Friday's Miscellany 04-12-2019

38 North

·         North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard: Submarine Shipbuilding Continuing at Slow Pace

·         The North Korean Parliamentary Session and Budget Report 2019:Signs of Economic Stagnation and an Open Claim to Leadership on the Korean Peninsula

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Five Things to Watch in Sudan’s Transition

AidData

·         Connective Financing: Chinese Infrastructure Projects and the Diffusion of Economic Activity in Developing Countries

Air University Press

·         Autonomous Horizons The Way Forward

·         Doolittle Series 18: Multi-Domain Operations

·         The Military Commander and the Law (15th ed.)

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

·         The Growth of Salaries and Benefits in the Federal Government, State and Local Governments and Public Education, 1998-2017

Arab Center For Research and Policy Studies

·         US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: Pumping Air into a Punctured Tire

Arms Control Association

·         Responses to Violations of the Norm Against Chemical Weapons

·         U.S. Nuclear Excess: Understanding the Costs, Risks, and Alternatives

Army War College

·         Strategic Leadership Primer for Senior Leaders, 4th ed.

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

·         Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         18 Years and Counting: Australian Counteterrorism, Threats and Responses

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         Belarus Could Be Russia’s Next Big Geopolitical Target

·         Lessons from the Failed “Gaza Initiative” of 1949

·         Mariupol: An On-Site Report

·         A New East Med Friendship, with US Support

·         Russia Positions Itself as Final “Judge” in Syria Amid Escalating Israeli-Iranian Tensions

·         Sanctions on the IRGC Will Be Judged by Results – and by Iran’s Reaction

·         US Designation of Revolutionary Guards Risks Escalation

·         With Italy on Board, China’s BRI Gets a Major Boost

Beyond the Parallel

·         Is North Korea Preparing for a Military Parade?

Brookings

·         April 2019 Update to TIGER: World Economy Lurches from Uneven Recovery to Synchronized Slowdown

·         The Geopolitics of China’s Rise in Latin America

·         How Do Work Requirement Waivers Help SNAP Respond to a Recession?

·         Reflecting on Qatar’s “Islamist” Soft Power

·         Sri Lanka’s Presidential Elections: Progress, Regression, or Paralysis?

Bruegel

·         Europe in the Midst of China-US Strategic Competition: What are the European Union’s Options?

Canada. Department of National Defence

·         Canadian Military Journal, Spring 2019, v. 19, no. 2

o    Russian Military and Security Privatization: Implications for Canada

o    Enabling Organizational Resilience through Communication and Information Systems Design

o    Women Serving in the Canadian Armed Forces: Strengthening Military Capabilities and Operational Effectiveness

o    For Canada’s Sake

o    Intent upon Destruction: German Strategy at Verdun, 1916

o    The Rise of the Drones: Technological Development of Miniaturised Weapons and the Challenges for the Royal Canadian Navy

o    Panzermeyer Attacks! Allied Artillery and the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade versus the 25th SS-PGR Kampfgruppe during the D+1 Advance upon Carpiquet Airfield

o    The Auditor General on Fighters ~ Parliamentarians on Search and Rescue

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Updating an ODA Policy in Canada: The Role of Global Remittances in Development

CATO Institute

·         The Impact of Permanent Residency Delays on STEM PhDs: Who Leaves and Why

·         Three New Ways for Congress to Legalize Illegal Immigrants

·         Why the Government Should Not Regulate Content Moderation of Social Media

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Grading China's Belt and Road

·         New Voices in Grand Strategy

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

·         Revising the Theory of Hybrid War

Center for Global Development

·         Pooled Procurement of Drugs in Low and Middle Income Countries

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 

·         America’s Global Infrastructure Opportunity: Three Recommendations to the New U.S. Development Finance Corporation 

·         Innocent Bystanders: Why the U.S.-China Trade War Hurts African Economies

·         New Perspectives in Foreign Policy,  Issue 17 

o    Neo-Ottomanism: Turkey’s foreign policy approach to Africa

o    Questions for Humanitarian Action in 2019

o    Coming Together to Fight Fake News: Lessons from the European Approach to Disinformation

o    The Ignored Indigenous Genius

o    A Friend of a Friend: How Better China- Japan Relations Benefit the United States

o    Young Guns: Freshman National Security Figures in the 116th Congress’ House of  Representatives

o    Too Little for Too Much? Or A Lot for A Little? The Air Force OA-X Light-Attack Program

o    The Give-and-Take of BRI in Africa

o    Chabahar Port: Unlocking Afghanistan’s Potential

o    Civil-Military Relations: Increasing Awareness and Reducing the Gap

·         Preventing Catastrophe in Afghanistan 

Center for Strategic Research (SAM - Turkey)

