The Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States has released its final report.
According to their website, the report:
"provides over 100 findings and recommendations on critical issues related to U.S. nuclear strategy. Key themes on which recommendations are focused include (1) challenges and opportunities inherent in the current security environment; (2) the roles, functions, and projection of U.S. nuclear forces, including missile defense; (3) the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear stockpile; (4) the state of the nuclear weapons complex; (5) arms control and nonproliferation; and (6) additional steps for the prevention of proliferation and the protection against nuclear use."
The Commission website provides access to the final and interim reports as well the list of members and news information.
The report full report is "America's Strategic Posture: The Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United"
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Friday's Miscellany 05-01-2009
American Enterprise Institute
· Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2009
· Pilot Study Comparing Technologies to Test for Substandard Drugs in Field Settings
Amnesty International
· Mixed Messages from President Obama After 100 Days
Asia Society
· Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future
Brookings Institution
· Action on Aid: Steps Toward Making Aid More Effective
· A Case Study of Aid Effectiveness in Ethiopia
· Democratic Republic of Congo: World's Deadliest Spot
· GovWatch: Setting the First Mark at 100 Days
· Making the Business of Energy Efficiency Both Scalable and Sustainable
· President Obama’s First 100 Days: Managing Global Insecurity Project Recommendations and an Evaluation of U.S. Global Engagement
· What a Flu Pandemic Could Cost the World
Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)
· Getting it Done in Foreign Policy
· A Summary of Operation Nunalivut 2009
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
· Will the International Economic Crisis Undermine Struggling Democracies?
Center for a New American Security
· U.S.-DPRK Nuclear Negotiations: A Survey of the Policy Literature
Center for American Progress
· Securing America’s Energy Independence Through Energy Diversification The Lessons of the Past and the Direction for the Future
Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
· Border Restrictions: Not an Effective Means of Preventing the Spread of Swine Flu
· Can the Current Swine Flu Outbreak Be Contained? In A Word, No
· FDA Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs): What Are They and What Do They Mean for the Swine Flu Response?
· An Influenza Virus Naturally Can Have Multiple Genetic Sources: Why the Current Swine Flu Virus Is Not Bioterrorism
· Social Stigma Attached to “Swine Flu”—An FAQ for U.S. Elected Leaders and Health Officials
· Stigma: Its Harm and Its Remedy in Outbreaks Like Swine Flu
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
· Trends in Immigrant and Native Employment
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
· The North Korean Rocket Launch: International Reactions and Implications
· Understanding Obama in Jerusalem
Center for Security Policy
· The Questionable Harold Koh: A Transnationalist Cannot 'Uphold’ the Constitution
· Obama Goes South: An Analysis of the Summit of the Americas
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
· Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
Center for National Policy
· The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)
· Afghanistan and Al Anbar: Lessons Learned Nine differences between Iraq's Al Anbar province and Afghanistan and what it means for the Marine Corps
· The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: Security Strategy for the Obama Administration
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Chapters in the forthcoming CSIS Africa Program report: Beyond the Bush Administration’s Africa Policy: Critical Choices for the Obama Administration
*Advancing Democratization in Africa
*Africa’s Looming Mega-Challenges
*China’s Engagement in Africa
*Conclusion
*Diplomacy Against Conflict
*Making Better Sense of U.S. Security Engagement in Africa
*Pursuing U.S. Energy Security Interests in Africa
*A Smarter U.S. Approach to Africa
· Iraq: The Broader Trends in Violence
· Iraq: USCENTCOM and Iraqi Government Estimates of the Trends in the Patterns in Violence and Casualties
· The Other-White-Meat Flu
· The Power of Outreach
Center for Terrorism Research (CTR)
· Homegrown Terrorists in the U.S. and U.K.: An Empirical Study of the Radicalization Process
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
· Central Intelligence Agency Fleet Alternative Fuel Use and Vehicle Acquisition Report - FY 2008
Chatham House
· Palestinian Refugees: The Regional Perspective
Congress. House. Agriculture Committee
· Hearings
*Review of Federal food safety systems at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) [April 23, 2009]
Congress. House. Appropriations Committee
· DOD Funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and Operation Noble Eagle, FY 2001-FY2008
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· Hearings
*Space System Acquisitions and the Industrial Base [April 30, 2009]
*Major weapons system acquisition and related legislative proposals [April 30, 2009]
*Effective Counterinsurgency: The Administration’s Perspective on the Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership [April 29, 2009]
*Military Health System: Health Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity Organization [April 29, 2009]
*Acquisition Workforce: Merely a Business Expense or a Force Multiplier for the Warfighter? [April 28, 2009]
Congress. House. Budget Committee
· 2010 Conference Agreement Cuts Deficit by Nearly Two Thirds in Four Years [Charts]
Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee
· H.R. 2221, the Data Accountability and Trust Act and H.R. 1319, the Informed P2P User Act
· Cybersecurity: Network Threats and Policy Challenges
· Swine Flu Outbreak and the U.S. Federal Response
Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· International Efforts to Combat Maritime Piracy
Congress. House. Homeland Security
· Influenza Facts and Resources
Congress. House. Judiciary Committee
· Judiciary Democrats Call for Special Counsel on Torture
Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee
· Webcast of April 28 Labor HHS Subcommittee Hearing on the Public Health Response to the Swine Flu [April 28, 2009]
· Video Webcast of April 1 State and Foreign Operations Hearing on Assistance for Civilian Casualties of War
Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
· Current and Future Roles, Missions, and Capabilities of U.S. Military Air Power [April 30, 2009]
· Secretary of Defense’s 2010 Budget Recommendations [April 30, 2009]
· Implementation of Wounded Warrior Policies and Programs [April 29, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
· The Future of National Surface Transportation Policy [April 28, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee
· Confronting Piracy off the Coast of Somalia [April 30, 2009]
· War Powers in the 21st Century [April 28, 2009]
· Voice of Veterans of the Afghan War [April 23, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
· National Security Reform: Implementing a National Security Service Workforce [April 30, 2009]
· The Federal Government's Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions [April 29, 2009]
· Swine Flu: Coordinating the Federal Response [April 29, 2009]
· Government 2.0: Advancing America into the 21st Century and a Digital Future [April 28, 2009]
· Cyber Security: Developing a National Strategy [April 28, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
· “Date Change---Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009, Can We Do It and How?” [April 30, 2009]
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Milken Institute Global Conference, 2009
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
· Stabilizing Pakistan: Boosting its Private Sector
· U.S. Must Act to Reduce Nuclear Force Levels and Dangers of Proliferation and Use
Defense Science Board (DSB)
· Time Critical Conventional Strike from Strategic Standoff
Department of Defense
· 2008 DoD Statistical Report on the Military Retirement System
· DOD Progress Report
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· OIG-09-48 - Information Technology Management Letter for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Component of the FY 2008 DHS Financial Statement Audit (Redacted)
· OIG-09-47 - Information Technology Management Letter for the United States Coast Guard Component of the FY 2008 DHS Financial Statement Audit
Department of the Army
· FM 3-07.1, Security Force Assistance (1 May 2009)
Foreign Policy Research Institute
· What to do About Piracy?
George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute
· Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?
· The H1N1 Influenza A Virus: A Test Case for a Global Response
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Acquisition Workforce: DOD Can Improve Its Management and Oversight by Tracking Data on Contractor Personnel and Taking Additional Actions GAO-09-616T [Testimony]
· Bureau of Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls GAO-09-633R
· Defense Acquisitions: Charting a Course for Lasting Reform GAO-09-663T [Testimony]
· Higher Education: Approaches to Attract and Fund International Students in the United States and Abroad GAO-09-379
· Information Technology: Management and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars Need Attention GAO-09-624T [Testimony]
· The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: March 2009 Update GAO-09-405SP
· Recovering Servicemembers: DOD and VA Have Made Progress to Jointly Develop Required Policies but Additional Challenges Remain GAO-09-540T [Testimony]
· Recovery Act: Consistent Policies Needed to Ensure Equal Consideration of Grant Applications GAO-09-590R
· Recovery Act: Initial Results on States' Use of and Accountability for Transportation Funds GAO-09-597T [Testimony]
· Space Acquisitions: Government and Industry Partners Face Substantial Challenges in Developing New DOD Space Systems GAO-09-648T [Testimony]
· Telecommunications: Long-Term Strategic Vision Would Help Ensure Targeting of E-rate Funds to Highest-Priority Uses GAO-09-253
· Telecommunications: Information on Participation in the E-rate Program (GAO-09-254SP, March 2009), an e-supplement to GAO-09-253
· U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Secure Border Initiative Fiscal Year 2009 Expenditure Plan GAO-09-274R
· Women's Pay: Converging Characteristics of Men and Women in the Federal Workforce Help Explain the Narrowing Pay Gap GAO-09-621T [Testimony]
· Women's Pay: Gender Pay Gap in the Federal Workforce Narrows as Differences in Occupation, Education, and Experience Diminish GAO-09-279
Heritage Foundation
· 100 Days of Obama's Presidency: Serious Questions on National Security Strategies
· The $64,000 Question: Is President Obama Actually Increasing the Defense Budget?
· Coming to Grips with an Expanding Extremist Threat in Pakistan
· Mexico's Swine Flu Crisis: Expect Political and Economic Fallout
· Obama's 100 Days in Foreign Policy: Triumph of the Personal
· Securing the West: The U.S., the U.K., and Present Dangers
· Squeezing the Military through the Emergency War Supplemental
· Strategy for Swine Flu Should Focus on Common Sense, Not the Border
Hudson Institute
· Hudson Economic Report--May 1, 2009
· Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances, 2009
Human Rights Watch
· Uniform Impunity: Mexico's Misuse of Military Justice to Prosecute Abuses in Counternarcotics and Public Security Operations
IAGS
· Journal of Energy Security, April 2009
*Obama and Chávez: Energy Partners?
