Friday's Miscellany 04-06-2018

38 North

·         A Generational Shift in Pyongyang: Is Change Ahead?

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center: Construction Progressing Rapidly Near Reactors; No Signs of Reprocessing

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center: Major Activity at the Five Megawatt Reactor

Amnesty International

·         Truth Be Told: Call for Proper Investigation and Declassification of Alleged Role in Secret Detention Program of Nominee for CIA Director

Army University Press

·         Journal of Military Learning, April 2018, v. 1, no. 3

o    The Right Education and Training at the Right Time: Deciding What to Teach and Ensuring It Happens

o    The Veteran-Student Experience: Lessons for Higher Education

o    The Effects of Combat Stress on Women in a Military Academic Environment

o    Fostering Instructor Competencies through Army University’s Faculty Development Program

o    Servant Leadership in the Classroom: Serving Adult Students While Maintaining High Academic Standards

o    A Staff Ride for the Modern Battlefield

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Assessing South Korea’s Civil Defense Emergency Evacuation Facilities

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Regaining Tactical Overmatch: The Close Combat Lethality Task Force

Atlantic Council

·         India’s Quest for Fighter Jets: Make in India vs. Make America Great Again

·         Iran's Sunnis Resist Extremism, But for How Long?

Australian Parliament. House of Commons

·         Intelligence Services Amendment (Establishment of the Australian Signals Directorate) Bill for 2018

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         North Korea and the ANZUS Treaty

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Economic Inclusion in GCC States: Findings from an Expert Survey

·         Increasing the Number of Women in Politics

·         Trade Disputes & the NAFTA Talks

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The American Public and Israel: A Record of Support, but Clouds on the Horizon

·         Democracy Depends on its Citizens

·         The Hysteria over the Polish Law

·         The Return of Imperialism: The Islamic Republic of Iran

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Advancing Innovation, Competition, and Access to Therapeutic Antibodies through Patent Policy

Brookings

·         Defense Reforms: The Vajpayee Years

·         The Future of Political Warfare: Russia, the West, and the Coming Age of Global Digital Competition

·         How Can Developing Countries Use Their Diaspora Capital?

·         Resource Regionalism in the Middle East and North Africa: Rich Lands,Neglected People

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

·         Views of American Democracy Based on Internet Search Data

·         What’s Happening to the World Income Distribution?  The Elephant Chart Revisited

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Violence on the Horizon: Elections and Conflict 2018-2019

Canadian Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on National Defense

·         Beyond Troops: Canadian Contributions to NATO in Three Areas Outside of Military Operations

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         NATO’s 2018 Summit: Key Summit Deliverables and Five Initiatives Where the U.S. Can Make a Difference

Center for Global Development

·         More Mobilizing, Less Lending: A Pragmatic Proposal for MDBs

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Cybersecurity in  Sino-American Relations

·         The Putin System

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Al Qaeda’s Struggling Campaign in Syria

·         China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Economic Drivers and Challenges

·         China’s Maritime Silk Road: Strategic and Economic Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region

·         Chinese Influence Activities with U.S. Allies and Partners in Southeast Asia

·         Game of Loans: How China Bought Hambantota

·         India-Iran Cooperation at Chabahar Port: Choppy Waters

·         Kyaukpyu: Connecting China to the Indian Ocean

·         PacNet #26 - Japan's 2018 Midterm Defense Plan Stands To Be Consequential

·         PacNet #27 - Washington's Hardening On China - Key Decisions Ahead

·         Pakistan’s Gwadar Port: A New Naval Base in China’s String of Pearls in the Indo-Pacific

·         The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue and the Maritime Silk Road Initiative

·         Security Implications of China’s Military Presence in the Indian Ocean

Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction

·         Emergence and Convergence: Risk Assessment Survey

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         In an Era of Inexpensive Renewables, Policy Should Remove Systemic Obstacles to Growth

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         The Evolution of Canada's International and Domestic Climate Policy:From Divergence to Consistency?

·         The Evolving Patent Pledge Landscape

·         Governing Cyber Security in Canada, Australia and the United States

·         Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and the Macroprudential Illusion?

·         Small Businesses and Sustainability Innovation: Confronting the Gap between Motivation and Capacity

·         Subnational Participation in International Trade Law: Options for the European Union

·         "This is Hallowed Ground": Canada and International Labour Law

Chatham House

·         Yemen’s Southern Powder Keg

Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Why the EU Should Help Former Smugglers Get a Job

College of Europe

·         Between a rock and a hard place: the EU and the Eastern Partnership after the 2017 Brussels Summit

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Final Sequestration Report for Fiscal Year 2018

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Cybersecurity and the New Era of Space Activities

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         SMA White Paper - What Do Others Think and How Do We Know What They Are Thinking?

