Friday's Miscellany 07-25-2025

 38 North

• North Korea Has Scored a Major Victory in the Battle Against Information 

 Air University Press

• The Commercial Lunar Economy Field Guide: A Vision for Industry on the Moon in the Next Decade 

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

• Observations on the FY2026 Unfunded Priorities Lists 

 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

• More Than a Numbers Game: Comparing US and Chinese Landpower in the Pacific Requires Context 
• Weaponizing Risk: Recalibrating Western Deterrence 

 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

• China's Gambit: Assessing Beijing's Consumer-Driven Economic Strategy 

 Atlantic Council

• Atlantic Piracy, Current Threats, and Maritime Governance in the Gulf of Guinea 

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

• A Critical Juncture:  Sustaining and Strengthening the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security 

 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

• Analysis and Recommendations for Israel’s New National Cyber Strategy 
• Battlefield Decision in the Iron Swords War: Renewing the Discussion 

 Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

• Emerging Tech & American Isolationism: Consequences for AI, Drone, and Space Launch Technologies 

 Blair Institute for Global Change

• Unlocking Potential: Rebuilding Ukraine’s Workforce at Home 

 Brookings

• Combating Fentanyl Trafficking and Organized Crime Groups in the Americas 
• Ghana’s Democracy Under the Fourth Republic 
• The Road to the Israel-Iran War: A Timeline 
• US Tariffs and Deflation in China 

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

• Regime Change and Minority Risks:  Syrian Alawites After Assad  

Cato Institute

• CBDC Lessons from the Caribbean: Analyzing Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption in Jamaica and The Bahamas 
• Unnecessary Relics 

 Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

• Gone but Not Forgotten: The Central Asian Union, 1990–2005 
• The West's Inflection Point in the Caucasus: Untying the Georgian Knot 

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

• Countering the Digital Silk Road:  Kenya 

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) 

• Between Now and NATO: A Security Strategy for Ukraine 
• Strategic Friction: Indo-Pacific Curbs on China and Russia 

 Center for International Policy

• Military AI Challenges Human Accountability 

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

• Sustaining the U.S. Edge in Remote Sensing, Launch, and Advanced Technologies for National Security 

 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)

• Indo-Pacific Stronghold: Northern Australia’s Role in the Australia-U.S. Alliance 

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

• An Americas First Case for Reauthorizing the Development Finance Corporation 
• Developing Rare Earth Processing Hubs: An Analytical Approach 
• Is the Ukraine Recovery Conference Building Momentum or Falling Short? 
• A Long-Term Russia Strategy for Europe:  Back to Containment? 
• Mesh Sensing for Air and Missile Defense:  A Vision for Passive, Proliferated Sensor Networks 
• Shifting Tides:  The National Security Implications of the United States’ Pacific Drawdown 
• Strategic Future of Subsea Cables:  Ireland Case Study 
• To Hit Russia Hard and Support Ukraine, Capture the Oil Discount 
• Why Tocqueville Would Embrace AI Benchmarking: Charting a Path for the Future of Democracy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

• The EU Emissions Trading System in a Larger EU 
• The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Relevant, or a Relic? 

 Centre for Independent Studies

• Leviathan on the Rampage: Government Spending Growth a Threat to Australia’s Economic Future 

 Chatham House

• Russia’s Struggle to Modernize Its Military Industry 
• Why the Indo-Pacific Should Be A Higher Priority for the UK 

 Chicago Council on Global Affairs 

• Americans Favor Greater AI and Quantum Regulation 

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

• CASI Commander’s Toolkit for China- PLA Army Presentation 
• A Look at the J-20 AESA Radar 

 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

• Undermining the Watchdogs: The 19 Independent Inspector General Fired by President Trump Uncovered Billions in Fraud, Waste, and Abuse [Minority Staff Report] 

 Council on Geostrategy

• Chinese Policy on Tibet and Foreign Attitudes 

 Department of Defense (DOD)

• Enhancing Security Protocols for the Department of Defense 
• Medical Conditions Disqualifying for Accession into the Military 

 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 
• DODIG‑2025‑127 Recurring Issues Identified During Reviews of Civilian Payroll Personnel Action Documentation  

 Energy Information Administration (EIA)             

• Russia Country Analysis Brief 

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Ulkopoliittinen instituutti)

• Brazil’s Split Worlds:  Navigating Between the Global South and the United States 

