Friday's Miscellany 05-13-2016

38 North

·         Update on Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: No Indications that a Nuclear Test is Imminent 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Iran's Evolving Way of War: How the IRGC Fights in Syria         

Asian Development Bank

·         Disaster-Resilient Microfinance: Learning from Communities Affected by Typhoon Haiyan 

·         How Inclusive is Inclusive Business for Women? Examples from Asia and Latin America 

Atlantic Council 

·         Congo Blues: Scoring Kabila's Rule 

·         Last Call for TTIP: The Views of European Diplomats in Washington, DC 

·         NATO’s Hollowing Values Agenda 

·         Will Iran’s Human Rights Record Improve? 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Dissonant politics in Iran 

·         The Evolution of Cartels in Mexico, 1980-2015 

·         Mexico reacts to a "Hostile Climate" 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Afghanistan: Monitoring the Key Regional Powers. Report 2  

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The ISIS Challenge in Syria; Implications for Israeli Security 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Beyond the Ban: The Humanitarian Initiative of Nuclear Disarmament and Advocacy of No-first-Use Nuclear Doctrines 

Brookings Institution

·         Five Known Unknowns About the Next Generation Global Political Economy 

·         Limits of law in the South China Sea 

·         Local Orders and International Engagement in South Asia 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         From the Bottom, Up: A Strategy for U.S.Military Support to Syria’s Armed Opposition 

Center for Climate and Security

·         The Climate-Nuclear-Security Nexus: A Collision Course or a Road to New Opportunities? 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Cost of Welfare Use By Immigrant and Native Households 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Analysis of Undesignated Work 

·         Las Vegas After-Action Assessment: Lessons Learned from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Ambush Incident 

·         LOGWAR 15: Analysis Report 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         From the Bottom, Up: A Strategy for U.S.Military Support to Syria’s Armed Opposition 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Peace and Violence in Colombia  

·         Policy Perspectives vol. 4/5, May 2016 

o    Promoting Salafi Political Participation

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 10 May 2016, no. 183 

o    Competition or Coordination? The Eurasian Economic Union and China's One Belt, One Road Initiative

·         Transatlantic Energy Security: On Different Pathways?  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) and the Uncertain Cost of U.S. Wars 

·         PacNet #43 - U.S.-India Defense Partnership 2.0: Making Good (incrementally) on Strategic Congruence 

·         PacNet #41 - Philippines’ Next President: Implications for ASEAN 

·         A Rebalanced Transatlantic Policy Toward the Asia-Pacific Region 

·         U.S. Military Forces in FY2017: Stable Plans, Disruptive Threats, and Strategic Inflection Points 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Why Schengen Matters and How to Keep It: A Five Point Plan 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Limiting Dangerous Climate Change: The Critical Role of Citizen Suits and Domestic Courts—Despite the Paris Agreement 

·         Looking Back on the First Round of New gTLD Applications: Implications for Trademarks and Freedom of Expression 

·         Tracing the Economic Impact of Regulations on the Free Flow of Data and Data Localization 

Centre for Security Governance

·         Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Somalia 

Chatham House

·         Brexit and National Security: Separating Fact from Myth 

·         Britain, the EU and the Sovereignty Myth 

·         The Future of US Global Leadership:Implications for Europe, Canada and Transatlantic Cooperation 

·         Young Arab Voices: Moving Youth Policy from Debate into Action 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         U.S. Industry Perspectives on the Department of Defense's Policies, Roles, and Responsibilities for Foreign Military Sales 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         FY 2017 Budget Priorities for South Asia:Recovery, Development, and Engagement 

·         Terrorism, Missiles and Corruption: The Risks of Economic Engagement with Iran 

·         The U.S. Role in Helping Nigeria Confront Boko Haram and Other Threats in Northern Nigeria 

·         Will President Obama Prioritize the Release of Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam? 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Following the Money: Examining Current Terrorist Financing Trends and the Threat to the Homeland 

·         Life on the Border: Examining Border Security through the Eyes of Local Residents and Law Enforcement 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Executive Overreach in Foreign Affairs 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Examining Management Practices and Misconductat TSA: Part II 

