Friday's Miscellany 10-05-2012

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

·         Federal R&D and Sequestration in the First Five Years 

American Enterprise Institute

·         [Taiwan:]  Under the Shadow of a Rising Great Power 

American Security Project

·         American Security Quarterly, October 2012, v. 1, no. 4   

·         Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty  

·         India in the Indian Ocean Region: Re-calibrating U.S. Expectations  

Amnesty International

·         Agents of Repression—Egypt’s Police and the Case for Reform 

·         Brutality Unpunished and Unchecked—Egypt’s Military Kill and Torture Protesters with Impunity  

·         Colombia: Hidden from Justice: Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, a Follow-up Report 

·         South Sudan—Lethal Disarmament:  Abuses Linked to Civilian Disarmament in Pibor County, Jonglei State 

Annenberg School of Communications

·         Finding a Way—How Iranians Reach for News and Information 

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, September 2012, v. 19, no. 9 

o    Injuries due to firearms and air guns among U.S. military members not participating in overseas combat operations, 2002-2011

o    Health care encounters for injuries associated with a gun mechanism or component, U.S. Armed Forces

o    Images in health surveillance: West Nile virus vectors and prevention

o    Coccidioidomycosis, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2000-June 2012

o    Update: Pneumonia-influenza and severe acute respiratory illnesses, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, July 2000-June 2012

o    Pneumonia and influenza among military members and other beneficiaries of the U.S. military health system, 2007-2012

o    Lightning-related medical encounters, active and reserve components, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2009-August 2012

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         The Emerging "Post-Doha" Agenda and the New Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific 

·         How Should We Bank With Foreigners?-An Empirical Assessment of Lending Behavior of International Banks to Six East Asian Economies 

·         Sovereign Risk: A Macro-Financial Perspective 

·         The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank: Should Asia Have Both? 

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Profile of the U.S. Army—A Reference Handbook (2012 Edition) 

·         U.S. Army Operational Testing and Evaluation—Laying the Foundation for the Army of 2020 

Atlantic Council

·         Yemen and Somalia: Assessing the Threat 

·         Water Insecurity—A Threat for Pakistan and India  

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Europe: Is Democracy at Stake? 

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         The Effectiveness and Legitimacy of Using Force to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation 

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [Updated September 30, 2012] 

·         Sequestration and What it Might Mean for American Military Power, Asia, and the Flashpoint of Korea 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Eurasian Customs Union—Friend or Foe of the EU? 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         National Security Guide to the 2012 Presidential Election 

Center for Global Development

·         Creating a Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         When Tragedy Is the Hallmark of Failed Policy: The Death of Agent Nicholas Ivie 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Hemisphere Insider: v. II, no. 24 - October 1, 2012 

·         Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 61, 2 October 2012 

·         New Perspectives in Foreign Policy 

·         The New US Strategy, the FY2013 Defense Budget, Sequestration, and the Growing Strategy-Reality Gap 

·         PacNet #62 - Japan’s Senkaku Exit Strategy 

·         The Turkey, Russia, Iran Nexus—Political & Security Dimensions  

·         The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2012, v, 35, no. 4 

o    China's Free Trade Agreement Strategies

o    China's Unilateral Sanctions

o    China's Overstretched Military Strategy

o    The Risks of Ignoring Strategic Insolvency

o    A New Era for U.S. Security Assistance

o    How to Exercise U.S. Leverage Over Pakistan

o    Keeping Hamas and Hezbollah Out of a War with Iran

o    Obama's Weak and Failing States Agenda

o    The Return of History in Europe

o    Mexico's Democratic Challenges

Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (CSWMD)

·         The Presidential Nuclear Initiatives of 1991–1992 

Centre for Studies in Federalism

·         Globalization and Cross-Border Cooperation in EU Law: A Transnational Research Agenda 

Chatham House

·         Sinai: The Buffer Erodes 

·         US Election Note: Middle East Policy after 2012 

Child Soldiers International

·         Louder than Words: An Agenda for Action to end State Use of Child Soldiers

 College of Europe

·         International Financial Regulation: A Role for the Eurozone? 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

·         Federal Support for and Involvement in State and Local [DHS] Fusion Centers 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Irony of Global Economic Governance—The System Worked  

·         Global Trust for Rule of Law  

·         Venezuela's High-Stakes Election 

Crisis States Research Network

·         Meeting the Challenges of Crisis States 

Defense Science Board (DSB)

·         Predicting Violent Behavior 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Western Hemisphere Defense Policy Statement    

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2013-002, Improvement Needed With DoD Single-Bid Program to Increase Effective Competition for Contracts, October 4, 2012  

East-West Center

·         Terrorism in Perspective: An Assessment of 'Jihad Project' Trends in Indonesia 

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Venezuela Country Analysis Brief 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Division of Powers between the EU, Member States and Local and Regional Authorities 

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

·         Toward Efficient Early Action: The EU Needs a Regional Focus and Proactive Tools to Prevent and Manage Conflicts 

Foreign Policy

·         The 4 Percent Solution [Military Budget] 

