Friday's Miscellany 07-13-2018

38 North

·         Lessons from the Unhappy History of Verification in North Korea

·         Putin, Trump and North Korea: The Road to Washington Leads Through Asia

·         The Singapore Summit in Perspective: Lessons from the Israeli-Arab Conflict

Al Jazeera Center

·         Palestine: What ‘Deal’, What Leadership, What Resistance?

·         Promise of Transition: Is there an African Dawn for Democracy?

·         Shifting Markets of Liquid Gas: Emerging Producers and Alternative Geo-Strategies

American Enterprise Institute

·         China’s Global Investment: Neither the U.S. nor Belt and Road

Amnesty International

·         'God Only Knows If He is Alive': Enforced Disappearance and Detention Violations in Southern Yemen

Army University Press

·         Military Review, July-August 2018, v. 98, no. 4

o    The 75th Ranger Regiment Military Intelligence Battalion Modernizing for Multi-Domain Battle

o    Developing a Light Infantry-Robotic Company as a System

o    Reconnaissance beyond the Coordinated Fire Line Division Warfighter Trends

o    The Suwalki Gap A Proving Ground for Cluster Munitions

o    A Central Asian Perspective on Russian Soft Power The View from Tashkent

o    The Decades-Long “Double-Double Game” Pakistan, the United States, and the Taliban

o    Many Voices Telling One Story Public Affairs Operations across Africa in Support of Combatant Commanders

o    Preparing Security Force Assistance Brigades for the Complexity of Human Interaction

o    Lebanese Armed Forces Implementing Instruments of National Power as Lines of Effort to Engage a Palestinian Refugee Camp

o    Mexico’s Fight against Transnational Organized Crime

o    China-Latin America Arms Sales Antagonizing the United States in the Western Hemisphere?

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Labor Markets Under a Zero-tolerance Policy

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         The EU and the Iran Nuclear Deal: How to Proceed?

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Iceland, Israel, and the Jews: A Largely Negative History

·         The Illusion of Israeli-Palestinian Spatial Separation

·         The Iranian-North Korean Nexus After the Singapore Summit

·         Israel’s Active Defense Campaign in Syria: The Next Phase

·         The Israeli Labor Party and Its Palestinian “Partner”

·         The Kim-Trump and Kim-Moon Summits

·         Netanyahu and Macron: Divergences and Convergences

·         Palestinian Sovereignty after Abbas

·         Saudi Religious Diplomacy Targets Jerusalem

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Building Prosperity, Stability, and Security Through Strategic Health Diplomacy

·         Oversight Matters: What’s Next for Inspectors General

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         NATO Needs a Declaratory Policy

Brookings

·         Global Manufacturing Scorecard: How the US Compares to 18 Other Nations

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         A Canadian Primer to the NATO Summit in Brussels July 11-12, 2018

·         Global Exchange, v. 16, no. 2, Spring 2018

o    Introduction: A Defence Policy for Canada’s Future

o    The Context of Canadian Defence Policy

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

o    The Importance of People in Defence

o    Modernizing the Military Personnel System: Lessons from the Force of the Future

o    Operationalizing Strong, Secure, Engaged: The Child Soldier Dimension

o    The Past, Present and Future of Academic Engagement with the Canadian Armed Forces

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

o    Strong, Secure, Engaged So Far

o    People, Partisanship and Political Games: The Defence File

o    A Basic Primer on Naval Shipbuilding

o    Unarmed Warships: What are the AOPS for?

o    Strong, Secure, Engaged in a Threatened Space Domain

o    The Train Long Departed: Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence

·         People, Partisanship and Political Games: The Defence File

CATO Institute

·         Understanding the Effects of Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Artificial Intelligence and International Security

Center for European Policy (CEPA)

·         Securing The Suwałki Corridor: Strategy, Statecraft, Deterrence,and Defense

Center for Global Development

·         Digital Governance in Developing Countries: Beneficiary Experience and Perceptions of System Reform in Rajasthan, India

·         Projected Health Financing Transitions: Timeline and Magnitude

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Policy Perspectives, v. 6, no. 4, July 2018

o    Time to Ease Sanctions on Russia

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Enhancing the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership

·         NATO “Burden Sharing”: The Need for Strategy and Force Plans, Not Meaningless Percentage Goals

·         PacNet #46 - Kim Jong Un’s Long Game

·         The United States and IMF Resources: A Path Forward?

Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction

·         The Digitization of Biology: Understanding the New Risks and Implications for Governance

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         Could Trump Deliver Iran an Oil Windfall?

