greta's gouge: February 2020

· Aviation Security: TSA and Airport Stakeholders Have Enhanced Airport Public Area Security, but a Plan Is Needed for Future Collaboration GAO-20-278

· Aviation Security: TSA Could Strengthen Its Insider Threat Program by Developing a Strategic Plan and Performance Goals GAO-20-275

· Aviation Security: TSA Updated Screener Training to Address Risks, but Should Enhance Processes to Monitor Compliance GAO-20-219

· GAO Audits Involving DOD: Status of DOD's Efforts to Schedule and Hold Timely Entrance Conferences GAO-20-391R

· Hanford Cleanup: DOE Should Take Actions to Improve Inspections and Oversight of Contaminated Excess Facilities GAO-20-161

· Immigration: Actions Needed to Strengthen USCIS's Oversight and Data Quality of Credible and Reasonable Fear Screenings GAO-20-250

· National Biodefense Strategy: Additional Efforts Would Enhance Likelihood of Effective Implementation GAO-20-273

· National Weather Service: Information on Contractor Selection and Work Performed for Its Operations and Workforce Analysis Project GAO-20-271R

· Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: Weaknesses in Cybersecurity Management and Oversight Need to Be Addressed GAO-20-199

· Professional Military Education: Programs Are Accredited, but Additional Information is Needed to Assess Effectiveness GAO-20-323

· Science & Tech Spotlight: Deepfakes GAO-20-379SP

· Water Infrastructure: Technical Assistance and Climate Resilience Planning Could Help Utilities Prepare for Potential Climate Change Impacts GAO-20-24

Govini

· America's Eroding Technological Advantage: NDS RDT&E PRIORITIES in an Era of Great-Power Competition with China

Henry Jackson Society

· Core Assumptions and British Strategic Policy: Towards the Next Foreign, Security Defence Review

Heritage Foundation

· China’s Increasing Role in the Arctic

· Chinese Leadership of World Intellectual Property Organization: A Threat to Intellectual Property

· Destroying the Electoral College: The Anti-Federalist National Popular Vote Scheme

· Guiding Principles for the DOD’s Upcoming Assessment of Baltic Military Requirements to Deter Russia

Hoover Institution

· Are Large Deficits And Debt Dangerous?

· A Fiscal Theory Of Monetary Policy With Partially-Repaid Long-Term Debt

· Long-Run Trends In The U.S. SES [Socio-EconomicStatus]-Achievement Gap

Hudson Institute

· Ambition and Overreach: Countering One Belt One Road and Beijing’s Plans to Dominate Global Innovation

Human Rights Watch

· “How Much More Blood Must Be Spilled?” Atrocities Against Civilians in Central Mali, 2019

· Kidnapped by ISIS: Failure to Uncover the Fate of Syria’s Missing

· “My Teacher Said I Had a Disease” Barriers to the Right toEducation for LGBT Youth in Vietnam

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

· India’s Renewed Push on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)

· Is Lowering Colour Service a Suitable Option?

· Third Bodo Accord and Insurgency in Western Assam

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

· Israel Needs to Urgently Execute Advanced Contracts in theFramework of American Aid as a Security Solution for Israel’s Critical Needs

· Military Intelligence Directorate Recommends Stepping Up Attacks on the Iranians in Syria — A Different View

· The Palestinians at a Crossroads – Following the Presentation ofthe “Deal of the Century”

Institute for Science and International Security

· Iran’s Early Development of Nuclear Weapons Codes— An Example from the Nuclear Archive of a Project Proposal at Imam Hussein University

Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

· Harnessing Public Engagement for Police Accountability in Africa

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

· The Online Ecosystem of the German Far-Right

Institute for the Study of War

· Iraq Situation Report: February 7 - 12, 2020

· Iraq Situation Reports: January 23 - February 6, 2020

· Russia Enables New Syrian Regime Offensive in Idlib

· Syria Situation Report: February 5 - 18, 2020

· Syria Situation Report: January 21 - February 4, 2020

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

· Eleven Recommendations for Working on Empowerment and Accountability in Fragile, Conflict or Violence-Affected Settings

· Governance Diaries: An Approach to Governance Research from the Ground Up

· Participation in Economic Advancement: The Experience of theBrazilian Network of Community Banks (BNCB)

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

· The Coronavirus and Freedom of Expression in China: Not so Fast

· Human Trafficking in the Thai Fishing Industry

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

· The BJP at the Centre and in the States: Divergence, Big Time

· India’s Supreme Court sets Norms to Bar Candidates with CriminalRecord

· Pakistan and Malaysia: Ties that Bind

· Shifts in Policy Paradigm in India: Re-emergence of the HindutvaAgenda

· Structural Transformation of Bhutan’s Economy: Challenges Remain

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

· Foreign Terrorist Fighters from Southeast Asia: What Happens Next?