·         On Turkey’s Missile Defense Strategy: The Four Faces of the S-400 Deal Between Turkey and Russia

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Forming a Cohesive Fintech Agenda for the G20

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Not So Fast! Westminster's (Continuous) Oversight of European Affairs Post-Brexit

Chatham House

·         Mauritania’s Unfolding Landscape: Elections, Hydrocarbons and Socio-Economic Change

·         Taiwan’s Geopolitical Challenges and Domestic Choices: A State of Ambiguity

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Russians Want Crimea; Prefer Luhansk and Donetsk Independent  

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The Failure of Drug Control in Afghanistan

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Evolution, Transformation and Sustainment: Review of the FY20 Budget Request for U.S. SOCOM

·         The FY20 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Department of Navy

·         FY20 Priorities: Atomic Energy Defense, Nonproliferation, Safety & Environmental Management

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Investing in America’s Energy Infrastructure: Improving Energy Efficiency and Creating a Diverse Workforce

·         Priced Out of a Lifesaving Drug: Getting Answers on the Rising Cost of Insulin

·         Protecting Americans from Dangerous Products: Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission Fulfilling Its Mission?

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         FY 2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and Policy Priorities

·         The Importance of U.S. Assistance to Central America

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Assessing the Homeland Security Impacts of a Changing Climate  

·         Securing America's Transportation and Maritime Systems: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Requests for the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism

Congress. House. Oversight & Reform Committee

·         Failure of Administration to Comply with Subpoenas on Child Separation Policy

·         The Need for Leadership to Combat Climate Change and Protect National Security

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Investment in our Nation’s Waterways Matter

·         Every Life Counts: Improving the Safety of our Nation’s Roadways

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee 

·         Air Force Modernization

·         Marine Corps Ground Modernization and Naval Aviation Programs

·         Posture of the Department of the Navy

·         Proposal to Establish a United States Space Force

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Broadband Mapping: Challenges and Solutions

·         Illegal Robocalls: Calling All To Stop The Scourge

·         Pipeline Safety: Federal Oversight and Stakeholder Perspectives

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         ARIA in Action, Part 1: Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law

·         Review of the FY 2020 State Department Budget Request

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: Perspectives from the Frontline  

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         The 2019 Budget and Economic Outlook

·         Expected Costs of Damage From Hurricane Winds and Storm-Related Flooding

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         The Work Ahead: Machines, Skills, and U.S. Leadership in the Twenty-First Century

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

·         A Typology of Domestic Private Land-based Investors in Africa: Evidence from Tanzania's Timber Rush

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Argentina Declassification Project

Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2019-071  Evaluation of DoD Component Responsibilities for Counterintelligence Support for the Protection of Defense Critical Infrastructure

East Asia Institute

·         China`s Military Power Trajectory

·         From Big to Powerful: China`s Quest for Security and Power in the Age of Innovation

East West Center

·         Taiwan's Southbound Policy Aspirations and Realities

Economic Innovation Group (EIG)

·         From Managing Decline to Building the Future: Could a Heartland Visa Help Struggling Regions?

Egmont Institute

·         Autonomy and Strategy: What Should Europe Want?

European Institute of the Mediterranean 

·         The New-Old Elites and their Relations with the EU: The Cases of Egypt and Tunisia

·         The Role of Russia in the Middle East and the North Africa Region.Strategy or Opportunism?

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         Conflict Prevention in Mozambique

·         Global Trends To 2030 – Challenges and Choices for Europe

·         Iceberg Ahead! Rethinking Conflict Prevention

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2018

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, April 2019

o    Adverse Childhood Experiences and Crime

o    Saving One Overdose Victim at a Time

o    How Effective Leaders Make Us Feel

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         FATF Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         The Geostrategic Arctic: Hard Security in the High North

·         Ukraine’s Stalled Transformation: A Concerning Context for the2019 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Haftar’s Final Play: Operation Flood of Dignity and the Fight for Tripoli

·         It Looks Like Netanyahu Has Done It Again

·         The Taiwan Relations Act: Charting a Stable Course for the U.S. in Asia

·         The Taiwan Relations Act at 40 

·         The Taiwan Relations Act Turns 40, So What Now?

