Friday's Miscellany 05-10-2024

38 North

• Assessing Kim Jong Un’s Rural Development Initiative 
• Sinpho South Shipyard: Indications of New Submarine Construction 

 Air University Press

• Air & Space Operations Review, Spring 2024, v. 3, no. 1 
• The B-21 and Tactical Creativity
• The Airfield as a System
• Analytic Standards in the Context of Military Intelligence
• Operational Art: A Necessary Framework for Modern Military Planning
• Decision Advantage and Initiative: Completing Joint All-Domain Command and Control
• The Other Side of the Deterrence Moon: Elevating “Deterrence from Space” in Strategic Competition
• Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, May-June 2024, v. 7, no. 3 
• Convergence of the Indo- Pacific with the Indian Ocean—Is a Maritime- Centric Approach Enough? An Indian Perspective
• Inoculating Society against Authoritarian Influence in the Digital Age: Fortifying the Barracks against Authoritarian Cognitive Warfare
• Why Do Many Taiwanese Resist Unification with the People’s Republic of China? An Overview of Explanations
• A Free and Open Indo-Pacific in 2040? Democracy, Autocracy, and What Is in between
• Everything Everywhere All at Once Wars, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Coups, and Economic Collapse
• Strategic Alliances and Educational Empowerment US Security Cooperation through the Regional Defense Fellowship and International Military Education and Training Programs
• The Church of the Periphery and the Catholic Pivot to the Indo-Pacific
• Countering China’s Malign Influence in Southeast Asia: A Revised Strategy for the United States
• Covert Connections: The LinkedIn Recruitment Ruse Targeting Defense Insiders
• Disentangling from Nuclear Superiority- Brinkmanship Theory: Combating a Legacy of Bootstrapping toward Armageddon
• Tip of the Iceberg: Okinawa 1945 and Lessons for Island Battles
• Charting Thailand’s Course: Leveraging Small Navy Strategies to Secure Thailand amid Great-Power Maritime Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific
• From Mahan to Corbett: An Inquiry into the Development of Chinese Naval Strategy in the Indian Ocean Region
• The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’s Path to Institutionalization: A He and Feng Perspective
• Fueling a Superpower: Reprioritizing the US Air Refueling Fleet for Great-Power Conflict
• Echoes of War: Deciphering Chinese Military Strategy through the Lens of US Intelligence History
• Fear and Anxiety of China’s Rise: Understanding Response of the Indo-Pacific
• Countering China Starts with the Philippines
• Protecting the Hemisphere: Safeguarding US Interests and Prioritizing Partnerships for a Stable Hemisphere
• Navigating the Power: Tides Singapore’s Diplomatic Dance with the United States and China

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

• Building an Enduring Advantage in the Third Space Age 
• Keeping Up with the Pacing Threat: Unveiling the True Size of Beijing’s Military Spending 
• Report of the Subcommittee on the Power of the Purse:  Princeton Initiative on Restoring the Constitutional Powers of Congress 

 Amnesty International

• A Web of Surveillance:  Unravelling a Murky Network of Spyware Exports to Indonesia 

 Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

• Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), April 2024, v. 31, no. 4 
• The Military Relevance of Heat Illnesses and Their Sequelae
• Update: Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2019–2023
• Update: Exertional Rhabdomyolysis among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2019–2023
• Update: Exertional Hyponatremia among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2008–2023
• Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System Facilities through Week 9, Ending March 2, 2024

 Asia Society Policy Institute

• Sino-Russian Land Grain Corridor and China’s Quest for Food Security 

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

• AUKUS Pillar 2 Critical Pathways:  A Road Map to Enabling International Collaboration 

 Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES)

• Fair Elections - Fair Democracies? The Information-Democracy Nexus 

 Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

• Seven Months into the War In Gaza: Rethinking Peace between Palestinians and Israelis 

 Bipartisan Policy Center

• Deficit Tracker [updated May 10, 2024]  

 Brookings Institution

• The Beijing Dilemma:  Dependencies in Global Artificial Intelligence Research 

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

• Emerging Technology and Canadian Defence: From Strong, Secure, Engaged to Present 
• Emerging Technology and Five Eyes: Implications for Canadian Defence 
• Goodbye to the Hawk: A Quiet Extinction Event in the Royal Canadian Air Force 
• What Spending Two Per Cent of GDP on National Defence Means for Canada 

