Friday's Miscellany 04-02-2021

 38 North

·         Initial Analysis of North Korea’s March 25 SRBM Launches

·         Kim Jong Un’s Risky Economic Gambit

·         Reports of North Korea’s Return to a Command Economy Have Been Exaggerated

·         To Spark Talks With North Korea, Biden Should Make the First Move

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Nigeria’s Diverse Security Threats

 AidData

·         Does Decentralization Promote Poverty Alleviation? Evidence from Kenya’s Constituencies Development Fund

·         How China Lends: A Rare Look into 100 Debt Contracts with Foreign Governments

 Air University Press

·         Air & Space Power Journal, Spring 2021, v. 35, no. 1

o    Black Space versus Blue Space: A Proposed Dichotomy of Future Space Operations

o    Infrastructure Truths for Air, Space, and Cyberspace

o    Media Interaction Warfare Theory: A Novel Analytic Process Supporting Space Warfare Planning Operations

o    An Information Warfare Framework for the Department of Defense

o    Is It Time to Forget about Cyber Deterrence?

o    Reframing Air Force Suicide Prevention: A Human Capital Strategy to Normalize Help-Seeking Behaviors

·         Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs - Indo-Pacific Perspectives March 2021

o    The Past, Present, and Future of Cross–Taiwan Strait Relations

o    “Rock-Solid”: America’s Past and Present Commitment to Taiwan

o    Taiwan’s Security in the Emerging Indo-Pacific Order

o    Irresistible Trend: The US–China Interest Asymmetry and Taiwan’s Future

o    Taiwan’s Security: An Intertwined Knot

o    An Interpretation of Xi’s Taiwan Policy—and Taiwan’s Response

o    Status Quo? What Status Quo?

·         Why Do States behind Nuclear Weapons? Proliferation Models as Concurrent Pressures on a State

 Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Sketching Synergies in Pakistani-Qatari Relations

 Amnesty International

·         Afghanistan: 'We Survived The Virus, But May Not Survive The Hunger': The Impact Of Covid-19 On Afghanistan's Internally Displaced

 Atlantic Council

·         Broken Trust: Lessons from Sunburst

·         COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker: Latin America and the Caribbean

·         Decoupling/Reshoring versus Dual Circulation: Competing Strategies for Security and Influences

·         The Downsides of Downsizing: Why the United States Needs Four Hundred ICBMs

·         Putin’s Mediterranean gambit: Endgame Unclear

·         Raising Us Climate Ambition In Advance Of Cop26: An Economic and National Security Imperative

·         The Role of the Private Sector in Catalyzing Inclusive Economic Opportunities in the Northern Triangle

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Counterterrorism Yearbook 2021

·         'High Rollers' A Study Of Criminal Profits Along Australia’s Heroin and Methamphetamine Supply Chains

·         Strange Bedfellows On Xinjiang: The CCP, Fringe Media And Us Social Media Platforms

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Findings from a Survey of Medical Cannabis Users

 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         The Clause That Could Scupper the Iran Nuclear Accord

·         Combatting Antisemitism Benefits the Arab World

·         The “Cougar Mystery” That Killed 40 Turkish Soldiers

·         The EU and Russia: From High Hopes to Reality

·         Iran Remains Unworthy of Trust

·         Jihadis Are Becoming Turkey’s Permanent Proxy Force

·         Quo Vadis Turkish Politics?  

 Beyond the Parallel

·         Reprocessing Activity at Yongbyon’s Radiochemistry Laboratory?

 Blair Institute for Global Change

·         Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa: What It Takes and Why It Matters

 Blue Star Families

·         The Military Family Experience 2021: Path to Recovery

 Brookings

·         Global Economic Impacts of Climate Shocks, Climate Policy, and Changes in Climate Risk Assessment

·         Identifying and Exploiting the Weaknesses of the White Supremacist Movement

·         Ten Economic Facts on How Mothers Spend Their Time

·         What’s the Fed Doing in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis? What More Could It Do?

 Brown University Watson Institute Costs of War Project

·         The Costs of Working with the Americans in Afghanistan: The United States’ Broken Special Immigrant Visa Process

 Bruegel

·         Navigating through Hydrogen

·         The Unequal Inequality Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

·         Wealth Distribution and Social Mobility

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Along the Kuwaiti-Saudi Border, Stability Is Built on Flexibility

·         China’s Improvised Mask Diplomacy in Chile

·         The Making of the Kurdish Frontier: Power, Conflict, and Governance in the Iraqi-Syrian Borderlands

·         How Social Media Platforms’ Community Standards Address Influence Operations

·         India’s Sustained Economic Recovery Will Require Changes to Its Bankruptcy

·         Russia in the Arctic—A Critical Examination

 CATO Institute

·         An Executive Order Worth $100 Billion: The Impact of an Immigration Ban’s Announcement on Fortune 500 Firms’ Valuation

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Positive Visions, Powerful Partnerships: The Keys to Competing with China in a Post-Pandemic Indo-Pacific

·         Partners, Competitors, or a Little of Both? Russia and China in the Arctic

·         Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Human Rights and Corruption

 Center for Global Development

·         Assessing the Indirect Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya

·         Direct and Indirect Health Effects of Lockdown in South Africa

·         Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Services and Mitigation Measures in Uganda

·         Health Systems Impact of COVID-19 in the Philippines

·         How China Lends: A Rare Look into 100 Debt Contracts with Foreign Governments

·         Principles for Paris-Alignment and Climate Finance in Development

·         Tracking the Scale and Speed of the World Bank’s COVID Response:April 2021 Update

·         Vaccine Financing: How a Redesigned IMF Instrument Can Provide a Shot in the Arm for the Global Pandemic Response

 Center for International Policy

·         Women's Political Empowerment: Africa

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

·         Consolidation in the Semiconductor Supply Chain Poses Risks of Future Disruptions

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Arms Control Without Treaties

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 265: Russia's Relations With China

 Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS)

·         Developing Future Space Workers: Leadership Needed Today

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Arctic Military Activity Tracker

·         The Army in the Indo-Pacific: A Conversation with General James McConville and General Paul LaCamera 

·         China and Iran: A Major Chinese Gain in “White Area Warfare” in the Gulf

·         Covid-19 Response Update: March 26-April 2

·         Dead Draw or Winning Position? Reassessing U.S. China Strategy on the Chessboard

·         Force Majeure: China’s Coast Guard Law in Context

·         Intersecting Pandemics: Adrian Thomas of J&J on Tuberculosis (TB) & Covid-19

·         The United States Has an Opportunity to Lead in Digital Development

·         U.S. Climate Leadership at the G20: A Strategy for Investment,Debt Relief, and Industrial Policy

·         What Do Overseas Visits Reveal about China’s Foreign Policy Priorities?

 Center on Global Energy Policy

·         The Role of Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements in Supporting US Wind and Solar Deployment

 Center on Law, Ethics and National Security

·         A Personal Reflection: A Leader Who Mentors can be a Lifelong Influence

·         Podcast: A National Security Discussion with Ms. Michèle Flournoy

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Sahel: Europe's Forever War?

 Chatham House

·         Is There a Populist Foreign Policy?

 Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Are Urbanites Willing to Ditch Cars for More Sustainable Commutes?

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

·         China's System: Face to Face - In their Own Words  

 College of Europe

·         The New ‘Concept on EU Peace Mediation’: Boosting EU Capacities in Crisis Response and Conflict Resolution?

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Projected Acquisition Costs for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicles

 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         COVID-19 and Its Effect on Inequality and Democracy: A Study of Five Large Democracies

 Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

·         Security Nexus, v. 22 

o    The Sino-Russian Approach to the Maritime: A Mare Clausem System?

 Department of Defense (DOD)

·         COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, March 31,2021

·         Memorandum on International Transgender Day of Visibility

 Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2021-064 Audit of Maintaining Cybersecurity in the Coronavirus Disease – 2019 Telework Environment

·         DODIG-2021-065 Evaluation of Access to Department of Defense Information Technology and Communications During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic

·         DODIG-2021-069 Audit of the Impact of Coronavirus Disease–2019 on Basic Training

·         DODIG-2021-070 Audit of Public Health Emergency Readiness at Military Installations

 Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General

·         DOE-OIG-21-18 Evaluation Report - The Department of Energy's Unclassified Cybersecurity Program - 2020

 Department of Homeland Defense, Office of Inspector General

·         OIG-21-18 CBP Needs Additional Oversight to Manage Storage of Illicit Drugs (REDACTED)

 Department of State

·         2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

·         2021 Hong Kong Policy Act Report

·         Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volumes X, XI,XII, American Republics; Cuba 1961–1962; Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath

 Egmont Institute

·         The Lonely Strategist: Who but the High Representative and the EEAS Cares About the EU Global Strategy?

