Friday's Miscellany 04-13-2018

38 North

·         Wanted: A Denuclearization Roadmap that Won’t Drive the US and North Korea off a Cliff

American Enterprise Institute

·         Testimony Prepared for U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on China’s Policy Toward Contingencies in North Korea

Amnesty International

·         Death Sentences and Executions: 2017

·         Executions of Juveniles Since 1990 (as of March 2018)   

Arctic Institute

·         Between Classical and Critical Geopolitics in a Changing Arctic

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Kidnapping as Foreign Policy: North Korea’s History of State Sponsored Abductions

Atlantic Council

·         French-American Alliance in an America-First Era

·         Oil on the Water: Illicit Hydrocarbons Activity in the Maritime Domain

Australian Parliament

·         Anzac Day 2018: A Quick Guide to Military Anniversaries in 2018

·         Anzac Day 2018: Military History: A Quick Guide to Online Resources

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Australia’s Offensive Cyber Capability

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Gas Geoeconomics in Europe

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         Latin America’s Farewell to Arms in Haiti

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Churchill vs. May: A Revealing Study in Contrasts

·         If Confirmed, Pompeo Will Face Tough Challenges

·         Russia’s Toxic Legacy

·         Saudi Moderation? Prince Muhammad Is on Shaky Ground

·         Should the US Stay In Iraq or Pull Out?

·         Sudan’s Policy in the Era of Arab Upheaval: For Good or for Evil?

·         The Test of the March of Return: Violence in the West Bank

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Understanding Federal Cybersecurity

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Evidence Use in Congress: Options for Charting a New Direction

Brennan Center for Justice

·         Getting Foreign Funds Out of America's Elections

Brookings Institution

·         Fixing Wind Curtailment with Electric Power System Reform in China

Bruegel

·         Are European Firms Falling Behind in the Global Corporate Research Race?

·         Addressing Europe’s Failure to Clean Up the Transport Sector

Canada. Parliament. Library of Parliament

·         Cybersecurity: Technical and Policy Challenges

Canadian Army

·         Canadian Army Journal, 2017, v. 17, no. 2

o    The Case for an Advanced Stability  Operations Course in the Canadian Army

o    “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”: Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces Logistics Branch

o    Canadian Military Design in 2015: Thinking Outside the Box by Designing  with Semiotic Squares

o    The Philippine–American War of 1899–1902:  A Case Study in Adherence to the Fundamental Principles of Counterinsurgency Warfare

o    Re-Imagining the Close Range Anti-Tank Fight

o    Counterinsurgency in Iraq:  Lessons from British Strategic Planning  and Integration During Operation TELIC

o    Comptrollership in the Canadian Army

o    Revisiting the Role of the Canadian Military Engineers

o    Strengthening the Primary Reserves –  the Royal Canadian Artillery Perspective

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Canada’s Refugee Strategy: How It Can Be Improved

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Fighting the Hydra: Lessons From Worldwide Protests Against Corruption

·         House That Lukashenko Built: The Foundation, Evolution, and Future of the Belarusian Regime

CATO Institute

·         Do Immigration Enforcement Programs Reduce Crime?  Evidence from the 287(g) Program in North Carolina

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Caucasus Analytical Digest, No. 102: Public Opinion in Georgia: New Caucasus Barometer Results

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 218: Agenda and Challenges for Putin's New Term

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Sustaining the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent: The LRSO and GBSD

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

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

·         The Future of the United States and Europe: An Irreplaceable Partnership

·         Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen 

·         Issues & Insights, v. 18, WP2—Japan’s Defense Exports:  “Three Years of Sitting on a Stone”

·         North Korea’s Diplomatic Gambit: Will History Repeat Itself? (congressional testimony by Victor Cha)

·         Space Threat Assessment 2018

·         Stability in the Middle East: The Range of Short and Long-Term Causes

o    PowerPoint slides (102 slides)