·         The Contest in Caracas 

·         Game Change: China Edition 

·         Inside Bibi's Bunker 

·         Putin's Miscalculation 

FRIDE

·         Spanish Foreign Policy Monitor: July-September 2012 

·         A Tyranny of the Majority? Islamists’ Ambivalence about Human Rights 

Fridtjof Nansen Institute

·         China, Russia and Central Asia: The Energy Dilemma 

German Development Institute

·         Building Domestic Capabilities in Renewable Energy: A Case Study of Egypt 

·         Role of Social Media in Mobilizing Political Protest: Evidence from the Tunisian Revolution  

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Agriculture in North Africa: A Chance for Development 

·         Beyond the Euro Crisis: Implications for U.S. Strategy 

·         International Trends: Korea 2012 

Georgetown University Law Center

·         Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 2012, v. 6, no. 1 

o    CIA and the Rule of Law

o    Dead Contractors: The Un-Examined Effect of Surrogates on the Public’s Casualty Sensitivity

o    From Executive Order to Judicial Approval: Tracing the History of Surveillance of U.S. Persons Abroad in Light of Recent Terrorism Investigations

o    Virtual Checkpoints and Cyber-Terry Stops: Digital Scans To Protect the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

o    Can the President and Congress Establish a Legislative Veto Mechanism for Jointly Drawing Down a Long and Controversial War?

o    Preventive Detention in the Law of Armed Conflict: Throwing Away the Key?

o    The U.S.-China Incidents at Sea Agreement: A Recipe for Disaster

o    Self-Restraint and National Security

o    Torture and the War on Terror: The Need for Consistent Definitions and Legal Remedies

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Batteries and Energy Storage: Federal Initiatives Supported Similar Technologies and Goals but Had Key Differences. GAO-12-842 

·         General Aviation Safety: Additional FAA Efforts Could Help Identify and Mitigate Safety Risks. GAO-13-36 

·         Solar Energy: Federal Initiatives Overlap but Take Measures to Avoid Duplication. GAO-12-843 

·         Strategic Sourcing: Improved and Expanded Use Could Save Billions in Annual Procurement Costs. GAO-12-919 

Heritage Foundation

·         The Domestic Counterterrorism Enterprise: Time to Streamline 

·         NATO Must Refocus on Afghanistan 

·         Religious Liberty and Expression Under Attack: Restoring America’s First Freedoms 

·         Taiwan Admitted to the Visa Waiver Program 

·         Why the Slow Economic Recovery? 

Hinckley Institute of Politics

·         The Ayatollah’s Nuclear Gamble: The Human Cost of Military Strikes Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities 

Human Rights Watch

·         Abusive System : Failures of Criminal Justice in Gaza 

·         For a Better Life: Migrant Worker Abuse in Bahrain and the Government Reform Agenda 

·         “Like a Death Sentence”: Abuses against Persons with Mental Disabilities in Ghana  

Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA)

·         Assertiveness in The People’s Liberation Army: Pressure on The Party? 

·         Brajesh Mishra’s Legacy to National Security and Diplomacy 

·         GSAT-10 is a Success but ISRO Needs to Advance Its Launch Capabilities 

·         Why is Tamil Nadu Against Sri Lanka? 

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

·         Impact of Counter-Terrorism on Communities: France Background Report 

·         Impact of Counter-Terrorism on Communities: Germany Background Report 

·         Impact of Counter-Terrorism on Communities: Methodology Report 

·         Impact of Counter-Terrorism on Communities: Netherlands Background Report 

·         Impact of Counter-Terrorism on Communities: Sweden Background Report  

·         Impact of Counter-Terrorism on Communities: UK Background Report 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Weekly Update #39, September 19, 2012-September 26, 2012 

·         Opinion: The ‘Andar Uprising’ and Progress in Afghanistan 

International Crisis Group

·         Eastern Congo: Why Stabilisation Failed 

·         Malaysia's Coming Election: Beyond Communalism? 

International Fund for Agricultural Development

·         Growing Peace Through Development 

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Eurozone Crisis Recedes, but Risks Remain 

·         Japan's Elections Unlikely to End Political Uncertainties 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Banking and Trading 

·         Macrofinancial Stress Testing - Principles and Practices—Background Material 

·         Macrofinancial Stress Testing - Principles and Practices Summary 

·         Tests of German Resilience 

               

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, October 5, 2012, v. 12, no. 19 

o    Examining the New Aircraft Carrier through the PLA’s Revolution in “Organizational” Affairs

o    System of Systems Operational Capability: Key Supporting Concepts for Future Joint Operations

o    Foreign Businesses in China: Out on a Limb?

o    Four More Years: The DPP Assesses its 2012 Loss and Looks Ahead to 2016

Joint Chiefs of Staff

·         Capstone Concept for Joint Operations—Joint Force 2020 

Korea Institute for National Unification

·         How Should Jang Song-thaek’s Visit to China be Evaluated? 

·         The Meaning of North Korea’s Participation in the Paralympics and North Korean Human Rights as Well as the Future Challenges for the Development of Inter-Korean Relations 

·         Opening the Pandora’s Box? The Introduction of a New Economic Management System in North Korea 

·         Will North Korea’s “6.28 Directives” Be a Prelude Toward “Reform and Opening”? 

