other Abuses: The Role of the Office of Refugee Resettlement 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Keeping the Edge: U.S. Innovation: Progress Report and Scorecard 

·         Modernizing the U.S. Energy Grid 

Deloitte

·         2016 Global Aerospace and Defense Sector Outlook: Poised for a Rebound 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Force of the Future

o    Fact Sheet:Building the First Link to the Force of the Future 

o    Fact Sheet:Building the Second Link to the Force of the Future 

·         Space Domain Mission Assurance: A Resilience Taxonomy [white paper] 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Counter-IED Resources Guide (Office for Bombing Prevention) 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Refugees versus Terrorists 

·         Syrian Refugee Flows – and Ebbs 

European Parliament

·         Analysis and Effects of the Different Member States’ Customs Sanctioning Systems 

·         Assessment of Horizon 2020 Programme 

·         United Kingdom’s Renegotiation of Its Constitutional Relationship with the EU: Agenda, Priorities and Risks 

EUROPOL

·         Changes In Modus Operandi of Islamic State Terrorist Attacks 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Implementation Day: What Just Happened? 

·         A Method to the Madness: The Logic of Russia's Syrian Counterinsurgency Strategy 

·         Strategic Planning for the Next President,Part Two: Recommendations for the NSC Process 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Is Green Growth Relevant for Poor Economies? 

French Institute of International Relations

·         Challenges of Maintaining Nuclear Cultures: US and UK Perspectives 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

·         Achieving Global Health Security: The Implementation of International Health Regulations 

German Council on Foreign Relations

·         Insecurity in Sinai and Beyond 

German Development Institute

·         Non-economic Loss and Damage: Addressing the Forgotten Side of Climate Change Impacts 

·         Pro-government Militias, Human Rights Abuses and the Ambiguous Role of Foreign Aid 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         No End of History 

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Countering Violent Extremism and Development Assistance 

·         Is UN Equipped to Deliver New Plan on Preventing Extremism? 

·         Women and Countering Violent Extremism 

Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

·         Army Contracting: Training and Guidance Needed to Ensure Appropriate Use of the Option to Extend Services Clause. GAO-16-262R 

·         Data Act: Data Standards Established, but More Complete and Timely Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Effective Implementation. GAO-16-261 

·         Defense Infrastructure: Energy Conservation Investment Program Needs Improved Reporting, Measurement, and Guidance. GAO-16-162 

·         Defense Infrastructure: Improvement Needed in Energy Reporting and Security Funding at Installations with Limited Connectivity. GAO-16-164 

·         Excess Personal Property: DOD Should Further Reassess the Priorities of Its Disposal Process. GAO-16-44 

·         Information Security: DHS Needs to Enhance Capabilities, Improve Planning, and Support Greater Adoption of Its National Cybersecurity Protection System. GAO-16-294 

·         U.S. Border Communities: Ongoing DOT Efforts Could Help Address Impacts of International Freight Rail. GAO-16-274 

Heritage Foundation

·         80 Islamist Terrorist Plots: The U.S. Needs to Redouble Its Counterterrorism Efforts 

·         Binge of Regulation: Wireless Pricing and the FCC 

·         Top Priorities for U.S. Policy Toward Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Hard to Forget: The Long-lasting Impact of War on Mental Health 

Human Rights Watch

·         World Report 2016 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: January 20-25, 2016 

·         ISIS Sanctuary: January 29, 2016 

·         Russia Airstrikes in Syria: January 20-25, 2016 

·         Russia Security Update: January 12-26, 2016 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria

o    January 23 -28, 2016 

o    January 20 -25, 2016 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Role of Business in Driving and Shaping Renewable Energy Policies in China 

Institute of International Affairs

·         Defense Budgets and Cooperation in Europe: Developments, Trends and Drivers 

·         From Activism to Artivism: New Forms of Youth Activism in the Aftermath of 20 February Movement

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India’s Bid for APEC Membership : Trade Policy is the Stumbling Block 

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

·         The Lure of Lahore : Need for India-Pakistan Détente 

·         Spatial Dimensions of Muslim Well-Being in India: A Comparative Study of Indian Districts 

International Assessment and Strategy Center

·         Toward A New Armed Peace: How Washington Can Best Deter China and Support Taiwan’s Maritime Peace Initiatives 

International Centre for Defense and Security

·         Future Prospects for the Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin 

International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC)

·         International Comparative Study on Prevention of Radicalization 

International Crisis Group

·         Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Flexible Fiscal Rules and Countercyclical Fiscal Policy 

·         The Lender of Last Resort Function after the Global Financial Crisis 

·         Risks of Stagnation in the Euro Area 

International Peace Institute

·         Violent Extremism: Toward A Strategy of Prevention in the Francophone Space 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, January 26,2016, v. 16, no. 2 

o    In a Fortnight: Xi Jinping’s Middle East Diplomacy

o    New Law Reshapes Chinese Counterterrorism Policy and Operations

o    China’s First Overseas Base in Djibouti, An Enabler for its Middle East Policy

o    China’s Counter-Terrorism Calculus

o    China and the United Arab Emirates: Sustainable Silk Road Partnership?

