Friday's Miscellany 06-15-2018

38 North 

·         Ending US-ROK Military Exercises: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

·         No Indications of Missile Test Stand Dismantlement Yet at Sohae Satellite Launch Facility

·         A Peace Treaty for the Korean Peninsula: Will the Past be Prologue?

·         Reaction to the Singapore Summit

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         A Balance of Power or a Balance of Threats in Turbulent Middle East?

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

·         Malaysia’s Elections: Corruption, Foreign Money, and Burying-the-Hatchet Politics

Amnesty International

·         Protest Prohibited: Use of Force and Arbitrary Detentions to Suppress Dissent in Honduras

·         A Turn for the Worse: Violence and Human Rights Violations in Anglophone Cameroon

Asia Foundation

·         City Life Survey: Myanmar 2017 Pilot Initiative

Atlantic Council

·         How to Increase Pressure if Diplomacy with North Korea Fails

·         Improving the Western Strategy to Combat Kremlin Propaganda and Disinformation

Australian National University – Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

·         Do No Harm: Understanding the Relationship between Women’s Economic Empowerment and Violence against Women in Melanesia

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Australia in Space: Views from The Strategist 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Energy Over the Next 20 Years: It’s Not All About the U.S.

·         The United States' Evolving Role in Asian Energy Security

·         Women Driving in Saudi Arabia: Ban Lifted, What are the Economic and Health Effects?

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The 2018 World Cup Could Become the Middle East’s Latest Battlefield

·         Cyprus, Greece, and Israel Chart a Common Path

·         New Strategic Dimensions of the Eastern Mediterranean

·         The Palestinian Authority Joins the Chemical Weapons Convention

·         A Panoramic View of UK Labour Anti-Semitism

·         The Revised Arms Export Policy of Israel and the US

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Turkey’s Elections: Possibility, Peril or More of the Same?

o    Part I: The Election Landscape

o    Part II: Post Election Scenarios

o    Part III: Recommendations

Brennan Center for Justice

·         The State of Voting 2018  

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Negative Security Assurances: The Test of Commitment to Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament

Brookings

·         Global Metro Monitor 2018

·         The State of Competition and Dynamism: Facts about Concentration,Start-ups, and Related Policies

Bruegel

·         Is the European Semester Effective and Useful?

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Beware of the Dragon: The Challenges of China’s Assertive Posture

·         Canada’s Mission to Mali: To What End?

·         “Eyes as Bright as Snow”: Facial Recognition Technology and Social Control in China

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Security Spillover: Regional Implications of Evolving Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula

CATO Institute

·         Lobbying on Regulatory Enforcement Actions: Evidence from U.S.Commercial and Savings Banks

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         China's Use of Coercive Economic Measures

Center for Advanced Defense (C4ADS) 

·         Sandcastles: Tracing Sanctions Evasion Through Dubai’s Luxury Real Estate Market

Center for Climate Security (CCS)

·         Breakout Briefer 1: Stability At Stake: Addressing Critical Regions Facing Complex Climate,Security, and Nuclear Risk

·         Breakout Briefer 2: Expanding The Climate-Nuclear-Security Toolkit

·         A Clear Path for Complex Threats

Center for Global Development 

·         Creating a Multilateral Wealth Fund for a Global Public Good:Proposed Approach to Assessing Performance and Awarding Returns for a Tropical Forest Finance Facility

·         Creating a Multilateral Wealth Fund for a Global Public Good:Proposed Financing Strategy for a Tropical Forest Finance Facility

·         Creating a Multilateral Wealth Fund for a Global Public Good:Proposed Governance Arrangements for a Tropical Forest Finance Facility

·         Creating a Multilateral Wealth Fund for a Global Public Good: A Proposal for a Tropical Forest Finance Facility

·         From Day One: Why Supporting Girls Aged 0 to 10 Is Critical to Change Africa’s Path

Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity

·         Privacy and the Internet of Things: Emerging Frameworks for Policy and Design

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest No. 221: Russian Natural Gas Exports to Europe

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Expanding Competition, Expanding Ports: Competition in U.S. Hopper Dredging

·         Fuel Competition in the Expanding Power Market

·         Maghreb Neutrality: Maghreb-Gulf Arab Ties Since the GCC Split

·         PacNet #40 - Complete, Verifiable, and Irreversible Dismantlement of North Korean Nuclear Program or Cooperative, Verifiable, and Irreversible Demilitarization?

