Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Friday's Miscellany 09=20-2024

 38 North

 AidData

  • Investing in Narratives: How Beijing promotes its development projects in the Philippines 

 Air University Press

  • Æther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower and Spacepower, Fall 2024, v. 3, no. 3 
    • Airpower at Any Scale
    • Contesting the Air Littoral
    • Arming for the Air Littoral: The Defense Industrial Base and Future Air Warfare
    • Beyond Air Superiority: The Growing Air Littoral and Twenty-First-Century Airpower
    • The Air-Ground Littoral and Great Power Conflict
    • Liminality: Opportunities in the Transition Space of the Air Littoral

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

 American Security Project (ASP)

 Amnesty International

 Arms Control Association (ACA)

 Army University Press

  • Military Review, September-October 2024, v. 104, no. 5 
    • Continuous Transformation
    • How I Corps Fights: Movement and Maneuver
    • The Agile U.S. Army Division in a Multidomain Environment
    • On Attrition: An Ontology for Warfare
    • Reinvesting in Techniques
    • The True Test of Mission Command 
    • First World War Doctrine and the Modern War of Positions
    • Arctic Munition Operations: Munitions Safety and Suitability for Service
    • Artificial Intelligence in Modern Warfare: Strategic Innovation and Emerging Risks
    • Information Sharing and the Effectiveness of Peacekeeping Operations in Mali
    • The One-Hundred-Year War for Talent
    • The Musculoskeletal Imperative: Enhancing Combat Capability through Effective Injury Management
    • A Different Kind of War: The Unknown Story of the U.S. Navy’s Guerrilla Forces in World War II China
    • Medals of Honor: Master Sgt. Gary Gordon and Sgt. 1st Class Randall Shughart

 Army War College Press

 Asia Foundation

 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

 ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

 Atlantic Council

 Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES)

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 Brookings Institution

 Business Roundtable

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Cato Institute

 Center for Climate Security (CCS)

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CEST)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

  • Policy Perspectives, 2024 v 12, no.  3   
    • Cyber Defense in Space: Quo Vadis?
  • Russian Analytical Digest
    • No. 317: Russian Opposition in Exile, Part 2: Networks 
    • No. 316: Russian Opposition in Exile, Part 1: Internal Heterogeneity 

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for Information Resilience (CIR)

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 Chatham House

 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)

 Clingendael Institute - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 Commission on the National Defense Strategy

 Congress. Senator Hawley

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Geostrategy

 Council on Strategic Risks (CSR)

 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

 Cyberspace Solarium Commission

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

 Defense AI Observatory  (DAIO)

 Defense Personnel and Security Center (PERSEREC)

  • PERSEREC-TR-24-05 (DPAC-2024-137) Evaluation of Demographic Data in DoD’s Personnel Security Program  

 Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2024-131 Summary of Oversight Reports on Security Assistance to Ukraine Issued From January 2020 Through February 2024, to Inform DoD Efforts to Support Israel and Other Future Security Assistance Efforts 
  • DODIG-2024-134 Transmittal of the Independent Auditor's Report on the Army's System Supporting the Delivery of Munitions Inventory Management Services for the Period October 1, 2023, Through June 30, 2024 
  • DODIG-2024-135 Audit of the Department of Defense’s Management of Dwell Time for Service Members in the Reserve Components 

 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

  • OIG-24-52 DHS Improved Election Infrastructure Security, but Its Role in Countering Disinformation Has Been Reduced 
  • OIG-24-53 ICE Did Not Fully Implement Effective Security Controls on Selected High Value Asset Systems 
  • OIG-24-55 I&A Needs to Improve Its Security Inspection Program to Reduce the Risk of Unauthorized Access to Classified Information 
  • OIG-24-56 Coast Guard Needs to Implement Effective Planning for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Projects 
  • OIG-24-57 Audit of Office of Intelligence and Analysis Contract and Funding Management Processes 

 Department of State

 Department of State Office of Inspector General

  • ESP-24-01 Special Review of the Department of State’s Handling of the Security Clearance Suspension of the Special Envoy for Iran 

 Egmont: The Royal Institute for International Relations

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)            

 European Council on Foreign Relations

 Europol Innovation Lab

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)       

