Friday's Miscellany 05-22 & 05-29-2020

38 North

·         New Yalu Bridge Construction Hits Another Milestone

·         The North Korean Economy: The Pandemic and North Korean Food Security

·         The North Korean Economy Under Sanctions and COVID-19

·         Wonsan-Kalma Beach Resort: Reduction of Workers and Slowed Construction

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Geostrategic Dimensions of Libya’s Civil War

AidData

·         Chinese Aid and Health at the Country and Local Level

·         Does Foreign Aid Raise Awareness of Corruption? Evidence from Chinese Aid in 30 African States

·         Impact of Development Aid on Infant Mortality: Micro-level Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire

·         A Micro-Based Approach to Evaluate the Effect of Water Supply on Health in Uganda

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2020, v. 14, no. 2 

o    Victory through Space Power

o    The Great Divide in US Deterrence Thought

o    Surviving the Quantum Cryptocalypse

o    Hypersonic Technology: An Evolution in Nuclear Weapons?

o    Power, Profit, or Prudence? US Arms Sales since 9/11

o    American Grand Strategy for an Emerging World Order

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         How Arab States Take on Coronavirus: Morocco as a Case Study

American Enterprise Institute

·         Privacy and the Four Categories of Information Technology

Amnesty International

·         Americas: The Cost Of Curing: Health Workers' Rights in the Americas During Covid-19 and Beyond

·         Iran: Details Of 304 Deaths in Crackdown on November 2019 Protests

·         ‘We Dried Our Tears’: Addressing the Toll on Children of Northeast Nigeria’s Conflict

Arctic Institute

·         Arctic Technopolitics and China’s Reception of the Polar Code

·         The Emergence of a Sino-Russian Economic Partnership in the Arctic?

Atlantic Council

·         European Energy Security and the Critical Role of Transatlantic Energy Cooperation

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Cybercrime in Southeast Asia

·         National Security Agencies and the Cloud: An Urgent Capability Issue for Australia

·         North of 26° south and the security of Australia: Views from The Strategist Vol. 2

Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES)

·         The Covid-19 Situation in Syria

·         Development Aid, Migration and Conditionality

Baker Institute

·         Exploring Immigration Alternatives

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) 

·         The Abandonment of the South Lebanon Army: A Moral and a Strategic Failure

·         China and the Coronavirus Pandemic

·         Coronavirus and the Middle East

·         European Jewish Communities and the Coronavirus Crisis

·         Gantz’s Challenges and Agenda as Israel’s New Defense Minister

·         Georgia’s Relations with Israel and the US

·         Gulf Security: The Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options

·         Israel’s Frustrating Experience in South Lebanon

·         Michel Foucault and Iran’s Ayatollahs

·         Mobile Nuclear Microreactor Development: A Military-Civilian Symbiosis

·         Opinion Polling During the Coronavirus Crisis

·         A Peace Treaty Is Not a License to Extort

·         The Return to the Era of Spheres of Influence in Eurasia

·         The US-Israeli Campaign Against the ICC

Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

·         Confronting China’s Efforts to Steal Defense Information

·         Recommendations for the National Strategic Pandemic Stockpile

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Accessing the Vote During a Pandemic

·         Immigration at the State Level: An Examination of Proposed State-BasedVisa Programs in the U.S.

Brookings 

·         5 Steps to Get the Internet to All Americans: COVID-19 and theImportance of Universal Broadband

·         Essential but Undervalued: Millions of Health Care Workers Aren’tGetting the Pay or Respect They Deserve in the COVID-19 Pandemic

·         Reopening America & the World

o    v. 1 Reopening America

·         Trump’s Tax Returns: The Legal Issues and Possible Outcomes

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

·         The Wealth of Generations, with Special Attention to the Millennials

Bruegel

·         COVID-19’s Reality Shock for External-Funding Dependent EmergingEconomies

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves

·         U.S. Foreign Policy for the Middle Class: Perspectives from Nebraska

CATO Institute

·         Building a Modern Military: The Force Meets Geopolitical Realities

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Comparing VA and Non-VA Medical Centers

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

·         One Flank, One Threat, One Presence: A Strategy for NATO's Eastern Flank

Center for Global Development

·         The COVID-19 Development Innovation Agenda: An Economic and Financial Lens

·         Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures: Insights from FrontlineOrganizations

·         Migrant Workers in the Tourism Industry: How has COVID-19 Affected Them, and What Does the Future Hold?

