Friday's Miscellany 06-10-2016

38 North

·         The Death of a Diplomat: Kang Sok Ju 

AEI Critical Threats

·         AQIM and ISIS in Algeria: Competing Campaigns 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         Moving with the Times: How Opium Poppy Cultivation has Adapted to the Changing Environment in Afghanistan 

Air University Press

·         Letters of Second Lieutenant Charles Wesley Chapman, Jr.: December 19, 1894–May 3, 1918 

·         Unity of Mission: Civilian-military Teams in War and Peace 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Resurgence of Militancy in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Niger Delta and the Dangers of Militarization 

American Enterprise Institute

·         World Oil Prices: Market Expectations, the House of Saud, and the Transient Effect of Supply Disruptions 

Amnesty International

·         Living in Insecurity: How Germany is Failing Victims of Racist Violence 

·         Malawi: Killing Spree of People with Albinism Fueled by Ritual Practices and Policing Failures 

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no. 49, June 2016: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence 

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         The Asian Research Network : Survey On America’s Role In The Asia-Pacific 

Asian Development Bank

·         Contingent Claims Analysis of Sovereign Debt Sustainability in Asian Emerging Markets 

·         High-Speed Railroad and Economic Geography:Evidence from Japan 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Strategic Readiness: The U.S. Army as a Global Force 

Atlantic Council

·         To Brexit or to Bremain?  That is the Question 

Australian Defence College (ADC)

·         Australia and Japan Security Ties: An Accelerating Partnership 

·         The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute:  The Likely Impact of Any Constitutional Change by Japan on Its Relations with China  

Australian National University – Strategic & Defence Studies Centre

·         Australia and the Challenges of Weapons of Mass Destruction 

·         Indonesia's ‘Great Power’ Aspirations: A Critical View 

·         Reconstructing China: Japanese Technicians and Industrialization in the Early Years of the People's Republic of China 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Agenda for Change 2016: Strategic Choices for the Next Government 

·         The Eagle Has Landed: The U.S. Rebalance to Southeast Asia 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Mexican Armed Forces & Security 

·         New Saudi Oil Plan in a Time of Glut 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Brexit Scenarios: Towards a New UK-EU Relationship 

·         The Problem of Two Tunisias has not Gone Away 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Russia: Playing Hardball or Bidding Farewell to Europe? 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Securing Our Financial Future: Report of the Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings 

Brennan Center for Justice

·         Breaking Down Barriers: The Faces of Small Donor Public Financing 

·         Judicial Selection for the 21st Century 

·         Rethinking Judicial Selection in State Courts 

Brookings Institution

·         U.S. Freedom of Navigation Program in the South China Sea 

·         Understanding Ghana’s Growth Success Story and Job Creation Challenges 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         South China Sea and the New Great Game   

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Fighting Insurgency With Politics: The Case of Bihar 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         On Track: Meeting Obama’s 10,000 Syrian Refugee Target, No Matter What 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Can Agricultural Cooperation Strengthen U.S.-Cuba Normalization? 

·         PacNet #49 - Japan's Too-frequent Elections: Barrier to Fiscal Reconstruction and Structural Reform? 

·         PacNet #48A - China’s Perspective on the US-Vietnam Rapprochement 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Europe after Bremain: A Strong Team? 

·         The Role of National Parliaments in the EU: Building or Stumbling Blocks? 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         China in the International Financial System:A Study of the NDB and the AIIB  

·         The G20's "Development" Agenda:Fundamental, Not a Sidebar 

·         Implementing the Paris Agreement: The Relevance of Human Rights to Climate Action 

Chatham House

·         Fuel, Food and Utilities Price Reforms in the GCC: A Wake-up Call for Business 

·         Import Substitution and Economic Sovereignty in Russia 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Afghanistan and Its International Partners 

·         Capturing Politics and Power 

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Stopping the Money Flow: The War on Terror Finance 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Examining the President’s FY 2017 Budget Proposal Europe and Eurasia 

·         The Impact of Low Oil Prices on Energy Security in the Americas 

·         Leveraging U.S. Funds: The Stunning Global Impact of Nutrition and Supplements During the First 1,000 Days 

·         Sri Lanka’s Democratic Transition: A New Era for the U.S.-Sri Lanka Relationship 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         International Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         18F and U.S. Digital Service Oversight 

·         SNAP: Examining Efforts to Combat Fraud and Improve Program Integrity 

Congress. House. Science, Space, & Technology Committee

·         Private Sector Weather Forecasting: Assessing Products and Technologies 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Russian Violations of Borders, Treaties, and Human Rights 

·         U.S. Sanctions Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Frustrated Travelers: Rethinking TSA Operations to Improve Passenger Screening and Address Threats to Aviation 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Deadly Synthetic Drugs: The Need to Stay Ahead of the Poison Peddlers 

·         The H-2B Temporary Foreign Worker Program:Examining the Effects on Americans’ Job Opportunities and Wages 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Challenging Multilateralism and the Liberal Order 

·         China’s G20 Challenge 

·         Foreign Policy at the Conventions 

·         A New Framework for Cross-Border Data Flows 

Department of Defense

·         The Next Two Links to the Force of the Future

o    Fact Sheet 

o    Memo 

o    Story 

·         Report on Plan to Obtain Budget Neutrality for the Defense Commissary System and the Military Exchange System  

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

·         DEA Warning to Police and Public: Fentanyl Exposure Kills 

East-West Center

·         The Morning After: Australia, Japan, and the Submarine Deal that Wasn’t 

·         Nepal-China Connectivity and the Need for Regional Cooperation 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         The EU Global Strategy: Going Beyond Effective Multilateralism? 

Embassy of Saudi Arabia

·         The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Counterterrorism 

European Parliamentary Research Service

·         European Border and Coast Guard System 

·         Terrorism in Europe [What Think Tanks are thinking] 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The EU Global Strategy: Going Beyond Effective Multilateralism? 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, June 2016 

o    International Efforts by Police Leadership to Combat Human Trafficking

o    New Technology Benefits Law Enforcement by Tracking Sidearm Use

o    Cops and Clergy Breakfast

o    Helium vs. Helicopter

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Serbia's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 

·         Trinidad and Tobago's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 

Free Russia

·         Ilya Yashin: A Threat to National Security 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Industrialization and Structural Change: Can Sub-Saharan Africa Develop without Factories? 

·         The Voracity and Scarcity Effects of Export Booms and Busts on Bribery 

German Council on Foreign Relations

·         Much More Than Just “the Beautiful Game”:EURO 2016 through the Lens of EU Politics 

·         Ukraine, Russia and the EU: Breaking the Deadlock in the Minsk Process 

German Development Institute

·         The Political Economy of Cash Transfers: A Comparative Analysis of Latin American and Sub-Saharan African Experiences 

Global Witness

·         War in the Treasury of the People:Afghanistan, Lapis Lazuli and the Battle for Mineral Wealth 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Aviation Security: TSA Is Taking Steps to Improve Expedited Screening Effectiveness, but Improvements in Screener Oversight Are Needed. GAO-16-707T [Testimony] 

·         Defense Inventory: Further Analysis and Enhanced Metrics Could Improve Service Supply and Depot Operations. GAO-16-450 

·         Digital Service Programs: Assessing Results and Coordinating with Chief Information Officers Can Improve Delivery of Federal Projects. GAO-16-733T [Testimony] 

·         DOD Small Business Contracting: Use of Sole-Source 8 a Contracts over $20 Million Continues to Decline. GAO-16-557 

·         Federal Workforce: Distribution of Performance Ratings Across the Federal Government, 2013. GAO-16-520R 

·         Littoral Combat Ship: Need to Address Fundamental Weaknesses in LCS and Frigate Acquisition Strategies. GAO-16-356 

·         Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: Opportunities May Exist to Share Information More Efficiently. GAO-16-515 

·         VA Health Care: Improvements Needed for Management and Oversight of Sole- Source Affiliate Contract Development. GAO-16-426 

·         Visa Waiver Program: DHS Should Take Steps to Ensure Timeliness of Information Needed to Protect U.S. National Security. GAO-16-498 

Henley Putnam University

Journal of Strategic Security, 2016, v. 9, no. 2 

·         Is the Hybrid Threat a True Threat?

