Monday, August 4, 2025

Friday's Miscellany 08-01-2025

 38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Security

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

 American Security Project

 Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

  • Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), July 2025, v. 32, no. 7 
    • Outbreak Report: Vaccine-Preventable Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness and Pneumonia Associated with Adenovirus
    • at a U.S. Marine Corps Training Center
    • Brief Report: Longitudinal Associations Between Health-related Quality of Life and Female Service Member Readiness: Findings from the U.S. Millennium Cohort Study
    • Case Report: Complicated Breast Cellulitis Status Post-Bilateral Mastectomies Caused by Infection with Staphylococcus coagulans
    • Preparation for Training in the Heat Season: Key Considerations for Heat Injury Risk Prevention and Mitigation
    • Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System Facilities Through Week 18, Ending May 3, 2025

 Asia Society Policy Institute

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Army Research Center

 Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO)

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Brennan Center for Justice

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for International Policy

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Centre for Information Resilience (CIR)

 Chatham House

 Council on Strategic Risks (CSR)

 Defense AI Observatory  (DAIO)

 Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

 Department of State Inspector General

 Department of State Office of the Historian

 Department of Energy (DOE)

 ENSURED Project

 European Council on Foreign Relations

 European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)       

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

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

 George Washington University Program on Extremism

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

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

 Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

 Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

 Global Taiwan Institute

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI Use and Management at Federal Agencies GAO-25-107653 
  • COVID-19: Update on Key Indicators, the Federal Response, and Implementation of GAO Recommendations GAO-25-107588 
  • Cybersecurity Regulations: Industry Perspectives on the Impact, Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities of Harmonization GAO-25-108436 
  • DOD Financial Management: Greater Accountability Needed over Contractor-Acquired Property GAO-25-106868 
  • Federal Customer Experience: OMB Can Better Assess the Improvement Efforts of High Impact Service Providers GAO-25-107652 
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy: Experts' Views on Developing and Evaluating Media Campaigns Intended to Prevent Drug Misuse GAO-25-107845 
  • Persistent Chemicals: Information on EPA's Analysis of Costs for its PFAS Drinking Water Regulation GAO-25-107897 
  • Ukraine Assistance: U.S. Coordinated on a Broad Range of Aid to Displaced Persons and Refugees Amidst Various Challenges GAO-25-107535 
  • VA Vet Centers: Opportunities to Improve Survey of Counselor Productivity Expectations GAO-25-107631 
  • Veterans Health: Information About Veterans’ Exposure to Open-Air Burning in Vietnam GAO-25-107504 
  • Whistleblowers: VA Should Assess Data and Monitor Settlement Agreements to Better Ensure Protections GAO-25-106780  

 Heritage Foundation

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA) 

 Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

 Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP) 

 Institute for Science & International Security

 Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) 

 Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

 Institute for the Study of Warfare

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

 International Crisis Group

 Irregular Warfare Center (IWC)

 Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in Occupied Territories

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions

 MITRE

 National Academies Press 

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

 NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

 Observer Research Foundation

 Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

 Pew Research Center

 Physicians for Human Rights

 Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)

 RAND Corporation

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

 Special Inspector General Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

 Swisspeace

 Taylor & Francis

 Toda Peace Institute

 UK Parliament

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

 University of Texas, Austin

  • Texas National Security Review, 8, no. 3, Summer 2025 
    • When Conventional Wisdom Fails
    • Lost Seoul? Assessing Pyongyang’s Other Deterrent
    • So What? Reassessing the Military Implications of Chinese Control of Taiwan
    • Legal Deterrence by Denial: Strategic Initiative and International Law in the Gray Zone
    • Cultural Change in Military Organizations: Hackers and Warriors in the US Army
    • Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons: A Commonsense Approach to Understanding Costs and Benefits

 Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP)

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 White House

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Friday's Miscellany 07-25-2025

 38 North

 Air University Press

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

 Army Center of Military History

  • Army History Magazine, Spring 2025, no. 135  
    • Progressive Era Idealism and National Guard Service During World War
    • Winning Outnumbered
    • Tactical Success and Strategic Failure at Dubno, 1941

 Army War College Press

 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

 Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

 Blair Institute for Global Change

 Brookings

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Cato Institute

 Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) 

 Center for International Policy

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

  • Belarus Analytical Digest
    • No. 004: Higher Education and Academic Freedom in Belarus after 2020 
  • Moldovan Analytical Digest
    • No. 003: Language, Ethnicity, and Political Preferences 
  • Russian Analytical Digest
    • No. 329: Russia's Wartime Technocrats 

