Friday's Miscellany 11-25-2017

38 North

·         Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Test Unlikely in the Near Future

Air University Press

·         On the Leadership Journey: 30 Conversations about Leading Yourself and Others 

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         India Pakistan Conflict: What is Next for the Historic Foes?

Amnesty International

·         Bahrain: Window-dressing or Pioneers of Change?: An Assessment of Bahrain's Human Rights Oversight Bodies

·         Waiting in Vain - Jamaica: Unlawful Police Killings and Relatives' Long Struggle for Justice

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, November 2016, v.23, no. 11

o    Excessive Vomiting in Pregnancy, Active Component Service Women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2005–2014

o    Importance of External Cause Coding for Injury Surveillance: Lessons from assessment of Overexertion Injuries Among U.S. Army Soldiers in 2014

o    Acetaminophen Overdoses, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2006–2015

Asia Foundation

·         Community Policing as A Catalyst for Change: Working With the Police in Sri Lanka And Timor-Leste

·         Women’s Empowerment Programs in Afghanistan

Asian Development Bank

·         Philippines: Public-Private Partnerships by Local Government Units

·         Toward a National Eco-Compensation Regulation in the People’s Republic of China

Atlantic Council

·         Broken Embraces: Is Central Europe Falling Out of Love with the West?

·         Middle East Strategy Task Force: Politics, Governance, and State-Society Relations

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Cyber Norms and the Australian Private Sector

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Winter is Coming: Controlled Conflicts and the Oil-Price Geopolitical-Risk Premium

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         Re-conceptualizing Orders in the MENA Region: The Analytical Framework of the MENARA Project

Berghof Conflict Research

·         BASELINE STUDY: Tradition- & Faith-Oriented Insider Mediators (TFIMs) as Crucial Actors in Conflict  

·         Challenges and Opportunities for Female Combatants’ Post-War Community Leadership  

Brookings

·         11 Global Debates 

o    No. 1 - Are technology and globalization destined to drive up inequality?

o    No. 2 - Skills in the digital age—how should education systems evolve?

o    No. 3 - Sub-Saharan Africa: Land of promise or of peril?

o    No. 4 - Where are Latin American economies headed?

o    No. 5 - Can globalization be rescued from itself?

o    No. 6 - Are certain countries doomed to remain emerging?

o    No. 7 - GDP growth—is it “good-enough”? Or does it distort policy-making?

o    No. 8 - The U.S. and international trade: Why did things go sour?

o    No. 9 - Can the ambitions of the Paris Climate Agreement be met?

o    No. 10 - Cities—Is better access key to sustainability?

o    No. 11 The international monetary system—Is it fit for purpose? 

·         The Free Syrian Army: A Decentralized Insurgent Brand

·         Global Paris: Profiling the Region’s International Competitiveness and Connections

·         Why Cities and Metros Must Lead in Trump’s America

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Syria’s Path From Civic Uprising to Civil War

CATO Institute

·         Privatizing U.S. Airports

Center for Global Development

·         AidChoice: Give the People Who Pay for Aid a Voice in Spending It

Center for Long-term Cybersecurity

·         Cybersecurity Policy Ideas for a New Presidency

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Ten Reasons DOD Needs an Appropriations Bill Now

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Military Balance in the Koreas and Northeast Asia

·         U.S. Government Roles in Control of Global Tuberculosis

·         Uncertain Metrics of War Against ISIS

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         If You Build It, Will They Come? The Competitiveness of US LNG in Overseas Markets

Centre for European Reform

·         Plugging Britain Into EU Security Is Not That Simple

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Does Ukraine Receive the Aid It Deserves?

·         Improving Canada’s Financial Stability Governance Regime

·         Spain and Investment Arbitration: The Renewable Energy Explosion

Chatham House

·         The EU’s Crisis of Governance and European Foreign Policy

·         Syria, Iraq and the Struggle for Power: Intertwined Futures

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Foreign Investment and U.S. National Security

·         Issue Guide: Fidel Castro

·         Mending the Broken Dialogue: Military Advice and Presidential Decision-Making

·         Repairing the U.S.-Israel Relationship

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         The Meso-level Interplay of Climate and Disaster Risk Management in Viet Nam

·         What Europe Can Expect from Germany's Changing Migration Policy

Department of Homeland Security

·         OIG 17-11 - Better Safeguards Are Needed in USCIS Green Card Issuance

Department of State

·         Opening Session of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL

Egmont Institute

·         Has Trump Reshuffled the Cards for Europe?

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Another Perfect Storm for European Defence – But Can the Union Really Make Strength?

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         8 Foreign Policy Questions Trump Needs to Ask

·         Why Did a Pro-Russian Candidate Win the Presidency in Moldova?