*Al Qaeda & Oil Facilities in the Midst of the Global Economic Crisis
*Thorium as a Secure Nuclear Fuel Alternative
*Energy Poverty and Security
*Energy Security Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal
*Maritime Security & Counter-Piracy: Strategic Adaptations and Technological Options
Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P)
· National Cyber Security Research and Development Challenges
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· ISS Paper 185: Social and Economic Dynamics of Mining in Kalima, DRC
· SA Crime Quarterly No 27, March 2009
Institute for the Study of War
· Selection of Speaker Reveals Shifting Coalitions in Iraqi Parliamentary Politics
International Crisis Group
· Crisis Watch no. 69, 1 May 2009
· Haiti: Saving the Environment, Preventing Instability and Conflict
· Nigeria: Seizing the Moment in the Niger Delta
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)
· Laskhar-E-Taiba: From 9/11 to Mumbai
International Relations and Security Network
· Barack Obama’s Hundred Days
· Costs of War: Dirty Little Secrets
· EU Eastern Partnership Under Strain
· Financial Meltdown, Social Breakdown
· Global Imbalances and the Financial Crisis
· Iceland: Self-Image After Crisis ht
· Indo-Israeli Defense Deals Draw Flak
· Iran’s Latin America Inroads
· Pakistan: Exposing the Taliban
· Resurrecting a Green Babylon
· Swine Flu: Another Threat To Global Economy
Jamestown Foundation
· China Brief, v. 9, no. 9, April 30, 2009
*In a Fortnight
*PLA’s “Absolute Loyalty” to the Party in Doubt
*Beijing and Havana: Political Fraternity and Economic Patronage
*Impeccable Affair and Renewed Rivalry in the South China Sea
*Maritime Confrontation Highlights Troubled State of China-U.S. Defense Diplomacy
· Terrorism Monitor, v. 7, no. 11, April 30, 2009
*Rival Islamist Groups Vie for the Support of Southeast Turkey's Conservative Kurdish Population
*Mujahideen Leader Appeals to Scholars and Professionals to Defeat U.S.-Iranian Plot to Subjugate Iraq
*Counter the Counter-Terrorists: Senior Jihadis Offer Advice on Security Techniques
*Gems, Timber and Jiziya: Financing the Jihad of the Pakistani Taliban
Lexington Institute
· The Business Case for Buying Tankers from Both Teams
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
· 2008 Report on Terrorism
National Defense University Library
· Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
National Research Council Committee on Offensive Information Warfare
· Technology, Policy, Law and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities
National Science Foundation (NSF)
· Solving the Puzzle: Researching the Impacts of Climate Change Around the World
National Security Archive
· "How Much is Enough?": The U.S. Navy and "Finite Deterrence"
Naval War College
· U.S. Naval Strategy in the 1980s [large file]
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
· Faith in Flux: Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U.S.
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
· Public Remains Divided Over Use of Torture
RAND
· Assessing Capabilities and Risks in Air Force Programming: Framework, Metrics, and Methods
· Assessing Changes in Global Drug Problems, 1998-2007: Main Report
*Assessing the Operation of the Global Drug Market Report 1
*Estimating the Size of the Global Drug Market: A Demand-Side Approach Report 2
*Issues in Estimating the Economic Cost of Drug Abuse in Consuming Nations Report 3
*The Unintended Consequences of Drug Policies: Report 5
· Contractor Logistics Support in the U.S. Air Force
· No Bullies Allowed: Understanding Peer Victimization, the Impacts on Delinquency, and the Effectiveness of Prevention Programs
· Perspectives of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers on the Detection and Prevention of Corporate Misdeeds: What the Policy Community Should Know
· Security in Mexico: Implications for U.S. Policy Options
· A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities
Small Wars Journal
· Back to the Future: A Study of Post Partisan Warfare Reconstruction
· Combat Advising: Three Challenges We Must Overcome to Succeed in Afghanistan
· Japanese Counterinsurgency in the Philippines: 1942-45
· Plazas for Profit: Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency
· SOF vs. SOF-Like
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)
· Asset-transfer Process for Iraq Reconstruction Projects Lacks Unity and Accountability
· Need to Enhance Theater-wide Internal Security Services Contracts
· Special Forces Logistics Contract Experienced Certain Cost, Outcome and Oversight Problems
Stimson Center
· Following Swine Flu
· King Abdullah has Given Reform and Saudi Their Best Chance Yet
· Pakistan's Future and U.S. Assistance
Strategic Studies Institute
· Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions other than Taiwan
· New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
· Human Rights Report 1 July - 13 December 2008
UK Parliament
· Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08
· Russia and the West
· Russia’s Military Posture
U.S. Department of State
· 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism
· 2009 Treaties in Force
U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
· The Role of the Ministerial Advisor in Security Sector Reform: Navigating Institutional Terrains
United States Africa Command
· United States Africa Command 2009 Posture Statement
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Counternarcotics Offers Chance to Cooperate with Tehran
· National Security and the Rule of Law in Combating International Terrorism
· Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: A Global Intelligence Imperative
· Throwing the Book at Tehran
White House
· The President’s Remarks on H1N1
· Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2009
· Pilot Study Comparing Technologies to Test for Substandard Drugs in Field Settings
Amnesty International
· Mixed Messages from President Obama After 100 Days
Asia Society
· Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future
Brookings Institution
· Action on Aid: Steps Toward Making Aid More Effective
· A Case Study of Aid Effectiveness in Ethiopia
· Democratic Republic of Congo: World's Deadliest Spot
· GovWatch: Setting the First Mark at 100 Days
· Making the Business of Energy Efficiency Both Scalable and Sustainable
· President Obama’s First 100 Days: Managing Global Insecurity Project Recommendations and an Evaluation of U.S. Global Engagement
· What a Flu Pandemic Could Cost the World
Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)
· Getting it Done in Foreign Policy
· A Summary of Operation Nunalivut 2009
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
· Will the International Economic Crisis Undermine Struggling Democracies?
Center for a New American Security
· U.S.-DPRK Nuclear Negotiations: A Survey of the Policy Literature
Center for American Progress
· Securing America’s Energy Independence Through Energy Diversification The Lessons of the Past and the Direction for the Future
Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
· Border Restrictions: Not an Effective Means of Preventing the Spread of Swine Flu
· Can the Current Swine Flu Outbreak Be Contained? In A Word, No
· FDA Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs): What Are They and What Do They Mean for the Swine Flu Response?
· An Influenza Virus Naturally Can Have Multiple Genetic Sources: Why the Current Swine Flu Virus Is Not Bioterrorism
· Social Stigma Attached to “Swine Flu”—An FAQ for U.S. Elected Leaders and Health Officials
· Stigma: Its Harm and Its Remedy in Outbreaks Like Swine Flu
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
· Trends in Immigrant and Native Employment
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
· The North Korean Rocket Launch: International Reactions and Implications
· Understanding Obama in Jerusalem
Center for Security Policy
· The Questionable Harold Koh: A Transnationalist Cannot 'Uphold’ the Constitution
· Obama Goes South: An Analysis of the Summit of the Americas
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
· Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
Center for National Policy
· The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)
· Afghanistan and Al Anbar: Lessons Learned Nine differences between Iraq's Al Anbar province and Afghanistan and what it means for the Marine Corps
· The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: Security Strategy for the Obama Administration
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Chapters in the forthcoming CSIS Africa Program report: Beyond the Bush Administration’s Africa Policy: Critical Choices for the Obama Administration
*Advancing Democratization in Africa
*Africa’s Looming Mega-Challenges
*China’s Engagement in Africa
*Conclusion
*Diplomacy Against Conflict
*Making Better Sense of U.S. Security Engagement in Africa
*Pursuing U.S. Energy Security Interests in Africa
*A Smarter U.S. Approach to Africa
· Iraq: The Broader Trends in Violence
· Iraq: USCENTCOM and Iraqi Government Estimates of the Trends in the Patterns in Violence and Casualties
· The Other-White-Meat Flu
· The Power of Outreach
Center for Terrorism Research (CTR)
· Homegrown Terrorists in the U.S. and U.K.: An Empirical Study of the Radicalization Process
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
· Central Intelligence Agency Fleet Alternative Fuel Use and Vehicle Acquisition Report - FY 2008
Chatham House
· Palestinian Refugees: The Regional Perspective
Congress. House. Agriculture Committee
· Hearings
*Review of Federal food safety systems at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) [April 23, 2009]
Congress. House. Appropriations Committee
· DOD Funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and Operation Noble Eagle, FY 2001-FY2008
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· Hearings
*Space System Acquisitions and the Industrial Base [April 30, 2009]
*Major weapons system acquisition and related legislative proposals [April 30, 2009]
*Effective Counterinsurgency: The Administration’s Perspective on the Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership [April 29, 2009]
*Military Health System: Health Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity Organization [April 29, 2009]
*Acquisition Workforce: Merely a Business Expense or a Force Multiplier for the Warfighter? [April 28, 2009]
Congress. House. Budget Committee
· 2010 Conference Agreement Cuts Deficit by Nearly Two Thirds in Four Years [Charts]
Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee
· H.R. 2221, the Data Accountability and Trust Act and H.R. 1319, the Informed P2P User Act
· Cybersecurity: Network Threats and Policy Challenges
· Swine Flu Outbreak and the U.S. Federal Response
Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· International Efforts to Combat Maritime Piracy
Congress. House. Homeland Security
· Influenza Facts and Resources
Congress. House. Judiciary Committee
· Judiciary Democrats Call for Special Counsel on Torture
Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee
· Webcast of April 28 Labor HHS Subcommittee Hearing on the Public Health Response to the Swine Flu [April 28, 2009]
· Video Webcast of April 1 State and Foreign Operations Hearing on Assistance for Civilian Casualties of War
Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
· Current and Future Roles, Missions, and Capabilities of U.S. Military Air Power [April 30, 2009]
· Secretary of Defense’s 2010 Budget Recommendations [April 30, 2009]
· Implementation of Wounded Warrior Policies and Programs [April 29, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
· The Future of National Surface Transportation Policy [April 28, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee
· Confronting Piracy off the Coast of Somalia [April 30, 2009]
· War Powers in the 21st Century [April 28, 2009]
· Voice of Veterans of the Afghan War [April 23, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
· National Security Reform: Implementing a National Security Service Workforce [April 30, 2009]
· The Federal Government's Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions [April 29, 2009]
· Swine Flu: Coordinating the Federal Response [April 29, 2009]
· Government 2.0: Advancing America into the 21st Century and a Digital Future [April 28, 2009]
· Cyber Security: Developing a National Strategy [April 28, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
· “Date Change---Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009, Can We Do It and How?” [April 30, 2009]
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Milken Institute Global Conference, 2009
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
· Stabilizing Pakistan: Boosting its Private Sector
· U.S. Must Act to Reduce Nuclear Force Levels and Dangers of Proliferation and Use
Defense Science Board (DSB)
· Time Critical Conventional Strike from Strategic Standoff
Department of Defense
· 2008 DoD Statistical Report on the Military Retirement System
· DOD Progress Report
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· OIG-09-48 - Information Technology Management Letter for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Component of the FY 2008 DHS Financial Statement Audit (Redacted)
· OIG-09-47 - Information Technology Management Letter for the United States Coast Guard Component of the FY 2008 DHS Financial Statement Audit
Department of the Army
· FM 3-07.1, Security Force Assistance (1 May 2009)
Foreign Policy Research Institute
· What to do About Piracy?
