Friday's Miscellany 03-11-2016

38 North

·         Five Things You Need to Know about Kim Jong Un’s Photo Op with the Bomb 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         The Afghan National Army after ISAF 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Consolidate Domestic Intelligence Entities Under the FBI 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Debt Dynamics, Fiscal Deficit, and Stability in Government Borrowing in India: A Dynamic Panel Analysis 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         National Commission on the Future of the Army: A Potential Blueprint for the Total Army 

Atlantic Council

·         The New Argentina: Time to Double Down on the Energy Sector? 

·         U.S. Oil Export Outlook 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Net Worth: Australia's Regional Fisheries Engagement 

·         Time to Start Worrying Again? Cross-Strait Stability After the 2016 Taiwanese Elections 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Zika Virus in the U.S. and Mexico 

Bruegel

·         United States Dominates Global Investment Banking—Does It Matter for Europe? 

Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

·         A Canadian Agenda for the USA: Obama and Beyond 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Sunni Predicament in Iraq 

Center for Global Development

·         Anti-Corruption Strategies in Foreign Aid:From Controls to Results 

Center for Immigration Studies

·         61 Million Immigrants and Their Young Children Now Live in the United States 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Strategic Resilience: A U.S.-Japan Alliance Action Plan for All-Hazard Emergency Management 

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

·         Treatment, Not Terror: Strategies to Enhance External Beam Caner Therapy in Developing Countries While Permanently Reducing the Risk of Radiological Terrorism 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Admiral Gorshkov Frigate Reveals Serious Shortcomings in Russia’s Naval Modernization Program 

·         Afghanistan: The Uncertain Impact of a Year of Transition 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, v. 4, no. 4, February 25- March 9, 2016 

·         PacNet #26 - Crisis on the Korean Peninsula: Time for “Plan B”? 

·         PacNet #25 - Replacing Armistice Agreement with Peace Agreement is the Best Way for Ensuring Peace 

·         PacNet #24 - Mahathir & Anwar vs Najib: How Will It End? 

·         Saudi Arabia and the United States: Common Interests and Continuing Sources of Tension 

Centre for International Governance Innovation

·         Assessing the Effects of the Multifibre Arrangement after Its Termination 

·         Capital Flows to Emerging Market Economies:Feast or Famine Forever? 

·         Education 3.0 and Internet Governance: A New Global Alliance for Children and Young People’s Sustainable Digital Development 

·         The European Union and Investor-State Dispute Settlement: From Investor-State Arbitration to a Permanent Investment Court 

·         A Pragmatic Approach to the Right to Be Forgotten 

Centre for Security Governance

·         Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Afghanistan 

Chatham House

·         Turkmenistan: Power, Politics and Petro-Authoritarianism 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Overview Syrian Peace Talks 

·         A South China Sea Conflict: Implications for European Security 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         #Terror Gone Viral; Overview of the 75ISIS-Linked Plots Against the West 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Air Force Modernization 

·         Department of Defense Security Cooperation and Assistance Programs and Authorities 

·         Military Personnel Posture 

·         United States Central Command, United States Africa Command and United States Special Operations Command 

·         United States Strategic Command, United States Northern Command, and United States Southern Command Programs and Budget  

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         The State of the U.S. Maritime Industry: The Federal Role 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         State Department Reauthorization: An Opportunity to Strengthen and Streamline U.S. Diplomacy 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         The Homeland Security Department's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2017 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Growing Stress on Jordan 

·         The Islamic State 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Defense Secretary Ash Carter Memo Approving the Final Implementation Plans for Women-in-Service 

o    Army Implementation Plan 

o    Marines Implementation Plan 

o    Navy Implementation Plan 

o    Air Force Implementation Plan 

o    SOCOM Implementation Plan 

·         DoD Cybersecurity Discipline Implementation Plan 

·         Report to Congress: Department of Defense Progress on Design and Implementation of the New DoD Personnel Management System and Appointment Procedures 

Department of Defense Inspector General

·         DODIG-2015-097 - Evaluation of DoD's Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Support to Civil Authorities [redacted]  

·         DODIG-2016-058 -Army Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 Procurement Quantity Not Supported for Future Army Forces 

Dialogue

·         Shale Development & the Environment:Policy Lessons for Latin America 

East-West Center

·         North Korea’s Audaciousness Changes the Status-Quo in Northeast Asia   

·         US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia:Meeting Regional Demands 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Algeria Country Analysis Brief - March 2016 

·         United Kingdom Country Analysis Brief - March2016 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Bosnia & Herzegovina: A New CSDP Contributor? 

