Friday's Miscellany 10-18-2019

AidData

·         The Lure of Technocracy? Chinese Aid and Local Preferences for Development Leadership in Africa

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

·         Migration and Integration in Germany: The First Two Decades of the Twenty-First Century

Amnesty International

·         Angola: The End of Cattle's Paradise

·         Endangered Voices: Attack On Freedom of Expression in Nigeria

·         Nepal: Land for Landless Peasants

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

·         Cooperation and Hedging: Comparing US and South Korean Views of China [public opinion survey]  

·         South Korean Attitudes about ROK-Japan Relations on the Rocks

·         South Korean Caution and Concern about China

Atlantic Council

·         Iraqi-Russian Relations amidst US Security-Focused Engagement

·         Same Ends but Different Means: Change, Continuity and Moscow’s Middle East Policy

·         US Withdrawal from the Middle East: Perceptions and Reality

Australian National University Press

·         Levelling Wind: Remembering Fiji

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Agriculture and Textiles in the USMCA

Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago

·         Policy Uncertainty in Japan

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         BDS, Antisemitism, and Class

·         Hints of Gulf Rapprochement: Iranian Tactics Might Be Paying Off

·         Lithuania’s Past, Antisemitism, and Israel

·         Political Islam Is Declining in the Middle East

·         A Russian-Western Rapprochement?

Beyond the Parallel

·         Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Imagery Supports ROK and U.S.Government Reservations about Permanent Disablement

Blue Ribbon Panel on UAS Mitigation of Airports

·         Panel Final Report

Brookings

·         Building the SDG Economy: Needs, Spending, and Financing for Universal Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

·         The Geography of Desperation in America: Labor Force Participation,Mobility Trends, Place, and Well-Being

·         October 2019 update to TIGER: Sliding into Synchronized Stagnation

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         The Demise of the National Shipbuilding Strategy: Is it Inevitable?

·         How to Manage LNG Project Risk?

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The Emirati Lobby: How the UAE Wins in Washington

·         Late to the Party: Russia’s Return to Africa

Center for American Progress

·         Bullet Control: How Lax Regulations on Ammunition Contribute to America’s Gun Violence Epidemic

·         Trump’s Impeachable Conduct Strikes at the Heart of the Rule of Law: Part 2

·         Trump’s Impeachable Conduct Strikes at the Heart of the Rule of Law: Part 1

Center for Complex Operations (CCO)

·         Prism, October  2019, v. 8, no. 2

o    Taking Responsibility in a Dangerous World

o    The Business Case for Terrorism

o    Afghanistan Reconstruction: Lessons from the Long War

o    The Meaning of Setbacks in Iraq and Afghanistan

o    Pathologies of Centralized State-Building

o    Saving Democracy Abroad: The Case for Revitalizing U.S. Rule of Law Assistance

o    Countering Hybrid Warfare: So What for the Joint Force?

o    On the "Gerasimov Doctrine": Why the West Fails to Beat Russia to the Punch

o    Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield: Implications for Deterrence and Surprise

o    The Digital Maginot Line: Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Incoherence

o    "Total Defense"—an Interview with Swedish Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM)

·         Riding the Cyber Wave: How Feminist Activism Develops Strategies against Gender-Based Violence

·         Three Steps in Ensuring Digital Security of Egyptian Activists Abroad

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Climate Change and Food Security: A Test of U.S. Leadership in a Fragile World  

·         Connecting the Dots in Xinjiang: Forced Labor, Forced Assimilation, and Western Supply Chains

·         Engaging with India’s Electrification Agenda: Powering Rajasthan

·         Innovations in Guarantees for Development

·         Is There a ‘New Normal’ for De-risking in the Caribbean?

·         More Than Missiles: China Previews its New Way of War

·         Northern Mozambique at a Crossroads: Scenarios for Violence in the Resource-rich Cabo Delgado Province

·         Perspectives on the Global Economic Order in 2019

·         Tracking China’s Third Aircraft Carrier

·         United States-DPRK Relations: Is Normalization Possible?