Lexington Institute

·         Modernizing the Air Force's Electronic Aircraft Fleet 

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2012 [updated Oct 1, 2012] 

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2012 [updated Oct 4, 2012] 

MITRE

·         In the Modern Court, It's Not "Business" as Usual 

·         Integrating Unmanned Aircraft into NextGen Automation Systems 

·         Organizationally-Agnostic Business Modeling: A Case Study - How to Use Business Modeling to Support Organizational Change 

National Academies Press

·         Assessment of Agent Monitoring Strategies for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants 

·         Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy 

·         Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering: Sustaining American Competitiveness in the 21st Century 

·         Sustainability Considerations for Procurement Tools and Capabilities: Summary of a Workshop 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         China's Increasing "Rights Defense" (weiquan) Activities on the Sea 

·         Cooperation between the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and Civil-sector Medical Institutions - Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake 

National Security Archive

·         The Armageddon Letters [Telling the Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis From the Perspective of Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro] 

·         Lifting the Veil on NRO Satellite Systems and Ground Stations 

NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center

·         Afghanistan Weekly Review [latest update Oct 2, 2012] 

NATO Defense College

·         NATO in the Gulf: Partnership Without a Cause? 

·         Romney vs. Obama: what the Atlantic Alliance can expect from the next U.S. President 

Naval War College (NWC)

·         Maritime Stability Operations Game Report 2011 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Reopening the Kurdish Question: States, Communities and Proxies in a Time of Turmoil 

·         Risk and Violence in Iraq’s New Sectarian Balance 

·         Turf on the Roof of the World 

Observer Research Foundation

·         India-Bangladesh Relations: Finding a Way Forward 

·         Recommendations on Arms Procurement Reforms in India 

Pak Institute for Peace Studies

·         Contemporary Intellectual Challenges Facing Muslim Ummah: Some Ways Out to Consider 

·         The Emerging Challenges and the Responses from Religious Scholars 

·         The Importance of Science and Technology Education in the Muslim worlds 

Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKOSI)

·         Hearts and Minds: A Strategy of Conciliation, Coercion, or Commitment? 

·         Reconstruction and Stabilization Continuity of Operation: Insights from Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Teams 

Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism

·         The Explosion in Mobile Audiences and a Close Look at What it Means for News 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Macroeconomic Impact of Capital Flows in Sub-Saharan Countries, 1980-2008 

Rand

·         Expendable Missiles vs. Reusable Platform Costs and Historical Data 

·         Naval Aviation Budgeting: Cost Adjustment Sheets and the Flying Hour Program 

·         The Value and Limitations of Minimalist Stabilization Efforts 

Saferworld

·         Moving Beyond Promises: Perceptions, Priorities and Participation of Youth in Yemen's Transition 

Small Arms Survey

·         Armed Groups' Holdings of Guided Light Weapons 

·         Regional Organizations and the PoA [UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects] 

Small Wars Journal

·         Carl von Clausewitz, Meet Albert Einstein and Max Planck: Replacing the Center of Gravity Concept with a Quantum Mechanics Military Theory and Its Implications 

·         Enhancing Red Team Performance: Driving Measurable Value and Quality Outcomes with Process Improvement 

·         The Iranian View of Stage Two of the Arab Spring 

·         Iraq in the Middle Part VII: Joost Hiltermann on Iraq’s Relations with Israel 

·         Multi-National Corporations and Stability Operations: A New Role? 

·         The Syrian Army's Switch to Murder 

Taxpayers for Common Sense

·         Sliding Past Sequestration—Two Trillion in Common Sense Cuts to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff

Transnational Institute

·         Banacol Implicated in Paramilitarism and Landgrabbing in Colombia 

·         The Netherlands and the Global Land and Water Grab 

Transparency International

·         Defense Companies Anti-Corruption Index 2012 

UK National Defense Association

·         A National Debate on Defence – A Dire Necessity 

UN Habitat

·         State of the World’s Cities 2012/2013 – the Prosperity of Cities 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean: A Threat Assessment  

University of Pennsylvania, Center for Global Communications Studies

·         Finding a Way—How Iranians Reach for News and Information  

·         Mapping Iran Online  

US Institute for Peace (USIP)

·         Lessons from Afghanistan’s History for the Current Transition and Beyond 

·         The Politics of Security Sector Reform in Egypt 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Case for Humility 

·         Is Ahmadinejad the Scapegoat for Iran's Economy? 

·         Is Iran's Currency Crisis Evidence That Sanctions Are Working? 

·         Jordan Bracing for Protests 

·         Military Implications of the Syria-Turkey Border Incident 

·         The Specter of Turkish-Syrian War 

Wilson Center

·         America’s Role in the World Post 9/11: A New Survey of Public Opinion [webcast and podcast] 

·         Cyber Gridlock: Why the Public Should Care [webcast and documents] 

·         Saudi Arabia's Race Against Time 

·         Venezuela’s Presidential Elections 2012: Report of a Study Mission [webcast and documents] 

·         Weighing the Benefits and Costs of Military Action Against Iran [webcast]