·         Why Turkey’s PKK Conflict Looms Larger than Ever in Local Election Aftermath

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

·         Biogas and Biomethane in Europe: Lessons from Denmark, Germany and Italy

·         Seven Years of The 16+1: An Assessment of China’s ‘Multilateral Bilateralism’ in Central Europe

German Development Institute

·         Investment Facilitation for Development: A New Route to Global Investment Governance

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         The “Deal of the Century” for Israel‑Palestine

Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

·         Columbia Class Submarine: Overly Optimistic Cost Estimate Will Likely Lead to Budget Increases GAO-19-497

·         FEMA Grants Modernization: Improvements Needed to Strengthen Program Management and Cybersecurity GAO-19-164

·         Ground Combat Forces: The Marine Corps Should Take Actions to Track Training Funds and Link Them to Readiness GAO-19-233

·         Military Spouse Employment: Participation in and Efforts to Promote the My Career Advancement Account Program GAO-19-320R

·         Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA Is Taking Action to Manage Increased Workload at Kansas City National Security Campus GAO-19-126

·         The Nation's Fiscal Health: Action Is Needed to Address the Federal Government's Fiscal Future GAO-19-314SP

·         Presidential Helicopter: Program Continues to Make Development Progress While Addressing Challenges GAO-19-329

·         Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Defense GAO-19-366SP

·         Priority Open Recommendations: Department of State GAO-19-420SP

·         VA Management Challenges: Actions Needed to Improve Management and Oversight of VA Operations GAO-19-422R

·         Workforce Automation: Better Data Needed to Assess and Plan for Effects of Advanced Technologies on Jobs GAO-19-257

Human Rights Watch

·         Lawyers on Trial: Abusive Prosecutions and Erosion of Fair Trial Rights in Turkey

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

·         The Case Against Taxing Robots

·         FY 2020 Energy Innovation Funding: Congress Should Push the Pedal to the Metal

·         Is China Catching Up to the United States in Innovation?

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         Cybersecurity in Building Automation Systems (BAS)

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Belarus’s Rapprochement with the West: What Does It Indicate?

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Assessing Future Threats from Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (IDA Research Insights)

·         Assessing the Impact of Military Technicians on Ground Equipment Readiness in the Army National Guard

·         Bayesian Component Reliability Estimation: an F-35 Case Study

·         Environmental Tools for Use during Military Exercises

·         Impact of Conditions which Affect Exploratory Factor Analysis

·         Implications and Considerations of 5th Generation Mobile Networks (5G) for the US Department of Defense

·         Handbook on Statistical Design & Analysis Techniques for Modeling & Simulation Validation

·         How Big is Too Big? Using SAL (Smalls at Affordability in LEO) to Evaluate the Small Satellite Tradespace

·         More Agile Acquisition Risk Management for Urgent and Emerging Military Needs (IDA Research Insights)

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         Long-Range Rocket Fire on Israel's Depth: Lessons for Homefront Defense

·         Regulation in Cyberspace

·         Turkey’s Local Elections: A Blow to the AKP

·         The United States Decision to Designate the Revolutionary Guards as a Terrorist Organization

Institute for Security Studies - Africa

·         Cooperation with the ICC: What the Security Council and ASP Must Do

·         Shared Value: How Business Can Support Children and Prevent Violence

·         Western Cape After School Game Changer: A Violence Prevention Intervention?

Institute for the Study of War

·         Erdogan Prepares Underhanded Response to Turkey's Vote

·         Erdogan Pressures Turkey's Key Electoral Body

·         Russia in Review: April 4 - 11, 2019

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         The EU's Externalisation of Migration Management Undermines Stabilisation in the Western Balkans

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         The BJP in Rural Areas: Insights from the 2014 Elections

·         Can BJP Sustain the Bounce from Pulwama and Balakot?

·         A Comprehensive Election Victory: What Next for the Maldivian Democratic Party?