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

• Space to Grow: Foundational Opportunities and Challenges for the U.S. Space Force 

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

• Artificial Intelligence Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft for Suggestions from Scholars) 
• China, Biotechnology, and BGI 
• Gao Huajian and the China Talent Returnee Question:  A Contrarian View on the Impact of Returning Chinese Scientists 

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

• Analyses in Security Policy
• No. 341: Comparing Critical Infrastructure Policy Updates 

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

• Erosion of Hong Kong’s Autonomy since 2020:  Implications for the United States 
• Europe’s Fiscal Crossroads 
• Expanding the Tool Kit to Counter China's Economic Coercion 

 Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry/Anti-Defamation League

• Antisemitism Worldwide Report for 2023 
• Prior Years 

 Center on Global Energy Policy

• Outlook for Pending Generation in the PJM Interconnection Queue 

 Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS)

• The Turkish Diaspora in Austria 
• The Turkish Diaspora in France 

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

• Europe Must Choose: Multiculturalism or Stagnation? 

 Centre for Information Resilience (CIR)

• Silenced, Shamed, Threatened: New Research Reveals How Online Abuse Has Become Normalised for Ethiopian Women 

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

• Breaking Barriers: The Link between Stronger IPRs and Trade in Services 

 Chicago Council on Global Affairs

• Democrats and Republicans Starkly Divided on Immigration Policy 

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

• Army Fuel Keeps Air Force Aircraft Flying 

 Congress. Waltz, Kelly, Rubio and Garamendi

• Congressional Guidance for a National Maritime Strategy: Reversing the Decline of America's Maritime Power 

 Council on Geostrategy

• The Trilateral Initiative:  How Britain, Poland and Ukraine Can Shape a Post-war Europe 

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

• Corporate Cosmos: How Commercial American Space Imagines Our Future and Shapes Our Present 

 Defense Priorities

• Challenges to Chinese Blue-Water Operations 

 Department of Defense (DOD)

• DoD Strategic Management Plan, Fiscal Years 2022-2026 
• Ukraine Fact Sheet - May 10, 2024 

 Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

• DODIG‑2024‑079 Evaluation of the DoD’s Handling of Operational Data from Afghanistan 
• DODIG-2024-080 Evaluation of the Air Force’s Nuclear Certification of the F‑15E, B‑2, and F‑35A Aircraft to Carry the B61‑12 Nuclear Bomb [redacted] 

 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

• OIG-24-24 DHS Has a Fragmented Process for Identifying and Resolving Derogatory Information for Operation Allies Welcome Parolees 

 Department of State

• United States International Cyberspace & Digital Policy Strategy 

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Ulkopoliittinen instituutti)

• The Rise of the Far Right in the European Union: Gaining Power Not through a Sweeping Victory, but through Creeping Normalization  

 Forescout Research

• Exposing the Exploited: A Quantitative Analysis of Vulnerabilities that Live in the Wild 

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

• Transcending Artificial Divisions: Closing the Gap Between Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East 

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

• Turn-Key Alternatives to Replace UNRWA Immediately 

 Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique) 

• The IRGC Navy’s Long-Term Strategy of Asymmetrical Warfare 

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

• Power and Financial Interdependence 

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

• Reverse Dependency:  Making Europe’s Digital Technological Strengths Indispensable to China 
• The G7’s Geoeconomic Future:  Insights from Conflicts with Russia, China, and Iran 

 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)

• Back to the Future of the Arctic:  The Enduring Relevance of Arms Control 
• Power Relations in Sudan after the Fall of Bashir 

 Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

• A Changing Landscape: China's New Model of Global Governance and Its Impact on the Fight Against 

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

• AI-Powered Jihadist News Broadcasts: A New Trend In Pro-IS Propaganda Production? 