·         Syria: Act Decisively or Not at All

·         Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa

·         U.S. Response to the Reported Chemical Attack in Douma, Syria

·         Use of Incentives in Performance-Based Logistics Contracting

Center for the Study of Intelligence

·         Studies in Intelligence, March 2018, v. 62, no. 1

o    The Role of Military Intelligence in the Battle for Beersheba in October 1917

o    Long-Term Deception: The Rearmament of the German Air Force, 1919–39

o    The Origin and Evolution of the Joint Analysis Center at RAF Molesworth

o    CIA’s Office of Strategic Research: A Brief History

o    To Resist Disinformation, Learn to Think Like an Intelligence Analyst

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Building a Cohesive Society: The Case of Singapore’s Housing Policies

·         Did Trade Liberalization Go Too Far? Trade, Inequality and Unravelling the Grand Bargain

·         Keeping the Promise: Three Proposed Accountability Mechanisms for the Global Refugee Regime

·         Traditional Cultural Expressions: Laying Blocks for an International Agreement

·         Transforming the Global Refugee System: Solidarity, Humanity and Accountability

·         An Update on PROMESA and a Proposal for Restructuring Puerto Rico’s Debt

·         Using Frozen Assets to Assist the Forcibly Displaced: A Policy Proposal for Canada

Chatham House

·         The Future of the United States and Europe: An Irreplaceable Partnership

·         Libya’s War Economy: Predation, Profiteering and State Weakness

Clingendael  - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         China and the EU in the Horn of Africa

·         Malian Customary Justice and International Human Rights

College of Europe

·         Redefining a Post-Brexit EU-UK Partnership in Research and Higher Education

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         355 Ship Navy: Delivering the Right Capabilities

·         Cyber Operations Today: Preparing for 21st Century Challenges in an Information-Enabled Society

·         Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for Combat Aviation Programs

·         The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense

·         Military Personnel Posture: FY 2019

·         A Review and Assessment of the Department of Defense Budget, Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Cyber Operations and U.S. Cyber Command for Fiscal Year 2019

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Combating the Opioid Crisis: Improving the Ability of Medicare and Medicaid to Provide Care for Patients

·         High Octane Fuels and High Efficiency Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Financing Overseas Development: The Administration’s Proposal

·         No Abducted Child Left Behind: An Update on the Goldman Act

·         North Korea’s Diplomatic Gambit: Will History Repeat Itself?

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Building for the Future: Examining Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security’s Consolidated Headquarters Project

·         Examining the President’s FY 2019 Budget Request for the Transportation Security Administration

·         Houston Strong: Hurricane Harvey Lessons Learned and the Path Forward

·         Terror Threat Snapshot - April 2018

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         A ‘Caravan’ of Illegal Immigrants: A Test of U.S. Borders

·         Local Responses and Resources to Curtail the Opioid Epidemic

Congress. House. Science, Space, & Technology Committee

·         Scholars or Spies: Foreign Plots Targeting America’s Research and Development

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Health of the Department of Defense Industrial Base and its Role in Providing Readiness to the Warfighter

·         Posture of the Department of the Army

·         Posture of the United States Transportation Command

·         United States Special Operations Command's Efforts to Transform the Force for Future Security Challenges  

·         U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, Programs, and Strategy

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Are We Ready for the Next Hurricane Season? Status of Preparation and Response Capabilities for 2018

·         Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data

·         Hawaii False Missile Alert: What Happened and What Should We Do Next?

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Summit of the Americas: A Regional Strategy for Democratic Governance Against Corruption in the Hemisphere

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

·         FEMA: Prioritizing a Culture of Preparedness

·         Government Oversight: Failures in FEMA Contracting for Emergency Tarps & Sheeting During the 2017 Hurricane Season [Minority staff report]

·         Manufactured Crisis: How Devastating Drug Price Increases are Harming America’s Seniors [Minority staff report]

·         Reviewing the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Defeating Fentanyl: Addressing the Deadliest Drugs Fueling the Opioid Crisis

·         Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Work Ahead: Machines, Skills, and U.S. Leadership in the Twenty-First Century

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2018-103 Payments to Electromagnetic Pulse Commission Support Contractor

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-18-57 Fiscal Year 2016 Audit of the DHS Bankcard Program Indicates Moderate Risk Remains

·         OIG-18-58 USCIS Has Unclear Website Information and Unrealistic Time Goals for Adjudicating Green Card Applications

Department of Justice (DOJ)

·         Cross-Deputization in Indian Country

Department of the Navy

·         Navy Leader Development Framework. Version 2.0  

Egmont Institute

·         Homecoming of Foreign Fighters in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium: Policies and Challenges

·         Outermost Regions: Challenges and Prospects

·         Waiting for New Deliverables: Can the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Measure Up to Global and Regional Challenges?

