Friday's Miscellany 09-01-2017

38 North

·         North Korea’s Hwasong-12 Launch: A Disturbing Development

·         North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: New Media Reports of an Imminent Sixth Test Again Cannot be Corroborated

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Fall 2017, v. 11, no. 3

o    An Interview with General John E. Hyten, Commander, USSTRATCOM

o    A Nuclear Review for a New Age

o    The Long-Range Standoff Weapon and the 2017 Nuclear Posture Review

o    Missile Defense and the Nuclear Posture Review

o    Nuclear Modernization: Best Bang for Our Bucks

o    Best Options for the Nuclear Posture Review

o    Nuclear Arms Control: A Nuclear Posture Review Opportunity

o    Nuclear Weapons and Political Behavior

Air University

·         Air & Space Power Journal, Fall 2017, v. 31, no. 3

o    The Threat Environment Demands Nuclear Weapons: Modernization

o    Transforming Future Air Force Leaders of Tomorrow: A Path to Authentic Transformational Leadership

o    Assessing ISR: Effectively Measuring Effectiveness

o    Airpower against the Taliban: Systems of Denial

o    The Birth of American Airpower in World War I: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the US Entry into the "Great War"

o    Formulaic Leadership: Ahistorical, Anachronistic, and Wrong for the Air Force

o    Creating Shared Culture in Merged Organizations

o    A Duty to Warn: How to Help America Fight Back against Russian Disinformation

o    Enlisted RPA Pilots: The Path to Air Mission Command

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Saudi Arabia Alters Its Foreign Policy on Various Fronts: Why Now?

Army University Press

·         Military Review, September-October 2017, v. 97, no. 5

o    Preparing for the Fight Tonight: Multi-Domain Battle and Field Manual 3-0

o    The Indo-Asia Pacific and the Multi-Domain Battle Concept

o    Theater Land Operations: Relevant Observations and Lessons from the Combined Joint Land Force Experience in Iraq

o    In Defense of the Theater Army

o    Expanding Tolstoy and Shrinking Dostoyevsky: How Russian Actions in the Information Space are Inverting Doctrinal Paradigms of Warfare

o    Weaponizing Ridicule

o    Fabian Strategy for a Twenty-First Century Hannibal: Reinvigorating U.S. Strategy in Iraq and Syria

o    The Mission Command of Islamic State: Deconstructing the Myth of Lone Wolves in the Deep Fight

o    III Corps during the Surge: A Study in Operational Art

o    Solving Deployment Challenges Using a Systems Approach to Understand the Defense Transportation System

o    Brazilian Organization for Combating Terrorism during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

o    Praise the Host and Pass the Fish Sauce: Medical Advisers in the Vietnam War

o    The Ghost Warriors: Inside Israel’s Undercover War against Suicide Terrorism

o    The Birth of the U.S. Army

Army War College

·         Parameters, Summer 2017, no. 47, no. 2

o    Beyond Surprise Attack

o    What Are America's Alliances Good For?

o    Legacy Concepts: Employing Military Force in the 21st Century

o    Waging Financial Warfare: Why and How

o    Tracking Russia's Improved Information Operations: From Georgia to Crimea

o    Achieving Organizational Flexibility through Ambidexterity

o    The Strategic Logic of Sieges in Counterinsurgencies

o    Mobilizing for Major War

o    Mobilization: The State of the Field

o    US Air Force Airlift and the Army's Relevance

o    Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?

Asia Centre

·         Strategic Context of China’s Advance in Latin America: An Update

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Conventional Munitions Industrial Base

Atlantic Council

·         Agent of Influence: Should Russia’s RT Register as a Foreign Agent?

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Assessing the North Korean Crisis

·         The Hajj and the Struggle for Islamic Hegemony

·         The Hezbollah-Fath al-Sham Ceasefire: A New Regional Equilibrium?

·         The Iranian Fortress

·         The Low-Profile War Between Israel and Hezbollah

·         Palestinian Settler-Colonialism

·         Why Are Relations Tightening Between China and Turkey?