·         Peak Oil Demand and the Brazilian Pre-Salt

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Game Over? Europe's Cyber Problem

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Legal Liability for Environmental Harm: Synthesis and Overview

Chatham House

·         Carbon Risk and Resilience: How Energy Transition is Changing the Prospects for Countries with Fossil Fuels

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Chemical Weapons in Syria

·         In the Eye of the Storm? (In)Stability in Western Iraqi Kurdistan

·         More than Infrastructures: Water Challenges in Iraq

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Threats

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Department of Defense’s Role in Foreign Assistance

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Examining Drug-Impaired Driving

·         Protecting Customer Proprietary Network Information in the Internet Age

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee 

·         Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere

·         China’s Predatory Trade and Investment Strategy

·         Combating Tuberculosis in Southern Africa

·         Nicaraguan Crisis: Next Steps to Advancing Democracy

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Access Denied: Keeping Adversaries Away from the Homeland Security Supply Chain

·         DHS’s Progress in Securing Election Systems and Other Critical Infrastructure

·         Protecting Our Future: Addressing School Security Challenges in America

·         Terror Threat Snapshot [July 2018]

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         The Muslim Brotherhood’s Global Threat

·         Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election:Testimony by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok

Congress. House. Science, Space, & Technology Committee

·         Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing Solutions

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Counter UAS Issues

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Complex Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities: Lessons Learned from Spectre and Meltdown

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy and the International Economy

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Examining Warrantless Smartphone Searches at the Border

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         How CBO Produces Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs: A Primer

Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Inspector General

·         07-13-2018 The Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services Did Not Comply with Federal Regulations for Chartered Aircraft and Other Government Travel Related to Former Secretary Price

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         U.S. Department of Homeland Security Soft Targets and  Crowded Places Security Plan  Overview

East West Center 

·         China’s Local Governments and Small Enterprises as Overseas Investors

·         Chinese Investment & Workers in Indonesia's Upcoming Elections

·         Constraints to India's Support for Regional Economic Integration

·         The Domestic Political Impact of Rapid Economic Change in the Indo-Pacific Region

·         Economic Pragmatism and Regional Economic Integration: The Case of Cambodia

·         Thailand’s Political Dynamics and the Consequences for Regional Economic Integration

Economic Research Forum (ERF) 

·         Competitive Real Exchange Rates Are Good for the Poor: Evidence from Egyptian Household Surveys

·         The Use of ICT and Employment Generation

Egmont Institute

·         Children in the Levant: Insights from Belgium on the Dilemmas of Repatriation and the Challenges of Reintegration

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Fear and Loathing on the New Silk Road: Chinese Security in Afghanistan and Beyond

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Towards a NATO-Russia Basic Understanding

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         EPIM Policy Update July 2018

European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center

·         Growth of ReichsbüRger Movement in Germany Triggers Increasing Security Concerns

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation

·         TE-SAT  European Union Terrorism Situation And Trend Report 2018

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, July 2018

o    Developing Situational Awareness as a Community-Engagement Initiative

o    Impact of Positive Stories Through Social Media

o    Choose to Take Action

Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)

·         2017 Hurricane Season FEMA After-Action Report

Feinstein International Center

·         Getting by on the Margins: Sudanese and Somali Refugees - A Case Report of Refugees in Towns Cairo, Egypt

FireEye

·         Chinese Espionage Group TEMP.Periscope Targets Cambodia Ahead of July 2018 Elections and Reveals Broad Operations Globally

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Elections in Turkey: Erdoğan’s Juggernaut Continues

·         Examining NATO’s Progress: Common Goals, Shared Burdens

·         A New Political Movement Emerges on Hungary’s Far Right

Foundation for Defense of Democracies

·         Controlled Chaos: The Escalation of Conflict between Israel and Iran in War-Torn Syria

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Trade and Migration: In History, Now, and in the Future (?)

Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique)

·         Eastern Mediterranean Energy Geostrategy on Proposed Gas Export Routes

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

·         Moscow’s Syria Campaign: Russian Lessons for the Art of Strategy

Future Directions International

·         Indo-Iran Relations Post-JCPoA: the US and the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation

German Development Institute

·         Coordination: The Key to Governing the Water-land-food Nexus in Zambia?

·         Scope and Structure of German Official Development Assistance:Trends and Implications for the BMZ and Other Ministries

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Preventing a Spillover of the Iran Israel Conflict in Syria

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Future of NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue

·         Raising EU and NATO Effectiveness: The Impact of Diverse Boots on the Ground

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-427 Government Reorganization: Key Questions to Assess Agency Reform Efforts

·         GAO-18-470 Border Security and Immigration: Initial Executive Order Actions and Resource Implications

·         GAO-18-526 Aviation Security: Actions Needed to Better Identify and Track U.S.-Bound Public Charter Operations from Cuba  

·         GAO-18-494 Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States: Action Needed to Address Evolving National Security Concerns Facing the Department of Defense

·         GAO-18-499 Foreign Assistance: Better Guidance for Strategy Development Could Help Agencies Align Their Efforts

·         GAO-18-667T Information Security: Supply Chain Risks Affecting Federal Agencies

Heritage Foundation

·         Trump Must Be Strong, Clear, and Consistent with Putin

·         U.S. Access to the Ultimate High Ground: President Trump and the New Space Force

·         U.S. Must Identify and Isolate Jihadi-Salafists Through Their Ideology

Households in Conflict Network

·         Cohesive Institutions and Political Violence

·         Early Life Shocks and Mental Health: The Long-term Effect of War in Vietnam

·         Resources, Conflict, and Economic Development in Africa

Hudson Institute

·         After the West?  A Positive Transatlantic Agenda in a Post-Transatlantic Age

·         Closing the Defense Industrial Security Gap with Japan

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, v. 20, July 11, 2018

o    Mali: Elections Highlight Governance Challenges

o    Unity Government Formed in Madagascar Ahead of Polls

Institute for Security Studies

·         Securing a Sustainable Oceans Economy: South Africa’s Approach

·         South African Crime Quarterly, no. 64, June 2018

o    Policing for impact: Is South Africa ready for Evidence-Based Policing?

o    Modest beginnings, high hopes: The Western Cape Police Ombudsman

o    Unpacking Discontent: Where and why protest happens in South Africa

o    The Third time a charm? Traditional Courts Bill 2017

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

·         The Importance of Electronic Warfare in a Disrupted World

Institute for the Study of War

·         Hungary Risks NATO Unity on Ukraine

·         Russia's Military Posture: Ground Forces Order of Battle

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Welfare Spending and Political Conflict in Latin America,1970-2010

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Brexit and European Defence: What to Expect from a"No-Deal" Outcome?

·         The EU and the Iran Nuclear Deal: How to Proceed?

·         Fly High Or Die Trying: Drones in the Service of Human Rights

·         In Search of a More Efficient EU Approach to Human Rights: Civil Society and EU Strategies in Egypt

·         NATO-EU Cooperation to Project Stability

·         Overcoming a Dark Past, Is Zimbabwe Ready for a Brighter Future?

·         Street Protests and Socio-Economic Challenges in Iran: The Case of Khuzestan Province

·         The U.S.-Europe vs. Russia Triangle

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) 

·         Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities

·         Can India Ever Qualify for the World Cup?

·         Climate Change Strategy in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Policy

·         The Eid Ceasefire in Afghanistan: A Harbinger of Longer-term Peace?

·         India and the Global Trade War: Long-term Impact can be Serious

·         Nepali Prime Minister’s Visit to China: Pushing Ahead with the2016 Agreements

·         South Asia and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:Challenges of Implementation

International Association of Chiefs of Police

·         Police Chief, v. 85, no. 7, July 2018

o    Understanding and Countering Violent Extremism

o    Internet and Telecommunication Fraud: Taiwan’s Framework of Countermeasures

o    Faces in Crowds: Identity as a Counterterrorism Tool

o    Antiterrorism Assistance Program: Preventing the Spread of Terrorism Worldwide

o    In the Crosshairs: Crime Gun Intelligence

o    IACP Through the Years: Guam, USA: The New Drug Mecca

o    Police Officer Recruiting & Hiring: The Challenges Have Never Been Greater

o    Officer Safety Corner: Arming Police Officers with Psychological Survival Strategies

o    Research in Brief: Harmonizing Police Technology Acquisitions with Policing Strategy

o    Chief’s Counsel: What Potential Sanctions Trigger Garrity Protection?

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Returning Indonesian Extremists: Unclear Intentions and Unprepared Responses

International Monetary Fund (IMF) 

·         Bank Network Analysis in the ECCU

·         Fundamental Drivers of House Prices in Advanced Economies

·         Is the Cycle the Trend? Evidence From the Views of International Forecasters

·         Still Attached? Are Social Safety Nets Working? Labor Force Participation in European Regions

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, July 9, 2018, v. 18, no. 12

o    Xi’s Economic Deleveraging Campaign and the Limits of Credit Committees

o    Hard Edges of China’s Soft Power Projection Meeting Increasing Resistance

o    Hedging Against the Unknown: PRC Media Coverage of the Sino-US Trade War

o    Global Religion and the United Front: The Case of Mongolia

o    Chinese Media and Latin America: “Borrowing a Boat” to Set Sail

Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

·         2018 White Paper on International Economy and Trade

Jason Howk

·         "We’re Just Talking About It" (WJTA) podcast series - informal conversation about Islam and Muslim cultures

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, June 2018

Library of Congress, Law Library

·         Regulation of Air Pollution (11 countries)

Manhattan Institute

·         New York's Economic Future Rides on Its Subways

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Future of Work: Robots Cooking Free Lunches?

