Friday's Miscellany 06-08-2018

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·         First Ignore, Then Disparage: Reporting Trump’s Nuclear Diplomacy

·         How to Use Sanctions as a Lever, Not Just a Hammer: A Proposal forPhased Sanctions Relief

·         More Potential Questions About the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site Destruction

·         Will the US or China Rain on the North-South Parade?

Akin Gump

·         White Paper: Recent Department of Defense Guidance on Cybersecurity Requirements and Related Export Control Issues

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Econ-political Impact of the Gulf Crisis on Sub-Saharan Africa

·         Lost Love Between the Horn of Africa and UAE

·         Maghreb: Dream of Unity, Reality of Divisions

American Association for Justice

·         Fighting for Those Who Fight For Us: Protecting the Rights of Servicemembers and Veterans

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         The Dangers of Division: The Importance of Transatlantic Cooperation in a Changing Political Climate

Amnesty International

·         “War of Annihilation”: Devastating Toll on Civilians, Raqqa –Syria

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Primer on the Ideological and Theological Drivers of AQ and Daesh:al-Qaedaism

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Gas Geoeconomics in Europe

·         Mayoral Homicides in Mexico

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies 

·         Between Kazerun and Tehran: Iranian Protests in Peripheral Cities

·         Economic Benefits Will Not Bring Stability to Gaza

·         Gaza Can Wait

·         India and China Are Converging on Afghanistan

·         It’s Not the Economy, Stupid

·         Kuwait: Serial Violator of Human Rights

·         Protests in Jordan: Revisiting the Arab Spring

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Strengths Become Vulnerabilities: How a Digital World Disadvantages the United States in its International Relations

Brookings

·         How Did the ACA’s Individual Mandate Affect Insurance Coverage? Evidence from Coverage Decisions by Higher Income People

·         Marginalized Youth: Toward an Inclusive Jordan

·         Views of AI, Robots, and Automation Based on Internet Search Data

Bruegel

·         European and Chinese Trade Competition in Third Markets: The Case of Latin America

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Maghreb: Dream of Unity, Reality of Divisions

CATO Institute

·         Incarcerated Immigrants in 2016: Their Numbers, Demographics, and Countries of Origin

·         A World Imagined: Nostalgia and Liberal Order

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Swiss Experiences in Addressing Religion in Conflict

·         Swiss Military Power Review

·         The UN Human Rights Pillar on Shaky Ground

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Australia and the United States

·         Donors’ Perspectives on Closing Civic Space

·         Feed the Future in Ghana

·         PacNet #39 - Rapid Denuclearization Made Economic Sense for Libya – and Could for North Korea, Too

·         PacNet #38 - Growing Uncertainty for Japanese Security Planners

·         Uncertain Iraqi Election: The Need for a New U.S. Strategy

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Why Italy Will Confront the EU, but Stay in the Euro

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Fluctuations in Uncertainty and R&D Investment

·         Ontario’s Intellectual Property Strategy: Supporting the Knowledge-based Economy

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         More European Defence Cooperation-More European Defence Industry?

College of Europe

·         The Regionalisation of Counter-Terrorism Strategies in the Sahel: The G5 as a Challenge for Transatlantic Relations

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Examining the Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Advancing U.S. Business Investment and Trade in the Americas

·         A Bad Year for Human Rights in Vietnam

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Protecting America from a Bad Deal: Ending U.S. Participation in the Nuclear Agreement with Iran

Congress. House. Science, Space, and Technology Committee

·         The Electric Grid of the Future

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Maritime Transportation in the Arctic: The U.S. Role

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         A Decade of the Digital Coast Partnership Program: Successes and Opportunities

·         Examining the Future of the International Space Station:Stakeholder Perspectives

·         Preventing Abuse in Olympic and Amateur Athletics: Ensuring a Safe and Secure Environment for Our Athletes

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Next Steps on U.S. Policy Toward North Korea

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Review of U.S. Treasury Department’s License to Convert Iranian Assets Using the U.S. Financial System - Majority Staff Report

·         S. 2836, the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018: Countering Malicious Drones

·         War Powers and the Effects of Unauthorized Military Engagements on Federal Spending

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Student Visa Integrity: Protecting Educational Opportunity and National Security

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Approaches to Making Infrastructure Spending More Productive

·         The Budgetary Treatment of Cost-Sharing Reductions

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         DoD Purchases from Foreign Entities (FY 2004 - FY 2016)

·         FY 2018-FY 2022 National Defense Business Operations Plan

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2018-124 Development, Review, and Validation of the Philippines Operations Support Contract III Requirements

·         DODIG-2018-123 U.S. Special Operations Command Reporting of General Equipment on Its Financial Statements

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Does Gender Discrimination Contribute to Low Labor Force Participation of Women in Turkey? Evidence From Survey and Field Data

·         Inclusive Services for Youth in Cairo’s Informal Areas

·         The Macroeconomics of the Gold Economy in Sudan

Enough Project

·         Tools of Trade: U.S. Sanctions Regimes & Human Rights Accountability Strategies

               

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Europe, Iran, and Economic Sovereignty: A New Banking Architecture in Response to US Sanctions

European Policy Centre

·         Brexit: Stumbling Over the Backstop?