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

• Unplugging Beijing: A Playbook to Reclaim America’s Advanced Battery Supply Chain 

 Future of Life Institute

• AI Safety Index 

 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

• Reviving America’s Maritime Strength: Comprehensive by Necessity 

 Hudson Institute

• What NATO Nations Should Learn from the Kherson Regional Military Administration 

 Human Rights Watch

• ‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025 

 Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

• 2024 [National Guard] State Programs Annual Report 
• Final Report on Integrated Primary Prevention Capacity Building 

 Institute for Science and International Security

• New Missile Related Munitions Production Complex Targeted by Israel During 12-Day War 

 Institute for the Study of Warfare

• Adversary Entente Task Force Update
• July 23 
• Africa File
• July 24, 2025 DRC-M23 Ceasefire 
• China-Taiwan Weekly Update
• July 21 
• July 24 
• Iran Update
• July 21 
• July 22 
• July 23 
• July 24 
• July 25 
• Russian Force Generation and Technological Adaptations Update
• July 25 
• Russian Occupation Update
• July 21 
• July 24 
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment
• July 21 
• July 22 
• July 23 
• July 24 
• July 25 
• July 26 
• July 27 

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

• Can South Africa’s G20 Moment Consolidate Efforts on Just Mineral Supply Chains? 
• Deterrence and Diplomacy in the Red Sea: Recommendations for Italy 
• Good Intentions in Need of Good Governance: The Unclear State of the Mattei Plan 
• A Storm in Every Cup: How Coffee’s Crisis Is Brewing 

 International Crisis Group

• Islamic State in Afghanistan:  A Jihadist Threat in Retreat?
• Myanmar’s Dangerous Drift:  Conflict, Elections and Looming Regional Détente 

 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

• Burn Rate:  Missile and Interceptor Cost Estimates During the U.S.-Israel-Iran War 

 Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) Press

• Biosensing Surveillance Technologies: A Quick Guide to Biological Operations Security 
• Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare 
• Security Cooperation and Special Operations Forces: Training and Education Are Needed Now More than Ever 

 Lowy Institute for International Relations

• Southeast Asia Aid Map 2025
• Interactive 
• Key Findings Report 

 Marine Corps History Division

• Semper Fidelis: 250 Years of U.S. Marine Corps Honor, Courage, and Commitment 

 Marine Corps University Press

• They Were Chosin: U.S. Marine Cartoonists in the Korean War 

 Martens Centre for European Studies

• Breaking Free: Europe’s Path to Greater Financial Autonomy 
• China’s Electric Vehicle Challenge to Europe: Red Flags and Red Lines 
• Securing Europe’s Critical Minerals: Leveraging the EU-Ukraine Partnership Amidst US Competition 

 Mediazona

• Russian Losses in the War with Ukraine 

 National Academies Press 

• Evaluation of Manhattan Project Records for Veteran Health and Exposure Assessments 
• Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure 
• Transit Recovery in the Aftermath of Severe Weather Events: Current State of Practice 

 Observer Research Foundation

• A.I., the World, and India: Present Trends and Future Directions 
• China’s Use of Armed Coercion Against Its Southern Neighbors in 2024 
• Forging India-Taiwan Engagement: Theoretical Foundations, Policy Debates, and Pragmatic Pathways 
• The Impact of Trump’s Energy Policy Reset on the UAE’s Transition Agenda 
• Indian Cinema and Nuclear Risk Reduction: Lessons from the US, Japan, and the UK 

 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

• Elements of an Effective Active Shooter Course Fact Sheet 

 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

• Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

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

• Understanding Anti-Christian Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of Christian Communities — A Practical Guide 

 Pew Research Center

• Canadians’ Opinions of the U.S. and Its President Are At or Near Historic Lows 
• Google Users Are Less Likely to Click On Links When an AI Summary Appears in the Results  

 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

• Restoring Arctic Exceptionalism: The Path Toward Sustainable Cooperation 
• The U.S. and Mexico: A Special Relationship 

 RAND Corporation

• Acquiring Generative Artificial Intelligence for U.S. Department of Defense Influence Activities 
• Evolving Russian Perceptions of the British and French Nuclear Deterrents 
• Space Governance and Social Network Analysis:  A Brief Exploration 

