Friday's Miscellany 10-26-2018

38 North

·         The Case for Funding the UN’s Request for Humanitarian Assistance to the DPRK

·         China’s Potential Role as Security Guarantor for North Korea

·         North Korea Carefully Revs Up Public Warnings to Washington

Air Combat Command (ACC)

·         2018 ACC Strategic Plan

AidData

·         Counting on Statistics: How can National Statistical Offices and Donors Increase Use?

American Enterprise Institute

·         Reading China: Predicting Policy Change with Machine Learning

Amnesty International

·         Punished for Being Poor: Unjustified, Excessive and Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention in Madagascar

·         'They Never Tell Me Why' Arbitrary Restrictions on Movement In Tunisia

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), October  2018, v. 5, no. 10

o    Incidence and Sequelae of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease among Active Component Females, U.S. Armed Forces, 1996–2016

o    Psychiatric Medical Evacuations in Individuals with Diagnosed Predeployment Family Problems, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2002–2014

o    Department of Defense End-of-Season Influenza Vaccine effectiveness Estimates for the 2017–2018 Season

o    Surveillance Snapshot: Influenza Immunization among U.S. Armed Forces Healthcare Workers, August 2013–April 2018

o    Surveillance Snapshot: Summary of the Department of Defense Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program, 2017–2018 influenza season

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Southeast Asian Perceptions of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

Baker Institute for Public Policy 

·         Vaccine Myths and Challenges

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         The International NGO Triangle in the MENA Region

·         The Mirage of Regionalism in the Middle East and North AfricaPost-2011

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         As the US Cuts Funding, UNRWA Employees Flee Gaza

·         The EU’s Utopian Approach to Iran

·         How Trump Should Handle the Jamal Khashoggi Killing

·         Jordanian Law Permits the Murder of Israelis

·         Khashoggi Rejiggers Middle East at a Horrible Cost

·         The Russian Perspective on the Downing of the IL-20

·         Universalism, Particularism, and Anti-Semitism

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Reflections on American Grand Strategy in Asia

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         (Dis)Continuous Deterrence

Brookings

·         Annotated Bibliography: Transparency, Accountability, and Participation Along the Natural Resource Value Chain

·         Divided Kingdom: How Brexit is Remaking the UK’s Constitutional Order

·         The Role of AI in Education and the Changing U.S. Workforce

·         Venezuela: A Path Out of Misery

·         Where States and Prospective Governors Stand on Infrastructure in the 2018 Election

Bruegel

·         A Better European Union Architecture to Fight Money Laundering

·         European Fiscal Rules Require a Major Overhaul

·         Should We Give up on Global Governance?

Canada. Department of National Defence

·         Canadian Military Journal, Autumn 2018, v. 18, no. 4

o    Military Planning, Canada’s Strategic Interests and the Maritime Domain

o    War Never Changes: An Alternative Practical Model of War

o    Non-Commissioned Members as Transformational Leaders:  Socialization of a Corps

o    Invasive Augmentation Technology in Canadian Defence Policy

o    November 11th in Canada (From 1919 to the Present):  The History of a Commemoration

o    “Making Sausage”: RCAF Doctrine 2005-2016

o    Explaining Cultural Difference between Professional Organizations:  A Sports Analogy to Start Further Discussion

o    Projecting Human Rights: A Modern Take on Uniformity

o    The Canadian Armed Forces and Humanitarian Assistance  and Disaster Relief (HADR)

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Defence Business Planning in Canada

·         The Long Road: Historical Context and Ongoing Challenges of the Rohingya Crisis

CATO Institute

·         Singapore’s Immigration System: Past, Present, and Future

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Changing Tides in the Sea of Goodwill: A Financial Analysis of Veteran-Serving Nonprofits

·         Emerging Technologies

·         Super Soldiers series

Center for Global Development

·         The Declaration of Alma-Ata at 40: Realizing the Promise of Primary Health Care and Avoiding the Pitfalls in Making Vision Reality