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Future of Health Care: Bipartisan Policies and Recommendations

Brennan Center for Justice

·         Building a Diverse Bench

Brookings

·         The 2017 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report:Building a Secure and Inclusive Global Financial Ecosystem

·         Indian Ocean Region Strategic Outlook

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         NATO: A Personal Perspective

CATO Institute

·         Balanced Threat Assessment of China’s South China Sea Policy

·         The DREAMer Incarceration Rate

Center for Advanced Defense (C4ADS) 

·         Hooked:  How Demand for a Protected Fish Lined the Pockets of Mexican Cartels & Sunk the Future of an Endangered Porpoise Species

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

·         Taiwan’s Export Control System: Overview and Recommendations

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Trump Preparing to End Iran Nuke Deal

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Analysis of the FY 2018 Defense Budget and Trends in Defense Spending

·         A Defense Buildup in the Near Term?

·         Military Personnel

·         Overview of the FY 2018 Defense Budget Request

·         The Trump Administration’s FY 2018 Defense Budget in Context

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Fat Tech Dragon: Benchmarking China’s Innovation Drive

·         The Global Fund and PEPFAR

·         Issues & Insights, v 17, no. 12 - Countering Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

·         Opportunities for U.S. Leadership at Its Moment of Reckoning on Global HIV

·         PacNet #62 - Why Pyongyang Needs a Victory Over the US

·         PacNet #61 - Can Prime Minister Abe Regain His Foreign Policy Leadership?

·         Patterns in Global Terrorism: 1970-2016

Center for Strategic Research (SAM - Turkey)

·         Turkey and the OIC: Greater Economic Cooperation, Opportunities and Challenges

Center for Terrorism and Security Studies

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, August 2017,  v. 11, no. 4

o    Israel's Policy in Extortionist Terror Attacks (Abduction and Hostage Barricade Situations)

o    The Dawa'ish: A Collective Profile of IS Commanders

o    Assessing the Feasibility of a 'Wilayah Mindanao'

o    Awareness Trainings and Detecting Jihadists among Asylum Seekers: A Case Study from the Netherlands

o    Terrorism Events Data: An Inventory of Databases and Data Sets, 1968-2017

o    Towards Academic Consensus Definitions of Radicalism and Extremism

o    Central Asian Jihadists in the Front Line

o    Does the Proposed Cure Address the Problem? Examining the Trump Administration's Executive Order on Immigration from Muslim-majority Countries Using Publicly Available Data on Terrorism

o    The Islamic State after the Caliphate - Can IS Go Underground?

o    Bibliography: Root Causes of Terrorism

o    Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and

o    Related Subjects

o    Academic Theses (Ph.D and MA) on Terrorism and Counterterrorism-Related Subjects

Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction

·         Exploring the Requirements of Integrated Strategic Deterrence

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         What the German elections mean for Brexit

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Southern Accents: The Voice of Developing Countries in International Financial Governance

Cluster Munitions Coalition

·         Cluster Munition Monitor 2017

ComScore

·         2017 U.S. Mobile App Report

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Three Decades Later: A Review and Assessment of Our Special Operations Forces 30 Years after the Creation of U.S. Special Operations Command

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The National Flood Insurance Program: Financial Soundness and Affordability

·         Options for Changing the Retirement System for Federal Civilian Workers

Danish Institute for International Studies (Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier)

·         Threat Perceptions and Security Interests in the Turkey-EU Relationship

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Report to Congress on the Review of California Army National Guard Incentive Payments from 2004-2010

Department of the Navy

·         Command Investigation Into the Circumstances Surrounding the Grounding of USS Antietam (CG 54)

East-West Center

·         India Matters for America / America Matters for India

·         Misunderstanding North Korea

·         Two Myths and Two Realities Behind Japan's Support for Globalization

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Are Export Sanctions Effective?

·         The Case for Improving Water Efficiency in MENA Countries

Egmont Institute

·         The Reform of the EU Courts (IV)

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         The EU in the German Elections: A Window of Opportunity for Euro and Defence Reforms

·         Managing Unpredictability: Transatlantic Relations in the Trump Era

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         North Korea: A Trip Report

German Development Institute

·         Drivers and Constraints for Adopting Sustainability Standards in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         North Korea’s Nuclear-Armed Missiles: Options for the US and Its Allies in the Asia-Pacific       

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Europe’s Options on the Sidelines of the North Korea Crisis

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Civil Penalties: Certain Federal Agencies Need to Improve Efforts to Comply with Inflation Adjustment Requirements. GAO-17-634

·         Defense Contracted Services: DOD Needs to Reassess Key Leadership Roles and Clarify Policies for Requirements Review Boards. GAO-17-482

