Friday's Miscellany 03-13-2020

Air University

·         Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, Spring 2020, v. 3, no. 1

o    Demystifying the Indo-Pacific Theater

o    New Zealand's Strategic Challenge

o    The China Coast Guard

o    Nontraditional Security Dilemmas on the Belt and Road

o    Assessing Republic of Singapore Air Force's Defensive Air Capabilities

·         Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs, Spring 2020, v. 2, no. 1

o    Generals Testify at Senate Hearing on FY 2021 Defense Budget

o    The US Withdrawal and the Scramble for Syria

o    The Contract Broken, and Restored, Part II

o    Why Are Warm-Water Ports Important to Russian Security?

o    The Struggle for Air Superiority

o    The Foreign Policy of Large Democratizing African States

o    How the Israel Defense Forces Might Confront Hezbollah

o    Aid to Anti-Assad Forces Became the Most Expensive US Covert Action

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         The Emergence of Another African Conflict: Egypt, Ethiopia and Geopolitics of the Renaissance Dam

Amnesty International

·         Hong Kong: Missing Truth, Missing Justice

·         Justice For Victims Of Protest Crackdown In Sudan

·         Killings Of Minors In Iran’s November 2019 Protests

Army University Press

·         The Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle for Kings Mountain, 7October 1780

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

·         The Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Developing Asia

·         Responding to the Novel Coronavirus Crisis – 13 Lessons from Evaluation

Australian National University Press

·         Re-imagining Japan after Fukushima

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         China’s New Silk Road Strategy and the Middle East

·         Dangerous Streamlining in the IDF

·         The Dark Universe of Antisemitism

·         Iran Works to Overcome the Loss of Soleimani

·         Islamist Parties in Turkey: A Perpetual Matryoshka

·         Israel vs. Hezbollah: The Third Lebanon War

·         Kastellorizo: Tiny Island, Colossal Dispute

·         Post-Soleimani, Russia’s Role Will Grow in Iran’s Geopolitical Thinking

·         Russia’s Shift from “Greater Europe” to “Greater Asia”

·         Taiwan and Israel: Don’t Recognize, but Collaborate

·         Zeinab Soleimani: Islam’s Female Avenger

Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

·         Green Ambitions, Brown Realities: Making Sense of Renewable Investment Strategies in the Gulf

Beyond the Parallel

·         Yongbyon Declassified Part VII: Final Stretch of First-Phase Construction Begins

Brookings

·         A Comparison of Deflators for Telecommunications Services Output

·         A Dozen Facts about the Economics of the US Health-Care System

·         Is India Still the Neighbourhood’s Education Hub?

·         Mobility and Tenure Choice in Urban India

Bruegel

·         An Effective Economic Response to the Coronavirus in Europe

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Complex Project Delivery Capability Matters

Carnegie Foundation

·         Think Peace: Essays for an Age of Disorder

·         Will India’s Proposed Data Protection Law Protect Privacy and Promote Growth?

CATO Institute

·         Do Local Governments Represent Voter Preferences?: Evidence from Hospital Financing under the Affordable Care Act

·         H‑2A Visas for Agriculture: The Complex Process for Farmers to Hire Agricultural Guest Workers

Center for Global Development

·         Why is Global Health Missing from the UK’s Integrated Review?

Center for Security Policy

·         Imagining A Path to Beyond the Clerical Regime in Iran

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest

o    No. 248 Central Asia

Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS)

·         The Future of the Night Sky: Light Pollution from Satellites

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

·         Addressing Unresolved Challenges in U.S.-Russia Relations

·         The Changing Geopolitics of Nuclear Energy: A Look at the United States, Russia, and China

·         Climate Solutions Series: Deep Decarbonization Pathways

·         CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues

·         The Global Economic Impacts of COVID-19

·         How Does Water Security Affect China’s Development? [interactive]

·         Mystery Math: The U.S.-China Phase-1 Purchase Figures Do Not Add Up

Center for the Study of the Drone

·         Public Safety Drones, 3rd ed.