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

 German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

 Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

 Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

 Globsec

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Address Persistent Challenges Hindering Efforts to Counter Illicit Maritime Drug Smuggling GAO-24-107785 
  • COVID-19: HHS Needs to Identify Duplicative Pandemic IT Systems and Implement Key Privacy Requirements GAO-24-106638 
  • Domestic and Child Abuse: DOD Needs to Clarify Guidance on Incident Determination Committee Notifications GAO-24-106985 
  • Elections: Preliminary Observations on State Laws and Perspectives on Holding Special Elections to Fill House Vacancies GAO-24-107789 
  • Federal Contracting: Timely Actions Needed to Address Risks Posed by Consultants Working for China GAO-24-106932 
  • Federal Domestic Violence Assistance: HHS Should Assess Accessibility-Related Technical Assistance for Local Centers GAO-24-106366 
  • Military Construction: Better Information Sharing Would Improve DOD's Oversight GAO-24-106499 
  • Next Generation 911: Some Federal Agencies Have Begun Planning, but Few Have Upgraded Their Call Centers GAO-24-106783 
  • Rural Development: Actions Needed to Improve Assistance to Southwest Border Communities Known as Colonias GAO-24-106732 
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Process and Considerations for Adding Names to the Wall GAO-24-107080 

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS)

 Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

 Hoover Institution

  • Strategika, no. 94 
    • Israel and Its Enemies

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP)

 Institute for the Study of War

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

 Irregular Warfare Center (IWC)

 Lowy Institute for International Relations

 Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

 MITRE

 National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)

 Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

 Observer Research Foundation

 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

 Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

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

 Our World in Data

 Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF/HSFK)

 Pew Research Center

 Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

 RAND Corporation

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 Small Arms Survey

 Small Wars Journal

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

 Special Inspector General Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

  • SIGAR 24-38-FA USAID’s Afghanistan Value Chains-Crops Activity: Audit of Costs Incurred by DAI Global LLC 

 Stanford Internet Observatory

  • Journal of Online Trust and Safety, 2024, v. 2, no. 4 
    • A Survey of Scam Exposure, Victimization, Types, Vectors, and Reporting in 12 Countries
    • Characteristics and Prevalence of Fake Social Media Profiles with AI-generated Faces
    • Algorithmic Impact Assessments at Scale: Practitioners’ Challenges and Needs
    • Factors Associated with Help-Seeking Among Online Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenders: Results of an Anonymous Survey on the Dark Web
    • Nuances and Challenges of Moderating a Code Collaboration Platform
    • A Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Leveraging Data Portability to Support Research on the Digital Information Environment

 Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS)

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Strauss Center

 Sudd Institute

 Takshashila Institution

 Taylor & Francis

 Toda Peace Institute

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

 Wilson Center 

 World Bank

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Friday's Miscellany 09-06-2024 & 09-13-2024

 38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 Air University Press

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

 American Security Project (ASP)

 Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

  • Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), August 2024, v. 31, no. 8 
    • Vitamin D Deficiency Trends, Risk Factors, and Occupational Risk in Active Component Service Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2018–2022
    • Incidence and Risk Factors for Hip Fractures among U.S. Armed Forces Active Component Women Compared to Men, 2018–2022
    • Malaria in the Australian Military, 2008–2022
    • Lymphatic Filariasis in Soldiers Exposed in INDOPACOM
    • Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System facilities through Week 27, Ending July 6, 2024

 Asan Institute for Policy Studies

 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

 ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Brookings Institution

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Cato Institute

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

 Clingendael Institute - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 College of Europe

 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  • CTC Sentinel, September 2024, v. 17, no. 8 
    • Commentary: The Global Jihadi Terror Threat in September 2024
    • A View from the CT Foxhole: Rosalind Nyawira, Former Director, National Counter Terrorism Centre – Kenya
    • Islamic State-Somalia: A Growing Global Terror Concern
    • Nihilism and Terror: How M.K.Y. Is Redefining Terrorism, Recruitment, and Mass Violence

 Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

 Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

 Congress. Senate. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

 Congress. Senator Rubio

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Foreign Relations

 Council on Geostrategy

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

 Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

 Defense Science Board (DSB)

 Department of Defense (DOD)

 Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2024-128 Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: U.S. Army Reserve 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Fort Carson, Colorado 
  • DODIG-2024-130 Evaluation of the DoD’s Tracking and Accountability of Presidential Drawdown Equipment Provided to Taiwan 

 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

  • OIG-24-49 CBP Needs to Improve Its Oversight and Monitoring of Penalty Cases 

 Egmont: The Royal Institute for International Relations  

 European Commission

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)            

 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 Union CT MORSE

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS

 EUROPOL

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

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

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

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

 German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

 German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS)

 Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • AMBER Alert Network: DOJ Efforts to Include Tribes and U.S. Territories GAO-24-106670 
  • Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Are Implementing Management and Personnel Requirements GAO-24-107332 
  • Critical Materials: Action Needed to Implement Requirements That Reduce Supply Chain Risks GAO-24-107176 
  • Defense Budget: Additional Information about Military Personnel Realignments Would Facilitate Congressional Oversight GAO-24-106979 
  • Digital Surveillance of Workers: Tools, Uses, and Stakeholder Perspectives GAO-24-107639 
  • Emergency Relief Program 2022: FSA Should Publicly Report Progress in Issuing Payments GAO-24-107345 
  • Environmental Sustainability: DOD Should Take Actions to Reduce Single-Use Plastics GAO-24-106823 
  • International Infrastructure Projects: China's Investments Significantly Outpace the U.S., and Experts Suggest Potential Improvements to the U.S. Approach GAO-24-106866 
  • National Defense Stockpile: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Efforts to Prepare for Emergencies GAO-24-106959 
  • Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Improve Support for Sailor-Led Maintenance GAO-24-106525 
  • Special Operations Forces: Summary of Armed Overwatch Reports GAO-24-107556 
  • Work Hours and Health: Research Shows That Very Long Hours May Modestly Increase the Risk of Certain Health Outcomes GAO-24-106772 

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS)

 Henley Putnam University

  • Journal of Strategic Security, 2024, v. 17, no. 3 
    • Revisiting the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis: Strategic Lessons for Today
    • Understanding Russian Hybrid Warfare against Europe in the Energy Sector and in the Future ‘Energy-Resources-Climate’ Security Nexus
    • An Overview of the Activities of Different Actors in the Reconstruction Efforts in Borno, Nigeria: 2016 - 2023
    • Crimen en la Frontera: Exploring Texas-Mexico Border Crimes using a Geospatial Analysis
    • Regulating Deepfakes: An Indian perspective
    • Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan: A Multilevel Analysis

 Heritage Foundation

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 IJ Infinity Group

  • Military Strategy Magazine, Summer 2024, v. 9, no. 4 
    • What is ‘Strategic’? The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Strategy
    • The Misuse of Sun Tzu and the Cult of Maneuver
    • What is Missing in Peacekeeping? The Role of Strategy
    • On Humility: Further Thoughts About Bad Strategy
    • Is Counterinsurgency Politically Possible?
    • Distilling the Complex: An Approach to Enabling Senior Leader Decision-Making

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

 Institute for Science and International Security

 Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)  

 Institute for the Study of War

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

 International Crisis Group

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

 Italian Institute for International Political Studies

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, September 6, 2024, v. 24, no. 17 
    • A ‘Chinese Starlink’ Launches New Era For Domestic Space Industry
    • MBZUAI Partners With US Tech, Collaborates With PLA Scientists
    • Murky Media Network Aligns with Beijing on Sensitive Issues
    • Kubernetes: A Dilemma in the Geopolitical Tech Race
    • One Partnership at a Time: Beijing’s Steadily Creates a New Type of International Relations

 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 Manhattan Institute

 Mitchell Institute

 MITRE

 National Academies Press 

 National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)

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

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

 National Security Archive

 NATO Defense College

 Naval War College - China Maritime Studies Institute

  • China Maritime Report No. 41: One Force, Two Force, Red Force, Blue Force: PLA Navy Blue Force Development for Realistic Combat Training 
  • CMSI Translations #6: Building a World-Class Navy in a Comprehensive Way: It's Logic in Theory, History, and Practice 

 Naval War College - Stockton Center for International Law

 New America

 Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

 Observer Research Foundation

 Pew Research Center

 Rand

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

  • Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA), September 2024, v. 16, no. 4 
    • A Declining but Persistent Threat in Southeast Asia and Beyond
    • Southeast Asia’s Threat Environment in 2024
    • Decentralising and Coordinating P/CVE through the Indonesia Knowledge Hub (I-KHub)
    • Situating Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya’s Emergence in Bangladesh’s Threat Landscape

 Simon Fraser University

  • Journal for Deradicalization, Summer 2024, no. 39 
    • The Role of Cognitive Fusion in Pathways to Violent Radicalization and Deradicalization
    • Evidence and Ideology in the Independent Review of Prevent
    • Participatory Theatre for Preventing Violent Extremism Through Education - Reflections on Prospects and Preconditions
    • The Evolution of Estimated Time of Arrival: The City of Toronto’s CVE Program
    • Interviewing activists and terrorists: a detailed research protocol

 Small Wars Journal

 Soufan Center

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

 Special Inspector General Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

  • SIGAR 24-36-FA USAID’s Program in Afghanistan: Audit of Costs Incurred 
  • SIGAR 24-37-FA State’s Weapons and Ammunition Disposal Program in Afghanistan: Audit of Costs Incurred by The HALO Trust USA Inc. 

 Springer

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Syria Civil Defense

 Taylor & Francis

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 United States Studies Centre (USSC)

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy