Friday's Miscellany 10-14-2016

38 North

·         Details, Details: History Lessons from Negotiating with North Korea

Air University Press

·         This Man's Military

Atlantic Council

·         History’s Lessons for Resolving Today’s Middle East Conflicts

·         Into the Clouds: European SMEs and the Digital Age

Australian National University – Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

·         US Congress and the Politics of Strategy

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

·         From Hollywood to Bollywood? Recasting Australia’s Indo/Pacific Strategic Geography

·         Transnational Crime in Sri Lanka: Future Considerations for International Cooperation

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Brexit: Causes and Consequences

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Abbas at Mount Herzl: A Complex Man at a Complex Moment

·         Israel Should Avoid Turkey, Include Cyprus in Gas Export Projects http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/370-ben-solomon-israel-avoid-turkey-include-cyprus-gas-export-projects/

·         Tip of the Iceberg: Russian Use of Power in Syria http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/371-amidror-tip-of-the-iceberg-russian/

Berghof Conflict Research

·         Post-war Political Settlements From Participatory Transition Processes to Inclusive State-building and Governance

·         Traditional Institutions of Dispute Resolution in India:Experiences from Khasi and Garo Hills in Meghalaya

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Balancing Priorities: Immigration, National Security, and Public Safety

Brookings

·         11 Ways the Next President Can Boost the U.S. Economy

o    Time to fix our crumbling infrastructure

o    The poor and the middle class need jobs, jobs, and more jobs

o    Progress on health care will take hard work and bipartisan cooperation

o    Productivity should be on the next president’s agenda

o    First, create an Office of Opportunity

o    Retirement: Will boomers go bust…or only millennials and Gen Xers?

o    Fixing student loans—the right way

o    Men not at work

o    The ACA—where do we go from here?

o    Tax reform needed now!

o    Can the next president reverse our troubled debt future?

·         Criminal Justice Reform: Issues and Options for the Next President

·         Ending Rural Hunger [world map & reports] /

·         An Evidence-based, Voter-approved Policy Agenda for Education

·         A Framework for U.S. Policy Toward China

·         How the Next President can Bridge the Internet-cyber Gap

·         Infrastructure Issues and Options for the Next President

Bruegel

·         What Consequences Would A Post-Brexit China-UK Trade Deal Have for the EU?

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Canada-EU Free Trade: The End or Future of Trade Liberalization

·         The Year of Our Discontent: A Snapshot From Berlin

CATO Institute

·         Nation Building through Foreign Intervention: Evidence from Discontinuities in Military Strategies

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Potential Consequences of E-Cigarette Use: Is Youth Health Going Up in Smoke? 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Brexit: Impacts on Europe’s Energy and Climate Policy No. 197

·         Russian Analytic Digest: No. 190: Russia and the Oceans

·         Swiss Border Guard and Police: Trained for an “Emergency”? No. 196

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Kremlin Playbook: Understanding Russian Influence in Central and Eastern Europe

·         Perspectives on Security and Strategic Stability

·         The PLA Rocket Force: Evolving Beyond the Second Artillery Corps (SAC) and Nuclear Dimension

·         The South Caucasus in a Reconnecting Eurasia: U.S. Policy Interests and Recommendations

·         U.S.-India Security Cooperation: Progress and Promise for the Next Administration

Center for the Study of Intelligence

·         CIA and the Wars in Southeast Asia, 1947–75: A Studies in Intelligence Anthology

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         The Impact of Low Oil Prices on Algeria

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         A History of Investment Arbitration and Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Germany

·         How the United States Can Do Much More on Climate and Jobs

·         Realizing Indigenous Rights in International Environmental Law

·         Regulating Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies:Challenges and Opportunities for Canadian Innovation

Chatham House

·         Nuclear Disarmament: The Missing Link in Multilateralism

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         100 Top Economies: Urban Influence and the Position of Cities in an Evolving World Order

·         Balancing Priorities: Immigration, National Security, and Public Safety

Clingendael  - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Elections

·         Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Political Parties

·         Perpetuating Power: Politics and Security in Ethiopia

College of Europe

·         The Language Diplomats Speak: A Discourse-theoretical Approach to the Negotiations in the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Communication Breakdown: Unraveling the Islamic State’s Media Efforts

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Cash to Chaos: Dismantling ISIS’ Financial Infrastructure

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Highlights of Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Interim Report of the 114th Congress

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Understanding the Libor Scandal

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Congressional Report on National Implications of Climate Change - National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risk and Climate Change

Department of Homeland Security

·         OIG 17-01 - USSS Faces Challenges Protecting Sensitive Case Management Systems and Data

Department of State

·         2016 Election State of the Race: Is Congress Now in Play?

