Friday's Miscellany 12-29-2017

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Zimbabwe Between Two Presidents: What Role Does the Army Have in the Present and Future?

American Enterprise Institute

·         The Moral Fabric and Social Norms

Amnesty International

·         LGBTI Human Rights Defenders in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan

Asian Centre for Human Rights

·         Female Foeticide and India’s Bride Bazaar: The Case of Haryana

·         The State of Female Feticide in Gujarat

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Global Review of Finance for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Assessing the Islamic World’s Ho-Hum Response to Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration

·         The Iraq War’s Intelligence Fiasco 14 Years On: The WMDs That Never Were

·         Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem: The View from Beijing

·         US-Russia Relations Plunge Still Further

Blair Institute for Global Change

·         European Populism: Trends, Threats, and Future Prospects

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Morocco’s Islamist Party: Redefining Politics Under Pressure

Center Immigration Studies

·         1.8 Million Immigrants Likely Arrived in 2016, Matching Highest Level in U.S. History

Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University

·         Georgetown Security Studies Review, December 2017, v. 6, no. 1

o    The “Sick Man of Eurasia”: Quarantining the Russian Federation in the 21st Century

o    US Assistance to Syrian Kurdish Forces

o    Domestic Politics, Military Reforms, and Threat Perceptions: Three Factors Influencing Russian Decision-Making in its Near Abroad

o    A Commitment to Peace or Just Good Enough?: Analyzing the Tuareg Uprisings in Niger (1990-2009)

o    The Role of the Security Services in Russian Foreign Adventurism and Its Consequences for US Policy

o    An Unorthodox Call to Arms: The Humanitarian Case for Military Intervention in the DPRK

o    Lessons Learned from the Russian Active Measures Campaign in the 2016 United States Presidential Elections: A Crossroads of Success and Failure

o    Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces and Civilian Control Mechanisms in Colombia: 1991-2006

o    The Drivers of Iranian Cyber Strategy: From Stuxnet to the Present

o    “Then Kill the Pagans Wherever You Find Them”: The Emerging Trend of Islamic State Networks Targeting Christians in Egypt

o    Individual Choice, National Consciousness: Cyber Hygiene

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Russian-Speaking Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

·         Studies in Intelligence, December 2017, v. 61, no. 4

o    The 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam and the Seizure of Hue

o    The Development of a British-American Concept of Special Operations in WWII Burma

o    Cooperation in the Libya WMD Disarmament Case

o    A Guide to the Application of Energy Data for Intelligence Analysis

o    A Call for More Humility in Intelligence Analysis

College of Europe

·         Asymmetrical Institutional Responses to Civil Society Clauses in EU International Agreements: Pragmatic Flexibility or Inadvertent Inconsistency?

·         Investments of the European Investment Bank in European Neighbourhood Policy Countries and in Turkey - Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis, the Arab Spring and the Conflict in Ukraine

Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG 2018-049 U.S. Military-Occupied Facilities Evaluation – Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Hybridization of Domestic Order-Making in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa Region

·         Italy's Draft Law on the Prevention of Radicalization: A Missed Opportunity?

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         The 24-hour Electricity Programme in Telangana: More Needs to be Done for the Farmers

·         Elections in Gujarat: A Close Win for the Bharatiya Janata Party

·         Ensuring Water Supply in Amaravati: Challenges and Possible Solutions

·         Transitioning Towards a Sustainable Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities for India

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Future of U.S.-German Relations (I)—Trade Policy

·         Future of U.S.-German Relations (II)—Multilateral Cooperation

·         Future of U.S.-German Relations (III)—Security Policy

Library of Congress, law Library

·         Germany: Privatization of Air Traffic Control

·         Immunity from Prosecution for Former Presidents

·         Israel: Military Court Decision on Killing Neutralized Palestinian Assailant 

·         Israel: Sentencing of Soldier Convicted of Killing Neutralized Palestinian Assailant

MITRE

·         Managing Innovative Ideas for Problems of National Importance

Modern War Institute

·         36 Black Swans, Gray Swans, and Pink Flamingoes to Watch in 2018

National Academies Press

·         Building a National Capability to Monitor and Assess Medical Countermeasure Use During a Public Health Emergency: Going Beyond the Last Mile: Proceedings of a Workshop

·         Interim Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research

·         A Proposed Framework for Identifying Potential Biodefense Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

·         Comparing Failed, Foiled, Completed and Successful Terrorist Attacks:Year 5 Final Report

Observer Research Foundation

·         Jerusalem: Conflicting Interests Lead to Diminishing Passion for the“Cause of the Holy City” in the Islamic World

Pew Research Center

·         17 Striking Findings from 2017

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Military Dimension of the New U.S. and NATO Afghanistan Strategy

·         Perilous Changes in Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy

Swedish Defence Commission

·         Resilience - The Total Defence Concept and the Development of Civil Defence 2021-2025  

o    Summary [English]

o    Full Report [Swedish]

Swisspeace

·         Contesting the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights from Below

Syrian Network for Human Rights

·         Syrian Regime Has Dropped Nearly 70,000 Barrel Bombs on Syria

Trust for America's Health

·         Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Strengthening the Iraqi Security Forces

·         To Save Syria, Assad Must Step Down