Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Friday's Miscellany 07-17-2021

 38 North

 Action on Armed Violence

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 AidData

 Air University Press

  • Air & Space Power Journal, Summer 2021, v. 35, v. 2
    • Thinking about Thinking: Training Aircrew to Make Decisions in Complex Situations
    • Game-Theoretic System Design in the Development of Space Power
    • Coming to a Theater near You: Evolving Air Combat to Counter Anti-Access and Area-Denial
    • OverSTEMulated: The Science and Art of Space Power Leadership
    • A Concept for Next-Generation Combat Search and Rescue
    • Every Airman and Guardian a Technologist: Reinvigorating a Disruptive Technology Culture
    • Harvesting the Rewards of Multinational Cooperation: The Royal Air Force’s Project “Seedcorn”
    • No End in Sight: Understanding the Sino-Indian Border Dispute
    • Putting the Border Dispute in Historical Context
    • The Pakistan, India, and China Triangle: Pakistan's Place in the Sino-Indian Border Dispute
    • Tracing the Link between China's Concept of Sovereignty and Military Aggression
    • India-China Border Disputes and Strategic Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific
    • The China-India Water Dispute: The Potential for Escalation
    • China-India Broder Crisis

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

 American Enterprise Institute

 Amnesty International

 Army Center of Military History

  • Army History Magazine, Summer 2021, no. 120
    • Lost but not Forgotten: The Search for the Missing of the Hürtgen Forest
    • Studies in the Exercise of Power: Secretaries of Defense and the Vietnam War, 1961–1973

 Army University Press

  • Military Review, July-August 2021, v. 101, no. 4
    • Project Athena: Enabling Leader Self-Development
    • Understanding the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force: Strategy, Armament, and Disposition
    • The Impact of Base Politics on Long-Range Precision Fires: A Closer Look at Japan
    • The Evolution of Economic Compellence
    • Winning the Deep Fight: Planning, Preparing, and Executing Aviation Attacks Out of Friendly Contact
    • Chasing the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence: A Cavalry Squadron’s Business School Approach to Fixing Maintenance
    • The Army’s Training Problem: The Missing Correlation between Home Station Training and Combat Readiness
    • “We Have Come a Long Ways … We Have a Ways to Go”
    • U.S. Army, Toxic Followership, and the Balance of Responsibility
    • Whose Rights Are They, Anyway?
    • Survival in the Russian Occupied Zone: Command and Organization in Resistance Underground Operations
    • Future Mobility: The Cardinal Principle in Northern Operations
    • Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power
    • Colonel Ralph Puckett Jr. — Medal of Honor Recipient

 Asan Institute for Policy Studies

 ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Defence College (ADC)

  • Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies, v. 3, no. 1, 2021
    • Navigating to Autonomy: Legal Questions in the Use of Autonomous Aerial Vehicles
    • Strategic Reality Check: The Current State of Russia-China Defence Cooperation and the Prospects of a Deepening 'Near Alliance'
    • Crutzen versus Clausewitz: The Debate on Climate Change and the Future of War
    • Why Australia Needs an Integrated Review
    • Countering Cyber-Enabled Disinformation: Implications for National Security
    • The Elevation of Deterrence: Examining the Language of the 2020 Defence Strategic Update
    • Grand Strategy Strikes Back: Rresponse to 'What is in a Name: Discarding the Grand Strategy Debate and Seeking a New Approach'e

 Australian National University – Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

Australian National University Press

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 Bipartisan Policy Center

 Blair Institute for Global Change

 Brennan Center for Justice

 Brookings

 Bruegel

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 CATO Institute

 Center for Advanced Defense (C4ADS) 

 Center for American Progress (CAP)

 Center for Global Development

 Center for International Policy

 Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)

 Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM)

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

 Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS)

 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Center on Global Energy Policy

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for Independent Studies 

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 Chatham House

 Chicago Council on Global Affairs

China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe

 Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 College of Europe

 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  • CTC Sentinel, July/August 2021, v. 14, no. 6
    • The Conspiracy to Kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer
    • A View from the CT Foxhole: Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General Raffi Gregorian, Director, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
    • Pride & Prejudice: The Violent Evolution of the Proud Boys
    • The Globalization of Far-Right Extremism: An Investigative Report
    • In the Shadow of Christchurch: International Lessons from New Zealand’s Extreme Far-Right

 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office

 Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

 Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

 Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

 Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

 Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

 Congress. House. Oversight and Reform Committee

 Congress. House. Science, Space, and Technology Committee

 Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

 Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

 Congress. Senate. Senator Cotton

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

 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)

  • DODIG-2021-096 Audit of the Military Departments’ Purchases of Aviation Fuel and Non-Fuel Services Using the Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement (AIR) Card
  • DODIG-2021-097  Followup Audit on the U.S. Army’s Management of the Heavy Lift Commercial Transportation Contract Requirements in the Middle East
  • DODIG-2021-098  Audit of the Cybersecurity of Department of Defense Additive Manufacturing Systems
  • DODIG-2021-100 Audit of the Department of Defense’s Implementation of the Memorandums Between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security Regarding Cybersecurity and Cyberspace Operations

 Department of State

 Department of the Army & Edison Electric Institute

 The Dialogue

 East West Center

 Egmont Institute

 EU Joint Research Centre (JRC)

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

 European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE)

 European Council on Foreign Relations

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

 European Policy Centre (EPC)

 European Security and Defence College (ESDC)

 European Union (EU)

 European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

 EUROPOL

 FakeReporter

 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

 Foundation for Strategic Research

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

 Future Directions International

 George Washington University Program on Extremism

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

 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)

 Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

 Globsec

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Amateur Athlete Safety: Certification Related to the Independence of the U.S. Center for SafeSport for Fiscal Year 2020 GAO-21-586R
  • Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agencies and Other Entities GAO-21-519SP
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction: Opportunities for DHS to Better Address Longstanding Program Challenges GAO-21-105332 
  • COVID-19: The Coast Guard Has Addressed Challenges, but Could Improve Telework Documentation and Personnel Data GAO-21-539
  • COVID-19 Housing Protections: Mortgage Forbearance and Other Federal Efforts Have Reduced Default and Foreclosure Risks
  • GAO-21-554
  • COVID-19: Implementation and Oversight of Preparedness Strategies at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers GAO-21-514
  • F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Cost and Schedule Risks in Modernization Program Echo Long-Standing Challenges GAO-21-105282
  • F-35 Sustainment: DOD Needs to Cut Billions in Estimated Costs to Achieve Affordability GAO-21-439
  • Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Should Better Assess Privacy and Other Risks GAO-21-518
  • Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Should Have Better Awareness of Systems Used By Employees GAO-21-105309
  • Firearm Injuries: Health Care Service Needs and Costs GAO-21-515
  • Immigration Detention: ICE Efforts to Address COVID-19 in Detention Facilities GAO-21-414
  • Military Training: The Services Need to Ensure That All Commanders Are Prepared for Their Legal Responsibilities GAO-21-338
  • Military Vehicles: Army and Marine Corps Should Take Additional Actions to Mitigate and Prevent Training Accidents GAO-21-361
  • Servicemember Rights: Stakeholders Reported Servicemembers Have Limited Understanding about Waivers of Their Consumer Rights and Protections GAO-21-550R
  • State and Local Governments: Fiscal Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Selected States GAO-21-562
  • Tactical Wheeled Vehicles: Army Should Routinely Update Strategy and Improve Communication with Industry GAO-21-460
  • U.S. Territories: Public Debt Outlook – 2021 Update GAO-21-508
  • VA Medical Center Security: Progress Made, but Improvements to Oversight of Risk Management and Incident Analysis Still Needed GAO-21-105320
  • Veterans Affairs: Systems Modernization, Cybersecurity, and IT Management Issues Need to Be Addressed GAO-21-105304

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS) 

 Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

 Heritage Foundation

 Hoover Institution

  • Strategika, no. 73, U.S. Defense of Taiwan
    • Will America Defend Taiwan? Here’s What History Says
    • Realism And Deterrence In Cross-Strait Relations
    • Taiwan: Time For A Real Discussion

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

 Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

 Institute for Economics & Peace

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

 Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

 Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

 Institute for Security Studies [Africa)