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

• AML  [Anti-Money Laundering] Insights:  Lithuania 

 Sudd Institute

• Judicial Autocracy and Public Trust Deficit: What the New Judicial Leadership Must Do Differently to Save the Judiciary of South Sudan 

 Taylor & Francis

• Civil Wars, 2025
• Education Provision in Rebel Governance: Comparative Insights from Yemen and Syria [open access article] 
• Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2025
• Anchors, Archipelagos, and Ports of Departure: How Resettlement Shapes Im/Mobilities in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania [open access article] 
• Being “Resettlement-Minded”: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and Refusals in Jordan [open access article] 
• Between Hope and Harm: The Fragmentary Effects of Resettlement for Congolese Refugees in Uganda [open access article] 
• “Don’t Complain. Adapt. Be Successful”: How Highly Educated, Middle-Class Germans of Polish, Turkish, and Sub-Saharan African Background Respond to Racism  [open access article] 
• The Ethical Legitimacy of Autonomous Weapons Systems: Reconfiguring War Accountability in the Age of Artificial Intelligence [open access article] 
• “It’s Okay to Be White”: Anatomy of a White Supremacist Trolling Campaign [open access article] 
• “Not by Preaching” But Storytelling: Anti-Racist Podcast Production in Finland in the European Context [open access article] 
• Speaking Out against Racism? Silence, Agency and Unheard Voices Among Racialised Communities in Australia [open access article] 
• Stories of the Changing Same: The Contribution of Public Scholarship to Antiracism  [open access article] 
• Unpacking “Expectation Management”: The International Organization for Migration’s Pre-Departure Orientation for Resettling Refugees [open access article] 
• Waiting for Resettlement: Experiences of Iranian Refugee Women in Turkey [open access article] 
• Policing and Society, 2025
• From Liberators to Lutys: Homemade Firearms, Right-Wing Extremism, and the Challenge to Policing  [open access article] 
• What Service Should Police Provide? Towards a Minimum Policing Standard [open access article] 
• Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2025
• Fighting against Jihad? Blood Revenge and Anti-Insurgent Mobilization in Jihadist Civil Wars [open access article] 
• Jihadi Kitsch: The Promesse de Bonheur of Islamist Terrorism [open access article] 
• The Role of Financial Technologies in US-Based ISIS Terror Plots [open access article] 

 Toda Peace Institute

• Clash of Dreams, Clash of Identities: Taiwan Between Deterrence and Reassurance 

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

• Space Industry Workshop Report Industry Perspectives Addressing Space Security Challenges-compressed 

 U.S. Army Warfighting Functions

• How Russia Fights: A Compendium of Troika Observations on Russia's Special Military Operations 

 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

• Criminality, Gangs, and Program Integrity Concerns in Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions 

 US Space Force (USSF)

• Principles for Space Access Resourcing Decisions Annex 

• Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan 

 World Bank

• Winds, Waters, and Watts: How Colombia’s Ports Can Fuel a Green Hydrogen Economy 

Friday's Miscellany 07-18-2025

 38 North

• One Year In: Contextualizing 20×10 Policy for Regional Development 
• What North Korea’s Health App Reveals About Domestic and Imported Pharmaceuticals 
• Wonsan Kalma Beach Resort Hosts a High-Level Visit 

 ACLED

• Political Competition and Infighting among Tripoli’s Armed Groups Reach Beyond Libya’s Capital 

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

• Overcoming Challenges to Reforming the African Union 

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

• China Global Investment Tracker 
• China’s Continental Conundrum:  Nuclear Geopolitics and American Strategy in the Western Pacific 
• China Global Investment Tracker 
• Importance of Defense Spending in the Budget Reconciliation Bill 
• Tariff Hiccup Slows China’s Outbound Investment, but Construction Gains 

 Amnesty International

• “If We Had Money and a Lawyer, Maybe My Brother Would Be Alive”: Saudi Arabia’s Execution Crisis 
• South Korea: Right of the People, Duty of the State: Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in South Korea 

 Army War College Press

• Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies into Common Operating Picture and Course of Action Development 

 ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

• Contested Logistics in the Indo-Pacific: Joint Sustainment Through Positional Advantage 

 Atlantic Council

• Collective Security in the Indo-Pacific:  Rethinking the United Nations Command 
• Developing and Emerging Economies Should Double Down on Trade Liberalization 
• Digital Occupation: Pro-Russian Bot Networks Target Ukraine’s Occupied Territories on Telegram 
• The Next Generation: Russia’s Future Rulers 
• South Korea is the Ideal Anchor for the First Island Chain 

