greta's gouge: Friday's Miscellany 12-21-2018

· OIG-19-14 Oversight Review of the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility, Investigations Division

· OIG-19-16 DHS’ and TSA’s Compliance with Public Law 114-278, Transportation Security Card Program Assessment

Department of State

· 2019 To Walk the Earth in Safety

o Fact Sheet - To Walk the Earth in Safety 17th Edition: U.S. Global Leadership in Landmine Clearance and Conventional Weapons Destruction

Department of the Navy

· Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority, Version 2.0

· SECNAV 5520.6 Department of the Navy Combating Trafficking in Persons Policy

The Dialogue

· Police Transformation in Latin America by 2030

East-West Center

· Protectionist Trade Policy Dampens US Economy and Risks Conflict with Asia

· Two Kinds of Conservatives in Japanese Politics and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Tactics to Cope with Them

· The United States Reasserts Trade Rule-Making through USMCA and Challenges CPTPP

EastWest Institute

· Pakistan’s 11th General Election: Outcomes and Implications for Democracy

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

· Are the Credit Rating Agencies Biased Against MENA Countries?

· Global Value Chains and Business Environment: Which Factors Do Really Matter?

· A Multi-Dimensional Measure of Well-being among Youth: The Case of Palestinian Refugee Youth in Lebanon

· The Political Economy of Business Elites in Tunisia: Actors,Strategies and Identities

· Price Synchronicity, Inter-Firm Networks, and Business Groups in the Middle East and North Africa

· Productivity and Resource Misallocation: Evidence from Firms in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Countries

· Productivity, Structural Change and Skills Dynamics in Tunisia and Turkey

Egmont Institute

· The EU and China: Modest Signs of Convergence?

Elliot School of International Affairs

· International Affairs Review, Summer 2018, v. 26,no. 2

o Optimizing Grand Strategy: A Nuanced Proposition for the United States

o Post-Demobilization of the FARC: Predictions for Colombia’s Future Crimescape

o Playing Identity Politics In Iraq

o Increasing Economic Opportunity for Residents in the Niger Delta: A Problem-Driven Political Economy Analysis

o Women, the State, and War: Considering Feminist Navigation of Security

o Feeding The Beast: The Role of Myanmar's Illicit Economies in Continued State Instability

European Council on Foreign Relations

· Divided at the Centre: Germany, Poland, and the Troubles of the Trump Era

· Eyes Tight Shut: European Attitudes Towards Nuclear Deterrence

European Leadership Network (ELN)

· If the Iran Nuclear Deal Fails, Is War Inevitable?

European Policy Centre (EPC)

· A New Future for European Industry

· Armenian Elections: Time for Pashinyan to Deliver on His Vision of a “New” Armenia

· How are the Balkan Countries Preparing Their Policymaking Systems for Membership?

· How do Industrial Transitions Succeed? - Transatlantic Considerations on Drivers for Economic Development

· The Need to 'Re-unite EUrope': The Results of Another Brexit Summit

· Westminster has Less Power Over Brexit Than It May Think

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

· Along the Road – China in the Arctic

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

· 2017 NIBRS Crime Data Released

Federal Commission on School Safety

· Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety

· Press Release

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

· Albania's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

· The Bahamas’ Progress in Strengthening Its Framework to Tackle Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

· Colombia's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

· Ghana's Progress in Strengthening Measures to Tackle Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

· Israel's Measures to Fight Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation

· Private Sector Business Bulletin

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

· The Arctic Railway and the Sámi: Reconciling National Interests with Indigenous Rights

· Finland's Defence Cooperation: The ‘No a Priori Limits’ Approach with Sweden Should be a Model for Other Cooperation Efforts

· France and European Defence: Continuity in Long-term Objectives,Change in Strategy

· Sino-Russian and U.S.-Russian Relationships: Current Developments and Future Trends

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

· The Increased U.S. Commitment to Europe under the Trump Administration

· The Khashoggi Affair: Whither the Kingdom?