·         Planning for School Reopening and Recovery After COVID-19

Center for Global Security Research

·         Major Power Rivalry and Nuclear Risk Reduction: Perspectives from Russia, China, and the United States

·         Space Strategy at a Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges for 21st Century Competition

Center for International Policy

·         The Trump Effect: Trends in Major U.S. Arms Sales 2019

Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

·         AI Hubs in the United States

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Caucasus Analytical Digest: No. 115: The COVID-19 Pandemic in the South Caucasus

Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS)

·         Managing the Future State of Supply Chain Risk

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Dragon Against the Sun: Chinese Views of Japanese Seapower

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Challenges to Continued U.S. Leadership Ahead of Global HIV’s NextPhase

·         Chronology of Possible Chinese Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations

·         Chronology of Possible Russian Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations

·         International Perspectives on Space Weapons

·         Making the Most of a Crisis: What Sputnik Should Have Taught Us

·         Not Proxies: Capacity Building in Hybrid Warfare

·         Partners, Not Proxies: Capacity Building in Hybrid Warfare

·         Strategic Dialogue: Shaping a U.S. Strategy for the “Ghosts” of  Iraq

Center on Law, Ethics and National Security

·         The 2020 Solf-Warren Lecture: Professor John Norton Moore on“Defending Defense in the Law of Jus Ad Bellum”

·         Don’t Conflate Issues of “Proxy War” with Contemporary U.S. Security Assistance Programs for Allies and Partners

·         The Military’s Voting Process is not a Panacea for the Challenges of the Fall Elections

·         Memorial Day 2020: Remembering the Sacrifice of the “Best of America”

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         CER Bulletin, no. 132 - June/July 2020

o    Securing Europe's Medical Supply Chains against Future Shocks

o    The Recovery Fund Faces a Tricky Passage

o    Trump's COVID-19 Response is Deepening the Transatlantic Rift

o    Three Ways COVID-19 Will Cause Economic Divergence in Europe

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Ensuring Respect for Indigenous Cultures: A Moral Rights Approach

·         Top-level Design for Supremacy: Economic Policy Making in China underPresident Xi

Chatham House

·         Chinese Investment and the BRI in Sri Lanka

·         The Minsk Conundrum: Western Policy and Russia’s War in Eastern Ukraine

·         NATO and the Frameworks of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Challenges for the 10th NPT Review Conference

Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Decentralisation and Inclusive Governance in Fragile Settings

·         Globalization Paradox and the Coronavirus Pandemic

·         Pandora’s Box in Syria

College of Europe

·         Single Market 2.0: the European Union as a Platform

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, May 2020, v. 13, no. 5

o    The 2017 Manchester Bombing and the British-Libyan Jihadi Nexus

o    Remaining and Expanding: The Recovery of Islamic State Operations in Iraq in 2019-2020

o    The Controller: How Basil Hassan Launched Islamic State Terror into the Skies

o    Reviewing Iran’s Proxies by Region: A Look Toward the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Interim Economic Projections for 2020 and 2021

Council for Foreign Relations

·         Banning Covert Foreign Election Interference

·         Challenges of Global Governance Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

·         The End of World Order and American Foreign Policy

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Development: Past Trends and Ways Forward for Danish Development Cooperation

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Fact Sheet for Travel Restrictions

·         Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 9)

·         Pentagon Reservation Plan for Resilience and Aligning With National Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

·         Transition to Conditions-Based Phased Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel Restrictions

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

·         DHS/USSS/PIA-028 Privacy Impact Assessment for the  United States Secret Service  Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program

The Dialogue

·         Money Transfers to Venezuela: Remittance Flows Amidst Evolving ForeignExchange

East-West Center

·         Better Work Opportunities for Older Adults Would Benefit the South Korean Economy

·         COVID-19 Crisis Highlights Importance of US-India Ties

·         The Strengths and the Opportunities of the New Silk Road Strategy inthe Middle East

Egmont Institute

·         Going the Extra Mile for the 2020 Elections in the Central African Republic

European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

·         EASO COI Report: Pakistan - Situation of Afghan Refugees

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Deep Sea Rivals: Europe, Turkey, and New Eastern Mediterranean Conflict Lines

·         A New Gaza: Turkey’s Border Policy in Northern Syria

European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets

·         A Just Transition Fund – How the EU Budget Can Help with theTransition

European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)

·         The European Central Bank in the COVID-19 Crisis: Whatever It Takes,Within Its Mandate

EUROPOL

• EU Drug Markets: Impact of COVID-19 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Minimum Wage and the EU: Happily Ever After?

European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

·         Proactive Detection – Survey Results

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         The Butterfly Effect: Why Does Eastern Europe Matter to Japan?

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2019

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

·         The Effect of the Central Bank Liquidity Support during Pandemics: Evidence from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

·         Risk Preferences at the Time of COVID-19: An Experiment with Professional Traders and Students

·         The Spread of COVID-19 and the BCG Vaccine: A Natural Experiment in Reunified Germany

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

·         The European Green Deal: Assessing Its Current State and Future Implementation

·         Sharpening EU Sanctions Policy: Challenges and Responses in a Geopolitical Era

·         Sharpening EU Sanctions Policy for a Geopolitical Era

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) 

·         Assessing North Korea’s COVID-19 Containment and Kim Jong-un’sPolitical Challenges

·         Beyond COVID-19, Part 13: Chaos in Hong Kong, A Georgian Anniversary,and Military Moves in Libya

·         China’s Two Meetings: Much Uncertainty and Few Answers

·         Squaring the Circle: The Replacement of the German Luftwaffe’s Tornado

Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FFD)

·         The Impact of Financial Sanctions: The Case of Iran 2011-2016

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

·         Economy and Diplomacy: China’s Two Challenges in the Post-Covid-19World

·         Solar Power in Sub-Saharan Africa after COVID-19 : Healing the Ills of the Sector

Georgetown institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS)

·         Justice for Women Amidst COVID-19

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

·         Pushing the EU to a Hamiltonian Moment: Germany’s Court Ruling and the Need to Build a Fiscal Capacity Force a Constitutional Debate 

·         Rule of Law Reform after Zelenskyi’s First Year: A Return to Business as Usual in Ukraine

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Turkey and Russia: No Birds of the Same Feather

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Europe’s Political Oppositions in the Coronavirus Crisis

·         How to Ensure the EU’s Rule-of-Law Monitoring Does Not Legitimize Autocracies in the Making

·         In Belarus, the Coronavirus Rains on Lukashenko’s Parade

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

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

Globsec

·         CEE Activities of the Muslim Brotherhood: Mapping the Ikhwan’s Presence in the Region

·         Making Flexible Europe Work? European Governance and the Potential of Differentiated Cooperation

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Cost-Type Contracts: Procedures Needed for Sharing Information on Contract Choice among Military Departments GAO-20-352

·         Cybersecurity: Selected Federal Agencies Need to Coordinate on Requirements and Assessments of States GAO-20-123

·         Defense Health Care: Additional Information and Monitoring Needed to Better Position DOD for Restructuring Medical Treatment Facilities GAO-20-371

·         Female Active-Duty Personnel: Guidance and Plans Needed for Recruitment and Retention Efforts GAO-20-61

·         GAO Audits Involving DOD: Status of DOD's Efforts to Schedule and Hold Timely Entrance Conferences GAO-20-547R

·         Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing Homes Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic GAO-20-576R

·         Science & Tech Spotlight: COVID-19 Testing GAO-20-584SP

·         Science & Tech Spotlight: COVID-19 Vaccine Development GAO-20-583SP

·         Science & Tech Spotlight: Quantum Technologies GAO-20-527SP

·         Whistleblowers: Office of Special Counsel Should Require Information on the Probationary Status of Whistleblowers GAO-20-436

·         Wildfire: Information on Forest Service Response, Key Concerns, and Effects of the Chetco Bar Fire GAO-20-424

Heritage Foundation

·         Government Buildings in Africa Are a Likely Vector for Chinese Spying

Hudson Institute

·         A Global Survey of US-China Competition in the Coronavirus Era

Human Rights Watch

·         Armed Group Attacks on Teachers, Students, and Schools in Burkina Faso

·         Impact of the “War on Drugs” on Children in the Philippines

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

·         Building a Global Framework for Digital Health Services in the Era ofCOVID-19

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         COVID-19 in Non-GCC Countries: An Overview

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         DATAWorks 2020: Taking Down a Turret: Introduction to Cyber Operational Test and Evaluation

·         Making an Office Nerf Turret: A Vulnerable, Cyber-Kinetic Demonstration

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         China’s Donation Diplomacy

·         The Economic Challenge in the Palestinian Authority Following COVID-19

·         A Palestinian Perspective on President Trump’s Peace Plan

·         The Palestinians and Israeli Annexation in the West Bank: Attempts at Deterrence and Calls for Help

·         The Ships that Scuttled Turkey-Israel Relations: A Decade since the Flotilla Incident

·         Unilateral Moves as Game Changers: 20 Years Since the Withdrawal from Lebanon, 30 Days to Annexation

·         Yellow Hands on the Blue Line: Hezbollah’s Military Deployment Along the Border Area Increases the Risks of Escalation

Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Against the Tide: Taiwan-Marshall Islands Relations

·         Beijing’s Foothold in Central America: El Salvador’s DiplomaticRealignment

Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

·         Activating Africa’s National Youth Policies for Successful PCRD

·         Besieged but not Relenting: Ensuring Fair Trials for Nigeria’sTerrorism Suspects

·         From Lockdown to Thuma Mina: Impact of Economic Reform on South Africa’s Prospects

·         Transition and Continuity in Burundi

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

·         Afghanistan’s Unending War: The Politics of Pandemic

·         Islamic State in India: Wilayat-e-Hind

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Situation Report: May 20-26

·         Iraq Situation Report: May 13-19

·         Pro-Regime Forces in Idlib Posture for Resumption of Offensive

·         Syria Situation Report: May 13-26

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Main Battle Tanks, Europe and the Implications for Italy

·         When the Franco–German "Couple" Starts Making Sense Again

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Economic Stimulus Package: Can India Reboot the Reform and Revival Process?

·         The Rise of the Right-Wing: Student Activism in North India

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Le Silence des Agneaux: France’s War Against ‘Jihadist Groups’ and Associated Legal Rationale

·         Swiping Right: The Allure of Hyper Masculinity and Cryptofascism for Men Who Join the Proud Boys

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Can Digitalization Help Deter Corruption in Africa?

·         Patterns of Foreign Exchange Intervention under Inflation Targeting

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Sustaining Peace in Burkina Faso: Responding to an Emerging Crisis

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, May 15, 2020, v. 18, no.10

·         Saudi Arabia’s Heavy-handed Approach to Tribesmen will Backfire

·         France to Lead Joint Effort in War on Terrorism in Sahel Region

·         Turkey’s Growing Military Expeditionary Posture

JFK Special Warfare Center and School

·         Special Warfare, July-December 2019, v.32, no. 3 

o    SOCEUR Overview

o    In Depth: SOCEUR Commander

o    Regional Threat Overview

o    A Legacy of Resistance

o    The ROC

o    Survivability: Medical Support to Resistance

o    Resistance, Resilience, and Everyday Citizens as an Element of National Power

o    A History of Resilience

o    The Whole-of-Society Approach

o    War After War

o    Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum(If You Want Peace, Prepare For War)

o    Leveraging STRATCOM

o    Propaganda

o    Latvia: A Country of Tenacity and Resilience

o    Estonian Defense

o    Supporting the Homeland: The Role of the Estonian Women's Voluntary Defense Organization

o    Countering Malign Influence in Estonia

Joint Chiefs of Staff

·         Developing Today's Joint Officers for Tomorrow's Ways of War: TheJoint Chiefs of Staff Vision and Guidance for Professional Military Education & Talent Management

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         The Culture They Keep: The Role of Legal Professionals in Restoring Accountability and Legitimacy to SOF Culture

Kiel Institute for the World Economy

·         China’s Overseas Lending

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         EU Trade Policy as an Economic Recovery Tool

Migration Policy Institute

·         European Cities on the Front Line: New and Emerging Governance Models for Migrant Inclusion

MITRE

·         Quantifying the Safety Benefits of a Digital Copilot in General Aviation

National Academies Press

·         Asset Management Approaches to Identifying and Evaluating Assets Damaged Due to Emergency Events

·         Evaluation of PEPFAR's Contribution (2012-2017) to Rwanda's Human Resources for Health Program

·         Exploring the Frontiers of Innovation to Tackle Microbial Threats

·         Guide to Calculating Ownership and Operating Costs of Department of Transportation Vehicles and Equipment: An Accounting Perspective

·         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

·         Review of the Department of Energy's Plans for Disposal of SurplusPlutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

National Security Archives

·         The “Irreplaceable” Chernyaev Diary 1980

·         Overkill, Assured Destruction, and the Search for Nuclear Alternatives: U.S. Nuclear Forces During the Cold War

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

·         Recent Cyber Events and Possible Implications for Armed Forces #2

NATO Defense College

·         NATO’s Needed Offensive Cyber Capabilities

Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

·         Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula: The Current State and Prospects

·         COVID-19 in Latin America: Challenges, Responses, and Consequences

Observer Research Foundation

·         Understanding China: Voices from India’s Northeast

·         India’s ‘Look Far East’: The Vladivostok Moment in Indo-Russian Relations

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

·         A Booklet about: Watching Elections and Helping People with Disabilities Take Part in Elections

Oxford Research Group

·         COVID-19 and the Emerging Global Picture

·         Sustainable Security Index Report

Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF/HSFK)

·         A Patron-Strongman Who Delivers: Explaining Enduring Public Support for President Duterte in the Philippines

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         The 2020 US Private Saving Boom: An Unexpected Result of COVID-19

·         Adjusting Monetary Policy Rules for Temporary Layoffs from COVID-19

·         Export Controls: America’s Other National Security Threat

·         Gendered Laws and Women in the Workforce

·         US-China Phase One Tracker: China’s Purchases of US Goods

·         Women Scaling the Corporate Ladder: Progress Steady but Slow Globally

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         For Global Legislators on Twitter, an Engaged Minority Creates Outsize Share of Content

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

·         Americans Who Rely Most on White House for COVID-19 News More Likely to Downplay the Pandemic

Pew Research Center Science & Society

·         Trust in Medical Scientists Has Grown in U.S., but Mainly Among Democrats

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

·         As Millennials Near 40, They’re Approaching Family Life Differently Than Previous Generations

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

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

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Job Creation Estimates Through Proposed Economic Stimulus Measures

Protect Our Defenders (POD)

·         Federal Lawsuit Reveals Air Force Cover Up: Racial Disparities in Military Justice Part II

RAND Corporation 

·         2020 American Life Panel Survey on Impacts of COVID-19: Technical Documentation

·         Air Base Defense: Rethinking Army and Air Force Roles and Functions

·         Air Dominance Through Machine Learning: A Preliminary Exploration of Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Mission Planning

·         Approaches for Strengthening Total Force Culture and Facilitating Cross-Component Integration in the U.S. Military

·         Building a Broader Evidence Base for Defense Acquisition Policymaking

·         COVID-19 and the State of K–12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Spring 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys

·         Developing New Future Scenarios for the U.S. Coast Guard's Evergreen Strategic Foresight Program

