Friday's Miscellany 05-27-2016

38 North

·         Why German Unification Is Not a Model for Korean Unification 

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2016, v. 10, no. 2 

o    Sustaining and Enhancing the US Military’s Technology Edge

o    Why US Nuclear Force Numbers Matter

o    China’s Nuclear Threat Perceptions

o    Iran’s Path Dependent Military Doctrine

o    Biotech Business Lessons for Defense Acquisition

o    A Reality Check on a Cyber Force

o    Autonomy and the Future Force

Air University

·         Air & Space Power Journal, Summer 2016, v. 30, no. 2  

o    Fight the Base, Recover the Base, Win the War!

o    Thinking beyond the Books: Sociological Biases of Our Military Institutions

o    Institutional Memory and the US Air Force

o    Command and Control of Joint Air Operations through Mission Command

o    Flexible, Smart, and Lethal: Adapting US SEAD Doctrine to Changing Threats

o    An Imperfect Understanding: The Air Force's Transition to Diversity and Inclusion

o    Leading the Development of Concepts of Operations for Next-Generation Remotely Piloted Aircraft

o    Intelligence Support for the F-35A Lightning II

Air University Press

·         Autonomous Warplanes 

·         Fiscal and Operational Impacts of Standardizing US Military Resiliency Programs to Minimize Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Party Loyalty and Exit Pools, What Voters Are Saying 

·         U.S.-India Relations: Balancing Progress and Managing Expectations 

Amnesty International

·         Harmfully Isolated: Criminalizing Sex Work in Hong Kong 

·         Human Cost of Criminalizing Sex Work in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina 

·         Human Cost of Crushing the Market: Criminalization of Sex Work in Norway 

·         Outlawed and Abused: Criminalizing Sex Work in Papua New Guinea 

·         Sex Workers at Risk: A Research Summary of Human Rights Abuses Against Sex Workers 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         Manufacturing as the Key Engine of Economic Growth for Middle-Income Economies 

Atlantic Council

·         Cyber, Extended Deterrence, and NATO 

·         Pacific Alliance 2.0: Next Steps in Integration 

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         An Integrated Approach to Islamic State Recruitment 

Avascent

·         Dynamics of International Military Modernization 2016 

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         New Saudi Oil Plan in a Time of Glut 

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Greece and the EU. Lessons from a Long-lasting Crisis 

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Indian Responses to Israel's Gaza Operations 

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Food for Thought: A Call to Action on the Future of Sustainable Agriculture 

Brookings

·         Blood and Faith in Afghanistan: A June 2016 Update 

·         The European Union's Digital Single Market Strategy: A Conflict Between Government's Desire for Certainty and Rapid Marketplace Innovation 

CATO Institute

·         Hate Speech Laws: Ratifying the Assassin’s Veto 

·         Voice, Exit, and Liberty: The Effect of Emigration on Origin Country Institutions 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Dynamic Balance: An Alliance Requirements Roadmap for the Asia-Pacific Region 

·         Sustaining the Rebalance in Southeast Asia:Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Next Administration 

Center for American Progress

·         Hate and Guns: A Terrifying Combination 

Center for Climate Security

·         The Strategist: Combating Climate Change in the Asia–Pacific: Lessons from the Marshall Plan 

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

·         Thinking Outside of the Russian Box: A Way Ahead for Poland’s Gas Sector  

Center for Global Development

·         How Does OPIC Balance Risks, Additionality, and Development? Proposals for Greater Transparency and Stoplight Filters 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan: Deciding the Future of the Not Quite “Forgotten War” 

·         The Changing Security Structure in the Middle East 

·         Energy 101: Electricity 

·         Navigating Gulf Waters After the Iran Nuclear Deal: Iran's Maritime Provocations and Challenges for U.S. Policy 

·         PacNet #47 - Myanmar Must Navigate the North Korean Minefield 

·         PacNet #45R - Prime Minister Suzuki and the Atomic Bomb – Setting the Record Straight 

·         Perfecting China, Inc.: China’s 13th Five-Year Plan 

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         From Low-Intensity Conflict to Hybrid Warfare: MANPADS at the Hands of PKK 