· A Year in Taiwan’s Sovereignty

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

· Reported Corruption vs. Experience of Corruption in Public Procurement Contracts

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

· Between Giants: The Sino-Indian Cold War in the Indian Ocean

· China’s Ambitions in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus

· Cooperating with African Armed Forces

· Deep Seabed Mining of Critical Metals: Strategic and Governance Challenges

· A Democratic Middle Class? Testing a Common Notion in Uganda

· Natural Allies? The India-US Relations from the Clinton Administration to the Trump Era

· Political Values in Europe-China Relations

Future Directions International

· The Basra Protests and the Future of Iraq

· Economic, Foreign Policy and Security Challenges for Singapore

German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e. V.)

· Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans

· Tunisia’s Fragile Democracy: Decentralization,Institution-Building and the Development of Marginalized Regions

German Development Institute

· Civil SocietyEngagement in Regional Governance: A Network Analysis in Southern Africa

· Industrial Policyin Morocco and Its Potential Contribution to a New Social Contract

· Supporting Peace After Civil War: What Kind of International Engagement Can Make a Difference?

· Unbundling the Impacts of Economic Empowerment Programmes: Evidence from Malawi

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

· Facets of the North Korea Conflict

· From Exception to Rule – the EU Trust Fund for Africa

· New Connectivity in the Bay of Bengal

· The Visegrád Group’s Policy towards Israel

German Marshall Fund of the United States

· Balancing Trumpism: Transatlantic Divergence in the Middle East

· An Effective American Regime to Counter Illicit Finance

· Offense as the New Defense: New Life for NATO’s Cyber Policy

· Three Years into the Refugee Displacement Crisis

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

· Airport Funding: Alternative Methods for Collecting Airports' Passenger Facility Charges and Implementation Factors to Consider GAO-19-238R

· Army Corps of Engineers: Budget Requests Included Construction Projects Located in Over 30 States, Selected Using a Multi-level Process GAO-19-99

· Buy American Act: Actions Needed to Improve Exception and Waiver Reporting and Selected Agency Guidance GAO-19-17

· Colombia: U.S. Counternarcotics Assistance Achieved Some Positive Results but State Needs to Review the Overall U.S. Approach GAO-19-106

· Critical Infrastructure Protection: Actions Needed to Address Significant Weaknesses in TSA's Pipeline Security Program Management GAO-19-48

· Critical Infrastructure Protection: Protecting the Electric Grid from Geomagnetic Disturbances GAO-19-98

· Defense Science and Technology: Actions Needed to Enhance Use of Laboratory Initiated Research Authority GAO-19-64

· DOD Depot Workforce: Services Need to Assess the Effectiveness of Their Initiative to Maintain Critical Skills GAO-19-51

· Dodd-Frank Regulations: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Needs a Systematic Process to Prioritize Consumer Risks GAO-19-158

· Emergency Communications: Office of Emergency Communications Should Take Steps to Help Improve External Communications GAO-19-171

· Federal Budget: Government-Wide Inventory of Accounts with Spending Authority and Permanent Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1995 to 2015 GAO-19-36

· Federal Budget: Government-Wide Inventory of Accounts with Spending Authority and Permanent Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1995 to 2015 [testimony] GAO-19-289T

· Federal Building Security: Actions Needed to Help Achieve Vision for Secure, Interoperable Physical Access Control GAO-19-138

· Federal Law Enforcement: Purchases and Inventory Controls of Firearms, Ammunition, and Tactical Equipment GAO-19-175

· Information Security: Agencies Need to Improve Implementation of Federal Approach to Securing Systems and Protecting against Intrusions GAO-19-105

· Information Security: Significant Progress Made, but CDC Needs to Take Further Action to Resolve Control Deficiencies and Improve Its Program GAO-19-70

· Information Technology: Implementation of Recommendations Is Needed to Strengthen Acquisitions, Operations, and Cybersecurity GAO-19-275T [testimony]

· Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Improve Dental Clinic Staffing Models and Evaluate Recruitment and Retention Programs GAO-19-50

· Missile Defense: Air Force Report to Congress Included Information on the Capabilities, Operational Availability, and Funding Plan for Cobra Dane GAO-19-68

· National Guard: Office of Complex Investigations Should Update Policies to Require Additional Documentation for Sexual Assault Cases GAO-19-109

· National Security: Long-Range Emerging Threats Facing the United States As Identified by Federal Agencies GAO-19-204SP

