Friday's Miscellany 11-01-2019

38 North

·         Failed Attempts at Cross-Border Economic Integration: The View from Dandong

·         Failed Attempts at Cross-Border Economic Integration: The View from Sinuiju

Air University Press

·         Combat Search and Rescue: Restoring Promise to a Sacred Assurance

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Tunisia’s Sustainable Democratization: Between New and Anti-Politics in the 2019 Presidential Election

Amnesty International

·         The Price We Pay: Targeted For Dissent By The Tanzanian State

·         Sent To A War Zone: Turkey's Illegal Deportations Of Syrian Refugees

·         Unsafe at Home, Unsafe Abroad: State Obligations Towards Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Sri Lanka

·         “We Can’t Complain” - Turkey’s Continuing Crackdown on Dissent Over Its Military Operation “Peace Spring” in Northeast Syria

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

·         Communities Overcoming Extremism: The After Charlottesville Project

Atlantic Council

·         Global Risks 2035 Update: Decline or New Renaissance?

·         Present at the Re-Creation: A Global Strategy for Revitalizing,Adapting, and Defending a Rules-Based International System

·         Prospects of the Russian Protest Movement

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         A New Sino-Russian High-Tech Partnership

·         Nuclear Strategy in a Changing World

·         Sticking to Our Guns: A Troubled Past Produces a Superb Weapon

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         The Future of PEMEX: A Return to a State-centered Model or a Means to Strengthen Mexico’s Energy Resilience?

·         The US Response to Saudi Oil Attacks

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         Clarity Amidst Chaos: The Implications of Trump’s Syria Policy

·         The Crisis of Violence in Israeli Arab Society

·         Democratic Presidential Candidates and US Military Aid to Israel

·         Implications of the US Withdrawal from Syria

·         In the Aegean, Energy Sustainability = Increased Security

·         Netanyahu and Gantz Need to Learn the Hebrew Word “Mamlachtiut”

·         The Purge of John Bolton

·         Putin’s Policies Are Not New

·         A Strategic View of the Turkish Campaign Against the Kurds

·         Turkey and China Tie Themselves in Knots Over Syria and Xinjiang

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs 

·         Engaging Sectarian De-Escalation: Proceedings of the Symposium on Islam and Sectarian De-Escalation at Harvard Kennedy School

·         Urban Blind Spots: Gaps in Joint Force Combat Readiness

Brookings 

·         AI Governance

·         Ten Facts about the Economics of Climate Change and Climate Policy

·         The Urgent Need for Peer Review in the Presidential Nominating Process

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Knocking NATO: Strategic and Institutional Challenges Risk the Future of Europe’s Seven-Decade Cold Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         The New Patchwork Politics of Wider Europe

·         Russia in the Middle East: Jack of All Trades, Master of None

·         Think Peace: Essays for an Age of Disorder

Center for a New American Security (CNAS) 

·         Force Development Options for India by 2030

·         Imbalance of Power: India’s Military Choices in an Era of Strategic Competition with China

·         A More Focused and Resilient U.S.-India Strategic Partnership

·         Small Satellites in the Emerging Space Environment

·         Strengthening Delhi’s Strategic Partnerships in the Indian Ocean

Center for Global Development

·         Formal Employment and Organized Crime: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Colombia

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM)

·         On the Insufficiencies and Dark Side of the Principle of Differentiated Bilateralism

·         Peace According to Real Estate Dealers

·         Youth Water Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges and the Way Forward

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Air Force of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Force Structures

·         Burkina Faso: State and Religious Authority in Turbulent Times

·         Faith in the Balance: Regulating Religious Affairs in Africa 

·         How Can We Better Reach Women and Girls in Crises?

