Friday's Miscellany 02-05-2016

38 North

·         Countdown to Launch: Tanker Trucks Spotted at Rocket Fuel/Oxidizer Bunkers 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         The Political Economy of Education and Health Service Delivery in Afghanistan 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Kurdish Politics Amid the Fight Against the ISIS.. Can a Common Cause Surmount Old Rivalries? 

·         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” 

Amnesty International

·         Burundi: Satellite Evidence Supports Witness Accounts of Mass Graves 

·         Disproportionate Impact of France's State of Emergency 

·         Refugee Women from Syria Uprooted and Unprotected in Lebanon 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, January 2016, v.23, no. 1 

o    Update: Malaria, U.S. Armed Forces, 2015

o    Durations of service until first and recurrent episodes of clinically significant back pain, active component military members: changes among new accessions to service since calendar year 2000

o    Surveillance snapshot: Responses to questions about back pain in post-deployment health assessment questionnaires, U.S. Armed Forces, 2005-2014

o    Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         African Horizons: The United States Army Working Toward a Secure and Stable Africa 

Atlantic Council

·         Economic Recovery and Revitalization 

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

·         The Renewed Russian Nuclear Threat and NATO Nuclear Deterrence Posture 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         North Korea Did It Again 

Berkman Center for Internet & Society

·         Don’t Panic. Making Progress on the “Going Dark” Debate 

 

Brookings

·         China's Efforts to Expand the International Use of the Renminbi 

·         Disrupting Development with Digital Technologies 

·         The Populism/Realism Gap: Managing Uncertainty in Turkey's Politics and Foreign Policy 

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

·         Prisoner Recidivism Analysis Tool (PRAT) 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Engagement and Pragmatism: Towards an Enduring Canadian Strategy in Latin America 

·         Responding to Global Challenges: The Arctic and Terrorism - Still Some Room for Complacency? 

Center for American Progress

·         Setting Priorities for Nuclear Modernization 

Center for Global Development

·         Alternatives to HIPC for African Debt-Distressed Countries: Lessons from Myanmar, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe 

·         The New Role of the World Bank 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Number of Sanctuaries and Criminal Releases Still Growing 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Initial Thoughts on the Reorganization and Reform of the PLA 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Challenges to Coexistence in Georgia 

·         Is Britain Back? The 2015 UK Defense Review 

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         7 Areas to Watch in the FY17 Defense Budget 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Changing Patterns of Arms Imports in the Middle East and North Africa 

·         Evaluating Future U.S. Army Force Posture in Europe 

·         Human Cost of War in the Middle East: A Graphic Overview 

·         PacNet #15 - The threat to China’s security isn’t THAAD, it’s North Korea 

·         PacNet #14 - The Japan-Korea Comfort Women Deal: This Is Only the Beginning 

·         PacNet #13R - Response to PacNet #13 “Here We Go Again!” 

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

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Brexit and EU Regulation: A Bonfire of the Vanities? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Canadian Trade Negotiations in an Era of Deep Integration 

·         Digital Trade Imbalance and Its Implications for Internet Governance 

·         Final Few: Completing the Universal Membership of the IMF 

Chatham House

·         Future of Capitalist Democracy: UK-Japan Perspectives 

·         Transatlantic Rifts: Asia-Pacific Scenario Case Study 

Clingendael  - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The New Criminal Powers 

·         Towards A Stronger EU Security and Defense Policy 

College of Europe

·         The European Union as a Mediator in Israel-Palestine: Operations Cast Lead and Protective Edge  

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Acquisition Reform: Starting Programs Well 

·         Afghanistan in 2016: The Evolving Security Situation and U.S. Policy, Strategy, and Posture 

·         Military Treatment Facilities 

·         Naval Strike Fighters: Issues and Concerns 

·         Outside Views on Biodefense for the Department of Defense 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Turkey: Political Trends in 2016 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Crisis of Confidence: Preventing Terrorist Infiltration through U.S. Refugee and Visa Programs 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Another Surge of Illegal Immigrants Along the Southwest Border: Is this the Obama Administration’s New Normal? 