· Navy and Marine Corps: Rebuilding Ship, Submarine, and Aviation Readiness Will Require Time and Sustained Management Attention GAO-19-225T [testimony]

· Open Data: Treasury Could Better Align USAspending.gov with Key Practices and Search Requirements GAO-19-72

· Security Force Assistance: U.S. Advising of Afghan National Army Has Expanded since 2015, and the U.S. Army Has Deployed a New Advising Unit GAO-19-251R

· State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook: 2018 Update GAO-19-208SP

· State Department: Better Oversight and Controls Could Improve Timely Delivery of Legal Documents for Terrorism Victims GAO-19-139

· Troubled Asset Relief Program: Monitoring of the Hardest Hit Fund Program Could Be Strengthened GAO-19-100

· VA Construction: Strengthened Pilot Design and a Dedicated Team Could Improve Real-Property Donation Pilot Program GAO-19-117

· VA Disability Benefits: Planning Gaps Could Impede Readiness for Successful Appeals Implementation GAO-19-272T [testimony]

· VA Health Care: Improvements Needed in Suicide Prevention Media Outreach Campaign Oversight and Evaluation GAO-19-66

Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

· Threats, Arms and Conflicts: Taking Stock of Interstate Military Competition in Today’s World

· Vertical Tensions: Coming Together or Falling Apart? EU Cooperation in Key Policy Areas

Harvard Law School

· National Security Journal, 2018, v. 10, no. 1

o Yemen: Is the U.S. Breaking the Law?

Households in Conflict Network

· Do Fences Make Good Neighbors? Evidence from an Insurgency in India

Human Rights Watch

· The Coal Mine Next Door: How the U.S. Government’s Deregulation of Mountaintop Removal Threatens Public Health

· “Creating Panic”: Bangladesh Election Crackdown on Political Opponents and Critics

· No Support: Russia’s “Gay Propaganda” Law Imperils LGBT Youth

· “Not Allowed to Be Compassionate”: Chronic Pain, the Overdose Crisis, and Unintended Harms in the US

· Recycled Violence: Abuses by FARC Dissident Groups in Tumaco on Colombia’s Pacific Coast

· “They Just Want to Silence Us”: Abuses Against Environmental Activists at Kenya’s Coast Region

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

· Video: Trust and the Economics of Insecurity

· What We Learned from the Bloomberg-Super Micro Debate: Industry’s Inability to Definitively Prove Supply Chain Security Highlights a Need for Radical Change

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

· Africa Watch, v. 21, December 11, 2018

o Fisheries Crisis: The Case of Senegal and Mauritania

o Unveiling the Evolving Face of Terror: Will ISIS Mobilize Female Jihadis in Africa?

· Data Science for Materials in Extreme Environments

Institute for International Political Studies [Italian]

· EU and Latin America: A Stronger Partnership?

· When Populism Meets Nationalism

Institute for Science and International Security

· Anatomy of Iran’s Deception and How Iran Benefited - Iran’s Nuclear Archive Confirms Gchine Uranium and Yellowcake Production Plant wereOriginally Part of a Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Fuel Cycle. Yet, Gchine NeverStopped Operating

· Case Study: How Extraterritorial Enforcement Can Disrupt Iran’s Illicit Financing Schemes - the Example of Huawei and Skycom

Institute for Security Studies

· Compound fractures: Political Formations, Armed Groups and Regional Mediation in South Sudan

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

· Asia-Pacific vs. Indo-Pacific: Just Different Words or Different Visions for a Region?

· Updating Naval Cyber

Institute for the Study of War

· ISIS Threat Update - December 2018

· The Looming Vacuum in Syria

· Russia in Review: Russia Poised to Escalate Ukraine Campaign

· Russia Sees Opportunity in Europe's Crises

· Russia's Pressure Points on Ukraine

· Syria Situation Report: November 29 - December 12, 2018

· Turkey Brief: November 27 - December 12, 2018

· Warning Update: Russian Preparations for Military Operations in Ukraine Continue

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

· Assessing the Strength of Different Violence Monitoring Systems in Crises

· Comparing ‘New’ and ‘Old’ Media for Violence Monitoring and Crisis Response in Kenya

· How Should Uganda’s National Youth Policy Be Redesigned?