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         The Defence of Finland and Sweden: Continuity and Variance in Strategy and Public Opinion

·         Finland, Sweden, and NATO’s 2018 Summit: The Agenda Looks Good for the Nordic Neighbours

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Intelligence “Oversight” or Forbidden Intrusion: How Far Can Congress Go?

·         The New Indo-Pacific Command and the Shangri La Dialogue: Some Tough Words…But Mostly Not

·         North Korea under Kim Jong-un: Reforms without Openness?

French Institute of International and Strategic Affairs (Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques)

·         Power Politics in a Fluid Space: The Key Lever of Information Productions for the Risk Management Process

Future Directions International

·         Hydraulic Fracturing – Is Industry Standard Practice the Best Practice? The Case for Waterless Fracking

·         Iran: A Regime That Arrests its Experts is Not Serious About Solving its Water Crisis

German Development Institute

·         Enabling Factors for Cooperation in the Climate Negotiations: A Comparative Analysis of Copenhagen 2009 and Paris 2015

·         Towards a More Accountable G20? Accountability Mechanisms of the G20 and the New Challenges Posed to Them by the 2030 Agenda

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Explaining Turkey’s Snap Elections

·         Three Uncertainties in Turkey’s Upcoming Elections

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-238SP Navy Shipbuilding: Past Performance Provides Valuable Lessons for Future Investments

·         GAO-18-281 Veterans Choice Program: Improvements Needed to Address Access-Related Challenges as VA Plans Consolidation of its Community Care Program

·         GAO-18-321 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Development Is Nearly Complete, but Deficiencies Found in Testing Need to Be Resolved

·         GAO-18-250 Oil and Gas Wells: Bureau of Land Management Needs to Improve Its Data and Oversight of Its Potential

·         GAO-18-596T Waste Management: DOD Needs to Fully Assess the Health Risks of Burn Pits [testimony]

Heritage Foundation

·         Why the U.S. Must Discuss North Korea’s Prison Camps at the Trump–Kim Summit

Human Rights Watch

·         You Say You Want a Lawyer?: Tunisia’s New Law on Detention, on Paper and in Practice

Institute for Economics & Peace

·         Global Peace Index 2018

Institute for Science and International Security

·         North Korean Reprocessing Campaign May Have Taken Place

·         Previously Identified: Iran’s New Centrifuge Assembly Workshop

·         Technical Note on Iran’s Enrichment-Related Notifications to the IAEA

·         What It New in the Iran Nuclear Archive

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Religion and the Secular State in Uzbekistan

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

·         The End Is No Longer Nigh

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Energy Protests in Fragile Settings: The Unruly Politics of Provisions in Egypt, Myanmar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe,2007–2017

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Morocco's African Foreign Policy

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India’s New Geopolitical Paradigm and Reintegration of the Bay of Bengal

·         The New Great Game in the Indo-Pacific

·         The NSE-SGX Impasse and the Path Ahead

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Demise of the Islamic State and the Fate of Its Western Foreign Fighters: Six Things to Consider

International Crisis Group

·         Somalia and the Gulf Crisis

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The U.S. Personal Saving Rate

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         China: Champion of (Which) Globalisation?  

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 5, 2018, v. 18, no. 10

o    Living in the Day after Tiananmen: A Special China Brief Issue

o    The Human Rights Record of the CCP Under Xi Jinping

o    Rice Bunnies and Iron Rice Bowls: Women’s Rights and National Security in China

o    Cyber Sovereignty and the PRC’s Vision for Global Internet Governance

o    New Evidence for China's Political Re-Education Campaign in Xinjiang

Library of Congress Law Library

·         Provisions on Child Asylum Seekers

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Instability in the Pacific Islands: A Status Report

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         The Impact of GDPR on Users and Business: The Good, The Bad and the Uncertain

National Security Archive

·         CyberWar Map  

NATO Defense College

·         Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in the Form of Its Energy Manoeuvers Against Europe: How the EU and NATO Can Respond Together?

