Friday's Miscellany 10-15-2011

Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)

·         A Knock at the Door: 22 Months of ISAF Press Releases

·         ISAF response to this report

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit

·         Legacies of Conflict: Healing Complexes and Moving Forwards in Ghazni Province [3rd in series]   

·         Legacies of Conflict: Healing Complexes and Moving Forwards in Bamiyan Province [2nd in series] 

·         Legacies of Conflict: Healing Complexes and Moving Forwards in Kabul Province [1st in series] 

·         Wartime Suffering: Patterns of Violations in Afghanistan 

American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats

·         Yemen Crisis Situation Report [latest update]       

Amnesty International

·         Attacks on Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in the Russian Federation  

·         Blunt Force—Torture and Police Impunity in Ukraine 

·         “No Evidence of a Crime”—Paying the Price for Police Impunity in Ukraine  

·         Universal Jurisdiction—Preliminary Survey of Legislation Around the World 

Asia Foundation / USAID

·         Prosecution of Torture: A Manual f

·         Report on the Philippine Extrajudicial Killings 2001-2010 

Asian Development Bank Institute

·         Promoting Domestic Reforms through Regionalism 

Atlantic Council

·         Georgia in the West: A Policy Road Map to Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Future 

James Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Shale Gas and US National Security f

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         TwomSteps Forward, One Step Back—Woman’s Suffrage in Saudi Arabia 

Berghof Conflict Research

·         Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation - -2011 

Boston Consulting Group

·         Madei n America, Again—Why Manufacturing Will Return to the U.S. [from China]  

Brookings

·         2011 DOD China Report and Taiwan's Security 

·         Admitting North Korean Refugees to the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities 

·         The Euro-Area Crisis: Weighing Policy Options and the Scope for U.S. Leverage 

·         On the Front Line of Climate Change and Displacement: Learning from and withPacific Island Countries   

·         The United States and China: A G-2 in the Making? 

Center for Global Development

·         Iraq’s Last Window—Diffusing the Risks of a Petro-State 

·         Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery: U.S. Policy Options in the Case of Haiti 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghan War Ten Years On—Transition and the Coming Resource Crisis  

·         Central-Eas tEuropean Policy Review 2011  

·         The First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review 

·         Governance and Militancy in Pakistan’s Swat Valley 

·         PacNet #56A - Responsibility to Protect: Tensions between Sovereignty and Security 

·         Significant Cyber Events Since 2006  

·         US Ground Force Capabilities Through 2020  

Center for Strategic Research

·         The Ongoing Insurgency in Southern Thailand: Trends in Violence, CounterinsurgencyOperations, and the Impact of National Politics 

Centre for Studies on Federalism

·         “Euro-Bonds” The Ruiz Zambrano judgment or the Real Invention of EU Citizenship 

Chatham House

·         Sri Lanka—Prospects for Reform and Reconciliation  

CNA

·         The2 011 Strategic Studies Experts Guide 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Enhancing U.S. Diplomatic Engagement with Nonstate Armed Groups 

·         The G20's Eurozone Problem 

·         Joint Challenges for U.S.-South Korea Alliance

·         TheL engthening List of Iran Sanctions 

·         Military Escalation in Korea: CPA Contingency Planning Memorandum No. 10 

·         Mounting Questions on Iran Terror Plot   

·         State Sponsors: Iran 

·         U.S. Takes Aim at Yuan 

·         The U.S.-South Korea Alliance 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2012-001 Assessment of Security Within the Department of Defense - Training,Certification, and Professionalization, October 6, 2011 

Department of Transportation

·         NextGen Avionics Roadmap Version 2.0  

East West Center

·         Beyond Armed Resistance: Ethnonational Politics in Burma (Myanmar) 

·         Economic Reforms, Regionalism, and Exports: Comparing China and India 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Country Analysis Brief - South Korea 

·         Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         TheAgenda for the EU-US Strategic Partnership 

Foreign Policy

·         The Burma Spring 

·         City Of Clichés: Why It's So Hard to Take an Original Photo in Tehran 

·         Germany's Not That Sorry Anymore 

·         Panda Mugging: Can the 2012 Candidates China-bash Their Way to Victory?  

·         Twilight of the Wise Man 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         In Their Own Words: Al Qaeda’s View Of The Arab Spring 

·         Post-Mubarak Egyptian Attitudes Toward Israel 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Aviation  Safety: Enhanced Oversight and Improved Availability of Risk-Based Data CouldFurther Improve Safety, GAO-12-24 

·         Information Sharing:  Progress Made and Challenges Remaining in SharingTerrorism-Related Information, GAO-12-144T [testimony] 

Henley Putnam University

·         Journal of Strategic Security, Fall 2011, v. 4, no.3 

o    Hizbollah-Syrian Intelligence Affairs: A Marriage of Convenience

o    Extraordinary Rendition and U.S. Counterterrorism Policy

o    Mitigating the Exploitation of U.S. Borders by Jihadists and Criminal Organizations

o    Buy Off and Buy In: Flipping the FARC

Heritage Foundation

·         Congress Should Promptly Repeal or Fix Unwarranted Provisions of the Dodd–Frank Act 

·         Forty-Second Plot Highlights State-Sponsored Terrorism Threat 

·         Getting Serious About Taiwan’s Air Power Needs 

·         Google, Antitrust, and Not Being Evil 

·         Global Trade Freedom Needs a Boost 

·         How Visa Reform Could Benefit Jobs and Homeland Security 

·         Nicaragua’s Presidential Elections: How Daniel Ortega Could Shame Democracy 

·         Taking the REINS on Regulation 

Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI)

·         Preparedness,Response, and Resilience Task Force: Operationalizing Resilience: A Systems-based Approach Emphasizing Risk Management is Required 

Hudson Institute

·         Islam in the National Story of Pakistan 

Human Rights Watch

·         Somsanga’s Secrets—Arbitrary Detention, Physical Abuse, and Suicide Inside a Lao DrugDetention Center   

Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         Chechen Imbroglio—An Update  

·         Counterinsurgency and “Op Sadhbhavana” in Jammu and Kashmir 

·         India-Bhutan Power Cooperation—Between Policy Overtures and Local Debates  

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         New Satellite Imagery of Iranian Nuclear Sites on Google Earth 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         South Africa Crime Quarterly, September 2011,no. 37 

o    Fear or failure? Why victims of domestic violence retract from the criminal justice process

o    Between illegality and legality, (In)security, crime and gangs in Nairobi informal settlements

o    A prisoners right? The legal case for rehabilitation

o    Will the real social worker please stand up? Defining criminal justice social work

o    On the record, Interview with Peter Tinsley, Executive Director of the Institute for Justice Sector Development

Institute for the Study of War

·         Afghanistan Order of Battle (as of October 2011)  

·         For Pakistan, A Chance to Turn Pakistani Taliban into Allies 

·         Iraq Order of Battle (as of October 2011)  

·         Libya Conflict: Situation Update 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalization

·         Dry Peace—Syria, Israel and the Water of the Golan  f

International Crisis Group

·         Guatemala: Drug Trafficking and Violence 

·         Reforming Pakistan’s Prison System 

International Energy Administration (IEA)

·         International Energy Agency Natural Gas Survey, July 2011 

·         International Energy Agency Oil Survey, July 2011  

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

·         2011 Global Hunger Index 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Determinants of Non-oil Growth in the CFA-Zone Oil Producing Countries: How do they Differ? 

·         Global Poverty Estimates: A Sensitivity Analysis 

·         Inflation Dynamics in the CEMAC [Central African Economic and Monetary Community] Region 

·         Making Banks Safer: Can Volcker and Vickers Do It? 

·         Predicting Recessions: A New Approach For Identifying Leading Indicators and ForecastCombinations 

International Relations and Security Network

·         Animal Spirits: Shaping Patterns of Economic Growth 

·         The Black Sea: A Forgotten Geo-strategic Realm 

·         Bout Trial to Open Amid Legal, Diplomatic Controversy 

·         Of Isolation and Isotopes: Iran's Nuclear Program   

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, October 14, 2011 v. 11, no. 19 

o    “Strong Indignation,” but Limited Retribution: China’s Response to U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan

o    Beijing Battles Brewing Financial Crisis

o    Tiangong-1 Launch Makes China’s Space Station Plans a Reality

o    Retired Taiwan Officer Exchanges Offer Insight into a Modern “United Front”