· Navigating the Pathways from Exclusion to Accountability: From Understanding Intersecting Inequalities to Building Accountable Relationships

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

· Europe and Iran: The Economic and Commercial Dimensions of a Strained Relationship

· The Evolution of Energy Fluxes and Cooperation Models in the Middle East

· Financing Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa

· Italy's Defence Expenditure: What Impact on EU Defence Cooperation?

· Italy's Unruly Rulers

· Negotiating a New EU-Africa Agenda: Playing the Migration and Chinese Cards?

· Palestine and the Arab–Israeli Conflict: 100 Years of Regional Relevance and International Failure

· Policies and Politics of Migration towards the European Elections

· Prisons and Radicalization: Breaking the Cycle through Rehabilitation

· Strengthening European Commercial Diplomacy: Prospects and Challenges

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

· The BJP’s Performance in the Hindi Belt

· The End of Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis: What Next?

· India’s Social Policies under the BJP Government

· A New Chapter in India-Maldives Relationship

International Association of Chiefs of Police

· Police Chief, v. 85, no. 12, December 2018

o Collaborative Response to Critical Incidents: An International Perspective on Responding to Emergency Situations

o Managing a Deadly Force Encounter as a Law Enforcement Leader

o When Crisis Strikes: Successfully Navigating Your Agency’s Narrative in the Digital Age

o Our People, Our Communities: Ontario Provincial Police’s Mental Health Strategy for Crisis Response

o Transit Terrorism: Beyond Pelham 1-2-3

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

· The Future of the Global Jihadist Movement After the Collapse of the Caliphate

International Crisis Group

· A Road to Dialogue After Nicaragua’s Crushed Uprising

· Nigeria’s 2019 Elections: Six States to Watch

· Time for a Modest Deal: Howto Get U.S.-North Korean Talks Moving Forward

· Reviving UN Mediation on Iraq’s Disputed Internal Boundaries

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

· Assessing the Macroeconomic Impact of Structural Reforms in Chile

· Can Good Governance Lower Financial Intermediation Costs?

· China’s High Savings: Drivers, Prospects, and Policies

· Designing Sound Fiscal Relations Across Government Levels in Decentralized Countries

· Economic Policy Uncertainty in Turkey

· Expectations' Anchoring and Inflation Persistence

· In Search of Information: Use of Google Trends’ Data to Narrow Information Gaps for Low-income Developing Countries

· Media Sentiment and International Asset Prices

· Optimal Control of a Global Model of Climate Change with Adaptation and Mitigation

· Saudi’s Growth and Financial Spillovers to Other GCC Countries: An Empirical Analysis

· Trade Uncertainty and Investment in the Euro Area

· Transport Infrastructure, City Productivity Growth and Sectoral Reallocation: Evidence from China

International Peace Institute (IPI)

· Lessons Learned from the UN’s Transition in Côte d’Ivoire

· The Mission Is Gone, but the UN Is Staying: Liberia’s Peacekeeping Transition

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

· American Pressure Against “Revisionist” Russia and China

· Can Russia and China cooperate on the Middle East?

· China’s Ambitions to Become a Global Security Actor

· Chinese Hybrid Warfare

· Russia’s Cyber Strategy

· Russia-China military cooperation in Central Asia: A Temporary Convergence of Strategic Interests

· Russia-China: Security Ties Them Together?

· Security Challenges in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:Widening vs Deepening

· What Prospects for the Russian Military-Industrial Complex?

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

· North Korea’s International Scientific Collaborations: Their Scope, Scale, and Potential Dual-Use and Military Significance

Lowy Institute for International Relations

· Economic Conflict between America and China: A Truce Declared, the Talks Begin

Martens Centre for European Studies

· Rebalancing the Euro Area: A proposal for Future Reform

McAfee

· Operation Sharpshooter: Campaign Targets Global Defense, Critical Infrastructure

Migration Policy Institute

· Promoting Refugee Integration in Challenging Times: The Potential of Two-Generation Strategies

· Transnational Organized Crime Groups, Immigration, and Border Security: Connections, Distinctions, and Proposals for Effective Policy

Mitchell Institute

· The US Air Force and Army in the Korean War: How Army Decisions Limited Airpower's Effectiveness

National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces

· Canadian Military Journal, Winter 2018, v. 19, no. 1

o The Charm Offensive: Peacekeeping and Policy in China

o The Effects of Rotation and Frequent Transfers of Canadian Armed Forces Middle Managers on Organizational Performance

o Coming Home: The Journey Back to Canada

o “Inclusive Leadership” If we build it will they come?

o Have Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Changed War Fundamentally?

o The Rise of Private Military Corporations: Consequences, Considerations and Implications for the Canadian Armed Forces

o Improving Family Support in the Canadian Armed Forces: A Qualitative Study

o Why Study History?

o The Nascent Renaissance of Search and Rescue

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

· NFPA 2400 Standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Used for Public Safety Operations

National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)

· Surviving a Catastrophic Power Outage: How to Strengthen the Capabilities of the Nation [draft]

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

· Military Functions and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

· Russia's Maneuver Exercise Vostok-2018

· Will Japan-U.S.-Australia-India Security Cooperation be Realized?

National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Arctic Program

· 2018 Arctic Report Card

o Previous Report Cards

National Institute for Defense Studies (Japan)

· Russia's Maneuver Exercise Vostok-2018

· Will Japan-U.S.-Australia-India Security Cooperation be Realized?

National Security Archive

· The Chiquita 13: Profiles of Banana Officials Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

· Communist Parades as an Intelligence Target in the Cold War

· NATO's Original Purpose: Double Containment of the Soviet Union and "Resurgent" Germany

NATO Defense College

· Projecting Stability: Elixir or Snake Oil?

· Will Artificial Intelligence Challenge NATO Interoperability?

New America Foundation

· Building the Future: Educating Tomorrow's Leaders in an Era of Rapid Technological Change

· National Security: What WeTalk About When We Talk About Gender

· Perspectives and Policies on the Digital Safety of Vulnerable Communities

New Knowledge

· The Tactics & Tropes of the Internet Research Agency

Nuclear Threat Initiative

· Civilian HEU Reduction and Elimination Resource Collection

Observer Research Foundation

· Beyond The ‘Lethal’ in Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Applications of Laws In Theatres of Conflict for Middle Powers

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

· Rank and File: Reflections on Emerging Issues in Law Enforcement

Oxford Internet Institute Computational Propaganda Research Project

· The IRA, Social Media and Political Polarization in the United States, 2012-2018

Oxford Research Group

· UK Food Security and Climate Change

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

· A Better European Architecture to Fight Money Laundering

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

· Image of Putin, Russia Suffers Internationally

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

· Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

· Gender and Jobs in Online Image Searches

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

· Most Voters Have Positive Views of Their Midterm Voting Experiences

Polish Institute of International Affairs

· Cooperation between Local Governments in Poland and MENA

· New Cycle of the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP)

· Political Effects of Hungary Granting Asylum to the Former Prime Minister of Macedonia

· Prospects for a lasting peace in South Sudan

· Russia Beefs Up Its Western Flank

· Russia on the Global Regulation of Cyberspace

· Turkey and Saudi Arabia: A Dangerous Rivalry

· US Electoral System Infrastructure: Threats and Protection Against Russian Interference

RAND

· Assessing Outcomes of Online Campaigns Countering Violent Extremism: A Case Study of the Redirect Method

· Early Reflections on the Approach to Preventing and Responding to Violent and Antisocial Behavior at the 2018 World Cup in Russia

· How Can Crowd Behaviour Modelling be Used to Prevent and Respond to Violence and Antisocial Behaviour at Qatar 2022?

· Insights on the Role of Volunteers in Public Safety at Major Sporting Events

· Measuring Barriers to Mental Health Care in the Military

· Opportunities for All: Mutually Beneficial Opportunities for Syrians and Host Countries in Middle Eastern Labor Markets

· Perspective: Building Partner-Nation Capacity Through the Defense Education Enhancement Program

· Representation of Persons with Targeted Disabilities: An Analysis of Barriers to Employment in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce

· Trends in the Draw of Americans to Foreign Terrorist Organizations from 9/11 to Today

· Understanding the Emerging Era of International Competition:Theoretical and Historical Perspectives

· Violent and Antisocial Behaviour at Football Events and Strategies to Prevent and Respond to These Behaviours: Final Synthesis Report

· Violent and Antisocial Behaviour at Football Matches in the Middle East and North Africa: Scoping the Evidence

· What Factors Contributed to the Different Levels of Disorder Witnessed in Marseille and Lille during the Euros 2016 UEFA European Championship?