George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute
· Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?
· The H1N1 Influenza A Virus: A Test Case for a Global Response
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Acquisition Workforce: DOD Can Improve Its Management and Oversight by Tracking Data on Contractor Personnel and Taking Additional Actions GAO-09-616T [Testimony]
· Bureau of Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls GAO-09-633R
· Defense Acquisitions: Charting a Course for Lasting Reform GAO-09-663T [Testimony]
· Higher Education: Approaches to Attract and Fund International Students in the United States and Abroad GAO-09-379
· Information Technology: Management and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars Need Attention GAO-09-624T [Testimony]
· The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: March 2009 Update GAO-09-405SP
· Recovering Servicemembers: DOD and VA Have Made Progress to Jointly Develop Required Policies but Additional Challenges Remain GAO-09-540T [Testimony]
· Recovery Act: Consistent Policies Needed to Ensure Equal Consideration of Grant Applications GAO-09-590R
· Recovery Act: Initial Results on States' Use of and Accountability for Transportation Funds GAO-09-597T [Testimony]
· Space Acquisitions: Government and Industry Partners Face Substantial Challenges in Developing New DOD Space Systems GAO-09-648T [Testimony]
· Telecommunications: Long-Term Strategic Vision Would Help Ensure Targeting of E-rate Funds to Highest-Priority Uses GAO-09-253
· Telecommunications: Information on Participation in the E-rate Program (GAO-09-254SP, March 2009), an e-supplement to GAO-09-253
· U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Secure Border Initiative Fiscal Year 2009 Expenditure Plan GAO-09-274R
· Women's Pay: Converging Characteristics of Men and Women in the Federal Workforce Help Explain the Narrowing Pay Gap GAO-09-621T [Testimony]
· Women's Pay: Gender Pay Gap in the Federal Workforce Narrows as Differences in Occupation, Education, and Experience Diminish GAO-09-279
Heritage Foundation
· 100 Days of Obama's Presidency: Serious Questions on National Security Strategies
· The $64,000 Question: Is President Obama Actually Increasing the Defense Budget?
· Coming to Grips with an Expanding Extremist Threat in Pakistan
· Mexico's Swine Flu Crisis: Expect Political and Economic Fallout
· Obama's 100 Days in Foreign Policy: Triumph of the Personal
· Securing the West: The U.S., the U.K., and Present Dangers
· Squeezing the Military through the Emergency War Supplemental
· Strategy for Swine Flu Should Focus on Common Sense, Not the Border
Hudson Institute
· Hudson Economic Report--May 1, 2009
· Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances, 2009
Human Rights Watch
· Uniform Impunity: Mexico's Misuse of Military Justice to Prosecute Abuses in Counternarcotics and Public Security Operations
IAGS
· Journal of Energy Security, April 2009
*Obama and Chávez: Energy Partners?
*Al Qaeda & Oil Facilities in the Midst of the Global Economic Crisis
*Thorium as a Secure Nuclear Fuel Alternative
*Energy Poverty and Security
*Energy Security Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal
*Maritime Security & Counter-Piracy: Strategic Adaptations and Technological Options
Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P)
· National Cyber Security Research and Development Challenges
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· ISS Paper 185: Social and Economic Dynamics of Mining in Kalima, DRC
· SA Crime Quarterly No 27, March 2009
Institute for the Study of War
· Selection of Speaker Reveals Shifting Coalitions in Iraqi Parliamentary Politics
International Crisis Group
· Crisis Watch no. 69, 1 May 2009
· Haiti: Saving the Environment, Preventing Instability and Conflict
· Nigeria: Seizing the Moment in the Niger Delta
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)
· Laskhar-E-Taiba: From 9/11 to Mumbai
International Relations and Security Network
· Barack Obama’s Hundred Days
· Costs of War: Dirty Little Secrets
· EU Eastern Partnership Under Strain
· Financial Meltdown, Social Breakdown
· Global Imbalances and the Financial Crisis
· Iceland: Self-Image After Crisis ht
· Indo-Israeli Defense Deals Draw Flak
· Iran’s Latin America Inroads
· Pakistan: Exposing the Taliban
· Resurrecting a Green Babylon
· Swine Flu: Another Threat To Global Economy
Jamestown Foundation
· China Brief, v. 9, no. 9, April 30, 2009
*In a Fortnight
*PLA’s “Absolute Loyalty” to the Party in Doubt
*Beijing and Havana: Political Fraternity and Economic Patronage
*Impeccable Affair and Renewed Rivalry in the South China Sea
*Maritime Confrontation Highlights Troubled State of China-U.S. Defense Diplomacy
· Terrorism Monitor, v. 7, no. 11, April 30, 2009
*Rival Islamist Groups Vie for the Support of Southeast Turkey's Conservative Kurdish Population
*Mujahideen Leader Appeals to Scholars and Professionals to Defeat U.S.-Iranian Plot to Subjugate Iraq
*Counter the Counter-Terrorists: Senior Jihadis Offer Advice on Security Techniques
*Gems, Timber and Jiziya: Financing the Jihad of the Pakistani Taliban
Lexington Institute
· The Business Case for Buying Tankers from Both Teams
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
· 2008 Report on Terrorism
National Defense University Library
· Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
National Research Council Committee on Offensive Information Warfare
· Technology, Policy, Law and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities
National Science Foundation (NSF)
· Solving the Puzzle: Researching the Impacts of Climate Change Around the World
National Security Archive
· "How Much is Enough?": The U.S. Navy and "Finite Deterrence"
Naval War College
· U.S. Naval Strategy in the 1980s [large file]
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
· Faith in Flux: Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U.S.
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
· Public Remains Divided Over Use of Torture
RAND
· Assessing Capabilities and Risks in Air Force Programming: Framework, Metrics, and Methods
· Assessing Changes in Global Drug Problems, 1998-2007: Main Report
*Assessing the Operation of the Global Drug Market Report 1
*Estimating the Size of the Global Drug Market: A Demand-Side Approach Report 2
*Issues in Estimating the Economic Cost of Drug Abuse in Consuming Nations Report 3
*The Unintended Consequences of Drug Policies: Report 5
· Contractor Logistics Support in the U.S. Air Force
· No Bullies Allowed: Understanding Peer Victimization, the Impacts on Delinquency, and the Effectiveness of Prevention Programs
· Perspectives of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers on the Detection and Prevention of Corporate Misdeeds: What the Policy Community Should Know
· Security in Mexico: Implications for U.S. Policy Options
· A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities
Small Wars Journal
· Back to the Future: A Study of Post Partisan Warfare Reconstruction
· Combat Advising: Three Challenges We Must Overcome to Succeed in Afghanistan
· Japanese Counterinsurgency in the Philippines: 1942-45
· Plazas for Profit: Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency
· SOF vs. SOF-Like
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)
· Asset-transfer Process for Iraq Reconstruction Projects Lacks Unity and Accountability
· Need to Enhance Theater-wide Internal Security Services Contracts
· Special Forces Logistics Contract Experienced Certain Cost, Outcome and Oversight Problems
Stimson Center
· Following Swine Flu
· King Abdullah has Given Reform and Saudi Their Best Chance Yet
· Pakistan's Future and U.S. Assistance
Strategic Studies Institute
· Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions other than Taiwan
· New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
· Human Rights Report 1 July - 13 December 2008
UK Parliament
· Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08
· Russia and the West
· Russia’s Military Posture
U.S. Department of State
· 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism
· 2009 Treaties in Force
U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
· The Role of the Ministerial Advisor in Security Sector Reform: Navigating Institutional Terrains
United States Africa Command
· United States Africa Command 2009 Posture Statement
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Counternarcotics Offers Chance to Cooperate with Tehran
· National Security and the Rule of Law in Combating International Terrorism
· Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: A Global Intelligence Imperative
· Throwing the Book at Tehran
White House
· The President’s Remarks on H1N1
Friday, May 1, 2009
2 new annual terrorism reports
The National Counterterrorism Center [NCTC] has posted its 2008 NCTC Report on Terrorism.
The State Department has posted their newest "Country Reports on Terrorism" annual report. This series replaced the former "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report in 2004. The 2008 report is available at http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2008/index.htm
Previous reports are available from http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/index.htm and the former Patterns of Global Terrorism reports are also available from this site.
The State Department has posted their newest "Country Reports on Terrorism" annual report. This series replaced the former "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report in 2004. The 2008 report is available at http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2008/index.htm
Previous reports are available from http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/index.htm and the former Patterns of Global Terrorism reports are also available from this site.
DSB report - conventional strike - strategic standoff
The Defense Science Board (DSB) has posted the unclassified version of their latest report - Time Critical Conventional Strike from Strategic Standoff
Other reports are available from their main reports page.
Other reports are available from their main reports page.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday's Miscellany 04-24-2009
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
· The Problems and Potential of China's Pharmaceutical Industry
Amnesty International
· Turkey Fails to Protect Asylum-Seekers
Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco
· Returning Home: How U.S. Government Practices Undermine Civil Rights at Our Nation's Doorstep
Asia Society
· Back From the Brink?: A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan
Atlantic Council
· Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future
British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
· NATO Nuclear Burden Sharing and NPT Obligations
· Obama's Nuclear Diplomacy
Brookings Institution
· Civil-Military Relations, Fostering Development, and Expanding Civilian Capacity
· Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift
· Early Prospects of the Obama Administration's Strategic Agenda with China
· Know Thy Neighbor: What Canada Can Tell Us About Financial Regulation
· What Europe Can Do for Iraq: A Blueprint for Action
Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)
· Why Canada Needs a Robust Arctic Air Rescue Capability
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
· Rule of Law Temptations
CATO
· Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question
Center for American Progress
· We Must Seize the Energy Opportunity or Slip Further Behind
Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
· Hospitals Rising to the Challenge: The First Five Years of the U.S. Hospital Preparedness Program and Priorities Going Forward
Center for National Policy
· Economic Crisis: Impact on Chinese Military Modernization
· F-22: Necessary or Not?