·         Kenya: Cooperation, Co-optation, and Confrontation

·         Morocco: Islam as the Foundation of Power

·         Nigeria: Between Formal and Informal Religious Regulation

·         Tunisia: Searching for a Postrevolutionary Religious Equilibrium

·         U.S. Strategy—Strategic Triage and the True Cost of War:Supporting Enduring Commitments versus “Endless Wars”

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         Economic Volatility in Oil Producing Regions: Impacts and Federal Policy Options

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         International Transfer of Clean Technologies: Mitigating Legal Obstacles

Chatham House

·         Central and Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa: The Potential of Investment Partnerships for Mutual Benefit

·         Security and Prosperity in Asia: The Role of International Law

CIVITAS

·         Transgender Children: A Discussion

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Avenues for EU-Indian Maritime Cooperation  

·         Dutch Defence Spending: A Gap between Rhetoric and Reality

·         Global Security Pulse: Hybrid Conflict

·         Global Security Pulse: Terrorism in the Age of Tech

·         A Paralysed Status Quo: Expect More Protests and Violence in Iraq

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Minor Misery: What an Islamic State Registry Says About the Challenges of Minors in the Conflict Zone

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Future of Defense Task Force Hearing: Theories of Victory

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for the U.S. Power Sector

·         Protecting the RFS: The Trump Administration's Abuse of SecretWaivers

·         Repurposing the C-Band to Benefit All Americans

·         Safeguarding Pharmaceutical Supply Chains in a Global Economy

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         The FY20 Budget: Examining the Administration's Policy Objectives for a Turbulent Middle East

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland, Part II

·         One Year Later: Implementation of the TSA Modernization Act

·         Tackling Human Trafficking: Assessing Federal, State and Local Information Sharing Efforts

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         Antitrust and Economic Opportunity: Competition in Labor Markets

·         The Impact of Current Immigration Policies on Service Members and Veterans, and their Families

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Design, Development, andMarketing of the Aircraft

Congress. House. Veterans Affairs Committee

·         Native Veterans’ Access to Healthcare

·         Protecting Whistleblowers and Promoting Accountability: Is VA Doing Its Job?

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Aviation Safety and the Future of Boeing’s 737 MAX

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Supply Chain Security, Global Competitiveness, and 5G

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Alternatives for Modernizing the Navy’s Sealift Force

·         Prospects for DoD’s Acquisition Budget Over the Next Decade

Contemporary Security Police

·         Cyber Security Meets Security Politics: Complex Technology,Fragmented Politics, and Networked Science

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Denmark's China Challenge

Department of Homeland Defense, Inspector General

·         D2020-DEVOPD-0026.000 Evaluation of Combatant Command Counter Threat Finance Activities

Department of State

·         2018 Country Report on Terrorism

·         A Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Advancing a Shared Vision

East-West Center

·         Belt and Road Initiative: What’s in it for China?

Economic Research Forum

·         Employment transitions of Youth and mental health implications in Egypt

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

·         Certbot Usability Case Study: Making It Easier To Get HTTPS Certificates

European Commission

·         From New Technology to Productivity

·         Labour Demand in the Past, Present and Future  

·         Productivity and Innovation Competencies in the Midst of the Digital Transformation Age: An EU-US Comparison

European Parliament

·         EU Competition Policy: Key to a Fair Single Market

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         FATF Methodology for Assessing Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the Effectiveness of AML/CFT Systems

·         The Philippines' Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

·         Public Consultation on FATF Draft Guidance on Digital Identity

Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)

·         2017 National Household Survey

·         Emergency Support Function #14 – Cross-Sector Business and Infrastructure Annex

·         National Response Framework, 4th ed.

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Out of the Trap: Supporting the Least Developed Countries

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

·         The Changing Global Order – Which Role for the European Union?

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

·         Enhancing Germany’s Conflict Prevention Strategies

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Migration Policy and Development Cooperation

·         Polar Power USA: Full Steam Ahead into the Arctic

·         Strategic Foresight for Multilateral Policy

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Expanding Equity And Inclusion In Urban Development Through Transatlantic Exchange

·         Transatlantic Cooperation on Asia and the Trump Administration

Globsec

·         From Criminals to Terrorists and Back? Quarterly Report:

o    Vol. 2 - Spain

o    Vol. 3 - Germany

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Defense Management: Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund Agencies Apply Most Key Operating Principles but Should Improve Pricing Transparency GAO-20-65

·         Information Technology: Agencies Need to Fully Implement Key Workforce Planning Activities GAO-20-129

·         Infrastructure Projects: Actions Needed to Fully Develop Performance Schedules for Environmental Reviews GAO-20-19

·         Religious-Based Hate Crimes: DOJ Needs to Improve Support to Colleges Given Increasing Reports on Campuses [Reissued with revisions on Oct. 31, 2019.] GAO-20-6