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

·         COVID-19 Vaccination for Applicants and Beneficiaries of International Protection

 European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Built to Order: How Europe Can Rebuild Multilateralism after Covid-19

 European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Implications for United Kingdom Nuclear Deterrence Should the Union Fail

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

·         How Fast Must Vaccination Campaigns Proceed in Order to Beat Rising Covid-19 Infection Numbers?

·         What Are the Priorities of Bureaucrats?

 European Union

·         Mapping of Innovative Practices in the EU to Promote Sport Outside of Traditional Structures

·         The Principles of Equality and Non-Discrimination: A Comparative Law Perspective : United States of America

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         How the US Does Foresight: The United States’ Difficulty in Accepting Multipolarity   

·         A Wicked Problem: How to Cooperate with Collusive States?

 European Values

·         Quarterly Report on the Political Situation in Georgia and Related Foreign Malign Influence

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         EU-China Investment Agreement: the EU’s Balancing Act between Values and Economic Interests

 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         New Trade Agreements in Asia

·         Turkey’s Presidential System after Two and a Half Years

 German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Defending 2020: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next

·         What Role Can Turkey Play in the Afghanistan Peace Process?

 Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

·         Black Gold: The Charcoal Grey Market in Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan

·         Forest Crimes in Cambodia: Rings of Illegality in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

·         How QAnon Reacts to Failed Predictions

·         Male Supremacism, Borderline Content, and Gaps in Existing Moderation Efforts

·         The Role of the Chans in the Far-Right Online Ecosystem

 Globsec

·         5 Principles for the EU Digital Services Act

·         Democracy and Authoritarianism in CEE & Western Balkans: Who is Winning?

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Biomedical Research: Information on Federal Contributions to Remdesivir GAO-21-272

·         Coast Guard: More Information Needed to Assess Efficacy and Costs of Vessel Survival Craft Requirements GAO-21-247

·         COVID-19: Sustained Federal Action Is Crucial as Pandemic Enters Its Second Year GAO-21-387

·         Defense Cleanup: Efforts at Former Military Sites on Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, Are Expected to Continue through 2032 GAO-21-268

·         Drug Misuse: Most States Have Good Samaritan Laws and Research Indicates They May Have Positive Effects GAO-21-248

·         Grants Management: OMB Should Collect and Share Lessons Learned from Use of COVID-19-Related Grant Flexibilities GAO-21-318

·         Haiti: USAID Funding for Reconstruction and Development Activities since the 2010 Earthquake GAO-21-263

·         Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development: USAID Needs to Develop a Targeting Process and Improve the Reliability of Its Monitoring GAO-21-269

·         Procurement Technical Assistance Program: Opportunities Exist for DOD to Enhance Training and Collaboration GAO-21-287  

·         Science & Tech Spotlight: Genomic Sequencing Of Infectious Pathogens GAO-21-426SP

·         Small Business Administration: Steps Needed to Address COVID-19 Loans' Susceptibility to Fraud GAO-21-449T [testimony]

·         U.S. Assistance To Mexico: State and USAID Should Strengthen Risk Management for Programs under the Mérida Initiative GAO-21-335

·         West Bank and Gaza Aid: Should Funding Resume, Increased Oversight of Subawardee Compliance with USAID's Antiterrorism Policies and Procedures May Reduce Risks GAO-21-332

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS)

·         Strategic Alert: Towards a Space Security Strategy

 Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

·         From Gangs to Groupuscules and Solo-Actor Terrorism: New Zealand Radical Right Narratives and Counter-Narratives In The Context of the Christchurch Attack  

 Heritage Foundation

·         Ideas Matter: The Fight Against the Ideology of the Chinese Regime

·         Responding to Troubling Trends in Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Program

·         Understanding and Protecting Vital U.S. Defense Supply Chains

 Hoover Institution

·         Strategika, no. 71 Domestic Dissent and U.S.Foreign Relations

o    Domestic Disorder and International Credibility

o    Deterrence, Riots, and Education

o    America’s Protests and the CCP’s Dogma of Inevitability

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

·         Federal Policy to Accelerate Innovation in Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Case for Flow Batteries

 Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         The Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act: A Proactive Approach to Securing Federal Networks

·         The Modern Security Battlefield: What 2020 Taught Us About Gaps in Vulnerability Management

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         A Study of the Kural: Concepts and Themes

 Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)

·         Negotiating with Violent Criminal Groups: Lessons and Guidelines from Global Practice

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         After a Decade of War in Syria, Israel Should Change its Policy

·         Possible Rapprochement between Fatah and Hamas: Is Israel Ready?

