Friday's Miscellany 05-08-2020

38 North

·         After the 2016 Party Congress: Lower Taxes, New Laws, More Human Rights Protection

·         Alternative Futures for the US-ROK Alliance: Will Things Fall Apart?

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         When the Water Runs Out: The Rise (and Inevitable Fall) of the Deserts of Southwest Afghanistan and its Impact on Migration, Poppy and Stability

AidData

·         Data Inventory: Making Data Work for Children on the Move

·         Overcoming Blind Spots: Making Data Work for Children on the Move Policy Brief

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Tip-Toeing on Ice: Coronavirus Puts U.S.-Saudi Relations on Edge

Amnesty International

·         Africa: Guidelines for African States to Protect the Rights of Women and Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic

·         State of Palestine: Authorities Must End Arbitrary Detention of Critics Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Atlantic Council

·         Drone Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure: A Real and Present Threat

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         After Covid-19: Australia and the World Rebuild (Volume 1)

·         Running on Empty? A Case Study of Fuel Security for Civil and Military Air Operations at Darwin Airport

·         Weaponised Deep Fakes

Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES)

·         Covid-19 and Europe-China Relations

·         Disinformation during Covid-19 from a European Perspective

·         EU – NATO Relations

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         The Spatial Dimension of Crime in Mexico City (2016-2019)

·         Undocumented Immigrants in TX

·         What’s Next for Natural Gas in Ukraine?

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         Disinformation and Power: The Intermediaries Crisis

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         Coronavirus: Improvisation Is the Key to a Successful Response

·         Coronavirus and the Modern State

·         Coronavirus Could Revolutionize America’s China Policy

·         Coronavirus Threatens to Drive Wedge into US-Gulf Relations

·         How Society Will Change as the Coronavirus Crisis Abates

·         Media Frenzy Notwithstanding, Kim Jong-un Is Apparently Still Alive

·         Pandemic Sets the Stage for a Western-Asian Ideological Contest

·         Putin’s Religious Soft Power Hits Jerusalem

·         Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the USA: Slippery Oil Triangle

·         Turkey and the Libyan and Syrian Civil Wars

·         The Turkish Sultan’s Dubious Charm Offensive

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Syria Redux: Preventing the Spread of Violent Extremism Through Weaponized Populations and Mobile Safehavens

Beyond Parallel

·         Sil-li Ballistic Missile Support Facility

Blair Institute for Global Change

·         Snapshot: How Extremist Groups are Responding to Covid-19 (6 May 2020)

Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

·         Immobilisation, Restricted Spatial Mobility and Displacement in Violent Conflict

Brennan Center for Justice

·         Ensuring Safe Elections

Brookings

·         As States Reopen, COVID-19 is Spreading Into Even More Trump Counties

·         Funding the Development and Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines: The Need for Global Collective Action

·         How Close is President Trump to His Goal of Record-setting Judicial Appointments?

·         The COVID-19 Crisis has Already Left Too Many Children Hungry in America

·         The History of Women's Work and Wages and How It Has Created Success for Us All

·         India’s Foreign Affairs Strategy

·         Leaving It to Younger Hands: Why The History of the Women's Suffragist Movement Matters

·         The Unreal Dichotomy in COVID-19 Mortality between High-Income and Developing Countries

·         We Can’t Recover from a Coronavirus Recession Without Helping YoungWorkers

·         Women Warriors: The Ongoing Story of Integrating and Diversifying the American Armed Forces

·         Women's Work Boosts Middle -Class Incomes but Creates a Family Time Squeeze that Needs to be Eased

CATO Institute

·         Assessing International Threats During and After the Cold War

·         How U.S. Travel Restrictions on China Affected the Spread of COVID-19 in the United States

·         Rightsizing Fed Ed: Principles for Reform and Practical Steps to Move in the Right Direction

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Dangerous Synergies: Countering Chinese and Russian Digital Influence Operations

Center for Advanced Defense (C4ADS) 

·         Assets in Flight:

o    Cameroon’s Absentee President

o    Libya’s Flying Treasuries 

o    Tracing Africa’s CorruptRuling Elite in the Skies

Center for American Progress

·         The Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget More Than Meets U.S. National Security Needs

Center for Global Development

·         Balancing the COVID-19 Response with Wider Health Needs: Key Decision-Making Considerations for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

·         China in Africa

·         China’s Overseas Lending: A Response to Our Critics

·         COVID-19 and Oxygen: Selecting Supply Options in LMICs that Balance Immediate Needs with Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness

·         Leave No One Behind: Using a Benefit-Based Advance Market Commitment to Incentivise Development and Global Supply of  COVID-19 Vaccines

·         Leave No One Behind: Using a Benefit-Based Advance Market Commitment to Incentivise Development and Global Supply of COVID-19 Vaccines

·         Making the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights Work for COVID-19 Economic Relief

Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)

·         Decision Points in AI Governance: Three Case Studies Explore Efforts to Operationalize AI Principles

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Great Power Competition: Assumptions Behind the Headlines

Center for Security Policy

·         Israel’s Courts and Israeli Democracy

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

·         America Challenges China's National Talent Programs

·         Assessing the Industrial Base Implications of the Army's Future Vertical Lift Plans

·         Countering China’s Influence Operations: Lessons from Australia

·         Covid-19 Demands Innovative Ideas for Financing the SDGs

·         Covid-19 Response Update: May 1-May 8

·         Cross-border Aid, Covid-19, and U.S. Decisions in Syria

·         How Xi Jinping’s “New Era” Should Have Ended U.S. Debate on Beijing’s Ambitions

·         To Share Or Not to Share? Biological Security Risks for Marine Genetic Resources on the High Seas

·         The United States Needs an Energy Industrial Strategy, and Everybody Knows It

Center for Strategic Studies (CSS)

·         Policy Consulting in the Age of Corona

Center on Law, Ethics and National Security

·         Duke Law Grad’s Letter from the Battle against ISIS: Public Service in Uniform

·         Podcast: Dean Cheng on “The Challenge of China: Lawfare, Technology& More”

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Asset Allocation in Europe: Reality vs Expectations

·         The Great Lockdown: Was It Worth It?

·         Tailor-Made Laws in the Western Balkans: State Capture in Disguise

Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

·         Career Break or New Career? Extremist Foreign Fighters in Ukraine

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

·         COVID-19 & Elections

·         New SAFECOM Website

Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-20-083 Audit of the Department of Defense’s Compliance in Fiscal Year 2019 With Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act Requirements

·         Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines IQuarterly Report to the United States Congress I January 1, 2020 - March 31,2020

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         OIG-20-29 Capacity Audit of FEMA Grant Funds Awarded to the U.S. Virgin Islands Housing and Finance Authority

·         OIG-20-30 Capacity Audit of FEMA Grant Funds Awarded to the USVI Department of Education

East-West Center

·         An Aging Population in Asia Creates Economic Challenges

·         The United States and Japan’s Semiconductor Supply Chain Diversification Efforts Should Include Southeast Asia

Egmont Institute

·         The End of ‘Business as Usual’? COVID-19 and the European Green Deal

·         Over-Reactions to the Coronavirus: A Chinese View on the War of Words and Geopolitical Competition

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         United Arab Emirates Country Analysis Brief [updated May 6, 2020]

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         The Meaning of Systemic Rivalry: Europe and China beyond the Pandemic

European Institute of the Mediterranean

·         Ensuring Water Security in the Middle East: Policy Implications

European Parliament

·         Mobility, Transport and Coronavirus

European Union

·         The EU Customs Union: Protecting People and Facilitating Trade

·         Philippines IP Country Factsheet

European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

·         Power Sector Dependency on Time Service: Attacks against Time Sensitive Services

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         Towards Urban Decoupling? China’s Smart City Ambitions at the Time of Covid-19

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

·         Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak, Consumers Temper Spending Outlook

·         Oil Price Dynamics Report updated 

·         Pandemics Change Cities: Municipal Spending and Voter Extremism in Germany, 1918-1933

·         W(h)ither U.S. Crude Oil Production?

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Austerity and Defense: A Way Forward or Dead End?

·         Beyond COVID-19, Part 11: Political Shake-up in Ukraine and Baseball Returns in Asia

·         Beyond COVID-19, Part 12: Taiwan’s International Stock Rises as Turkey’s Falls

·         China’s Military Capabilities and the New Geopolitics

·         The Dominance of the U.S. Dollar During the COVID-19 Pandemic

·         An Illiberal Plague

·         Remember Us? Islamic State Stays Active During Coronavirus Pandemic

·         Still First to Fight? Shaping the 21st Century Marine Corps

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

·         East Asia Security in Flux. What Regional Order Ahead?

German Development Institute

·         How Germany and France could Play a Leading Role in InternationalDonor Coordination

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         The Covid-19 Pandemic and Conflict Dynamics in Syria

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Coronavirus Crisis Highlights Germany’s “Reluctant Leader” Problem

·         The Coronavirus Pandemic Shows the Need to Finally Take Cyber Resilience Seriously

·         Europe’s Differing Leadership Styles in the Coronavirus Crisis

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

·         Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Cocaine Politics in Guinea-Bissau

·         Civil Society Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa

·         Crisis and Opportunity: Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Illicit Drug Markets

Globsec

·         GLOBSEC Intelligence Briefing MAY 2020

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Biomedical Research: HHS Has Not Yet Used New Authorities to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Scientists GAO-20-531R

·         DHS Service Contracts: Increased Oversight Needed to Reduce the Risk Associated with Contractors Performing Certain Functions GAO-20-417

·         Employment-Related Identity Fraud: Improved Collaboration and Other Actions Would Help IRS and SSA Address Risks GAO-20-492

·         FEMA Disaster Workforce: Actions Needed to Address Deployment and Staff Development Challenges GAO-20-360

·         Food Safety: FDA and USDA Could Strengthen Existing Efforts to Prepare for Oversight of Cell-Cultured Meat GAO-20-325

·         Foreign Military Sales: DOD Should Further Strengthen Financial Oversight of Transportation Fees GAO-20-386

·         National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA Can Improve Community Oversight and Data Sharing GAO-20-396

·         National Preparedness: Additional Actions Needed to Address Gaps in the Nation's Emergency Management Capabilities GAO-20-297

·         Poverty Reduction: HHS Can Improve Information to Assist States and Localities in Adopting Approaches That Serve Whole Families GAO-20-382

·         U.S. Postal Service: Congressional Action Is Essential to Enable a Sustainable Business Model GAO-20-385

·         U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Cooperation: Progress Is Stalled over Nonproliferation Conditions and Agency Management of Negotiations Is Unclear GAO-20-34

Henry Jackson Society

·         Breaking the China Supply Chain: How the ‘Five Eyes’ Can Decouple from Strategic Dependency

Heritage Foundation

·         How the U.S. Should Respond to the U.K.’s Negotiating Objectives for a Free Trade Agreement

·         NATO’s Role in Pandemic Response

IJ Infinity Group

·         Military Strategy Magazine [formerly Infinity Journal], Spring 2020, v. 7,no. 1  

o    Nuclear Strategy – A Tale of Consequence

o    The Problem of Stability: Military Strategy in a Non-Newtonian Universe

o    Enunciating Strategy: How to Talk about Strategy Effectively

o    When Resources Drive Strategy: Understanding Clausewitz/Corbett’s War Limited by Contingent

o    Assimilation of Military Strategy in a Highly Politicized Environment: A Model

o    British Special Forces in the 2020s: Still A National Asset

Indiana University, Department of Criminal Justice

·         Evaluation of the Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction(CBCR) Program: Executive Summary and Final Report

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

·         Mind the Gap: A Design for a New Energy Technology Commercialization Foundation

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         Cybersecurity in the Age of Connected “Things”

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         Annexation under the Auspices of the Coronavirus

·         Assistance from the Intelligence Community in the Fight against theCorona Pandemic

·         The Coronavirus Pandemic and East Jerusalem

·         Iran and the United States: Breaking the Rules of the Game?

·         The Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation amidst the Coronavirus Crisis

·         Limiting IDF Engagement in Civilian Crises

·         Updated Strategic Assessment for Israel for 2020 and Recommendations for the New Government

·         When an Old Disease Meets a New Disease: Antisemitism and Delegitimization of Israel in the COVID-19 Era

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation: An Elusive Necessity

·         Partners in a Post Covid-19 International Order? The EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA)

Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

·         Angola's New President: Reforming to Survive

Institute for Strategic Dialogue 

·         Covid-19 Disinformation Briefing No.3

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report, April 29 - May 5, 2020

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         The New Israeli Government: Preliminary Implications and Long-Term Effects

·         Power Shifts and the Risk of a "Crisis Within the Crisis": COVID, Oil and the MENA Region

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         COVID-19 and Indian States: Spread Localises in Economically Significant States

·         COVID-19 Crisis in Bhutan: An Opportunity to Boost Agriculture

·         COVID-19: Economic Impact and Challenges for the Maldives

·         COVID-19 in India: Time to Reform Labour Laws

·         Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Election: The Governor’s Role under Scrutiny

International Crisis Group

·         The COVID-19 Challenge in Post-Soviet Breakaway Statelets

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         China’s Approach to the Belt and Road Initiative and Europe’s Response

·         Covid-19: Recovering Estimates of the Infected Fatality Rate During an Ongoing Pandemic Through Partial Data

·         European Defence and Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO): Don't Waste the Chance

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Developing Today's Joint Officers for Tomorrow's Ways of War, 1 May 2020

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         Special Operations Forces Interagency Reference Guide (4th ed.)

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Mobilizing the Indo-Pacific Infrastructure Response to China’s Beltand Road Initiative in Southeast Asia

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Covid-19 and Technology in the EU: Think Bigger than Apps

·         Development Aid, Migration and Conditionality - The Case of the Marshall Plan with Africa

Middle East Institute

·         China’s Petrochemical Enterprise Alliance and Iran Oil Trade

·         Coalition’s Cease-Fire Extension Keeps the Ball in the Houthis’ Court

·         In the Wake of COVID-19, Jordan has Limited Choices If Israel Annexes West Bank Settlements

·         Khamenei and the End of Iran’s Hopeless Reformist Movement

·         Protracted Conflict on Yemen’s Island of Socotra Reflects Rival Geopolitical Ambitions

·         The Rami Makhlouf Saga Poses a Dangerous Challenge for Assad

·         Self-Administration: Will It Strengthen Yemen’s STC or Further Complicate the Conflict?

·         Talking about Water Pipes: The Fraught Reconstruction of Syria’sYarmouk Camp

·         Washington Needs to Find a New Way of Dealing with Lebanon

MITRE

·         Agile Fusion Cells for COVID-19 Payment Integrity

National Academies Press

·         Measuring Success in Substance Use Grant Programs: Outcomes and Metrics for Improvement

·         Reducing Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Phase Two

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

·         Recent Cyber Events and Possible Implications for Armed Forces #1

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Manipulation Ecosystem of Social Messaging Platforms

Network Contagion Research Institute

·         Cyber Swarming, Memetic Warfare and Viral Insurgency: How Domestic Militants Organize on Memes to Incite Violent Insurrection and Terror against Government and Law Enforcement

·         Weaponized Information Outbreak: A Case Study on COVID-19, Bioweapon Myths, and the Asian Conspiracy Meme

New America

·         Evaluating the Digital Standard: How to Assess the Security of the Internet of Things

·         Which Companies Still Aren’t Offering Paid Sick Days?: Tracking the Corporate Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

·         COVID-19 Will Change the Way the UN Conducts Peacekeeping Operations in the Future

·         The Impact of Covid-19 on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Observer Research Foundation

·         The 5G Dilemma: Mapping Responses across the World

·         Building India’s Global Health Strategy: Beyond the Role of‘Pharmacist of the World’

·         From Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char: An Assessment of Bangladesh’s Relocation Plan for Rohingya Refugees

·         Understanding Disease and Shaping Public Health Policy in a Time of Pandemic

·         Urban Densities and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Upending the Sustainability Myth of Global Megacities

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

·         Slovakia, Parliamentary Elections, 29 February 2020: Final Report

·         Understanding Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes- Addressing the Security Needs of Muslim Communities: A Practical Guide

·         Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections, 22 December 2019: Final Report

Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF/HSFK)

·         Masculinities in Peacekeeping. Limits and Transformations of UNSCR 1325 in the South African National Defence Force

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         China's Net PPE Exports Plummeted in Early 2020 But Are Recovering

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         In Taiwan, Views of Mainland China Mostly Negative: Closer Taiwan-U.S.Relations Largely Welcomed, Especially Economically

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Dating and Relationships in the Digital Age

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

·         Americans’ Views of the News Media During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

·         On the Cusp of Adulthood and Facing an Uncertain Future: What We Know About Gen Z So Far

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Most Americans Say Federal Government Has Primary Responsibility for COVID-19 Testing

Policy Exchange

·         Covid-19 across Ireland: What the Data Can Tell Us

·         Legislating for the Relaxation of the Lockdown

·         Outbreaks and Spillovers: How the UK and International Community Can Lower the Risks of Zoonotic Disease

·         A Training Opportunity in the Crisis: How the Covid-19 Response Can Help Sort Out Britain’s Training Mess

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         The Challenges of Making the EU Fit for the Digital Age

·         How China and Russia Could Join Forces Against The European Union

·         NATO and the Rise of China: How a “NATO-Pacific Forum” Could Augment Alliance

·         The Pandemic Compendium: Reactions of States to COVID-19

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         The Federal Reserve Public Education Emergency Finance Facility (PEEFF): A Proposal

·         Financing Needs of Developing Countries in the Wake of Covid-19: The Role of Special Drawing Rights

·         Three Ways to Finance the COVID-19 Policy Response

Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)