 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for Independent Studies

 Chatham House

 Chicago Council on Global Affairs 

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  • CTC Sentinel, July 2025, v. 18, no. 7 
    • Moving Targets: Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War for Drone Terrorism
    • A View from the CT Foxhole: Adam Hadley, Executive Director, Tech Against Terrorism
    • From TikTok to Terrorism? The Online Radicalization of European Lone Attackers since October 7, 2023
    • The Escalation of U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia and the Role of Perceived Threats to the U.S. Homeland

 Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

 Council on Geostrategy

 Department of Defense (DOD)

 Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2025-130 Quality Control Review of the Ernst & Young LLP FY 2023 Single Audit of The MITRE Corporation 
  • DODIG2025127 Recurring Issues Identified During Reviews of Civilian Payroll Personnel Action Documentation  

 Energy Information Administration (EIA)             

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Ulkopoliittinen instituutti)

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

 Future of Life Institute

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Air Cargo: DOT Should Communicate Data Limitations and Identify Stakeholder Challenges GAO-25-107334 
  • COVID-19 Relief: Treasury Could Improve Compliance Procedures and Guidance for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds GAO-25-107909 
  • Defense Health Care: Information Needed to Improve Monitoring of Military Personnel Staffing at Medical Facilities GAO-25-106988 
  • Defense Industrial Base: Actions Needed to Address Risks Posed by Dependence on Foreign Suppliers GAO-25-107283 
  • Department of Energy: Inspector General’s Budget Estimates for Audits of Certain Contractors’ Costs Need Improvement GAO-25-107199 
  • Electric Vehicle Infrastructure: Improved Performance Management Needs to Be Part of Any Related Federal Efforts GAO-25-106992 
  • Foreign Government Employment: Actions Needed to Clarify and Improve Processes for Military Retirees GAO-25-107145 
  • FraudNet Activity Report for Fiscal Year 2024 GAO-25-108120 
  • Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: DOT Should Better Communicate Funding Status and Assess Risks GAO-25-107166 
  • Military Discharge: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Consistent and Timely Upgrade Decisions GAO-25-107354 
  • National Nuclear Security Administration: Progress Made Toward Fully Addressing Recommendations on Common Financial Reporting GAO-25-107696 
  • Science & Tech Spotlight: Critical Minerals from Seawater GAO-25-108484 

 Heritage Foundation

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

 Institute for Science and International Security

 Institute for the Study of Warfare

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 International Crisis Group

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, July 16, 2025, v. 25, no. 14 
    • Terminal Authority: Assessing the CCP’s Emerging Crisis of Political Succession
    • PLA Navy Shifts Training Focus from Near-Shore to Blue-Water Operations
    • Beijing Learning Lessons from Russian Response to Financial War
    • Smart Device Empire: Beijing’s Expansion Through Everyday Digital Infrastructure
    • Taiwan Bounty: The PRC’s Cross-Agency Operation Targeting Taiwanese Military Personnel
    • Recent Developments Underscore Beijing’s Global Security Ambitions

 Jewish Institute for National Security of America

 Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) Press

 Lowy Institute for International Relations

 Marine Corps History Division

 Marine Corps University Press

 Martens Centre for European Studies

 Mediazona

 National Academies Press 

 Observer Research Foundation

 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

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

 Pew Research Center

 Potomac Institute for Policy Studies                    

  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Policy Studies (STEPS) July 2025, no. 11 
    • Leveraging Strength in Economic Statecraft
    • Optimizing Cognitive Performance: Cutting-Edge Neuroscience for Intelligence Analysts
    • Missile Defense through Deterrence: How to Prevent an Attack on the Homeland
    • Assessing the Risks of AI: Haven’t We Been Here Before?
    • Can Trump’s Golden Dome Make us Safe?
    • Government Opportunities for AI Technologies
    • Approaching Orbital Overload
    • Mitigating Algorithmic Targeting in Social Media Platforms
    • The Detrimental US Tax Policy on Research and Development
    • Technology Opportunities for National Prosperity

 Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

 RAND Corporation

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 Sudd Institute

 Taylor & Francis

 Toda Peace Institute

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 U.S. Army Warfighting Functions

 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

 US Space Force (USSF)

 World Bank