·         Water Pressure: Water, Protest, and State Legitimacy in the Maghreb

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Reshaping Trade through Women's Economic Empowerment

·         Traditional Knowledge and the Public Domain

Chatham House

·         Artificial Intelligence and International Affairs: Disruption Anticipated

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Economic Convergence as the Cornerstone of EMU Resilience

College of Europe

·         Brexit and the Cross-Border Spillover of the EU’s State Aid Rules

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee 

·         Department of Defense Aviation Safety Mishap Review and Oversight Process

·         Navy and Air Force Depot Policy Issues and Infrastructure Concerns

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         The Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (CFATS) –A Progress Report

·         The State of U.S. Public Health Biopreparedness: Responding to Biological Attacks, Pandemics, and Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks

·         Understanding the Digital Advertising Ecosystem

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Democracy Promotion in a Challenging World

·         The Middle East and North Africa: Ensuring Resources Match Objectives

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Examining the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Election Interference: Ensuring Law Enforcement Is Equipped to Target Those Seeking to Do Harm

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The Accuracy of CBO’s Outlay Estimates for Fiscal Year 2017

·         How Nominal Foreign Currency Depreciation Against the U.S. Dollar Affects U.S. Wealth

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Turkey in European Identity Politics

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

·         Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 28th Annual Report to Congress

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         A Framework for Maximizing the Effectiveness of U.S. Government Efforts to Stabilize Conflict-Affected Areas

Department of Energy (DOE)

·         Assessment of Electricity Disruption Incident Response Capabilities

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         2018 Department of Homeland Security  Northern Border Strategy 

Department of Justice Inspector General

·         ODJ OIG 18-04 A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election

o    Press Release

o    REPORT

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         The Evolution of Wage Formation and Inequality in Jordan in2010-2016

·         The Exceptional Performance of Exporters: Evidence from Egyptian Firms

·         Gender Diversity, Productivity, and Wages in Egyptian Firms

·         The Informalization of the Egyptian Economy (1998-2012): A Factor in Growing Wage Inequality?

·         Why are Refugee Children Shorter than the Hosting Population?Evidence from Camps Residents in Jordan

Egmont Institute

·         Exploring the Boundaries of Conditionality in the EU

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         The Marib Paradox: How One Province Succeeds in the midst of Yemen’s War

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         NATO’s Brussels Summit: Getting From Good to Great

European Policy Centre

·         Dublin and Schengen: A Tale of Two Cities

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, June 2018

o    Police Militarization in a Democratic Society

o    Intimate Partner Violence: A Pathway to Suicide

o    An Exciting and Honorable Journey Awaits

o    Lessons on Conflict

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         Italy’s New Maverick Government: Mixed Signals for the EU, Bad News for Asylum Seekers

·         The Security Strategies of the US, China, Russia and the EU:Living in Different Worlds

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) 

·         China, Japan, and the Singapore Summit: No Seat at the Table, but Very Much Present

·         Korea: It’s Not About Nuclear Weapons

·         The Trump-Kim Summit: Its Significance for Six-Party Diplomacy

·         The Trump-Kim Summit: Why History Doesn’t Always Repeat Itself

Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

·         Maximum Pressure 2.0: How to Improve Sanctions on North Korea

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Family Planning and Fertility Decline in Africa: From 1950 to 2010

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

·         Chutzpah and Realism: Vladimir Putin and the Making of Russian Foreign Policy

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)

·         Actors in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         China's Views on the U.S.–North Korea Summit: Good News from Singapore?