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Iran Country Analysis Brief - April 2018

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Alone in the Desert? How France can Lead Europe in the Middle East

·         Do the Western Balkans Face a Coming Russian Storm?

·         The United Nations of China: A Vision of the World Order

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Lessons Learned? Success and Failure in Managing Russia-West Military Incidents 2014-2018

European Policy Centre

·         How the Circular Economy Can Benefit from the Digital Revolution

·         Waiting for New Deliverables: Can the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Measure Up to Global and Regional Challenges?

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         A Tale Told Thrice: In North Kosovo, “Pure Provocation” or “Brutal Lynching”?

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

·         137 Shades of Terrorism—French Jihadists Before the Courts

·         Macron, Diplomat: A New French Foreign Policy?

·         More Renewables in the European Union? Yes, We Can

·         "Playing With Molecules" :The Italian Approach to Libya  

German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e. V.)

·         Orbán Reloaded: What the EU and Germany Should Do Now

German Development Institute

·         Do Trade Deals Encourage Environmental Cooperation?

·         Mission Impossible? Country-level Coordination in the UN Development System

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Control of the Syrian Airspace

·         EU Trade and Climate Policy Linkages

·         Labour Clauses for Sustainability?

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Defense Innovation and the Future of Transatlantic Strategic Superiority: A French Perspective

·         It’s Not Just Facebook: Countering Russia’s Social Media Offensive

·         The Liberal Order in the Indo-Pacific

·         NATO Allies Go Head to Head in Syria

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-113 Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Reevaluate Fighter Pilot Workforce Requirements

·         GAO-18-310 Rail Transit: Federal Transit Administration Can Strengthen Safety Oversight by Improving Guidance to States

·         GAO-18-151SP Assessment Methodology for Economic Analysis

·         GAO-18-205 Illicit Opioids: While Greater Attention Given to Combating Synthetic Opioids, Agencies Need to Better Assess their Efforts

·         GAO-18-294 Elections: Observations on Voting Equipment Use and Replacement

·         GAO-18-356 VA Health Care: Improved Guidance and Oversight Needed for the Patient Advocacy Program

·         GAO-18-358 Defense Health Care: TRICARE Select Implementation Plan Included Mandated Elements, but Access Standards Should Be Clarified

·         GAO-18-375 VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

·         GAO-18-385R Coast Guard Acquisitions: Status of Coast Guard's Heavy Polar Icebreaker Acquisition

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, 2018, v. 11, no. 1

o    Russian Cyber Aggression and the New Cold War

o    The Strategic Implications of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

o    Defining a Class of Cyber Weapons as WMD: An Examination of the Merits

o    The 2017 National Security Strategy of the United States

Heritage Foundation

·         Coast Guard Needs Six New Icebreakers to Protect U.S. Interests in the Arctic and Antarctic

·         Three Common Traits of School Shooters

·         Top 7 Issues Vice President Pence Must Emphasize at the Summit of the Americas

Henry Jackson Society

·         Terror in The Dark: How Terrorists use Encryption, the Darknet and Cryptocurrencies

Households in Conflict Network

·         Analyzing the Impact of Dodd Frank Mining Legislation on Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Hudson Institute

·         Countering Russian Kleptocracy

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Will Great-Power Conflict Return?