·         Space Command and Control: Comprehensive Planning and Oversight Could Help DOD Acquire Critical Capabilities and Address Challenges GAO-20-146

·         Transportation Security: TSA Has Taken Steps to Improve Security Areas Identified in the TSA Modernization Act, but Additional Actions Are Needed [testimony] GAO-20-225T

·         U.S. Assistance to Central America: Department of State Should Establish a Comprehensive Plan to Assess Progress toward Prosperity, Governance, and Security GAO-19-590

Heritage Foundation

·         2020 Index of Military Strength

·         Congress Should Support a Limited Trade Deal with Japan—But Pushfor a Comprehensive One

·         Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons Demands Further U.S. Action

Human Rights Watch

·         “As Long as I am Quiet, I am Safe”: Threats to Independent Mediaand Civil Society in Tanzania

·         "Maximum Pressure": US Economic Sanctions Harm Iranians’Right to Health

·         “They’ve Shot Many Like This”: Abusive Night Raids by CIA-Backed Afghan Strike Forces

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         The Cognitive Campaign: Strategic and Intelligence Perspectives

·         The Elimination of al-Baghdadi from the Arena: A Limited Shockwave

·         National Security in a “Liquid” World

·         A Possible Thaw in Iranian-Saudi Tensions: Ramifications for theRegion and for Israel

·         Shortening Compulsory IDF Service for Men

·         The United Nations and Anti-semitism: Perhaps Not What You Thought

Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

·         Numbers Matter: The 2020 Census and Conflict in Papua

Institute for Strategic Dialogue 

·         ‘The Baghdadi Net’: How A Network of ISIL-Supporting Accounts Spread Across Twitter By Moustafa Ayad

·         Women, Girls and Islamist Extremism: A Toolkit for Intervention Practitioners

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

·         Death of Baghdadi: Specter of Radicalization & Violent Extremism

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: October 25 - 28, 2019

·         Iraq Situation Report: October 29 - 31, 2019

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         The Evolution of EU Differentiated Integration between Crises and Dilemmas

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         India and France in the Vanilla Islands

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Free Movement Threatened By Terrorism: An Analysis Of Measures Proposed To Improve EU Border Management

·         Terrorism in the Age of Tech

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

·         “Their Fate is Tied to Ours”: Assessing AQAP Governance and Implications for Security in Yemen

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Doing More with Less: How Can Brazil Foster Development While Pursuing Fiscal Consolidation?

·         Firm-Level Data and Monetary Policy: The Case of a Middle IncomeCountry

·         International Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Policy

·         Machine Learning and Causality: The Impact of Financial Crises onGrowth

·         Tariff Passthrough at the Border

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Focus on 2020: Opportunities for the Twentieth Anniversary of Resolution 1325

·         Lessons for “Partnership Peacekeeping” from the African Union Mission in Somalia

Korea Peace Now

·         The Human Costs and Gendered Impact of Sanctions on North Korea

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Putting Childcare at the Heart of the Social Market Economy

Middle East Institute

·         Borders Beyond Borders: The Many (Many) Kurdish Political Parties of Syria

Migration Policy Institute

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

National Center for Health Statistics

·         Health, United States, 2018

National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces

·         Canadian Military Journal, Autumn 2019, v. 19, no. 4

o    What if the Pen is a Sword? Communicating in a Chaotic, Sensational, and Weaponized Information Environment

o    The Evolution of Canadian Defence Policy through the Pragmatic Control Theory of Civil-Military Relations

o    Rounding the Edges of the Maple Leaf: Emergent Design and Systems Thinking in the Canadian Armed Forces

o    The Road to Mental Readiness Program: Social Innovation or Smokescreen?

o    “A Black Cat in the Dark Room”: Russian Quasi-Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) – ‘Non-existent,’ but Deadly and Useful

o    What Is the ‘Technology of the Colour Revolutions,’ and Why Does It Occupy Such a Prominent Place in Russian Threat Perceptions?

o    From the Mess to the Journal: A Proposal to Professionalize Professional Discussions

o    Re-thinking Incentivized Fitness in the Canadian Army: An Evidence-Based Approach

o    1 Field Ambulance and the Great War, 1914–1918

o    Time for Strong, Secure, Engaged Two, or Something More?

