Friday's Miscellany 06-22-2018

38 North

·         No Apparent Dismantlement Activities at Sohae Engine Test Site as of June 12

·         Rebooting Inter-Korean Economic Relations: A Challenging Road Ahead

Amnesty International

·         Forced and Unlawful: Israel’s Deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese Asylum-Seekers to Uganda

·         Hungary: New Laws That Violate Human Rights, Threaten Civil Society and Undermine the Rule of Law Should Be Shelved

Army War College

·         Parameters, Spring 2018, no. 48, no. 1

o    Right vs. Right: Personal Beliefs vs. Professional Obligations

o    LTG MacFarland: Insights on Illusions of Victory and Iraq

o    Avoiding Nation-Building: From Nixon to Trump

o    Countering Russian Meddling in US Political Processes

o    Countering Russian Disinformation

o    Brexit and the Anglo-American Security and Defense Partnership

o    Brexit and Transatlantic Security

o    US Landpower and an Indo-American Alliance

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         The US-North Korea Summit Evaluation and South Korea’s Security Concerns

Atlantic Council

·         Nord Stream 2: Understanding the Potential Consequences

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         National Security in the Philippines Under Duterte

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         Embeddedness of the MENA in Economic Globalization Processes

·         Migration, Health and Cities

·         Morocco's African Foreign Policy

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Hamas’s Kite Terrorism: A Threat that Requires a Decisive Response

·         The Moroccan Boycotts: A New Model for Protest?

·         Russia in Syria: Caught Between Iran and Israel

·         Soft Power and Global Standing – No. 1

·         The Syrian Intervention: Following the Wingate Model

·         The Three-State Solution

·         Turkey: Election Time Again

·         What Morocco’s Break with Iran Means

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Foregrounding India's Nuclear Responsibilities: Nuclear Weapons Possession and Disarmament in South Asia

Brookings

·         Blending Climate Funds to Finance Low-carbon, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

·         Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: A Preliminary Analysis

·         Indian Monetary Policy in the Time of Inflation Targeting and Demonetization

·         Safeguarding the Heavens: The United States and the Future of Norms of Behavior in Outer Space

Bruegel

·         EU Financial Services Policy Since 2007: Crisis, Responses and Prospects

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Military Training and Co-operation: Diplomatic Instrument and Combat Force Multiplier

·         Unarmed Warships: What are the AOPS for?

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Comparing Democratic Distress in the United States and Europe

·         Stabilizing Sino-Indian Security Relations: Managing the Strategic Rivalry After Doklam

CATO Institute

·         War State, Trauma State: Why Afghanistan Remains Stuck in Conflict

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Artificial Intelligence: What Every Policymaker Needs to Know

·         More Than Burden Sharing: Five Objectives for the 2018 NATO Summit

Center for Climate Security (CCS)

·         Europe’s Responsibility to Prepare: Managing Climate Security Risks in a Changing World

Center for Global Development

·         Domestic Resource Mobilization in Low-Income Countries: Proposal for a Surge in Multilateral Support

Center for Human Rights in Iran

·         Closing of the Gates: Implications of Iran’s Ban on the Telegram Messaging App

Center for Migration Studies (CMS)

·         The US Refugee Resettlement Program — A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         The Russian Air Campaign in Syria

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Cambodian Civil Society at a Critical Juncture

·         Escalating Conflict with Hezbollah in Syria

·         Intellectual Property and the International Trade Commission

·         PacNet #43 - Three Traps in Building the Indo-Pacific Narrative Thus Far

·         PacNet #42 - Toward a New Maritime Strategy in the South China Sea

·         PacNet #41 - Black Swan Trips Alarm, Fouls Moderate Outlook on China’s Rise

·         Restoring Restraint: Enforcing Accountability for Users of Chemical Weapons

·         Successfully Countering Russian Electoral Interference

·         Understanding Communities: Social Mobilization for Polio Eradication

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Plugging in the British: Completing the Circuit

·         What's the Cost of Brexit So Far?

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Restoring Debt Sustainability in African Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

Chatham House

·         Chatham House Expert Perspectives 2018: Risks and Opportunities in International Affairs

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Europe's Responsibility in Managing Climate Security Risks

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, June/July 2018, v. 11, no. 6

o    The Surabaya Bombings and the Evolution of the Jihadi Threat in Indonesia

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Price, Ph.D., Outgoing Director, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

o    Children at War: Foreign Child Recruits of the Islamic State

o    The Islamic State’s Veterans: Contrasting the Cohorts with Jihadi Experience in Libya and Afghanistan

o    The 2016 French Female Attack Cell: A Case Study

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Aviation Mishap Prevention—a Progress Report

·         Military Health System Reform: Pain Management, Opioids Prescription Management and Reporting Transparency

·         Military Technology Transfer: Threats, Impacts, and Solutions for the Department of Defense

·         Space Situational Awareness: Whole of Government Perspectives on Roles and Responsibilities

Congress. House. Budget Committee

·         A Brighter American Future: A Balanced Budget for FY 2019

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects

·         Examination of the GAO Audit Series of HHS Cybersecurity

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Human Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka

·         Russian and Chinese Nuclear Arsenals: Posture, Proliferation, and the Future of Arms Control

·         The Trump-Kim Summit: Outcomes and Oversight

·         U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Opioids in the Homeland: DHS Coordination with State and Local Partners to Fight the Epidemic

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Examining The Need for New Federal Judges

·         Oversight of the FBI and DOJ Actions in Advance of the 2016Election

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Holding Cuban Leaders Accountable

Congress. House. Science, Space, and Technology Committee

·         Space Situational Awareness: Whole of Government Perspectives on Roles and Responsibilities

·         State Perspectives on Regulating Background Ozone

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         PIPES Act of 2016 Implementation: Oversight of Pipeline Safety Programs

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Cambridge Analytica and Other Facebook Partners: Examining Data Privacy Risks

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         USAID Resources and Redesign

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Citizenship for Sale: Oversight of the EB-5 Investor Visa Program

·         Examining the Inspector General’s First Report on Justice Department and FBI Actions in Advance of the 2016 Presidential Election

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Comparing the Effects of Current Pay and Defined Benefit Pensions on Employee Retention

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Domesticating the Giant: The Global Governance of Migration

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Entrust We Must: The Role of 'Trust' in Somali Economic Life  

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2018-12 Department of the Navy Civilian Pay Budget Process

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Supporting the Growth and Sustainment of the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce: Building the Foundation for a More Secure American Future

Department of Veterans Affairs

·         VA National Suicide Data Report 2005–2015

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         The Commuting Gender Gap and Females’ Participation and Earnings in the Egyptian Labor Market

·         Fiscal Management of Oil Resources in Booms and Busts

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Venezuela Country Analysis Brief - June 2018

European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

·         Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union2017 [various languages available]

·         EASO Guidance on Contingency Planning in the Context of Reception

·         EASO Practical Guide: Qualification  for International  Protection

·         Latest Asylum Trends [EU]

European Commission

·         High-Level Commission Expert Group on Radicalisation (HLCEG-R)

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         The Trump Opportunity: Chinese Perceptions of the US Administration

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Nuclear Responsibility: A New Framework to Assess U.S. and Russian Behaviour

·         Uncharted Waters: the Italian Government’s Foreign and Security Policy

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013

Federal Government of Germany

·         Preventing Crises, Resolving Conflicts, Building Peace

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         Ambiguity and Stability in the Baltic Sea Region: Defence Cooperation between Finland and Sweden Increases Both

·         The Sustainability of the Questionable US Presidency: The Trump Era Might Last Longer than Expected

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         After Singapore: From Bilateral Summitry to Multi-Party Diplomacy?

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

·         Navigating the Storm: ‘OPEC+’ Producers Facing Lower Oil Prices

Future Directions International

·         The Normalisation of Japanese Policy in the Indian Ocean Region

·         Regenerating our Landscapes

German Development Institute

·         Assessing the Impact of Governance Programmes: GIZ Support to Citizen Participation in Local Governance in Benin

·         Repositioning but Where – Is the UNDS Fit for Middle-income Countries?

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Preserving Space for Cooperation in an Era of Transatlantic Turbulence

·         Russia as Spoiler: Projecting Division in Transatlantic Societies

·         The Three Dimensions of Europe's Defense Debate

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-299SP The Nation's Fiscal Health: Action Is Needed to Address the Federal Government's Fiscal Future

·         GAO-18-327 Federal Research: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Licensing of Patented Laboratory Invention

·         GAO-18-439 Military Personnel: Collecting Additional Data Could Enhance Pilot Retention Effort

·         GAO-18-447 Military Readiness: Analysis of Maintenance Delays Needed to Improve Availability of Patriot Equipment for Training 

·         GAO-18-505R Nuclear Nonproliferation: The Administration's 2015 Plan and 2017 Update for Nuclear Proliferation Verification and Monitoring Generally Did Not Address Reporting Requirements

·         GAO-18-623T Veterans Health Administration: Steps Taken to Improve Physician Staffing, Recruitment, and Retention, but Challenges Remain [testimony]

Heritage Foundation

·         The Asylum–Terror Nexus: How Europe Should Respond

·         Case for U.S. Military Exchanges and Exercises with the PLA

·         How the U.S. Should Engage the Chinese Military: The Case for Exchanges and Exercises with the PLA

Hudson Institute

·         Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Interference Operations: How the U.S. and Other Democracies Should Respond

Human Rights Watch

·         Code Red: The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention

Institute for Economics and Peace

·         Global Peace Index 2018

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Made in China 2025

Institute for Security Studies

·         Peace and Security Council Report, no. 103

·         Shaping the Future: Strategies for Sustainable Development in Kenya

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

·         Iran’s Triumph in Iraq

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Kremlin's Campaign in Egypt

·         A "Remarkable" Afghan Ceasefire

·         Syria - The Ongoing Struggle (Audio)

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         E-Emblems: Protective Emblems and the Legal Challenges of Cyber Warfare

·         Embeddedness of the MENA in Economic Globalization Processes

·         The Geopolitics of Climate: A Transatlantic Dialogue

·         Lebanon-EU Relations and Ways Forward

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Central Asia and ASEAN: Perspectives for Interaction in Implementing the Belt and Road Initiative

·         The European Union-based General Data Protection Regulation:Implications for India and ASEAN

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Assessing Europol’s Operation Against ISIS’ Propaganda: Approach and Impact

International Crisis Group

·         DR Congo: The Bemba Earthquake

·         Keeping the Calm in Southern Syria

·         Risky Business: The Duque Government’s Approach to Peace in Colombia

International Monetary Fund (IMF) 

·         Bailing Out the People? When Private Debt Becomes Public

·         Cyber Risk for the Financial Sector: A Framework for Quantitative Assessment

·         The Effects of Weather Shocks on Economic Activity: What are the Channels of Impact?

·         The Globalization of Farmland: Theory and Empirical Evidence

·         The Macroeconomic and Distributional Implications of Fiscal Consolidations in Low-income Countries

·         Monetary Policy and Inflation Dynamics in ASEAN Economies

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 20, 2018, v. 18, no. 11  

o    Huawei’s Smart Cities and CCP Influence, At Home and Abroad

o    China’s Intensifying Pressure Campaign against Taiwan

o    Understanding the Role of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Associations in United Front Work

o    Lessons China Taught Itself—Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Matters

o    Next Steps in the Merger of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Belt and Road Initiative

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-12 Cyberspace Operations, 8 June 2018

·         Joint Pub 3-32 Command and Control for Joint Maritime Operations, 8 June 2018

Lexington Institute

·         Invisible Scourge: The Danger of Chemical or Biological Attack on America is Growing Fast

Library of Congress Law Library

·         Regulation of Cryptocurrency

·         Regulation of Cryptocurrency Around the World

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         2018 Lowy Institute Poll

·         2018 Lowy Institute Poll Interactive

McAfee

·         Blockchain, a Revolutionary Basis for Decentralized Online Transactions, Carries Security Risks [Blockchain Threat Report]  

Mitchell Institute

·         Data Requirements and Rights: Time for a Reassessment

·         Protecting the ‘Pipeline’: Overcoming the Air Force’s Pilot Shortage

National Academies Press

·         Assessing the Risks of Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System

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

·         Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

·         Political Demography of Conflict in Mali

New America Foundation

·         Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties in Libya Since the 2011 NATO Intervention

·         America’s Counterterrorism Wars: Tracking the United States’ Drone Strikes and Other Operations in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia

·         The Racialized Costs of Banking

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Global Uptick in Government Restrictions on Religion in 2016

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Social Media Use Continues to Rise in Developing Countries but Plateaus Across Developed Ones

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Voters More Focused on Control of Congress – and the President –Than in Past Midterms

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         The Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary on the Relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

·         Football as a Tool of China’s Political Agenda

·         Prospects for a Brexit Agreement with the Clock Ticking

Rand

·         2015 Health Related Behaviors Survey: Physical Health and Functional Limitations Among U.S. Active-Duty Service Members

·         Are They Living Healthy

o    How Well Are Airmen Taking Care of Themselves 

o    How Well Are Coast Guardsmen Taking Care of Themselves

·         Enhancing Air Force Materiel Command Support to the Warfighter

·         Establishing Gender-Neutral Physical Standards for Ground Combat Occupations

o    Volume 1. A Review of Best-Practice Methods

o    Volume 2. A Review of the Military Services' Methods

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

o    Case Studies 

·         Looking to the Future of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP)

·         Russian Nuclear Forces and Prospects for Arms Control [testimony]

·         A Wargame Method for Assessing Risk and Resilience of Military Command-and-Control Organizations

Regulatory Transparency Project

·         Modern Privacy Advocacy: An Approach at War with Privacy Itself?

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Contractorization of UK Defense: Developing a Defense-Wide Contractorization Strategy and Improving Implementation

Small Arms Survey

·         Estimating Global Civilian Held Firearms Numbers

·         Estimating Global Law Enforcement Firearms  Numbers

·         Estimating Global Military Owned Firearms Numbers

Small Wars Journal

·         The Dynamic Field of Terrorist Weapons Options

·         The Fascist Caliphate: How the Islamic State Mirrored Fascist Political Tactics Through Appealing to a Relatively Deprived Middle Class

·         How the Germans Defined Auftragstaktik: What Mission Command is -AND - is Not

·         Mad Scientist Initiative - Installations of the Future: Day in the Life of a Garrison Commander

·         One Team, One Fight: Collecting Criminal Evidence in Military Counter-terrorism Operations

·         Rethinking Grand Strategy

·         Trusting Smart Cities: Risk Factors and Implications

·         Tyranny of the Majority at Interior Federal Checkpoints

·         Voices from the Disruptors: Profiles in Leading Military Innovation

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Calming the Waves: Using Legislation to Protect Marine Life from Seismic Surveys

·         Oceans of Plastics: Developing Effective African Policy Responses

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR-18-57-SP Construction of the Qeysar to Laman Section of the Afghan Ring

Stimson Center

·         Potential for Expanded U.S. Trade with Middle Income Countries

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Global and Regional Trends in Multilateral Peace Operations, 2008–17

·         Policy Impact Assessment Report on the NATO Building Integrity Program

·         UN Police and Conflict Prevention

Transnational Institute (TNI)

·         Human Rights and Drug Policy

United Kingdom Parliament, Defense Committee

·         Beyond 2 per Cent: A Preliminary Report on the Modernizing Defense Program

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

·         Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2017

US  Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         A Negotiated End to the Afghan Conflict: The Taliban’s Perspective  

USAID Office of Inspector General - Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations

·         Operation Freedom's Sentinel: Report to the United States Congress

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Electoral Reform: What’s Really Needed in Iraq

·         Iran's Vulnerabilities to U.S. Sanctions (Part 2): Working Smarter, Not Harder

·         A Tale of Six Tribes: Securing the Middle Euphrates River Valley

·         Thomas Parker’s Response to David Pollock’s “Iran, Israel, Syria, and the U.S.: Views From China"

·         Will U.S. Policy Allow IS to Reemerge?

White House

·         Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation

·         Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century:  Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations

·         How China’s Economic Aggression threatens the Technologies and Intellectual Property of the United States and the World

·         National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan

·         President Donald J. Trump Is Reforming the Federal Government, Making it More Efficient, Effective, and Accountable

White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy

·         How China’s Economic Aggression Threatens the Technologies and Intellectual Property of the United States and the World