·         The Influence of Charismatic Authority on Operational Strategies and Attack Outcomes of Terrorist Groups

·         China’s Three Warfares Strategy Mitigates Fallout From Cyber Espionage Activities

·         Political Violence and the Mediating Role of Violent Extremist Propensities

·         Big Data and Intelligence: Applications, Human Capital, and Education

Heritage Foundation

·         The U.S. Should Withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 

Human Rights Watch

·         The Education Deficit: Failures to Protect and Fulfill the Right to Education in Global Development Agendas 

·         It is my dream to leave this place’: Children with Disabilities in Serbian Institutions 
·         Iraq: Fallujah Abuses Test Control of Militias 

·         Make it Safe: Canada’s Obligation to End the First Nations Water Crisis  

·         Seeking Refuge: Unaccompanied Children in Sweden 

Institut Français des Relations Internationals (IFRI)

·         Middle East that Awaits a New U.S.Administration 

·         The Role of Sub-National Actors in Climate Change Policy. The Case of Tokyo 

·         Russia’s Asia Strategy: Bolstering the Eagle’s Eastern Wing 

·         Russia in the Middle East: Back to a “Grand Strategy” – or Enforcing Multilateralism? 

·         Storage Integration in Energy Systems: A New Perspective 

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         The Anatomy of Cyber-Jihad:  Cyberspace is the New Great Equalizer 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Recent Transitions in the Leadership of the PLA Rocket Forces 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Further Evidence on the Effect of Acquisition Policy and Process on Cost Growth of Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

·         Significance of Retinal Lesions Potentially Caused by Dazzling Lasers 

Institute for Economics and Peace

·         2016 Global Peace Index 

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Restraining China in the South China Sea: The Limits of U.S. Leverage 

·         Turkey is Yet to “Conquer” its History 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         At the Heart of Discontent: Measuring Public Violence in South Africa 

·         The 2015 SADC Election Guidelines: Can They Work? 

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Competing Campaigns Against ISIS in Northern Syria 

·         Fallujah Control of Terrain Map: June 9, 2016 

·         Iraqi Parliament Update: Quorum Reached as Reform Front Fractures, Kurds Lose Leverage 

·         Russia in Central Asia and the Caucasus 

·         Syria Situation Report: May 28 - June 10, 2016 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Foresight Methods: A Guide to Easily Accessible Toolkits 

·         New Era for China’s Renewable Energy Development?  External Shocks, Internal Struggles and Policy Changes 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Bangladesh Budget: Tentatively Ambitious 

·         A Glimpse of a ‘Strategic Handshake’: Towards a New Indo-US Partnership 

·         India under Narendra Modi: A Midterm Appraisal of the BJP Government 

·         Shangri-La Dialogue 2016: A Challenge and an Opportunity for South Asia 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Last Call for the Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula 

International Crisis Group

·         Nigeria: The Challenge of Military Reform 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The Consequences of Policy Uncertainty :Disconnects and Dilutions in the South African Real Effective Exchange Rate-Export Relationship 

·         External Adjustment in Oil Exporters : The Role of Fiscal Policy and the Exchange Rate 

·         Foreign Bank Subsidiaries’ Default Risk during the Global Crisis : What Factors Help Insulate Affiliates from their Parents? 

·         Global Financial Conditions and Monetary Policy Autonomy 

·         The Impact of Trade Agreements : New Approach, New Insights 

·         Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth : Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa 

·         Investing in Electricity, Growth, and Debt Sustainability : The Case of Lesotho 

·         The Short-Term Impact of Product Market Reforms : A Cross-country Firm-level Analysis 

·         What Does Aid Do to Fiscal Policy? New Evidence 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Governance and Health in Post-Conflict Countries: The Ebola Outbreak in Liberia and Sierra Leone 

Joint Special Operations University

·         Special Operations Research Topics 2017 

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         From Disapproval to Change? Russia’s Population May Surprise Putin at the Next Elections 

Minority Rights Group International

·         2016 Peoples Under Threat [countries most at risk of genocide and mass killing] /

Mitchell Institute

·         Chasing Relevance: Building Actionable Intelligence Analysis 

National Academies Press

·         Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States:  Phase One Report 

·         The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening:  Workshop Summary 

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

·         Extreme Hatred: Revisiting the Hate Crime and Terrorism Relationship 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The Trend of the Private Military & Security Companies (PMSCs): Terrorist Threat and the Economic Point of View 

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

·         8th International Conference on Cyber Conflict. Proceedings 2016 

New America Foundation

·         Toward a Safe and Secure Internet of Things 

·         Untamed: How to Check Corporate, Financial,and Monopoly Power 

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

·         Can NATO’s New Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Deter? 