·         Emotional vs. Rational Divide in Turkey’s Transatlantic Identity

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-309 Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Federal Agency Needs Assessment and Coordination on Tribal Projects

·         GAO-18-321 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Development Is Nearly Complete, but Deficiencies Found in Testing Need to Be Resolved [Reissued with Revisions Jun. 13, 2018]

·         GAO-18-435 Defense Industrial Base: Integrating Existing Supplier Data and Addressing Workforce Challenges Could Improve Risk Analysis

·         GAO-18-442R VA Health Care: Independent Verification and Validation of Patient Self-Scheduling Systems Was Consistent with the Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016

·         GAO-18-466 Cybersecurity Workforce: Agencies Need to Improve Baseline Assessments and Procedures for Coding Positions

·         GAO-18-532R State and USAID: Status of GAO Recommendations Made in 2015 and 2016  

·         GAO-18-613T Critical Infrastructure Protection: Progress and Challenges in DHS's Management of Its Chemical Facility Security Program [testimony]

·         GAO-18-616T High Risk: Agencies Need to Continue Efforts to Address Management Weaknesses of Federal Programs Serving Indian Tribes [testimony]

Harvard Law School

·         National Security Journal, 2018, v. 9, no. 2

o    Autonomous Weapon Systems and the Limits of Analogy

o    The Duty to Disobey Illegal Nuclear Strike Orders

o    Do NATO Obligations Trump European Budgetary Constraints?

o    Access Control: Freedom of the Seas in the Arctic and the Russian Northern Sea Route Regime    

Human Rights Watch

·         Leave No Girl Behind in Africa: Discrimination in Education against Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Institute Statement on the Singapore Summit

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         A Reset for U.S.-DPRK Relations: The Path Ahead

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iran-Backed Political Alliance Forms in Iraq

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         The Conte Government: Radical Change or Pragmatic Continuity in Italian Foreign and Defence Policy?

·         Elections, Land Reform and the Promise of Peace in Colombia

·         Erdoğan's Snap Election Gamble: Too Little, Too Late?

·         The EU and Latin America: Political and Economic Trends in Times of Global Uncertainty

·         Europe in an Uncertain World: Values vs. Security Interests

·         Unconventional Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India and Indonesia: Constructing a Maritime Partnership

·         The Pashtun Protection Movement in Pakistan: The Taliban, the Military and the Fragmentation of Authority

·         Ramzan Ceasefire: Peace Interludes in Kashmir and Afghanistan

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Bringing (Foreign) Terrorist Fighters to Justice in a Post-ISIS Landscape Part III: Collecting Evidence from Conflict Situations

International Crisis Group

·         Deep Freeze and Beyond: Making the Trump-Kim Summit a Success

·         Turkey’s Election Reinvigorates Debate over Kurdish Demands

·         Yemen: Averting a Destructive Battle for Hodeida

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Determinants of U.S. Business Investment

·         Global Market Power and its Macroeconomic Implications

·         How Do Migration and Remittances Affect Inequality? A Case Study of Mexico

·         How to Operationalize Inequality Issues in Country Work

·         Understanding U.S. Wage Dynamics

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, June 14, 2017, v. 16, no. 12

o    Islamic State Emboldened in Afghanistan

o    Ansar al-Sunna: A New Militant Islamist Group Emerges in Mozambique

o    'Security Belt': The UAE's Tribal Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         The Enemy is Us: How Allied and U.S. Strategy in Yemen Contributes to AQAP’s Survival

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Getting Singapore in Shape: Economic Challenges and How to Meet Them

Migration Policy Institute

·         Chilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Legal Immigrant Families’ Public Benefits Use

Minority Rights Group (MRG)

·         2018 Peoples Under Threat

Mitchell Institute

·         The St. Andrews Proclamation: A Pragmatic Assessment of 21stCentury Airpower

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         The Panmunjom Declaration for North Korea: Nuclear Weaponry,Alignment, and Regime Competition

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

·         10th International Conference on Cyber Conflict. Proceedings 2018

Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

·         Colombia between Peace and War: The 2018 Presidential Elections and the Way Forward

Nuclear Threat Initiative

·         UNSCR 1540 (Preventing Non-state Actors from Acquiring WMD)Resource Collection

Oxford Research Group

·         Defining Remote Warfare: British Training and Assistance Programmes in Yemen, 2004-2015

Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute  (PKSOI)

·         Peace & Stability Journal, June 2018, v. 1, no. 1

o    AUSA Panel Discussion n AFRICOM: 10 Years of Stability Activities

o    Adopting Anti-Terrorism Measures: Experiences and Lessons in Africa

o    Familiar Faces: Identity Activities in Recurring Conflict

o    The Importance of Controlling and Preserving Cultural Heritage  Sites in Complex Operations

o    Supporting the Peace - U.S. Contributions to Peacekeeping Operations

o    Strategic Blind Spot: The Navy's Stability Gap in the Littorals of Vietnam

·         Stability in Multi-Domain Battle

·         Stabilization: A New Approach to Whole of Government Operational Planning and Execution

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         China’s Forced Technology Transfer Problem—And What to Do About It

·         Why Have Employment Rates in the United States Lagged Other Countries?

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         The Age Gap in Religion Around the World

Polish Institute of International Affairs (Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych)

·         Perspectives on the Russia-Turkey Partnership

PONARS Eurasia

·         The Political Economy of Russian Information & Communication Technologies

Rand

·         Assessment of the Proliferation of Certain Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems: Response to Section 1276 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

·         Rethinking the Regional Order for Post-Soviet Europe and Eurasia

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Is Use of Cyber-Based Technology in Humanitarian Operations Leading to the Reduction of Humanitarian Independence?

Small Arms Survey

·         Handmade and Deadly Craft Production of Small Arms in Nigeria

·         Monitoring Illicit Arms Flows: The Role of UN Peacekeeping Operations

·         Ways Forward: Conclusions of the Small Arms Symposia

Small Wars Journal 

·         The 12 Critical Areas That Require Addressing: An Army General Officer’s (Retired) Perspective

·         Applying a Generalised Strategic Thinking Model to ADF Joint Professional Military Education

·         Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Lebanese Hezbollah’s Continuing Narcotics Finances

·         Installations of the Future: A Soldier’s Letter from the Garrison

·         Integration of the Sexes in the Military: Biological Considerations

·         It Does Not Matter How High the Afghan Air Force Flies - What Matters is How Often

·         Training Cyberspace Maneuver

·         The U.S. Army Culture is French!

·         War is Having an Identity Crisis

South African Institute of International Affairs

·         Can the African Continental Free Trade Area Offer A New Beginning for Trade in Africa?

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         Addendum to April 2018 Quarterly Report to Congress

·         SIGAR-18-52-LL Counternarcotics: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan

o    Interactive

o    PDF

Stanley Foundation

·         An Internet of Nuclear Things: Emerging Technology and the Future of Supply Chain Security

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Russian and US Policies on the INF Treaty Endanger Arms Control

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

·         ICE Apprehensions Half Levels of Five Years Ago

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         2018 Global Study on the Smuggling of Migrants

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Engagement in the Pacific Islands: Implications for the United States

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         In Search of a New Patron, the KRG Turns Back to Moscow

·         Iran’s Vulnerabilities to U.S. Sanctions (Part 1): Finding the Weak Spots

·         Iranian Militias in Iraq's Parliament: Political Outcomes and U.S.Response

·         Jordan’s Economic Protests: Repackaging Reform

·         North Korea in the Middle East: A Dangerous Military Supply Line

·         Recount Will Test the Integrity of Iraq’s Elections

·         Reshuffle, Rinse, and Reform: Tunisia's Government Under Strain

·         Why Syria’s Kurds are Struggling Politically

Wilson Center

·         Glimmers of Light: Opportunities for Preventing Violence in South Africa

·         Hate Speech and the Challenges of Post-Election Peacebuilding in Nigeria

·         Making the Dividend Count: Bridging Research and Africa’s Policy Processes

World Bank

·         Raising the Bar for Productive Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean