Friday's Miscellany 06-17-2016

38 North

·         North Korea’s Military Partnerships Under Threat? 

·         Trapped in No-Man’s Land: The Future of US Policy Toward North Korea 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Attacks against Minorities Understanding Intercommunal Violence in Pakistan 

American Enterprise Institute

·         An American Strategy for Cyberspace: Advancing Freedom, Security, and Prosperity 

·         Beyond Net Neutrality: Policies for Leadership in the Information, Computing, and Network Industries 

·         Enhanced Human Intelligence is Key to Defeating Terrorists 

·         Innovate and Evaluate: Expanding the Research Base for Competency-Based Education 

·         New Questions About the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission 

Amnesty International

·         Where are We Going to Live?:  Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic 

Army Center of Military History

·         The Mexican Expedition, 1916-1917: Campaigns of World War I 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Divergence of Human Capital in Cities in the People’s Republic of China: Exploring Complementarities and Spatial Agglomeration of the Workforce with Various Skills 

Atlantic Council

·         Brexit: What’s at Stake for US Security Interests? 

·         Economic Decline of Egypt after the 2011 Uprising 

·         Toward a New National Security Space Strategy: Time for a Strategic Rebalancing 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         The Voices Behind the Refugee Outflow from Afghanistan 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Authoritarianism and Escalation: Preparing for the Worst in Turkey’s Resurgent Kurdish Conflict 

Brookings Institute

·         Bootleggers, Baptists, Bureaucrats, and Bongs: How Special Interests Will Shape Marijuana Legalization 

·         Iran Nuclear Deal: Prelude to Proliferation in the Middle East 

·         Too Much or Too Little Democracy?  Some Reflections on Democracy for Realists 

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Dispatch, Summer 2016,v. 14, no. 2 

o    Defence Policy Review: Where Should We Send the Canadian Military?

o    Canadian Forces Reality Check: Time to Do Less With Less

o    The Saudi Arms Deal and the Inconvenient Truth

o    Canada Cannot Look the Other Way on Iran

o    Bold Anti-Nuke Campaign will Benefit Canada at UN

o    Les Attentats de Bruxelles: Point Culminant Déchirant de L’inconscience Humaine

o    How Canada Should Rethink International Assistance

o    Doing the Right Thing—Making Immigration Easier for Canada’s Local Diplomatic Staff

o    Place Your Bets: Two South American Presidents are in Danger of Going Down - Which will be the First?

o    Have We Found the Key to the Smart City?

o    The NATO Summit and the Eastern Challenge: The Two-Track Approach

o    The New Taiwan Presidency: The Stakes for Taiwan-China Relations….and for Canada

o    Infrastructure, Attitude and Weather: Today's Threats to Supply Chain Security

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Finding Clarity in a Middle East Unbalanced 

·         Sectarianism of the Islamic State:Ideological Roots and Political Context 

·         Threat-Based Strategy for NATO’s Southern Flank 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Defeating the Islamic State: A Bottom-Up Approach 

·         Exploiting Amphibious Operations to Counter Chinese A2/AD Capabilities 

·         Flashpoints, Escalation, and A2/AD 

·         The New Great Game: Changing Global Energy Markets, The Re-Emergent Strategic Triangle, and U.S. Policy 

·         The New Great Game: Changing Global Energy Markets, The Re-Emergent Strategic Triangle, and U.S. Policy Promise of Unmanned Systems in the Asia Pacific 

·         Security Cooperation: The Key to Access and Influence in the Asia-Pacific 

·         Smarter Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific Region 

·         Third Offset Strategy and Chinese A2/AD Capabilities 

·         U.S.-Japan Alliance: Responding to China’sA2/AD Threat 

Center for American Progress 

·         Congress Should Confront the Rise of Violent Extremism on America’s Public Lands 

Center for Global Development

·         Global Health, Aid and Corruption: Can We Escape the Scandal Cycle? 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         China's Response to Terrorism 

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

·         Emerging Satellites for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Verification 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Issues &; Insights Vol. 16 - No. 11 - Beyond Bilateralism: Exercising a Maritime Security Network in Southeast Asia 

·         PacNet #50 - Pyongyang Needs Beijing More, not the Reverse 

·         Stability and Instability in the Gulf Region in 2016 

Chatham House

·         Left Stranded? Extractives-Led Growth in a Carbon-Constrained World 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, June 2016, v.9, no. 6 

o    Protecting Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics: Lessons Learned from London 2012

o    Belgian Radical Networks and the Road to the Brussels Attack

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: Vassilios Kikilias, Greece's Former Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection

o    The Greek Gateway to Jihad

o    How Terrorists Use Encryption

o    The Road to Orlando: Jihadist-Inspired Violence in the West, 2012-2016

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Air Dominance and the Critical Role of Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft 

·         Department of Defense Update on the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan 

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Combatting Superbugs: U.S. Public Health Responses to Antibiotic Resistance 

·         FCC Overreach: Examining the Proposed Privacy Rules 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Egypt: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.Policy 

