Friday's Miscellany 01-06-2017

38 North

·         Surface Disturbances at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Another Indicator of Nuclear Testing?

Afghanistan Analysts Network

·         Assadullah Sarwari Freed from Prison: What Chances of War Crimes Trials in Afghanistan?

Air Force STSC

·         CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering,  January/February 2017, v.30, no. 1

o    Ada: A Failure That Never Happened

o    A Comparison of Medical Diagnoses and Software Problem Diagnoses

o    Ada - 20 Years After the Mandate

o    A Retrospective View of the Laws of Software Engineering

o    Open Forum: Why Agile Projects Sometimes Fail

o    Scrum is Simple

o    Generating Actionable Information for Classifier Assessment

Amnesty International

·         Iraq: Turning a Blind Eye-The Arming of the Popular Mobilization Units

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, December 2016, v.23, no. 12

o    Incident diagnoses of non-melanoma skin cancer, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2005–2014

o    Zika virus infections in Military Health System beneficiaries since the introduction of the virus in the Western Hemisphere, 1 January 2016 through 30 November 2016

o    Surveillance snapshot: Findings from the Department of Defense Global, Laboratory-based, Influenza Surveillance Program, 2015–2016 influenza Season

o    Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest

Asian Development Bank

·         Spillover Effects of Unconventional Monetary Policy in Asia and the Pacific

·         Structural Change and Moderating Growth in the People’s Republic of China: Implications for Developing Asia and Beyond

Atlantic Council

·         Cyber and Deterrence: The Military-Civil Nexus in High-End Conflict

·         Downstream Oil Theft

·         The End of Saudi Arabia’s Addiction to Oil

·         India’s Energy Needs and the Arab/Persian Gulft

·         Key Risks Companies Face in Petroleum Investment and Operations

·         The Outlook for Energy Under a Trump Administration

·         Post-Vienna: Prospects for Iran's Oil Production and Exports

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Kerry’s Attack on Israel: A Failed Attempt to Divert Attention from Obama’s Disastrous Foreign Policy

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Time to Decide and Act: A Call for an Israeli Initiative

Brookings

·         China’s investment in Latin America

Center for Global Development

·         Of Sun Gods and Solar Energy

Center for Military History

·         Army History, Winter 2017

o    The Fallen of Operation Iceberg: U.S. Graves Registration Efforts and the Battle of Okinawa

o    Above the Danger: Army Aviation and the Development of Risk Management Doctrine

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

·         From Awareness to Action - A Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45thPresident: A Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45th President

·         PacNet #1 - A Call for a Third Political Party in Myanmar

·         Reinvigorating U.S. Economic Strategy in the Asia Pacific

·         Rethinking the Threat of Islamic Extremism: The Changes Needed in U.S. Strategy

·         The Trump Transition and the Afghan War: The Need for Decisive Action

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Green Growth and Energy Security

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         2017 Outlook for Navy Shipbuilding

·         Summary of An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan 

·         Trends in Spending by the Department of Defense for Operation and Maintenance 

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Bolstering the UN Human Rights Council’s Effectiveness

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         The Neglected: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

·         Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in The Democratic Republic of Congo

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Cabinet Exit Memo: Department of Defense Accomplishments (2009-2016)

·         Joint Statement for the Inaugural Meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group

Department of Energy

·         The Quadrennial Energy Review (QER)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Report No. 17-14 Summary Report on Audits of Security Controls for TSA Information Technology Systems at Airports (redacted)

Department of the Navy

·         SECNAV - 5000.34F Oversight of Intelligence Activities, Intelligence-Related Activities, Special Access Programs, and Sensitive Activities Within the Department of the Navy   

·         SECNAV - 5430.7R Assignment of Responsibilities and Authorities in the Office of the Secretary  of the Navy  

·         SECNAV - 3850.2E Department of the Navy   Counterintelligence  

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

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

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

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         A Presidential Strategy Board: Enabling Strategic Competence

·         Sectarianism and War in Iraq and Syria

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Learning for Adopting: Technology Adoption in Developing Country Agriculture

German Development Institute

·         The Concept of SDG-sensitive Development Cooperation: Implications for OECD-DAC Members