·         U.S. Security Assistance to Egypt: Examining the Return on Investment

RAND Corporation

·         An Estimation of the Economic Costs of Social-Distancing Policies

·         Critical Care Surge Capacity in U.S. Hospitals

·         Data-Informed Jails: Challenges and Opportunities

·         Exploring the use of Zcash Cryptocurrency for Illicit or Criminal Purposes

·         The Health and Economic Impacts of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions to Address COVID-19: A Decision Support Tool for State and Local Policymakers

·         Helpers in Plain Sight: A Guide to Implementing Mental Health Task Sharing in Community-Based Organizations

·         The Marine Transportation System, Autonomous Technology, and Implications for the U.S. Coast Guard

·         Modeling the Impact of Border-Enforcement Measures

Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre

·         Pathfinder #352 Air Power in Effects-Based Warfare: Part 1 - Historical Background

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Coordinating Sanctions After Brexit: Considerations for the Future of UK Sanctions Policy

·         Research Methodology: The Prevention Project

·         Terrorism and the Mass Media

·         What Can Work (and What Has Not Worked) in Women-Centric P/CVE Initiatives: Assessing the Evidence Base for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism           

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Global Health Security: COVID-19 and Its Impacts – China-Taiwan Mask Diplomacy: Wooing Southeast Asia?

·         Global Health Security: COVID-19 and Its Impacts – Price of Pandemic:Weakened Trade System Exposed

·         Global Health Security: COVID-19 and Its Impacts – Reviving Stalled BRI: China’s Two-Stage Approach

·         Pathways for ASEAN Contributions to Sustainable Peace and Security in Rakhine State, Myanmar

·         Tackling Abu Sayyaf: Need to Rethink Strategies

·         Water Security in Southeast Asia: Regional, National, and Sub-national Challenges

Safra Center for Ethics

·         Building Solidarity: Challenges, Options, and Implications for COVID-19 Responses

Small Wars Journal

·         The Appearance of Three New Radical Islamist English-Language Online Magazines: Al Risalah, One Ummah & Voice of Hind

·         Drone Losses Impact Turkey’s Fighting in Libya

·         Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 29: An Overview of Cartel Activities Related to COVID-19 Humanitarian Response   

·         Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 23: El Salvadoran Gangs (Maras) Enforce Domestic Quarantine / Stay at Home Orders (Cuarentenadomiciliar)

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         From Grassroots to Peace Talks: Women in the Inter-Korean Peace Process

·         Importing the Malian Conflict to the Group of Five Sahel Countries: The Case of the Ayorou Refugee Camp in Niger

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         The Digital Economy and Ecommerce in Africa: Drivers for the African Free Trade Area?

·         FDI Trends in SADC: Implications for Value Chains, Industrialisation and Inclusive Growth

·         Validating South Africa’s Copyright Reform Through the Lens of US GSP: The Need to Abolish Reciprocal Requirements

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         SIGAR 20-37-FA Department of State’s Assistance to the Legal Education Support Program–Afghanistan II: Audit of Costs Incurred by the University of Washington

Stimson Center

·         Blundering Toward Nuclear Chaos

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Carlisle Compendia Allied Space Training Edition

Sudd Institute

·         The Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan

Taylor & Francis

·         Policing & Society, v. 30, no. 3, April 2020

o    Crime Victims’ Evaluations of Procedural Justice and Police Performance in Relation to Cooperation: A Qualitative Study in the Netherlands [open access] 

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Journal of International Commerce and Economics, April 2020

o    The  Rising Role  of  Re-exporting Hubs  in Global Value Chains

o    The Method of Reflections and U.S. Occupational Employment

o    A Review of EconomicLiterature on Foreign Direct Investment

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         China’s Response to Sudan’s Political Transition

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Emerging Risks and Reforms: The KRG’s Challenges in Building a Post-Coronavirus Economy

·         Hezbollah Takes Aim at Lebanon’s Central Bank and Telecom Sector

·         In Defense of Islamic Religious Reform

·         Iran's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf 

·         Lebanon's Crises Offer a Chance to Address Hezbollah Violations in the South

·         Palestinian Politics After Abbas

·         The Religious Dimension of Iraq’s Coronavirus Response

·         What Turned the Battle for Tripoli?

William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

·         Social Media Use in the Venezuelan Defense and Security Sectors: Testing and Refining a Conceptual Framework

World Bank

·         Timor-Leste Economic Report, April 2020 : A Nation Under Pressure

World Economic Forum

·         COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs

·         Energy Transition Index 2020: From Crisis to Rebound

·         Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Financial System

·         Winning the Race for Survival: How New Manufacturing Technologies are Driving Business-Model Innovation