·         The Global Religious Freedom Crisis and Its Challenge to U.S. Foreign Policy 

·         U.S. Policy Toward Putin’s Russia 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Oversight of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 

·         Overstaying Their Welcome: National Security Risks Posed by Visa Overstays 

Congress. House. Science, Space, & Technology Committee

·         Human Spaceflight Ethics and Obligations: Options for Monitoring, Diagnosing, and Treating Former Astronauts   

·         Innovation in Solar Fuels, Electricity Storage, and Advanced Materials 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

·         Assessing the Coast Guard’s Increasing Duties: A Focus on Drug and Migrant Interdiction 

Congress. Senate. Energy & Natural Resources Committee

·         Hearing to Examine Pil and Gas Pipeline Infrastructure and the Economic, Safety, Environmental, Permitting,Construction, and Maintenance Considerations Associated with that Infrastructure 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Barriers to Education Globally: Getting Girls in the Classroom 

·         Our Evolving Understanding and Response to Transnational Criminal Threats 

·         U.S. Policy in Libya 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

·         America's Insatiable Demand for Drugs:Examining Alternatives Approaches 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Budgetary Effects of the United States’ Participation in the International Monetary Fund 

·         The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Federal Investment 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Oil Price Volatility: Causes, Effects, and Policy Implications 

·         Strategic Reversal in Afghanistan 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan [June 2016] 

·         Fiscal Year 2014 Valuation Report on the Military Retirement System 

·         Hack the Pentagon Fact Sheet 

Department of Homeland Security OIG

·         OIG-16-102-D  FEMA Continues to Experience Challenges in Protecting Personally Identifiable Information at Disaster Recovery Centers 

Department of State

·         Our Evolving Understanding and Response to Transnational Criminal Threats 

East-West Center

·         A Hawai‘i Venue and an Arctic Model for a Pacific Climate Resiliency Agreement 

Egmont Institute

·         Plan B after Brexit - What Britain can Expect Negotiating a Swiss-type Arrangement with the EU 

·         EU Global Strategy: Going Beyond Effective Multilateralism? 

·         Iran Nuclear Deal: The Iranian and US Domestic Factors That Put Its Implementation At Risk 

Electronic Frontier Foundation

·         Who Has Your Back?  Protecting Your Data From Government Requests 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         India Country Analysis Brief - June 2016 

·         OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet 

Enough Project

·         Enough Project Statement: Stolen Assets Must be Returned to the South Sudanese People 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Buhari’s Nigeria: More (In)Security? 

·         Central African Republic: Post-transitional Realities 

·         Competing for Ransom: AQIM vs. Daesh 

·         Great Lakes – Weak Democracies? 

·         Islamic Radicalism in the Balkans 

·         Migration to Europe: The Numbers Game 

·         People on the Move – The New Global (Dis)Order 

·         South Sudan: The Cost of Conflict 

·         What News from the Daesh Front? 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Diplomatic Parade or Last Struggle against Fatalism? - Making Sense of the Paris Ministerial Meeting on the Middle EastPeace Process 

·         The Fall-out from the Brussels Terrorist Attacks 

·         Nord Stream II - Yes or No? - Political Decision of a Political Commission 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2014 and 2015 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·         National Planning Frameworks (updated) 

Flashpoint

·         Hacking for ISIS: The Emergent Cyber Threat Landscape 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Searching for the “Goldilocks Solution” in the Asia Pacific Region: The Shangri La Dialogue 2016 

·         What Orlando Doesn’t Mean 

·         What to Do About Saudi Arabia 

Foundation for Defense Democracies

·         Don’t Buy the Spin: Iran is Getting Economic Relief 

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         The Power to Tax in Sub-Saharan Africa: LTUs, VATs, and SARAs 

Frontex

·         Western Balkans: Annual Risk Analysis 2016 

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

·         Mapping Study: Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces in Francophone Countries of sub-Saharan Africa 

German Council on Foreign Relations

·         Germany’s Vote to Strike ISIS in Syria 

·         Russia and the West:
What Went Wrong and Can We Do Better? 

German Development Institute

·         Risks and Opportunities of Non-bank Based Financing for Agriculture: The Case of Agricultural Value Chain Financing 

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Domestic Explanations for War and Peace in Ukraine 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Lesson from the Mediterranean Strategy Group:What the EU Should Do Better to Counter Terrorism [video] 

·         What Does Davutoğlu’s Departure Mean for the AKParty and Turkey at Large? 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Climate Change: Selected Governments Have Approached Adaptation through Laws and Long-Term Plans. GAO-16-454 

·         Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Improve Strategic Allocation of Assets and Determine Workforce Requirements. GAO-16-379 

·         Coast Guard: Actions Underway to Develop Acquisition Plans that Reflect New Assets and Improve the Asset Allocation Process. GAO-16-633T  [Testimony] 

