Friday's Miscellany 05-16-2014

38 North

·         New North Korean Helicopter Frigates Spotted 

Air University Press

·         Images of Inherited War: Three American Presidents in Vietnam 

·         Slim Chance: The Pivotal Role of Air Mobility in the Burma Campaign 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         India's May 12 Elections 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Expanding Access While Saving Money in the Military Retirement System  

·         Has Iran Overplayed its Hand in Iraq? 

·         The Rundown – May 12, 2014 

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

·         EU Membership for Turkey: Endless Negotiations?  

American Security Project (ASP)

·         FACT SHEET—Current Space Launch Vehicles Used by the United States 

·         Ten Key Facts—Climate Change 

·         White Paper: National Security and Space

o    Part 1: The Next Space Race: Competition 

o    Part 2:Overcoming Asymmetric Risks in Space 

Amnesty International

·         Attitudes to Torture: Stop Torture Global Survey 

·         Nowhere Safe: Civilians Under Attack in South Sudan  

·         This is Still Breaking People: Update on Human Rights Violations at Australia’s Asylum Seeker Processing Centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea 

·         Torture in 2014: 30 years of Broken Promises  

·         Write for Rights 2013: Final Report 

Asian Development Bank

·         Bhutan: Gender Equality Diagnostic of Selected Sectors 

·         Regional State of the Coral Triangle - Coral Triangle Marine Resources: Their Status, Economies, and Management 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Has Financial Liberalization Improved Economic Efficiency in the Republic of Korea? Evidence from Firm-Level and Industry-Level Data 

·         Stock Market Co-Movement and Exchange Rate Flexibility: Experience of the Republic of Korea 

Aspen Institute

·         Scaling Clean Energy: Lessons Learned and New Approaches 

Atlantic Council

·         Disrupt or Be Disrupted: How Governments Can Develop Decisive Military Technologies 

·         The Next Wave: 4D Printing:  Programming the Material World  

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         EU Common Values at Stake: is Article 7 TEU an Effective Protection Mechanism? 

·         Study on Latin America, the Caribbean and Central and Eastern Europe: Potential for Economic Exchange 

·         Ukraine Crisis Could Reframe European Energy Policy 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Doing Almost Nothing is a Good Option 

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated May 14,2014] 

·         Beyond Shovel-Ready: The Extent and Impact of U.S. Infrastructure Jobs 

·         China-United States Relations under Changing Circumstances: A Time of New Beginnings 

·         The Political Economy of Letta and Renzi 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Beyond the Great Game: Towards a National Political Process in Afghanistan Post-2014  

CATO Institute

·         REAL ID—State-by-State Update 

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         ICE Document Details 36,000 Criminal Alien Releases in 2013 

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change 

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         The Bundeswehr in 2014: Between Kabul and Crimea 

·         Testing Times for Saudi Arabia 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         The Afghan Civil Transition Crisis: Afghanistan's Status and the Warnings from Iraq's Failure 

·         Comparative Connections v.16 n.1  

·         The HPV Vaccination in Japan 

·         Korea Chair Monitor, May 1 - May 13, 2014, v. 2, no. 9 

·         Impact Players: Lee Wan-koo & ParkYoung-sun 

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 14 - No. 4 - Rare Earth Elements: A Critical Strategic Resource in Asia 

·         PacNet #39 - Comparative Connections Summaries 

·         PacNet #38 - Vietnam’s next move: sue CNOOC 

·         PacNet #38A - China sending giant oil rig to Vietnam’s EEZ: Four strategic mistakes 

·         PacNet #37 - Synergy or Neutrality? Time for US and Indonesia to Clarify Positions on the South China Sea 

·         The Post-Election Challenges to Afghan Transition: 2014-2015 

·         Post-Election Transition in Afghanistan 

·         Project Brief: Harnessing the Opportunity for Defense Integration in Global Value Chains 

·         Revitalizing the Fight against Homophobia in Africa 

·         The Sewol Tragedy Has Also Become an Economic Disruption for South Korea 

·         Transition in Afghanistan: A U.S. Leadership Vacuum that Urgently Needs Hard Decisions and Real and Honest Leadership 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

·         The Case for EU Police Mission Ukraine 

·         Disappearing Government Bond Spreads in the Eurozone – Back to Normal? 