·         India’s Hindi Heartland Key to General Elections

·         Saudi Arabia’s Rising Profile in South Asia

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         The Need to Maintain Control over Militant Jihadists

·         The Role of Formers in Countering Violent Extremism  

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Illuminating Economic Growth

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Incorporating Gender into UN Senior Leadership Training

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         EU-Islam Dialogue and Engagement. Five Challenges and Opportunities

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, April 9, 2019, v. 19, no. 7

o    Propaganda Themes at the CPPCC Stress the “Sinicization” of Religion

o    China’s Seventh-Generation Leadership Emerges onto the Stage

o    China’s Diplomatic Moves Amidst the India-Pakistan Conflict

o    Learning Without Fighting: New Developments in PLA Artificial Intelligence War-Gaming

o    The “Algorithm Game” and Its Implications for Chinese War Control

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-16, Multinational Operations, 01 March 2019

Lowy Institute

·         Politics In Indonesia: Resilient Elections, Defective Democracy

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         The New Geopolitics of the Arctic: Russia, China and the EU

·         Political Warfare: Competition in the Cyber Era

Marine Corps University Middle East Studies

·         MES Insights, April 2018, v. 10, no. 2

o    Revisiting Revolutionary Slogans in Iran Forty Years Later

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Competing Approaches to Selecting Economic Immigrants:Points-Based vs. Demand-Driven Systems

·         Spain’s Labor Migration Policies in the Aftermath of Economic Crisis

National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

·         Developing Mission Ready MRC Units A Resource Guide for  Medical Reserve Corps Unit Leader

National Security Archive

·         Kissinger State Department Insisted that South Koreans Break Contract with French for Reprocessing Plant

NATO Defense College

·         70 years of NATO: the strength of the past, looking into the future

·         NATO is doing fine, but the Atlantic Alliance is in trouble

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Hybrid Threats: A Strategic Communications Perspective

o    ANNEX OF CASE STUDIES. Hybrid Threats: A Strategic Communications Perspective

Observer Research Foundation

·         Russia’s Tilt Towards Asia and Its Implications for India

·         Understanding China’s Response to Ethnic Conflicts in Myanmar

Oxford Research Group

·         ORG Explains#9: The Responsibility to Protect

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Survival of the International Monetary Fund and Global Economic Cooperation

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

·         Most U.S. Teens See Anxiety and Depression as a Major Problem Among Their Peers

·         Race in America 2019

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Little Public Support for Reductions in Federal Spending

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         A Conservative Europe: Kramp-Karrenbauer’s Vision of Integration

·         The Eastern Partnership Vision after 2020

·         The Impact of Brexit on EU Council Voting

·         Prospects for Finland’s European and Foreign Policy after the Parliamentary Election

·         The Prospects of Overcoming Political Conflict in Venezuela

·         Risk of EU Isolating Tanzania: Conclusions for Poland

RAND

·         The Consolidation of Political Power in China Under Xi Jinping: Implications for the PLA and Domestic Security Forces: Addendum [testimony]

·         The Demise of the INF: Implications for Russia-China Relations [testimony]

·         Do Differing Analyses Change the Decision? Using a Game to Assess Whether Differing Analytic Approaches Improve Decisionmaking

·         Three Essays on Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Health Shocks, Health Insurance Uptake, and Financial Risk Protection

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Financial Cooperation in East Asia

Small Wars Journal

·         Could America Lose a War Well?

·         Crossroads of Culture: The Republic of Georgia and the New Fault Line of Democracy

·         Leadership Behavior: Boss Versus Leader

·         Operationalizing the Science of the Human Domain in Great Power Competition for Special Operations Forces

·         Power Imbalances and Drugs: Some Transferrable Lessons Between Counterinsurgents and Law Enforcement

·         Some Questions to Help You Better Understand the U.S.-Colombia Security Dynamic and Opportunities to Enhance the Relationship

·         Winning the Real War: Designing Virtual Armies

Sophos

·         Exposed: Cyberattacks On Cloud Honeypots

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR-19-33-SP Schools in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan: Observations From Site Visits at 16 Schools

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Strategic Insights: Five Myths Associated With Employing Private Military Companies

Swisspeace

·         Judicial Reform and Civil Society in Guinea: Insights from the BEFORE Project (2011-2014)

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

·         Ten-Fold Difference in Odds of ICE Enforcement Depending Upon Where You Live

UK Parliament, Defense Committee

·         Missile Misdemeanours: Russia and the INF Treaty

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         China’s Engagement with Smaller South Asian Countries

US Marine Corps (USMC)

·         2019 Marine Corps Aviation Plan

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         After Bashir’s Fall, What’s Next for Sudan?

·         Algeria’s Long Buildup to Mass Protests

·         The Arab Minority in Israel and the Knesset Elections

·         Hezbollah-Iran Dynamics: A Proxy, Not a Partner

·         Iran’s Holiday Prologue to Exploiting Nuclear Loopholes

·         The IRGC Designation Couldn’t Come at a Worse Time for Iran

·         The King Is Dead! Does It Matter?