Department of the Treasury

·         Ukraine-/Russia-related Designations and Identification Update; Syria Designations; Kingpin Act Designations; Issuance of Ukraine-/Russia-related General Licenses 12 and 13; Publication of New FAQs and Updated FAQ

Dudley Knox Library (DKL)

·         Sea Mines and Countermeasures: A Bibliography [updated Dec 2017]

East West Center

·         A "Golden Era" for Mining in the Pacific Ocean? Perhaps Not Just Yet

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Can Sovereign Wealth Funds Mitigate the Negative Impact of Volatility?

·         Do Emigrants Self-Select Along Cultural Traits? Evidence From the MENA Countries

·         On the Determinants of Souverign Wealth Funds’ Investments: Are Arab SWFS Different?

·         Politics Affect Exports in Egypt

·         Sovereign Wealth Funds and Macroeconomic Stabilization in the Home Economy

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Safeguarding the Iran Nuclear Deal: A Blueprint for Europe

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Consolidated Assessment Ratings

·         Iceland’s Measures to Fight Money Laundering and the Financing ofTerrorism and Proliferation

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Trump’s Jerusalem Embassy Move: A Busted Flush?

French Institute of International Relations (Institut français des relations internationales)

·         From Chechnya to Syria: The Evolution of Russia’s Counter-Terrorist Policy

Government Accountability Office

·         GAO-18-221 Defense Budget: Actions Needed to Improve the Management of Foreign Currency Funds

Heritage Foundation

·         Danger of EMP Requires Innovative and Strategic Action

Human Rights Watch

·         A Bitter Harvest: Child Labor and Human Rights Abuses on Tobacco Farms in Zimbabwe

·         Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence: Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities in India

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Assessment of Graph Databases as a Viable Materiel Solution for the Army’s Dynamic Force Structure (DFS) Portal Implementation: Final Report

·         Effect of Extremes in Small Sample Size on Simple Mixed Models: A Comparison of Level-1 and Level-2 Size

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

·         After Ahok: The Islamist Agenda in Indonesia

Institute for Science and International Security

·         North Korea Continues Expanding Its Reactor Capability for Making Plutonium for Nuclear Weapons

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

·         Nuclear Ambition and the Importance of Intelligence, Strategies and Politics

·         Redefining Extremism in Central Asia

Institute for the Study of War

·         Latvia’s Political Stability

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Decentralisation, Devolution, and Dynamics of Violence in Africa

·         Indirect Rule in Armed Conflict: Theoretical Insights from Eastern DRC

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Beijing's Ambitions in the South China Sea: How Should Europe Respond?

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Afghanistan: Dilemmas for Peace and Security

International Crisis Group

·         Electoral Poker in DR Congo

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Globalization and the New Normal

·         Policy Conflicts and Inflation Targeting: The Role of Credit Markets

·         A Primer on Managing Sovereign Debt-Portfolio Risks

·         The Stabilizing Role of Net Foreign Asset Returns

·         Understanding the Macro-Financial Effects of Household Debt: A Global Perspective

·         When Do We Repair the Roof? Insights from Responses to Fiscal Crisis Early Warning Signals

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Advancing Sustainable Development between Conflict and Peace in Myanmar

·         Pursuing Sustainable Development under Sectarianism in Lebanon

International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

·         The APP Economy in Africa: Economic Benefits and Regulatory Directions

·         Bridging the Digital Innovation Divide: A Toolkit for Strengthening ICT Centric Ecosystems

·         ICTs, LDCs and the SDGs - Achieving Universal and Affordable Internet in the Least Developed Countries

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         "China's Dream Needs Chinese Power": the New Era in Xi's Thought

·         China's New Era: No Good News for Hong Kong and Taiwan

·         China's State Structure, According to Xi

·         Chinese Economic Governance: Swinging Between Opposite Models

·         Cooperation in Eurasia: Linking Identity, Security, and Development

·         Not Like Mao: Xi Jinping and the Communist Party

·         Xi-For-Life Means New Momentum for China's Army

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, April 6, 2017, v. 16, no.7

o    The Threat From British Jihadists After the Caliphate's Fall

o    Islamic State a Deadly Force in Kabul

o    Salafists, Mercenaries and Body Snatchers: The War for Libya’s South

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Stronger Together: Safeguarding Australia’s Security Interests Through Closer Pacific Ties

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Migration in Brazil: The Making of a Multicultural Society

MITRE

·         Analysis of the NIST Mobile Device Security Practice Guide’s Applicability to Australia

