Saturday, April 3, 2021

Friday's Miscellany 03-26-2021

 38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 AidData

 Air University

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

 Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

  • Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), March 2021, v. 28, no. 3
    • Influenza Surveillance Trends and Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness among Department of Defense Beneficiaries during the 2019–2020 influenza season
    • Influenza Outbreak during Exercise Talisman Sabre, Queensland, Australia, July 2019
    • Update: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012–2020
    • A Retrospective Cohort Study of Blood Lead Levels among Special Operations Forces Soldiers Exposed to Lead at a Firing Range in Germany

 Army University Press

  • Journal of Military Learning, April 2021, v. 5, no. 1
    • Malleability of Soft-Skill Competencies: Development with First-Term Enlisted Experience
    • Creating the Blended Online Community Leadership Model: Synthesizing Leadership Theories with the Community of Inquiry within a New Blended Online Faculty Development Course
    • Senior Service College Students’ Sense of Belonging in a Problem-Based Learning Environment
    • Teaching Professional Use of Critical Thinking to Officer-Cadets: Reflection on the Intellectual Training of Young Officers at Military Academies
    • Leveraging Metaphor in Professional and Military Education: Linking Ideas to Experience via Story, Symbol, and Simulation
    • The Challenge and Opportunity of Scholars Programs at the Command and General Staff College: One Example

 Asan Institute for Policy Studies

 Asia Foundation

 ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

 Atlantic Council

 Australian National University Press

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 Beyond the Parallel

 Blair Institute for Global Change

 Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

 British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

 Brookings

 Bruegel

 Canada. Department of National Defence

  • Canadian Military Journal, Spring 2021,  v. 21, no. 2
    • Canada, the Freeloader, Rather Than Vested Defence Partner in NORAD and the Defence of North America
    • Russia’s Private Military Contractors: Cause for Worry?
    • The Lockheed CP-140M Aurora, Canada’s Current Long Range Patrol Fleet
    • Making Moral Decisions Under Stress: A Revised Model for Defence
    • Counterinsurgency and Hybrid Warfare in Vietnam
    • Mentoring and Motivating Millennials and Post-Millennials at the Unit and Sub-Unit Levels

 Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

  • Royal Canadian Air Force Journal, Winter 2021, v. 10, no. 1
    • Evolving Threats and Emerging Technologies: Requirements for NORAD Modernization in a Multipolar Geopolitical Environment
    • The Hump from Spain to Berlin: Strategic Development of American Military Airlift, 1936–1949
    • Tactical Aviation within the Future Fight
    • A Bird’s Eye View of Logistics in Lebanon

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Carr Center for Human Rights Policy [Harvard]

 CATO Institute

 Center for Advanced Defense (C4ADS) 

 Center for Climate Security (CCS)

 Center for Global Development

 Center for International Policy

 Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS)

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Center on Law, Ethics and National Security

 Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

  • CER Bulletin, issue 137 - April/May 2021
    • Post-Brexit Data Transfers Are Not a Done Deal
    • Can Europe Stabilise the Sahel?
    • Why Europe Should Spend Big Like Biden

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST)

 Chatham House

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

 Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  • CTC Sentinel, March 2021, v. 14, no. 3
    • A View from the CT Foxhole: Mary McCord, Executive Director, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown University Law Center
    • Securing the Least Bad Outcome: The Options Facing Biden on Afghanistan
    • Have the Taliban Changed?
    • Lessons Learned from U.K. Efforts to Deradicalize Terror Offenders

 Conflict and Environment Observatory and Scientists for Global Responsibility

 Congress. House. Appropriations Committee

 Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

 Congress. Energy & Commerce Committee

 Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

 Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

 Congress. House. Oversight and Reform Committee

 Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

 Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

 Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

 Congressional-Executive Commission on China

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

 Counter Extremism Project

 Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

 Department of Defense (DOD)

 Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General

  • DODIG-2021-062 Audit of Coalition Partner Reimbursement for Contracted Rotary Wing Air Transportation Services in Afghanistan
  • DODIG-2021-061 Report of Investigation: Mr. Ronnie J. Booth, Former Auditor General of the Navy, and Mr. Thomas B. Modly, Former Acting Secretary of the

 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

  • OIG-21-29 DHS’ Fragmented Approach to Immigration Enforcement and Poor Planning Resulted in Extended Migrant Detention during the 2019 Surge

 Department of the Army

 Dudley Knox Library (DKL)

 Economic Research Forum

 Egmont Institute

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

 European Council on Foreign Relations

 European Leadership Network (ELN)

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

 European Policy Centre (EPC)

 European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

 European Union CT MORSE

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

 Foundation for Strategic Research

 French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs

 Future Directions International

 German Development Institute

 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

 German Marshall Fund of the United States

 Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET) 

