Friday's December 12-09-2016

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·         Did The Donald Suggest South Korea Build The Bomb? No, But That Might Be The Outcome Anyway

·         The North Korea Instability Project: The Arab Spring and North Korea

Air University Press

·         Airpower Lessons for an Air Force Cyber-Power Targeting Theory

·         Cyber Workforce Retention

American Enterprise Institute

·         Iran at War: Understanding Why and How Tehran Uses Military Force

·         The Obama Presidency: A Retrospective

·         Sovereignty and Collaboration

Amnesty International

·         Beating Justice: How Fiji’s Security Forces Get Away with Torture

·         Turkey: Displaced and Dispossessed: Sur Residents’ Right to Return Home

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no. 54, December 2016:Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence /

Army War College

·         Parameters, Autumn 2016, v. 46, no. 3

o    Rebalancing Offshore Balancing

o    The US Army's Postwar Recoveries

o    Organizational Change and Adaptation in the US Army

o    Rightsizing the Army in Austere Times

o    Five Myths about Our Future

o    Five Myths about Military Ethics

o    Using Information in Contemporary War

o    Enhancing US Efforts to Inform, Influence, and Persuade

o    Information and Warfare: The Israeli Case

Asia Foundation

·         Afghanistan in 2016: A Survey of the Afghan People

Asian Development Bank

·         Asian Economic Integration Report 2016

·         Key Issues of Central and Local Government Finance in the People’s Republic of China

·         Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities:Case Studies from the Greater Mekong Subregion

Atlantic Council

·         Eritrea's Economy: Ideology and Opportunity

o    Online version 

o    PDF version 

·         Evaluating Western Sanctions on Russia

·         A Measured U.S. Strategy for the New Africa

Australian Army

·         Coming to Terms with the Modern Way of War: Precision Missiles and the Land Component of Australia's Joint Force

·         Leading a Resilient Force: Insights of an Australian General

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         France and Security in the Asia–Pacific: From the End of the First Indochina Conflict to Today

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Contemporary Turkish Politics

·         Security & Mexico's Energy Reform

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The Red-Med Railway: New Opportunities for China, Israel, and the Middle East

·         Saudi-Egyptian Tensions: Rifts Within the “Camp of Stability”Serve Iran’s Interests

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Beyond the Myth of Partnership: Rethinking U.S. Policy Toward Turkey

·         Transition Memo: A Plan to Modernize America’s Infrastructure

Blue Star Families

·         2016 Military Family Lifestyle Survey

Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

·         Global Militarization Index 2016 \ Trends in militarization in Europe

Breaking Defense

·         Storm-Tossed: The Controversial Littoral Combat Ship

Brookings

·         The Fiscal Fights of the Obama Administration: An Interactive Timeline

·         How Close to Zero?: Assessing the World’s Extreme Poverty-related Trajectories for 2030

·         The Impact of Open Government: Assessing the Evidence

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         From Suez to Syria: Why NATO Must Strengthen Its Political Role

CATO Institute

·         Ban the Box, Criminal Records, and Statistical Discrimination

·         Policing in America: Understanding Public Attitudes Toward the Police. Results from a National Survey

·         Will China Solve the North Korea Problem? The United States Should Develop a Diplomatic Strategy to Persuade Beijing to Help

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Breakthrough on the Peninsula: Third Offset Strategies and the Future Defense of Korea

·         Business Reform in the Department of Defense

·         Leveraging Commercial Technology: Early Adoption of Emerging Mobility in the Pentagon

Center for Complex Operations (CCO)

·         Prism, 2016, v. 6, no. 3

o    Special Operations in a Chaotic World

o    Special Operations Doctrine: Is it Needed?

o    Need Authorities for the Gray Zone

o    The Limits of Special Operations Forces

o    Regional Understanding and Unity of Effort

o    Context is King

o    Special Operations Forces and Conventional Forces Integration, Interoperability, and Interdependence

o    Reaching Forward in the War against the Islamic State

o    Thinking Dangerously

o    Resistance Dynamics and Social Movement Theory

o    The SOF Experience in the Philippines and the Implications for Future Defense Strategy

o    An Interview with Stanley McChrystal

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Gaming Sea-based Multinational HA/DR Operations at PACOM Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2016