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
· Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament
Center for Security Policy
· 'The Enemy is Us'
· An Ideological Crusade Against Alberto Fujimori
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· ABC News/Washington Post Poll on US Views of Islam
· China's Long March to Retirement Reform
· Civil-Military Relations, Fostering Development, and Expanding Civilian Capacity
· Cleansing the Poisoned Chalice?: The Obama Administration and the Challenge of National Security Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
· Critical Questions: Taliban Expansion in Pakistan: The Buner District Falls to Militants
· The Dramatic Expansion of University Engagement in Global Health
· The Dynamics of the "AfPak" Conflict: Metrics and Status Report
· Health in Latin America and the Caribbean
· How Soon Is Safe?: Iraqi Force Development and "Conditions-Based" Us Withdrawals
· Policies and Practices to Advance Global Health Technologies
· Public Health in Africa
· U.S. Global Health and National Security Policy
· U.S. National Security and Global Health: An Analysis of Global Health Engagement by the US Department of Defense
Center for Terrorism Law
· Terrorism Law Report, v. 1, no. 1, Spring 2009
*U.S. Must Remain Vigilant in War on Terror
*Premises Liability and Terrorism
*The Global Fundamental Islamic Terror: The Muslim Brotherhood as the Engine Behind This Campaign
*Houston and the Threat of Terrorism
*Legal and Security Benefits of the SAFETY Act
Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI)
· Studies in Intelligence, v. 53, no. 1, December 2008
* NATO Intelligence: A Contradiction in Terms by Edward B. Atkeson
*Greek Intelligence and the Capture of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999 by Miron Varouhakis
Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP)
· Civilian Surge: Key to Complex Operations
· Operation Anaconda: Lessons for Joint Operations
· Social Software and National Security: An Initial 'Net Assessment'
Central Intelligence Agency FOIA Reading Room
· Air America: Upholding the Airmen's Bond Overview
Chatham House
· Moldova's Crisis: More than a Local Difficulty
· North Africa: The Hidden Risks to Regional Stability
· Pirates and How to Deal With Them
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· Hearings
*Effective Counterinsurgency: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership [April 23, 2009]
*Army Aircraft Programs [April 23, 2009]
*Measuring Value and Risk in Services Contracts [April 23, 2009]
*Air Sovereignty Alert Operations [April 22, 2009]
Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 4 [April 24, 2009]
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 3 [April 23, 2009]
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 2 [April 22, 2009]
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 1 [April 21, 2009]
· Communications Networks and Consumer Privacy: Recent Developments [April 23, 2009]
· Secrecy in the Response to Bayer's Fatal Chemical Plant Explosion [April 21, 2009]
Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· New Beginnings: Foreign Policy Priorities in the Obama Administration [April 22, 2009]
· U.S. Assistance to Africa: A Call for Foreign Aid Reform [April 23, 2009]
Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee
· "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The Role of State and Local Governments" [April 21, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
· Current Readiness of U.S. Ground Forces [April 22, 2009]
· Environmental Management Stimulus Funding [April 22, 2009]
· Inquiry into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations
· Global Climate Change: U.S. Leadership for a New Global Agreement [April 22, 2009]
· Strengthening U.S. Diplomatic Capacity in Africa [April 21, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs
· *Field Hearing* Southern Border Violence: State and Local Perspectives [April 20, 2009]
· Counternarcotics Enforcement: Coordination at the Federal, State, and Local Level [April 21, 2009]
· Improving the Ability of Inspectors General to Detect, Prevent, and Prosecute Contracting Fraud [April 21, 2009]
· Follow the Money: State and Local Oversight of Stimulus Funding [April 23, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
· Protecting National Security and Civil Liberties: Strategies for Terrorism Information Sharing [April 21, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence
· Declassified Narrative on DOJ Office of Legal Counsel's Opinions on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2010 [testimony]
· Background Paper: How CBO Estimates the Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
· Federal Budget Challenges
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
· Afghan Defense Chief Unhappy with Obama Plan
· The Evolution and Future of Donor Assistance for HIV/AIDS
· From AfPak to PakAf: A Response to the New U.S. Strategy for South Asia
· New Perils in Iraq
· 'Positive Introduction' to Hemisphere for Obama but Caution, Too
· Sharia and Militancy
· Threading the Needle on Interrogation Reform
Critical Infrastructure Protection Program [George Mason University]
· CIP Report, v. 7, no. 9, April 2009 http://cip.gmu.edu/archive/cip_report_7.9.pdf
*Maritime and Port Security
Defense Science Board (DSB)
· Creating an Assured Joint DOD and Interagency Interoperable Net-Centric Enterprise
· Department of Defense Policies and Procedures for the Acquisition of Information Technology
· Operations Research Applications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
· Unconventional Operational Concepts and the Homeland
Department of Defense
· Department of Defense Review of Department Compliance with President's Executive Order on Detainee Conditions of Confinement [Walsh Report]
Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program
· 2009 Annual Report to Congress
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
· D-2009-070 Government Purchase Card Controls at United States Special Operations Command, April 16, 2009
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· OIG-09-51 - Federal Protective Service Contract Guard Procurement and Oversight Process
· OIG-09-49 - Compendium of Disaster Assistance Programs
EMS.com
· EMS Magazine, April 2009
* Mass-Casualty Response: The Vital First Few Minutes An Overview of the Principles Required to be Successful as the First-Due EMS Responder
European Law Enforcement Organisation (EUROPOL)
· EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report [TE-SAT] 2009
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
· Bird Strike Database
· Wildlife Strikes to Civil Aircraft in the United States 1990-2007
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· Early Prospects of the Obama Administration's Strategic Agenda with China
· Innovation and Economic Growth: Lessons from the Story of ENIAC
· U.S.-European Relations 2009
· What to do About Piracy?
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight GAO-09-473SP
· Afghanistan: U.S.- and Internationally-Funded Roads (GAO-09-626SP), an E-supplement to GAO-09-473SP
· Army Health Care: Progress Made in Staffing and Monitoring Units that Provide Outpatient Case Management, but Additional Steps Needed GAO-09-357
· Auto Industry: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers' Restructuring to Date GAO-09-553
· Coast Guard: Update on Deepwater Program Management, Cost, and Acquisition Workforce GAO-09-620T [testimony]
· Commercial Aviation: Airline Industry Contraction Due to Volatile Fuel Prices and Falling Demand Affects Airports, Passengers, and Federal Government Revenues GAO-09-393
· Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts GAO-09-643T [testimony]
· Defense Management: DOD Needs to Improve Program Management, Policy, and Testing to Enhance Ability to Field Operationally Useful Non-lethal Weapons GAO-09-344
· Drug Control: Better Coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and an Updated Accountability Framework can Further Enhance DEA's Efforts to Meet Post-9/11 Responsibilities GAO-09-63
· Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Has Increased Costs, Reduced Capabilities, and Delayed Schedules GAO-09-596T [testimony]
· Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Is Under Way, but Improvements Needed in Management and Oversight GAO-09-323
· Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Address Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace GAO-09-612T [testimony]
· Human Capital: Sustained Attention to Strategic Human Capital Management Needed GAO-09-632T [testimony]
· Iraqi Refugee Assistance: Improvements Needed in Measuring Progress, Assessing Needs, Tracking Funds, and Developing an International Strategic Plan GAO-09-120
· Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential GAO-09-580
· Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential GAO-09-631T [testimony]
· Transportation Security: Comprehensive Risk Assessments and Stronger Internal Controls Needed to Help Inform TSA Resource Allocation GAO-09-492
Heritage Foundation
· Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment
· Coming to Grips with an Expanding Extremist Threat in Pakistan
· The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Return of the Good Neighbor Policy?