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Defense Cleanup: Efforts at Former Military Sites on Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, Are Expected to Continue through 2032 GAO-21-268
  • Department of Defense: Additional Actions to Improve Suspense Account Transactions Would Strengthen Financial Reporting GAO-21-132
  • Earthquakes: Progress Made to Implement Early Warning System, but Actions Needed to Improve Program Management GAO-21-129
  • Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Disrupt Gun Smuggling into Mexico Would Benefit from Additional Data and Analysis GAO-21-322  
  • High-Risk Series: Federal Government Needs to Urgently Pursue Critical Actions to Address Major Cybersecurity Challenges GAO-21-288
  • Hypersonic Weapons: DOD Should Clarify Roles and Responsibilities to Ensure Coordination across Development Efforts GAO-21-378
  • The Nation’s Fiscal Health: After Pandemic Recovery, Focus Needed on Achieving Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability GAO-21-275SP
  • Program Evaluation: Key Terms and Concepts GAO-21-404SP
  • Sexual Assault in the Military: Continued Congressional Oversight and Additional DOD Focus on Prevention Could Aid DOD's Efforts GAO-21-463T [testimony]
  • Small Business Administration: Actions Needed to Improve COVID-19 Loans' Internal Controls and Reduce Their Susceptibility to Fraud GAO-21-472T [testimony]
  • Small Business Administration: Steps Needed to Address COVID-19 Loans' Susceptibility to Fraud GAO-21-449T [testimony]
  • VA Acquisition Management: Comprehensive Supply Chain Management Strategy Key to Address Existing Challenges GAO-21-445T [testimony]
  • VA Disability Exams: Better Planning Needed as Use of Contracted Examiners Continues to Grow GAO-21-444T [testimony]

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS)

 Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

 Henry Jackson Society

 Heritage Foundation

Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

 Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

 Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

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

 Institute for the Study of War

 Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

 International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

 Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, March 26, 2021, v. 21, no. 6
    • Semiconductor Scandals A Concerning Backdrop to Xi’s Pursuit of “Core Technologies”
    • China’s 2027 Goal Marks the PLA’s Centennial, Notan Expedited Military Modernization
    • China and the Myanmar Junta: A Marriage of Convenience
    • Potential Military Implications of Pingtan Island’s New Transportation Infrastructure
    • Beijing Speaks on the Proposed Group of Seven Expansion
  • Terrorism Monitor, March 26, 2021, v. 19, no. 6
    • The Shia Fatemiyoun Brigade: Iran’s Prospective Proxy Militia in Afghanistan
    • Pakistan’s Dual Counter-Terrorism Challenges: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s Merger and Cross-Border Campaign from Afghanistan
    • Yemen’s Emerging  Political Coalitions: A First Step Toward  De-escalation?

 Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

 Macdonald-Laurier Institute

 Marine Corps University Press

 Middle East Institute

 Migration Policy Institute

 MITRE

 National Academies Press

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

 National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC)

 National Defense University Press

  • Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ),  101 (2nd Quarter, April 2021)
    • Deter in Competition, Deescalate in Crisis, and Defeat in Conflict
    • Design Thinking
    • Buy Now, Get Paid with Diversity Later: Insights into Career Progression of Female Servicemembers
    • Gray Is the New Black: A Framework to Counter Gray Zone Conflicts
    • Educating Our Leaders in the Art and Science of Stakeholder Management
    • Conquering the Ethical Temptations of Command: Lessons from the Field Grades
    • Flawed Jointness in the War Against the So-Called Islamic State: How a Different Planning Approach Might Have Worked Better
    • The Future Joint Medical Force Through the Lens of Operational Art: A Case for Clinical Interchangeability
    • Sustaining Relevance: Repositioning Strategic Logistics Innovation in the Military
    • Embracing Asymmetry: Assessing Iranian National Security Strategy, 1983–1987
    • Accelerating Adaptation on the Western Front and Today
    • U.S. Joint Doctrine Development and Influence on NATO

 National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

 National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  • NISTIR 8333  Workshop Summary Report for “Cybersecurity Risks in Consumer Home Internet of Things (IoT) Products” Virtual Workshop
  • SP 1800-27  Securing Property Management Systems

 National Security Archive

 NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

 NATO Defense College

 NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

 Naval War College

 New America

 Observer Research Foundation

 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

 Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

 Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

 Polish Institute of International Affairs

 RAND Corporation

 Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

  • Royal Canadian Air Force Journal, Winter 2021, v. 10, no. 1
    • Evolving Threats and Emerging Technologies: Requirements for NORAD Modernization in a Multipolar Geopolitical Environment
    • The Hump from Spain to Berlin: Strategic Development of American Military Airlift, 1936–1949
    • Tactical Aviation within the Future Fight
    • A Bird’s Eye View of Logistics in Lebanon

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

  • Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA), March 2021, v. 13, no. 2
    • Mapping the One-Year Impact of COVID-19 on Violent Extremism
    • Beta Uprising: Is there an Incel Threat to Asia?
    • Bioterrorism: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • Pro-IS Indonesian Militant Groups and Supporters: Targeting of Chinese-Related Communities

 Small Wars Journal

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

  • SIGAR 21-28-FA USAID’s Support of the Building a Culture of Resilience and Saving Lives through Integrated Emergency Response to Disaster and Conflict Affected Populations in Afghanistan Program: Audit of Costs Incurred by Save the Children Federation Inc.
  • SIGAR 21-29-AR Counter Threat Finance: U.S. Agencies Do Not Know the Full Cost and Impact of Their Efforts to Disrupt Illicit Narcotics Financing in Afghanistan

 Stimson Center

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

Taylor & Francis

 UK Secretary of State for Defence

 UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

 US Institute of Peace (USIP)

 US Secret Service (USSS)

 University of Texas, Austin

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 Wilson Center

 World Bank

 World Economic Forum