Friday's Miscellany 02-23-2018

38 North

·         Progress at North Korea’s Experimental Light Water Reactor at Yongbyon

·         Quick Takes: New Structure at Sohae’s Launch Pad Gets a Roof or Second Floor

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Term Limits for African Leaders Linked to Stability

AidData

·         Toward Data-Driven Education Systems: Insights Into Using Information to Measure Results and Manage Change

Air Power Development Centre

·         Centrality of Air Power: Still A Contested Concept?

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Post-Britain EU: Peddling back from Maastriccht to Vienna

·         When America's Democracy Needs a Health-Check: Polarization and the Trump Factor

American Enterprise Institute

·         Italian Risks to the Eurozone

Amnesty International

·         Cuba: Time for a New Human Rights Agenda

Asia Foundation

·         Surveys and Countering Violent Extremism: A Practitioner Guide

Atlantic Council

·         Boon, Not Burden: How Successful Refugee Integration Might Contribute to Host Nation Economies

·         Power and Influence in a Globalized World

·         Shaping Strategy for Comprehensive and Effective Western Policy in Eastern Europe

·         Venezuela in Decline

Australian National University – Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

·         Chinese Power and the Idea of a Responsible State in a Changing World Order

·         The RAMSI Legacy for Policing in the Pacific Region

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Australia as an ASEAN Community Partner

·         Australia’s Future in Space

·         Project Land 400: Defining the Army

·         New Zealand, Australia and the ANZUS Alliance: Interests, Identity and Strategy

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Iran, Saudi Arabia & Factional Politics

·         Mexico Shifts to Natural Gas

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         How the IDF Is Preparing for Multi-Front War

·         Iran’s New Anti-Israel “Resistance Axis”

·         The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Thinking Outside the Box

·         Narendra Modi’s Visit to Ramallah

·         Who Will Reconstruct Syria?

·         Why Didn’t Chinese Investment Ease Ethnic Tensions in Xinjiang?

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         How Do Immigrants and the Immigration Enforcement System Interact with Local Law Enforcement?

·         Power System Resilience: A Primer

Blair Institute for Global Change

·         Brexit: The Realities of “Taking Back Control”

Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

·         War in Syria: UN Peacekeeping Mission and Deal with Russia are Imperative

Brookings

·         Cybersecurity Is Not Something; It Is Everything

·         Metro Monitor 2018

·         The Millennial Generation: A Demographic Bridge to America’s Diverse Future

·         Most Students with Large Loan Balances Aren’t Defaulting. They Just Aren’t Reducing Their Debt

·         Restoring Equilibrium: U.S. Policy Options for Countering and Engaging Russia

Bruegel

·         The Western Balkans on the road to the European Union

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Canada-U.S. Trade: An Enduring Relationship, NAFTA or Not

·         The Great Divergence: North America’s Trade Policies

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

·         Who Said What? The Security Challenges of Modern Disinformation

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Bridging the Bay of Bengal: Toward a Stronger BIMSTEC

·         European Security: From Managing Adversity to a New Equilibrium

·         Tackling Women’s Underrepresentation in U.S. Politics: Comparative Perspectives From Europe

CATO Institute

·         Budget Restraints That Work: Lessons from Chile, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States

·         Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy

Center for a New American Security

·         Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence

·         Needs Assessment: Veterans in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northeastern Pennsylvania

Center for Climate Security (CCS)

·         Chronology of U.S. Military Leadership on Climate Change and Security:2017-2018

Center for Global Development

·         Fixing AML: Can New Technology Help Address the De-risking Dilemma?

