Friday's Miscellany 05-04-2018

38 North

·         New Evidence that North Korea Could Still Conduct Nuclear Tests at Punggye-ri

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

·         Fostering the Manufacturing & Defense Industrial Base of the Future

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Maozedongism of Chinese Politics and the Xi Factor

·         Trump-Kim Summit: Hyper Rapprochement or Marginalization of China?

Amnesty International

·         Criminal Cover-up: Iran Destroying Mass Graves of Victims of 1988 Killings

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

·         A Homegrown Threat: Islamist Extremist Plots in  the United States

Arctic Institute

·         European Parliament Heading Towards Icy Arctic Waters: Again

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Panmunjom Declaration : A Glass Half Full

Atlantic Council

·         Borders vs. Barriers: Navigating Uncertainty in the US Business Environment

·         From Legacy to Digital: Ukraine’s Plugged-in Economy

·         Innovation on Cyber Collaboration: Leverage at Scale

Australia. Defence Science and Technology

·         National Security Science and Technology: Policy and Priorities

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Islam and Politics in Post-2011 Tunisia

·         Islam and Politics in Post-2011 Tunisia: Workshop Report

·         U.S. Visas & Skilled Mexican Workers

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Discouraging the Use of Chemical Weapons Is Valuable Unto Itself

·         The Gaza Border Fence Riots as an Operational Campaign

·         Iran Faces Economic Challenges as Its Currency Plunges

·         Iran Struggles with Potentially Explosive Environmental Crisis

·         Is Spring Coming to the Korean Peninsula?

·         The Kim-Trump Summit: “Do We Do Pearl Harbors?”

·         Most Iranians Couldn’t Care Less About the Palestinians or Israel

·         Syria’s Growing Chemical Weapons Entanglement

Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

·         Towards Conflict-sensitive Employment in Large-scale Infrastructure Projects in Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings:Recommendations for Donor Agencies

Brookings

·         The Dangerous Inadequacies of the World’s Crisis-response Mechanisms

·         Export Monitor 2018

·         The Federal Budget Outlook: Even Crazier After All These Years

·         How to think about the Summit of the Americas

·         The State of Self-driving Car Laws Across the U.S.

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         The Train Long Departed: Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence

·         Use It or Lose It: SSE and DND’s Chronic Underspending Problem

CATO Institute

·         Drones on the Border: Efficacy and Privacy Implications

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         'Congress Perhaps?': Congressional Oversight and the U.S. Drone Program

·         Protecting Warfighters from Blast Injury

·         Under Pressure: The Growing Reach of Chinese Influence Campaigns in Democratic Societies

·         U.S. Geopolitical Challenges and Opportunities in the Era of Lower Oil Prices

Center for Global Development

·         Linking US Foreign Aid to UN Votes: What Are the Implications?

·         Unequal Ventures: Results from a Baseline Study of Gender and Entrepreneurship in East Java, Indonesia

·         Will the Poor in Nigeria Escape Poverty in Their Lifetime?  

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs, v. 14, April 2018

o    SCADA Fusion With Commercial Fission

Center for International Policy

·         Ready to Profit: Corporate Beneficiaries of Congressional Add-Ons to the FY 2018 Pentagon Budget

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         CNA Executive Session on Policing: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Violent Crime: Technology, Intelligence, and Analytics

Center for Security Studies

·         Mediating Security Arrangements in Peace Processes: Critical Perspectives from the Field

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Destination Maghreb: Changing Migration Patterns in North Africa

·         Korean Civil-Military Balance

·         Leveraging Diversity for Global Leadership

·         PacNet #31 - This Malaysian Election Is Different

·         Whither U.S. Myanmar Policy after the Rohingya Crisis?

·         Who’s Afraid of Russian Gas? Bridging the Transatlantic Divide

Center for the Study of Drones

·         Counter-Drone Systems

·         Drones in the FY 2019 Defense Budget

Center for Terrorism and Security Studies

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, April 2018,  v. 12, no. 2

o    ‘Terrorism’ or ‘Liberation’? Towards a Distinction: A Case Study of the Armed Struggle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)

o    Tackling Terrorism’s Taboo: Shame

o    Spaces, Ties, and Agency: The Formation of Radical Networks

o    Headhunting Among Extremist Organizations: An Empirical Assessment of Talent Spotting

o    Interview with Max Hill, QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation for the United Kingdom

o    Erdogan’s Turkey and the Palestinian Issue

o    130+ (Counter-) Terrorism Research Centres – an Inventory

o    Bibliography: Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) [Part 4]

o    Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Related Subjects

o    A Response to Jacob Zenn on Boko Haram and al-Qa‘ida

o    Upcoming and Recently Completed Ph.D. Theses

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         Bahrain Shale Oil

·         Countdown to 2020: Global Implications of New Marine Fuel Emission Standards

Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

·         Pushing Back on Putin: Gaining Leverage with Cheaper Oil and Gas

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Engaging National Human Rights Institutions in Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

·         Has the Last Trump Sounded for the Transatlantic Partnership?  

