Friday's Miscellany 08-09-2013

American Security Project

·         Reaching for an Audience: U.S. Public Diplomacy Towards Iran  

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Reports (MSMR), July 2013, v. 20, no. 7 

o    Editorial: the mental health of our deploying generation

o    Summary of mental disorder hospitalizations, active and reserve components, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012

o    Surveillance Snapshot: anxiety disorders, active component, 2000-2012

o    Mental disorders and mental health problems, recruit trainees, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012

o    Surveillance Snapshot: mental disorder hospitalizations among recruit trainees, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012

o    Malingering and factitious disorders and illnesses, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998-2012

o    Surveillance Snapshot: conditions diagnosed concurrently with insomnia, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2003-2012

Atlantic Council

·         Jordan's Youth:  Avenues for Activism 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Defence Challenges after the 2013 White Paper 

·         Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons: The Next Step in Multilateral Arms Control  

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Where Is the Israeli Military Heading? 

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Summary of Roundtable Discussion on “NATO’s Future Nuclear Posture” 

Brookings

·         The African Growth and Opportunity Act: An Empirical Analysis of the Possibilities Post-2015 

·         Greek Myths and Reality 

·         Suburban Poverty Traverses the Red/Blue Divide 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Building Libya’s Security Sector  

·         Recharging China’s Electric Vehicle Policy  

·         Rethinking Urban Mobility—Sustainable Policies for the Century of the City  

CATO Institute

·         Arms and Influence in Syria—Pitfalls of Greater U.S. Involvement 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Decisions Deferred: Balancing Risks for Today and Tomorrow 

Center for American Progress

·         A Blueprint for Balance: Protecting America’s Public Lands for Future Generations Amid the Energy Boom 

·         Creating an Environment Conducive to Progress in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Adjusting First-Term Contract Lengths in the Navy 

·         The Analysis of the T+X Program and a Proposal for a New Pilot 

·         Philadelphia,Pennsylvania Smart Policing Initiative 

Center for Security Studies

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 30 July 2013, No.134 - Cyber Security and Internet Protest 

·         Russian Analytical Digest, 5 August 2013, No.135 - Russia and Right-Wing Extremism 

·         Strategic Trends2013: Key Developments in Global Affairs

Center for Strategic and International Studies

·         Failing Transition: The New 1230 Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan  

·         Innovative Immigration and Border Control Reform  

·         Korea Chair Monitor, July 11 - July 24, 2013, v. 1, no. 4 

·         PacNet #60 - Abenomics and Japan's Defense Priorities 

·         PacNet #61 - Overrated Significance of the Sino-Russia "Joint-Sea 2013" Exercise? 

·         PacNet #62 - Surfing the Waves of Nuclear Change in Myanmar 

·         The UN’s ‘Rubik’s Cube:’ Security Council Reform 

·         Yemen and U.S.Security 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         Banking and Insurance in the GCC Countries: Is There Regulatory Convergence with the EU?  

·         Determinants of Farm Labour Use: A Comparison between Ireland and Italy 

·         Does It Matter How Much Land Your Neighbour Owns? The Functioning of Land Markets in Poland from aSocial Comparison Perspective 

Chatham House

·         After the Boom—Risks to the Turkish Economy  

·         India's Policy towards Afghanistan  

Conciliation Resources

·         Innovation in Mediation Support: The International Contact Group in Mindanao 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Assessing Central Indiana's Preparedness for a Mass Casualty Event 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Sequestration Update Report: August 2013 

Council on Foreign Relations

·        The Taliban in Afghanistan

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2013-113 Assessment of DoD Wounded Warrior Matters – Fort Riley

·         DODIG-2013-114 Cost Increases and Delays Occurred During Closure and Land Transfers of Army Ammunition Plants and Chemical Depots Under Base Realignment and Closure 2005 

·         DODIG-2013-115 The Navy’s Management of Software Licenses Needs Improvement 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Tribal Resource Guide Updated for 2013  

East West Center

·         Abe’s Real Challenge is the Japanese Economy

·         The Philippines’ Security Cooperation with the United States and Japan 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Al-Qaeda Plots,NSA Intercepts & the Era Of Terrorism Competition 

·         What Military Officers Need to Know about Civil-Military Relations  

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Civic Organizations in Vietnam's One-Party State—Supporters of Authoritarian Rule?  

·         Contingent Democrats in Action: Organized Labor and Regime Change in the Republic of Niger 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Transportation Security: Action Needed to Strengthen TSA's Security Threat Assessment Process. GAO-13-629   

·         Veterans' Health Care Budget: Improvements Made, but Additional Actions Needed to Address Problems Related to Estimates Supporting President's Request. GAO-13-715   

Heritage Foundation

·         Congress in the Obamacare Trap—No Easy Escape 

·         Conservatives and the Fight to Defund Obamacare 

·         Legislating Low Prices: Cutting Costs or Care? 