· Incompatible Pronouncements on the Future of the U.S. Nuclear Force
· People and Platforms: An Agenda for Balanced Defense Forces
· Piracy: A Symptom of Somalia's Deeper Problems
· Set the Record Straight: Publish All Key Memos on CIA Interrogations
· The U.S. Is Right to Boycott the U.N. Durban II Conference on Racism
Hudson Institute
· Hudson Economic Report--April 24, 2009
Human Rights Watch
· Under Cover of War: Hamas Political Violence in Gaza http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/iopt0409webwcover.pdf
Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
· Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security Role in a Changing World [Preview]
· The Future of Pakistan-U.S. Relations: Opportunities and Challenges
· Hybrid Threats: Reconceptualizing the Evolving Character of Modern Conflict
· Repairing U.S.-Russian Relations: A Long Road Ahead
· Social Software and National Security: An Initial Net Assessment
· Software Assurance in Acquisition: Mitigating Risks to the Enterprise
· The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives
Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
· Update on the Khushab Plutonium Production Reactor Construction Projects in Pakistan
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· ISS Paper 184: Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks in Botswana
· ISS Paper 183: The Establishment and Implications of the United States Africa Command. An African Perspective
· ISS Paper 182: Who is Most at Risk? Victimisation Trends in the 2007 National Crime and Victimisation Survey
Institute for the Study of War
· Afghanistan Attacks in Iraq Perspective [graphs and stats]
· Afghanistan Project
International Crisis Group
· China's Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping
· Gaza's Unfinished Business
· Zimbabwe: Engaging the Inclusive Government
International Relations and Security Network
· The Bush Administration Torture Memos 2001, 2005
· Chechnya: Still Bound to Moscow
· CIA Contractors Get the Boot
· Fiji's Coup Crackdown
· Rock the State, Save the Planet
· South Africa's Poll Augurs
Jamestown Foundation
· Terrorism Monitor, v. 7, no. 10, April 24, 2009
*Islamic State of Iraq Brings Internet Propaganda to the Streets
* "Stopping the Idols": Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Calls for Boycott of Algerian Elections
*Pakistan's Most Wanted: A Profile of Tehrik-e-Taliban Leader Baitullah Mahsud
*British Government Debates Engagement with Radical Islam in New Counterterrorism Strategy
Lexington Institute
· Gates Goals Undercut Air Force Capabilities and Leaders
Muslim Advocates
· Unreasonable Intrusions-Investigating the Politics, Faith, & Finances of Americans Returning Home
National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC)
· Attaché Extraordinaire: Vernon A. Walters in Brazil
· Imperial Secrets: Remapping the Mind of Empire
National Defense University
· Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ), no. 52, 1st Quarter 2009
*The National Defense Strategy: Striking the Right Balance by Robert M. Gates
* Gaming the 21st Century by Margaret McCown
*An Interview with General George W. Casey by David H. Gurney
*Let's Win the Wars We're In by John A. Nagl
* Let's Build an Army to Win All Wars by Gian P. Gentile
*Hybrid Warfare and Challenges by Frank G. Hoffman
*Systems versus Classical Approach to Warfare by Milan N. Vego
*Mobile Nuclear Power for Future Land Combat by Marvin Baker Schaffer and Ike Chang
*Teaching Strategy in the 21st Century by Gabriel Marcella and Stephen O. Fought
*"Military-Political" Relations: The Need for Officer Education by Derek S. Reveron and Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris
*A Strategic Asset for Engagement: Enhancing the Role of National Defense University by Keith D. Dickson
*Irregular Warfare Lessons Learned: Reforming the Afghan National Police by Lewis G. Irwin
*Effects-based Operations: Combat Proven by Paul M. Carpenter and William F. Andrews
*EBO: There Was No Baby in the Bathwater by Paul K. Van Riper
*Victory-From the Prism of Jihadi Culture by Jeffrey B. Cozzens
*Death of the Combatant Command? Toward a Joint Interagency Approach by Jeffrey Buchanan, Maxie Y. Davis, and Lee T. Wight
*Irregular Warfare Is Warfare by Kenneth C. Coons, Jr., and Glenn M. Harned
*Wired for War? Robots and Military Doctrine by P.W. Singer
*Chinese Disaster Relief Operations: Identifying Critical Capability Gaps by Nirav Patel
*China-Africa Relations in the 21st Century by Jennifer L. Parenti
* Shoulder to Shoulder: The Marine Corps and Air Force in Combat by Daniel J. Darnell and George J. Trautman III
*Inside the Detention Camps: A New Campaign in Iraq by Mason Brooks and Drew Miller
* "Operationalizing" Legal Requirements for Unconventional Warfare by James P. Terry
*Reconstructing Iraq's Provinces, One by One by Henry L. Clarke
*Why USAFRICOM? by Edward Marks
*U.S. Africa Command: Value Added by Mary C. Yates
National Intelligence Council (NIC)
· The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 Commissioned Research Reports
· China: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 (NIC-2009-02D)
· India: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 (NIC-2009-03D)
· Russia: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 (NIC-2009-04D)
National Security Archive
· Robert F. Kennedy Urged Lifting Travel Ban to Cuba in '63
New America Foundation
· Revitalizing U.S. Democracy Promotion
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
· Public Remains Divided Over Use of Torture
Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
· Federal Contractor Misconduct Database
RAND
· The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents
· A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities
· The Value and Impacts of Alternative Fuel Distribution Concepts: Assessing the Army's Future Needs for Temporary Fuel Pipelines
Small Wars Journal
· Advancing the Art and Science of Psychological Operations Requires a Serious Investment
· Counterterrorism and Military Occupation
· The Future of U.S. Ground Forces: A Counter View
· Winning the War in Afghanistan: An Oil Spot Plus Strategy for Coalition Forces
Stimson Center
· The F-22 Raptor: Disconnect Between Strategic Planning and Program Acquisition
· What's the Matter with Thailand?
Strategic Studies Institute
· New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?
U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
· Peace Media Clearinghouse
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Can the al-Asad Regime Make Peace with Israel?
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
· Illicit Chinese Exports to Iran
· The Problems and Potential of China's Pharmaceutical Industry
Amnesty International
· Turkey Fails to Protect Asylum-Seekers
Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco
· Returning Home: How U.S. Government Practices Undermine Civil Rights at Our Nation's Doorstep
Asia Society
· Back From the Brink?: A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan
Atlantic Council
· Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future
British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
· NATO Nuclear Burden Sharing and NPT Obligations
· Obama's Nuclear Diplomacy
Brookings Institution
· Civil-Military Relations, Fostering Development, and Expanding Civilian Capacity
· Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift
· Early Prospects of the Obama Administration's Strategic Agenda with China
· Know Thy Neighbor: What Canada Can Tell Us About Financial Regulation
· What Europe Can Do for Iraq: A Blueprint for Action
Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)
· Why Canada Needs a Robust Arctic Air Rescue Capability
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
· Rule of Law Temptations
CATO
· Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question
Center for American Progress
· We Must Seize the Energy Opportunity or Slip Further Behind
Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
· Hospitals Rising to the Challenge: The First Five Years of the U.S. Hospital Preparedness Program and Priorities Going Forward
Center for National Policy
· Economic Crisis: Impact on Chinese Military Modernization
· F-22: Necessary or Not?
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
· Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament
Center for Security Policy
· 'The Enemy is Us'
· An Ideological Crusade Against Alberto Fujimori
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· ABC News/Washington Post Poll on US Views of Islam
· China's Long March to Retirement Reform
· Civil-Military Relations, Fostering Development, and Expanding Civilian Capacity
· Cleansing the Poisoned Chalice?: The Obama Administration and the Challenge of National Security Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
· Critical Questions: Taliban Expansion in Pakistan: The Buner District Falls to Militants
· The Dramatic Expansion of University Engagement in Global Health
· The Dynamics of the "AfPak" Conflict: Metrics and Status Report
· Health in Latin America and the Caribbean
· How Soon Is Safe?: Iraqi Force Development and "Conditions-Based" Us Withdrawals
· Policies and Practices to Advance Global Health Technologies
· Public Health in Africa
· U.S. Global Health and National Security Policy
· U.S. National Security and Global Health: An Analysis of Global Health Engagement by the US Department of Defense
Center for Terrorism Law
· Terrorism Law Report, v. 1, no. 1, Spring 2009
*U.S. Must Remain Vigilant in War on Terror
*Premises Liability and Terrorism
*The Global Fundamental Islamic Terror: The Muslim Brotherhood as the Engine Behind This Campaign
*Houston and the Threat of Terrorism
*Legal and Security Benefits of the SAFETY Act
Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI)
· Studies in Intelligence, v. 53, no. 1, December 2008
* NATO Intelligence: A Contradiction in Terms by Edward B. Atkeson
*Greek Intelligence and the Capture of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999 by Miron Varouhakis
Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP)
· Civilian Surge: Key to Complex Operations
· Operation Anaconda: Lessons for Joint Operations
· Social Software and National Security: An Initial 'Net Assessment'
Central Intelligence Agency FOIA Reading Room
· Air America: Upholding the Airmen's Bond Overview
Chatham House
· Moldova's Crisis: More than a Local Difficulty
· North Africa: The Hidden Risks to Regional Stability
· Pirates and How to Deal With Them
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· Hearings
*Effective Counterinsurgency: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership [April 23, 2009]
*Army Aircraft Programs [April 23, 2009]
*Measuring Value and Risk in Services Contracts [April 23, 2009]
*Air Sovereignty Alert Operations [April 22, 2009]
Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 4 [April 24, 2009]
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 3 [April 23, 2009]
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 2 [April 22, 2009]
· The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Day 1 [April 21, 2009]
· Communications Networks and Consumer Privacy: Recent Developments [April 23, 2009]
· Secrecy in the Response to Bayer's Fatal Chemical Plant Explosion [April 21, 2009]
Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· New Beginnings: Foreign Policy Priorities in the Obama Administration [April 22, 2009]
· U.S. Assistance to Africa: A Call for Foreign Aid Reform [April 23, 2009]
Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee
· "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The Role of State and Local Governments" [April 21, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
· Current Readiness of U.S. Ground Forces [April 22, 2009]
· Environmental Management Stimulus Funding [April 22, 2009]
· Inquiry into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations
· Global Climate Change: U.S. Leadership for a New Global Agreement [April 22, 2009]
· Strengthening U.S. Diplomatic Capacity in Africa [April 21, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs
· *Field Hearing* Southern Border Violence: State and Local Perspectives [April 20, 2009]
· Counternarcotics Enforcement: Coordination at the Federal, State, and Local Level [April 21, 2009]
· Improving the Ability of Inspectors General to Detect, Prevent, and Prosecute Contracting Fraud [April 21, 2009]
· Follow the Money: State and Local Oversight of Stimulus Funding [April 23, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
· Protecting National Security and Civil Liberties: Strategies for Terrorism Information Sharing [April 21, 2009]
Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence
· Declassified Narrative on DOJ Office of Legal Counsel's Opinions on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2010 [testimony]
· Background Paper: How CBO Estimates the Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
· Federal Budget Challenges
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
· Afghan Defense Chief Unhappy with Obama Plan
· The Evolution and Future of Donor Assistance for HIV/AIDS
· From AfPak to PakAf: A Response to the New U.S. Strategy for South Asia
· New Perils in Iraq
· 'Positive Introduction' to Hemisphere for Obama but Caution, Too
· Sharia and Militancy
· Threading the Needle on Interrogation Reform
Critical Infrastructure Protection Program [George Mason University]
· CIP Report, v. 7, no. 9, April 2009 http://cip.gmu.edu/archive/cip_report_7.9.pdf
*Maritime and Port Security
Defense Science Board (DSB)
· Creating an Assured Joint DOD and Interagency Interoperable Net-Centric Enterprise
· Department of Defense Policies and Procedures for the Acquisition of Information Technology
· Operations Research Applications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
· Unconventional Operational Concepts and the Homeland
Department of Defense
· Department of Defense Review of Department Compliance with President's Executive Order on Detainee Conditions of Confinement [Walsh Report]
Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program
· 2009 Annual Report to Congress
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
· D-2009-070 Government Purchase Card Controls at United States Special Operations Command, April 16, 2009
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
· OIG-09-51 - Federal Protective Service Contract Guard Procurement and Oversight Process
· OIG-09-49 - Compendium of Disaster Assistance Programs
EMS.com
· EMS Magazine, April 2009
* Mass-Casualty Response: The Vital First Few Minutes An Overview of the Principles Required to be Successful as the First-Due EMS Responder
European Law Enforcement Organisation (EUROPOL)
· EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report [TE-SAT] 2009
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
· Bird Strike Database
· Wildlife Strikes to Civil Aircraft in the United States 1990-2007
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· Early Prospects of the Obama Administration's Strategic Agenda with China
· Innovation and Economic Growth: Lessons from the Story of ENIAC
· U.S.-European Relations 2009
· What to do About Piracy?