·         Macedonia: Illiberal Democracy 

·         Towards Effective Regulatory Cooperation under TTIP: A Comparative Overview of the EU and US Legislative and Regulatory Systems 

Chatham House

·         Analysis of Trade in Five CITES-listed Taxa  

·         Asia’s Oil Supply—Risks and Pragmatic Remedies  

·         Elite Perceptions of the United States in Europe and Asia  

·         Not ‘Legitimate’ Yet: The Need for Continued Commitment after the Afghan Elections 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Crime after Jihad: Illicit Business in Post-conflict Mali 

·         Misleading Parallelism 

College of Europe

·         Afghan Opium and the EU: Fighting the War Economy through Development Cooperation   

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         Risky Business: The Global Threat Network and the Politics of Contraband 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         H.R. 3846, the United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act 

·         H.R. 3488, To establish the conditions under which the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish preclearance facilities,conduct preclearance operations, and provide customs services outside the United States, and for other purposes 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         #BringBackOurGirls: Addressing The Threat of Boko Haram 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Charting a Path Forward for the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Program 

·         Improving Financial Management at the Department of Defense 

·         Online Advertising and Hidden Hazards to Consumer Security and Data Privacy 

·         The Role of Mitigation in Reducing Federal Expenditures for Disaster Response 

Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee

·         The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program: Supporting Law Enforcement Officers When it Matters Most 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Shifting Priorities in the Federal Budget 

·         Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY2014 House 

·         Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY2014 Senate 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         Curtailing the Subsidy War Within the United States 

·         Vox: 40 Maps that Explain the Middle East 

Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

·         Report no. 20130424=013764 Oversight Review: United States Forces - Afghanistan Investigation into the Loss of a Medal of Honor Recommendation for Captain William Swenson, U.S. Army 

Department of State

·         #BringBackOurGirls: Addressing the Growing Threat of Boko Haram 

·         Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks 

·         Background Briefing on the Situation in West Africa 

·         Gulf Cooperation Council and Ballistic Missile Defense 

Dudley Knox Library

·         Boko Haram: A Brief Bibliography of Open Source Information 

East West Center

·         The Bay of Bengal: A New Locus for Strategic Competition in Asia 

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Building European Defence: An Architect and a Bank 

·         The European Parliament: It Has to Do with You 

Energy Policy Information Center

·         Scalpel Sanctions: Targeting the Future of Russian Energy 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Arab Military Spending: Behind the Figures 

·         Breaking New Ground: EU-US Cooperation in Crisis Management 

·         China’s Way: The New Silk Road 

Eurofound

·         Quality of Life in Europe: Families in the Economic Crisis 

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Angela Merkel was Right in the End, Wasn't She? 

·         France’s “Pivot” to Asia 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Britain Outside Europe?  Fewer EU Concessions to UK Post-Brexit 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Trouble in Fishing Waters: ASEAN, China, and the South China Sea 

·         Ukraine First, Transdniestria Next? Prospects for a Moscow-Sponsored Arc of Instability 

Georgetown University Law Center

·         Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 2014, v. 1, no. 2              

o    On the Bulk Collection of Tangible Things

o    Symposium Introduction: Swimming in the Ocean of Big Data

o    Charting the Future: What to Expect from Big Data

o    Big Data Before and After Snowden

o    Big Data: It’s Not the Size That Matters

o    The Democratization of Big Data

o    The NSA and Accountability in an Era of Big Data

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Offshore Safety in the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Sector 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Army Corps of Engineers: Actions Needed to Further Improve Management of Hopper Dredging. GAO-14-290 

·         Biological Defense: DOD Has Strengthened Coordination on Medical Countermeasures but Can Improve Its Process for Threat Prioritization. GAO-14-442 

·         Critical Infrastructure Protection: Observations on DHS Efforts to Implement and Manage its Chemical Security Program. GAO-14-608T [testimony] 

·         Clear Air Force Station: Air Force Reviewed Costs and Benefits of Several Options before Deciding to Close the Power Plant. GAO-14-550 

·         Defense Business Systems: Further Refinements Needed to Guide the Investment Management Process. GAO-14-486 

·         Disaster Resilience: Actions Are Underway, but Federal Fiscal Exposure Highlights the Need for Continued Attention to Longstanding Challenges. GAO-14-603T [testimony] 

·         DOD Financial Management: Actions Under Way Need to Be Successfully Completed to Address Long-standing Funds Control Weaknesses. GAO-14-94 

·         DOD Financial Management: Effect of Continuing Weaknesses on Management and Operations and Status of Key Challenges. GAO-14-576T [testimony] 

·         Export Controls: NASA Management Action and Improved Oversight Needed to Reduce the Risk of Unauthorized Access to Its Technologies. GAO-14-315 

·         F-22 Modernization: Cost and Schedule Transparency Is Improved, Further Visibility into Reliability Efforts Is Needed. GAO-14-425 

·         Law Enforcement Body Armor: Status of DOJ's Efforts to Address GAO Recommendations. GAO-14-610R  

·         Oil and Gas: Updated Guidance, Increased Coordination, and Comprehensive Data Could Improve BLM's Management and Oversight. GAO-14-238 

·         Reexamining Regulations: Agencies Often Made Regulatory Changes, but Could Strengthen Linkages to Performance Goals. GAO-14-268 

·         VA Health Care: VA Lacks Accurate Information about Outpatient Medical Appointment Wait Times, Including Specialty Care Consults, by Debra A. Draper, director, health care, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-14-620T [testimony] 

Heritage Foundation

·         Citizen Approval of Government Pay: Require Public Ratification of Union Contracts 

·         Congress Should Support the Coast Guard’s Modernization Efforts 

·         Cutting the Commerce, Justice, and Science Spending Bill by $2.6 Billion—A Starting Point 

·         Expanding Government: Beware of the Senate’s Immense, Obamacare-Style Immigration Bill 

·         Measuring Military Capabilities: An Essential Tool for Rebuilding American Military Strength 

·         The Pacific Alliance: A Latin American Role Model for the United States 

·         Realistic U.S.–German Cooperation over Russia 

·         Russian Aggression Prevention Act of2014—Time for American Commitment to Transatlantic Security 

·         Spending Season Is Back—How Congress Is Planning to Dish Out Your Tax Dollars in 2015 

·         Time to Lift the Ban on Crude Oil Exports 

Hoover Institute

·         Strategika, 2014, n. 13 

o    Can or should the West try to stop Vladimir Putin's attempts to reabsorb portions of the old Soviet Union?

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         National Investigation Agency: Do States have Right to Reject? 

·         Politics of Illegal Immigration and India Bangladesh Relations 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch - May 15, 2014 

o    Eritrea: Time for Change?

o    Sata Stalls New Zambian Constitution

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

·         An Agenda for the New Government: Policy Options for India in Afghanistan 

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Case Study:  Serial Proliferator Karl Li—China’s Continued Refusal to Act 

·         On-going Activity at North Korea’s Punggye-riTest Site 

·         Parchin: Resolution Urgent 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Counterterrorism in South Asia: ‘Low Hanging Fruits of Cooperation’ 

·         Pakistan’s New Choices in Economic Diplomacy 

·         A Poll-Time Indian Narrative 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Violent and Non-Violent Extremism: Two Sides of the Same Coin? 

               

International Crisis Group

·         Afghanistan’s Insurgency after the Transition 

·         Counting the Costs: Myanmar’s Problematic Census 

·         Ukraine: Running Out of Time 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Fallout in Lebanon: The Impact of Yabroud 

·         The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and the“Cleansing” of Deir ez-Zour 

Internal Displacement Organization

·         Global Overview 2014: People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Are Banks Really Lazy? Evidence from Middle East and North Africa 

·         Central Bank Financial Strength in Central America and the Dominican Republic 

·         Determinants of International Tourism 

·         Financial Constraints, Intangible Assets, and Firm Dynamics: Theory and Evidence 

·         Time-Varying Neutral Interest Rate—The Case of Brazil 

·         With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility:Macroprudential Tools at Work in Canada 

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Small States at the United Nations: Diverse Perspectives, Shared Opportunities 

·         Video: Central African Republic - A Forgotten Crisis under the Spotlight 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, May 16, 2014. v, 12, no. 10 

o    Iraqi Shi’a Militia Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Expands Operations to Syria

o    Peru’s Shining Path in Decline as Its MOVADEF Political Arm Broadens Appeal

o    Alleged Connection between Boko Haram and Nigeria’s Fulani Herdsmen Could Spark a Nigerian Civil War

Long War Journal

·         Charting the Data for US Air Strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2014 [updated May12, 2014] 

Lowy Institute for International Policy

·         Australia's Costly Investment in Solomon Islands: The Lessons of RAMSI  

National Academies Press

·         At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy:  Some Basic Concepts and Issues

·         Review of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Process 

National Security Archive

·         Iran 1953: The Strange Odyssey of Kermit Roosevelt's Countercoup 

NATO Defense College

·         NATO Enlargement and Russia: Die-Hard Myths and Real Dilemmas 

·         NORDEFCO and NATO: "Smart Defence"in the North? 