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Constrained Leadership: Germany’s New Defense Policy

·         Putin’s Next Steppe: Central Asia and Geopolitics

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 193: Nuclear Issues

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Achieving Growth and Security in the Northern Triangle of Central America

·         Chinese Strategy and Military Modernization in 2016

·         PacNet #88 - Tanks for Nothing! Making Sense of the Terrex Incident

·         PacNet #89 - Security in the Asia Pacific: What the Inhabitants are Saying

·         PacNet #90 - Can Trump Keep His Balance in Asia?

·         Planning a Post-Polio Future

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 16 - No. 19 - Nuclear Governance in Asia after the Nuclear Security Summit Process

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 16 - No. 20 - Reaching an Inflection Point? The Tenth China-US Dialogue on Strategic Nuclear Dynamics

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Russia and China: Partners of Choice and Necessity?

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         International Mobility of Canadian Inventors and the Canadian Knowledge Economy

·         When Norms Are Not Enough: Understanding the Principle and Practice of Burden and Responsibility Sharing for Refugees

Chatham House

·         Governing Rojava: Layers of Legitimacy in Syria

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Views from the G2: Public Opinion in the US & China

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Economics of Planetary Security: Climate Change as an Economic Conflict Factor

·         A ‘Green’ Trajectory of Economic Growth and Energy Security in Kenya?

·         Medium-sized States in International Cyber Security Policies

College of Europe

·         Brexit and Trade: Between Facts and Irrelevance

Combat Studies Institute Press

·         2014 report of possible interest -- The Mattis Way of War:  an Examination of Operational Art in  Task Force 58 and 1st Marine Division

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Then and Now: Comparing the Flow of Foreign Fighters to AQI and the Islamic State

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         California National Guard Bonus Repayment Issue

·         Oversight Review of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Mixed Martial Arts: Issues and Perspectives

·         Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheating Settlement: Questions Concerning ZEV Program Implementation

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         American Compassion in India: Government Obstacles

·         Corruption: A Danger to Democracy in Europe and Eurasia

·         Step or Stumble: The Obama Administration’s Pivot to Asia

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         December Terror Threat Snapshot

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         DATA Act Implementation Check-in

·         Examining the Costs of Overclassification on Transparency and Security

·         The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Scorecard 3.0: Measuring Agencies’ Implementation

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Roundtable on the Impact of Autonomous Vehicle Technology on America’s Transportation Systems

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Emerging U.S. Defense Challenges and Worldwide Threats

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Assessing the Security of Our Critical Transportation Infrastructure

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Defeating the Iranian Threat Network: Options for Countering Iranian Proxies

·         The Future of Counter-Terrorism Strategy

·         State Department and USAID Management Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Administration

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee  / House. Government Reform Committee

·         2016 United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions [AKA the "Plum Book"]

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Ensuring Independence: Are Additional Firewalls Needed to Protect Congressional Oversight Staff from Retaliatory Criminal Referrals?

·         Examining the Competitive Impact of the AT&T-Time Warner Transaction

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2017 to 2026

Council on Foreign Relations

·         China-Taiwan Relations

·         The Rohingya Migrant Crisis

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Female Peacekeepers are Vital for the UN Mission in Mali

·         Israel’s Conflicting Interests in the Syrian War

·         The Russian Gambit in Syria: Geopolitics and Non-western Intervention in Syria

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2017-027 The Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan Needs to Strengthen the Controls Over U.S. Direct Assistance Funding

·         DODIG-2017-020 Investigation Regarding Assertions Made By Former United Launch Alliance Executive

Department of State

·         The Next Fifty Years of the Outer Space Treaty

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

·         2016 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA)

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Mexico Country Analysis Brief - December 2016  

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The EU Cannot Afford to Just ‘Muddle Through’ on Turkey

 

 European Union

·         EU Global Strategy

o    Key Documents

o    Language Versions

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·         Central Asian Transitions: A Health Check

·         Winter is Coming – Chilly Winds Across Northern Europe

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, December 2016

o    Theft: A Real Threat to Religious Heritage

o    Teams: A Pathway to Organizational Success

o    Redefining School Resource Officers’ Roles 

o    Communicating with Millennials: Using Brevity

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Measures to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation in Switzerland

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

·         Three Years after Euromaidan: Is Ukraine Still on the Reform Track?