 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

• Analysis and Recommendations for Israel’s New National Cyber Strategy 

 Brookings Institution

• Mapping the AI Economy:  Which Regions Are Ready for the Next Technology Leap 
• What to Do While Pursuing the Promise of Quantum Computing  

 Bruegel

• A Smart European Strategy for Electric Vehicle Investment from China 
• Why Russia’s Economic Model No Longer Delivers 

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

• BRICS Expansion and the Future of World Order: Perspectives from Member States, Partners, and Aspirants 
• Can Critical Mineral Deals Benefit Local Communities? Insights From Ghana’s Lithium Project 
• China’s AI Policy at the Crossroads: Balancing Development and Control in the DeepSeek Era 
• Digital Democracy in a Divided Global Landscape 
• Geoengineering:  Assessing Risks in the Era of Planetary Security 
• Global Energy Competition in the Arctic: A Reassessment 
• The Life of the Party: Past and Present Constraints on the Future of the Chinese Communist Party 
• Local Governance in Post-Assad Syria:  A Hybrid State Model for the Future? 
• Major Power Rivalry and Domestic Politics in South Asia 
• Views From Taipei: Essays by Young Indian Scholars on China 

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

• Sanctions Crunch Time: Russia’s Wish List vs. Transatlantic Resolve 

 Center for Global Development (CGD)

• The Economic Returns to Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: Evidence from Indonesia 

 Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

• Race for Sixth-Generation Fighter Supremacy:  Pilots Aren’t Going Away 

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

• Analyses in Security Policy
• No. 364: China’s Vision for Science and Technology 
• No. 365: Syria in Transition: Recovery, Security, Rights 
• Belarus Analytical Digest
• No. 003: Belarus in U.S. Foreign Policy 
• Ukrainian Analytical Digest (UAD)
• No. 13: Solidarity and Social Justice 

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 

• Beyond Rare Earths: China’s Growing Threat to Gallium Supply Chains 
• High-Altitude Nuclear Explosions:  Myths and Reality 
• How the United States Can Overcome Icebreaker Construction Woes and Grow the Maritime Industrial Base 
• Making the U.S.-UK Special Relationship Fit for Purpose 
• Rethinking the Napoleonic Staff: Agentic Warfare and the Future of Military Operations 
• Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance: What the United States Can Learn from Ukraine 

 Center on Global Energy Policy

• Community Insights on Weather-Induced Energy Insecurity: A Case Study of Extreme Heat and Power Outages in North Lawndale, Chicago 
• Five Key Decisions to Revitalize US Critical Mineral Stockpiles 

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

• In Transatlantic Trade Talks, the EU Must Keep Digital Policy Off the Table 
• Towards a Decarbonised Energy System in a Larger EU 

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

• Digital Assets and the Potential for Global Systemic Risk 
• Digital Assets Regulation: Lessons from Mainland China and Hong Kong 

 Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST)         

• Individual-Level Perspectives on Mobilisation, Protest and Radicalisation: A Rapid Evidence Assessment 

 Chatham House

• Understanding and Improving Sanctions Today: Why and How Many Sanctions Fail, and What To Do About It 

 China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE)

• Green Synergies: Sustainability, Security and Taiwan-Europe Collaboration 

 Conference of Defense Associations Institute

• From China’s Transnational Repression to Foreign Interference in Canada:  A National Security Threat 

 Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Minority Report

• The Price of Retreat: America Cedes Global Leadership to China 

 Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

• One Year Later: The U.S. Secret Service's Failures Surrounding the July 13, 2024 Assassination Attempt: Final Report 

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

• How Changes to Funding for the NIH and Changes in the FDA's Review Times Would Affect the Development of New Drugs 

 Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

• Defense Acquisition, v. 54, no. 4, July-August 2025 
• Interview With Lt. Gen. William Mark Faulkner, USMC (Ret.), President of the Institute for Defense and Business (IDB)
• Contracting Concepts: Prompt Payment Act
• Rise of the Coast Guard’s Foreign Military Sales Program
• Lessons From Space on Digital Transformation
• Program Management Through Digital Engineering Updated
• Systemic Underestimation of Weapons Development
• Cost, Schedule, and Scope in Engineering Execution