·         Cyber Security as Development Assistance -Growth and Vulnerability 

·         Expectations for the Warsaw Summit: Conventional and Nuclear Responses to Russian Belligerence 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Can Europe and the U.S. disengage from the Middle East? 

·         Changing the Status Quo: What Directions for Palestinians? 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Annual Demographic Report: Hiring and Retention of Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities in the United States Intelligence Community Fiscal Year 2015   

Open Society Foundation

·         The Strategic Costs of Civilian Harm: Applying Lessons from Afghanistan to Current and Future Conflicts 

·         Undeniable Atrocities: Confronting Crimes against Humanity in Mexico 

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Election Commission of Pakistan in 2015 (2nd. Ed) 

Penal Reform International

·         2016 Global Prison Trends 

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         How Offshoring and Global Supply Chains Enhance the US Economy 

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Euroskepticism Beyond Brexit: Significant Opposition in Key European Countries to an Ever Closer EU  

Polish Institute of International Affairs  (PIIA)

·         NATO and the Future of Peace in Europe:Towards a Tailored Approach 

Ponemon Institute

·         Don’t Wait: The Evolution of Proactive Threat Hunting 

RAND  

·         Agreement with, and Feasibility of, the Emerging Recommendations from the Living with Breathlessness Study: Findings from an Online Stakeholder Survey 

·         Air Force Officer Accession Planning:Addressing Key Gaps in Meeting Career Field Academic Degree Requirements for Nonrated Officers 

·         Defense Institution Building: An Assessment 

·         Expeditionary Civilians: Creating a Viable Practice of Civilian Deployment Within the U.S. Interagency Community and Among Foreign Defense Organizations 

·         Expeditionary Civilians: Creating a Viable Practice of Department of Defense Civilian Deployment 

·         Expeditionary Civilians: Informing Department of Defense Civilian Deployment Policy and Practice 

·         False Alarms, True Dangers?  Current and Future Risks of Inadvertent U.S.-Russian Nuclear War 

·         A Peace Plan for Syria II: Options for Future Governance 

·         A Rapidly Changing Urban Environment: How Commercial Technologies Can Affect Military Intelligence Operations 

Small Arms Survey

·         A Guide to the UN Small Arms Process: 2016 Update 

·         Regional Organizations and the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms (2nd ed) 

Small Wars Journal

·         The A2/AD Predicament Challenges NATO’s Paradigm of “Reassurance Through Readiness” 

·         Contemporary Conflict: Challenges and Opportunities 

·         Megacity Madness 

Stanley Foundation

·         Challenging Multilateralism and the Liberal Order 

·         Reporting a Radiation Emergency 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute  (SIPRI)

·         Trends in World Nuclear Forces, 2016 - Fact Sheet 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Outplayed: Regaining Strategic Initiative in the Gray Zone, A Report Sponsored by the Army Capabilities Integration Centerin Coordination with Joint Staff J-39/Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment Branch 

Transnational Institute

·         Unmasked: Corporate Rights in the Renewed Mexico-EU FTA 

United Nations Security Council

·         Report of the Secretary-General on the Threat Posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to International Peace and Security and the Range of United Nations Efforts in Support of Member States in Countering the Threat 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         China and the Responsibility to Protect: From Opposition to Advocacy 

·         Supporting Civil Society to Combat Violent Extremism in Pakistan 

US Treasury Department

·         Frequently Asked Questions Relating to the Lifting of Certain U.S. Sanctions Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Implementation Day [updated June 8, 2016] 

White House

·         President Obama on the Tragic Shooting in Orlando 

·         FACT SHEET: Obama Administration’s Record and the LGBT Community 

·         Remarks by the President at LGBT Pride Reception 

·         FACT SHEET: Framework for the U.S.-India Cyber Relationship 

·         FACT SHEET: U.S.-India Economic Cooperation and People-to-People Ties 

·         FACT SHEET: The United States and India –Moving Forward Together on Climate Change, Clean Energy, Energy Security, and the Environment 

Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

·         Mexico's Reforms and the Prospects for Growth 

·         Problem of Power: Mexico Requires a New System of Government 

World Bank

·         2016 Global Economic Prospects: Divergences and Risks