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         A State Cyber Hub Operations Framework

·         Africa Watch, v. 19, April 5  

o    Sierra Leone Elections Highlight Economic Challenges

o    Democracy in Southern Africa: A Story of Two Trends

·         Africa Watch, v. 19, April 12  

o    Angola: President Lourenco Continues to Clean House

o    Western Sahara: A Forgotten Conflict Shows Signs of Escalation

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

·         After Ahok: The Islamist Agenda in Indonesia

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         The Economic Modernization of Uzbekistan

·         Religion and the Secular State in Kazakhstan

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

·         China Urged to Play a Greater Role in Middle East Turmoil

·         Partition of Syria: US and Israel Eye Golan Heights Oil

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

·         America's Interests in Syria Beyond Deterring Chemical Weapons Use

·         Assad-Iran-Russia Posture: April 2018

·         Map: Russia and Iran in Southwest Syria

·         Pro-Assad Coalition Posture in Syria - April 2018

·         Q&A: Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         All Is Not Quiet on the Western Front

·         Reforming the European Monetary Union: The Challenge of Reconciling Risk Sharing with Market Discipline

·         Rethinking EU-ASEAN Economic Engagement

·         The Transmutation of Jihadi Organizations in the Sahel and the Regional Security Architecture

·         Untangling Northeast Asia's "Abnormal Equilibrium"

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment in India’s E-commerce Sector

·         Donald Trump and the Established Trade Order: Implications for South Asia

·         Emerging Strains in China-Pakistan Friendship

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Cut from the Same Cloth? Lone Actor Terrorists Versus Common Homicide Offenders

·         The Homecoming of Foreign Fighters in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium: Policies and Challenges

International Crisis Group

·         Preventing Boko Haram Abductions of Schoolchildren in Nigeria

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Decoupling of Emissions and GDP: Evidence from Aggregate and Provincial Chinese Data

·         Economic Benefits of Export Diversification in Small States

·         The Global Macrofinancial Model

·         Thou Shalt Not Breach: The Impact on Sovereign Spreads of Noncomplying with the EU Fiscal Rules

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Neighborhood Dynamics in UN Peacekeeping Operations, 1990–2017

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         The Battle for Sinai: The Inside Story of Egypt’s Political Violence

·         Gulf Powers: Maritime Rivalry in the Western Indian Ocean

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, v. 18, no. 6, April 9, 2018

o    Pre-suasion: How the PRC Controls the Message on a Sino-US Trade War

o    Blinding the Enemy: How the PRC Prepares for Radar Countermeasures

o    Can China Realize Africa’s Dream of an East-West Transport Link?

o    Civil-Military Fusion and the PLA’s Pursuit of Dominance in Emerging Technologies

o    Sino-Nepali Relations: Scaling New Heights

Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)

·         Budding Ties? The Impact of Brexit on Europe-Japan Relations

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-27, Homeland Defense, 10 April 2018

Library of Congress Law Library

·         Legal Restrictions on Religious Slaughter in Europe

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Comparative International Approaches to Establishing Identity in Undocumented Asylum Seekers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science, Technology, and National Security Working Group

·         Airborne Patrol to Destroy DPRK ICBMs in Powered Flight Airborne Patrol to Destroy DPRK ICBMs in Powered Flight

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o    PDF  

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         European Energy Security IN FOCUS: The Case Against Nord Stream 2

·         Keeping it Real: Building a Realistic and Inclusive Eurozone

Migration Policy Institute

·         It’s Relative: A Cross-country Comparison of Family-Migration Policies and Flows

·         Modeling Potential U.S. Legal Immigration Cuts, by Category andTop Countries, FY 2016 (interactive tool)

·         Responding to the ECEC Needs of Children of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe and North America

MITRE

·         Blockchain Technology for Government

·         Challenge-Based Acquisition, 3rd ed.

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

·         Cyber Deterrence: A Comprehensive Approach?

Observer Research Foundation

·         Defense Primer 2018: An Indian Military in Transformation?

·         Preventing Proliferation: Tracking Uranium on the Blockchain

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Currency Manipulation Update for 2015-17

·         How to Solve the Greek Debt Problem

·         IMF Quota and Governance Reform Once Again

·         The US Employment Rate Has Returned to Its Pre-Recession Level Adjusted for Aging

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Bots in the Twittersphere

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Labour Market Reform in France: Prospects and Implications

·         On the Same Path as Germany: Visegrad Countries’ View of Fiscal Discipline

·         The Winter Olympics and Paralympics in South Korea and the Development of the Inter-Korean Dialogue

PONARS Eurasia

·         How the West Should Respond to Russia’s “Borderization” in Georgia

Rand

·         Addressing Barriers to Female Officer Retention in the Air Force

·         Air Force Sexual Assault Situations, Settings, and Offender Behaviors

·         Benchmarking Schedules for Major Defense Acquisition Programs

·         Gap Analysis and Alternatives Analysis of the Coast Guard Cost Estimating Workforce