·         Export-Import Bank: Status of End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports as of August 2017 GAO-17-730R

·         Foreign Trade Zones: CBP Should Strengthen Its Ability to Assess and Respond to Compliance Risks across the Program GAO-17-649

·         Intelligence Community: Analysis of Alternatives Approach for a New Site Reflects Most Characteristics of a High-Quality Process GAO-17-643

·         Vehicle Data Privacy: Industry and Federal Efforts Under Way but NHTSA Needs to Define Its Role GAO-17-656

·         Veterans Affairs: Actions Needed to More Effectively Manage Outgoing Mail GAO-17-581

Heritage Foundation

·         Grassroots Disaster Response: Harnessing the Capacities of Communities

·         Why the Trump Administration Should Not Expand NAFTA’s Environmental Obligations

Hoover Institution

·         How China’s Views on the Law of Jus ad Bellum Will Shape Its Legal Approach to Cyberwarfare

Households in Conflict Network

·         Domestic Violence and Childhood Exposure to Armed Conflict:Attitudes and Experiences

Human Rights Watch

·         Who Will Stand for Us? Victims’ Legal Representation at the ICC in the Ongwen Case and Beyond

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, August 31, 2017

o    The Return of the State to Northern Mali

o    Russia in Libya: Choosing to Support a Side

·         Analysis of Alternative Mixes of Full-Time Support in the Reserve Components

·         Defense Governance & Management—Improving the Defense Management Capabilities of Foreign Defense Institutions

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Analysis of the IAEA’s Seventh Iran Nuclear Deal Report: Still Little Detail and Potential Verification Problems

·         Verifying Section T of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Iranian Military Site Access Essential to JCPOA Section T Verification 

Institute for Security Studies

·         Peace and Security Council Report, No. 94

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

·         Charting an Uncertain Course in the Caliphate

Institute for the Study of War

·         Syria Situation Report: August 23 - 30, 2017

Institute of Development Studies

·         Assessing the Role of Social Media and Digital Technology in Violence Reporting

·         Impact of Social Media and Digital Technology on Electoral Violence in Kenya

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         France, Italy and the Reawakening of Historical Rivalries

·         UAE-Backed Militias Maximize Yemen’s Fragmentation

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India and Pakistan Today: Still Living in the Shadows of 1947

·         India-Nepal Engagement: The Need to Rise Above the Rituals

·         Outlook for the Continuing Success of Japanese and South Korean Automobile Makers in India

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Children of the Caliphate: Young IS Returnees and the Reintegration Challenge

·         An Era of Near Unstoppable Terrorism?

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Emissions and Growth: Trends and Cycles in a Globalized World

·         How Important is the Global Financial Cycle? Evidence from Capital Flows

·         The Political Economy of Fiscal Transparency and Independent Fiscal Councils

·         Western Balkans: Increasing Women's Role in the Economy

Lawfare

·         An Irresistible Force Meets a Moveable Object: The Technology Tsunami and the Liberal World Order

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         A Global Compact on Refugees: The Role of Australia

Manhattan Institute

·         New York's Clean Energy Programs: The High Cost of Symbolic Environmentalism

Marine Corps University Middle East Studies

·         From Wolf Pack to Lone Wolf: The Retreating Islamic State’s Radicalized Strategy to Exist beyond Territoriality

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Strengthening the EU’s Resilience in the Virtual Domain

Migration Policy Institute (MPI) 

·         From Emigration to Asylum Destination, Italy Navigates Shifting Migration Tides

·         Outsourcing Migration Management: The Role of the Western Balkans in the European Refugee Crisis

Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

·         Cyber Edge: Posturing the U.S. Air Force for the Information Age

MITRE

·         Collaborative Exploratory Search for Information Filtering and Large-Scale Information Triage

National Security Archive

·         "Clean" Nukes and the Ecology of Nuclear War

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Robotrolling 2017/1

Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

·         Adapting NATO’s Conventional Force Posture in the Nordic-Baltic Region

Observer Research Foundation

·         India-US homeland security cooperation in the time of Modi and Trump

·         Responding to China’s Rise: Japan and India as Champions for the Rule of Law in the Indo-Pacific

·         Understanding ISIS: From Conception to Operations

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

·         E-Government Act Implementation, FY16 Annual Report

Oxford Research Group

·         The Case for Integrating a Climate Security Approach into the National Security Strategy

·         Limited Nuclear Wars – Myth and Reality

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Republicans Divided in Views of Trump’s Conduct; Democrats Are Broadly Critical

Polish Institute of International Affairs (Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych)

·         Adapting NATO’s Conventional Force Posture in the Nordic-Baltic Region

·         Squaring the Circle: Is a Balanced Deterrence and Dialogue Approach toward Russia Workable?