·         U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: Air Force

·         U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: Army

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         The Global Interplay between Trade, Geopolitical and Commodity Shocks

Chatham House

·         Forging Inclusive Economic Growth in Zimbabwe: Insights from the Zimbabwe Futures 2030 Roundtable Series

CIVITAS

·         Islamophobia: An Anthology of Concerns

·         The ‘No True Muslim’ Fallacy: How Muslims are Intimidated and Marginalised for Supporting Counter-Extremism Initiatives

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Ambitions and Results: Lessons from the Juncker Commission

·         CSDP and NATO in the Face of Rising Challenges

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Resiliency of Military Installations to Emerging Threats

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Syria Study Group: Recommendations for U.S. Policy

Congress. Homeland Security Committee

·         Defending the Homeland from Bioterrorism: Are We Prepared?

·         Preparing for 2020: How Illinois is Securing Elections

·         Public-Private Initiatives to Secure the Supply Chain

·         The Public’s Right to Know: FOIA at the Department of Homeland Security

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 3: The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition

Congress. House. Oversight & Reform Committee

·         The Administration's Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children and Their Families

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Implications for the Global Maritime Supply Chain

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Feeding America: Making Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture a Reality

·         Improving Security at America’s Airports: Stakeholder Perspectives

Congress. Senate. Energy & Natural Resources Committee

·         Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         ARIA In Action, Part 3: Implementation and the Indo-Pacific Strategy

·         An Examination of US-Iran Policy  

Council for Foreign Relations

·         Cooperation and Hedging: Comparing US and South Korean Views of China

Danish Institute for International Studies

·         Global Jihad in South East Asia: Examining the Expansion of the Islamic State and al-Qaeda

Department of Defense

·         Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper's Message to the Force on Warfighting Readiness

Department of State

·         2018 Digest of United States Practice in International Law

o    Prior Years

Department of the Army

·         2019 Army Modernization Strategy: Investing in the Future

East-West Center

·         US-Southeast Asia Trade is Increasing, but so are Deficits

Economic Research Forum

·         Household Vulnerability and Resilience to Shocks in Egypt

·         Rural Women in Egypt: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities

·         Social Protection and Vulnerability in Egypt: A Gendered Analysis

Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations

·         New Figures on European Nationals Detained in Syria and Iraq

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         All at Sea: Europe’s Crisis of Solidarity on Migration

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         EPIM Policy Update October 2019

·         The Russia-Africa Summit: The Next Stage in the Kremlin’s Africa Charm Offensive

·         This Deal or No Deal

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         US Foreign Policy Tools in the Era of Disinformation: Deficiencies Prevent Effective Response to Malign Information Operations

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Black Sea Strategic Volatility: Players and Patterns

·         How Will the United States Respond to Turkey’s Invasion of Syria?

French Institute of International Relations

·         Mutual Reinforcement: CSDP and NATO in the Face of Rising Challenges

·         Social networks: The Fight against Illegal Content in Germany

Future Directions International

·         US Strategic Objectives in the South Pacific Challenged by Sino-American Competition

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

·         Donbas Peace Talks 2.0: Russia’s Objectives and Ukraine’s Limits

·         The Survival of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe

German Development Institute

·         Supporting or Thwarting? The Influence of EU Migration Policies on African Free Movement Regimes in West and North-Eastern Africa

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Achieving Political Inclusion

Globsec

·         Countering Information Operations Demands a Common Democratic Strategy

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Civilian Personnel: Additional Guidance and Consistent Data Reporting Could Help Improve the Marine Corps' Budget Management  GAO-20-148

·         Environmental Liabilities: DOE Would Benefit from Incorporating Risk-Informed Decision-Making into Its Cleanup Policy GAO-19-339

