Thursday, May 21, 2026

Friday's Miscellany -5-15-2026 & 05-22-206

 38 North

 Air University Press

 Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

  • Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), April 2026, v. 33, no. 4 
    • Distribution of Tobacco and Nicotine Indicators   from the Periodic Health Assessment and Medical Diagnostic Codes Among U.S. Active Component Service Members, 2023
    • Head and Neck Cancer Among U.S. Active Component Service Members, 2010–2024
    • Incidence of Oropharyngeal Cancer Among U.S.  Active Component Service Members, 2005–2024 S
    • Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System Facilities Through Week 1, Ending January 3, 2026

 Army War College Press

  • Parameters, Summer 2026 no. 56, no. 2 
    • The State of the US Army
    • Fighting for Intelligence in Large-Scale Combat Operations: The Role of the Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion–Next
    • Geopolitical Chessboard: How Vietnam Shapes American-Chinese Competition
    • Key Themes in Sino-American History
    • Rethinking Power: E. H. Carr’s Enduring Lessons for Modern Strategists
    • How Is Going to War Like Buying a Car?: The Bargaining Model of War
    • A New Security Framework for NATO’s Eastern Flank
    • Turning Tactical Victories into Strategic Success: Counterinsurgency in the Irish Civil War, 1922–23
    • Closing the Gap Between Threat and Rival

 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN)

 Atlantic Council

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

 Brookings

 Brown University Costs of War Project

 Bruegel  

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Carr Center for Human Rights Policy [Harvard]

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Center on Global Energy Policy

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for Independent Studies

 Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST)         

 Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

College of Europe

 Congress. House Select Committee on China

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 

 Council on Geostrategy

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

 Defense AI Observatory  (DAIO)

 Department of Defense/War (DOD/DOW)

 Department of Defense/War, Inspector General (DODIG/DODIW)

 Department of State Office of Inspector General

 Department of the Navy

 Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

 EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

 European Institute of the Mediterranean

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

 European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

 European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

 Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • 2026 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap, and Fragmentation and Achieve an Additional One Hundred Billion Dollars or More in Future Financial Benefits GAO-26-108505 
  • Air Force Readiness: Actions Needed to Address Depot Maintenance Delays and Staffing Challenges GAO-26-107890 
  • Artificial Intelligence: A Framework to Assess U.S. Competitiveness and Inform Policy Options GAO-26-107624 
  • Border Security: Additional Information Could Inform Enforcement Decisions for Noncitizens Paroled at the Southwest Border GAO-26-107765 
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Agencies Should Assess Risk of Ending Foreign Worker Program GAO-26-108239 
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection: Actions Needed to Address Persistent Cybersecurity Threats to the Water and Wastewater Sector GAO-26-109159 
  • Disaster Assistance Scams: Education and Awareness are Key to Consumer Protection GAO-26-108280 
  • Disaster Loan Program: SBA Should Ensure Consistent Outreach to Survivors GAO-26-108688 
  • DOD Financial Management: Questions Associated with New Financial Audit Approach GAO-26-109115 
  • DOD Real Property: Actions Needed to Better Ensure Efficient Leasing and Space Management in the Capital Region GAO-26-107818 
  • Export-Import Bank: Improved External Stakeholder Engagement Could Enhance Fraud Risk Management GAO-26-108469 
  • Facility Security: VA Should Fully Implement Federal Security Requirements and Improve Performance Reporting GAO-26-107952 
  • Federal Research: Agencies Should Better Manage Anticipated Publishing Cost Increases Amid Shift to Public Access GAO-26-107738 
  • Financial Management Systems: DHS’s Modernization Plans Should Fully Incorporate Key Practices GAO-26-107863 
  • Hanford Cleanup: DOE’s Plans to Grout and Dispose of Millions of Gallons of Tank Waste GAO-26-108878 
  • Hurricane Maria: Mortgage Performance in Puerto Rico GAO-26-108982 
  • Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Shortages in Mission-Critical Positions Have Continued to Increase GAO-26-108674 
  • Open GAO Recommendations: Financial Benefits Could Be Between $132 Billion and $251 Billion GAO-26-108932 
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity: VA Has Made Progress Enhancing Security Controls for Protected Health Information GAO-26-108651 
  • Recommendations for Congress: Action Can Cut Costs, Reduce Waste, and Improve Services GAO-26-108896 
  • Service Members Rights: Intelligence Community Guidance Could Better Address Reemployment Protections GAO-26-108133 
  • Suicide Prevention: DOD Should Improve Monitoring and Assessment of Training GAO-26-107804 
  • Telecommunications: Selected Agencies Have Taken Steps to Address Risks of Equipment Linked to China GAO-26-107668 
  • VA Medical Facility Security: Actions Needed to Address Longstanding Risks GAO-26-109020 

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS)

 Human Rights Watch

 IJ Infinity Group

  • Military Strategy Magazine, Spring 2026, v. 11, no. 1 
    • On Defense and Offense: Revisiting Clausewitz, Mao Zedong and Thucydides
    • Beyond Random Acts of Touching: Six Core Pillars on How to Think About Security Cooperation
    • Can Clausewitz’s “Center of Gravity” Survive the Digital Age?
    • The Trafalgar Imperative: Why the USAF Must Innovate or Stagnate
    • Extended Nuclear Deterrence Strategy
    • Military Leadership In the 18th Century: Lessons for Strategic Leadership, Strategy, and Statesmanship Today

 India Navy

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

 Institute for Science and International Security

 Institute for Security & 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)

 International Peace Institute (IPI)

 Irregular Warfare Center (IWC)

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, May 15, v. 26, no. 10 
    • A ‘New Beginning’ for Xi’s Assimilationist Agenda
    • Beijing Entrenches Asymmetric Closed-Door Strategy 
    • PRC–Turkmenistan Gas Ties Hedge Hormuz Risk
    • PLA Reshapes Military Theory Development System for Future Warfare
    • Decade of Policy Support Drives Quantum Breakthroughs
    • New Law Engineers Unity
    • Blaming ‘Foreign Forces’ Backfires for Beijing
    • Beijing Reacts to Panama Setbacks
    • PRC Supplies Solar in the Caribbean

 Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI)

Marine Corps History Division

 Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

 Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI)

 Observer Research Foundation

 Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)

 RAND Corporation

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 Secure World Foundation

 Soufan Center

 Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

 Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS)

 Swedish National China Centre

 Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

 Taylor & Francis

 Toda Peace Institute

 UK Parliament House of Commons Library

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 V-Dem Institute

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 World Bank