Friday's Miscellany 03/03/2017

38 North

·         All That Glitters Is Not Gold: A Closer Look at North Korea’s Ullim Tablet

·         THAAD: A Critical Litmus Test for South Korea-China Relations

AEI Critical Threats

·         US Counterterrorism Objectives in Somalia: Is Mission Failure Likely?

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Spring 2017, v. 11, no. 1

o    An Interview with General David L. Goldfein: Twenty-First Chief of Staff of the US Air Force

o    Conventional Arms and Nuclear Peace

o    Defense Decisions for the Trump Administration

o    The Convergence of Information Warfare

o    Russia, NATO and the INF Treaty

o    Military Planning for East Asia: A Clausewitzian Approach

o    Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century

Air Force STSC

·         CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering,  March/April 2017, v. 30, no. 2

o    The Impact of Agile and Lean on Process Improvement

o    Modernizing Earned Value Management

o    DD-332/ED-217: Using Modern Software Practice in Airborne Systems

o    Framework for Selecting the Preferred Networked Computer System for Dynamic Continuous Mission

o    Process is Easy, Change is Hard

o    In Search of a Modern Software Lifecycle

o    The Software Deployment Process and Automation

o    Why is Sprint Zero a Critical Activity

Air University

·         Air & Space Power Journal, Spring 2017, v. 31, no. 1

o    Jointness and the Norwegian Campaign, 1940

o    Defeating the Threat of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems

o    Air Mines: Countering the Drone Threat to Aircraft

o    Putting the Right Man in the Loop: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Tactical Controllers

o    Airpower and Irregular War: A Battle of Ideas

o    The Myth of Strategic and Tactical Airlift

o    The Doolittle Raid--75 Years Later

o    Ensuring Surety of Supply through Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         What is Driving Turkish Foreign Policy Today?

American Enterprise Institute

·         Right Direction, Wrong Territory: Why the EU’s Digital Single Market Raises Wrong Expectations

Asian Centre for Human Rights

·         Missing Daughters: J&K’s Biggest Challenge After Insurgency?

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Tiptoeing Around the Nine-dash Line: Southeast Asia after ASEAN

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         The Brazilian Crisis Is Not Yet Over

·         Curbing Synthetic Marijuana Use

·         Negotiating the Energy Reform

·         U.S. Policy Options for Syrian Crisis

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         How Likely Is an Irrational US Presidential Order to Use Nuclear Weapons?

·         Iran Is Progressing Towards Nuclear Weapons Via North Korea

·         The Kurds in a Volatile Middle East

·         Myth: American Ties to Israel Harm US Interests in the Muslim Middle East

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         The Legend of Sophistication in Cyber Operations

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Open Data Privacy Playbook

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Responsible Nuclear Sovereignty and the Future of the Global Nuclear Order

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Changing Dynamics in Syria’s Tribal Regions

Center for Global Development

·         Expanding Global Liquidity Insurance: Myths and Realities of the IMF’s Precautionary Credit Lines

·         Girls’ Schooling and Women’s Literacy: Schooling Targets Alone Won’t Reach Learning Goals

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM)

·         Lebanon in Regional Tensions: Aoun & Al-Hariri Compromise

·         Use Of Social Media By Terror Organizations: The Case Of ISIS

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 199: Making Social Policy in Contemporary Russia

·         Sectarianism in Pakistan

·         The Urbanization of Disaster Management

Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University

·         Georgetown Security Studies Review, December 2016, v. 5, no. 1

o    Did Repressive Tactics Redeem a Flawed Soviet Counterinsurgency in Western Ukraine?

o    The Lashkar-e-Taiba Narrative: How Its Members Justify and Imagine Their Violence

o    The Reassertion of Human Intelligence in the Digital Era

o    A Comparative Analysis of Basque Nationalism in Francoist Spain and German Nationalism in Contemporary Germany

o    Countering China's Unrestricted Insurgency in Africa

·         2017 Special Issue

o    What the New Administration Needs to Know About Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 17 - No. 2 - Back to Basics: A Conference Report from the US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Strategic Dialogue

·         Make the Foreign Serve China: How Foreign Science and Technology Helped China Dominate Global Metallurgical Industries

·         Missile Defense and Defeat: Considerations for the New Policy Review

·         A Tale of Two Paths: Divergence in Development

Center for Terrorism and Security Studies

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, February 2017, v. 11, no. 1

o    The ISIS Emni: The Origins and Inner Workings of ISIS's Intelligence Apparatus

o    Women of the Caliphate: The Mechanism for Women's incorporation into the Islamic State (IS)

o    Blast through the Past: Terrorist Attacks on Art and Antiquities as a Reconquest of the Modern Jihadi Identity

o    Ansar al-Sharia in Libya: An Enduring Threat

o    Deciphering Ayman Al-Zawahiri and Al-Qaeda’s Strategic and Ideological Imperatives

o    An Empirical Analysis of Causes of Islamist Radicalisation: Italian Case Study

o    De-Radicalising Militant Salafists

o    Bibliography on Islamist Narratives and Western Counter-Narratives (Part 2)

o    Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Related Subjects

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Challenges in Eradicating Corruption in the Indonesian Presidential System