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Coast Guard Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Improve Shipbuilding Outcomes GAO-24-107488 
• DOJ Grants Management: Further Steps Could Improve Efforts Taken to Address Early Grants IT Modernization Challenges GAO-24-106501 
• GAOverview: Understanding Waste in Federal Programs GAO-24-107198 
• Military Spouse Employment: Part-Time Workforce Characteristics and Perspectives [Reissued with revisions on May 9, 2024] GAO-24-106263 
• U.S. Territories: Coordinated Federal Approach Needed to Better Address Data Gaps GAO-24-106574 

 Heritage Foundation

• Biden’s Open Borders and Non-Enforcement Mean Americans Play “Recidivist Roulette” with Criminal Aliens 
• Chinese Handcuffs:  How China Exploits America’s Climate Agenda 

 Human Rights Watch

• “The Massalit Will Not Come Home”: Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan 

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

• Deterrence, Escalation Management and the Iran–Israel Conflict 
• The Future of Water Management in Central Asia 
• How Dharma Shapes Strategic Thought On War in the Mahabharata 
• Indian and Chinese Approaches to United Nations Peacekeeping in Africa 
• Indian Special Forces Operations since 2014: Key Inferences 
• Influence Operations: The Sharp Power of Non-Kinetic Subversion 
• The Multi-Faceted Trajectory of the India–Oman Strategic Partnership 

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

• Strategic Assessment, March 2024, v. 27, no. 1 
• From Ideological Animosity to Strategic Rivalry: The Evolution of Iran’s Perception of Israel
• Russia Struggles for a New World Order—Where Are Israel and the Muslim World Positioned?
• China–UAE Space Cooperation: Risk or Opportunity for Israel?
• Africa and the War in Gaza: Analyzing Israel’s Current Standing and Future Prospects in Africa
• South Africa and the Claim Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza

 Institute for Science and International Security

• Alabuga’s Greatly Expanded Production Rate of Shahed 136 Drones 
• Alabuga’s Shahed 136 (Geran 2) Warheads: A Dangerous Escalation 

 Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

• Community Dialogue for Safety and Prosperity: An Assessment 
• Lessons for Engaging Researchers in  a Violence Prevention Platform 

 Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) 

• Conspiracy Theories: A Guide for Members of Parliament and Candidates 

 Institute for the Study of War

• Africa File
• May 9, 2024 
• China-Taiwan Weekly Update
• May 10, 2024 
• Iran Update
• May 6 
• May 7 
• May 8 
• May 9 
• May 10 
• May 11 
• May 12 
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment
• May 6 
• May 7 
• May 8 
• May 9 
• May 10 
• May 11 
• May 12 

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

• Civil Society and the Energy Transition: Fostering Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue in Germany and Italy 
• Relational Power Europe. Conflict Management and the Future of EU Foreign and Security Policy 

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

• The Exploitation of Climate Chaos, Confusion, and Change – a New Frontier for P/CVE Strategic Communication 

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) 

• An Edifying Tale of Keeping the Lights On: Societal Resilience in an Energy Crisis – the Case of Estonia 
• The Political and Economic Impact of Ukraine’s EU Accession on the EU and Estonia 

 James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

• Russia, the Global South and Multilateral Nuclear Diplomacy after the Invasion of Ukraine 

 Jamestown Foundation

• China Brief, May 10, 2024, v. 24, no. 10 
• Foreign Fixations at the Heart of Chinese-style Modernization
• Comac’s Homegrown Aircraft Goes Global
• Open-Source Technology and PRC National Strategy: Part I
• Graphene among New Materials Intended to Unlock New Productive Forces
• Article 23 Legislation and the Export of Hong Kong’s Human Rights Violations

 JFK Special Warfare Center and School

• Special Warfare, Spring 2024, v. 37, no. 1 
• Useful Fiction: Operation Black Ditch (Part Two)
• The Three Pillars of Irregular Warfare Education
• Strategic Disruption: An Operational Framework for Irregular Warfare
• Revisiting the Special Operations Imperatives for Future Irregular Warfare Conflicts
• Misconceptions about Irregular Warfare have Wasted U.S. Influence in the Sahel Echelon of Automation: The Future of Army Security Assistance
• Just War and Irregular Warfare: Jus Tumultuarium Bellum The Right to Irregular War
• Shortening the “Competition Kill Chain” Integrated Irregular Warfare Campaigning
• ARSOF’s MAROPS (Maritime Operations)
• Special Operations and Counter-Occupation
• FM 3-05: Army Special Operations
• Voices of ARSOF

 Lowy Institute for International Relations

• Outrage Is Not a Policy: Coming to Terms with Myanmar’s Fragmented State 

 MITRE

• Strategic Economics: Options for Competitive Advantage 

 National Academies Press  

• Practices for Capturing and Integrating Cost Data in Maintenance Management Systems 
• Risk Analysis Methods for Nuclear War and Nuclear Terrorism: Phase II (Expanded Abbreviated Report of the CUI Version) 

 National Science & Technology Council

• National Quantum Initiative Supplement to the President’s FY 2024 Budget  

 New America

• How Complexity Thinking Can Help the World Navigate AI 

 Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

• UN Peace Operations & Human Rights: A Thematic Study Executive Summary 

 NSI's Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Program

• Deterrence among Three to Twelve Nuclear Powers: Fundamental Instability and Mitigation Strategy 

 Observer Research Foundation

• Digital Dreams, Real Challenges: Key Factors Driving India’s AI Ecosystem 
• Priorities for Prime Minister Hasina's New Term in Bangladesh 
• Rising to the China Challenge:  Sino-Indian Ties under Modi 

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

• Invisible Victims: The Nexus between Disabilities and Trafficking in Human Beings 

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

• New US and European Actions on TikTok and Chinese Subsidies are Rewriting the Western Policy Playbook 

 Pew Research Center

• Growing Partisan Divisions Over NATO and Ukraine 

 RAND Corporation

• Burdensharing and Its Discontents:  Understanding and Optimizing Allied Contributions to the Collective Defense 
• Examining U.S. Air Force Spectrum Management in the Continental United States 
• Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution in Comparative Organizations: 
• Volume 5, Additional Case Studies of Selected Allied and Partner Nations 
• Volume 6, Additional Case Studies of Selected Non-DoD Federal Agencies 
• Volume 7, Executive Summary for Additional Case Studies 
• Repeated Exposure to Low-Level Military Occupational Blasts: An Overview of the Research, Critical Gaps, and Recommendations: Addendum [testimony] 
• Space Strategic Stability:  Assessing U.S. Concepts and Approaches 
• Traversing the Kármán Line:  Mitigating Potential Air-Space Friction 

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

• Cyber Capabilities in the Indo-Pacific:  Shared Ambitions, Different Means? 
• Disabling the Enablers of Sanctions Circumvention 
• Trump, NATO and Anglo-American Relations 
• Using AI in an Intelligence Context Future Scenario Workshop 

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

• Intangible Transfers of Technology and Software:  Challenges for the Missile Technology Control Regime 

 Taylor & Francis

• Defence Studies, 2024
• The Trouble with TESSOC: The Coming Crisis in British and Allied Military Counterintelligence Doctrine [open access article] 
• Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2024
• From Postmigrant Articulations to Political Subjectification [open access article] 
• Intersectional Activism: Dutch-Turkish Muslim Women “Talking Back” to Securitization and Islamophobiav [open access article] 
• Uncovering Social Assimilation Disparities: Immigrants’ Volunteering in Associations [open access article] 
• Geopolitics, 2024
• Liminal Bodies and Spaces: Farianas’ Gendered Contestations in Northeast Colombia [open access article] 
• Journal of Applied Security Research, 2024
• Law-Abiding Criminals: How a Group of Military Over-Interested Persons Became a Threat against National Security [open access article] 
• Journal of Risk Research, 2024
• Possible Harms of Artificial Intelligence and the EU AI Act: Fundamental Rights and Risk [open access article] 
• Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2024
• Refugees, Perceived Threat & Domestic Terrorism [open access article] 

 Toda Peace Institute

• Reflections on R2P as a New Normative Settling Point 

 US Institute of Peace (USIP)

• Transnational Crime in Southeast Asia: A Growing Threat to Global Peace and Security 

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

• Tracking Anti-U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria During the Gaza Crisis 

 Wilson Center

• Plan for Postwar Gaza 

 World Bank

• Funding a Water-Secure Future: An Assessment of Global Public Spending 
• Stopping the Grand Pandemic: A Framework for Action - Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance through World Bank Operations