Migration Policy Institute

·         Impact of Populist Radical-Right Parties on Immigration Policy Agendas: A Look at the Netherlands

·         A Needed Evidence Revolution: Using Cost-Benefit Analysis to Improve Refugee Integration Programming

Mitchell Institute

·         Manned-Unmanned Aircraft Teaming: Taking Combat Airpower to the Next Level

National Academies Press

·         Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making: Proceedings of a Workshop

·         Understanding Narratives for National Security: Proceedings of a Workshop

·         Workforce Development and Intelligence Analysis for National Security Purposes: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Defense University Press

·         Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ),  90 (3rd Quarter, July 2018)

o    Intelligence in a Data-Driven Age

o    Strategic Shaping: Expanding the Competitive Space

o    The Future of the Aircraft Carrier and the Carrier Air Wing

o    568 Balls in the Air: Planning for the Loss of Space Capabilities

o    Transregional Capstone Exercise: Training for Tomorrow’s Fight

o    The Case for Joint Force Acquisition Reform

o    U.S. Special Operations Command’s Future, by Design

o    Enhancing Global Security Through Security Force Assistance

o    Cooking Shows, Corollas, and Innovation on a Budget '

o    Bombs, Not Broadcasts: U.S. Preference for Kinetic Strategy in Asymmetric Conflict

o    Reverse Engineering Goldwater-Nichols: China’s Joint Force Reforms

o    Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Demosthenes, Churchill, and the Consensus Delusion

o    Defending the AEF: Combat Adaptation and Jointness in the Skies over France

o    The U.S. Government’s Approach to Economic Security

National Security Archive

·         Presidential Control of Nuclear Weapons: The "Football"

New America Foundation

·         The Punjab Example: Systemic Land Reform in Rural Pakistan

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

·         Brussels Summit Declaration [July 2018]

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         In Western Europe, Populist Parties Tap Anti-Establishment Frustration but Have Little Appeal Across Ideological Divide

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Activism in the Social Media Age

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

·         Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

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

Policy Exchange

·         Remaking the Case for NATO

Polish Institute of International Affairs (Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych)

·         End of a Separate European Neighbourhood Instrument? The Risks of the Commission’s Proposal

·         Newport – Warsaw – Brussels: NATO in Defence of Peace in Europe

·         The Prospects and Significance of the Political Transition in Ethiopia

·         The Role of Non-Jewish Migration in Israeli Policy

Rand

·         Evaluating an Operator Physical Fitness Test Prototype for Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officers: A Preliminary Analysis of Test Implementation

·         Improving Force Development Within the U.S. Department of Defense: Diagnosis and Potential Prescriptions

·         A Manual for Cultural Analysis

·         Resources Required to Meet the U.S. Army's Enlisted Recruiting Requirements Under Alternative Recruiting Goals, Conditions, and Eligibility Policies

·         Using the Person-Event Data Environment for Military Personnel Research in the Department of Defense: An Evaluation of Capability and Potential Uses

Recorded Future

·         Military Reaper Drone Documents Leaked on the Dark Web

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Underwriting Proliferation: Sanctions Evasion, Proliferation Finance and the Insurance Industry

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Roundtable on Humanitarian Technology and Innovation: Critical Questions and Implications for Southeast Asia

SonicWall

·         2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report: Threat Intelligence, Industry Analysis and Cybersecurity Guidance for the Global Cyber Arms Race

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         The SADC EPA: How Can the Agreement Contribute to Lesotho’s Agriculture and Agro-Processing Sector Development?

·         Socio-Ecological Resilience in South Africa’s Blue Economy: The Role of Marine Protected Areas

United Kingdom Government

·         The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)  & UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

·         Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Southern Unity April-May 2018

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

·         PM-602-0163 -  Issuance of Certain RFEs and NOIDs; Revisions to Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 10.5(a), Chapter 10.5(b)

US Secret Service (USSS)

·         Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model

·         Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model Brief

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         After the Match, Saudi Arabia Makes the Real Play

·         Drawing on Past Lessons for Lasting Peace in Yemen

·         The Future of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon

·         Jordan’s Shift Back to the Sunni-Israeli Coalition

·         Neutralizing the Gaza Powder Keg

·         Reimplementing Iran Sanctions: Where, How, and How Much?

·         Taking Stock of U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Since 9/11

·         Toward a New U.S. Policy in Syria

Wilson Center

·         Infographic | 2018 Mexican Gubernatorial Election Results

·         Infographic | 2018 Mexican Gubernatorial Election Results By State

·         Kennan Cable No. 34: Revisiting Decentralization After Maidan:Achievements and Challenges of Ukraine’s Local Governance Reform