·         Economic Opportunities from a Changing Climate

·         Zero-rating in Emerging Economies

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The Digital Revolution and Foreign Ministries' Duty of Care

·         Iraq’s Shi’a: A House Divided

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities

·         Department of Defense Inspector General Report "Investigation on Allegations Relating to USCENTCOM Intelligence Products"

·         Overview of Military Review Board Agencies

·         U.S. Ground Force Capability and Modernization Challenges in Eastern Europe

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Ways to Improve and Strengthen the International Anti-Doping System

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Checking China’s Maritime Push

·         Issues and Opportunities in the Western Hemisphere

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The Future of Counterterrorism: Addressing the Evolving Threat to Domestic Security

·         The Future of FEMA: Recommendations of Former Administrators

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Examining Environmental Barriers to Infrastructure Development

·         Transparency at TSA

·         VA: Path to Reform

Congress. House. Science, Space & Technology Committee

·         At What Cost? Examining the Social Cost of Carbon

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: State of American Airports

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Cyber Strategy and Policy

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Connecting America: Improving Access to Infrastructure for Communities Across the Country

·         Exploring the Value of Spectrum to the U.S. Economy

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Iraq After Mosul

·         Venezuela: Options for U.S. Policy

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         The Effects of Border Insecurity and Lax Immigration Enforcement on American Communities

Council on Foreign Relations

·         How Trump Could Affect the National Debt

·         Reconciling U.S.-Turkish Interests in Northern Syria

·         U.S. Foreign Policy Powers: Congress and the President

·         Women’s Contributions to Peace and Security Processes

Defense Science Board (DSB)

·         Task Force on Cyber Deterrence

Department of State

·         2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

Department of the Army

·         TRADOC Pamphlet 525-2-1 - U.S Army Future Concept for Intelligence 2020-2040

East West Center

·         Japan's Security Policy Reform: Institutional Changes Facilitating a Larger Role in Regional Security

·         Power Asymmetry in the China-India Brahmaputra River Dispute

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The Romanian Protests: Democratic Progress or a Ride on a Rocking Horse?

·         Social Investment First! A Precondition for a Modern Social Europe

European Union Institute for Security Studies

·         European Defence 2016

·         Recasting EU Civilian Crisis Management

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

·         The Southern Gas Corridor: Challenges to a Geopolitical Approach in the EU’s External Energy Policy

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Taiwan’s White Terror: Remembering the 228 Incident

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

·         Kadyrovism: Hardline Islam as a Tool of the Kremlin?

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

·         “Humanitarian Disarmament”: Powerful New Paradigm or Naive Utopia?

German Development Institute

·         New Opportunities for EU-China-Africa Trilateral Cooperation on Combatting Climate Change

·         Post-conflict Societies: Chances for Peace and Types of International Support

German Institute of Global and Area Studies

·         A Situational Theory of Pork-Barrel Politics: The Shifting Logic of Discretionary Allocations in India  

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Rise of the Front National: Taking Stock of Ten Years of French Mainstream Politics

·         Wake Up, Berlin!

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Border Security: DHS Has Made Progress in Planning for a Biometric Air Exit System and Reporting Overstays, but Challenges Remain. GAO-17-170  

·         Contractor Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program: Improvements Needed to Ensure Effective Implementation. GAO-17-227

·         Foreign Assistance: Agencies Can Improve the Quality and Dissemination of Program Evaluations. GAO-17-316

·         Navy Shipbuilding: Need to Document Rationale for the Use of Fixed-Price Incentive Contracts and Study Effectiveness of Added Incentives. GAO-17-211

·         Sexual Assault: Better Resource Management Needed to Improve Prevention and Response in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. GAO-17-217

Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict

·         Indefinite War: Unsettled International Law on the End of Armed Conflict

Heritage Foundation

·         2017 Debt Limit Should Trigger Spending Limit—with Enforcement

Humanitarian Response

·         Multi-Cluster Needs Assessment of IDPS, Returnees and Host Communities in Yemen Task Force on Population Movement (TFPM)

Human Rights Watch

·         '‘License to Kill’: Philippine Police Killings in Duterte’s ‘War on Drugs'

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         Cybersecurity in Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organizations

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         When the Taiwanese Came Calling: Chinese Reaction and the Indian Response

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Assessment of Accelerated Acquisition of Defense Programs

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

·         The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Negotiations: A Case Study

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Campaign for Mosul: February 22-March 1, 2017

·         Iraq Situation Report: February 17-28, 2017

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 26 – February 28, 2017

·         Syria Situation Report: February 24 - March 2, 2017

Institute of International Affairs  (Instituto Affari Internazionali)

·         NAPCI and Trilateral Cooperation: Prospects for South Korea-EU Relations

·         A New Phase in Turkish Foreign Policy: Expediency and AKP Survival

Institute of International Relations

·         European Strategic Autonomy: Distant but Irresistible

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         New Resolve in the Face of Renewed Terrorism in Pakistan

·         Sino-Indian Strategic Dialogue: Exploring Potential for Cooperation

The Inter-American Dialogue

·         NAFTA in Play: How President Trump could reshape trade in North America