·         Unarmed and Dangerous: The Lethal Applications of Non-Weaponized Drones

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         Why This Oil Crash Is Different

Center on Law, Ethics and National Security

·         LTG Pede on the COIN/CT “Hangover”; ROE, War-Sustaining Targets

·         Mike Schmitt on “Inside the Enemy’s Camp: ‘Offensive’ Cyber Ops and International Law”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

·         Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

·         Economics in the  Time of COVID-19

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Bold Policies Needed to Counter the Coronavirus Recession

CEPOL

·         European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin 2020 (online first articles)

·         Social Media for Community Oriented Policing: Best Practices from Around the World and Future Challenges

·         Illegal Trading in Endangered Animal and Plant Species from an Austrian Perspective

·         The Emergence and Evolution of Lesbian and Gay Police Associations in Europe

·         Policing Domestic Violence: Strategy, Competence, Training

Chatham House

·         Is the GCC Cyber Resilient?

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Vroom or Bust? Towards a Chicago E-Scooter Strategy in 2020 and Beyond

·         Why do Americans Support US Presence in Mideast But Say Iraq War Was Not Worth Costs?

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         In Search of a European Russia Strategy

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee 

·         Department of Defense Tactical and Rotary Aircraft Acquisition and Modernization Programs in the FY21 President’s Budget Request

·         FY21 Navy and Marine Corps Readiness Posture

·         FY21 Priorities for Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs

·         National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America

·         National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the Greater Middle East and Africa

·         Reviewing Department of Defense Science and Technology Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Fiscal Year 2021: Maintaining a Robust Ecosystem for Our Technological Edge

·         Sealift and Mobility Requirements in Support of the National Defense Strategy

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Antagonizing the Neighborhood: Putin’s Frozen Conflicts and the Conflict in Ukraine

·         The Crisis in Idlib

·         Prospects for Peace: The Way Forward in Afghanistan

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Community Perspectives on Coronavirus Preparedness and Response

·         Confronting the Coronavirus: The Federal Response

·         Resourcing DHS’ Cybersecurity and Innovation Missions: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Science and Technology Directorate

·         Securing America’s Transportation and Maritime Systems: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Requests for the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard

Congress. House. Oversight and Reform Committee

·         Climate Change, Part IV: Future Impacts of Continued Federal Inaction

·         Constitutional Checks and Balances: Improving Congressional Oversight of the Executive Branch

·         Coronavirus Preparedness and Response

·         Examining Travel Insurance for Coronavirus-Related Cancellations

·         U.S. Biodefense and Response to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         FEMA’s Priorities for 2020 and Beyond: Coordinating Mission and Vision

·         The International Role of the United State Coast Guard

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Marine Corps Ground Modernization

·         Personnel Programs in the Department of Defense

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Nine Years of Brutality: Assad's Campaign Against the Syrian People

Congressional-Executive Commission on China

·         Global Supply Chains, Forced Labor, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Asia Beyond China: Developing a European Indo-Pacific Strategy fora Changing Global Order 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Coronavirus: DOD Response

·         FAQ on Travel Restrictions (Updated)

·         Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Task Force: Progress Report

·         Stop Movement for All Domestic Travel for DOD Components in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

·         OEI-BL-18-00510 Communication and Management Challenges Impeded HHS’s Response to the Zero-Tolerance Policy

Department of State

·         2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

·         Briefing With Senior State Department Official On the PRC’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy

East-West Center

·         The Arctic in World Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on Global-Arctic Interactions: The Arctic Moves from Periphery to Center

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

·         COVID-19 Updates and Statistics

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Modernising Conventional Arms Control: An Urgent Imperative

European Parliament

·         Balancing Integration and Autonomy. How EFTA Countries Reconcile EU-Approximation and Independence

·         Implementation of the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey: Overview

·         What Can the EU Do to Alleviate the Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis?

·         What Place for the UK in Europe's Defence Labyrinth?

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Could Turkey’s New Parties Change the Political Balance?

European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC)

·         West Papua Pro-Independence Movements and Their Impact on the Security Situation in Indonesia

European Union

·         A European Industrial Strategy: A Single Market that Delivers for Businesses and Consumers

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, March 2020  

o    Optimizing Facebook for Public Assistance in Investigations

o    Building a Successful Officer Wellness Program

o    Leadership Spotlight – Lessons Learned

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Mali's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         Managed Leadership Succession in Kazakhstan: A Model for Gradual Departure?

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Central Asia’s Force Majeure Fears: Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on China’s Natural Gas Supply Demands

·         Friends or Frenemies? How Russia and Iran Compete and Cooperate

·         How is Central Asia Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic?