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight GAO-09-473SP
· Afghanistan: U.S.- and Internationally-Funded Roads (GAO-09-626SP), an E-supplement to GAO-09-473SP
· Army Health Care: Progress Made in Staffing and Monitoring Units that Provide Outpatient Case Management, but Additional Steps Needed GAO-09-357
· Auto Industry: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers' Restructuring to Date GAO-09-553
· Coast Guard: Update on Deepwater Program Management, Cost, and Acquisition Workforce GAO-09-620T [testimony]
· Commercial Aviation: Airline Industry Contraction Due to Volatile Fuel Prices and Falling Demand Affects Airports, Passengers, and Federal Government Revenues GAO-09-393
· Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts GAO-09-643T [testimony]
· Defense Management: DOD Needs to Improve Program Management, Policy, and Testing to Enhance Ability to Field Operationally Useful Non-lethal Weapons GAO-09-344
· Drug Control: Better Coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and an Updated Accountability Framework can Further Enhance DEA's Efforts to Meet Post-9/11 Responsibilities GAO-09-63
· Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Has Increased Costs, Reduced Capabilities, and Delayed Schedules GAO-09-596T [testimony]
· Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Is Under Way, but Improvements Needed in Management and Oversight GAO-09-323
· Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Address Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace GAO-09-612T [testimony]
· Human Capital: Sustained Attention to Strategic Human Capital Management Needed GAO-09-632T [testimony]
· Iraqi Refugee Assistance: Improvements Needed in Measuring Progress, Assessing Needs, Tracking Funds, and Developing an International Strategic Plan GAO-09-120
· Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential GAO-09-580
· Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential GAO-09-631T [testimony]
· Transportation Security: Comprehensive Risk Assessments and Stronger Internal Controls Needed to Help Inform TSA Resource Allocation GAO-09-492
Heritage Foundation
· Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment
· Coming to Grips with an Expanding Extremist Threat in Pakistan
· The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Return of the Good Neighbor Policy?
· Incompatible Pronouncements on the Future of the U.S. Nuclear Force
· People and Platforms: An Agenda for Balanced Defense Forces
· Piracy: A Symptom of Somalia's Deeper Problems
· Set the Record Straight: Publish All Key Memos on CIA Interrogations
· The U.S. Is Right to Boycott the U.N. Durban II Conference on Racism
Hudson Institute
· Hudson Economic Report--April 24, 2009
Human Rights Watch
· Under Cover of War: Hamas Political Violence in Gaza http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/iopt0409webwcover.pdf
Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
· Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security Role in a Changing World [Preview]
· The Future of Pakistan-U.S. Relations: Opportunities and Challenges
· Hybrid Threats: Reconceptualizing the Evolving Character of Modern Conflict
· Repairing U.S.-Russian Relations: A Long Road Ahead
· Social Software and National Security: An Initial Net Assessment
· Software Assurance in Acquisition: Mitigating Risks to the Enterprise
· The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives
Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
· Update on the Khushab Plutonium Production Reactor Construction Projects in Pakistan
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· ISS Paper 184: Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks in Botswana
· ISS Paper 183: The Establishment and Implications of the United States Africa Command. An African Perspective
· ISS Paper 182: Who is Most at Risk? Victimisation Trends in the 2007 National Crime and Victimisation Survey
Institute for the Study of War
· Afghanistan Attacks in Iraq Perspective [graphs and stats]
· Afghanistan Project
International Crisis Group
· China's Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping
· Gaza's Unfinished Business
· Zimbabwe: Engaging the Inclusive Government
International Relations and Security Network
· The Bush Administration Torture Memos 2001, 2005
· Chechnya: Still Bound to Moscow
· CIA Contractors Get the Boot
· Fiji's Coup Crackdown
· Rock the State, Save the Planet
· South Africa's Poll Augurs
Jamestown Foundation
· Terrorism Monitor, v. 7, no. 10, April 24, 2009
*Islamic State of Iraq Brings Internet Propaganda to the Streets
* "Stopping the Idols": Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Calls for Boycott of Algerian Elections
*Pakistan's Most Wanted: A Profile of Tehrik-e-Taliban Leader Baitullah Mahsud
*British Government Debates Engagement with Radical Islam in New Counterterrorism Strategy
Lexington Institute
· Gates Goals Undercut Air Force Capabilities and Leaders
Muslim Advocates
· Unreasonable Intrusions-Investigating the Politics, Faith, & Finances of Americans Returning Home
National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC)
· Attaché Extraordinaire: Vernon A. Walters in Brazil
· Imperial Secrets: Remapping the Mind of Empire
National Defense University
· Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ), no. 52, 1st Quarter 2009
*The National Defense Strategy: Striking the Right Balance by Robert M. Gates
* Gaming the 21st Century by Margaret McCown
*An Interview with General George W. Casey by David H. Gurney
*Let's Win the Wars We're In by John A. Nagl
* Let's Build an Army to Win All Wars by Gian P. Gentile
*Hybrid Warfare and Challenges by Frank G. Hoffman
*Systems versus Classical Approach to Warfare by Milan N. Vego
*Mobile Nuclear Power for Future Land Combat by Marvin Baker Schaffer and Ike Chang
*Teaching Strategy in the 21st Century by Gabriel Marcella and Stephen O. Fought
*"Military-Political" Relations: The Need for Officer Education by Derek S. Reveron and Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris
*A Strategic Asset for Engagement: Enhancing the Role of National Defense University by Keith D. Dickson
*Irregular Warfare Lessons Learned: Reforming the Afghan National Police by Lewis G. Irwin
*Effects-based Operations: Combat Proven by Paul M. Carpenter and William F. Andrews
*EBO: There Was No Baby in the Bathwater by Paul K. Van Riper
*Victory-From the Prism of Jihadi Culture by Jeffrey B. Cozzens
*Death of the Combatant Command? Toward a Joint Interagency Approach by Jeffrey Buchanan, Maxie Y. Davis, and Lee T. Wight
*Irregular Warfare Is Warfare by Kenneth C. Coons, Jr., and Glenn M. Harned
*Wired for War? Robots and Military Doctrine by P.W. Singer
*Chinese Disaster Relief Operations: Identifying Critical Capability Gaps by Nirav Patel
*China-Africa Relations in the 21st Century by Jennifer L. Parenti
* Shoulder to Shoulder: The Marine Corps and Air Force in Combat by Daniel J. Darnell and George J. Trautman III
*Inside the Detention Camps: A New Campaign in Iraq by Mason Brooks and Drew Miller
* "Operationalizing" Legal Requirements for Unconventional Warfare by James P. Terry
*Reconstructing Iraq's Provinces, One by One by Henry L. Clarke
*Why USAFRICOM? by Edward Marks
*U.S. Africa Command: Value Added by Mary C. Yates
National Intelligence Council (NIC)
· The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 Commissioned Research Reports
· China: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 (NIC-2009-02D)
· India: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 (NIC-2009-03D)
· Russia: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 (NIC-2009-04D)
National Security Archive
· Robert F. Kennedy Urged Lifting Travel Ban to Cuba in '63
New America Foundation
· Revitalizing U.S. Democracy Promotion
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
· Public Remains Divided Over Use of Torture
Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
· Federal Contractor Misconduct Database
RAND
· The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents
· A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities
· The Value and Impacts of Alternative Fuel Distribution Concepts: Assessing the Army's Future Needs for Temporary Fuel Pipelines
Small Wars Journal
· Advancing the Art and Science of Psychological Operations Requires a Serious Investment
· Counterterrorism and Military Occupation
· The Future of U.S. Ground Forces: A Counter View
· Winning the War in Afghanistan: An Oil Spot Plus Strategy for Coalition Forces
Stimson Center
· The F-22 Raptor: Disconnect Between Strategic Planning and Program Acquisition
· What's the Matter with Thailand?
Strategic Studies Institute
· New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?
U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
· Peace Media Clearinghouse
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Can the al-Asad Regime Make Peace with Israel?
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
· Illicit Chinese Exports to Iran
Friday, April 24, 2009
Walsh Report - Guantanamo Detainees
The Secretary of Defense tasked a team headed by Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Admiral Patrick Walsh to review the confinement conditions at Guatanamo Bay Naval Base. The resulting report
Department of Defense Review of Department Compliance with President's Executive Order on Detainee Conditions of Confinement is also referred to as the "Walsh Report."
Department of Defense Review of Department Compliance with President's Executive Order on Detainee Conditions of Confinement is also referred to as the "Walsh Report."
Friday's Miscellany 04-17-2009
British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
· Iran Update, no, 133, 16 April 2009
Brookings Institution
· Afghanistan Index: Variable of Reconstruction & Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated April 7, 2009]
· Cuba: A New Policy of Critical and Constructive Engagement
· The Financial Crisis and the Rule of Law
· Summit of the Americas
· A Tighter Command Is Needed in Afghanistan
· Will Obama Retreat on Democracy in Latin America?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
· International Economic Bulletin, v. 1, no. 1, April 2009
· Lessons from Algeria's 2009 Presidential Election
· Reconciling With the Taliban?: Toward an Alternative Grand Strategy in Afghanistan
· Sisters in the Muslim Brotherhood
CATO
· Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy
Center for American Progress
· Transcending the Rio Grande: U.S.-Mexico Relations Need to Reach Beyond the Border
Center for Defense Information (CDI)
· A Chronology of North Korea's Missile Tests
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
· 2010: Time for a New Beginning
Center for Security Policy
· An Ideological Crusade Against Alberto Fujimori
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Afghan Public Opinion and the Afghan War: Shifts by Region and Province
· Commentary: Obama’s War Fighting Supplemental: $83.4 Billion More for Defense?