·         Guyana’s REDD+ Agreement with Norway: Perceptions of and Impacts on Indigenous Communities

·         What Can We Learn about Energy Access and Demand from Mobile-Phone Surveys? Nine Findings from Twelve African Countries

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         MS-13 Resurgence: Immigration Enforcement Needed to Take Back Our Streets

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM)

·         Terrorism in the Sahel Region: An Evolving Threat on Europe’s Doorstep

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

·         Coping with Surprise in Great Power Conflicts

·         Defense Outlook 2018

·         Economic Impact of Cybercrime: At $600 Billion and Counting - No Slowing Down 

·         PacNet #14 - The Emergence of Indonesia’s Ocean Policy

·         PacNet #14A - The Meaning of Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum

·         PacNet #15 - The Point of No Return? China’s Choice After the Nuclear Posture Review

·         Project on Nuclear Issues: A Collection of Papers from the 2017Conference Series and Nuclear Scholars Initiative

·         Russia’s National Oil Champion Goes Global

Center for the Study of the Drones

·         Counter-Drone Systems

Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction

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

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Good European? Why Germany's Policy Ambitions Must Match Its Power

·         Macron's Plans for the Euro

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Assessing the Effectiveness of the Eco-Patent Commons: A Post-mortem Analysis

·         Brexit and Environmental Law: The Rocky Road Ahead

·         Brexit and Human Rights

Centre for Military Studies

·         Learning from the Ilulissat Initiative

Chatham House

·         Russian Policy Across the Middle East: Motivations and Methods

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Blockchain for Fragile States: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

·         Reimagining Europe’s Partnerships with India and Japan

College of Europe

·         Luxury (by) Object and the Effects of Silence of the Court of Justicein Coty

·         Novel Solutions to Resolve the Conflicts in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood

Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

·         Democratic Memo - Correcting the Record - The Russia Investigation

·         The Democrats’ Memo: Key Points

·         The Democrats’ Memo: Charge and Response [Republican rebuttal]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Depot-Level Maintenance of DoD’s Combat Aircraft: Insights for theF-35

Council of Economic Advisers

·         2018 Economic Report of the President

·         The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Increasing International Cooperation in Cybersecurity and Adapting Cyber Norms

·         Keeping the U.S.-Indonesia Relationship Moving Forward

Counter Extremism Project

·         Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Lebanon

Data & Society Research Institute

·         Dead Reckoning: Navigating Content Moderation After "Fake News"

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Consideration of Schools and Reciprocity of Professional Licensure for Military Families in Future Basing or Mission Alternatives

Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DODIG)

·         Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel Quarterly Report to the United States Congress, October 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-18-52 DHS Executive Travel Review

Department of State

·         New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms

Egmont Institute

·         Belgian Defence in 2018: Regeneration Time?

·         EU Cyber Partnerships: Assessing the EU Strategic Partnerships with Third Countries in the Cyber Domain

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

·         Face Off: Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Technology

Enough Project

·         With Friends Like These: Strong Benchmarks for Next Phase of U.S.-Sudan Relations

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         European Economic Outlook 2018

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Barbados' Measures to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation

FireEye

·         APT37 (Reaper): The Overlooked North Korean Actor

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Advances in Medicine During Wars

·         A Guide for the Perplexed: The Israeli National Security Constellation and its Effect on Policymaking

·         Washington Must Rethink Policy on North Korea

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

·         Angola under Lourenço. Towards a Negotiated Hegemony

·         EU Battery Alliance. Can Europe Avoid Technological Dependence?

·         Renewable Energy in India: Solutions to the Financing Challenge

·         Russo-British Relations in the Age of Brexit

George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies

·         Conflict Management in Ukraine

German Development Institute

·         Evidence-based Allocation in Global Health: Lessons Learned for Germany 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Dimensions of Polarization in Turkey

·         Russia, Euroskeptic Parties, and Italian Elections

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

·         IFFs: The Economy of Illicit Trade in West Africa

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-1SP - GAO 2018-2023 Trends Affecting Government and Society

·         GAO-18-126 - Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Should Clarify Long-Term Uranium Enrichment Mission Needs and Improve Technology Cost Estimates

·         GAO-18-233 - Emergency Management: Federal Agencies Could Improve Dissemination of Resources to Colleges