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         China and Global Trade Governance 

·         Designing WTO-Compatible Border Carbon Adjustment Legislation 

Chatham House

·         UK Unplugged? The Impacts of Brexit on Energy and Climate Policy 

·         Yemen: Stemming the Rise of a Chaos State   

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, May 2016, v. 9, no. 5 

o    The Evolving Challenges for Explosive Detection in the Aviation Sector and Beyond

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: Brigadier General Donald C. Bolduc, Commander, Special Operations Command Africa

o    Microfinancing the Caliphate: How the Islamic State is Unlocking the Assets of European Recruits

o    Al-Zawahiri's Bay`a to Mullah Mansoor: A Bitter Pill but a Bountiful Harvest

o    The Strategic Topography of Southern Libya

o    How Bangladesh Became Fertile Ground for al-Qa`ida and the Islamic State

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Navy Force Structure and Readiness:Perspectives from the Fleet 

Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee

·         Examining Cybersecurity Responsibilities at HHS 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Iran Nuclear Deal Oversight: Implementation and Its Consequences (Part II) 

·         The ISIS Genocide Declaration: What Next? 

·         The U.S.-Saudi Arabia Counterterrorism Relationship 

·         Tunisia’s Struggle for Stability, Security,and Democracy 

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Border Security Gadgets, Gizmos, and Information: Using Technology to Increase Situational Awareness and Operational Control 

·         Enhancing Preparedness and Response Capabilities to Address Cyber Threats 

·         Long Lines, Short Patience: Local Perspectives 

·         Long Lines, Short Patience: The TSA Airport Screening Experience 

Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

·         The Federal Government on Autopilot: Delegation of Regulatory Authority to an Unaccountable Bureaucracy 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Federal Agencies’ Reliance on Outdated and Unsupported Information Technology: A Ticking Time Bomb 

·         Guantanamo Bay: The Remaining Detainees 

Congress. House. Science, Space, & Technology Committee

·         Science of Zika: The DNA of an Epidemic 

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Improving the Safety and Reliability of the Washington Metro

Congress. Senate.  Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

·         Examining the Multistakeholder Plan for Transitioning the Internet Assigned Number Authority 

·         Improvements in Hurricane Forecasting and the Path Forward 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Cartels and the U.S. Heroin Epidemic:Combating Drug Violence and Public Health Crisis 

·         International Cybersecurity Strategy: Deterring Foreign Threats and Building Global Cyber Norms 

·         U.S. -India Relations: Balancing Progress and Managing Expectations 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Protecting America from the Threat of ISIS 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         New Geopolitics of China, India, and Pakistan 

·         The Zika Virus 

Department of the Air Force

·         Annual Aviation Inventory and Funding Plan:Fiscal Years (FY) 2017-2046 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Secretary of Defense Remarks at U.S. Naval Academy Commencement 

·         Snapshot Review of Sexual Assault Report Files at the Four Largest U.S. Military Bases 

Department of State

·         Assessing the State Department's Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism 

·         Briefing on the State Department Inspector General's Report, Office of the Secretary: Evaluation of Email Records Management and Cybersecurity Requirements 
·         Cartels and the U.S. Heroin Epidemic:Combating Drug Violence and Public Health Crisis 

·         Democracy and Human Rights: Shared Challenges and Opportunities 

·         Department of State & USAID Joint Strategy on Countering Violent Extremism 

·         ESP-16-03 Office of the Secretary: Evaluation of Email Records Management and Cybersecurity Requirements 

·         Protecting America from the Threat of ISIL 

East Asia Institute

·         South Korean Democratization: A Comparative Empirical Appraisal 

East-West Center

·         Outward Ripples: How Japan-Korea History Tensions Affect ASEAN 

Energy Security Leadership Council

·         National Strategy for Energy Security: The Innovation Revolution 

Enough Project

·         Paper Tiger in South Sudan: Threats without Consequences for Atrocities and Kleptocracy 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         US Forces : Between Europe and Asia 

European Parliamentary Research Service

·         Cloud Computing: An Overview of Economic and Policy Issues 

·         Migration and the EU: A Long-term Perspective 

·         Russia: Economic Indicators and Trade with EU 

European Policy Centre

·         Report on Democracy Assistance from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa 

European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC)

·         Competition with Islamic State Pushes AQIM to Expand South of the Sahel with a Series of High Profile Attacks 

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

·         2015 Internet Crime Report 

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Boko Haram: A Primer 

·         By Love, Money, or Violence: The Struggle for Primacy in the Black Sea 

·         Great War at Sea: Remembering the Battle of Jutland 

Freedom House

·         After the Perfect Storm: Ukraine’s Economy since the Revolution 

·         The Balkans’ Other Migrant Crisis 

·         Freedom in the World 2016: Anxious Dictators, Wavering Democracies: Global Freedom under Pressure 

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Due Diligence in Cyberspace 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Iranian Moment and Turkey 

·         Turkey’s Travails, Transatlantic Consequences: Reflections on a Recent Visit 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Border Security: DHS Surveillance Technology Unmanned Aerial Systems and Other Assets. GAO-16-671T [Testimony] 

·         Disaster Recovery: FEMA Needs to Assess Its Effectiveness in Implementing the National Disaster Recovery Framework. GAO-16-476 

·         DOD Financial Management: Greater Visibility Needed to Better Assess Audit Readiness for Property, Plant, and Equipment. GAO-16-383 

·         High-Risk Series: Key Actions to Make Progress Addressing High-Risk Issues. GAO-16-480R 

·         Human Trafficking: Actions Taken to Implement Related Statutory Provisions. GAO-16-528R 

·         Immigration Detention: Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen DHS Management of Short-Term Holding Facilities. GAO-16-514 

·         Imported Food Safety: FDA's Targeting Tool Has Enhanced Screening, but Further Improvements Are Possible. GAO-16-399 

·         Information Technology: Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems. GAO-16-468 

·         Information Technology: Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems. GAO-16-696T [testimony] 

·         Prisoner Operations: United States Marshals Service Could Better Estimate Cost Savings and Monitor Efforts to Increase Efficiencies. GAO-16-472 

·         U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Review of the Staffing Analysis Report under the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014. GAO-16-606R 

Heritage Foundation

·         Alleviating the Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela 

·         Red Tape Rising 2016: Obama Regs Top $100Billion Annually 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Calamity, Conflict and Cash Transfers: How Violence Affects Access to Aid in Pakistan 

·         Child Mortality and the War on Terror: Afghanistan from 2007 to 2010 

·         Climate Change, Conflict, and Children 

·         Constraining the Samurai: Rebellion and Taxation in Early Modern Japan 

·         State and Development: A Historical Study of Europe from 0 AD to 2000 AD 

Human Rights Watch

·         Dragged and Beaten: The Cambodian Government’s Role in the October 2015 Attack on Opposition Politicians 

·         "The Harvest is in My Blood":Hazardous Child Labor in Tobacco Farming in Indonesia 

·         Stifling Dissent: The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in India 

IJ Infinity Group

·         Infinity Journal, Spring 2016, v. 5, no. 2 

o    Risk Distance

o    What's in a Name

o    Haunted by the Preventive War Paradox

o    Feeing Chaos: Why Air Campaigns Didn't Defeat the FARC and Won't Defeat ISIL

o    The Strategic Bystander: On Mayhem in Century 21

o    Andre Beaufre in Contemporary Chinese Strategic Thinking

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Analyses of Military Healthcare Benefit Design and Delivery: Study in Support of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission 

·         Examination of Plant Breeding at U.S. Academic Institutions and Private Companies in 2015 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         May 2016: Monitoring Activities at the Yongbyon Nuclear Site 
·         State Department’s questionable testimony on U.S. heavy water purchase from Iran 

·         Update on Iran’s Stocks of 3.5 Percent Low Enriched Uranium: Blocking Unjustified Exemptions to the 300 Kilogram Cap 
·         Update on Iran’s Stocks of 3.5 Percent Low Enriched Uranium, Rev. 1 

·         U.S. Purchase of Iran’s Heavy Water:Encouraging a Dangerous Nuclear Supplier 

Institute for the Study of War

·         The Campaign for Fallujah: May 26, 2016 

·         Iraq Awaits Court Ruling on Legitimacy of Parliamentary Actions 

·         Iraq Control of Terrain Map: May 23, 2016 

·         Iraq Situation Report: May 11-24, 2016 

·         ISIS Forecast: Ramadan 2016 

·         ISIS Sanctuary Map: May 25, 2016  

·         ISW Tracking of Iraq’s 2016 Political Crisis 

·         Russia and Turkey Escalate: Russia’s Threat to NATO Goes Beyond Eastern Europe 

·         Russian Airstrikes in Syria: April 30 - May 26, 2016 

·         Syria Situation Report: May 21 - 27, 2016 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Policing in Peace Operations in Africa 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         The Drone Drama and its Impact on Pak-US Relations 

·         India’s Economic Reforms and APEC Supply Chain Trade 

·         South Asia: A Strategic Update on Pitfalls,Potentials and Possibilities 

·         State Election Results in India: Gains for the BJP and Regional Parties 

·         A Tale of the Troubled Taliban : Mullah Mansoor and his Men 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         Critical Juncture in Cyprus Negotiations 

·         Europe and Israel: A Complex Relationship 

·         Gender, Intersectionality and Youth Policies in the South and East Mediterranean 

·         The Shortfall of Development Policies to Address Youth Issues in Palestine 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Making CVE Work: A Focused Approach Based on Process Disruption 

International Crisis Group

·         South Sudan’s South: Conflict in the Equatorias 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         China and Asia in Global Trade Slowdown 

·         Chinese Imports : What’s Behind the Slowdown? 

·         Estimating the Effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) 

·         Fiscal Buffers, Private Debt, and Stagnation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 

·         Monetary and Fiscal Policies and the Dynamics of the Yield Curve in Morocco 

·         Testing Shock Transmission Channels to Low-Income Developing Countries 

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, Mary 27, 2016, v. 14, no.11 

o    Oman as a Counter-Terrorism Model for the GCC States

o    The Zainabiyoun Brigade: A Pakistani Shiite Militia Amid the Syrian Conflict

o    Libya’s Economic Crisis: Bringing the Oil Sector Back on Track

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Insights and Best Practices, Communication Strategy and Synchronization, May 2016 

·         Insights and Best Practices, Integration of Lethal and Nonlethal Actions, May 2016 

KMPG/ (ISC)² Inc

·         The State of Cybersecurity from the Federal Cyber Executive Perspective 

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         No Illusions, No Regrets: The Current Struggle to Reform Ukraine 

Miller Center

·         First Year 2017 

o    v. 1: The First Year 

o    v.2 : National Security 

o    v.3: The First Budget 

o    v.4: Immigration 

National Academies Press 

·         Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and4-Year STEM Degrees:   Systemic Change to Support Students' Diverse Pathways 

·         Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants:   Phase 2 

·         Modernizing Crime Statistics:   Report 1: Defining and Classifying Crime 

·         The Neglected Dimension of Global Security:   A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises 

National Security Archive

·         Anatoly S. Chernyaev Diary - 1976 

·         Operation Condor Verdict: GUILTY! 

New America Foundation

·         Unlocking the Climate Puzzle 

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

·         The Eurasian Customs Union and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS): The Case of Kazakhstan 

Office of Naval Research

·         Future Force: Naval Science and Technology, Winter 2016 

o    Welcome to the Age of Laser Wars

o    Using Ice Predictions to Guide Submarines

o    Dust in the Wind: Supporting Warfighters with Weather Satellites

o    Twelve Days before the MASTT

o    Forward Operators Need Advanced Environmental Support

o    Taking Wave Prediction to New Levels: WAVEWATCH II

o    Carrying Radar Signals with Light

o    The Maritime Interdiction Operation Unmanned  Ground Vehicle

o    A Look Ahead:  Building The Future S&T Workforce

Oxford Research Group

·         Remote Control Project Briefing: We Need Greater Transparency on UK Military Operations in Libya 