·         Freedom of Information Act: DHS Needs to Reduce Backlogged Requests and Eliminate Duplicate Processing [testimony] GAO-20-209T

·         Highway Emergency Relief: Federal Highway Administration Should Enhance Accountability over Project Decisions GAO-20-32

·         Unmanned Aircraft Systems: FAA's Compliance and Enforcement Approach for Drones Could Benefit from Improved Communication and Data GAO-20-29

Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

·         Lessons from P/CVE Research: Innovative Methods, Challenges & Good Practices

Heritage Foundation

·         Five Principles for U.S. Special Envoy to Guide Peace Talks between Kosovo and Serbia

Households in Conflict Network

·         #Portichiusi: The Human Costs of Migrant Deterrence in the Mediterranean

·         Extreme Temperature and Extreme Violence across Age and Gender: Evidence from Russia

·         The Impact of Food Prices on Conflict Revisited

·         The Rise and Persistence of Illegal Crops: Evidence from a Naive Policy Announcement

Human Rights Watch

·         “Fading Away”: How Aged Care Facilities in Australia Chemically Restrain Older People with Dementia

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

·         Executive Briefing Series: Biometrics and Government Transformation

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Makran Gateways: A Strategic Reference for Gwadar and Chabahar

·         Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Trends and Challenges

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Research Summary: Secure, Modern, Mission-Capable Credentialing

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

·         The Specter of an Israel-Iran War

Institute for the Study of War

·         Forecast: The Consequences of the U.S. Withdrawal from Syria

·         Iraq Situation Report: October 11 - 16, 2019

·         ISIS's Campaign to Escape Detention and Camps

·         Russia in Review: The Kremlin's Middle East Security Concept

·         Russia in Review: The Kremlin's Outreach to Singapore

·         Russia in Review: Putin Advances in Ukraine and Its Neighboring States

·         Situation in Northeast Syria: October 18, 2019 Map

·         Situation in Northeast Syria: October 17, 2019 Map

·         Situation in Northeast Syria: October 16, 2019 Map

·         Situation in Northeast Syria: October 15, 2019 Map

·         Situation in Northeast Syria: October 14, 2019 Map

·         Timeline: How We Got Here in Eastern Syria

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Italy's Repatriation of Cultural Relics to Beijing: Chinese Nationalism and Its Impact on Europe-China Relations

Institute of Labor Economics

·         IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2019, v. 9, no. 1

o    Economics of Artificial Intelligence:Implications for the Future of Work [open access]

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) 

·         Bank Consolidation: Necessary but Inadequate

·         Hasina’s Visit to India: Few Issues Remain

·         RCEP and India: High Stakes and Costs

Intelligence and National Security Alliance

·         Categories of Insider Threats

·         Components of Effective Insider Threat Training  

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC)

·         Preventing  Mass Atrocities:  From a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP)  to a Right to Assist (RtoA) Campaigns of Civil Resistance

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Women in Islamic State: From Caliphate to Camps

International Crisis Group

·         Safeguarding Sudan’s Revolution

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         How Civil Resistance Works (And Why It Matters to SOF)

Lexington Institute

·         Building a More Credible and Capable NATO Deterrent in the East

Lowy Institute

·         Ocean of Debt? Belt and Road and Debt Diplomacy in the Pacific

Manhattan Institute

·         Issues 2020: Taxing the “Rich” Won’t Pay for Politicians’ Promises

Marine Corps History Division

·         Investigating Iwo: The Flag Raisings in Myth, Memory, & Espritde Corps

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

·         Legal Migration for Work and Training: Mobility Options to Europe for Those Not in Need of Protection

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         Revolutionizing LNG and Natural Gas in the Indo-Pacific

NATO Defense College

·         What NATO Contribution to the Security Architecture of the Indo-Pacific?

