Monday, August 3, 2026

Friday's Miscellany 07-24-2026 & 7-31-2026

 38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 American Enterprise Institute

 American Security Project

 Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI)

 Amnesty International

 Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies

 Army T2COM G2

 Army University Press

  • Military Review, July-August 2026, v. 106, no. 4 
    • Is Russia on the Path to Oblivion?
    • Beyond the Shoreline: Landpower, Access, and Maritime Chokepoints
    • China’s Unseen Traps of War: How Critical Gaps in Imagination Enable China’s Total Societal Warfare
    • Missing the Point: Mao’s Overlooked Lesson for the West
    • Reconstituting Combat Power in Large-Scale War: A Layered Approach
    • Regeneration in Expeditionary Trauma Care: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Human Tooth
    • Beating the Sensor Symphony: Why Decoys Still Matter
    • Adaptive AI Supremacy Through a Resilient Distributed Model Repository
    • The Kingdom of Rot: The Environment as an Active Combatant and the Failure of Technology in Jungle Warfare
    • Science as a Substitute for Geography: The Army’s High-Altitude Advantage—Altitude as a Strategic Asymmetry in Great-Power Competition
    • Professional Military Education and Problem-Based Learning
    • From Consumer to Custodian: A New Model for Partnering with Civilian Universities
    • AI Produces Operations Order in Verse

 Army War College Press

 Asia Society Policy Institute

 Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN)

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Brennan Center for Justice

 British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Brookings Institution

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Cato Institute

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

 Center for International Policy

 Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

  • Belarus Analytical Digest
    • No. 009: State Propaganda and Digital Authoritarianism in Belarus 
  • Caucasus Analytical Digest
    • No. 148: Shifting Politics and Civic Agency in Georgia 

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT)

  • Defence Against Terrorism Review, 2026, v. 1 
    • On the Responses of International Humanitarian Law to Terrorism and its Interplay with Counter Terrorism Law
    • Artificial Intelligence in NATO’s Counter Terrorism Approach: Strategic and Policy Challenges in the Mediterranean, with a Case Study on Libya
    • Cyberterrorism in the Age of AI and Gaming: What NATO Must Do now

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ)

 Council on Geostrategy

 Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

 Defense AI Observatory  (DAIO)

 Defense Casualty Analysis System

 Department of Defense/War

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

 Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General

  • OIG-26-19 CBP's Inbound Inspection Process at the Northern Border Operates Consistent with Policies and Procedures 
  • OIG-26-18 ICE's Electronic Health Record System Does Not Fully Address Capability Needs 
  • OIG-26-17 FEMA Properly Processed Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims but Overcompensated Some Claimants 
  • OIG-26-16 TSA Took Steps to Reduce Security and Privacy Risks to Watchlist Data - (REDACTED) 

 Department of State (DOS)

 Department of State Office of Inspector General

 Domestic Violent Extremism Research and Translation Center (DVERT)

 Energy Information Administration (EIA)

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

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

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

 German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

 German Marshall Fund of the United States

 Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET)

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Army Corps of Engineers: Disaster Funding and Information Used to Support Flood Risk Management GAO-26-108504 
  • Army Corps of Engineers: Stakeholders and Corps Views on Legal Protections in Project Partnership Agreements GAO-26-108625
  • B-52 Bomber: Air Force Actions Needed to Improve Major Modernization and Sustainment Efforts GAO-26-109272 
  • Broadband: Actions Needed to Strengthen Fragmented Federal Effort GAO-26-109297 
  • Combating Fraud: Managing Risks in Federally Funded, State-Administered Programs GAO-26-109100 
  • Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Substitution and Recycling Technologies GAO-26-108687 
  • Cybersecurity Regulations: Multiple Sectors Are Subject to Potentially Duplicative Reporting Requirements GAO-26-108606 
  • Disaster Response: Lessons Learned in Supporting Mothers and Young Children GAO-26-107790 
  • Federal Land and Water Management: Lessons Learned from Implementing Federal-Tribal Shared Decision-Making Agreements GAO-26-108965 
  • Firearms Education: ATF Should Use Performance Metrics and Information to Evaluate and Manage Outreach Campaign GAO-26-108655 
  • Managing Critical Isotopes: DOE Could Better Assess Market Needs and Respond to Risks GAO-26-108053 
  • Military Health Care: Information on Use of and Access to Toxic Exposure Records GAO-26-108483 
  • National Transportation Safety Board: Use of Competitive and Noncompetitive Contract Awards to Acquire Products and Services GAO-26-108506 
  • Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Is Missing Opportunities to Apply Lessons from Other Countries That Could Reduce Risks and Costs GAO-26-108082 
  • Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Better Use End State Contracts to Achieve Intended Results GAO-26-107745 
  • Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Homeland Security GAO-26-109077 
  • Public Health Preparedness: Experts Identified Actions to Improve Surveillance for Emerging Disease Threats GAO-26-107610 
  • Priority Open Recommendations: Office of the Director of National Intelligence GAO-26-108954 
  • Rideshare and Taxi Safety: Information on Assault Data, Safety Features, and Background Checks GAO-26-108552 
  • Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Actions Needed to Address Maritime Security Risks GAO-26-107521 
  • VA Software Asset Management: Adherence to Leading Management Practices Needed to Achieve Intended Outcomes GAO-26-108641 