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 15 January 2016  

·         Joint Pub 4-03, Joint Bulk Petroleum and Water Doctrine, 11 January 2016 

Joint Special Operations University

·         Improving the Sustainment of SOF Distributed Operations in Access-Denied Environments 

Middle East Studies, Marine Corps University

·         MES Insights , January2016, v. 7, no. 1 “Ruhani's Long-Term Game-Plan” 

National Commission on the Future of the Army

·         National Commission on the Future of the Army Report to the President and Congress 

NATO Defense College

·         George F. Kennan, Containment, and the West's Current Russia Problem 

Naval War College

·         International Law Studies, 2016, v. 92 

o    The Combatant’s Stance: Autonomous Weapons on the Battlefield

o    Off Target: Selection, Precaution, and Proportionality in the DoD Manual

o    The DoD Law of War Manual and its Critics: Some Observations

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Political Parties and Peacebuilding 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

·         ODNI Strategic Human Capital Plan, 2012-2017 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Peace and Stability Journal, January 2016, v. 6, no. 2 

·         Developing and Delivering Border Management Strategic Planning in Conflict Affected States

·         African Standby Forces: The Optimal Mechanism for Multilateral Theater Security Cooperation

·         Evolving the Swarm: Events Organizational Change Advances Security Cooperation Planning

·         Civil Affairs Symposium: "Civil Affairs: A Force for Engagement and Conflict Prevention"

·         A Two-Sided Coin: Strengthening TCC/PCC Institutions

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         The Economic Effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Estimates 

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Budget Deficit Slips as Public Priority: As Obama Enters His Final Year, Mixed Views of His Legacy 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         EU-Turkey Deal on Refugees: How to Move Forward 

·         Transnistria Zig-zagging towards a DCFTA 

Rand

·         Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO's Eastern Flank: Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics 

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies  (RUSI)

·         Lone-Actor Terrorism: Database Workshop 

·         Lone-Actor Terrorism: Definitional Workshop 

·         Lone-Actor Terrorism: Literature Review 

Small Wars Journal

·         COIN Logistics: Let’s Do Camels 

·         The Easter Offensive of 1972: A Failure to Use Intelligence 

·         Law of Armed Conflict, Attribution, and the Challenges of Deterring Cyber-attacks 

·         The Responsibility to Protect: Getting the Law Right Matters 

·         Statecraft, Strategy, and Ethics: A Noetic Trinity 

·         Targeting American Terrorists with Drones:Efficient, But Legal? 

·         Vetting, Assimilation and Terrorism 

Soufan Group

·         Libya, Extremism and the Consequences ofCollapse 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         30th Quarterly Report to the United States Congress, January 2016 

Stanley Foundation

·         Designing Elements for a Robust Carbon Pricing Club 

·         Violent Nonstate Actors as Perpetrators and Enablers of Atrocity Crimes 

Stimson Center

·         Reducing the Risk of Nuclear War in the Nordic/Baltic Region 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         NGP West Africa Workshop Report 

·         The Role of Parliamentarians in Building Security In and for Europe 

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

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Army War College Review, 2016, v. 2, no. 1 

o    A Grand Strategy of Restraint: Neither Grand nor Strategic

o    Democracy Promotion in the Post-Cold War Era

o    Public Disclosure Websites and Extremist Threats

o    The Ideological and Political Power of the Islamic State

o    Negotiating with Terrorists: The Way Forward

Transparency International

·         Corruption Perceptions Index 2015 

·         Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index 2015 

U.S. European Command

·         Theater Strategy 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Current Situation in Colombia 

Wilson Center

·         Egypt: A Country Awaits a Revolution 

White House

·         The Zika Virus: What You Need to Know 

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

·         Sanctions [Iran] : Who is Left? Hundreds of Entities Removed from Blacklists on Implementation Day 

World Bank

·         Commodity Markets Outlook 

·         The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon 

World Economic Forum

·         Internet Fragmentation: An Overview