·         New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms

East-West Center

·         Australia’s Contentious Strategy in the South China Sea 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Katanga: Congo’s Perpetual Trouble Spot

Enough Project

·         Bankrupting Kleptocracy: Financial Tools to Counter Atrocities in Africa’s  Deadliest War Zones  

European Policy Centre

·         EU at 60: Countering a Regressive and Illiberal Europe

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

·         Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future: Fragmented Realities and Geopolitical Fault Lines

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         How National Security Decisions are Made

·         “Irreversible Arms Reductions” Finds Reverse Gear: Mr. Putin’s Russia Sends a Signal

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Decentralized Electrification and Development

German Development Institute

·         Diversity and Implications of Food Safety and Quality Standards in Thailand and India

·         Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Fresh Look on Agricultural Mechanisation; How Adapted Financial Solutions Can Make a Difference

·         The Promotion of Decentralisation and Local Governance in Fragile Contexts

·         Revamping the OECD’s Five Rural Worlds Model for Poverty-oriented Inter-sectoral Analysis, Communication and Planning

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Impossible Transatlantic Discussion on the U.S. Third Offset Strategy

Global Security Studies

·         Global Security Studies Journal, Fall 2016, v. 7, no. 4

o    Vulnerabilities in the North American Power Grid

o    The Effects of the U.S. Death Penalties on International Relations

o    Cyber Threats and Cyber Security: National Security Issues, Policy and Strategies

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         DOD Civilian and Contractor Workforces: Additional Cost Savings Data and Efficiencies Plan Are Needed. GAO-17-128

·         Train Braking: DOT's Rulemaking on Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes Could Benefit from Additional Data and Transparency. GAO-17-122

Heritage Foundation

·         Congress Should Tell the OMB to Stop Dividing the Country

Human Rights Watch

·         Deepening the Culture of Fear: The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Malaysia

·         Every 25 Seconds: The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States

Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)

·         The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Institute for Defense Analyses

·         Africa Watch,  October 13, 2 016

o    Who Joins Boko Haram and Why?

o    Germany’s Migrant Crisis Has Roots in Africa as well as the Middle East

o    Has the International Criminal Court Failed Africa?

·         Al Sahawa: The Awakening Volume V: Al Anbar Province, Area of Operations Raleigh, Fallujah

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: October 4-11, 2016

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: September 13 - October 11, 2016

·         Syria Situation Report: October 6 - 13, 2016

·         Turkish-Backed Opposition Forces Seize Dabiq from ISIS

·         Ukraine Update: September 1 - October 13, 2016

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Italy and Security in the Mediterranean

·         The New US President: Implications for the Middle East and North Africa http://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/new-us-president-implications-middle-east-and-north-africa

·         Serious and Existential: The Clinton and Trump Challenges to Transatlantic Relations

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) 

·         Charting a New Course: Modi’s Pakistan Policy

·         Democracy in South Asia: One Goal, Multiple Paths

·         The New Child Labour Law in India: Some Limits to Legal Solutions to a Structural Problem

·         Prime Minister Lee’s Visit to India: Bilateral Cooperation and State-Level Engagement

·         Rivals Sometimes, Friends Always? Puzzles, Paradoxes and Possibilities in Sino-Indian Relations

·         Why the Long-Term Case for India’s Economic Acceleration is better than Many Think

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Foreign Fighters in Their Own Words: Using YouTube as a Source

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)

·         Criminal Pasts, Terrorist Futures: European Jihadists and the New Crime-Terror Nexus

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

·         2016 World Disasters Report: Resilience: Saving Lives Today,Investing for Tomorrow

·         PDF

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

·         Multinational Uranium Enrichment in the Middle East: An Economic and Political Perspective

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-41, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Response, 09 September 2016

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         The Evolution of the Global SOF Enterprise from a Partner Perspective

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Invasion of the Social Bots

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         Assessment on Implementation Reports of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2270

·         Implications of the Korea-Russia Summit Meeting and Cooperation and Development of Russian Far East

Lowy Institute

·         The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Crisis of US Foreign Policy

Migration Policy Institute

·         Moving Beyond Crisis: Germany’s New Approaches to Integrating Refugees into the Labor Market

MITRE

·         Resiliency Mitigations in Virtualized and Cloud Environments

National Academies Press

·         Achieving Science with CubeSats: Thinking Inside the Box

·         Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals

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

·         Infographic: Temporal Sequencing, Incident Sophistication, and Terrorist Outcomes

National Governors Association (NGA)

·         Improving State Efforts to Prepare and Respond to Public Health Emergencies

NATO Defense College

·         Free of Charge, Straightforward, and Policy-Oriented: An Alternative to Academic Journals

New America Foundation

·         Not Secondary, But Central: Perceptions of Gender Diversity in National Security

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

·         Lebanon Poised at the Brink

·         The South China Sea after "Philippines v. China": Summer of Our Discontent?