 Defense Priorities

• Aligning Global Military Posture with U.S. Interests 

 Department of Defense (DOD)

• Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection with United States Military Operations in 2024 

 Department of Energy (DOE)

• Report on Evaluating U.S. Grid Reliability and Security: Evaluating the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid 

 Department of State Inspector General

• ESP-25-02 Evaluation of the Department’s 2023 Evacuation of Embassy Khartoum 

 European Policy Centre (EPC)

• Military Retention Crisis Undermines Europe’s Defence Surge 
• The Spitzenkandidat: Time to Rethink a Failing Democratic Experiment 

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

• China's Turn Towards the 'Global South': Europe is not Beijing's Priority 
• Digital Echoes: Countering Adversarial Narratives in Georgia and Armenia 

 EUROPOL

• Policing in an Online World - Relevance in the 21st Century 

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

• Comprehensive Update on Terrorist Financing Risks 

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

• Fighting Irregular Wars: Is it Time to Rethink the Laws of Perfidy? 

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

• Reversing Previous Restrictions, Washington Allows NVIDIA To Sell Advanced Chips to China 

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

• Russia’s Fight Against “Foreign Agents” and How to Prevent Its Spread 

 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

• Protecting Civilians in Sudan 
• Workforce Transition in South Africa's Just Energy Transition 

 German Marshall Fund of the United States

• Central and Eastern Europe’s Role in Ukraine’s Reconstruction: Shared Opportunities, Benefits, and Challenges 

Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

• Meaning Through Its Opposite: Significance Quest Theory and Nihilistic Violent Extremism 

 Global Taiwan Institute

• Global Taiwan Brief, 2025, v. 10, no. 14 
• Advancing Cyber Resilience: Taiwan’s Strategic Shift in the Seventh Phase of Its National Cybersecurity Program
• Building Digital Resilience: Taiwan’s Urgent Need for Robust Social Media Literacy Education
• How is Taiwan Combating Climate Change: Government and Businesses
• Language as a Soft Power Tool: Taiwan’s Mandarin Diplomacy in Vietnam
• Taiwan’s Potential for Defense Cooperation with Middle Eastern Nations

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• FAA Enforcement: Waivers of Rights to Recover Attorney's Fees in Settlements GAO-25-107675 
• Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: OPM Should Take Timely Action to Mitigate Persistent Fraud Risks GAO-25-106885 
• Homeland Security: Office of Intelligence and Analysis Should Improve Strategic Oversight of Intelligence Enterprise GAO-25-107540 
• Information Technology: Agencies Need to Plan for Modernizing Critical Decades-Old Legacy Systems GAO-25-107795 
• Military Compensation: Clearer Guidance Needed for Timely Reimbursement of Moving Expenses GAO-25-107062 
• Puerto Rico: Fiscal Conditions Have Improved but Risks Remain GAO-25-108629 
• STEM Education: Selected Federal Initiatives, Challenges, and Approaches to Supporting Rural Populations GAO-25-107371 
• Watershed Dams: Better Program Management Would Improve Safety GAO-25-107404 

 Henry Jackson Society

• The Gullible Brain: How Social Neuroscience Can Help Us Combat Racism and Antisemitism 
• How to Proscribe the IRGC: Learning Comparative Lessons From Our Allies 

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

• The Quad, Africa, and Competition for Critical Minerals 

 Institute for Science and International Security

• Significance of the Targeted Nuclear Scientists in the 12-Day War 

 Institute for Security and Development Policy

• China’s Military-Civil Fusion in Space:  Strategic Transformations and Implications for Europe 
• Safeguarding the Indo-Pacific Region:  Insights from Australia on Maritime Security 
• Safeguarding the Global Chip Supply:  Lessons from PRC’s Technology Acquisition Tactics in Taiwan 

 Institute for Strategic Research at the Military School (Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l’Ecole Militaire)

• Chinese Cloud Seeding Practices on the Tibetan Plateau 

 Institute for the Study of Warfare

• Adversary Entente Task Force Update
• July 16 
• Iran Update
• July 14 
• July 15 
• July 16 
• July 17 
• July 18 
• July 19 
• July 20 
• Russian Occupation Update
• July 14  
• July 17 
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment
• July 14 
• July 15 
• July 16 
• July 17 
• July 18 
• July 19 
• July 20 

