Friday's Miscellany 02-19-2016

38 North

·         The Economics of Kaesong: Examining the Numbers 

AEI Critical Threats

·         AQAP Expanding behind Yemen's Frontlines 

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         An Afghan Exodus (2): Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         The Devil is in the Details: Nangarhar's Continued Decline Into Insurgency, Violence and Widespread Drug Production 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Egypt—Pharaonic Politics Redux? 

·         Israeli Government and Civil Society Organizations 

·         Japan’s Strategic Ties with Iran 

Atlantic Council

·         Security and Public Order 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

·         Japan Versus Europe: The Quest to Build Australia's Future Submarine 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Role of Metropolitan Areas in the Governance of Development Challenges: Towards the European Urban Agenda 

·         Why February’s European Council won’t be Key to Brexit 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         A New Geopolitical Bloc is Born in the Eastern Mediterranean: Israel, Greece and Cyprus 

·         Obama and Israel: The Final Year 

Brookings Institution

·         Why Copenhagen Works 

Bruegel

·         European Central Bank’s Quantitative Easing Program: Limits and Risks 

·         Which Fiscal Union for the Euro Area? 

C4ADS

·         Sticks and Stones: Hate Speech Drivers in Myanmar 

CATO Institute

·         Reforming Air Traffic Control 

·         Reign of Terror: How to Resist Europe’s Efforts to Control Common Food Names as Geographical Indications 

Center for Global Development

·         International Tax, Transparency, and Finance for Development—A Short Guide for the Perplexed 

·         Next Generation Financing for Global Health:What, Why, When, How? 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Quick Look at S. 2538, the "ICE Agent Support Act of 2016" 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         2014 Population Representation in the Military Services  

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Time to Seize the Greek Opportunity 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Bolstering Public Health Capacities through Global Polio Eradication 

·         Managing Risk for the Internet of Things 

·         PacNet #21 - Taiwanese Presidential Transitions Need Less Turbulence 

·         PacNet #20 - South Korea’s Big Strategic Bet to Rein in North Korea 

·         Paying for America’s Wars in FY2017 

·         Strategic Impact of Iran’s Rising Petroleum Exports After Sanctions 

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Data Privacy and Surveillance in Turkey: An Assessment of the Draft Law on the Protection of Personal Data 

Chatham House

·         ASEAN’s Regional Role and Relations with Japan: The Challenges of Deeper Integration 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Accelerating Global Nuclear Disarmament: A Menu of 16 Policy Options 

·         Future of Police Missions 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, February2016, v. 9, no. 2 

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: An Interview with GEN(R) John P. Abizaid

o    University Radicalization: Pakistan's Next Counterterrorism Challenge

o    The First Islamic State: A Look Back at the Islamic Emirate of Kunar

o    The Ties that Bind: How Terrorists Exploit Family Bonds

o    The Military Doctrine of the Islamic State and the Limits of Ba'athist Influence

o    Junud al-Sham and the German Foreign Fighter Threat

o    Depictions of Children and Youth in the Islamic State's Martyrdom Propaganda, 2015-2016

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2016 Operational Energy Strategy 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-16-37 Conditions at CBP's Forward Operating Bases along the Southwest Border (Redacted) 

Department of State

·         New Frameworks for Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism 

Department of Veteran Affairs

·         OIG 14-03540-123 Veterans Crisis Line Caller Response and Quality Assurance Concerns 

Dialogue

·         Continued Growth of Family Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015 

·         Remittance Costs: Latin America & the Caribbean 

East-West Institute

·         China’s High-speed Rail Diplomacy: Global Impacts and East Asian Responses 

Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

·         Iran and Tajikistan: A Story of Love and Hate 

·         Political and Economic Trends in Kazakhstan 

Enough Project

·         Addressing South Sudan’s Economic and Fiscal Crisis 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Egypt: A Giant with (Financial) Feet of Clay 

·         The EU and Africa: A Changing Security Partnership 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Europe's Refugee/Migrant Crisis: Can 'Illiberal' Turkey Save 'Liberal Europe' While Helping Syrian Refugees? 

Feinstein International Center

·         Narratives of Famine: Somalia 2011 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Saudi Brinkmanship in the Syrian War 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Regional Integration Arrangements in Africa: Is a Large Membership the Way Forward? 