Navy Personnel Research Studies and Technology

·         Validation of Loss and Continuation Rate Models to Support Navy Community Management 

Navy Retention Study Group

·         2014 Navy Retention Study 

New America Foundation

·         Solving the Retirement Puzzle 

Norwegian Refugee Council

·         Global Overview 2014: People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence  

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         ODNI and DOJ release additional declassified FISC filings and orders related to Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act 

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

·         Human Rights Assessment Mission in Ukraine:Human Rights and Minority Rights Situation 

Oxfam International

·         Evaluation of Oxfam GB's Cash-for-RentProject in Lebanon 

·         Incorporating the Use of ICTs into Oxfam’s Markets-Based Livelihoods Programs: A Guidance Paper 

·         Planning for an Uncertain Future: Promoting Adaptation to Climate Change Through Flexible and Forward-Looking Decision Making 

·         Risk of Relapse: Somalia Crisis Update 

Oxford Research Group

·         Special Briefing - The Internationalisation of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Campaign 

Palm Center

·         Report of the Transgender Military Service Commission  

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         Peace on Earth? The Future of Internal Armed Conflict 

Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Avoiding Praetorian Societies—Focusing U.S.Strategy on Political Development 

Pew Research Global Attitudes Project

·         A Fragile Rebound for EU Image on Eve of European Parliament Elections:  EU Favorability Rises, but Majorities Say Their Voice Is Not Heard in Brussels 

Pew Research Internet Project

·         The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025 

Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends

·         Young Adults, Student Debt and Economic Well-Being 

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

·         A Little-Known Success Story: Implementation of the NSS Goals in Central Europe 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk in China 

Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security

·         Sean Goforth, "Argentina's New Inflation Index Looks Credible Enough" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 145, May 2014) 

·         Licínia Simão, "Narratives of the Ukrainian Crisis: The Power of Discourse and Media Wars" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 146, May 2014) 

Quilliam

·         Jihad Trending: A Comprehensive Analysis of Online Extremism and How to Counter It 

Rand

·         Challenges in U.S. National Security Policy:A Festschrift Honoring Edward L. (Ted) Warner  

·         Effects of Military Service on Earnings and Education Revisited: Variation by Service Duration, Occupation, and Civilian Unemployment 

·         A New Approach to Security and Justice Sector Assistance: An Enhanced Partnership Planning Model 

·         New Security and Justice Sector Partnership Models: Implications of the Arab Uprisings 

·         Strategies for Private-Sector Development and Civil-Service Reform in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Arabic-language version 

Refugees International

·         Tough Times for Syrian Refugees in Egypt 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Measuring the Resilience of Cities 

Small Wars Journal

·         The 2014 Counterinsurgency Field Manual Requires Pre-Publication Review 

·         Enhancing Collaboration Through Shared Understanding Toward a Better Understanding 

·         Good Vibrations 

·         Still Shortchanged: Some Observations About the New Army/Marine Corps COIN Doctrine 

Strategic Studies Institute

·         From War to Deterrence? Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Since 2006 

·         Soldiers of Misfortune? 

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons, Defense Committee

·         Afghanistan – Fifteenth Report of Session2013-14 

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Bitcoin’s Uncertain Future in China  

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         The Afghan National Police in 2015 and Beyond 

US Naval Institute

·         Keep a Weather Eye on the Horizon: A Navy Officer Retention Study 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Decision Time on the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: U.S. Strategy Hits a Critical Juncture 

·         Iran and Bahrain: Crying Wolf, or Wolf at the Door? 

·         Turkey's Presidential Prospects: Assessing Recent Trends  

White House

·         Remarks by the President at 9/11 Museum Dedication 

·         Remarks by the President at Presentation of Medal of Honor to Sergeant Kyle J. White, U.S. Army 

·         Remarks by the President on Building a 21stCentury Infrastructure 

Wilson Center

·         New Terrorism and New Media