·         Incorporating Social Media into Federal Background Investigations 

·         Reforming the Postal Service: Finding a Viable Solution 

Congress. House. Science, Space & Technology Committee

·         FDIC Data Breaches: Can Americans Trust that Their Private Banking Information Is Secure? 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Controlling the Rising Cost of Federal Responses to Disaster 

Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee

·         Combating the Crisis: Evaluating Efforts to Prevent Veteran Suicide 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Keeping Goods Moving in America’s Heartland 

·         Leveraging the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Examining America's Role in the World 

·         Terrorism and Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Examining the Proposed FCC Privacy Rules 

·         Oversight and Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act: The Balance between National Security, Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The 2016 Budget Outlook 

·         CBO’s Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

·         Trends in the Joblessness and Incarceration of Young Men 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Foreign Policy at the Conventions 

·         Water Clouds on the Tibetan Plateau 

Deep Cuts Project

·         The NPT and the Humanitarian Initiative:Towards and Beyond the 2015 NPT Review Conference 

·         Nuclear Disarmament: The Legacy of the Trilateral Initiative 

·         The Offense/Defense Problem 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         9th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue:Joint Press Statement 

·         2016 Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 

·         DoD Directive 5101.17E, Roles and Responsibilities Associated with the Recovery of Chemical Warfare Material, May 11, 2016 

·         DoD Instruction 3000.11, Management of DoD Irregular Warfare (IW) and Security Force Assistance (SFA) Capabilities, May 3, 2016 

·         DoD Instruction 3000.12, Management of U.S. Global Defense Posture (GDP), May 6, 2016 

·         DoD Instruction 5525.19, DoD Identity Matching Engine for Security and Analysis (IMESA) Access to Criminal Justice Information (CJI) and Terrorist Screening Databases (TSDB), May 4, 2016 

·         Joint Statement on Counter-ISIL/Da'esh Cooperation 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2015-077  USSOCOM Needs to Consistently Follow Guidance to Revalidate Capability Requirements and Maintain Supporting Documentation for Special Operations-Peculiar Programs 

Department of Defense, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)

·         Regional Sea Level Scenarios for Coastal Risk Management: Managing the Uncertainty of Future Sea Level Change and Extreme Water Levels for Department of Defense Coastal Sites Worldwide 

Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)

·         Decontamination Guidance for Chemical Incidents 

o    Volume 1: Strategic Guidance 

o    Volume 2: Tactical Guidance 

o    Volume 3:Operational Guidance 

Department of Homeland Security  (DHS)

·         OIG-16-87 IT Management Challenges Continue in TSA's Security Technology Integrated Program (Redacted) 

·         From Concept to Reality: Operationalizing Social Media for Preparedness, Response and Recovery 

Department of State

·         Department of State International Cyberspace Policy Strategy 

Department of the Navy

·         FY 2017 U.S. Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan [draft] 

East Asia Institute

·         Understanding Pathways to Conflict in the Western Pacific 

East-West Center

·         Beyond Manufacturing: Developing the Service Sector to Drive Growth in the PRC 

·         Voices for Reconciliation: Assessing Media Outreach and Survivor Engagement for Case 002 at the Khmer Rouge Trials 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Forgotten lessons for the Eurozone 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         China’s Rise: A View from Australia 

·         DPRK: It Takes More than Two to Talk 

European Policy Centre

·         Measures and Rules Developed in the EU Member States Regarding Integration of Third Country National: Comparative Report 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, May 2016 

o    Leadership During Crisis Response: Challenges and Evolving Research

o    Historic Guardians of Our Nation’s Capital

o    Community Outreach Spotlight: P.L.A.Y. [Partnering Law Enforcement and Youth] Program

o    Importance of the Little Things

Federal Procurement Data System

·         Top 100 Contractors Report 

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Ending Impunity: Creating a Level Playing Field by Enforcing the Conventions We Have 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

