Friday's Miscellany 06-07-2019

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·         A Hypothetical Letter from Chairman Kim Jong Un to President Donald Trump

·         Lessons from North Korean Denuclearization: Implications for Nonproliferation, Arms Control and the Nuclear Taboo

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Center: Continuing Activity at the Uranium Enrichment Plant

AidData

·         Chinese Aid and Local Ethnic Identification

American Enterprise Institute

·         Securing the Digital Frontier: Policies To Encourage Digital Privacy, Data Security, and Open-Ended Innovation

Army University Press

·         The Last 100 Yards: The Crucible of Close Combat in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Atlantic Council

·         China's Changing Role in the Middle East

·         Infographic: Costs of a Five Percent Mexico Tariff on US Consumers

·         The United States and Central Europe: Tasks for a Second Century Together  

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

·         The Cost of Defence. ASPI Defence Budget Brief 2019 - 2020

·         The PNG-Australia Development Partnership

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) 

·         Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party: An Ideal Case Study

·         Gaza’s Past and Gaza’s Present

·         Iran Is Too Smart to Go to War

·         The Prospect of an Iran-Israel Escalation

·         Putin’s Turkish Gambit

·         Saudi Religious Moderation: How Real Is It?

·         The Tension Between the US and Iran

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         A Strategic Plan for the Arctic Council: Recommendations for Moving Forward

Brookings Institute

·         Striking a Balance: Drug Prices, Profits and Incentives for Innovation

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The Primakov (Not Gerasimov) Doctrine in Action

CATO Institute

·         Macroeconomic Consequences of Tariffs

·         Principles for the 2020 Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Beating the Americans at Their Own Game: An Offset Strategy with Chinese Characteristics

·         The New War of Ideas: Counterterrorism Lessons for the Digital Disinformation Fight

Center for Global Development

·         Imagining the Alternative Worlds of 2030: Policy Implications for the Future of Global Health Procurement

·         Public Financial Management and the Digitalization of Payments

·         Removing Barriers and Closing Gaps: Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Europe and the Global  AI Race

·         UN Mediation in Libya: Peace Still a Distant Prospect

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Data Governance Principles for the Global Digital Economy

·         Shaping U.S. Strategy to Meet America's Real-World Needs

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         Leveraging U.S. - China Sanctions Policy to Combat Opioid Trafficking

·         The Next Generation of Federal Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Climate Scenarios for the Canadian Lending and Investment Industry

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Turkey in Northwestern Syria

College of Europe

·         EU Climate Diplomacy vis-à-vis Australia, Brazil and Mexico:Engaging Difficult Partners to Enhance Global Ambition

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Investing in America’s Health Care

·         STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Eradicating Ebola: Lessons Learned and Medical Advancements

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Perspectives on TSA's Policies to Prevent Unlawful Profiling

Congress. House. Oversight & Reform Committee

·         Confronting White Supremacy (Part II): Adequacy of the Federal Response

·         Examining America's Nuclear Waste Management, Storage, and the Need for Solutions

·         Examining Federal Labor-Management Relations

·         Facial Recognition Technology (Part II): Ensuring Transparency in Government Use

Congress. House. Science, Space, & Technology 

·         Nature in Crisis: Biodiversity Loss and its Causes

·         Ocean Exploration: Diving to New Depths and Discoveries

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Western Hemisphere Drug Interdictions: Why Maintaining Coast Guard Operations Matter

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Rule By Fear: 30 Years After Tiananmen Square

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Sensibly Reforming the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         The Countdown: Fentanyl Analogues & the Expiring Emergency Scheduling Order

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         The Significance of Everyday Access to Justice in Myanmar’s Transition to Democracy

Department of Commerce

·         A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2019 Department of Defense Arctic Strategy

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2019-089 Audit of the DoD’s Implementation of the Joint Regional Security Stacks

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-19-45 Lessons Learned from Prior Reports on FEMA’s 50 Percent Repair-or-Replace Rule Decisions

Economic Research Forum

·         The Impact of Militarization on Gender Inequality and Female Labor Force Participation

·         Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Turkey: Evidence from a National Household Survey

·         Policy Choices in an Era of Intangibles

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

·         Caught in the Net: The Impact of “Extremist” Speech Regulations on Human Rights Content

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Angola Country Analysis Brief - June 2019