 Institute for Strategic Dialogue  

 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 Crisis Group

 International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ)

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

 International Peace Institute (IPI)

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, July 16, 2021, v. 21, no. 14
    • Rapidly Implementing a Chinese Data Security Regime
    • Expanding and Escalating the China-Bhutan Territorial Dispute
    • The PLA’s Critical Assessment of the Agile Combat Employment Concept
    • Implications of 2020 and 2021 Chinese Domestic Legislative Moves in the South China Sea
    • Ramping the Strait: Quick and Dirty Solutions to Boost Amphibious Lift
  • Terrorism Monitor, July 16, 2021, v. 19, no. 14  
    • Pakistan Braces for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan through Extra-Regional Partnerships
    • Indian Counter-Insurgency Operations and COVID-19 Limit Maoist Insurgency
    • Iranian-Backed Iraqi Militias Deter Turkish Intervention in Sinjar

 Japan Ministry of Defense

 Joint Chiefs of Staff

 Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

 Macdonald-Laurier Institute

 Marine Corps University Middle East Studies

 Mercator Institute for China Studies

 Middle East Institute

 Migration Policy Institute

 Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

 MITRE

 National Academies Press

 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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

 National Defense University Press

  • Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ) 102, (3rd Quarter, July 2021)
    • Fighting as Intended: The Case for Austere Communications
    • Improving the Battle Rhythm to Operate at the Speed of Relevance
    • Military Power Reimagined: The Rise and Future of Shaping
    • Hydrocarbons and Hegemony
    • Linking Foreign Language Capabilities with Expeditionary Requirements
    • A Lesson from an Ancient: Facilitating Retreat and Desertion Among Insurgencies
    • Deconflicting Exercises and Experimentation Under Global Integration
    • Thrust and Agility from Trust and Antifragility: A Combatant’s Guide to Expeditionary Medical Leadership
    • Avoiding Great Power Phony Wars
    • Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities to Conventional and Strategic Deterrence
    • Force Integration in Resistance Operations: Dutch Jedburghs and U.S. Alamo Scouts

 National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

  • East Asian Strategic Review 2021
    • World Politics amid Great Power Competition: The Pacific and European Experiences during COVID-19 Crisis
    • China: The Xi Administration’s Accelerating Hardline Stance due to COVID-19
    • The Korea Peninsula: Wavering North-South Relations
    • Southeast Asia: Post-COVID-19 Regional Security Issues
    • Russia: The Post-Putin Issue and Changes in the 1993 Constitutional System
    • The United States: National Security during the COVID-19 Crisis
    • Japan: Toward a Post-COVID-19 Security Posture

 National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UK National Cyber Security Centre

 National Security Archive

 NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center

  • NMIOTC Maritime Interdiction Operations Journal, 2020, no. 21
    • Keynote speech by Admiral Schultz, US Coast Guard Commandant at the 11th NMIOTC Annual Conference
    • Keynote speech by Vice Admiral Keith Bount CB OBE Royal Navy Commander Allied Maritime Command at the 11th NMIOTC Annual Conference
    • Keynote speech by Mr Dirk Dubois Director, European Security Defense College at the 4th NMIOTC Cyber Security Conference in the Maritime Domain
    • Maritime Human Smuggling and Implications for Littoral Operations
    • Beyond the Responsibility Gaps in the Use of Autonomous Weapons: The Need for a New Ethical Framework within a Political Context
    • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) : The Modern Day “Technicals”

 Naval War College

 New America

 NSI's Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) program

 Nuclear Threat Initiative

 Observer Research Foundation

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

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

 Pew Research Center

 Policy Exchange (UK)

 Polish Institute of International Affairs

 Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

 R Street

 RAND Corporation

 Refugees International

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

 The Sentry

 Small Wars Journal

 Soufan Center

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

 Stimson Center

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Sudd Institute

 Swedish Institute of International Affairs

 Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

 Taylor & Francis

 Trend Micro

 UK Commission for Countering Extremism

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

 UN Women

 US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

 US Institute of Peace (USIP)

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 White House

 Wilson Center

 World Economic Forum