·         The Western Balkans: Back in the EU Spotlight 

European Policy Centre

·         Europe’s Troublemakers: The Populist Challenge to Foreign Policy 

European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)

·         Guidelines on Assessing the Impact of Incidents in the Telecom Sector 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, March 2016 

o    Mental Preparedness Training

o    Leading Through Listening

o    Friday Night Lights

o    Leading By Addressing the Cyber Threat

Feinstein International Center

·         The Road to Resilience: A Scoping Study for the Taadoud Transition to development Project 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         How, Why, and When Russia Will Deploy Little Green Men – and Why the US Cannot 

·         A Strategic Strangulation Campaign for North Korea: Is the International Community Ready for What May Come Next? 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Addressing Vulnerabilities by Financing Sustainable Development Lessons for the LDCs 

·         Next Steps Towards a Workable and Effective Climate Regime 

Geneva Declaration

·         Global Burden of Armed Violence 2015: Every Body Counts 

German Council on Foreign Relations

·         China’s Risk Map in the South Atlantic 

German Development Institute

·         Non-economic Loss and Damage in the Context of Climate Change: Understanding the Challenges 

·         Self-differentiation of Countries’ Responsibilities: Addressing Climate Change Through Intended Nationally Determined Contributions 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Bee Health: USDA and EPA Should Take Additional Actions to Address Threats to Bee Populations. GAO-16-220  

·         Defense Weather Satellites: Analysis of Alternatives Is Useful for Certain Capabilities, but Ineffective Coordination Limited Assessment of Two Critical Capabilities. GAO-16-252R 

·         Emergency Communications: Actions Needed to Better Coordinate Federal Efforts in the National Capital Region. GAO-16-249 

·         Energy Employees Compensation: DOL Generally Followed Its Procedures to Process Claims but Could Strengthen Some Internal Controls. GAO-16-74 

·         National Flood Insurance Program: Options for Providing Affordability Assistance. GAO-16-190   

·         Oil and Gas Management: Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Restructuring Has Not Addressed Long-Standing Oversight Deficiencies. GAO-16-245  

·         Space Acquisitions: Challenges Facing DOD as it Changes Approaches to Space Acquisitions. GAO-16-471T [testimony] 

·         Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Should Estimate Future Expenditures for the Making Home Affordable Program. GAO-16-351 

·         U.S. Secret Service: Data Analyses Could Better Inform the Domestic Field Office Structure. GAO-16-288 

Institute for Defense Analyses

·         Africa Watch, March 10, 2016 

o    How Will the United States Respond to the Islamic State in Libya?

o    Former VP Mujuru Launches Challenge to Mugabe in Zimbabwe

o    Former Tanzanian President Mkapa Named New Mediator in Burundi Peace Talks

·         Scenarios – International Best Practice—Analysis of Their Use by the United States, United Kingdom, and Republic of Korea 

Heritage Foundation

·         The FAA Drone Registry: A Two-Month Crash Course in How to Overcriminalize Innovation 

·         How Dodd–Frank Mandated Disclosures Harm,Rather than Protect, Investors 

·         Tocqueville on Christianity and American Democracy 

·         U.S.–Canadian Summit: Issues to Watch 

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

·         Coastal Erosion and Its Impact on Some Aspects of Maritime Boundaries 

·         On Texas Secession, Syrian Partition and Imploding Nation-states 

·         A Tale of Two Buffer Zones in Syria and ISIS‘Pivot to Asia 

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         The ICIT Ransomware Report 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         North Korea's IRT Reactor: Has it Restarted? Is it Safe? 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: March 1 - 7, 2016 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: February 27 - March 7, 2016 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: What Can It Learn From, and Perhaps Teach To, the Multilateral Development Banks? 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India Budget 2016 and the Indian Economy 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Brexit or No Brexit? 

·         The Spitzenkandidaten Procedure 

·         Tangled Connections between Migration and Security in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings: A European Perspective 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Can Government Demand Stimulate Private Investment? Evidence from U.S. Federal Procurement 

·         Caribbean Energy : Macro-Related Challenges 

·         China’s Imports Slowdown : Spillovers, Spillins, and Spillbacks 

·         Gender Diversity in Senior Positions and Firm Performance : Evidence from Europe 

·         Has Globalization Really Increased Business Cycle Synchronization? 

·         Individual Choice or Policies? Drivers of Female Employment in Europe 

·         Inflation Targeting and Exchange Rate Management In Less Developed Countries 

·         Seeing in the Dark : A Machine-Learning Approach to Nowcasting in Lebanon 

·         Singapore’s Export Elasticities : A Disaggregated Look into the Role of Global Value Chains and Economic Complexity 

·         Unconventional Policy Instruments in the New Keynesian Model 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, March 10,2016, v. 16,  no. 5 

o    China’s Quest For Food Security by 2020; Chinese Submarines Step Up Patrols in the Indian Ocean

o    Will “Core of the Leadership” Xi Jinping Rule for 15 Years Or More?

o    Seeking Loyalty Amongst the Four Key Groups – The Tactics of Xi’s Domestic Politics

o    China and Iran Forge Ahead With Commitment to Further Expand Relations

o    Understanding China’s Response to North Korean Missile, Nuclear Tests

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

·         Superstorm Sandy: Implications for Designing a Post-Cyber Attack Power Restoration System 

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Could the Cyprus Issue Be Solved in 2016? 

·         A Difficult Nexus of Relationships? A Comprehensive View of the USA, Germany, Israel and the Palestinian Territories 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         The Implications of the North Korean Human Rights Act and Future Challenges 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Spain: New Emigration Policies Needed for an Emerging Diaspora 

Mineta National Transit Research Consortium

·         Funding Resilient Infrastructure in New Jersey: Attitudes Following a Natural Disaster 

National Academies Press

·         Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: Workshop in Brief 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The Key Points on Taiwan's Presidential Election 

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

·         Economic Aspects of National Cyber Security Strategies 

·         International Cyber Norms: Legal, Policy& Industry Perspectives 

NATO Defense College

·         In Troubled Waters: NATO's New Maritime Activity in the Aegean 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Sanctioning Kerosene and Jet Fuel in North Korea 

New America

·         World of Drones: Military 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

Oxfam

·         Fuelling the Fire: How the UN Security Council’s Permanent Members are Undermining Their Own Commitments on Syria 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Provincial Rule of Law Index of Pakistan 2016 

·         Role of Media in India Pakistan Relations 

·         Role of Pakistani Media in Pakistan-India Relations 

·         The System of Policing in Independent India 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         2015-2016 Civil Affairs Issue Papers: Civil Affairs: A Force for Engagement and Conflict Prevention 

·         SOLLIMS Sampler, March 2016,v. 7, no. 1 

o    Building Stable Governance

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Breaking the Link between Housing Cycles, Banking Crises, and Recession 

·         Reality Check for the Global Economy 

Pew Research Center Internet, Science &Tech

·         Public Predictions for the Future of Workforce Automation 

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Israel’s Religiously Divided Society 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Revenue Potential of a Financial Transaction Tax for U.S. Financial Markets 

·         Wheels within Wheels within Wheels: The Importance of Capital Inflows in the Origin of the Spanish Financial Crisis 

Quilliam Foundation

·         The Children of Islamic State 

Rand

·         Building a National Culture of Health: Background, Action Framework, Measures, and Next Steps 

·         Consolidating Air Force Maintenance Occupational Specialties 

·         A Cost-Benefit Framework for Analyzing the Economic and Fiscal Impacts of State-Level Immigration Policies 

·         Department of Defense and Security Cooperation: Improving Prioritization, Authorities, and Evaluations 

·         Directed International Technological Change and Climate Policy: New Methods for Identifying Robust Policies Under Conditions of Deep Uncertainty 

·         Searching for Information Online: Using Big Data to Identify the Concerns of Potential Army Recruits 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         China’s One Belt One Road: Has the European Union Missed the Train? 

Save the Children

·         Childhood Under Siege: Living and Dying in Besieged Areas of Syria 

Small Wars Journal

·         An Analytic Framework for Operations in Dense Urban Areas 

·         Civil Military Advisory Group: A Strategic Platform to Operate in the Complex Interagency Environment 

·         The Global Necessity of a Riverine Force  

·         The Improvised Explosive Device Threat To The Homeland: Americans Are Not Prepared 

·         Integrated Global Health Surveillance and Response through Multi-Source Technologies 

·         Iran: al-Qaeda’s “Main Artery for Funds,Personnel and Communication.” The Recently Released Osama bin Laden Letters 

·         Mutual Defense in the Pacific Theater 

·         Pain Management: Maintaining the Force 

·         Proposal of an Unconventional Warfare Strategy to Dominate the Human Domain 

·         Putin’s East German Political Resources 

·         Weapons of Prestige: Tactical Folly or Strategic Value? 

Stanley Foundation

·         Improved Nuclear Security Through Effective Information Sharing 

Stimson Center

·         Grading Progress on U.S. Drone Policy   

·         Recommendations and Report of the Task Force on US Drone Policy, 2nd ed. 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         How Iran Is Building Its Syrian Hezbollah 

·         How to Prevent al-Qaeda from Seizing a Safe Zone in Northwestern Syria 

·         Iranian Casualties in Syria and the Strategic Logic of Intervention 

·         The Israeli Perspective on Safe Zones in Syria 

·         Reformists Apply the 'Lesser Evil' Theory to Iran's Elections 

·         A Safe Zone in Southern Syria 

·         Salafism: Ideas, Recent History, Politics 

·         What Does It Mean To Be a Reformist in Iran? 

Wilson Center

·         China’s False Allegations of the Use of Biological Weapons by the United States during the Korean War