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