 Heritage Foundation

 Hoover Institution

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP) 

 Institute for the Study of War

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

 International Crisis Group

 Irregular Warfare Center (IWC)

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, July 24, 2026, v. 26, no. 15 
    • Extensive Diplomatic Work is Bringing the World to Beijing
    • Technological Progress in ‘Time War’ With the West
    • Continuity in Energy Strategy Amid U.S.–Iran War
    • Draft Law Would Exploit Tech for National Mobilization
    • Xi Pursues AI Governance Leadership at Beijing Summit
    • Xinjiang Dealmaking Overcomes Sanctions Deterrent
    • No Political Charges as Ma Xingrui Expelled from Politburo
    • Taiwan Intensifies Resistance to PRC Political Warfare
    • Cyber Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine
  • Terrorism Monitor, July 16, 2026, v. 24, no. 12 
    • Arakan Army Becomes Most Effective Insurgent Force in Myanmar
    • Ties with Somalia Signal Türkiye’s Plans for Greater Role in Africa
    • Global Terrorism Threat Looks Uncomfortably Familiar
    • Militants, Media, and the Gaza Information War

 Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)

 Lowy Institute for International Relations

 Macdonald-Laurier Institute 

 Marine Corps University Press 

  • China Military Studies Review, 2026, v. 2 
    • Should Modern Western Militaries Have Political Commissars?
    • Chinese Military Thinking on Siege Warfare
    • The PLA Was Intended to Fight and Win Wars
    • Weishe on the Water: The Role of the People's Liberation Army Navy within Systemic Coercion
    • From Pandemic to Purges: China's Military Diplomacy from 2018 to 2025
  • The Many Faces of War and Peace: A Survey of War Throughout the Ages 

 Middle East Institute

 Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

 Mitchell Institute

 National Bureau of Asian Research

 National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

  • Journal of Policy & Strategy, 2026, v. 6, no. 2 
    • Defining U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Policy for an Uncertain World
    • Fundamental Deterrence Challenges and Tailoring
    • Conceptual Challenges of “Tailoring” Nuclear Deterrence
    • Artificial Intelligence Arms Control Would be a Disastrous Mistake
    • The Coming War in America: Iranian Threats to the U.S. Homeland 
    • The Coming War in America, January 2026 [proceedings]
    • Assessing the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy, February 2026 [proceedings]
    • Ending the Threat from Iran: Post-Operation Epic Fury, March 2026 [proceedings]
    • Cyber Threats and the New Cyber Strategy for America, April 2026 [proceedings]

 NATO Defense College

 Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute

  • China Maritime Report #56: The Silent Service: Assessing PLAN Influence in the Central Military Commission 
  • CMSI Note 23: Vice Admiral Zhang Zheng Likely at the Helm: The PLA Navy’s Apparent New Most Senior Officer 
  • CMSI Note 22: Testing Boundaries: The Lan Hai 201 Mission East of Taiwan 
  • CMSI Translations #33: A Super-AIP Submarine Under the Bayi Flag 

 Naval War College Stockton Center for International Law

 Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI)

 New America

 Niskanen Center

 North Atlantic Policy Forum

 Observer Research Foundation 

 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

 Oxford University Press (OUP)

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

 Pew Research Center

 Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

 Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

 RAND Corporation

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Takshashila Institution

Taylor & Francis

 Toda Peace Institute

 UK Parliament House of Commons Library

 UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

 United States Studies Centre (USSC)

 University of Western Australia (UWA) Defence and Security Institute 

 Violence Prevention Project Research Center

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 Wilson Center 

 White House

 World Bank