·         Fit for the Future: Envisioning New Approaches to Humanitarian Response

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         The Russian Navy in the 21st Century: The Legacy and the New Path

Center for Security Policy

·         Michigan’s Red-Green Axis

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Climate Policy Risk in the U.S. Electric Power Sector

·         Defining the Future of Work, before It Defines Us

·         The Trident Returns: Reactivating the U.S. Second Fleet and Revitalizing Anti-Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic

·         Twenty-First Century Transatlantic Sleepwalkers: Why a Land Swap in the Western Balkans Will Destabilize the Region

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         One Year Since Macron's Sorbonne Speech: Plus ça Change?

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Climate Finance and Transparency in the Paris Agreement: Key Current and Emerging Legal Issues

·         Determining the Standard for Liability for Environmental Harm from Deep Seabed Mining Activities

·         Implementing a National Data Strategy: The Need for Innovative Public Consultations

Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen Clingendael)

·         Global Security Pulse: Political Violence around Europe

·         Local Security Governance In Libya

Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack

·         Chairman's Report [redacted]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Funding for Overseas Contingency Operations and Its Impact on Defense Spending

Congressional Progressive Caucus

·         People’s Budget: A Progressive Path Forward  

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Women and the Law: Leveling the Global Economic Playing Field

Danish Institute for International Studies (Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier)

·         China in Greenland: Companies, Governments, and Hidden Intentions?

Defense Innovation Board (DIB)

·         DIB Guide: Detecting Agile BS

Department of the Army

·         2018 U.S. Army Weapon Systems Handbook

East West Center

·         How Should the US React to China’s Political and Economic Transformation?

·         Philippine Defense Cooperation with Russia: A Wake-up Call for the United States?

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Economic Values in the Arab World Favor Capitalism

·         The Lack of Productive Employment in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparison with East Asia

·         Political Determinants of Government Structure and Economic Performance in Turkey since 1950

·         Time-varying Response of Treasury Yields to Monetary Policy Shocks: Evidence from the Tunisian Bond Market

·         Trade Policy in a Sovereign Palestinian State: What are the Options in a Final Settlement?

Egmont Institute

·         EU and Russia: The Way Out or the Way Down?

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         The China Dream Goes Digital: Technology in the Age of Xi

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Russia-West Incidents in the Air and at Sea 2016-2017: Out of the Danger Zone?

European Policy Centre

·         EPIM Policy Update October 2018

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         Hacks, Leaks and Disruptions – Russian Cyber Strategies

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Consolidated Assessment Ratings

·         Risk-based Approach Guidance for the Life Insurance Sector

·         Risk-based Approach Guidance for the Securities Sector

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         Russia-India Relations: Long-term Obstacles Remain Despite Sectoral Achievements

·         Will International Institutions Fail Again? International Power Shifts and the Future of Global Cooperation

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         The EGA Negotiations: Why They are Important, Why They are Stalled, and Challenges Ahead

·         Financial Deepening, Terms of Trade Shocks, and Growth Volatility in Low-Income Countries

·         A Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index: Which are the Most Vulnerable Developing Countries?

German Development Institute

·         Cultural Values, Popular Attitudes and Democracy Promotion: How Values Mediate the Effectiveness of Donor Support for Term Limits and LGBT+Rights in Uganda

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

·         The Future of Schengen: Internal Border Controls as a Growing Challenge to the EU and the Nordics

·         Maritime Nuclear Deterrence: Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles in the South China Sea

·         UN Reforms for the 2030 Agenda: Are the HLPF’s Working Methods and Practices “Fit for Purpose”?  