Enough Project

·         Leveraging Reform: Fighting Corruption in Post-Election DR Congo

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The End of the Line for Cakeism, Unicorns and Cherry-picking

·         Europe’s Recruitment Drive

European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)

·         Annual Report Telecom Security Incidents 2018

EUROPOL

·         A Practical Guide to the First Rule of CTCVE: Do Violent Extremists No Favours  

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, June 2019

o    Discussion as a Strategy for Educating Law Enforcement Officers

o    Crime Data Explorer

o    Leading by Learning

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         The Belarusian Paradox: A Country of Today versus a President of the Past

·         Towards an EU Security Community? Public Opinion and the EU’s Role as a Security Actor

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         The 2019 Shangri La Dialogue: Not Quite the Land of Peace and Harmony

·         The New Long March: Trade War between China and the United States

Future Directions International

·         Making Sense of Five Years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

George Washington University, Program on Extremism

·         Encrypted Extremism: Inside the English-Speaking Islamic State Ecosystem on Telegram

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

·         Making America Great Again versus Made in China

·         A New Dimension of Air-Based Threats: Germany, the EU, and NATO Need New Political Initiatives and Military Defense Systems

·         Sustaining Multilateralism in a Multipolar World: What France andGermany Can Do to Preserve the Multilateral Order

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Partnership on the High Seas

·         Political Lessons Learnt from the 2016 Brexit Referendum

·         Rethinking Political Attitudes of Migrants from Turkey and Their Germany-Born Children

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Russian Information Warfare in Central and Eastern Europe:Strategies, Impact, and Counter-Measures

·         Russian Information Warfare in Central and Eastern Europe Needs a Sober Assessment

·         Russian Narrative Proxies in the Western Balkans

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

·         A Militarized Political Weapon: The Philippines' War on Drugs

Global Nexus Initiative

·         Advancing Nuclear Innovation: Responding to Climate  Change and Strengthening  Global Security

Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

·         Aviation Security: TSA Has Policies that Prohibit Unlawful Profiling But Should Improve Its Oversight of Behavior Detection Activities GAO-19-268

·         Aviation Security: TSA Has Policies That Prohibit Unlawful Profiling But Should Improve Its Oversight of Behavior Detection Activities GAO-19-490T [testimony]

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: Key Pipeline Security Documents Need to Reflect Current Operating Environment GAO-19-426

·         Disaster Assistance: FEMA Action Needed to Better Support Individuals Who Are Older or Have Disabilities GAO-19-318

·         DOD Acquisition Reform: Leadership Attention Needed to Effectively Implement Changes to Acquisition Oversight GAO-19-439

·         Face Recognition Technology: DOJ and FBI Have Taken Some Actions in Response to GAO Recommendations to Ensure Privacy and Accuracy, But Additional Work Remains GAO-19-579T [testimony]

·         Immigration Enforcement: Actions Needed to Better Handle, Identify, and Track Cases Involving Veterans GAO-19-416

·         Missile Defense: Delivery Delays Provide Opportunity for Increased Testing to Better Understand Capability GAO-19-387

·         Renewable Fuel Standard: Information on Likely Program Effects on Gasoline Prices and Greenhouse Gas Emissions GAO-19-47

·         State and USAID: Status of GAO Recommendations Made in 2017 GAO-19-524R

·         West Bank and Gaza: State Has Taken Actions to Address Potentially Problematic Textbook Content but Should Improve Its Reporting to Congress GAO-19-44

Harvard Law School

·         National Security Journal, 2019, v. 10, no. 2

o    Totemic Functionalism in ForeignAffairs Law  

o    Getting Past the Imperial Presidency

o    The Mutual Assistance Clauses of theNorth Atlantic and EU Treaties: The Challenge of Hybrid Threats

o    The Law Enforcement Paradigm under the Laws of Armed Conflict: Conceptualizing Yesh Din v. IDF Chief of Staff  

Heritage Foundation

·         The Importance of Allies and an Improved Visa Waiver Program

Hudson Institute

·         Anti-Semitism Among Islamists in Germany

·         New Poll: Is America Experiencing Europe's Growing Anti-Semitism?