·         Combating Nuclear Smuggling: NNSA's Detection and Deterrence Program Is Addressing Challenges but Should Improve Its Program Plan. GAO-16-460 

·         FACE Recognition Technology: FBI Should Better Ensure Privacy and Accuracy. GAO-16-267 

·         Managing for Results: Agencies Need to Fully Identify and Report Major Management Challenges and Actions to Resolve them in their Agency Performance Plans. GAO-16-510 

·         Military Training: DOD Met Annual Reporting Requirements in Its 2016 Sustainable Ranges Report. GAO-16-627 

Heritage Foundation

·         Discounting Climate Costs 

·         Holding the Cambodian Government Accountableto Democracy 

·         NATO Summit 2016: Alliance Members Must Commit to Increased Defense Spending 

·         NATO Summit 2016: Keeping Georgia on the Membership Track 

·         NATO Summit 2016: NATO Must Reaffirm Its“Open Door” Policy 

·         NATO Summit 2016: Time for an Arctic Strategy 

·         Science Policy: Priorities and Reforms for the 45th President 

·         Why the United States Needs an LRSO [Long-Range Stand-Off] Capability 

Homeland Security Advisory Council

·         Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Subcommittee.  Interim Report and Recommendations 

Human Rights Watch

·         Such a Brutal Crackdown’: Killings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia’s Oromo Protests 

Indian Ministry of Defence (Navy)

·         Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy 

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         The SCO: India enters Eurasia 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Plutonium, Tritium, and HEU Production at the Yongbyon Nuclear Site 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Fallujah Control of Terrain Map: June 17,2016 

·         Iraq Situation Report: June 8-13, 2016 

·         Russia in Europe: May 1 - June 14, 2016 

·         Syria Situation Report: June 10 - 17, 2016 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Can China’s Bold New Plans Make the Difference in Pakistan? 

·         Reducing Violence in a Time of Global Uncertainty: Insights from the Institute of Development Studies Addressing and Mitigating Violence Programme 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Converts and Islamist Terrorism: An Introduction 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The Impact of Product Market Reforms on Firm Productivity in Italy 

·         Women’s Opportunities and Challenges in Sub-Saharan African Job Markets 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, June 13, 2016, v. 14, no. 12 

o    Taliban Victories in Helmand Province Prove Test for Afghan Government

o    The Niger Delta Avengers: A New Threat to Oil Producers in Nigeria

o    U.S. Backing Gives Kurds Cover for United Federal Region in Northern Syria

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Doctrine Note 1-16, Command Red Team, 16 May 2016    

·         Joint Pub 1-0, Joint Personnel Support, 31 May 2016 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Assessment and Prospect of the Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea: Leadership System and Elite Group 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2016 [updated June16, 2016] 

Migration Policy Institute

·         What’s So Special about Canada?  Understanding the Resilience of Immigration and Multiculturalism 

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)

·         Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Hate Violence in 2015 

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

·         Is NATO Ready to Cross the Rubicon on Cyber Defence? 

NATO Defense College

·         Deterring a Nuclear Russia in the 21st Century Theory and Practice 

New America Foundation

·         China's De-extremization of Uyghurs in Xinjiang 

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

·         The EU, Russia and the Potential for Dialogue– Different Readings of the Crisis in Ukraine 

Open Society Foundations 

·         Undeniable Atrocities: Confronting Crimes against Humanity in Mexico 

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         SOLLIMS Sampler 2016, v. 7, no. 2 

o    Investing in Training for, and during, Peace and Stability Operations

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Europeans Face the World Divided 

Rand

·         Foundations of the Islamic State: Management,Money, and Terror in Iraq, 2005–2010 

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

·         Politically Polarized, Ideologically ...Complicated: Mapping America's Ideological Terrain, Part 1 

·         A Preliminary Evaluation of Interactive Video Simulation Training for Campus Law Enforcement in California 

Saferworld

·         Justice Mechanisms and Conflict Dynamics in Nepal: Local Perceptions and Impacts 

Stimson Center

·         Chinese Perspectives Toward the Korean Peninsula: In Light of North Korea’s Fourth Nuclear Test 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Honduras: A Pariah State, or Innovative Solutions to Organized Crime Deserving U.S. Support? 

Transnational Institute

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

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Response to Terrorism 

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Improving Accountability for Conflict-related Sexual Violence in Africa 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Arab Government and Media Reactions to the Orlando Attack 

·         Egypt's Costly Nuclear Project 

·         Getting Back on an Even Keel 

·         The Islamic State's Views on Homosexuality 

·         Rethinking the U.S. Military Role in the Middle East 

·         State Islam in the Battle Against Extremism 

·         Vision or Mirage? Saudi Arabia's Ambitious Economic Plans 

·         Young Saudi Leader's Landmark U.S. Visit 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to Ukraine since February 2014 

·         Remarks by the President After Counter-ISIL Meeting 

Wilson Center

·         The Gradual Weakening of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan 

·         Tools of the 21st Century Border 

·         TPP, the NAFTA Countries, and the Integration of the Americas