National Security Archive

·         CIA Debriefed Soviet H-Bomb Eye-Witness in 1957

Naval War College

·         Naval War College Review, Spring 2018, v. 71, no.2

o    President’s Forum—Thoughts on Continuity and Change

o    Underway—Beijing’s Strategy to Build China into a Maritime Great Power

o    A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed

o    “Rockets’ Red Glare”—Why Does China Oppose THAAD in South Korea, and What Does It Mean for U.S. Policy?

o    Mission Command in a Future Naval Combat Environment

o    “Sea of Peace” or Sea of War—Russian Maritime Hybrid Warfare in the Baltic Sea

o    Commentary—The Baltic, Poland, and President Trump’s Warsaw Declaration

o    Desperately Seeking a New Dr. Strangelove—The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top Secret Military Research Agency

New America Foundation

·         All Jihad is Local: Volume II

·         How to Think About Election Cybersecurity: A Guide for Policymakers

New Zealand Parliament. House of Commons

·         Annual Review of the Ministry of Defense

·         Annual Review of the New Zealand Defense Force

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

·         Grid Security Exercise GridEx IV: Lessons Learned

Observer Research Foundation

·         India’s Maritime Connectivity: Importance of the Bay of Bengal

·         Will Energiewende Fail?  An Examination of Germany’s Transition to a Low-carbon Future

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

·         Sexual Harassment at Work in the Era of #MeToo

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Africa and the Future of the International Criminal Court

·         India in the American Vision of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”

·         The Significance of Decisions by the 13th National People’s Congress to Chinese Policy

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Carbon Pricing: Effectiveness and Equity

·         Colonial Institutions, Geography, or Post-Colonial Policy? Evidence on Long-Term Comparative Development from a Natural Experiment in South Asia

·         Do U.S. Workers Gain from U.S. Imperialism?

PONARS Eurasia

·         How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its“Near Abroad”

·         How the US and EU Can Make the Kremlin Rethink Its Options in Ukraine’s Donbas

Rand

·         Finding the Right Balance: Department of Defense Roles in Stabilization

·         Is Climate Restoration an Appropriate Climate Policy Goal?

·         Low-Cost Options for Airborne Delivery of Contraband into North Korea

·         Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses

·         Terrorism Before and After 9/11: A More Dangerous World?

Royal Australian Air Force

·         Air Power in the Rules-Based Global Order

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Aid, Security, and Britain’s Role in the World: Proposals for Coherent Government Action

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Brexit: A Long Way to Go

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA), 2018,  v.10, no. 04

o    Sinhala-Muslim Riots in Sri Lanka: The Need for Restoring Communal History

o    Foreign, Political and Financial Influences on Religious Extremism: A Study of Madrassas in Punjab, Pakistan

o    Analysing Use of Sharp Weapons in Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia

·         Cyber Deterrence in Singapore: Framework & Recommendations

·         Indonesia’s 2018 Regional Elections

·         Labeling IS Fighters: Khawarij, Not Jihadi-Salafis

·         Rising Protectionism in U.S.: Asia-Pacific’s Response

·         Will China Be a Responsible Great Power?

Small Wars Journal

·         The 4 Key Elements to Successful Senior Leadership

·         Bolton’s Challenges

·         Cryptocurrency in Threat Finance: The Manipulation of Non-Fiat Digital Currencies to Finance Nefarious Actors

·         Lessons Learned in Modernization

Stanley Foundation

·         Land Use Dialogues: Setting International Policy Objectives for Agriculture Transitions in Pursuit of the 1.5° C Goal

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

·         Criminal Prosecutions from the Veterans Administration

United Kingdom Parliament. House of Commons

·         Future United Kingdom-European Union Relationship

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Current Situation in Burma: A USIP Fact Sheet

·         The Current Situation in Libya: A USIP Fact Sheet

United States Studies Center, University of Sydney (USSC)

·         Trump and the U.S. Presidency: The Past, Present and Future of America’s Highest Office  

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Bahrain Enters the Oil Big League

·         Cultural Heterogeneity in Post-Revolutionary Iran

·         Evolution of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces

·         How Will Iran Prepare for Potential U.S. Withdrawal from the JCPOA?

·         Iran's Support to Houthi Air Defenses in Yemen

·         The IRGC May Try to Divert Iraq's Electricity Payments

·         The Most Important Speech of the Year in Iran

·         Sisi's Reelection and Egypt's Next Political Establishment

·         Tehran's Financial Woes Will Test U.S. Policy Resolve

·         Turkish-Russian-Iranian Summit: Limits to a Tripartite Entente

Wilson Center

·         Public Diplomacy and the Evolution of U.S.-Japan Relations

·         When Trump Meets Kim