·         History Politicised: Russia, Ukraine and the West 

·         The Relevance of the Cold War Today 

·         When History Meets Policy: Understanding the Past to Shape the Future 

German Council on Foreign Relations

·         How to Win the Battle for a New Ukraine 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Future of U.S. Global Leadership Implications for Europe, Canada and Transatlantic Cooperation 

·         National Priorities for the NATO Warsaw Summit 

·         Russia: A Test for Transatlantic Unity 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         DOD Advertising: Better Coordination, Performance Measurement, and Oversight Needed to Help Meet Recruitment Goals. GAO-16-396 

·         Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Incorporate Elements of a Strategic Management Planning Framework into Retrograde and Reset Guidance. GAO-16-414 

·         Nuclear Security: Status of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Effort to Develop a Security Infrastructure Plan. GAO-16-447R 

·         Security Assistance: U.S. Government Should Strengthen End-Use Monitoring and Human Rights Vetting for Egypt. GAO-16-435 

·         Smartphone Data: Information and Issues Regarding Surreptitious Tracking Apps That Can Facilitate Stalking. GAO-16-317 

·         Veterans' Health Care: Proper Plan Needed to Modernize System for Paying Community Providers. GAO-16-353 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Caught in the Middle? The Economics of Middle-Income Traps 

German Development Institute

·         Building Peace after War: The Knowns and Unknowns of External Support to Post-conflict Societies 

·         G20: Concert of Great Powers or Guardian of Global Well-being? 

·         The G20 and the Future of the Global Trading System 

Heritage Foundation

·         American Business Competitiveness Act: Good Steps Toward Business Tax Reform 

·         Coal Plant Modernization: The Best Energy Option for Kosovo 

·         The Dangerous Regional Implications of the Iran Nuclear Agreement 

·         Maintaining America’s Ability to Collect Foreign Intelligence: The Section 702 Program 

·         Solar Energy for DOD Installations Diverts Funds from Defense Priorities 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Inequality, Distributive Beliefs and Protests: A Recent Story from Latin America 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         South Pacific: Gaining Prominence in Indian Foreign Policy Calculations 

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

·         Supporting Democracy in Erdoǧan’s Turkey:The Role of Think Tanks 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Council of Representatives Graphic: May 9, 2016 

·         Iraq Situation Report: April 26 - May 10, 2016 

·         ISIS's Explosive Attacks in the Greater Baghdad Area: April 4-May 11, 2016 

·         ISW Tracking of Iraq’s 2016 Political Crisis 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: April 19 - May 12, 2016 

·         Syria Situation Report: May 7 - 13, 2016 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India’s Maritime Turn: A Blue Economy Strategy in the Making? 

·         Kerala’s Election: Signposts and a Paradox 

·         Nepal: Unfolding Internal Political Contradictions 

·         Tamil Nadu Polls: Populism and Political Reverberations 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         The Impact of Youth Policies in Turkey 

·         Somali Perspectives: Security, Elections, and the Federalisation Process 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent: A New Frontline in the Global Jihadist Movement? 

·         Countering Violent Extremism in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq 

·         Prosecuting Foreign Terrorist Fighters: What Role for the Military? 

International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

·         Closing NATO’s Baltic Gap 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Economic Diversification in Oil-Exporting Arab Countries 

·         Investment and Growth in the Arab World - A Scoping Note 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Chained to the Caucasus: Peacemaking in Karabakh, 1987–2012 

·         The Surge to Stabilize: Lessons for the UN from the AU’s Experience in Somalia 

Italian Institute for International Political Studies (Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale)

·         Asia as a New Global Engine: Foreign Trade and Regional Cooperation 

·         Beijing and Pyongyang: A “Special Friendship” Facing the Final Curtain 

·         EU External Trade Strategy Vis-à-vis Asia 

·         Implementation of the EU-Republic of Korea FTA 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, May 11, 2016, v. 16, no. 8 

o    Brief: A Mass Line for the Digital Age

o    The Eclipse of the Communist Youth League and the Rise of the Zhejiang Clique

o    The Human and Organizational Dimensions of the PLA’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Reading Iran’s Economic Indicators 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2016 [updated May 10, 2016] 