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Another Brick in the Wall: Northern Mexico and the Trump Presidency

·         Donald Trump’s Excellent Middle East Adventure

·         Seventy-five Years Ago: Remembering Pearl Harbor and a World at War

·         Trump and Tsai: A Sign of Things to Come?

·         The U.S.-Russia Relationship: Trump Can’t Fix It, but He Can’t Break It, Either

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         The Agricultural Technology Adoption Puzzle: What Can We Learn from Field Experiments?

·         Human Assets Index retrospective series: 2016 update

French Institute of International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales)

·         Japan’s Coast Guard and Maritime Self-Defense Force: Cooperation among Siblings

George Washington University’s Project on Extremism

·         Not Just the Caliphate: Non-Islamic State-Related Jihadist Terrorism in America

German Development Institute

·         Deep Preferential Trade Agreements and Upgrading in Global Value Chains:The Case of Vietnam

·         Directing Structural Change: From Tools to Policy

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Turkey’s Role in the Western Balkans

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Brexit Requires Five Difficult Negotiations

·         Regional Security Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region

·         U.S.–Russian Relations in the Next Presidency

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         Rehabilitating Juvenile Violent Extremist Offenders in Detention

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Army Corps of Engineers: Better Guidance Could Improve Corps' Information on Water Resources Projects Undertaken by Nonfederal Sponsors. GAO-17-97

·         Defense Business Transformation: DOD Should Improve Its Planning with and Performance Monitoring of the Military Departments. GAO-17-9

·         DATA Act: Implementation Progresses but Challenges Remain. GAO-17-282T [Testimony]

·         Data Act: OMB and Treasury Have Issued Additional Guidance and Have Improved Pilot Design but Implementation Challenges Remain. GAO-17-156

·         Human Trafficking: State Has Made Improvements in Its Annual Report but Does Not Explicitly Explain Certain Tier Rankings or Changes. GAO-17-56

·         Information Technology: Improved Implementation of Reform Law Is Critical to Better Manage Acquisitions and Operations. GAO-17-263T [Testimony]

·         Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex: DOD Needs to Fully Incorporate Best Practices into Future Cost Estimates. GAO-17-29

·         Littoral Combat Ship and Frigate: Slowing Planned Frigate Acquisition Would Enable Better-Informed Decisions. GAO-17-279T [Testimony]  

·         State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook: 2016 Update. GAO-17-213SP

Heritage Foundation

·         Improving Information Access in North Korea

·         South Asia: Regional Integration and Greater Economic Freedom Will Boost Growth and Prosperity

Hudson Institute

·         Spectrum Allocation at the Federal Communications Commission: Time for a Reset

Human Rights Watch

·         Fueling the Philippines’ HIV Epidemic: Government Barriers to Condom Use by Men Who Have Sex With Men 

·         “Like Walking Through a Hailstorm”: Discrimination Against LGBT Youth in US Schools

·         Making the Case: The Dangers of Killer Robots and the Need for a Preemptive Ban

·         “Special Measures”: Detention and Torture in the Chinese Communist Party’s Shuanggui System

IJ Infinity Group

·         Infinity Journal, Spring 2016,  v. 5, no. 3

o    Strategic Sense - Missing from Action

o    Clausewitz's Divisions: Analysis by Twos and Threes

o    Problems of Strategy in Wars of Honor

o    What's in a Name II: "Total War" and Other Terms that Mean Nothing

o    The Inutility of Force

o    How the United States Policy-Makers View the Threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)?

Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)

·         Stockholm Statement: Towards a Consensus on the Principles of Policymaking for the Contemporary World

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Illegal Migration From Bangladesh: Deportation, Border Fences and Work Permits

Institute for Defense Analyses

·         Africa Watch, December 8, 2016

o    A Forgotten Emergency: The Humanitarian Crisis in the Lake Chad Basin

o    Unexpected Electoral Turnover in the Gambia

·         Research and Development Advances Impacting Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages Management

·         Review and Assessment of Personnel Competencies and Job Description Models and Methods

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

·         Charting a Course: Strategic Choices for a New Administration

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Case Study: Two Arrested in Iranian Aircraft Parts Trafficking Scheme, Result of U.S. Sting Operation

Institute for Strategic, Political, Security and Economic Consultancy (ISPSW)

·         How the US Ends Up Training al-Qaeda and ISIS Collaborators

·         Terrorism and Counter-terrorism – A View from Europe

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Campaign for Mosul: November 29 - December 5, 2016

·         Iraq Situation Report: December 1-6, 2016

·         ISIS Sanctuary Map: December 8, 2016

·         Kurdish Seams Threaten Anti-ISIS Coalition in Iraq and Syria

·         The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: A Key Component in European Security

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: November 8 - December 6, 2016

·         Syria Situation Report: December 2 - 8, 2016

Institute of Development Studies

·         Interrogating an Engaged Excellence Approach to Research

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         At the Heart of Asia, Speculation, Symbolism and Substance

·         Demonetisation of Indian Currency – An Assessment

·         Governance, Growth and Social Inclusion in Tripura: Debunking the Insurgency Paradigm

·         Jayalalitha—A Strong and Charismatic Leader

·         Pakistan-Turkey Relations: Sustaining the Momentum

·         Political Market Imperfections and Incentives for the Provision of Social Services in India: A Case Study of Kerala and Uttar Pradesh

·         Skills Development Policy and Jobs in India: Shortcomings and Way Forward

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Italy's Role in Europe under Renzi

·         Organizational Factors of Youth Exclusion and Inclusion in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

International Committee of the Red Cross

·         People on War 2016: Perspectives from 16 Countries

International Crisis Group

·         Nigeria: Women and the Boko Haram Insurgency

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Political Institutions, State Building, and Tax Capacity: Crossing the Tipping Point

·         Tax Capacity and Growth : Is there a Tipping Point?

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea 2016 

London School of Economics and Political Science

·         Climate Policy in China, the European Union and the United States:Main Drivers and Prospects for the Future

Lowy Institute

·         Fighting with America

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in Select States

·         Untapped Talent: The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States

MITRE

·         Beyond Appropriations: Building a Defensible RDT&E Program

·         Challenge and Opportunity: Leveraging and Shaping Private Sector Innovation

·         Interagency S&T Collaboration: A Must to Meet Priority Goals

·         More Innovation, Better Results: Prizes and Challenged-Based Acquisition

National Academies Press

·         Finding a Path to Safety in Food Allergy:  Assessment of the Global Burden, Causes,Prevention, Management, and Public Policy 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

·         Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities: Report to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

National Security Archive

·         Inside Able Archer 83, the Nuclear War Game that Put U.S.-Soviet Relations on “Hair Trigger”

·         The Vela Incident: South Atlantic Mystery Flash in September 1979 Raised Questions about Nuclear Test

Norwegian Ministry of Defence

·         Expert Commission on Norwegian Security and Defence Policy:Unified Effort [entire report in English]

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Europe in Search of Europeans: The Road of Identity and Myth

·         Towards strategic migration and refugee policies in Europe

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)

·         Outpacing Cyber Threats: Priorities for Cybersecurity at Nuclear Facilities

Oxford Research Group

·         Remote Control Project Briefing - We Need to Talk About Yemen

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Monitor on Political Parties’ Internal Democracy | October 2016

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         The Contested Semantics of ‘Security’ and the Curious Case of Privacy Impact Assessments applied to National Security Initiatives