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Considerations Regarding a Canadian Patent Collective

Changing Character of War Centre

·         Russia’s Invincible Weapons: Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never?

Chatham House

·         Exploring Transatlantic Responses to Far-right Populism in Europe:Simulation Exercise

Congress. House. Appropriations Committee

·         Cybersecurity Priorities

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Terror Threat Snapshot - May 2018

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         An Overview of The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Demographics of the U.S. Military

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

o    Report  

o    Data visualizations and videos

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         The Future of Development Finance: A Short Introduction to TOSSD

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military

Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2018-112 Processing and Disposition of Equipment at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services in Kuwait

East West Center

·         China's Push Into Artificial Intelligence—How Should the United States Respond?

European Policy Centre

·         Pie in the Sky and the Death of 'Cakeism': Towards the Brink in EU-UK Negotiations

·         The US and the EU need a Stronger Dialogue on Russia Sanctions

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         Dealing with Diversity – The EU and Latin America Today

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Consolidated Assessment Ratings

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

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         The ‘New Turkey’ as a NATO Member: Domestic State Transformation and Competing Strategic Cultures

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         North Korea: Is There a Pathway to a Deal?

·         Trump’s First Year Sees a Record Number of FISA “Denials”: But What Do Those Numbers Mean?

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

·         The Gulf Monarchies' Armed Forces at the Crossroads

German Development Institute

·         River Basin Management and Fiscal Decentralisation: Mutually Supportive or Counterproductive? A Case Study of Mongolia

German Fund of the United States

·         Europe’s Response to the Belt and Road Initiative

·         The Future of Transatlantic Strategic Superiority

Global Challenges Foundation

·         2017 Global Catastrophic Risk

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

·         Global Initiative Strategy 2018-2020

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-359 Presidential Helicopter: VH-92A Program Is Stable and Making Progress While Facing Challenges

Heritage Foundation

·         How the United States Should Respond to Palestinian Membership in Interpol

·         U.S. Should Counter North Korea’s Strategic Objectives During Summit Meeting

Human Rights Watch

·         Pressure Point: The ICC’s Impact on National Justice: Lessons from Colombia, Georgia, Guinea, and the United Kingdom

Institute for Science and International Security

·         2017 Peddling Peril Index (PPI)

·         It Fits! Qom Site Layout

·         Nuclear Non-Proliferation Technical Primer

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Amending Japan’s Pacifist Constitution

Institute for Security Studies

·         Made in Africa: Manufacturing and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Institute for Strategic Dialogue 

·         Digital Resilience: Stronger Citizens Online

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Improving the Wellbeing of Syrian Refugees in Urban Jordan

·         Wellbeing and Protracted Urban Displacement: Refugees and Hosts in Jordan and Lebanon

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         The Economic Agenda between Brazil and the EU

·         Netanyahu and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Using Half-Truths to Support a Lie

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Emerging South Asia: Politics, Economy and International Relations

·         India’s Skills Challenge: First Principles, Priorities and Responses

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Capacity-Building Challenges: Identifying Progress and Remaining Gaps in Dealing with Foreign (Terrorist) Fighters

International Crisis Group

·         How Europe Can Save the Iran Nuclear Deal

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, May 4, 2017, v. 16, no. 9

o    Iraq's Shia Militias Brace for Election Battle

o    Hard and Soft Strategies: The UAE's Approach to Counterterrorism

o    Boko Haram's Senegalese Foreign Fighters: Cases, Trends and Implications

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-24, Counterinsurgency, 25 April 2018

Migration Policy Institute

·         Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion Conference Report: Maintaining Momentum and Creating Lasting Change

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

·         Emergency Alert and Warning Systems

·         Modernizing Crime Statistics: Report 2 - New Systems for Measuring Crime