·         FISA Amendments Act 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan 

·         Securing Our Skies: Oversight of Aviation Credentials 

·         Seeking Justice for Victims of Palestinian Terrorism in Israel 

Congress. House. Science, Space & Technology Committee

·         Paris Climate Promise: A Bad Deal for America 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         The Status of Coast Guard Cutter Acquisition Programs

Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee

·         Lost Opportunities for Veterans: An Examination of VA’s Technology Transfer Program 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Implementation of the Decision to Open All Ground Combat Units to Women 

·         An Independent Perspective of U.S. Defense Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region 

·         Situation in Afghanistan 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Strains on the European Union: Implications for American Foreign Policy 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Canada's Fast-track Refugee Plan: Unanswered Questions and Implications for U.S. National Security 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on the Federal Government’s Responsibilities and Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 

·         Budget and Economic Data [website] 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Addressing North Korea’s Nuclear Problem 

·         Armed Confrontation Between China and India 

·         Cleaning Up U.S. Cyberspace 

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

·         Preventive Priorities Survey: 2016  

·         Syria: The Need for Diplomacy and De-escalation 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         CY2014 Department of Defense Suicide Event Report 

·         Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, FY2015 Annual Report 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-16-19 DHS' Oversight of Its Workforce Training Needs Improvement 

Department of State

·         Countering the Spread of ISIL and Other Threats 

·         Foreign Policy Update: 2016 Priorities 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Russia's World: Facing a Century of Instability 

·         Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Alliance 

·         War of Words: Saudi Arabia v Iran 

European Parliament

·         5G Network Technology: Putting Europe at the Leading Edge 

European Policy Centre

·         Nagorno-Karabakh and the Arc of Crises on Europe's Borders 

European Union - Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

·         State of the Innovation Union 2015 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Paradoxes of the Gray Zone 

·         Taiwan’s 2016 Elections and Cross-Strait Relations 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Vulnerability and Resilience: A Conceptual Framework applied to Three Asian Poor Countries— Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal 

Foundation for Strategic Research

·         Russia’s Evolving Nuclear Doctrine and Its Implications 

French Institute of International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales)

·         Germany and the Eastern Partnership After the Ukraine Crisis 

German Council on Foreign Relations

·         When Parliaments Go to War: U.S. War Powers in Comparative Perspective 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         After the Terror Attacks of 2015: A French Activist Foreign Policy Here to Stay? 

·         Between a Hard Place and the United States:Turkey’s Syria Policy Ahead of the Geneva Talks 

·         Russia’s Long War on Ukraine 

·         Whither the Turkish Trading State? A Question of State Capacity 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Building Partner Capacity: U.S. Agencies Can Improve Monitoring of Counter-Firearms Trafficking Efforts in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. GAO-16-235 

·         Coast Guard Acquisitions: Enhanced Oversight of Testing Could Benefit National Security Cutter Program and Future DHS Acquisitions.  GAO-16-314T [testimony] 

·         Disaster Response: FEMA Has Made Progress Implementing Key Programs, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist. GAO-16-87  

·         Federal Emergency Management Agency: Strengthening Regional Coordination Could Enhance Preparedness Efforts. GAO-16-38  

·         Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Has a New Approach to Managing the B61-12 Life Extension, but a Constrained Schedule and Other Risks Remain. GAO-16-218 

·         State Marijuana Legalization: DOJ Should Document Its Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Legalization. GAO-16-1 

Harvard Law School

·         National Security Journal, 2016, v. 7, no. 1 

o    Intelligence Communities, Peer Constraints and the Law

o    Article 234 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: The Overlooked Linchpin for Achieving Safety and Safety in the U.S. Arctic?

o    Clearing the Air Above the East China Sea: The Primary Elements of Aircraft Defense Identification Zones

o    Terrorism2.0: The Rise of the Civilitary Battlefield

o    Coming to Terms with Secret Law

Heritage Foundation

·         The 81st Terrorist Plot Against the U.S.Since 2001 

·         Purposeless Regulation: The FAA Drone Registry 

·         Top Five Modernization Priorities for the Coast Guard in 2016 

·         Top Five Political-Security Priorities for the Asia–Pacific in 2016 

High Level Military Group

·         Our Military Forces’ Struggle Against Lawless, Media Savvy Terrorist Adversaries: A Comparative Study 

Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC)