·         GAO-18-252 – Next Generation 911: National  911 Program Could Strengthen Efforts to Assist States

·         GAO-18-283 - Military Recruiting: Army National Guard Has Implemented Internal Controls for Soldier Incentives but Needs to Better Plan to Maintain the Integrity of Those Controls

·         GAO-18-396SP - GAO 2018-2023 Strategic Plan: Trends Affecting Government and Society

Heritage Foundation

·         Continuing Resolutions Invariably Harm National Defense

Hudson Institute

·         Stabilizing and Reconstructing Iraq: A Challenging Path Ahead

Human Rights Watch

·         It’s Like We’re Always in a Prison: Abuses Against Boys Accused of National Security Offenses in Somalia

·         Set up to Fail: The Impact of Offender-Funded Private Probation on the Poor

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, February 22, 2018  

o    The Alliance for the Sahel: An Essential Accompaniment to the G5 Sahel Joint Force

o    Ethiopia at a Crossroads

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

·         The West Kalimantan Election and the Impact of the Anti-Ahok Campaign

Institute for the Study of War

·         Russia's Air Campaign against Civilians Shifts to Damascus

·         Syria Situation Report: January 24 - February 7,2018

·         Tamping Down the Crisis in Turkey

·         US Passivity in the Face of Syrian Atrocities is Hurting Our Global Interests

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Europe, Japan and a Rising China: Policies and Prospects

·         The G7 and International Trade

·         Italian Foreign Policy: A Message in the Bottle to the Next Italian Government

·         The Riddle of the Sphinx: Why President Sisi Fears the Election

·         Sleepwalking into Thucydides's Trap: The Perils of US Hegemony

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Elections in Meghalaya: The Stakes for the Political Parties

·         India’s Strategic Engagement with the Middle East

·         Indian Export Performance as Part of Global Value Chains

·         Political Transformation in Bangladesh: From Despair to Hope?

·         Sri Lanka’s Local Polls: Gains for Mahindra Rajapaksa’s New Party

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         ISIS Child Soldiers in Syria: The Structural and Predatory Recruitment, Enlistment, Pre-Training Indoctrination, Training, and Deployment

·         Jihadists’ Grievance Narratives against France

International Crisis Group

·         Winning the Post-ISIS Battle for Iraq in Sinjar

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Corporate Indebtedness and Low Productivity Growth of Italian Firms

·         A Multidimensional Approach to Trade Policy Indicators

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Beyond Access: Making Indonesia’s Education System Work

Marine Corps History Division

·         Marine Corps History Magazine, Winter 2018, v. 3, no. 2

o    The Convolution of History: The Argument for The Pacific

o    “How Lucky I Am”:  20 The Words and Photography of Corporal William T. Perkins Jr.

o    Shattered Amphibious Dreams: 34 The Decision Not to Make an Amphibious Landing during Operation Desert Storm

o    Marine Corps Art Spotlight: Combat Art Gallery

o    The Historical Reference Branch: Year in Review, 2017

o    Historical Reference Branch: Photograph Files

o    Oral History Program

o    Expeditionary Warfare School: Marine Corps University

o    School of Advanced Warfighting: Marine Corps University

o    Engaging Students of History

o    The MAGTF Marine: Colonel Michael Wodarczyk

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Growing Superdiversity Among Young U.S. Dual Language Learners and Its Implications

Mitchell Institute

·         Arsenal of Airpower: USAF Aircraft Inventory 1950-2016

MITRE

·         ETL from RDF to Property Graph-A Field Guide

National Academies Press

·         Decrypting the Encryption Debate: A Framework for Decision Makers

·         Examining Challenges and Possible Strategies to Strengthen U.S. Health Security: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         In South Korea, NATO is a Reference for Tactical Nuclear Weapon Advocates