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

·         War by Suicide: A Statistical Analysis of the Islamic Stat’s Martyrdom Industry

International Crisis Group

·         Niger and Boko Haram: Beyond Counter-insurgency

·         Veracruz: Fixing Mexico’s State of Terror

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Islamic Republic of Iran : Selected Issues

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Made in Havana: How Colombia and the FARC Decided to End the War

IOActive

·         Hacking Robots Before Skynet 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, March 6, 2107, v. 17, no. 3

o    In a Fortnight: Food Security and Chinese “Comprehensive National Security”

o    China’s Navy Gets a New Helmsman (Part 1): Spotlight on Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong

o    China Tolerating Vietnam’s South China Sea Activities, For Now

o    Renewable Energy and the PLA’s Next Generation of Self-Sufficiency (Part 1)

o    China and Saudi Arabia Solidify Strategic Partnership Amid Looming Risks

Mitchell Institute

·         Assured C2 for Airpower: A Proposed US Air Force Cyber Strategy

National Academies Press

·         Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program

·         Refining the Concept of Scientific Inference When Working with Big Data: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Security Archive

·         Eisenhower Concluded Neither U.S. Military Operations Nor Popular Uprisings Were Feasible in Soviet-Controlled Eastern Europe, Despite “Rollback”Rhetoric

Naval War College

·         International Law Studies, v. 93, 2017

o    Detention by Armed Groups under International Law

New America Foundation

·         The Enemy Has a Voice: Understanding Threats to Inform Smart Investment in Cyber Defense

Office of Naval Intelligence  (ONI)

·         Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies

Office of Naval Research

·         Future Force: Naval Science and Technology, Fall2016

o    Set-Based Design Ushers in a Modern Approach to Shipbuilding

o    Making a Self-Sufficient Platform: Bringing 3D Printing to a Ship Near You

o    Intelligence in Three Dimensions: Aiding Battlespace Awareness with 3D Visualization

o    CREATE This! Using Computational Prototyping to Improve the Process of Design

o    Physics-Based Modeling and Simulation for the Prediction of Ship Shock Response and Damage Prediction

Oxford Research Group

·         The UK and the Terror Threat

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Provincial Governance Comparative Scorecard 2015-2016 - Assessment of The Quality of Governance

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         The City of London after Brexit

·         Making the Best of Brexit for the EU-27 Financial System

Pew Research Center Fact Tank

·         Blacks more likely to follow up on digital news than whites

·         Most Americans continue to oppose U.S. border wall, doubt Mexico would pay for it

·         Most violent and property crimes in the U.S. go unsolved

·         Most white evangelicals approve of Trump travel prohibition and express concerns about extremism

·         Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world

·         Public remains divided over role of government in financial regulation

·         Since travel order lifted, more than 1,800 refugees from affected countries have entered U.S.

·         Support for 2010 health care law reaches new high

·         What we know about illegal immigration from Mexico

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Large Majorities See Checks and Balances, Right to Protest as Essential for Democracy

Rand

·         Air Force Strategic Planning: Past, Present, and Future

·         Defence and security after Brexit: A snapshot of international perspectives on the implications of the UK's decision to leave the EU

·         Defence and security after Brexit: Understanding the possible implications of the UK's decision to leave the EU — Compendium report

·         Defence and security after Brexit: Understanding the possible implications of the UK's decision to leave the EU — Overview report

·         Deterring Russian Aggression in the Baltic States: What it Takes to Win

·         It Takes More than Offensive Capability to Have an Effective Cyber deterrence Posture

·         Let There Be Light: Green Industrial Policy and Energy Access in India

·         Limiting Regret: Building the Army We Will Need — An Update

·         Maintaining Arctic Cooperation with Russia: Planning for Regional Change in the Far North

·         Needs, Effectiveness, and Gap Assessment for Key A-10C Missions:An Overview of Findings

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Arms Racing in Asia: The Naval Dimension

·         RSIS-Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies (IFS) Workshop on“Navies, Coast Guards, the Maritime Community and International Stability”

·         South China Sea Territorial Disputes: A Multilateral Perspective

Transatlantic Academy

·         Populism, History, and Identity in German Politics and Foreign Policy

Transnational Institute

·         Addressing Drug Problems in Myanmar

·         People and Corruption: Asia Pacific – Global Corruption Barometer

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Afghan Refugee Crisis in 2016

·         Peace Education in Pakistan

US Office of the Trade Representative

·         2017 Trade Policy Agenda and 2016 Annual Report

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Bab al-Mandab Shipping Chokepoint Under Threat

·         The 'End of the Beginning': The Stabilization of Mosul and Future U.S. Strategic Objectives in Iraq

·         Iran Keeps a Lid on Its Latest 'Great Prophet' Exercise

·         Iraq: In Need of a Force of Change

·         To Kurdistan and Back: Iran's Forgotten Front

·         A Safe Zone in Southern Syria: Jordan's Role

·         Turkey: Between Border Conflicts and Regional Expansion

World Bank

·         Global Report on Islamic Finance : Islamic Finance - A Catalyst for Shared Prosperity