· Commentary: Opportunities for Obama in the Americas
· Comparative Connections v.11, n.1, (January-March 2009)
*Regional Overview: High Priority and High Drama over Asia
*U.S.-Japan Relations: A Fresh Start
*U.S.-China Relations: A Good Beginning is Half Way to Success
*U.S.-Korea Relations: The Late Night Phone Call
*U.S.-Russia Relations: The Kremlin Sizes up Obama
*U.S.-Southeast Asia Relations: Indonesia as Exemplar of Southeast Asia’s Importance
*China-Southeast Asia Relations: South China Sea, Economic Issues
*China-Taiwan Relations: New Economic Challenges
*North Korea-South Korea Relations: Squeezing the Border
*China-Korea Relations: Year of China-DPRK Friendship; North’s Rocket Fizzles
*Japan-China Relations: New Year, Old Problems
*Japan-Korea Relations: Conflict with North Improves Japan-ROK Relations
*-China-Russia Relations: Between Crisis and Cooperation
· Financial Power and International Security: Reflections on the Evolution of the Global Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Regime since 9/11
· The Obama Administration and US Strategy: The First 100 Days
· Peace in Chechnya?
· Pursuing a Comprehensive Vision for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
· U.E.-European Nonproliferation Perspectives: A Transtlantic Conversation
Century Foundation
· Iran Election Bulletin, v. 1, no. 4, April 10, 2009
*Ahmadinejad Adopts New Strategy on Campaign Trail
*Assessing Ahmadinejad’s Presidency
*Iranian Voters Hungry for Economic Policies, Not Slogans
*Seen & Heard: Analysis of Recent Media Coverage in Iran
*Background Brief: The State of Iran’s Economy
*Presidential Front Runners
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)
· 2009 Congressional Pig Book
· Complete Pork Database
Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
· CTC Sentinel, v. 2, no. 4, April 2009
*“Defining the Punjabi Taliban Network” by Hassan Abbas
*“The 2008 Belgium Cell and FATA’s Terrorist Pipeline” by Paul Cruickshank
* “President Obama’s Overseas Terrorism Challenge” by Tom Sanderson
* “Improving India’s Counterterrorism Policy After Mumbai” by Paul Staniland
*“Leveraging History in AQIM Communications” by Lianne Kennedy Boudali
*“AQAP a Rising Threat in Yemen” by Brian O’Neill
*“The Role of the United Nations in Defeating Al-Qa`ida and Associated Groups” by Richard Barrett
· Dysfunction and Decline: Lessons Learned from Inside al-Qa`ida in Iraq
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· Chairman Skelton Sends Letter to President Obama on Denying Safe Havens in Somalia to Pirates
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· The Budgetary Implications of NASA's Current Plans for Space Exploration
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
· Afghan Defense Chief Unhappy with Obama Plan
· Can China Lift Japan Out of Recession?
· India's Electoral Politics
· India's National Elections and Improved U.S. Relations
· U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality
· The United States Should Avoid "Grand Schemes" in Somalia
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
· OIG-09-45 - FEMA's Implementation of the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004
· OIG-09-42 - Audit of the Effectiveness of the Checked Baggage Screening System and Procedures Used to Identify and Resolve Threats (Unclassified Summary)
Department of Homeland Security Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
· FireGround Compass
· Security and Video Quality for the Public Safety Statement of Requirements Project
Department of Transportation Research and Innovation Technology Administration
· Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) System Initiative Final System Design Document
· Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) System Initiative Transition Plan
Director of National Intelligence
· April 3, 2009: Dr. Joel F. Brenner, National Counterintelligence Executive, Addresses the Applied Research Laboratories at the University of Texas at Austin
· April 9, 2009: Mr. Michael E. Leiter, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Addresses the Aspen Institute
· Statement of the Justice OLC Opinions
Economist
· Troubled Waters: A Special Report on the Sea
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
· Bank Crime Report 4th Quarter 2008
· Previous reports [see violent crime section]
FEMA
· Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans
· Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana: Mitigation Assessment Team Report, Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· What to do About Piracy?
Fort Leavenworth, Combined Arms Center
· Military Review, v. 89, no. 2, March-April 2009
*Counterinsurgency Lessons from Iraq by Bing West
*Unifying Physical and Psychological Impact During
*Narrowing the Gap: DOD and Stability Operations
*Tal Afar and Ar Ramadi: Grass Roots Reconstruction
*Not My Job: Contracting and Professionalism in the U.S. Army
*From Peddlers to Sheiks: A Contracting Case study in Southern Baghdad
*All Our Eggs in a Broken Basket: How the Human Terrain System is Undermining Sustainable Military Cultural Competence
*Complex Operations in Africa: Operational Culture Training in the French Military
*Testing Galula in Ameriyah: the People are the Key
*A View from Inside the Surge
*Amnesty, Reintegration, and Reconciliation in South Africa
*Educating by Design: Preparing Leaders for a Complex World
*The Art of Design: A Design Methodology
*Learning from Moderate Governments’ Approaches to Islamist Extremism
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Addressing Significant Vulnerabilities in the Department of State's Passport Issuance Process. GAO-09-583R
· Defined Benefit Plans: Proposed Plan Buyouts by Financial Firms Pose Potential Risks and Benefits GAO-09-207
· Maritime Security: Vessel Tracking Systems Provide Key Information, but the Need for Duplicate Data Should Be Reviewed GAO-09-337
· Military Disability Retirement: Closer Monitoring Would Improve the Temporary Retirement Process. GAO-09-289
· Military Personnel: Status of Accession, Retention, and End Strength for Military Medical Officers and Preliminary Observations Regarding Accession and Retention Challenges GAO-09-469R
· Nuclear Security: Better Oversight Needed to Ensure That Security Improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Are Fully Implemented and Sustained GAO-09-321
· Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Perspectives and Observations. GAO-09-411R
· Superfund: Greater EPA Enforcement and Reporting Are Needed to Enhance Cleanup at DOD Sites GAO-09-278
· United States Government Accountability Office Fiscal Year 2010 Performance Plan. GAO-09-304SP
Heritage Foundation
· Complex Systems Analysis-A Necessary Tool for Homeland Security
· Gates' Proposed Missile Defense Cuts: Confusion and Contradictions
· The G-20 Summit: Mistakes and Missed Opportunities
· Indonesian President Yudhoyono's Big Decision
· Keeping Score: Will the Summit of the Americas Make the U.S. More Prosperous?
· A New Approach to Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education
· Options for Combating Piracy in Somalia
· Piracy: A Symptom of Somalia's Deeper Problems
· The Summit of the Americas: A Chance to Make the Americas More Secure
Hudson Institute
· Hudson Economic Report--April 17, 2009
Human Rights Watch
· A Dying Practice: Use of Cluster Munitions by Russia and Georgia in August 2008
· Forced Apart (By the Numbers): Non-Citizens Deported Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses
· Service for Life: State Repression and Indefinite Conscription in Eritrea
Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
· Video Tour of Iran's Nuclear Sites
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· African Security Review, v. 18, no. 1, 2009: Peacekeeping in Africa
· 01 Jul 2008: Partnerships for Enhancing Regional Enforcement of Laws Against Environmental Crimes. Workshop Report
Institute for the Study of War
· June '06 to April '09 Iraq Order of Battle
· Operation Peace
International Crisis Group
· Chad: Powder Keg in the East
· China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping
· Development Assistance and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons from the Eastern Province
· Turkey and Armenia: Opening Minds, Opening Borders
International Relations and Security Network
· China’s Unhappy Neo-Leftists
· Costs of War: Dodging Security Bullets
· How to Tackle Piracy
· Moldova: No Revolution This Time Around
· Russia Ends Chechnya 'Operation'
· Srebrenica: Weighing Justice
· True Colors: Thailand on the Brink
· Uncovering China’s Hidden Agenda on Nuclear Proliferation
Jamestown Foundation
· China Brief, v. 9, no. 8, April 16, 2009
*Taiwan's Submarine Program: Pipe-Dream or Next Big Thing?
*Beijing's Calculated Response to NK Missile Launch
*Turkey Trot: Military Cooperation between Beijing and Ankara
*Military Parades Demonstrate Chinese Concept of Deterrence
*An Assessment of Taiwan's Quadrennial Defense Review
Lexington Institute
· Analytic Flaws in the Emerging Gates Defense Posture
· Back to the Future with Secretary Gates
· Radford Army Ammunition Plant: The Heart of the U.S. Ammunition Supply Chain
Maritime Administration
· Horn of Africa Piracy
Middle East Report Online
· The Reawakened Specter of Iraqi Civil War
National Priorities Project (NPP)
· The President's War Request: Local Costs Updated
New York University Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR)
· Facial Recognition Technology: A Survey of Policy and Implementation Issues
Peterson Institute
· The GCC Monetary Union: Choice of Exchange Rate Regime
· The IMF and the Global Crisis: Role and Reform
· World Recession and Recovery: A V or an L?
Pew Hispanic Center
· Mexican Immigrants in the United States, 2008
· A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
Pew Internet
· The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008
RAND
· Challenges and Issues with the Further Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft: Policy Options for Effective Life-Cycle Management of Resources
· The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005
· Enhancing Fires and Maneuver Capability Through Greater Air-Ground Joint Interdependence
· An Examination of the Relationship Between Usage and Operating-and-Support Costs of U.S. Air Force Aircraft
· Evaluating Options for U.S. Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Using Multiple Criteria
· A Framework to Assess Programs for Building Partnerships
· Initial Evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative
· Titanium: Industrial Base, Price Trends, and Technology Initiatives
Small Wars Journal
· The Post Oceanic Navy, the New Shadow Zones, and the U.S. Navy’s Force Structure Challenge
· The Role of PRTs on the Battlefield
· Translating Russia's Military Reform
Strategic Studies Institute
· A History of Socio-Cultural Intelligence and Research Under the Occupation of Japan
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Making Smugglers Pay: Underwriting Egyptian Border Security
· Will Mitchell's Trip Bypass Damascus?
· Iran Update, no, 133, 16 April 2009
Brookings Institution
· Afghanistan Index: Variable of Reconstruction & Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated April 7, 2009]
· Cuba: A New Policy of Critical and Constructive Engagement
· The Financial Crisis and the Rule of Law
· Summit of the Americas
· A Tighter Command Is Needed in Afghanistan
· Will Obama Retreat on Democracy in Latin America?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
· International Economic Bulletin, v. 1, no. 1, April 2009
· Lessons from Algeria's 2009 Presidential Election
· Reconciling With the Taliban?: Toward an Alternative Grand Strategy in Afghanistan
· Sisters in the Muslim Brotherhood
CATO
· Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy
Center for American Progress
· Transcending the Rio Grande: U.S.-Mexico Relations Need to Reach Beyond the Border
Center for Defense Information (CDI)
· A Chronology of North Korea's Missile Tests
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
· 2010: Time for a New Beginning
Center for Security Policy
· An Ideological Crusade Against Alberto Fujimori
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Afghan Public Opinion and the Afghan War: Shifts by Region and Province
· Commentary: Obama’s War Fighting Supplemental: $83.4 Billion More for Defense?