·         Turkey’s Purchase of the S-400 System: Prospects and Consequences

Rand

·         Alternative Options for U.S. Policy Toward the International Order

·         Digital Currency and the Future of Transacting

·         Exploring Parallel Development in the Context of Agile Acquisition: Analytical Support to the Air Superiority 2030 Enterprise Capability Collaboration Team

·         Feasibility of a Survey Panel of Criminal Justice Agencies: For Small, Rural, Tribal, and Border Law Enforcement, Courts, and Institutional and Community Corrections Agencies

·         Fostering Innovation in U.S. Law Enforcement: Identifying High-Priority Technology and Other Needs for Improving Law Enforcement Operations and Outcomes

·         Hispanic Representation in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce: Trend and Barrier Analysis

·         Later School Start Times in the U.S.: An Economic Analysis

RiskIQ

·         2017 State of Digital Defense Research Report

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The Evolution of Chinese Private Security Companies

·         How Emerging Global Trends May Affect Labour Migration in ASEAN

·         Radicalisation of the Female Worker

·         The South China Sea: Beijing’s Challenge to ASEAN and UNCLOS and the Necessity of a New Multi-tiered Approach

·         US Strategy in Afghanistan: An Indian Perspective

Security Scorecard

·         2107 U.S. State and Federal Government Cybersecurity Report

Small Wars Journal

·         Every Brigade Combat Team Needs an Information Operations Officer

·         From Pylos to Pyongyang: What Thucydides Can Teach Us about Contemporary Diplomacy

·         ISIS After The Caliphate

·         An ISIS-Al Qaeda Merger?

·         Military Support to Harvey Relief

·         New Rules for Advisers at the Strategic and Institutional Levels

·         Overkill: Army Mission Command Systems Inhibit Mission Command

·         The Road to Peace in Kabul Runs Through Kashmir

·         Senses, Shadows and the Soul

·         Space, Cyber and Changing Notions of War

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Gender Equality: A Cornerstone for a Green Economy

Stimson Center

·         Improving UN Situational Awareness

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         2017 Conference Report - Sustaining Peace: What Works?

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Building Partner Capacity in Africa: Keys to Success

·         Rotational Deployments vs. Forward Stationing: How Can the Army Achieve Assurance and Deterrence Efficiently and Effectively?

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse   (TRAC) 

·         Backlog of Pending Cases in Immigration Courts as of July 2017

·         Federal Criminal Prosecutions Fall Under Trump

·         Immigration Court Backlog Tool: Pending Cases and Length of Wait in Immigration Courts

·         Use of ICE Detainers: Obama vs. Trump

Transnational Institute

·         Market Forces: The development of the EU Security-Industrial Complex

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Engaging Religion and Religious Actors in Countering Violent Extremism

·         Rule of Law, Governance, and Human Rights in Afghanistan, 2002 to 2016

Urban Institute

·         Put the Guns Down; Outcomes and Impacts of the Chicago Violence Reduction Strategy  

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Ideology Outweighs Diplomacy in Iran's Hajj Decision

·         Is Turkey's Rapprochement with Iran and Russia Sustainable?

·         Maintaining the U.S. CT Mission in Southern Syria

·         Preventing a Jihadist Factory in Idlib

·         Russia's Energy Goals in Syria

Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs

·         “Bad Papers”: The Invisible and Increasing Costs of War for Excluded Veterans

·         Guards, Cooks, and Cleaners of the Afghan War—Migrant Contractors and the Cost of War

William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

·         Central American Regional Countering Transregional Transnational Threats Seminar

Wilson Center

·         Building on Early Success: Next Steps in U.S.-Mexico Educational Cooperation

·         “Tackling North America’s Workforce Challenges”: Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne’s presentation to NASCO and Dallas County Community College District – Workforce Forum on August 31, 2017 in Dallas, Texas 

World Bank

·         Forcibly Displaced: Toward a Development Approach Supporting Refugees,the Internally Displaced, and Their Hosts