·         The “Voracity” and “Craving” Effects of Export Booms and Busts on Firm Bribery: Evidence from a Multi-level Empirical Analysis 

German Council on Foreign Relations

·         Egyptian Interregnum: The High Cost of Suppressing Change 

·         French Susceptibility to Russian Propaganda 

German Development Institute

·         Can Rules of Origin in Sub-Saharan Africa be Harmonised? A Political Economy Exploration 

·         The Future of the "European Consensus on Development" 

·         Making Retail Modernisation in Developing Countries Inclusive: A Development Policy Perspective 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Offshore Hydrocarbon Resources in the Arctic 

German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)

·         AKParty Response to Criticism: Reaction or Over-Reaction? 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Counterfeit Parts: DOD Needs to Improve Reporting and Oversight to Reduce Supply Chain Risk. GAO-16-236  

·         Defense Logistics: Enhanced Policy and Procedures Needed to Improve Management of Sensitive Conventional Ammunition. GAO-16-202 

·         DOD Service Acquisition: Improved Use of Available Data Needed to Better Manage and Forecast Service Contract Requirements. GAO-16-119 

·         International Remittances: Actions Needed to Address Unreliable Official U.S. Estimate. GAO-16-60 

·         International Remittances: Money Laundering Risks and Views on Enhanced Customer Verification and Recordkeeping Requirements. GAO-16-65  

·         Missile Defense: Assessment of DOD's Reports on Status of Efforts and Options for Improving Homeland Missile Defense. GAO-16-254R  

·         Military Base Realignments and Closures: More Guidance and Information Needed to Take Advantage of Opportunities to Consolidate Training.  GAO-16-45 

·         Transportation Security: Status of GAO Recommendations on TSA's Security-Related Technology Acquisitions. GAO-16-176 

·         Transportation Security: TSA Has Taken Actions to Address Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act Requirements. GAO-16-285 

Heritage Foundation

·         Consideration of a Convention to Propose Amendments Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution 

·         To Reduce Human Trafficking, Fight Corruption and Improve Economic Freedom 

·         Uganda’s Upcoming Presidential Elections:Implications for the U.S.–Uganda Relationship 

Households in Conflict Network

·         The Impact of Internal Displacement on Destination Communities: Evidence from the Colombian Conflict 

Hudson Institute

·         Answering Four Questions on the Anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 

Human Rights Watch

·         “I Just Sit and Wait to Die”: Reparations for Survivors of Kenya’s 2007-2008 Post-Election Sexual Violence 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Asia’s Buddhist Connectivity and India’s Role 

·         Indian Army’s Approach to Counter Insurgency Operations: A Perspective on Human Rights 

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         After North Korea’s Nuclear Test: The Dilemma of Response 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Parchin after Implementation Day: When Will the IAEA Go? 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 77 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: February 12 - 17, 2016  

·         ISIS’s Campaign in Libya: January 4-February 19, 2016 

·         Russia Security Update: February 2-17, 2016 

Institute of Development Studies

·         China’s Comprehensive Strategic and Cooperative Partnership with Africa 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         An Assessment of the International Legal Obligations Owed to the Rohingya Refugees 

·         Development Policies and Democratic Disruptions. Predicaments of the Marxist Left 

·         India’s GDP Growth: Confusion Amidst Cheers 

·         Ontological Security and India-China Relations: From Border War to “News War” 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Being Poor, Feeling Poorer : Inequality, Poverty and Poverty Perceptions in the Western Balkans 

·         Leading Indicators of Fiscal Distress : Evidence from the Extreme Bound Analysis 

·         Macroprudential Policies in Southeastern Europe 

·         Pilot Project on Concentration and Distribution Measures for a Selected Set of Financial Soundness Indicators 

·         Trading on Their Terms? Commodity Exporters in the Aftermath of the Commodity Boom 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, February 19, 2016, v. 15, no. 4 

o    The Battle for the Euphrates: Turkey's Response to Kurdish Expansion

o    Kashmir Jihadism and the Threat to India

o    Capitalizing on Chaos: AQAP Advances in Yemen

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         Rethinking Special Operations Leadership:Process, Persuasion, Pre-existing, and Personality 

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

·         The Central Mediterranean Route: Proposals for a More Effective Strategy to Combat People Smuggling 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         North Korea´s Denuclearization Is the Essence 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2016 [updated February 17, 2016] 

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2016 [updated February 17, 2016] 

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Germany and the Juncker Plan IN FOCUS: 3Steps to Reconcile Fiscal Consolidation and Investment 

Migration Policy Centre

·         Gulf and EU Migration Policies after the Arab Uprisings: Arab and Turkish Youth as a Security Issue 

·         Public Action Towards Youth in Neo-Liberal Morocco: Fostering and Controlling the Unequal Inclusion of the New Generation 

·         Youth in Tunisia: Trapped Between Public Control and the Neo-Liberal Economy 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Increased Central American Migration to the United States May Prove an Enduring Phenomenon 