·         North Korea Stuck between a Rock and a Hard Place: One Year after the Hanoi Summit

·         Poisonings, Political Crises, and Missed Opportunities in Abkhazia

·         U.S.-Iran Escalation in the Age of COVID-19

·         What To Do about Idlib

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

·         The Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Strategic Pillar for the European Battery Alliance

Future Directions International

·         Russia and Turkey in Syria: The Erosion of the Friendship?

George Washington University Program on Extremism

·         Challenges Posed by Returning Foreign Fighters

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

·         An Eastern Policy Update, but No Upgrade: The EU Needs a More Ambitious Eastern Partnership Strategy

·         How Leaders Can Stop Corona from Undermining the EU: The Health and Economic Crises Require Coordinated Handling

German Development Institute

·         The Role of Values for Social Cohesion: Theoretical Explication and Empirical Exploration

·         The Trade Effects of the Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States:Early Empirical Insights from Panel Data

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         The Brexit Revolution

·         EU Global Health Policy

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Strategic Spiral: Arms Control, U.S.-Russian Relations, and European Security

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Program Costs GAO-20-195G

·         Economic Sanctions: Treasury and State Have Received Increased Resources for Sanctions Implementation but Face Hiring Challenges GAO-20-324

·         Missile Defense: Lessons Learned From Acquisition Efforts GAO-20-490T [testimony]

·         Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: Uranium Processing Facility Is on Schedule and Budget, and NNSA Identified Additional Uranium Program Costs GAO-20-293

·         The Nation's Fiscal Health: Action Is Needed to Address the Federal Government's Fiscal Future GAO-20-403SP

·         The Nation's Fiscal Health: Action Is Needed to Address the Federal Government's Fiscal Future GAO-20-482T [testimony]

·         National Biodefense Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges with Early Implementation GAO-20-483T [testimony]

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, 2020, v. 13, no. 1

o    The Illogical Logic of American Entanglement in the Middle East

o    Getting Deterrence Right: The Case for Stratified Deterrence

o    Blockchain Empowers Social Resistance and Terrorism Through Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

o    UK Newspapers’ Portrayal of Yazidi Women’s Experiences of Violence under ISIS

o    ISIS in Their Own Words: Recruitment History, Motivations for Joining, Travel, Experiences in ISIS, and Disillusionment over Time – Analysis of 220 In-depth Interviews of ISIS Returnees, Defectors and Prisoners

Heritage Foundation

·         Iran’s Continued Malign Behavior Warrants Extending the Conventional Arms Embargo

·         New START: The U.S. Should Not Extend the Dangerously Flawed Treaty for Five More Years

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         The Ceasefire in Idlib: Turkey’s Tactical Successes Alongside Political Weakness

·         A Deal with the Devil? Terms, Implications, and Risks of the US-Taliban Accord

·         From the Ukrainian Airplane to the Coronavirus: The Crisis of Public Confidence in the Iranian Regime

·         The Use of Mercenaries: A New Recourse to an Old Practice for Waging War in the Middle East

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

·         Proxy War in Idlib Heads Toward Military Escalation

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: March 4 -10, 2020

·         Syria Situation Report: February 19 - March 3, 2020

·         Viral Disinformation: The Kremlin’s Coronavirus Information Operation In Ukraine

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Reality Bites: Making Realist Evaluation Useful in the Real World

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         A Europe Fit for the Digital Age: The Quest for Cybersecurity Unpacked

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Afghanistan: The United States-Taliban Deal and Beyond

·         AI and Facial Recognition in India

·         COVID-19 and India: A Long Battle Ahead?

·         The Doha Deal: The Bumpy Road Ahead to Afghan Peace

·         India’s Groundwater Woes

·         The Modi Initiative: Can COVID-19 Resuscitate the SAARC?

·         Regulating Artificial Intelligence in South Asia: Projections for the Future

·         Sri Lanka’s Equidistant Policy: Implications for China

·         The State of Democracy in South Asia

·         Yes Bank in Moratorium: How it Collapsed and What Next?