McGill University

·         Islamic Studies Library Digital Collection 

Migration Policy Institute

·         Engaging the Anxious Middle on Immigration Reform: Evidence from the UK Debate 

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

·         Effects of Finland’s Possible NATO Membership 

National Academies Press

·         Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety:  Summary of a Workshop 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         India's Maritime Stakes in the South Asian Littoral 

National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)

·         NSTAC Report to the President on Big Data Analytics [draft] 

NATO Defense College

·         Article 5 of the Washington Treaty: Its Origins, Meaning and Future 

·         NATO and Russia: Managing the Relationship 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Women Political Leaders and Peacebuilding 

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         A Deepened Single Market for Labour and Digital Innovation 

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)

·         Applying New Tools to Nonproliferation: A Nuclear Detective Story 

·         Countering the Threats from the Middle East 

Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP)

·         The State of Maritime Piracy 2015: Assessing the Economic and Human Cost 

Oxford Research Group (ORG)

·         ORG’s Submission to Labour’s Defence Policy Review 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Score Card on Assessment of the Quality of Governance - Second Year of the Federal Government 

Pew Research Center

·         Europe Sees Rise in Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum, with Almost Half from Afghanistan 

Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA)

·         2016 Emergency Response Guidebook 

PMIC Inc.

·         Impact Study and Report Restrictive Travel Policy Projected Impacts to Mission-Critical Goals 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Capital Flight and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa 

Quilliam Foundation

·         Preventing Violent Extremism Online Through Public-Private Partnerships 

Rand

·         Fostering Innovation in the U.S. Court System: Identifying High-Priority Technology and Other Needs for Improving Court Operations and Outcomes 

·         Initiatives to Improve Quality of Education in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Administration, School Monitoring, Private School Policies, and Teacher Training (Kurdish-language version) 

·         Innovation in the United States Air Force:Evidence from Six Cases 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Spending Matters: Defence and Security Budgets after the 2015 Spending Review 

Small Wars Journal

·         Advancing a Strategic Theory of Special Operations 

·         ‘Bandas Criminales’ and a Post-accord Colombia 

·         Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 6 

·         The Lessons of the Envoy in an Age of Small Wars 

·         Poland: A Case Study for the Inclusion of Former Warsaw Pact States in NATO 

·         Time to Bring Strategy to Molenbeek: No Need for Counterinsurgency 

Stanley Foundation

·         Advancing Climate Policy After the Paris Agreement 

·         Reducing Risk, Strengthening Resilience:Toward the Structural Prevention of Atrocity Crimes 

·         Technology Development and Transfer for a Safe Climate Future 

Transatlantic Academy

·         Europe and United States Must Prioritize Unity to Counter Russia’s Aggression 

·         Russia, China, and the West After Crimea 

Transparency International

·         The Anti-Corruption Summit: Defining Success, Ambition and Impact at the London Anti-Corruption Summit 

Trulia

·         Stationed in the Nation: Best Rental Markets for U.S. Military and Their Families 

UCLA Luskin Center of Public Affairs

·         Shedding Light on Sex Trafficking; Research, Data, and Technologies with the Greatest Impact 

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Expanding Ability to Conduct Conventional Missile Strikes on Guam 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Current Situation in South Sudan 

·         The Current Situation in Sudan 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Battle for Deir al-Zour: A U.S.-Russian Bridge Against the Islamic State? 

·         Gulf Coalition Targeting AQAP in Yemen 

·         Hezbollah's Biggest Loss to Date in Syria 

·         The IRGC Morphs Into an Expeditionary Force 

·         Promised Saudi Support to Jordan: At What Price? 

·         Saudi King's Son Drastically Reshapes Government 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: U.S.-Nordic Collaboration on Climate Change, the Arctic, and Clean Energy 

Wilson Center

·         Argentina's Oil and Gas Sector: Coordinated Federalism and The Rule of Law 

·         Nationalist Smelters and Cuban Guerillas: The Bolivian Revolution through the Eyes of Czechoslovakia 

·         The Siberian Letters of George Kennan the Elder, 1866-1867 

·         The Xinjiang Exile Government in Taiwan,1954-1969