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

• Cryptoassets and the Lack of International Regulatory Coordination 
• Italy’s Limited Engagement in Syria, and How to Boost It 
• A Shifting European Paradigm in FDI Screening: From Market Protection to Economic Security 
• Trump v. Birthright Citizenship: Another Mark on the US Legal System 

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

• The Islamic State in 2025: an Evolving Threat Facing a Waning Global Response 
• Justifications, (Dis)Advantages and Implications of Designating Proxy Actors: The Case of the Wagner Group/Africa Corps 
• The (Over)Criminalisation of Terrorism Offences in Malaysia and Indonesia

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

• China Learns from the Kinmen Model to Adapt its Strategy for a Naval Campaign Against Taiwan 
• China’s Dual-Use Space Sector Goes Global 
• From [U.S.] National Security to Strategic Leverage [Over China] 
• Space:  China’s TT&C Capabilities and Space Diplomacy 

 Irregular Warfare Center

• Today’s Opium Wars: The Unrestricted Warfare Playbook in the U.S. Illicit Drug Market 

 Japan Ministry of Defense

• Defense of Japan 2025 [Digest version - full version coming soon] 

 Jewish Institute for National Security of America

• Not Over:  Ensuring Iran Does Not Rebuild 

 Kiel Institute for the World Economy

• Fit for War by 2030?  European Rearmament Efforts Vis-à-Vis Russia 

 Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• Crisis of Conformity: The Urgent Need to Restore Open Inquiry and Free Expression in Canada's Universities 

 MIT Books

• The Nuclear-Water Nexus [open access book] 
• The World According to Military Targeting [open access book] 

 MITRE

• Breaking Barriers to Accelerate Defense Acquisition with Allies and Partners 

 Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT)

• Unlawful Military Cooperation Including Arms Transfer between North Korea and Russia [various languages] 

 National Academies Press 

• Implementation of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Operational Capabilities: A Guide 
• Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Operational Capabilities  

 National Security Space Association (NSSA)

• Contested Space: Ensuring Effective U.S. National Security Space Capabilities in an Increasingly Contested Environment 

 NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

• Addressing State-Linked Cyber Threats to Critical Maritime Port Infrastructure 

 Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI)

• China Maritime Report #48: Great Inspectations: PRC Maritime Law Enforcement Operations in the Taiwan Strait 

 Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

• Hybrid Frontlines: Russian Threats and the Future of Maritime Infrastructure in the Black Sea and the North Sea 
• Securing the Frontlines: Experimentalist Governance for Critical Maritime Infrastructure in the Black Sea and North Sea 

 Observer Research Foundation

• Between Diplomacy and Displacement: The Contradictions of the Rohingya Repatriation Discourse 
• Cognitive Digital Twins in Strategic Anti-Submarine Warfare: A Scoping Review 
• The European Union A.I. Act 2024: Understanding the Context and Exploring its Future 
• Reflections on the First Decade of ‘Startup India’ 

 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• MonitoringExposure to Future Climate-Related Hazards: Forward-Looking Indicator Resultsand Methods Using Climate Scenarios  
• StrategicIntelligence Tools for Emerging Technology Governance: A Policy Primer 

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

• China's Private Sector Gained Ground Again Among Country's Top Corporations In First Half of 2025 
• Global Climate Cooperation After 2024: A Proposal for a Heavy Industry Climate Coalition 
• Limits to Trade Quantities Are Making a Comeback 
• The US Trade Deficit and Foreign Borrowing: How Long Can It Continue? 

 Pew Research Center

• International Views of China Turn Slightly More Positive 
• People in Many Countries Consider the U.S. an Important Ally; Others See It as a Top Threat 

 RAND Corporation

• Building Taiwan’s Resilience:  Insights into Taiwan’s Civilian Resilience Against Acts of War 
• Chinese Engagement with Africa:  A RAND Research Primer 
• Evaluating the Benefits of the UK’s Investments in the European Space Agency 
• Rebuilding Infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Exploring Options to Accelerate the Recovery Supply Chain and Sustain Economic Gains 
• United States Navy Force Structure:  The Challenge of Global Crisis Response 

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

• Raw Materials for Potential Chemical Warfare Agents:  Technical Assessment 1 

 Russian Military and Security Research Group  (RUSMILSEC)