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         What to Expect from the U.S. Midterm Elections

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

·         Where Crime Compounds Conflict: Understanding Northern Mozambique’s Vulnerabilities

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-19-163 Unaccompanied Children: Agency Efforts to Reunify Children Separated from Parents at the Border

·         GAO-18-648 Veterans First Program: VA Needs to Address Implementation Challenges and Strengthen Oversight of Subcontracting Limitations

·         GAO-18-653 Embassy Construction: Pace Is Slower Than Projected, and State Could Make Program Improvements

·         GAO-18-685R Opioid Crisis: Status of Public Health Emergency Authorities

·         GAO-19-4 DOD Installation Services: Use of Intergovernmental Support Agreements Has Had Benefits, but Additional Information Would Inform Expansion

Heritage Foundation

·         Arbitrary Arrest and Torture Under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas

·         Sexual Exploitation, Harassment and Abuse in Secondary Schools in Senegal

Households in Conflict Network

·         The Cost of Fear: Impact of Violence Risk on Child Health During

·         How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees in Jordan

·         The Microeconomics of Violent Conflict

·         Violent Conflict, Transport Costs, and Poverty: An Instrumental Variables Approach with Geospatial Data for Nigeria

Hudson Institute

·         Subsidies and Unfair Competition in Global Commercial Aviation:How to Respond

Human Rights Watch

·         “I Could Kill You and No One Would Stop Me”: Weak State Response to Domestic Violence in Russia

·         “Let Posterity Judge”: Violence and Discrimination against LGBT people in Malawi

·         Two Authorities, One Way, Zero Dissent: Arbitrary Arrest and Torture Under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas  

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         The USB Threat No One is Talking About: Research on Firmware-Based Attacks Reveals the Urgent Need to Improve Supply Chain Security for all USB-Enabled Devices

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         Cyber, Intelligence, and Security, September 2018, v. 2, no. 2

o    The Cognitive Campaign: The Second Lebanon War as a Case Study

o    Guidelines for the Management of Cyber Risks

o    Securing Critical Supply Chains: Strategic Opportunities for the Cyber Product International Certification (CPICTm) Initiative

o    Nuclear Crisis Management and Deterrence: Stalked by Cyberwar?

o    Broad Economic Warfare in the Cyber Era

o    How a Comparative View and Mutual Study of National Strategic Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence Can Benefit Each Other

Institute for Science and International Security

·         New Information about the Parchin Site: What the Atomic Archive Reveals About Iran’s Past Nuclear Weapons Related High Explosive Work at the Parchin High Explosive Test Site

Institute for Security Studies

·         Aligning South Africa’s migration policies with Its African

·         Ethiopia’s Refugee Response: Focus on Socio-economic Integration and Self-reliance

·         Promises and Challenges of Ethiopia’s Refugee Policy Reform

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

·         The New Thirty Years War (2018-2049)

Institute for the Study of War

·         Russia in Review: October 18 - 25, 2018

·         Syria Situation Report: October 11 - 24, 2018

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Building Enduring Peace in Colombia: How the EU Can Help

·         Europe's Many Souls: Abandoned Places and the Struggle for a European Dream

·         Examining Lebanese Stakeholders' Frames in the Fields of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development

·         Role and Effectivness of the EU Policies in the Fields of Water and Agriculture in Morocco

·         The US Mid-Term Elections: The Stakes for Europe

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India-Singapore FinTech Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges

·         India and President Putin’s Pacific Pivot

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Global Evaluation of the European Union Engagement on Counter-Terrorism

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

·         Will the Safe Bet Deliver?

International Panel on Fissile Materials

·         Remote Detection of Undeclared Reprocessing

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Engaging with Non-state Armed Groups to Protect Civilians: A Pragmatic Approach for UN Peace Operations

·         Protecting Civilians in the Context of Violent Extremism: The Dilemmas of UN Peacekeeping in Mali

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         Confronting an “Axis of Cyber”? China, Iran, North Korea, Russia in Cyberspace

·         A Vision of Africa's Future

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

·         Safeguards and Verification in Inaccessible Territories

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, October 19, 2018, v. 16, no. 20

o    Governance and Resilience: Countering IS and Stabilizing Eastern Syria

o    Ahvaz Attack: Iran Blames U.S., Arab Rivals and Consolidates Control

o    Boko Haram's Ultra-Extremist Side Resurfaces: From the Execution of Mamman Nur to Humanitarian Workers