· Commentary: Opportunities for Obama in the Americas
· Comparative Connections v.11, n.1, (January-March 2009)
*Regional Overview: High Priority and High Drama over Asia
*U.S.-Japan Relations: A Fresh Start
*U.S.-China Relations: A Good Beginning is Half Way to Success
*U.S.-Korea Relations: The Late Night Phone Call
*U.S.-Russia Relations: The Kremlin Sizes up Obama
*U.S.-Southeast Asia Relations: Indonesia as Exemplar of Southeast Asia’s Importance
*China-Southeast Asia Relations: South China Sea, Economic Issues
*China-Taiwan Relations: New Economic Challenges
*North Korea-South Korea Relations: Squeezing the Border
*China-Korea Relations: Year of China-DPRK Friendship; North’s Rocket Fizzles
*Japan-China Relations: New Year, Old Problems
*Japan-Korea Relations: Conflict with North Improves Japan-ROK Relations
*-China-Russia Relations: Between Crisis and Cooperation
· Financial Power and International Security: Reflections on the Evolution of the Global Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Regime since 9/11
· The Obama Administration and US Strategy: The First 100 Days
· Peace in Chechnya?
· Pursuing a Comprehensive Vision for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
· U.E.-European Nonproliferation Perspectives: A Transtlantic Conversation
Century Foundation
· Iran Election Bulletin, v. 1, no. 4, April 10, 2009
*Ahmadinejad Adopts New Strategy on Campaign Trail
*Assessing Ahmadinejad’s Presidency
*Iranian Voters Hungry for Economic Policies, Not Slogans
*Seen & Heard: Analysis of Recent Media Coverage in Iran
*Background Brief: The State of Iran’s Economy
*Presidential Front Runners
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)
· 2009 Congressional Pig Book
· Complete Pork Database
Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
· CTC Sentinel, v. 2, no. 4, April 2009
*“Defining the Punjabi Taliban Network” by Hassan Abbas
*“The 2008 Belgium Cell and FATA’s Terrorist Pipeline” by Paul Cruickshank
* “President Obama’s Overseas Terrorism Challenge” by Tom Sanderson
* “Improving India’s Counterterrorism Policy After Mumbai” by Paul Staniland
*“Leveraging History in AQIM Communications” by Lianne Kennedy Boudali
*“AQAP a Rising Threat in Yemen” by Brian O’Neill
*“The Role of the United Nations in Defeating Al-Qa`ida and Associated Groups” by Richard Barrett
· Dysfunction and Decline: Lessons Learned from Inside al-Qa`ida in Iraq
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· Chairman Skelton Sends Letter to President Obama on Denying Safe Havens in Somalia to Pirates
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· The Budgetary Implications of NASA's Current Plans for Space Exploration
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
· Afghan Defense Chief Unhappy with Obama Plan
· Can China Lift Japan Out of Recession?
· India's Electoral Politics
· India's National Elections and Improved U.S. Relations
· U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality
· The United States Should Avoid "Grand Schemes" in Somalia
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
· OIG-09-45 - FEMA's Implementation of the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004
· OIG-09-42 - Audit of the Effectiveness of the Checked Baggage Screening System and Procedures Used to Identify and Resolve Threats (Unclassified Summary)
Department of Homeland Security Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
· FireGround Compass
· Security and Video Quality for the Public Safety Statement of Requirements Project
Department of Transportation Research and Innovation Technology Administration
· Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) System Initiative Final System Design Document
· Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) System Initiative Transition Plan
Director of National Intelligence
· April 3, 2009: Dr. Joel F. Brenner, National Counterintelligence Executive, Addresses the Applied Research Laboratories at the University of Texas at Austin
· April 9, 2009: Mr. Michael E. Leiter, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Addresses the Aspen Institute
· Statement of the Justice OLC Opinions
Economist
· Troubled Waters: A Special Report on the Sea
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
· Bank Crime Report 4th Quarter 2008
· Previous reports [see violent crime section]
FEMA
· Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans
· Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana: Mitigation Assessment Team Report, Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· What to do About Piracy?
Fort Leavenworth, Combined Arms Center
· Military Review, v. 89, no. 2, March-April 2009
*Counterinsurgency Lessons from Iraq by Bing West
*Unifying Physical and Psychological Impact During
*Narrowing the Gap: DOD and Stability Operations
*Tal Afar and Ar Ramadi: Grass Roots Reconstruction
*Not My Job: Contracting and Professionalism in the U.S. Army
*From Peddlers to Sheiks: A Contracting Case study in Southern Baghdad
*All Our Eggs in a Broken Basket: How the Human Terrain System is Undermining Sustainable Military Cultural Competence
*Complex Operations in Africa: Operational Culture Training in the French Military
*Testing Galula in Ameriyah: the People are the Key
*A View from Inside the Surge
*Amnesty, Reintegration, and Reconciliation in South Africa
*Educating by Design: Preparing Leaders for a Complex World
*The Art of Design: A Design Methodology
*Learning from Moderate Governments’ Approaches to Islamist Extremism
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Addressing Significant Vulnerabilities in the Department of State's Passport Issuance Process. GAO-09-583R
· Defined Benefit Plans: Proposed Plan Buyouts by Financial Firms Pose Potential Risks and Benefits GAO-09-207
· Maritime Security: Vessel Tracking Systems Provide Key Information, but the Need for Duplicate Data Should Be Reviewed GAO-09-337
· Military Disability Retirement: Closer Monitoring Would Improve the Temporary Retirement Process. GAO-09-289
· Military Personnel: Status of Accession, Retention, and End Strength for Military Medical Officers and Preliminary Observations Regarding Accession and Retention Challenges GAO-09-469R
· Nuclear Security: Better Oversight Needed to Ensure That Security Improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Are Fully Implemented and Sustained GAO-09-321
· Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Perspectives and Observations. GAO-09-411R
· Superfund: Greater EPA Enforcement and Reporting Are Needed to Enhance Cleanup at DOD Sites GAO-09-278
· United States Government Accountability Office Fiscal Year 2010 Performance Plan. GAO-09-304SP
Heritage Foundation
· Complex Systems Analysis-A Necessary Tool for Homeland Security
· Gates' Proposed Missile Defense Cuts: Confusion and Contradictions
· The G-20 Summit: Mistakes and Missed Opportunities
· Indonesian President Yudhoyono's Big Decision
· Keeping Score: Will the Summit of the Americas Make the U.S. More Prosperous?
· A New Approach to Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education
· Options for Combating Piracy in Somalia
· Piracy: A Symptom of Somalia's Deeper Problems
· The Summit of the Americas: A Chance to Make the Americas More Secure
Hudson Institute
· Hudson Economic Report--April 17, 2009
Human Rights Watch
· A Dying Practice: Use of Cluster Munitions by Russia and Georgia in August 2008
· Forced Apart (By the Numbers): Non-Citizens Deported Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses
· Service for Life: State Repression and Indefinite Conscription in Eritrea
Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
· Video Tour of Iran's Nuclear Sites
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· African Security Review, v. 18, no. 1, 2009: Peacekeeping in Africa
· 01 Jul 2008: Partnerships for Enhancing Regional Enforcement of Laws Against Environmental Crimes. Workshop Report
Institute for the Study of War
· June '06 to April '09 Iraq Order of Battle
· Operation Peace
International Crisis Group
· Chad: Powder Keg in the East
· China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping
· Development Assistance and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons from the Eastern Province
· Turkey and Armenia: Opening Minds, Opening Borders
International Relations and Security Network
· China’s Unhappy Neo-Leftists
· Costs of War: Dodging Security Bullets
· How to Tackle Piracy
· Moldova: No Revolution This Time Around
· Russia Ends Chechnya 'Operation'
· Srebrenica: Weighing Justice
· True Colors: Thailand on the Brink
· Uncovering China’s Hidden Agenda on Nuclear Proliferation
Jamestown Foundation
· China Brief, v. 9, no. 8, April 16, 2009
*Taiwan's Submarine Program: Pipe-Dream or Next Big Thing?
*Beijing's Calculated Response to NK Missile Launch
*Turkey Trot: Military Cooperation between Beijing and Ankara
*Military Parades Demonstrate Chinese Concept of Deterrence
*An Assessment of Taiwan's Quadrennial Defense Review
Lexington Institute
· Analytic Flaws in the Emerging Gates Defense Posture
· Back to the Future with Secretary Gates
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Maritime Administration
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Middle East Report Online
· The Reawakened Specter of Iraqi Civil War
National Priorities Project (NPP)
· The President's War Request: Local Costs Updated
New York University Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR)
· Facial Recognition Technology: A Survey of Policy and Implementation Issues
Peterson Institute
· The GCC Monetary Union: Choice of Exchange Rate Regime
· The IMF and the Global Crisis: Role and Reform
· World Recession and Recovery: A V or an L?
Pew Hispanic Center
· Mexican Immigrants in the United States, 2008
· A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
Pew Internet
· The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008
RAND
· Challenges and Issues with the Further Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft: Policy Options for Effective Life-Cycle Management of Resources
· The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005
· Enhancing Fires and Maneuver Capability Through Greater Air-Ground Joint Interdependence
· An Examination of the Relationship Between Usage and Operating-and-Support Costs of U.S. Air Force Aircraft
· Evaluating Options for U.S. Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Using Multiple Criteria
· A Framework to Assess Programs for Building Partnerships
· Initial Evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative
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Small Wars Journal
· The Post Oceanic Navy, the New Shadow Zones, and the U.S. Navy’s Force Structure Challenge
· The Role of PRTs on the Battlefield
· Translating Russia's Military Reform
Strategic Studies Institute
· A History of Socio-Cultural Intelligence and Research Under the Occupation of Japan
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Making Smugglers Pay: Underwriting Egyptian Border Security
· Will Mitchell's Trip Bypass Damascus?
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