·         New Statistical Standards for GDP and Capitalization of Weapon Systems

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

·         Impact on NATO of Cyberspace as a Domain of Operations: SWOT Analyses

·         A Legal View on Outer Space and Cyberspace: Similarities and Differences

NATO Defense College

·         Germany’s Russia Challenge

Naval War College

·         International Law Studies no. 94

o    Silent War: Applicability of the Jus in Bello to Military Space Operations

New America Foundation

·         The New Era of Progressive Federalism

·         Rethinking Data, Geography, and Jurisdiction

Observer Research Foundation

·         The Brown Chameleon: Europe’s Populism Crisis and the Re-Emergence of the Far Right

·         How the Syrian Civil War Became More Complex than Ever in 2018

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Charges against Prime Minister Netanyahu: Implications for Israeli Domestic and Foreign Policy

·         EU Development Cooperation Policy in the Post-2020 Budget

·         Iran after the Protests: A False Stability

·         Italy’s Elections: Possible Results and Implications for the EU

·         Perspectives on the Development of Renewable Energy Sources in the U.S.

PONARS Eurasia

·         How Russia’s Nuclear Buildup Offers a Good Opportunity for Renewed Arms Control Dialogue

·         Revolutions in Ukraine: Shaping Civic Rather Than Ethnic Identities

·         Russia on the Eve of its Presidential Election: How Long Can Change and Stasis Coexist?

Rand

·         Limited Intervention: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Limited Stabilization, Limited Strike, and Containment Operations

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, February 2018, v. 10, no. 2  

o    The Enduring Terror Threat in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Region

o    Opium Production and Countering Terrorism Financing in Afghanistan: Lessons from Thailand’s Royal Projects

o    Insitutionalisation of Sufi Islam after 9/11 and the Rise of Barelvi Extremism in Pakistan

o    Terrorism Financing in Foreign  Conflict Zones

·         Marine Environmental Protection in the South China Sea: Challenges and Prospects Part 2

Small Wars Journal

·         The Cold Cash War: Overlooked Fable of Small Wars and Big Money

·         The Evolution of Russian Operational Art

·         Expeditionary Advising: Enabling Iraqi Operations from the Gates of Baghdad through Eastern Mosul

·         Gifts from Grozny: The Export of the Russian COIN Model to Syria

·         A Message from Hjolmara

·         Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #36: Claymore Anti-Personnel Mines (Minas Antipersonales) Recovered in Reynosa, Tamaulipas

·         Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #37: Kidnapped SEIDO Intelligence Officers Appear in Cartel Video; Subsequently Found Murdered

·         Robotic, Semi-Autonomous and Autonomous Medical Systems: Where Will the Soldier-Medic Fit in the Future Fight?

·         Soldier 2050

·         Soldier 2050 Letter Home

·         A Soldier’s Letter from the Frontline: When the Machine Coalition Bolts

·         A Soldier’s Letter Home

·         Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 10: Military Takes Control of Policing in Rio de Janeiro

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

·         2017 Year in Hate report

Stanley Foundation

·         Three Tweets to Midnight: Nuclear Crisis Stability and the Information Ecosystem

State of Hawai’i, Department of Defense

·         All-Hazards Preparedness Improvement Action Plan and Report

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         European Regional Organizations and Climate-Related Security Risks:EU, OSCE and NATO

·         Multilateral Peace Operations and the Challenges of Organized Crime

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

·         PM-602-0157 - Contracts and Itineraries Requirements for H-1B Petitions Involving Third-Party Worksites   

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Abbas at the Security Council

·         The Advantages of Kurdish Autonomy in Syria

·         Foreign Fighters in Libya: Consequences for Africa and Europe

·         Militias in Iraq's Security Forces: Historical Context and U.S.Options

·         Pushing Iran to Take Steps Against Terrorist Financing

·         The Road to Protective Edge: Israel-Hamas Confrontation in Gaza

·         Washington's Militia Problem in Syria Is an Iran Problem