·         Identifying Potential Gaps in U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Capabilities

·         Improving the Effectiveness of Air Force Squadron Commanders:Assessing Squadron Commander Responsibilities, Preparation, and Resources

·         Increasing Cost-Effective Readiness for the U.S. Air Force by Reducing Supply Chain Variance: Technical Analysis of Flying Hour Program Variance

·         Malleability and Measurement of Army Leader Attributes: Personnel Development in the U.S. Army

·         New Challenges in Cross-Domain Deterrence

·         Russian Social Media Influence: Understanding Russian Propaganda in Eastern Europe

·         Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Electronic Communication and Electronic Devices on the Right to a Fair Trial

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Known Unknowns: Plugging the UK’s Intelligence Gaps on Money Laundering Involving Professional Services Providers

S. Rajaratnam School of International Relations

·         Crime–Terror Nexus Along India’s Eastern Border

·         Deradicalizing Deportees—Vacuum in Coordination?

·         East Asian Financial Safety Net—The Problem of Leadership

·         India and Vietnam: A “Strategic Partnership” in the Making

·         Nautical Dimension of India’s “Act East” Policy

Small Wars Journal

·         Al-Shabaab - From Unity to Terrorism

·         Immigration, Diversity, Inclusion: Strategic National Security Assets From Antiquity Through Today

·         Is Boko Haram an Islamic Terrorist Organization? - A Review of the Literature

·         The 'New York Times’ Got More Right than Wrong About the Central African Republic

·         The North Vietnamese Army Easter Offensive of 1972: A Massacre Near the Rockpile?

·         Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 11: MS-503—Mara Fragmentation and Murder

·         Understanding Options for Military Deployments to the U.S.Southwest Border

·         Why India’s Position on the Arms Trade Treaty Endures

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR 18-41-IP Management and Oversight of Fuel in Afghanistan: DOD Is Taking Steps to Improve Accountability, but Additional Actions Are Needed

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Integrating Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure: National, Regional and International Approaches

Swiss Re Institute

·         Natural Catastrophes and Man-made Disasters in 2017: A Year of Record-breaking Losses

Syria Campaign

·         Killing the Truth: How Russia is Fuelling a Disinformation Campaign to Cover Up War Crimes in Syria

Transnational Institute

·         “The Drug Market is Thriving” While the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Limps Along

UK Government

·         Serious Violence Strategy

United Kingdom Parliament.  House of Commons

·         Brexit: Gibraltar Update

·         Modernizing the Army’s Armored Vehicles

·         Rash or Rational? North Korea and the Threat It Poses

·         Sanctions Against Russia: In Brief

·         Syria and Chemical Weapons: In Brief

·         Work of the Council of Europe

US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

·         2018 - 14th Annual Report to Congress

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Beyond 'Mowing the Grass': U.S. and Israeli Strategy in the Middle East

·         Charting a New Course on the Gulf Rift

·         The Dammam Summit: Testing the Limits of Arab-Israeli Engagement

·         Escalating Tensions in Western Sahara

·         The Future of Islamist Parties in Algeria

·         Ghaith al-Omari's Comments on Abdulhameed Hakeem "Who holds the keys of peace with Israel?"

·         Iran Is Outpacing Assad for Control of Syria's Shia Militias

·         Iran's Nuclear Holiday: A Final Attempt to Deter Trump

·         Israel Once Again Strikes Iran's UAV Base in Syria

·         Jordan Between Regional Threats and Internal Pressures: The Economic Key

·         Military Strikes on Syria: Critical Considerations

·         Tactical Issues Surrounding a U.S. Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Agreement

·         Turkey's Afrin Operation: Challenges and Risks

Wilson Center

·         2018 Mexican Elections By State [infographic]

·         Brazil’s Economic and Political Outlook in an Unpredictable Election Year

·         Fake Polls as Fake News: The Challenge for Mexico's Elections

·         Indigenous Peoples of Brazil [infographic]

·         Why are Homicides Increasing in Mexico? [infographics]