· Male Supremacist Terrorism as a Rising Threat

International Crisis Group

· A Glut of Arms: Curbing the Threat to Venezuela from Violent Groups

· Easing Syrian Refugees’ Plight in Lebanon

· Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2020

International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS)

· The World Climate and Security Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

· Competition, Competitiveness and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

· Cyber Risk Surveillance: A Case Study of Singapore

· Monetary Policy Transmission in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

· Participation by Fund Staff In Anti-Money Laundering/Combating TheFinancing of Terrorism Assessments by Other Assessor Bodies

· Taking Down the Wall: Transition and Inequality

· Vietnam's Development Success Story and the Unfinished SDG Agenda

Jamestown Foundation

· China Brief, February 13, 2020, v. 20, no. 3

· The CCP’s New Leading Small Group for Countering the Coronavirus Epidemic—and the Mysterious Absence of Xi Jinping

· How the Wuhan Epidemic Has Dented Xi Jinping's Authority and Prestige

· The Future of Chinese Foreign Economic Policy Will Challenge U.S. Interests, Part 2: Renminbi Internationalization and International Economic Institutions

· Sino-Indian Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism: Not Truly “Hand-in-Hand” At All

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

· Responding to North Korean Nuclear First Use: Minimizing Damage to the Nuclear Taboo

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

· Defense Institution Building ... by Design

Marine Corps University Press

· Patterns of Influence: Strategic Culture Case Studies and Conclusions

Martens Centre for European Studies

· Fine-Tuning Europe: How to Win the Global FinTech Race?

· Made in China: Tackling Digital Authoritarianism

Migration Policy Institute

· The Patchy Landscape of State English Learner Policies under ESSA

· Seasonal Worker Programs in Europe: Promising Practices and OngoingChallenges

· An Uneven Welcome: Latin American and Caribbean Responses toVenezuelan and Nicaraguan Migration

MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative

· The Ballot is Busted Before the Blockchain: A Security Analysis ofVoatz, the First Internet Voting Application Used in U.S. Federal Elections.

MITRE

· Critical Infrastructure Cyberspace Analysis Tool (CICAT)Capability Description

· Enterprise Mission Tailored Oauth 2.0 And Openid ConnectProfiles

National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC)

· The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States ofAmerica 2020-2022

National Defence University (Islamabad, Pakistan)

· NDU Journal 2019

o Problem Solving Decision Making Model in Kashmir Conflict Resolution: Prospects and Challenges

o Steeple Analysis of Prolonged Energy Crisis in Pakistan and Way Forward to Energy Security

o Strategic Deterrence in South Asia from the Prism of Balakot and Beyond

o Seizing Kashmir's Identity: Implications for the Global Peace and Stability

o Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Methods, Challenges and Theoretical Underpinnings

o Cyber-Warfare: Implications for the National Security of Pakistan

o Genesis of Electronic Media: Understanding the National Security Perspective of Pakistan

o National Security Repercussions of Climate Change in Pakistan

o Pak-Afghan Border: Historical Perspective and Way Forward

o Societal Resistance Through Democratic Governance: A Shield Against Extremist Voices/Actions Telescoping Pakistan

o National Security Paradigm of Pakistan - Retrospective Analysis

o Understanding the Post-Merger Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) Challenges and Its Impact on National Security

National Defense University Press

· Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ), 96 (1th Quarter, January 2020)

o The Intellectual Edge: A Competitive Advantage for Future War and Strategic Competition

o Reconceiving Modern Warfare: A Unified Model

o Adapting for Victory: DOD Laboratories for the 21st Century

o Beyond Auftragstaktik: The Case Against Hyper-Decentralized Command

o Asking Strategic Questions: A Primer for National Security Professionals

o Clausewitz’s Wondrous Yet Paradoxical Trinity: The Nature of War as a Complex Adaptive System

o A Blue-Collar Approach to Operational Analysis: A Special Operations Case Study

o The Bering Strait: An Arena for Great Power Competition

o Peacemakers: Chaplains as Vital Links in the Peace Chain

o Adapting to Disruption: Aerial Combat over North Vietnam

o The Revival of Al Qaeda

o Frustrated Cargo: The U.S. Army’s Limitations in Projecting Force from Ship to Shore in an A2/AD Environment

o Attaining Maritime Superiority in an A2/AD Era: Lessons from the Battle of the Bismarck Sea

o Failed Megacities and the Joint Force

o Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems Across the Seven Joint Functions

o The Future of Interagency Doctrine

National Security Archive

· The CIA's ‘Minerva’ Secret

· Hagelin and Friedman: The Gentlemen’s Understanding Behind “TheIntelligence Coup of the Century”

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

· Designing and Implementation of an Availability Scoring System for Cyber Defence Exercises

NATO Defense College

· The Case for NATO’s Global Partnership with India

· Turkey’s Military Policy in Syria: Implications for NATO

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

· Mapping Extremist Communities: A Social Network Analysis Approach

Naval War College

· International Law Studies, v. 96, 2020

o The Unlawfulness of a “Bloody Nose Strike” on North Korea

· Defend Forward: Critical Infrastructure War Game 2019 - Game Report

· Twenty-Third International Seapower Symposium: Report of the Proceedings "Security, Order, Prosperity"

New America

· Special Delivery: How Internet Platforms Use Artificial Intelligence to Target and Deliver Ads

Nuclear Threat Initiative

· Expert Recommendations for US and Global Preparedness for COVID-19

Observer Research Foundation

· A.I. in the Chinese Military: Current Initiatives and the Implications for India

· India at $5 Trillion: Strengthening Opportunities, Removing Hurdles [click on the cover to download]

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

· How to Conduct an After Action Review

Office of Naval Intelligence

· 2019-2020 Recognition and Identification Guide: China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Coast Guard, and Government Maritime Forces

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

· The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States of America 2020-2022

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

· Factsheet of the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit

· Justice Monitor [5th ed.]