·         Terrorism Monitor, October 14, 2011, v. 9, no. 37 

o    Iraqi Militants Encourage People of Khuzestan to Launch Jihad against Iran

o    The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's Expanding Western Connections

o    Bringing Shari'a Rule to Yemen and Saudi Arabia: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Post-Revolution Strategies

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

·         2011 Ibrahim Index of African Governance 

National Security Archive

·         U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy: A Video History, 1945-2004 

National Security Project [Bipartisan Policy Center]

·         Investing in the Revolution: Economics and the Prospects for Democracy in Egypt 

·         Strategic Public Diplomacy: The Case of Egypt 

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

·         Forget the Politics, It’s Wrong to Ignore the Human Suffering   

·         Outside Aid Has Failed. Only an ‘Intrusive Aid’ Approach Will Work? 

New America Foundation

·         Moving Toward Transition—A Survey of Opinion Leaders in Southern Afghanistan as the USBegins Its Drawdown 

Peterson Institute for International Economics

·         Renminbi Rules—The Conditional Imminence of the Reserve Currency Transition  

·         Sustainability of Greek Public Debt 

·         US Tax Discrimination Against Large Corporations Should Be Discarded

Pew Research Center

·         0.5%- War and Sacrifice in the Post-9/11 Era: The Military-Civilian Gap 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

·         Tea Party on Foreign Policy: Strong on Defense and Israel, Tough on China 

·         Wall Street Protests Receive Limited Attention: Public Remains Focused on EconomicConditions 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Inequality in the Great Recession: The Case of the United States 

Rand

·         Building Afghanistan's Security Forces in Wartime: The Soviet Experience 

·         Conflict with China: Prospects, Consequences, and Strategies for Deterrence 

·         Dilemmas of Intervention: Social Science for Stabilization and Reconstruction 

·         The Effect of the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS) Program onArmy Accessions and Attrition 

·         Improving Soldier and Unit Effectiveness with the Stryker Brigade Combat TeamWarfighters' Forum 

·         Targets for Marine Corps Purchasing and Supply Management Initiatives: Spend AnalysisFindings 

Small Wars Journal

·         Design: Thinking not Process 

·         Refining the MDMP for Operational Adaptability 

·         U.S. Naval Basing in Sri Lanka? 

·         What is Your Narrative, and Why? 

Texas Department of Agriculture

·         Texas Border Security: Strategic Military Assessment 

Transportation Research Board

·         Naval Engineering in the 21st Century: The Science and Technology Foundation forFuture Naval Fleets 

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

·         Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime Control

·         Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 - Summary Findings 

·         UNODC Human Trafficking Case Law Database 

United Nations

·         2011 Global Study on Homicide 

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

·         Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody 

US Central Command (CENTCOM)

·         CENTCOM Investigation – CH-47D Wardak crash

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Diversity, Unity, and Nation Building in South Sudan   

·         Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Countries: Toward Developing Common Principles and a Community of Practice 

·         Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding 

·         Impact or Illusion? Reintegration under the Afghanistan Peace and ReintegrationProgram 

·         Istanbul and Bonn Conferences: Building Blocks of the Afghan Transition Process 

·         Leadership, Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in the DRC 

·         Lessons from Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq 

·         Reconstruction Zones in Afghanistan and Haiti: A Way to Enhance Aid Effectiveness andAccountability 

·         Science Diplomacy for Nuclear Security 

·         Youth in Rwanda and Burundi 

USAID

·         Horn of Africa - Drought [latest update] 

·         Libya- Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance [latest update]   

·         Pakistan- Complex Emergency and Floods [latest update] 

Washington Institute for Near East Studies

·         Action by Egypt's Military Rulers against Copts Endangers Transition

·          Deter, Don't Dismiss, the Iranian Threat 

·         Egypt after Mubarak: Whither the Revolution?

·         Freeing Gilad Shalit: The Cost to Israel 

·         A History of Violence 

·         How to Make Turks Your Friends, or Enemies 

·         Indicting a Syrian American: Diplomatic Implications

·         The Iranian-Saudi Cold War Heats Up 

White House

·         Remarks  by President Obama and President Lee of the Republic of Korea in a Joint PressConference 

WMD Center

·         Bio-Response Report Card