·         Towards “Greening” Trade? Tracking Environmental Provisions in the Preferential Trade Agreements of Emerging Markets

Global Political Trends Center

·         The Risks and Rewards of Israeli-Turkish Energy Cooperation

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Climate Change: Improved Federal Coordination Could Facilitate Use of Forward-Looking Climate Information in Design Standards, Building Codes, and Certifications. GAO-17-3

Heritage Foundation

·         Congress Must Re-Set Department of Homeland Security Priorities:American Lives Depend on It

·         New Administration’s Policy Should Reflect that Biofuels Cannot Meet Military Needs

·         Repealing the Durbin Amendment: A Vote for the Rule of Law

·         Responding to the Chinese Space Challenge

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         The Cybersecurity Show Must Go On: Surpassing Security Theatre and Minimal Compliance Regulations

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         China’s 2016 Space White Paper: An Appraisal

·         China’s Creeping Maritime Assertiveness

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, January 5, 2016

o    Renewable Energy: Africa’s Next “Mobile” Revolution?

o    Kenya: Political Tensions Increase Ahead of 2017 Election

Institute for the Study of War 

·         The Campaign for Mosul: December 20, 2016 - January 3, 2017

·         Iraq Situation Report: December 21, 2016 - January 5, 2017

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         EU-India Cooperation on Space and Security

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         China’s Rising IQ (Innovation Quotient) and Growth: Firm-level Evidence

·         Does Balance Sheet Strength Drive the Investment Cycle? Evidence from Pre- and Post-Crisis Cyprus

·         Does Gross or Net Debt Matter More for Emerging Market Spreads?

·         Dynamic Fuel Price Pass-Through : Evidence from a New Global Retail Fuel Price Database

·         Lost and Found : Market Access and Public Debt Dynamics

·         Potential Output Growth Estimates for Central America and the Dominican Republic

Latin American and Caribbean Leadership Network (LALN)

·         Terror Unleashed: An Assessment of Global and National Impacts of a Nuclear Terrorist Attack

Marine Corps University Press

·         The Dilemma of Lawlessness: Organized  Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's Borders

Modern War Institute (MWI)

·         Reassessing Deterrence in the 21st Century Conference Report

National Academies Press

·         A 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

·         Post-Extreme Event Damage Assessment and Response for Highway Bridges

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Redefining Euro-Atlantic Values and Russia’s Strategic Communication in the Euro-Atlantic Space

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Importers are Exporters: Tariffs Would Hurt Our Most Competitive Firms

·         Should the United States Recognize China as a Market Economy?

·         The US Export-Import Bank Stimulates Exports

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Faith on the Hill: The Religious Composition of the 115th Congress

Rand

·         Continuing Down the Road to Reintegration: Status and Ongoing Support of the U.S. Air Force's Wounded Warriors

·         Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Prescription Drug Misuse Among Active-Duty Service Members

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA), January 2017, v. 9. No. 1

o    Annual Threat Assessment 2017

o    Global Threat Forecast

Scott Madden Management Consultants

·         Enhancing Cybersecurity: A Briefing for Public Power

Small Wars Journal

·         What Can Be Done About SOCOM?: Part Four of Four of “What’s Wrong with SOCOM?”

·         To Fix the Department of the Navy - Kill the Mabus Legacy

Stanley Foundation

·         Iran Nuclear Agreement: Could It Inform Future Nonproliferation and Disarmament?

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Alternative to GPS and its Implications for the United States

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Al-Qaeda's Patient Approach in Syria May Be Paying Off

·         Assad Needs 'Useless Syria' Too

·         Beyond Islamists and Autocrats Essay Series

·         The Latest Ceasefire Will Not Change Hezbollah's Role in Syria

·         Rules of the Iraqi Game

·         Struggling to Advance in Post-Spring Libya

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Final It’s On Us Summit and Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault

·         National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy

·         Remarks by the President at Armed Forces Full Honor Review Farewell Ceremony

·         Remarks by the President with Combatant Commanders and Joint Chiefs of Staff

Wilson Center

·         Merkel Will Continue to Be Tested by German-Turkish Ties in 2017