·         HDIAC Journal, February 2016, v. 2, no. 4 

o    Alternative Energy: Increased Options for Biofuel Production Using Yeast

o    Technical Inquiry Highlight: Pipeline Surveillance Using UAVs

o    Communicating in Remote Areas or Disaster Situations Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

o    The Drinkable Book

Households in Conflict Network

·         It’s no Spring Break in Cancun: The Effects of Exposure to Violence on Risk Preferences, Pro-Social Behavior and Mental Health 

Human Rights Watch

·         Central African Republic: Rape by Peacekeepers - UN, Troop-Contributing Countries Should Hold Abusers Accountable 

·         All this for a Joint: Tunisia’s Repressive Drug Law and a Roadmap for Its Reform 

·         Pain Tears Me Apart: Challenges and Progress in Ensuring the Right to Palliative Care in Morocco 

Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)

·         Danger on the High Seas: The East Asian Security Challenge 

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         Know Your Enemies 2.0:  The Encyclopedia of the Most Prominent Hacktivists, Nation State and Mercenary Hackers 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Department of Defense Use of Commercial Cloud Computing Capabilities and Services 

·         Using an Open Source Software Approach for Cybersecurity Technology Transition 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         2011 Revolution in Egypt: Five Years Later 

·         Operation All Out against Bodo Militants: What Next? 

·         Rocket Launchers for Small Satellites 

Institute of International Affairs (Instituto Affari Internazionali)

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

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         An Analysis of Bangladesh Today: A Prognosis of its Polity 

·         Arunachal Pradesh Deadlock: A Sign of Institutional Crisis 

·         Could the Middle East Quagmire Be Solved with Something like ASEAN? 

·         The Goods & Services Tax Debate in India: Concepts and Issues 

·         Hollande in Delhi: The Hidden Dynamic of Indo-French Bonhomie 

·         India-APEC Products Trade: Importance of Trade in Intermediate Products and the Challenges Ahead 

·         The Lifting of Sanctions on Iran: Implications for India-Iran Economic and Commercial Ties 

·         The Rafale Saga: Indian Air Force’s Never-Ending Wait for a Medium Multi-Role Combat Jet 

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict

·         Disunity Among Indonesian  ISIS Supporters and the Risk of More Violence 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Update: North Korean's Reactors, Enrichment Plant, & Isotope Separation Facility 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Assad Regime Gains in Aleppo Alter Balance of Power in Northern Syria 

·         Iraq Situation Report: January 26 - February 1, 2016  

·         The Pitfalls of Relying on Kurdish Forces to Counter ISIS  

·         Russia Security Update: January 26 - February 2, 2016  

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria:  January 26 - February 1, 2016   

Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)

·         Tactical Cyber Intelligence 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

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

·         Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism in Tunisia 

International Crisis Group

·         Crutch to Catalyst?  The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala 

·         Russia and the Separatists in Eastern Ukraine 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Educating Syrian Youth in Jordan: Holistic Approaches to Emergency Response 

·         Francophone Countries to Fight Terrorism 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, February 4.2106, v. 14, no. 3 

o    Growing Evidence of Islamic State in Pakistan

o    The Islamic State's Targeting Strategy in Egypt

o    Uyghur Militants in Syria: the Turkish Connection

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         SOF Role in Combating Transnational Organized Crime 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Cross-Strait Relations and Political Landscape in Northeast Asia after Taiwan´s Presidential Election 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Getting the Balance Right: Strengthening Asylum Reception Capacity at National and EU Levels 

·         Reaching a “Fair Deal” on Talent: Emigration,Circulation, and Human Capital in Countries of Origin 

National Academies Press

·         Reducing the Use of Highly Enriched Uranium in Civilian Research Reactors 

·         Strategies to Enhance Air Force Communication with Internal and External Audiences: A Workshop Report 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

·         Terrorism in Mali 

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

·         Anti-Forensic Study 

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Governing the Welfare State and Beyond –Solutions for a Complex and Uncertain Future 

·         A New Start for Social Europe 

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

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

·         Towards the Thaw: Seeking Clarity in China-Norway Relations 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

·         FACT SHEET: Modernizing & Strengthening the Security & Effectiveness of Federal Background Investigations 

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         Companion Guide to Resilience 

·         Oxfam’s Strategy for Resilience in Asia 

·         Syria Crisis Fair Share Analysis 2016 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Assessing the Trans-Pacific Partnership,Volume 1:  Market Access and Sectoral Issues 

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

·         Russian Doping in Sports 

·         The US Phillips Curve: Back to the 60s? 