·         Monitoring Report on Emerging Ethical Challenges and Current Societal Debates

·         Perceptions of Justice and Violent Mobilization: Explaining Petroleum Related Riots in Southern Tanzania

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, November 2016

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Tech

·         Information Overload 

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Low Approval of Trump’s Transition but Outlook for His Presidency Improves

Potomac Institute

·         Think Big; Big Science, Big Opportunities, and Big Ideas

Progressive Policy Institute (PPI)

·         Long-term Carbon Policy: The Great Swap

RAND Corporation

·         China in the Middle East: The Wary Dragon

·         An Enhanced Capability to Model How Compensation Policy Affects U.S. Department of Defense Civil Service Retention and Cost

·         The PLA and China's Rejuvenation: National Security and Military Strategies, Deterrence Concepts, and Combat Capabilities

·         Urban Responses to Climate Change: Framework for Decisionmaking and Supporting Indicators

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Analysing Transformative Local Leadership in Indonesia

·         Economic and Strategic Dimensions of Mega-FTAs: A Perception Survey of Asian Opinion Leaders

·         Navigating the Indo-Pacific Arc

Small Arms Survey

·         The Ammunition Tracing Kit

·         Arms and Ammunition Tracing Desk for Sudan and South Sudan

·         Weapons ID Database

Small Wars Journal

·         Busted: The Micropower of Prisons in Narco-States

·         Calculated Communications in a Concave World

·         The Danger of the Gray Zone: Flawed Responses to Emerging Unconventional Threats

·         Emerald Wars: Colombia’s Multiple Conflicts Won’t End With the FARC Agreement

·         Great Powers in Decline: A Russian Free-fall and A Gentle U.S.Descent: Leveraging the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict to Ease the Pain 

·         The On-Going Battle for the Soul of the Army

·         Operational Art: How Do You Know If You Are Doing It Right?

·         Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 2: Tri-national Anti-gang Task Force Established to Combat Maras and Gangs in Central America’s Northern Triangle

·         Waterboarding is Torture... Period

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         A Place for Subnational Governments at the International Climate Negotiating Table

Stanley Foundation

·         International Nuclear Security Peer Reviews: Making the IAEA IPPAS General and Sustainable

·         Nuclear Security Governance Experts Group NSGEG Working Paper

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Military Contingencies in Megacities and Sub-Megacities

Transnational Institute

·         Bioenergy in the EU

·         The Hidden Costs of RCEP and Corporate Trade Deals in Asia

·         Land for the Few Infographics

·         Land Grabbing and Land Concentration in Europe

Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security

·         U.S. Attorneys’ Community Outreach and Engagement: Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Chinese Investment in the United States: Recent Trends and the Policy Agenda

·         December 2016 Trade Bulletin

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Prosecuting Economic and Environmental Crimes

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Aleppo Betrayal

·         The Battle for Mosul and Iran's Regional Reach

·         Border Fight Could Shift Saudi Arabia's Yemen War Calculus

·         Islamists of Kurdistan: Contradictions Between Identity and Freedom

·         Lone Wolves: The Identities of Non-Affiliated Terrorists

·         Stavridis, Allen Assess Global Strategic Threats

·         The Trump Administration and the Middle East: A Washington Institute Guide

White House

·        FACT SHEET: Presidential Memorandum – “Legal and Policy Transparency Concerning United States’ Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations” and Accompanying Report on Transparency in Legal and Policy Frameworks 

·        Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States’ Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations 

o   Report of the Special Task Force on Interrogation and Transfer Policies 

o   Detention Policy Report 

·        Remarks by the President on the Administration's Approach to Counterterrorism 

·        WHITE HOUSE REPORT: The Continuing Need To Rethink Discipline 

White House Transition Project - Baker Institute

·         White House Transition Project

o    The National Security Advisor and Staff

o    Office of the First Lady

o    Presidential Power in National Security: A Guide to the President-Elect

Wilson Center

·         Beyond Material Interventions: Rethinking the Role of Gender,Media, and the Politics of Female Violent Extremism in Kenya