New America Foundation

·         From Revolution Muslim to Islamic State

New World Wealth

·         Global Wealth Migration Review Worldwide Wealth and Wealth Migration Trends

Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

·         After Crimea: The future of Nordic Defence Cooperation

·         Nordic Responses to Brexit: Making the Best of a Difficult Situation

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         ICD 122 - Services of Common Concern

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Is Trump in a Trade War? An Up-to-Date Guide

·         Still No Inflation Puzzle

·         Tariffs Against Chinese Imports to Protect US Intellectual Property Would Mostly Hit Non-Chinese Supply Chains

·         Trump's Proposed Auto Tariffs Would Throw US Automakers and Workers Under the Bus

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Majority of Americans Believe It Is Essential That the U.S. Remain a Global Leader in Space

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         The Bucharest 9: Delivering on the Promise to Become the Voice of the Eastern Flank

·         Preventing a Trade War: Germany’s Dilemma on U.S. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium

·         Turkey’s Economic Problems before the Elections

·         The Varna Quadrilateral: A New Format for Regional Cooperation

PONARS Eurasia

·         Dissimilar Politics in Mariupol and Kramatorsk: Two Ukrainian Cities on the Eastern Front

·         How Western Disengagement Enabled Uzbekistan’s “Spring” and How to Keep it Going

Rand

·         Comprehensive Deterrence Forum: Proceedings and Commissioned Papers

·         Enhancing Air Force Materiel Command Support to the Warfighter

·         Lessons from Others for Future U.S. Army Operations in and Through the Information Environment

·         Lessons from Others for Future U.S. Army Operations in and Through the Information Environment: Case Studies

·         Rethinking Insurance and Liability in the Transformative Age of Autonomous Vehicles

·         The Russian Challenge

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Personal Security of Individuals in British Public Life

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Countering Extremism: ISIS and Its Afterlives

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, June 2018, v. 10, no. 6

o    The Post - IS Global Threat Landscape

o    The Terrorist Threat in Indonesia: From Jemaah Islamiyah to ‘Islamic State’

o    Jamaah Ansharud Daulah and the Terrorist Threat in Indonesia

o    Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters: A Catalyst for Recidivism Among Disengaged Terrorists

o    Terrorist Threat to the 2018 World Cup in Russia

Santa Clara University Law School

·         Santa Clara Law Review, 2018, 58, no. 1

o    Broadband Privacy

o    Empathy Leads to Death: Why Empathy is an Adversary of Capital Defendants

o    China's New Cybersecurity Law and U.S-China Cybersecurity Issues

o    The Immigrant Visa: The "Reason to Believe" Provision Under the INA in the Context of Consular Processing

o    The New Frontier of Environmental Preservation: The Antiquities Act

Small Wars Journal

·         AFPAK Hands: A Call for Change

·         AFPAK Hands: Time for Strategic Review?

·         The Dark Arts: Application of Special Operations in Joint Strategic and Operational Plans

·         Letter from Garrison - Smart Interdiction Bases

·         Modifying Situational Awareness: Perfect Knowledge and Precision Are Fantasy

·         The Necessity of Intervention: A Foreign Policy Analysis of the United States and World War I

·         Not so Quiet on the Western Front: The Snowball Effect in Afghanistan

·         Use of “Mothballed” Naval Platforms to Create Semi-permanent Battle Islands and Staging Areas

·         A Victory for Whom? Lessons from the 1982 and 2006 Lebanon Wars

·         Why Americans are Inclined to be Poor Advisors (and What to do About It …)

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR-18-53-SP  Fact Sheet: USAID's Stability in Key Areas Program - Southern Region

Stimson Center

·         An Action Plan on U.S. Drone Policy: Recommendations for the Trump Administration

Swiss Re Institute

·         Building Resilience to the Economic Threat of Invasive Species

·         Making a Beeline for Disaster? The Decline of Pollinators Puts Agriculture at Risk

Third Way

·         What You Need to Know About Negotiations with North Korea

Transnational Institute (TNI)

·         Expanding the Fortress

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse  (TRAC)

·         Criminal Prosecutions for Illegal Border Crossers Jump Sharply in April

·         Immigration Court Backlog Jumps While Case Processing Slows

Union of Concerned Scientists

·         Science Connecting Extreme Weather to Climate Change

United Kingdom Parliament

·         Counter-terrorism Strategy (CONTEST) 2018

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)

·         A Global Initiative on Out-of-school Children: Afghanistan Country Study  

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Current Situation in Burma: A USIP Fact Sheet

Washington Institute for Near East Policy 

·         Can Jordan Dismantle the “Deep State” Moguls?

·         Iran, Israel, Syria and U.S.: Views From China

·         Iran’s Nuclear Model: Japan or North Korea?

·         Iran Will Spare Hezbollah in Its Conflict with Israel, for Now

·         The Iraqi and Syrian Crises: A Strategic Definition

·         Saudi Cabinet Changes: The 'March of Modernization'?

·         Turkey's Historic Election: What to Expect Next?

·         Will U.S.-Turkish Progress on Manbij Lead to Wider Cooperation in Syria?

World Economic Forum

·         Future Scenarios and Implications for the Industry