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Republicans Prefer Blunt Talk About Islamic Extremism, Democrats Favor Caution 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         How ASEAN’s Transformation Can Play Out Well for Europe 

Project 2049 Institute

·         The United States and Future Policy Options in the Taiwan Strait 

Rand

·         Balancing Demand and Supply for Veterans' Health Care: A Summary of Three RAND Assessments Conducted Under the Veterans Choice Act 

·         A Community-Based, Focused-Deterrence Approach to Closing Overt Drug Markets: A Process and Fidelity Evaluation of Seven Sites 

·         Counterinsurgency Scorecard Update:Afghanistan in Early 2015 Relative to Insurgencies Since World War II 

·         Defense Resource Planning Under Uncertainty:An Application of Robust Decision Making to Munitions Mix Planning 

·         Uncertainty-Sensitive Heterogeneous Information Fusion: Assessing Threat with Soft, Uncertain, and Conflicting Evidence 

·         Unconventional Options for the Defense of the Baltic States: The Swiss Approach 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Communication, Co-operation and Challenges: A Roadmap for Sino–Indian Engagement in Afghanistan 

·         Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in 2035 and Beyond 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Resetting India’s Engagement in Central Asia:From Symbols to Substance 

Saferworld

·         Sustained Neighbors: The Impact of Afghanistan's Transition Process on Conflict in Pakistan 

Small Arms Survey

·         Arms Trade Treaty Mapping ATT-relevant Cooperation and Assistance Activities 

·         The FDLR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Small Wars Journal

·         America’s Unacknowledged Insurgency:Addressing Street Gangs as Threats to National Security 

·         Cyber Resiliency: Bridging a Cyber Capability Gap in 2025 

·         On Talent Management and Mentorship 

·         Paradigm Shift: Turning an Attack Team into a Scout Team 

·         The Strategy of Hybrid Warfare 

·         To Beat ISIS, We Ought to Try Robotskrieg 

·         Unmanned Systems in Support of Future Medical Operations in Dense Urban Environments 

·         A View from Afghanistan: Interview with Kate Clark of the Afghanistan Analysts Network 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         ATT-related Outreach Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying Gaps and Improving Coordination 

Transatlantic Academy

·         Russia’s Long War On Ukraine 

Transnational Institute

·         Blue Growth and Ocean Grabbing: A Historical Materialist Perspective on Fisheries in East Africa 

·         Blue Carbon: Ocean Grabbing in Disguise? 

·         The Challenge of the Voluntary Guidelines in the Context of National Food Security 

·         Land Confiscations and Collective Action in Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone Area: Implications for Rural Democratization 

·         Neoliberal Sustainability? The Biopolitical Dynamics of “Green” Capitalism 

·         Opium meets Development: Exploring the Opium Question in Contemporary Afghanistan 

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Efforts to Expand the International Use of the Renminbi 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Resources over Reform in Afghanistan: How Changes in the Political Economy Are Reshaping Local Politics 

University of Pennsylvania

·         2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Battle of Aleppo Is the Center of the Syrian Chessboard 

·         Choosing Iran's Next Supreme Leader 

·         Denying the Islamic State Access to Money-Exchange Houses 

·         Jordan Reaches the Refugee Saturation Point 

·         Lining Up the Tools to Break the Islamic State Brand 

·         A Turkish-Friendly Zone Inside Syria 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Steps to Increase Nation’s Resilience to Earthquakes 

·         FACT SHEET: Peace Colombia -- A New Era of Partnership between the United States and Colombia 

·         FACT SHEET: President Obama Proposes $1.1Billion in New Funding to Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Use Epidemic 

Wilson Center

·         Breaking Out of the Dome: Can Energy Efficiency Help Chinese Cities Conquer Air Pollution Choke Points? 

·         Syria's 1956 Request for Soviet Military Intervention 

World Bank

·         Enabling the Business of Agriculture, 2016 

·         Global Economic Prospects, January 2016