Mossavar-Rahmani Center For Business and Government

·         Making it Harder for the Bad Guys: The Case for Eliminating High Denomination Notes 

National Security Archive

·         Nuclear Weapons on Okinawa Declassified December 2015, Photos Available Since 1990 

NATO Defense College

·         NATO's Southern Flank Does Not Stop in North Africa: Addressing Terrorism Beyond the Sahel 

·         Vox Collegii Magazine, 2016, v. 12I 

o    The Readiness Action Plan: NATO Shapes Its Future Strategic Posture

o    Turkey's Importance in the Current Crisis in the Middle East

o    The Role of Women and Gender Policies in Addressing the Military Conflict Ukraine

o    The Middle East Faculty: A Seven=year success Story for the NDC

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         The Antennas of Pine Gap 

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

·         Synthesis Report: Reviewing UN Peace Operations, the UN Peacebuilding Architecture and the Implementation of UNSCR1325 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Pakistani-Afghan relations after Karzai 

Oxfam Policy & Practice

·         Women, Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region—Factsheet 

Oxford Research Group

·         The World as Seen from Raqqa 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Free Legal Aid and Media in Pakistan 

·         Policing and Media in Pakistan 

·         Prosecution Services and Media in Pakistan 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

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

·         Is Gender Diversity Profitable? Evidence from a Global Survey 

·         The Origins of the Superrich: The Billionaire Characteristics Database 

·         Russian Doping in Sports 

Pew Research Center

·         5 facts about the Supreme Court 

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Forever on the Periphery?  The Return of Geopolitics to EU Enlargement to the Balkans 

Program on Extremism, George Washington University

·         The Islamic State’s Diminishing Returns on Twitter: How Suspensions are Limiting the Social Networks of English-speaking ISIS Supporters 

Rand

·         A Review of Selected International Aircraft Spares Pooling Programs: Lessons Learned for F-35 Spares Pooling 

·         Quality of Care for PTSD and Depression in the Military Health System: Phase I Report 

Small Arms Survey

·         Chambering the Next Round: Emergent Small-calibre Cartridge Technologies 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Challenge of the U.S.-Mexico Border 

·         How to Hold or Take a Big City -- Seven Lines of Effort 

·         Megacities: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 

·         Putin’s Prospects: Vladimir Putin’s Decision-Making Through the Lens of Prospect Theory 

·         “TRAuma Care In a Rucksack” (TRACIR), a Disruptive Technology Concept 

Soufan Group

·         Libya, Extremism and the Consequences of Collapse 

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

·         Intelligence Report, Spring 2016, issue no. 160  

o    The Year in Hate & Extremism

o    Life After Hate

o    Fear and Loathing in Montana

o    Aryan Deflations

o    Backlash

o    ‘Culture Jamming’

o    Seeing Red

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR 16-16  Afghan Ministry of Defense Headquarters: $154.7 Million Building Appears Well Built, but Has Several Construction Issues that Should Be Assessed 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2015 

Transnational Institute

·         The 2012 Commission on Narcotic Drugs 

·         The Privatising Industry in Europe 

·         Privatising Privatisation in Greece 

Transparency International

·         National Integrity System Assessment, Afghanistan 2015 

Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security

·         Muslim American Involvement in Violent Extremism in 2015 

UK House of Commons

·         Gangs: A Select Bibliography  

Union of Concerned Scientists

·         China’s Military Calls for Putting Its Nuclear Forces on Alert 

·         Reducing the Risk of Nuclear War 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Current Situation in Nigeria 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Countering Russian and Assad Regime Responses to Safe Zones 

·         Desert Stretch: Saudi Arabia's Ambitious Military Operations 

·         Intervention to Assist Fleeing Syrians: Who, What, Where, Why, and How 

·         Iran and Russia's Growing Defense Ties 

·         Legal Justifications for a Safe Zone in Syria 

·         The State(s) of Ideology in the Middle East:Introduction 

·         A Turkish 'Secure Strip' in Syria: Domestic Concerns and Foreign Limitations 

·         Understanding Iran's Assembly of Experts Vote 

White House

·         Remarks by the President on the Cybersecurity National Action Plan 

·         Remarks by President Obama at U.S.-ASEAN Press Conference 

·         Remarks by President Obama at Opening Session of the U.S.-ASEAN Summit 

·         WEEKLY ADDRESS: A New Chapter with Cuba 

Wilson Center

·         Africa Year in Review 2015 

·         Enticed By the Wind: A Case Study in the Social and Historical Context of Wind Energy Development in Southern Mexico 

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

·         Who are the Iranian Sanctions Violators Pardoned on Implementation Day?