Saturday, December 9, 2023

Friday's Miscellany 12--01-2023

 38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 Air University Press

 Amnesty International

 Arctic Institute

 Asan Institute for Policy Studies

 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN)

 ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

Atlantic Council

 Australian Army Research Center

 Australian Institute of Criminology

  • Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 2023
    • No. 680 - Examining Emerging Fraud Facilitated by the Internet Through Crime Scripts 

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Brennan Center for Justice

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 CASCADES

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for Global Development

 Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

 Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)           

 Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC)

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for Information Resilience (CIR)

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST)          

 Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  • CTC Sentinel, October/November 2023, v. 16, no. 10 
    • The Road to October 7: Hamas’ Long Game, Clarified
    • A View from the CT Foxhole: Ilkka Salmi, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
    • A View from the CT Foxhole: General (Ret) Stephen Townsend, Former Commander, AFRICOM
    • The Beginning of a New Wave? The Hamas-Israel War and the Terror Threat in the West
    • Texts or Praxes: How Do We Best Understand Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad After October 7?
    • Commentary: No Good Choices: The Counterterrorism Dilemmas in Afghanistan and Pakistan

 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Strategic Risks (CSR)

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

 Defense AI Observatory  (DAIO)

 Department of Defense (DOD)

 Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2024-029 Audit of B-52 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages 
  • DODIG-2024-030 Audit of Environmental Threats to Naval Dry Docks 
  • DODIG-2024-032 Quality Assessment Review of the Administrative Investigative Operations of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Office of the Inspector General 
  • DODIG-2024-033 Management Advisory: Concerns with Access to Care and Staffing Shortages in the Military Health System 
  • DODIG-2024-034 Annual Report to Congress Pursuant to FY 2021 NDAA, Section 554 

 Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

 Department of the Army

 Egmont—The Royal Institute for International Relations

 Energy Information Administration (EIA)

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)              

 European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (Institut Etude Sécurité Union Européenne) (EUISS)

 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Ulkopoliittinen instituutti) (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

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

 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

 Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

 Globsec

 Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

  • Arctic Region: Factors That Affect the Advancement of U.S. Priorities GAO-24-107192 
  • Biodefense: National Biosurveillance Integration Center Has Taken Steps to Address Challenges, but Could Better Assess Results GAO-24-106142 
  • Disaster Loan Program: SBA Should Include Key Issues in Its Review of How the Program Affects Underserved Communities GAO-24-106682 
  • Federal Facilities: Continued Oversight of Security Recommendations Needed GAO-24-107137 
  • GAO Agile Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Adoption and Implementation GAO-24-105506 
  • High-Risk Radioactive Material: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Security of Sources No Longer in Use GAO-24-105998 
  • NASA Artemis Programs: Crewed Moon Landing Faces Multiple Challenges GAO-24-106256 
  • Science & Tech Spotlight: Ocean Warming GAO-24-107068 
  • VA Disability Benefits: Board of Veterans' Appeals Should Address Gaps in Its Quality Assurance Process GAO-24-106156 

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)  

 Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

 Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

 Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

 Institute for the Study of War

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

 International Crisis Group

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, December 1, 2023, v. 23, no. 22 
    • Decoding China’s Dilemma: The Difficulties Of Economic Reform
    • PLA Officer Cadet Recruitment: Part 2
    • Much Cause But Little Recourse For Popular Discontent
    • Chokepoint Consortium: Chinese Experts on Confronting American Pressure  
    • The Sino-French Relationship At 60: China’s Losing Bet On A Reset
  • Terrorism Monitor, December 1, 2023, v. 21, no. 23 
    • Brief: Attacks on Israelis Abroad Spike After Start of War in Gaza
    • Brief: Rising Risk of Radicalization in Indonesia Following Outbreak of Israel-Hamas War
    • Kidnapping of Elizabeth Tsurkov Opens Window into Iraqi Shia Militia Politics
    • Possible Merger of Baloch Militant Groups Threatens Pakistani and Chinese Interests
    • Hezbollah’s Balancing Act: Between Hamas’s Ambitions and Strategic Reality

 Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

 Martens Centre for European Studies

 Mercator Institute for China Studies

 Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

 Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)

 National Academies Press 

 National Bureau of Asian Research

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

 National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces

  • Canadian Military Journal, Spring 2023, v. 23, no. 2 
    • Reflections on Leadership Training
    • Socialization, Learning, and Culture Change in the Canadian Armed Forces
    • The Ethical Imperative: Truth, Reconciliation, and the Royal Military College Experience
    • The Arbour Report and Beyond
    • After Arbour — “Reimagining” RMC
    • Whither RMC — RMC’s Brand Problem
    • Ground Based Air Defence: Canada, Potential Threats and Allied Responses
    • The NATO Field School and Simulation Program

 National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

 National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

  • Journal of Policy & Strategy, 2023, v. 3, no. 4  
    • Estimating the Number and Characteristics of Russia’s Strategic Nuclear Weapons
    • Back to the Future: U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Today and the Foster Panel Study
    • What Do Russia’s Nuclear Threats Tell Us About Arms Control Prospects?
    • Can Nuclear War Stay Limited?
    • Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) [interview]
    • Michael Rühle, former Head of the Climate and Energy Security Section at NATO [interview]
    • Restraints at the Nuclear Brink:Factors in Keeping War Limited, May 2023
    • Comparing Soviet, Russian, and Chinese Influence Operations, June 2023
    • Russia’s New START Suspension: Does Arms Control Matter?, July 2023
  • The October 2023 Strategic Commission Report and U.S. Nuclear Weapons Requirements 

 National Security Archive

 NATO Defense College

 Naval War College

 Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

 Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)                

 Observer Research Foundation

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

 Pew Research Center

 RAND Corporation

 Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 Small Wars Journal

 Special Inspector General Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

  •  SIGAR 24-04-FA Department of the Army’s Support for the Afghan Air Force and Special Mission Wing UH-60 Fleet in Afghanistan: Audit of Costs Incurred by Amentum Services Inc. 

 Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS)

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Sudd Institute

 Swedish Defence University Centre for Society Security

 Swedish Institute of International Affairs

 Swisspeace

 Taylor & Francis

 Toda Peace Institute

 UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

 US Institute of Peace (USIP)

 University of Texas, Austin

  • Texas National Security Review, v. 7, no. 1, Winter 2023/2024 
    • Alliance Commitment in an Era of Partisan Polarization: A Survey Experiment of U.S. Voters
    • Speaking Out: Why Retired Flag Officers Participate in Political Discourse
    • War Is from Mars, AI Is from Venus: Rediscovering the Institutional Context of Military Automation

 Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP)

 White House

 Wilson Center

 World Economic Forum