• 'I Need Ammunition, Not a Ride.' : Examining US, German and British Military Support for Ukraine during the Russian Full-Scale Invasion (2022-2024) 

 Strauss Center

• Clandestine Migration and Migrant Risk in Arizona (2024-2025) 
• Clandestine Migration and Migrant Risk in California (2024-2025) 
• Clandestine Migration and Migrant Risk in South Texas (2024-2025) 
• Clandestine Migration and Migrant Risk in West Texas and New Mexico (2024-2025) 

 Swisspeace

• Preserving Access to Records of Temporary UN International Criminal Courts and Investigative Bodies 
• Transitional Justice in Syria at the Crossroads: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities 

 Taylor & Francis

• African Security, 2025
• Foreign Policy Instrument, Actor, or Infrastructure? Conceptualizing the Wagner Group in Sudan [open access article] 
• Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 2025
• Examining the relevance of ‘EVIL DONE’ to the current terrorist threat landscape in the United Kingdom [open access article] 
• Conflict, Security & Development, 2025
• Mine Clearance in Aid of Post Conflict Peacebuilding; The Role of Humanitarian Mine Clearance Pioneer Corps (HMCPC) in Somaliland (1991–1994) [open access article] 
• Ethics & Global Politics, 2025
• The Ethics and Politics of Military Withdrawal [open access article] 
• Is Conscription Morally Justified Today? [open access article] 
• Why Grateful Refugees Are Epistemically Harmed [open access article] 
• Global Change, Peace & Security, 2025
• UN Peacekeepers and the Humanitarian Community: A Strained Relationship? [open access article] 
• Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 2025
• Legacy Electronic Health Record Systems as Culprit Behind Cybersecurity Risks in Public Healthcare Facilities of South Africa [open access article] 
• Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, 2025
• Countering Violent Extremism Research and Practice in a Time of Upheaval: The FBI’s Beyond Belief handbook [open access article] 
• Rebuilding Epistemic Authority: Strategic Transparency and Digital Ethnography in Policing and Intelligence [open access article] 
• Policing and Society, 2025
• The Columbus Model: Crowd Psychology, Dialogue Policing and Protest Management in the U.S.A. [open access article] 
• Dare to Share: Information and Intelligence Sharing within the UK’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime [open access article] 
• Factors Associated with Encounter-Specific Police Procedural Justice Perceptions among Dutch Detainees [open access article] 
• A Study of Police Personnel Wellbeing in England and Wales Whilst Working During the Covid-19 Pandemic [open access article] 

 Toda Peace Institute

• From Backsliding to Recalibration? Trump 2.0 and Democracy in the Philippines 
• The Gutting of Palestine 

 Transnational Institute (TNI)

• Exporting Borders: Frontex and the Expansion of Fortress Europe in West Africa  

 UK Ministry of Defense

• Chief of the Air Staff speech at Global Air & Space Chiefs’ Conference 2025 
• Minister for the Armed Forces speech at Global Air & Space Chiefs’ Conference 2025 

 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

• Global Prison Population and Trends: A Focus on Rehabilitative Environments 
• UKRAINE: Organized Crime Dynamics in the Context of War 

 U.S.-China Commission

• China’s Exploitation of Scam Centers in Southeast Asia 

 US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• National Farm Security Action Plan 
• New USDA Program Ties Food Security to National Defense [with graphic showing Chinese-owned farmland] 

 US Marine Corps (USMC)

• Expeditions with UCUP, JULY 2025
• Integration and Innovation Challenges in U.S. Navy Logistics 

 University of Pennsylvania

• University of Pennsylvania Asian Law Review, 2025, v. 20, no. 2 
• Dollars at War: Unraveling the Paradox of China's Military Procurement
• International Legal Ordering to Achieve International Goals: A Discourse Through the U.S. and China's Foreign Relations Law
• The Rare Earth Leverage? China's Export Control Law and "Xi Jinping's Thought on Law-Based Governance
• Othering with Chinese Characteristics: Discrimination in Classical Chinese Thought and Modern-Day Repression of Uyghurs

 Violence Prevention Project Research Center

• House of Worship Homicides [database] 
• Minnesota's Extreme Risk Protection Order Law: Implementation Guide 

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

• Lethal Attacks Show Strengthened Houthi Control over Red Sea Transit 

 World Economic Forum

• Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for Financial Services Leaders 
• Top Ten Emerging Technologies for 2025