·         Pentagon StrategicChoices and Management Review—Early Warning Two Years Too Late 

·         Research Review:What Can Be Learned from Local Multiplier Estimates? 

·         The Supreme Court and the Future of Marriage 

·         U.S. Should Condemn Spain’s Bullying Tactics over Gibraltar 

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

·         How Much Will PRISM Cost the U.S. Cloud Computing Industry? 

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (ISDA)

·         Defence Offset Guidelines – A Languorous Journey So Far 

·         Iranian Nuclear Imbroglio: The Way Forward 

·         Maoist Movement in India—An Overview  

·         Maoists Link in Odisha: Case of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Recent Doubling of Floor Space at North Korean Gas Centrifuge Plant: Is North Korea doubling its enrichment capacity at Yongbyon? 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report 49 

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Opposition Advances in Damascus 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Implications of Turkish-Azerbaijani Relations for Regional Security and Development

International Crisis Group

·         Ethiopia:Prospects for Peace in Ogaden 

·         Marching in Circles: Egypt’s Dangerous Second Transition 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         HEAT! A Bank Health Assessment Tool 

·         Credibility and Crisis Stress Testing 

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America  

·         2013 Member Survey 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, August 9, 2013, v. 13, no. 16 

o    Xi’s Mass Line Campaign: Realigning Party Politics to New Realities

o    “Likonomics” Trumped by Harsh Economic and Political Realities

o    Major Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics

o    Propaganda as Policy? Explaining the PLA’s “Hawkish Faction” (Part Two)

·         Terrorism Monitor, August 9. 2013, v. 11, no. 16 

o    Somalia’s al-Shabaab Movement Turns on Itself

o    Bahrain’s Monarchy Determined to Prevent Egyptian-Style Revolt in Mid-August

o    Royal Rivalry in the Levant: Saudi Arabia and Qatar Duel over Syria

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2013 [updated August 10, 2013] 

National Academies Press

·         Crisis Standards of Care:  A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

·         August 2013 Security Threat to Americans Abroad 

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         Extended Deterrence and Strategic Stability in Northeast Asia 

National Security Archive

·         Science,Technology and the CIA 

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Rouhani to the Rescue: Aiming for the Middle Way in the Islamic Republic

Oxford Research Group

·         Fighting Climate Change Denial: Climate Disruption in Perspective

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         Bundestag Elections 2013: Consequences for German Capitalism and European Integration 

Refugees International

·         Sahel: Recurrent Climate Shocks Propel Migration; Resilience Efforts Face Challenges 

Peterson Institute for International Economics

·         Avoiding the"Resource Curse" in Mongolia  

Pew Internet & American Life Project

·         72% of Online Adults are Social Networking Site Users 

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

·         Amid Criticism,Support for Media’s ‘Watchdog’ Role Stands Out 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         America’s International Image Slipping 

·         China Finding Superpower Path no Cakewalk 

Rand

·         Delaying the Employer Mandate: Small Change in the Short Term, Big Cost in the Long Run   

·         Ensuring Language Capability in the Intelligence Community: What Factors Affect the Best Mix of Military, Civilians, and Contractors? 

·         Europe's Policy Options for a Dynamic and Trustworthy Development of the Internet of Things:SMART 2012/0053   

·         Improving Inventory Management of Organizational and Individual Equipment at Central Issue Facilities   

·         Using Behavioral Indicators to Help Detect Potential Violent Acts: A Review of the Science Base 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Beyond its Mineral/Natural Resources: Why Africa Matters to the World 

·         Indonesia’s Subsidies for Cash: Economics over Politics? 

Small Wars Journal

·         9 Things I Learned Crossing the Last Three Feet 

·         Building Partner Capacity in the 21st Century: How the U.S. Can Succeed 

·         A Case for a Joint Police-Military Special Operations Capable Task Force in Response to Mexican Drug Cartel Spill-Over Violence 

·         Cautious Hope in Sangin 

·         Counterinsurgency Lessons for Mexico’s Drug War: Interpreting Spasms of Violence 

·         The Democratization of Grand Strategy 

·         Myanmar’s Child Soldiers 

Stimson Center

·         Community Self-Protection Strategies—How Peacekeepers Can Help Or Harm  

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         AFRICOM at 5Years: The Maturation of a New U.S. Combatant Command 

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         Colombia: Coca Cultivation Survey 2012 

U.S. International Trade Commission

·         Journal of International Commerce and Economics, August 2013 

o    The USITC's Roundtable on the Labor Market Effects ofTrade

U.S. Special Operations Command

·         Report on Project QUANTUM LEAP and Social Media Mining  

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Al-Qaeda's Resiliency in Yemen 

·         Egypt's Limited Reverberations in Morocco 

·         Imminent Crackdown in Egypt: Potential Consequences 

·         The Saudi Angle on the Obama-Putin Rift 

Wilson Center

·         Civil Society, the Government and the Development of Citizen Security