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Defence Agenda for Modi Government 2.0

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Establishing Public Access to Results of IARPA-Sponsored Research

Institute for National Security Studies

·         The Mueller Report: The Missed Accelerants to Putin’s Interference

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         Israel and the New European Parliament: No Spring in the Offing

Institute for Science and International Security

·         56 countries[1] Involved in Violating UNSC Resolutions on North Korea during Last Reporting Period

·         Shock Wave Generator for Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program:  More than a Feasibility Study

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

·         Democracy under Fire

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         The European Migration Crisis: A Pendulum between the Internal and External Dimensions

·         Polluting for Profit: The Paradox of the EU’s Emissions TradingSystem

·         Tech Giants in Banking: The Implications of a New Market Power

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Indian Elections 2019: Why the BJP Won Big

·         Modi’s Forthcoming Visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka

·         The New Cabinet and its Challenges

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Post Brexit EU (In)Security

·         What Does the Islamic State’s Organisational Restructuring TellUs?

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Welfare Gains Estimates from a General Equilibrium Model

·         Macro-Fiscal Gains from Anti-Corruption Reforms in the Republic of Congo

·         Market Regulation, Cycles and Growth in a Monetary Union

·         Stranded! How Rising Inequality Suppressed US Migration and Hurt Those Left Behind

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         Africa 2063: How Cities Will Shape the Future of a Continent

·         China’s Race to Global Technology Leadership

·         How China Uses Artificial Intelligence to Control Society

·         India’s Global Challenge

·         Kingdom of Militias: Libya’s Second War of Post-Qadhafi Succession

·         Political Contestation in China: Instances from the Past, Impacts on the Future

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, June 4, 2019, v. 19, no. 10

o    The Tiananmen Massacre Remembered at 30 Years:   The Chinese Communist Party’s Political and Military Consider

o    The June 4th Massacre and the Militarization of Chinese Politics

o    “Study May Fourth,” But Not June Fourth:    The CCP Seeks Control of China’s Historical Legacies

Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU)

·         Assessment of the 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the DPRK and the Ways to Improve Human Rights in North Korea

·         Prospects for Peace and Cooperation through Dialogue: Analysis on KINU Unification Survey 2019

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Legal Protections for K-12 English Learner and Immigrant-Background Students

Ministry of Defence - Slovenian Armed Forces

·         Contemporary Military Challenges, May 2019, v. 21, no. 1

o    Military Knowledge in a Contemporary Security Setting

o    Slovenian Armed Forces up to 2025 and Beyond

o    The Role of the Slovenian Armed Forces in the Implementation of Foreign Policy Interests and Goals of the Republic of Slovenia

o    The Role of the Slovenian Armed Forces in the Event of a Complex Crisis in the Republic of Slovenia

o    Development of the Slovenian Armed Forces Maritime Branch and the Implementation of Slovenian Defence Strategy

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

·         National Nuclear Security Administration Strategic Vision

·         NNSA Strategic Integrated Roadmap 2020-2044

National War College

·         Thucydides’ Other “Traps”: The United States, China, and the Prospect of “Inevitable” War

NATO Defense College

·         In the Service of Russia

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence  

·         Defence Strategic Communications, v. 6, Spring 2019

o    How the Global War on Terror Killed the Prospect of Justice for Kenyan Victims of Violence

o    Analysing Strategic Communications through Early Modern Theatre

o    Strategic Communications as a Tool for Great Power Politics in Venezuela

o    The Beginning of Warfare on the internet: Zapatista Strategic Communications

o    Measuring the Effect of Russian Internet Research Agency Information Operations in Online Conversations

o    Reverse Engineering Russian Internet Research Agency Tactics through Network Analysis

o    From Swords to Ploughshares: Time for a CVE Step-change?

o    On Finding the Ethical in the Age of Digital Battle Spaces

o    Tomorrow’s Internet—the Jello Is On the Wall

·         Hybrid Threats: 2007 Cyber Attacks on Estonia

·         Hybrid Threats: The 2010 Senkaku Crisis

·         Hybrid Threats: Chinese Public Diplomacy in Taiwan

·         Hybrid Threats: Confucius Institutes

·         Hybrid Threats: Disinformation in Sweden

·         Hybrid Threats: Hamas’ Use of Human Shields in Gaza

·         Hybrid Threats: Humanitarian aid in the Russo-Georgian Conflict

·         Hybrid Threats: Russian Snap Exercises in the High North

·         Improving NATO Strategic Communications Terminology

·         Hybrid Threats: US Transit Center at Manas

·         Robotrolling 2019/2

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Annual Demographic Report: Hiring and Retention of Minorities,Women, and Persons with Disabilities in the United States Intelligence Community Fiscal Year 2017

·         Annual Demographic Report: Hiring and Retention of Minorities,Women, and Persons with Disabilities in the United States Intelligence Community Fiscal Year 2018

·         Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba

Oxford Research Group

·         ORG Explains #10: The UK’s Joint Expeditionary Force

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Does Trade Reform Promote Economic Growth? A Review of Recent Evidence

Pew Research Center

·         Facts on U.S. Immigrants, 2017

·         Recently Arrived U.S. Immigrants, Growing in Number, Differ from Long-Term Residents

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

·         Many Americans Say Made-Up News Is a Critical Problem That Needs To Be Fixed

Project 2049 Institute

·         Regime Resilience and Civil Resistance in Post-Tiananmen China

Rand

·         Core Competencies for Amputation Rehabilitation

·         Effects of Alternative Insurer Responses to Discontinued Federal Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments: Broad Loading as an Alternative to SilverLoading

·         Ethics in Scientific Research: An Examination of Ethical Principles and Emerging Topics

·         The Growing Need to Focus on Modern Political Warfare

·         An Initial Look at the U.S. Air Force Aviation Professional Pay Proposal

·         Main Command Post-Operational Detachments (MCP-ODs) and DivisionHeadquarters Readiness

·         New and Critical Materials: Identifying Potential Dual-Use Areas [testimony]

·         "The Project May Serve the Nation — But What About Us, Who Live Here?": Villagers' Views of the Dawei Special Economic Zone, an Internationally Funded Infrastructure Project in Myanmar

·         Social Media and the Army: Implications for Outreach andRecruiting

·         Valuing Air Force Electric Power Resilience: A Framework forMission-Level Investment Prioritization

Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre

·         MQ-4C Triton - A Fifth-Generation Air Force Disruption forMaritime Surveillance

·         Pseudosatellites: Disrupting Air Power Impermanence

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         The Future Conflict Operating Environment Out to 2030

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Striking a Balance: Centralising and Decentralising Disaster Management through New Technologies

·         Striking a Balance: Short- and Longer-Term Interests of People Receiving Aid

Small Wars Journal

·         Casualty Aversion, The Challenge in Medical Planning for LSCO

·         Crisis 2030

·         Crazy Horse

·         The Hyper-Enabled Operator

·         Ideas Imprisoned: Administrative Detention in the OccupiedPalestinian Territory, Conditions of Imprisonment, and the Role of theInternational Community (Introduction to 5 Parts)

·         Military Innovation and the Tower of Babel

·         Reducing the Dependency on USSOF: The Kosovo CACOY Example

·         Rethinking US Grand Strategy

·         Small States Matter: An African Perspective

·         SOF in Competition: Establishing the Foundation of Strategy (v1.3)

·         Unconventional Warfare: Think Outside the G-Base

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Deterrence in the Nordic-Baltic Region: The Role of the Nordic Countries Together With the U.S. Army

Sudd Institute

·         Protection of Rights of Older Persons in South Sudan: Towards Enactment of Legislative Framework

Swiss Re Institute

·         SONAR 2019: New Emerging Risk Insights

Swisspeace

·         Escaping the Fragility Trap: The Imperative of Nation Building inFragile Contexts

Symantec

·         Twitterbots: Anatomy of a Propaganda Campaign

Transitional Justice Working Group

·         Making the Fate of the Dead: Killings and Burials in North Korea

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Current Situation in Nigeria: A USIP Fact Sheet

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         An Alternative Quranic Approach to the New Palestinian Curriculum

·         The Face-Off Over Gulf Arms Sales: ‘Emergency’ or False Alarm?

·         Israel’s Election Redo: Implications for the Trump Peace Plan

·         The Race for Istanbul: Erdogan’s Plan A and B

·         Ramadan Soap Operas Contradict Sisi’s Outreach to Israel

·         Reshuffling Iraqi Generals: Who Benefits?

Wilson Center

·         A Strategic Plan for the Arctic Council: Recommendations for Moving Forward

World Bank

·         The Reconstruction of Iraq after 2003: Learning from Its  Successes and Failures