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Increased Trade: A Key to Improving Productivity

·         The Origins and Dynamics of Export Superstars

·         The State of Advanced Economies and Related Policy Debates: A Fall 2016 Assessment

Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends

·         Democrats Maintain Edge as Party ‘More Concerned’ for Latinos, but Views Similar to 2012

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Economics of Just Transition: A Framework for Supporting Fossil Fuel-Dependent Workers and Communities in the United States

·         Just Deserts? Earnings Inequality and Bargaining Power in the U.S.Economy

Rand 

·         Identifying Efficiencies in the Supply Chain for Training Ammunition: Methods, Models, and Recommendations

·         Investing in the Fight: Assessing the Use of the Commander's Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan

·         Police, Process, and Privacy: Three Essays on the Third Party Doctrine

·         Policies for Managing Reductions in Military End Strength: Using Incentive Pays to Draw Down the Force

·         Reserve Component General and Flag Officer Requirements

·         Smarter Power, Stronger Partners, Volume I: Exploiting U.S.Advantages to Prevent Aggression

·         Thought Leadership Programme 2016: Key Findings

·         Voter Opinions on the Candidates, the Issues, and the Parties:Results from the September RAND Presidential Election Panel Survey

·         Workforce Downsizing and Restructuring in the Department of Defense: The Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Program Versus Involuntary Separation

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, September  2016, v. 8, no. 9

o    The Death of IS Top Strategist:  Reflections on Counter-Terrorism Efforts

o    Defeating the Islamic State:  Reconciling Pressure and Precision High Value Targeting

o    Hijrah According to the Islamic State:  An Analysis of Dabiq

o    Women of the Islamic State: The Evolving Role of Women in Jihadism

·         Orienting ASEAN Towards Its People: Enabling Engagement with Local NGOs

Science Policy Research Unit

·         Understanding the Intensity of UK Policy Commitments to Nuclear Power

Small Wars Journal

·         Centre of Gravity: Joining the Dots from Strategic to Tactical Level Plans

·         Enhancing NATO Cohesion: A Framework for 21st Century Solidarity

·         Why Kunduz Fell

Stanley Foundation

·         Putting Environmental Stress (Back) on the Mass Atrocities Agenda

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Multilateral Peace Operations 2016

Transnational Institute

·         ‘Found in the Dark’: The Impact of Drug Law Enforcement Practices in Myanmar

·         Repercussions in Colombia of the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union after Three Years of Implementation

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

·         Nuclear Disarmament Verification: Survey of Verification Mechanisms

University of Liege

·         Strategic Trade Review, Autumn 2016, issue no. 3 

o    Non-State Actors as Proliferators: Preventing their Involvement

o    Free Zones and Strategic Trade Controls

o    Rating Correlations Between Customs Codes and Export Control Lists: Assessing the Needs and Challenges

o    Enhancing the Interface between the Harmonized System and Strategic Trade Controls

o    An Additional Tool for Economic Integration? How Coordination on Strategic Trade Controls Can Promote Regional Cooperation within ASEAN

o    Action and Reaction: Effects of Country-based Trade Sanctions

o    Authorized Economic Operators: Costs and Benefits of Certified Supply Chain Safety and Security

o    Benchmarking and Professional Associations: An Immersive Exploration of Non-Traditional Channels for Industry Outreach

o    Engaging the Private Sector in Nonproliferation: Reflections from Practitioners

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Countering Militancy and Terrorism in Pakistan: The Civil-Military Nexus

·         Preparing for Complex Conflicts

US-Korea Institute

·         Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia: The North Korean Nuclear Issue and the Way Ahead

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Counter-Error: Separating Fact from Fiction in the Middle East

·         How to Secure Mosul: Lessons from 2008-2014

·         Lebanon's Embattled Sunnis Need Support

·         Missile Attacks on the USS Mason: Principles to Guide a U.S.Response

·         The Road to Mosul: Reports from the Field

·         The Rise and Fall of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

·         The Shiite Clergy Post-Khamenei: Balancing Authority and Autonomy

·         Will the Palestinians Seek a New UN Resolution on Settlements?

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Harnessing the Possibilities of Science, Technology,and Innovation

·         FACT SHEET: Key Deliverables for the Inaugural Meeting of the North American Working Group on Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls

·         FACT SHEET: Nearly 200 Countries Reach a Global Deal to Phase Down Potent Greenhouse Gases and Avoid Up to 0.5°C of Warming

·         FACT SHEET: North American Working Group on Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls, New Commitments & Accomplishments from the Obama Administration

·         FACT SHEET: United States Leadership to Advance the Global Health Security Agenda: 55 Countries Show Concrete Commitment to Prevent, Detect, and Respond

·         The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan

·         Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence

·         Proceedings of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Workshop on Drones and the Future of Aviation

Wilson Center

·         A Bond Worth Strengthening: Understanding the Mexican Military and U.S.-Mexican Military Cooperation