National Security Archive

·         Nuclear Weapons and Turkey Since 1959

New America

·         Planning an Ethical Data Strategy for Justice Transformation

New Zealand Ministry of Defence

·         Defence Capability Plan 2019 – Release of Cabinet Documents

Observer Research Foundation

·         Environmental Security in the Sundarban in the Current Climate Change Era: Strengthening India-Bangladesh Cooperation 

·         Literacy in India: The Gender and Age Dimension

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

·         July – September 2019 Trends and Observations from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Should Monetary Policy Take Inequality and Climate Change into Account?

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Experts Optimistic About the Next 50 Years of Digital Life

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics  Policy

·         Across the Table: Would You Share Your Views of Donald Trump over Dinner?

Project on Shi'ism and Global Affairs

·         Engaging Sectarian De-Escalation: Proceedings of the Symposium on Islam and Sectarian De-Escalation at Harvard Kennedy School

RAND Corporation

·         Assessing Force Sufficiency and Risk Using RAND's Multi-Period Assessment of Force Flow (MPAFF) Tool

·         Exploring the Role Nuclear Weapons Could Play in Deterring Russian Threats to the Baltic States

·         Identifying Law Enforcement Needs for Conducting Criminal Investigations Involving Evidence on the Dark Web

·         Leveraging Technology to Enhance Community Supervision: Identifying Needs to Address Current and Emerging Concerns

·         Managing Nuclear Modernization Challenges for the U.S. Air Force:A Mission-Centric Approach

·         Optimizing Army Medical Materiel Strategy

·         Trends in Russia's Armed Forces

·         Understanding Russia's Intervention in Syria

Royal Institute of International Affairs (RUSI)

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

Small Wars Journal

·         Arab Cultural Manifestations in the Iraqi Army

·         Cracks Appear in Saudi Glass Palace

·         Effective Competitive Advantage: Strategy, Technology and Information

·         Israel, America's Presidential Election and the Law of Armed Conflict

·         The Long Winding Trail

·         National Security and the Arctic: Deterrence of Russian Influences in the Arctic Ocean

·         On the Verge of Civil War-Iraq Post Protests

·         The Role of Police and Military Special Forces in Counter-terrorism Efforts in Cities

·         Targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Pertinent Issues of Law and Strategy

·         Was it All Just a Dream? Revisiting “The Defense of Jisr Al-Doreaa” Ten Years Later

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Is the Global Compact on Refugees Fit for Africa’s Purposes?

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         45th Quarterly Report to the United States Congress, October 30, 2019

Stanford-New America DigiChina Project

·         AI Policy and China – Realities of State-Led Development

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Gender Training for Police Peacekeepers: Approaching Two Decades of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325

·         Police Reform in Northern Ireland: Achievements and Future Challenges

Taylor & Francis

·         Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 2019

o    Assessing Intervention Outcomes Targeting Radicalised Offenders: Testing the Pro Integration Model of Extremist Disengagement as an Evaluation Tool  [open access article]

·         Ethics & Global Politics, v. 12, no. 3, December 2019

o    Non-Citizen Children and the Right to Stay – a Discourse Ethical Approach [open access article]

o    Principles of Justice and the Idea of Practice-Dependence [open access article]

o    Prolegomena to a Critical Theory of the Global Order [open access article]

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

·         Fewer Criminal Prosecution of Environmental Crimes Under Trump

·         Incomplete and Garbled Immigration Court Data Suggest Lack of Commitment to Accuracy

UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

·         United Nations Efforts to Reduce Military Expenditures: A Historical Overview

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         After Baghdadi: How the Islamic State Rebounds

·         Counterterrorism in an Era of Competing Priorities Ten Key Considerations

·         Egypt’s Economy: The Next Challenge for the Regime

·         Iran’s Nuclear Steps and the New IAEA Chief

·         The Islamic State in Syria: What's Next?

·         The Lebanon Protests: Views from Beirut and Policy Implications

·         Protests in Iraq: Against Domestic Corruption and Iranian Influence

Wilson Center

·         Farm Labor and Mexico's Export Produce Industry

·         Formative Battles: Cold War Disinformation Campaigns and Mitigation Strategies

·         The U.S.-China Trade War and Options for Taiwan

World Economic Forum

·         The Cybersecurity Guide for Leaders in Today’s Digital World