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

· Automatic Stabilizers in a Low-Rate Environment

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

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

· NATO Seen Favorably Across Member States

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

· Many Tech Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

· Most Adults Aware of 2020 Census and Ready to Respond, but Don’t Know Key Details

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

· Views of Nation’s Economy Remain Positive, Sharply Divided by Partisanship

Potomac Institute

· 5G Promises and Risks for US National Security

· The Future of Computing

RAND Corporation

· Civilian Post-Deployment Reintegration: A Review and Analysis of Practices Across U.S. Federal Agencies

· Emerging Developments in Citizen Science: Reflecting on Areas of Innovation

· Fighting Disinformation Online: Building the Database of Web Tools

· The Military Case for Extending the New START Agreement

· Physical Task Simulations: Performance Measures for the Validation of Physical Tests and Standards for Battlefield Airmen

· Seizing the Golden Hour: Tasks, Organization, and Capabilities Required for the Earliest Phase of Stability Operations

· Understanding Russian Subversion: Patterns, Threats, and Responses

Recorded Future

· How North Korea Revolutionized the Internet as a Tool for RogueRegimes

Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre

· Australia’s New Regional Context: Pacific Island Futures and Air Power Possibilities

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

· 5G Cyber Security: A Risk-Management Approach

· Data Analytics and Algorithms in Policing in England and Wales:Towards A New Policy Framework

· Taking Control: Rediscovering the Centrality of National Interest in UK Foreign and Security Policy

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

· Beyond COVID-19: Global Priorities Against Future Contagion

· The Dollar as the Dominant Global Reserve Currency: A Threat to Financial Stability?

· Putin After 2024: More Power or More Predictability?

· Repatriating Militants: Indonesia’s Dilemma and Its Consequences

· Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Implications for Global Politics andSecurity

Second Line of Defense

· The 21st Century Fighting Navy: Shaping a Way Ahead

Small Wars Journal

· Afghan Women’s Views on Violent Extremism and Aspirations to a Peacemaking Role

· Analysis/Commentary: Pentagon Announces Army 1st SFAB Deployment to Counter Surge in Violent Extremism and Russian/Chinese Competition

· Case Method Problem-Solving in an Uncertain Information Environment: The Novel Coronavirus Threat

· Clausewitz and His… Singularity?

· Drones and the Legality and Ethics of War

· Fiction and its Use in Military Realities

· Gangs, Criminal Empires and Military Intervention in Cape Town’s Crime Wars

· Gangs and the Military Note 4: The Role of the East Coast in the Development of Military-Trained Gang Members

· Hardliners on the Rise, Reformists Ruled Out

· How the Philippines’ Withdrawal from its Security Pact with the US Could Threaten the Country and Region

· Improving the Understanding of Political Legitimacy in COIN Doctrine

· ISIS’ New Leader and the Group’s Regeneration

· Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #44: Mexican Army (SEDENA)Re-Discovers Underground Cartel Bunker in Reynosa, Tamaulipas

· “A New Postmodern Condition”: Why Disinformation Has Become SoEffective

· PLAN COLOMBIA: Learning from a Light-footprint “America Second” Military Strategy

· Projecting Soft Power Through the State Partnership Program

· The Three Misunderstandings of Soviet Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan

· U.S.-Taliban Deal: The Beginning of the End of America’s Longest War?

· U.S.-Taliban Deal is a “Massive Opportunity,” Says U.S. Negotiator

· What is an “Expeditionary Force?” No, Really, What is It?

· Will Rising U.S.-Iran Tensions Spark Afghan Proxy War?

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

· SIGAR 20-25-SP The Human Cost of Reconstruction in Afghanistan

· SIGAR-20-27-IP USAID's Power Transmission Expansion and Connectivity Project in Afghanistan: The Ghazni and Sayedabad Substations are Complete, but Construction Deficiencies Create Safety Hazards and Could Disrupt Electrical Power

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

· From Critical Engagement to Credible Commitments: A Renewed EUStrategy for the North Korean Proliferation Crisis

Strategic Studies Institute

· Nonstate Actors and Anti-Access/Area Denial Strategies: The ComingChallenge

· Professionalizing the Iraqi Army: US Engagement after the Islamic State

Sudd Institute

· The Return to Ten States in South Sudan: Does it Restore Peace?

Syria Justice and Accountability Centre

· Judge, Jury and Executioner: the ISIS Bureau of Justice and Grievances

· Searching for Missing Persons in Northeast Syria: Assessment and Recommendations for the First Responders’ Team

Taylor & Francis

· Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, v. 13, 2020