New America

·         Do No Harm 2.0

·         Rising Through the Ranks: How Algorithms Rank and Curate Content in Search Results and on News Feeds

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Beyond Industrial Policy: Why Europe Needs a New Growth Strategy

Observer Research Foundation

·         Digital Crossroads: Unlocking the Potential of India-US Cooperation in Cyberspace

·         Digital Debates

·         Green Bonds: Key to Fighting Climate Change?

·         India and Canada Relations: The Long Road to Recovery

Office of Naval Research

·         Future Force: Naval Science and Technology, v.6, no. 1, 2019

o    How We Got Here: Project Nobska

o    A Revolutionary Relationship: The Navy and Woods Hole

o    Awesome Alvin: Shining a Light on the Ocean's Depths

o    Unmanned and Unafraid: The Transformation of Naval Oceanography

o    Wave Energy: Powering the Ocean Instrument of Tomorrow?

o    An Orchestra of Instruments: Discovering the Sea at Scripps

o    FLIP: Still the World's Most Unusual Watercraft

o    Navy Divers Get a Break with New App

o    Hard Shell: Collaboration is Improving Composites for Underwater Warfare

o    There's a Better Way to Get Batteries for the Navy

o    Mapping the Oceans for Sound: Predicting Sonar-Seabed Interaction

Oxford Internet Institute Computational Propaganda Research Project

·         OxTEC: Elections, Technology and Political Campaigning in the United Kingdom

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         European Public Opinion Three Decades After the Fall of Communism

Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)

·         Religion, Violence, and the State in Iraq

RAND Corporation

·         Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Blood Delivery: A UAV Fleet Design Tool and Case Study

·         Effectiveness of Screened, Demand-Driven Job Training Programs for Disadvantaged Workers: An Evaluation of the New Orleans Career Pathway Training

·         Incorporating Resilience into Transportation Planning and Assessment

·         National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program: Progress in 2017–2018

·         Next-Generation Wargaming for the U.S. Marine Corps: Recommended Courses of Action

·         Reflections on the Future of Warfare and Implications for Personnel Policies of the U.S. Department of Defense

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Competitive National Service: How the Scandinavian Model Can Be Adapted by the UK

·         Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones: The Trajectory of China's Maritime Transformation

·         Deep Impact? Refocusing the Anti-Money Laundering Model on Evidence and Outcomes

·         Lessons Learned from P/CVE Youth Mentorship: Conference Report

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Interreligious Relations (IRR) Issue 9 – Western Perspectives on Dialogue in a World of Conflict and Violence

Small Wars Journal 

·         The 2019 Marine Corps Civil Affairs Concept: An Ambitious Step Toward Improved Integration

·         China’s All-Effects All-Domain Strategy in an All-Encompassing Information Environment

·         Multi-Domain Intelligence Support for Sustainment

·         A Scout Leader’s Primer (On Earnest Preparation)

·         Searching for Dry-Land: The Challenges of Maritime Civil Affairs Activities and a Framework for Future Success

·         “Strange Creatures We Are, Even to Ourselves”: Understanding Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Efforts in the Irish War of Independence

·         Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 20: Fuel Theft in Brazil—Gangs and Militias Target Petrobras

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Digital Dictatorship versus Digital Democracy in Africa

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Inside the Russia-Africa Matryoshka: Summitry, Geopolitics and Resources

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Climate-Related Security Risks and Peacebuilding in Somalia

·         The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk, Volume II

Taylor & Francis

·         Terrorism and Political Violence, November-December 2019, v. 31, no. 6

o    Chinese Strategy for De-Radicalization [open access] 199

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

·         Quarterly Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict:  1 January to 30 September  

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         How Will the SDF React to Turkey’s Invasion?

·         Signposts for an Islamic State Comeback in Iraq

·         The United States Must Protect its Syrian Civilian Allies Before It’s Too Late

·         Wilayat al-Hawl: 'Remaining' and Incubating the Next Islamic State Generation

World Bank

·         Time to ACT : Realizing Indonesia's Urban Potential