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

· Armed Drones in the Middle East: Proliferation and Norms in the Region

· From Money Mules to Chain-Hopping: Targeting the Finances of Cybercrime

· A Long Road to Denuclearization: Challenges to Security-Based Diplomacy with North Korea

· Sharpening the Money-Laundering Risk Picture: How Data Analytics Can Support Financial Intelligence,Supervision and Enforcement

Sasakawa Peace Foundation

· Testing the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-ROK Security Alliances

Small Arms Survey

· How the 2011 US Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Led to the Rise of ISIS

· Identity and Self-Determination: The Fertit Opposition in South Sudan

· Trade Update 2018: Sub-Saharan Africa in Focus

Small Wars Journal

· Afghanistan’s Enigmatic Foreign Policy

· Before the Engagement: Mapping Social Media for Civil Military Operations

· The Boer War and Malayan Emergency: Examples of British Counterinsurgency pre- and post-“Minimum Force”

· Brain Scans, Boycotts, and Counter-Terrorism?

· Democratic Republic of Congo: Kabila’s Last Stand

· Drones for Dinars, not Dollars

· Empowering European Defense: A 21st Century US Army Strategy

· International Impediments: A Counterterrorism Strategy Study

· If You Ain’t First, You’re Last! Why We Should Cheat

· Is Israel Winning the Underground Fight?

· Making Intelligence Work: A Call to Reform and Reorganize the Afghan Intelligence Community

· Malignant Legions: Treating the Strategic Cancer of the Cartel delos Soles

· The Marine Corps, Counterinsurgency, and America’s Answer to the French Foreign Legion

· Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 26: Grenade Attack on US Consulate in Guadalajara Followed by CJNG Narcomantas Denying Responsibility

· Morocco’s Unique Approach to Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism

· The Niger Ambush and Leadership Accountability

· Strategic Advising: Should it be Transactional or Transformative?

· Tickling the Dragon’s Tail: Instigating War with Imperial Japan to Fight Nazi Germany and its Strategic Implications

· Why Russia's Seizure of Ukrainian Vessels Matters to the U.S.

· Why Study War?

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

· Can Africa Build Greener Infrastructure While Speeding Up Its Development? Lessons from China

· Linking Soybean Producers to Markets: An Analysis of Interventions in Malawi and Zambia

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

· Bulgaria and Black Sea Security

· The Landscape of Arms Control: Perspectives from Russia [videos]

· Managing Complexity: Addressing Societal Security Challenges in the Baltic Sea Region

· Saudi Arabia, armaments and conflict in the Middle East

UK Parliament, Defence Committee

· Future Anti-Ship Missile Systems: Joint inquiry with the Assemblée Nationale’s Standing Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces

US Customs and Border Protection

· Claims of Credible Fear Increase in Fiscal Year 2018

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

· Civilian-Led Governance and Security in Nigeria After Boko Haram

· Ukraine’s Elections Could Turn Violent—This is How to Prevent It

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

· After Palermo: Achievements and Future Challenges for Libya

· As Washington Prepares to Withdraw from Syria, Turkey Is Set to Invade

· Forty Years of the Islamic Republic: What Next?

· In the Scramble to Save the Iran Deal, Don’t Forget Procurement

· Protests Underscore West Bank Instability

· The “Reconstruction” of Syria: A War By Other Means

· Russia's Arabic Propaganda: What It is, Why It Matters

· Tal Abyad: Achilles Heel of the Syrian Kurdish Belt

· Tunisia's Foreign Fighters

· Very Cautious Arab Media Reactions to U.S. Syria Exit, Plus Mattis Exit

· What to Watch for as Lebanon Forms a New Government

White House

· National Strategy for countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism

o Fact Sheet

o Text of a Memorandum from the President to the Secretary of Defense Regarding the Establishment of the United States Space Command

World Bank

· In the Dark: How Much Do Power Sector Distortions Cost South Asia?

· What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050

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