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

·         Vaccine passports, WHO and globalization of China’s Standards

 Institute for the Study of War

·         Russia in Review: Russian Deployments Near Ukraine Likely Intended to Pressure Zelensky, not Biden

 Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Taking a Disability-Inclusive Approach to Pandemic Responses

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Europe's Missile Defence and Italy: Capabilities and Cooperation

·         Europe's Quest for Digital Sovereignty: GAIA-X as a Case Study

·         Financing Infrastructure Investments for Local Communities

 Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         China-India Relations: How Different Perceptions Shape the Future

·         China’s Territorial Claims and Infringement in Bhutan: Concerns for India

·         Nutritional Consequence of the Lockdown in India: Indications from the World Bank’s Rural Shock Survey

·         Pakistan in Sri Lanka’s Changing Foreign Policy

·         Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Visit to Sri Lanka: Current Ties and Future Partnership

·         Prime Minister Modi Visits Dhaka: Enhancing Bangladesh-India Ties

 International Crisis Group

·         The Cost of the Coup: Myanmar Edges Toward State Collapse

·         Ethiopia’s Tigray War: A Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate  

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Time for a Reckoning: Missiles Have Flown under the Radar for Too Long in Asia

 Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         The Neighbour’s Dilemma: Unpacking China-Myanmar Ambiguous Relationship

·         The Pandemic in the Balkans: Geopolitics and Democracy at Stake  

 Korea Institute for National Unification

·         China’s Posture for Protracted Struggle against the U.S. Viewed through the Lens of 2021 Two Sessions (兩會) and Its Implications

 Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Artificial Intelligence and Governance: Going Beyond Ethics

·         China in the Broader Black Sea Region

 Middle East Institute (MEI)

·         Energy Transition and Climate Change Efforts in the Black Sea

 Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)

·         Surface Transportation Supply Chain Security: Creating a Blueprint for Future Research

 Mitchell Institute

·         Airpower against the Islamic State: A Diagnostic Assessment of Operation Inherent Resolve

 MITRE

·         Achieving Mission Assurance for Enterprises Today and Tomorrow: Zero Trust, The Cloud, and Other Tools

 Modern War Institute (MWI)

·         Countering Terrorism While Competing with Great Power Rivals:Mutually Reinforcing, Not Mutually Exclusive

 National Academies Press

·         Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration

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

·         Monitor and Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Public Safety: Literature Review

·         Personnel Shortages Due to COVID-19

 National Security Archive

·         The Clinton White House and Climate Change, Part II: Engaging the Oval Office

 Naval War College

·         International Law Studies, 2021, v. 97, issue 1

o    Neutrality and Cyberspace: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Reality

 New America

·         How to Close America's Digital Equity Gaps: Toward a Digital Futures Foundation

·         Social Networks, Class, and the Syrian Proxy War

·         Strengthening Surveillance Safeguards After Schrems II: A Roadmap for Reform

 Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

·         A2/AD and the Missile Threat - Systems, Countermeasures and Models

 Observer Research Foundation

·         Can the G20 Deliver? Priorities for a Post-Pandemic World

·         The Case for Waiving Intellectual Property Protection for Covid-19Vaccines

·         China’s Nuclear Ambiguity and its Implications for India

·         Locating the Madrasa in 21st-Century India

·         A New Partnership for the Digital 21st Century: Japan, India and France

 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

·         Policing on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis

·         Successful Tribal Community Policing Initiatives, volume 2: A Resource for Communities Developing Public Safety Programs and Strategies

·         What You Need to Know about Background Screening: A Reference Guide for Youth-Serving Organizations and their Communities

 Palm Center

·         Biden Policy on Transgender Troops Explained

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Do Gendered Laws Matter for Women’s Economic Empowerment?

·         Does the New Fiscal Consensus in Advanced Economies Travel to Emerging Markets?

·         How to Accelerate Vaccine Innovations to Counter Future Pandemics

·         Mapping Relationships between Select US and EU Government Entities and Global Institutions

·         The Unappreciated Trend Toward Unilateral Trade Liberalization

 Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Many in U.S., Western Europe Say Their Political System Needs Major Reform

 Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Social Media Use in 2021

 Pew Research Center Science & Society

·         STEM Jobs See Uneven Progress in Increasing Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity

 Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         CEPA as a Model of Cooperation: The Example of EU-Armenia Relations

·         Trying the Fund: Germany’s Problems with the Ratification of the Decision on EU Own

 RAND Corporation

·         Behavioral Health Care in the Military Health System: Access and Quality for Remote Service Members

·         Countering Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections

·         Developing Metrics and Scoring Procedures to Support Mitigation Grant Program Decisionmaking

·         A History of the Third Offset, 2014–2018

·         Perceived Retaliation Against Military Sexual Assault Victims

·         Reimagining U.S. Strategy in the Middle East Panel Discussion

·         Streamlining Cost Estimation for Large Department of Defense Organizations

·         U.S.-Japan Alliance Conference: Advancing Cooperation on Defense and Strategic

·         Violent Extremism in America: Interviews with Former Extremists and Their Families on Radicalization and Deradicalization

 Secure World Foundation

·         2021 Global Counterspace Capabilities: An Open Source Assessment

 Small Wars Journal

·         Abu Zar al-Burmi: Jihadi Cleric and Anti-China Firebrand

·         Great Power Internet Governance: Competing with China for the Soul of the Internet

·         Interview: The West Needs to Redevelop the Tools and Mindset of Strategic Competition

·         Irregular Conflict in a Great Power World: A Word of Caution for the Marine Corps

·         The Localization Strategy: Complexity to Adaptive Resilience

·         The Quantification of Pain: Ireland v United Kingdom (1978) and the Subjectivity of Torture

·         USSOCOM: Information-Enabled Command versus AI-Enabled Command

·         What the United States Military Can Learn from theNagorno-Karabakh War

 Soufan Center

·         Fighting in the Shadows: Israel and Iran

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Nuclear Power & Governance Frameworks: Egypt, Ghana and South Africa

 Strategy Bridge

·         "Why Are We in Africa?”: The Dilemmas of Making American Strategy towards the African Continent

 Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

·         Inside the Raslan Trial: “I know this man…but he is not Abu Ghadab”

·         Inside the Raslan Trial: Pregnant at Al-Khatib

 Taylor & Francis

·         Contemporary Politics, 2021, v. 27, no. 2

o    How Does Party Organisation Develop beyond Clientelism in New Democracies? Evidence from South Korea, 1992–2016 [open access article]

·         Critical Studies on Terrorism. 2021

o    Countering or Contributing to Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in Kenya? A Critical Case Study [open access article]

 The Sentry

·         Using Financial Pressures to Combat Kleptocracy in Africa

 UK Commission for Countering Extremism

·         Commission for Countering Extremism Three Years On: Achievements and Reflections

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

·         Socioeconomic Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in South Asia: Fiscal Policy Response and Fiscal Needs for Supporting the Economic Recovery

·         Urban Mobility and Application of Sustainable Urban Transport Index: Ulaanbaatar

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

·         International Cooperation to Mitigate Cyber Operations against Critical Infrastructure

·         Preparing for Success at the Ninth Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review Conference

 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         UNODC-WHO Stop-Overdose-Safely (S-O-S) Project Implementation in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine

 UN Women

·         Beyond COVID-19: The Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice

 US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Timeline of Executive Actions on China (2017–2021)

 US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Extending Constitutional Rights to Pakistan’s Tribal Areas

 US Special Operations Command

·         2021 Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan

 Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation

·         Fact Sheet on Ensuring Effective and Sustainable Radiotherapy for Cancer Treatment

 Warsaw Institute

·         Four Challenges For NATO 2030

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         After Two Years of Algeria’s Hirak, What Has Been Accomplished?

·         The Case for a Holistic U.S. Policy Toward the Emerging Red Sea Region

·         Egypt-Turkey Rapprochement Is Constraining the Muslim Brotherhood

·         Iran's Long Game in Syria

·         The Islamic State Threat in Syria Two Years After the Caliphate

·         One Less Hurdle Before Iraqi Elections

·         Protests in Daraa, Syria Undermine Assad's Narrative of Victory

·         Two Kingmakers Stand at the Center of Israel’s Coalition Drama

·         Yemen’s “Southern Hezbollah”: Implications of Houthi Missile and Drone Improvements

 Wilson Center

·         Kennan Cable No. 66: Protest in Peril? Russia’s Constitutional Court Upholds Article 212.1

 World Economic Forum

·         Autonomous Trucks: An Opportunity to Make Road Freight Safer,Cleaner and More Efficient

·         Data-driven Economies: Foundations for Our Common Future

·         Global Governance Toolkit for Digital Mental Health

·         Medicine from the Sky: Opportunities and Lessons from Drones in Africa

·         Technology Futures: Projecting the Possible, Navigating What's Next

·         Transforming Rural Mobility with MaaS

 World Health Organization (WHO)

·         Origins of the SARS-CoV-2