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-0, Joint Operations, 17 January 2017, Incorporating Change 1, 22 October 2018

Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI)

·         The Hard Edge of Sharp Power: Understanding China’s Influence Operations Abroad

·         Paying It Forward: Sustaining the Transatlantic Relationship with Canada’s Mission in the Baltics

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         The Four 'Classical Federalisms'

·         Political Subversion in the Age of Social Media

·         Women in a Man's World: Labour Market Equality Driving Economic Growth

McAfee

·         ‘Operation Oceansalt’ Attacks South Korea, U.S., and Canada with Source Code From Chinese Hacker Group

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Balancing Acts: Policy Frameworks for Migrant Return and Reintegration

MITRE

·         An Exploratory Study on Interfacing the Simulation Training Exercise Platform with Operational Simulators

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

·         Terrorist Attacks Involving Package Bombs, 1970 — 2017

NATO Defense College

·         Projecting Stability in Practice? NATO’s New Training Mission in Iraq

Nuclear Threat Initiative

·         Rising Nuclear Dangers: Diverging Views of Strategic Stability

Observer Research Foundation

·         South Korea’s New Approach to India

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

·         Risk Management in Law Enforcement: Discussions on Identifying and Mitigating Risk for Officers, Departments, and the Public

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Productivity in Emerging-Market Economies: Slowdown or Stagnation?

·         Trade Policy toward Supply Chains after the Great Recession

Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends

·         More Latinos Have Serious Concerns About Their Place in America Under Trump

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         After Abbas: Implications of the Palestinian Authority Succession

·         Changes in Hungary’s Policy towards the Western Balkans

·         Confucius Institutes as a Tool for Promoting China’s Interests

·         Prospects for Settling the Dispute over the Rights of the Hungarian Minority in Ukraine

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

·         Security Strategies for Global Supply Chains: Addressing Risk,Seizing Opportunity

Rand

·         Counterterrorism Evaluation: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

·         Deep Decarbonization as a Risk Management Challenge

·         Pacific Engagement: Forging Tighter Connections Between Tactical Security Cooperation Activities and U.S. Strategic Goals in the Asia-Pacific Region

·         What Might Happen if Palestinians Start Voting in Jerusalem Municipal Elections? Gaming the End of the Electoral Boycott and the Future of City Politics

·         Realigning the Stars: A Methodology for Reviewing Active Component General and Flag Officer Requirements

·         Survey of Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunity Among Neighborhoods in the Gulf (STRONG) Codebook

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         China International Relations Thinking: From Theory to Practice

·         Profitability of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail

Small Wars Journal

·         Battle of the Brotherhood: The War between the Caballeros Templarios and the Freemasons of Michoacán

·         Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution – Book Excerpt – Chapter 4:Koos de la Rey

·         Irregular Warfare Isn’t Going Away, Thai Counterinsurgency Lessons Matter

·         The Knights Templar Narcotheology: Deciphering the Occult of a Narcocult

·         A Message to the Leaders of the 21st Century Interwar Period

·         Modern Voting Systems Did More Harm Than Good In Afghanistan's Recent Elections

·         A New U.S. Framework for Stabilization: Opportunities for Civil Affairs

·         The Western International Counternarcotics Regime in North Africa and the Sahel: Imagining Islamic Law as Part of the Solution

·         Will the Marine Corps be Ready or Remain in the Starting Block?

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR-19-02-SP  Status of Six Completed GPI Projects in Takhar Province

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Silent Partners: Organized Crime, Irregular Groups, and Nation-States  

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

·         Counties Where ICE Arrests Concentrate

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China's Internet of Things

US Customs and Border Patrol

·         Southwest Border Migration FY2018

US Fire Administration (USFA)

·         2017 Annual Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United States

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         What Works in Preventing Election Violence: Evidence from Liberia and Kenya