·         Enhancing Assessments of Space Mission Assurance

·         Options for Maintaining Clinical Proficiency During Peacetime

·         Pharmaceutical Innovation for Infectious Disease Management: From Troubleshooting to Sustainable Models of Engagement

·         Preserving Small Businesses: Small-Business Owners Speak About Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic

·         Russia's Limit of Advance: Analysis of Russian Ground Force Deployment Capabilities and Limitations

·         Russia's Limit of Advance: Scenarios  

·         U.S. Coast Guard Workforce 2040: Better Management Through Transparency

·         Weighing U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq: Strategic Risks and Recommendations

·         Working to Support Policy Change Through an Advocacy Coalition in Israel: A Case Study

Resolve Network

·         Career Foreign Fighters: Expertise Transmission Across Insurgencies

Small Arms Survey

·         Arms Monitoring in Guinea: A Survey of National Forensic Services

Small Wars Journal

·         ACLED Brings Coverage to Mexico Violence: A New Tool for Mexico Scholars and Analysts

·         Liminal and Conceptual Envelopment: Warfare in the Age of Dragons

·         Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #45: Drones and Explosives Seized in Puebla, Mexico by Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) and Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA)

·         Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 24: COVID-19, Gangs and Lockdown in Cape Town

·         Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 25: 18th Street (Barrio 18) Demonic & Santa Muerte Affinity Linkages

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         COVID-19 Responses Expose Gaps in Global Governance

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

Stockholm Free World Forum

·         Modern Warfare: New Technologies and Enduring Concepts

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Climate-related Security Risks and the African Union

·         Declining Trends in Multilateral Peace Operations Continued in 2019; Attention Shifting Towards the Middle East and North Africa

·         Policy Responses to Climate-related Security Risks: The African Union

·         Trends in Multilateral Peace Operations, 2019

Taylor & Francis

·         Defence and Peace Economics, 2020, v. 31, no. 4

o    NATO at 70: Pledges, Free Riding, and Benefit-Burden Concordance

UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

·         Abductions, Torture and Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Ongoing Demonstrations in Iraq

UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDR)

·         Gender Perspectives in Arms Control and Disarmament: Views from Africa

·         Urban Conflict & Targeting: A Special Problem for Protection

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         China’s Banking Sector Risks and Implications for the United States

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Illicit Drug Trafficking and Use in Libya: Highs and Lows

Washington Institute for Near East Policy 

·         Avoiding an Epic Mistake: The Case for Continuing the U.S. Mission in Sinai

·         Can the UN Still Save Syria?: Views from a Former Special Envoy

·         Did Pompeo’s Visit Shift the Annexation Debate in Israel and Washington?

·         Don’t Overthink the Assad-Makhlouf Feud

·         East Mediterranean Gas Running Into Commercial, Technical, and Political Challenges

·         The Future of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces

·         Growing Tensions in South Syria Signal More Regime Attacks

·         How Should the PA Respond to the U.S.-Israeli Annexation Plan?

·         How the United States Can Bolster Economies In a Post-Coronavirus Middle East

·         The Influence of Coronavirus on Diplomatic Relations: Iran, China, Gulf Arabs, and India

·         Is the Wolf at the Gates This Time? Addressing the Crisis in Israeli-Palestinian Ties

·         The Islamic State's Resurgence in the COVID Era?: From Defeat to Renewal in Iraq and Syria

·         Kadhimi as Commander-in-Chief: First Steps in Iraqi Security Sector Reform

·         The Syrian Constitutional Committee Is Not About the Constitution

White House

·         United States Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China

World Economic Forum

·         COVID-19 Risks Outlook: A Preliminary Mapping and its Implications

·         Cybersecurity Leadership Principles: Lessons Learnt during the COVID-19 Pandemic to Prepare for the New Normal

·         Global Innovations from the Energy Sector 2010-2020

·         Precision Medicine Vision Statement: A Product of the World Economic Forum Global Precision Medicine Council

·         Transformational Investment: Converting Global Systemic Risks into Sustainable Returns