·         Review of Report and Approach to Evaluating Long-Term Health Effects in Army Test Subjects: Final Report

NATO Defense College

·         Russian State Armament Program, 2018 – 2027

Naval War College

·         Echelon Defense: The Role of Sea Power in Chinese Maritime Dispute Strategy [China Maritime Studies Red Book no. 15]

Observer Research Foundation

·         Pakistan’s Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrent and Its Asymmetric Escalation Strategy

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         2017  Statistical Transparency Report: Regarding Use of National Security Authorities

Oxford Research Group

·         ORG Explains #3: UK Energy Security and Climate Change

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Declining Majority of Online Adults Say the Internet Has Been Good for Society

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Trump Viewed Less Negatively on Issues, but Most Americans Are Critical of His Conduct

Polish Institute of International Affairs (Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych)

·         Poland’s Turn: Lessons Learnt from the Kazakhstan, Kuwait and Netherlands Presidencies of the UNSC

·         The Role of Private Military Contractors in Russian Foreign Policy

PONARS Eurasia

·         The Do-or-Die Dilemma Facing Post-Soviet De Facto States

·         Why Russia Is Failing the "Syria Test" for Counterterrorism Cooperation with the West

RAND Corporation

·         An Assessment of the Military Survivor Benefit Plan

·         Charting Progress: U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs

·         Discontinuities and Distractions: Rethinking Security for the Year2040

·         Needs of Male Sexual Assault Victims in the U.S. Armed Forces

·         Speed and Security: Promises, Perils, and Paradoxes of Accelerating Everything  

·         Strengthening U.S.-ROK Relations in the New Administrations of the United States and South Korea

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Understanding the Factors Contributing to Radicalization Among Central Asian Labor Migrants in Russia

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Comparing the Governance of Islam in Turkey and Indonesia: Diyanet and the Ministry of Religious Affairs

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, May 2018, v. 10, no. 5 

o    Evolution of the Islamic State After its Territorial Defeat

o    Terrorist Networks in Southeast Asia and Implications for Regional Security

o    Why Has the Islamic State Failed to Grow in Kashmir?

·         Indonesian Muslimsin a Globalising World: Westernisation, Arabisation and Indigenising Responses

·         Theocracy vs Constitutionalism in Japan: Constitutional Amendment and the Return of Pre-war Shinto Nationalism

Small Arms Survey

·         A Practical Guide to Life-cycle Management of Ammunition

Small Wars Journal

·         Building HUMINT Capacity Using Live Environment Training

·         Challenges of the INSCOM Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater)Headquarters and Headquarters Company

·         The Complexity of Sustainment: Home and Abroad

·         Developing a Big Data Strategy: “Where We Are” and “Where We Need to Go”

·         Going Back to the Future: It is Time for Change in Afghanistan

·         The Griffin Functional Fitness Program – Bringing Balance to Physical Conditioning and Resilience

·         The Importance of Priority Intelligence Requirements to the Army Service Component Command (ASCC) and the Intelligence Apparatus

·         Improving the Dissemination of Army Finished Intelligence to the Tactical Force

·         “Peace in Pieces” in Afghanistan

·         Returning the Technical Control and Analysis Elements (TCAE) for Theater Signals Intelligence Support

·         What Is A Force Protection Detachment?

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         April 2018- 39th Quarterly Report to the United States Congress

Stimson Center

·         Avoiding Incidents at Sea between India and China

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2017

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse   (TRAC)

·         ICE Now Issuing 14,000 Detainers Each Month - Number Honored Unclear

Transnational Institute

·         Disrupting European Authoritarianism

·         Localisation: A Strategic Solution to Globalised Authoritarianism

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

·         TSA Strategy 2018-2026

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Bilal Wahab's Comment "Triple Standards: Kurds and Israelis vs. Arabs, Iranians, and Turks"

·         The Islamic State Targets Tunisia Ahead of Elections

·         Snap Elections, Syria Incursions: Turkey's Challenges and Risks

·         Triple Standards: Kurds and Israelis vs. Arabs, Iranians, and Turks

Wilson Center

·         Forced to Fight: An Integrated Approach to Former Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda

·         Impact Investing in Africa: A Case Study on East Africa

·         A North American Workforce Development Agenda

·         Mexico’s New Hydrocarbons Model: A Critical Assessment Four Years Later

·         Quo Vadis?  Mexico’s National Cybersecurity Strategy

World Bank

·         Women, Business and the Law, 2018