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         The Shifting Sands of the Sahel’s Terrorism Landscape

International Crisis Group

·         Imagining a Resolution of Venezuela’s Crisis

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         The Future of Migration to Europe

·         Work in Progress. The End of a World, Part II

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, March 11, 2020, v. 18, no. 5

o    Where Next for Sudan’s Soldiers of Fortune? Army Withdrawal from Yemen Signals Wider Reform

o    Potential for al-Qaeda-Islamic State Cooperation in Afghanistan

o    The Emerging Triad of Islamic State Central Africa Province

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         The Path of Least Resilience: Autocratic Rule and External Powers in the Middle East

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         “Flexibility without Limits”. The Political Economy Implications of the Coronavirus

·         A Geopolitical, 5G Europe? Brussels Needs to Go Big, or Go Home

Middle East Institute

·         Manufacturing Division: The Assad Regime and Minorities in South-West Syria

MITRE

·         Military to Civilian Readiness: The Past, Present, and Future of the Transition Process

National Security Archive

·         How Transparent is President Trump? Audit Shows Three-Quarters of His Decisions Have Been Bad for Openness

The New Center

·         Cybersecuring America: Can We Stay Ahead of the Hackers?

·         Securing Our Elections

Observer Research Foundation

·         BIMSTEC and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Role of Technology in Regional Development

·         From Kargil to Balakot: The Continuing Challenges to India’s Modern Air Power

·         India-Pakistan Peacemaking: Beyond Populist Religious Diplomacy

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Private Sector Engagement

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development  (OECD)

·         Coronavirus: The World Economy at Risk

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Americans and Germans Differ in Their Views of Each Other and the World

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         White Evangelicals See Trump as Fighting for Their Beliefs, Though Many Have Mixed Feelings About His Personal Conduct

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The U.S.–China Trade Imbalance and the Theory of Free Trade: Debunking the Currency Manipulation Argument

Potomac Institute

·         The Future of Deep Space Exploration

RAND Corporation

·         Alternative Worldviews: Understanding Potential Trajectories of Great-Power Ideological Competition

·         Comparing the Army's Suicide Rate to the General U.S. Population:Identifying Suitable Characteristics, Data Sources, and Analytic Approaches

·         Assessment of COVID-19's Impact on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Implications from China [testimony]

·         Countering Violent Extremism in Nigeria: Using a Text-Message Survey to Assess Radio Programs

·         Naval Aviation Maintenance System: Analysis of Alternatives

·         A Separate Space: Creating a Military Service for Space

·         Small Unmanned Aerial System Adversary Capabilities

·         U.S. Army North in the Hurricane Maria Response

Royal Australian Air Force, Air Power Development Centre (APDC)

·         The Pursuit of a Strategic Strike Capability

·         Strike in the Era of Anti-Access/Area-Denial Postures

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         A Sharper Image: Advancing a Risk-Based Response to Terrorist Financing

·         UK–Russia Security Relations: Talking To Understand

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Charity for “Jihad” in Syria: The Indonesian-Uyghur Connection

·         Global Health Security – COVID-19: Is the Humanitarian Sector Prepared?

·         Maintaining Harmony: Indonesia’s Inter-Religious Forum

·         Women in Global Governance: Never Ending Fight for Equality?

Small Wars Journal

·         After Nine Years, Syria’s Conflict Has Only Become More Complicated

·         Another Afghan Election Crisis and the Challenge of Power-Sharing

·         Commandership: A Fresh Look at Command

·         False Flags During Times of Geopolitical Conflict – The Right Time to Strike

·         Rethinking Media’s Role in Conflict and Peace in the Middle East

·         Using Hybrid-Warfare Defeat Mechanisms to Fight the Coronavirus and Counter Future Bioweapons. A Novel Approach

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Africa’s Trade in Services and the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement

United Kingdom Parliament, Defence Committee

·         Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2018: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighteenth Report of Session 2017–19

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         As Israel’s Kingmaker Gets Off the Fence, Gantz Gets a Boost

·         The Coronavirus in Iran (Part 1): Clerical Factors

·         The Coronavirus in Iran (Part 2): Regime Culpability and Resiliency

·         Iraq’s Health, Financial, and Security Crises Sharpen the Urgency of Forming a Government

·         Making Sense of the Saudi Rumors: A Guide to Royal Family Politics

·         Most Jerusalem Palestinians Want Neither Israeli Rule Nor Uprising Against it, as Silwan Neighborhood Stands Out for More Militant Views

·         Trump's 'Deal of the Century' and Why it Still Matters

·         The U.S. Role in Idlib and Beyond: Perspectives from Syria

World Economic Forum

·         Insights on Handling Coronavirus from an Earlier Report on Business and Outbreaks

·         Outbreak Readiness and Business Impact