·         The UK and UN Peace Operations: A Case for Greater Engagement 

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         Voyages of Women in Manipur: Towards a Peaceful Society 

Peacekeeping &  Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

·         Peace and Stability Journal, May 2016, v. 6, no. 3 

o    Integrating Local Defense Forces in Afghanistan: Creating an Afghan Army Reserve

o    The Impact of Aid Reduction on Local Civil Society

o    Enduring Wisdom: Marshall’s 1939 Vision for Expeditionary Operations in the 21st Century

o    Civil Affairs Roundtable Helps Frame the Future of the Force

o    Civilians and Military Transport

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Work Together, Govern Better: Polish and Norwegian Cooperation towards More Efficient Security, Energy and Migration Policies 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Interview with Gerald Epstein: Inflation Targeting Neoliberalism 

Rand

·         Organising for Peace Operations: Lessons Learned from Bougainville, East Timor, and the Solomon Islands 

·         Reforming the American Military Officer Personnel System: Addendum: Thoughts on Contractors 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Supply-Chain Resilience: UK Country Report for CRISMART/MSB 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, May 2016 

o    ISIS: Questions about Its Survival and Ideology

o    Women’s proactive roles in Jihadism in Southeast Asia

o    The Abu Sayyaf-ISIS Nexus: Rising extremism and its implications for Malaysia

o    The Emerging Wilayat in the Philippines

Small Wars Journal

·         Beyond Half-Measures: Influencing Syria’s Political Order through Non-State Proxies 

·         Fundamental Changes in Warfare 

·         Future Missions Through the Lens of the US Army Operating Concept 

·         ISIS Will Not Get Far in Asia 

Sorenson Impact Center

·         Social Cost Analysis of the Unemployment and Underemployment of Military Spouses 

Stanley Foundation

·         Allies Against Atrocities 

Stimson Center

·         Defense Divided: Overcoming the Challenges of Overseas Contingency Operations 

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Strategic Landpower and a Resurgent Russia:An Operational Approach to Deterrence, A U.S. Army War College Integrated Research Project in Support of U.S. European Command and U.S. Army Europe 

Task Force on Cooperation in Greater Europe

·         Countering the Threats from the Middle East 

Transnational Institute

·         Signing Away Sovereignty: How Investment Agreements Threaten Regulation of the Mining Industry in the Philippines 

Union of Concerned Scientists

·         The Risk of Nuclear War with China 

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

·         2016 World Wildlife Crime Report: Trafficking in Protected Species  

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         State Strengthening in Afghanistan: Lessons Learned, 2001-2014 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Aerial Delivery of Humanitarian Aid in Syria: Options and Constraints 

·         Bilateral Counterterrorism Cooperation and Changes in Saudi Leadership 

·         Erdogan's Nationalist Path to a Full Presidential System 

·         A History of Hezbollah Activities in the Arabian Gulf Region 

·         Iran's Air Force Overshadowed by the IRGC 

·         Iran's New Assembly Chair Shows Who Really Won the Elections 

·         Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Election Is No Step Forward for Rouhani 

·         The Islamic State Is Targeting Syria's Alawite Heartland -- and Russia 

·         The PKK Could Spark Turkish-Russian Military Escalation 

·         Water Issues Are Crucial to Stability in Syria's Euphrates Valley 

White House

·         FACT SHEET: Enhancing U.S.-Vietnam Civil Nuclear Clean Energy Cooperation 

·         FACT SHEET: The G-7 Summit at Ise-Shima Japan 

·         FACT SHEET: Trade and Investment with Vietnam 

·         FACT SHEET: United States-Vietnam Relations 

·         FACT SHEET: World Humanitarian Summit - U.S.Government Priorities 

·         Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan at Hiroshima Peace Memorial 

·         Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Vietnam 

·         Remarks by President Obama to U.S. and Japanese Forces 

·         Remarks by President Obama to U.S. and Japanese Forces -- Iwakuni, Japan 

Wilson Center

·         Saudi Arabia Faces the Missing 28 Pages 

World Bank

·         Work and Family : Latin American and Caribbean Women in Search of a New Balance