French Institute of International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales)

·         China’s Military Deployments in the Gulf of Aden: Anti-Piracy and Beyond

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

·         Définir le Terrorisme: Défis et Pratiques

·         Spying in a Transparent World: Ethics and Intelligence in the 21stCentury

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         The Limits of Turkey’s Post-Coup Attempt Consensus and Emerging New Political Realignment

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Commercial Space: FAA Should Examine How to Appropriately Regulate Space Support Vehicles. GAO-17-100

·         Commercial Space Launch Insurance: Views Differ on Need for Change to Insurance Approach but Clarification Is Needed. GAO-17-88  

·         Navy Ship Maintenance: Action Needed to Maximize New Contracting Strategy's Potential Benefits. GAO-17-54

·         Veterans Health Care: Improvements Needed in Operationalizing Strategic Goals and Objectives. GAO-17-50

Heritage Foundation

·         2017 Index of Economic Freedom: Trade and Prosperity at Risk

·         ACA’s Risk Programs: Why Congress Needs to Prevent Insurer Bailouts

·         Building on Victory: An Infrastructure Agenda for the New Administration

·         Congress Should Not Let Concrete Block Growth

·         End of the Runway: Rethinking the Airport Improvement Program and the Federal Role in Airport Funding

·         Preparing a Smooth Transition for the Repeal of Obamacare

·         Three Key Reforms for Federal Water Policy

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) & Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC)

·         A Matter of Life and Death: Fatal Violence Against Transgender People in America 2016

Human Rights Watch

·         ‘We Are Not The Enemy’: Violations of Workers’ Rights in Kazakhstan

               

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         CPEC: Corridor of Discontent

·         Cross-Strait Relations: The Lull before the Storm?

·         Indonesian President’s Visit to India : A Visit of Strategic Significance

Institute for Security & Development Policy

·         Azerbaijan’s Formula: Secular Governance and Civic Nationhood

Institute for Security Studies

·         China's Regional Forum Diplomacy

·         The EU-China-Africa Triangle

Institute for the Study of War 

·         Afghanistan Partial Threat Assessment: November 22, 2016

·         The Campaign for Mosul: November 16-21, 2016

·         The Road to ar-Raqqah: Background on the Syrian Democratic Forces

Institute of International Affairs  (Instituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Did 2016 Mark a New Start for EU External Migration Policy, or Was It Business as Usual?

·         EUnited Against Crime: Improving Criminal Justice in European Union Cyberspace

·         The New Energy Resources in the Centre-East Mediterranean

·         Re-conceptualizing Orders in the MENA Region

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         The Japan-India Agreement: An Exceptional Civil Nuclear Pact

·         Upcoming Elections in Manipur: A Review of the Political and Cultural Relationship between the State and the Center

·         What’s Diaspora Got to do with it? Sri Lanka’s Reconciliation Process

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Could Repatriating Foreign Fighters Make Europe Safer?

·         A “Linkage-Based” Approach to Combating Militant Islamist Propaganda: A Two-Tiered Framework for Practitioners

International Crisis Group

·         Algeria’s South: Trouble’s Bellwether

Kennedy Center for International Studies

·         Journal of International Organization Studies, 2016, v. 7, no. 2

o    NATO Burden Sharing: A New Research Design

o    Success after Stalemate? Persistence, Reiteration, and Windows of Opportunity in Multilateral Negotiations

o    Regional Intergovernmental Organizations, Globalization, and Economic Development

o    Separation amidst Integration: The Redefining Influence of the European Union on Secessionist Party Policy

Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor

·         Landmine Monitor 2016

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Australia and the Anti-trafficking Regime in Southeast Asia

·         How to be Exceptional: Australia in the Slowing Global Economy

Migration Policy Institute

·         Serving Immigrant Families Through Two-Generation Programs:Identifying Family Needs and Responsive Program Approaches

National Academies Press

·         A Threat to America's Global Vigilance, Reach, and Power–High-Speed, Maneuvering Weapons: Unclassified Summary

National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

·         Guidelines for Development of Smart Apps for Assessing, Coding,and Marking Highway Structures in Emergency Situations

o    Volume 1: Research Overview

o    Volume 2: Assessment Process Manual

o    Volume 3: Coding and Marking Guidelines

National Institute for South China Sea Studies

·         Report on the Military Presence of the United States of America in the Asia-Pacific Region (2016)

National Security Archive

·         The Iran-Contra Affair 30 Years Later: A Milestone in Post-Truth Politics

NATO Defense College

·         Why NATO Needs a New Strategic Concept

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Daesh Recruitment. How the Group Attracts Supporters

·         The Dynamics of Russia's Information Activities against Ukraine during the Syria Campaign

·         Russia's (dis-) Information Activities against Ukraine after the Commencement of the Syrian Campaign

·         Russian Propaganda Concerning Ukraine During the Syrian Campaign:an Innovative Approach to Assess Information Activities

Peace Research Institute Oslo

·         How Businesses Can Be Effective Local Peacebuilders – Evidence from Colombia

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Low Marks for Major Players in 2016 Election – Including the Winner

Rand

·         Access Granted: Political Challenges to the U.S. Overseas Military Presence, 1945–2014

·         A Framework for Exploring Cybersecurity Policy Options

·         How Does Expanding Health Insurance Coverage Affect Workers' Compensation Costs?

·         Toward a Sustainable Blood Supply in the United States: An Analysis of the Current System and Alternatives for the Future

Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB)

·         Improving the Total Force Using the National Guard and Reserves -a report for the Transition to the New Administration

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         The 2016 UK PONI Papers

Small Arms Survey

·         Measuring Illicit Arms Flows: Honduras

Small Wars Journal

·         The Dilemma of Defense Innovation and Adaptation

·         The Dilemma of Defense Innovation and Adaptation (Part II)

·         To Operationalize Cyber, Humanize the Design

·         Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, (General, USMC, Retired): Can He Be A Civilian Leader?

South African Institute of International Affairs

·         South Africa’s Drought Preparedness in the Water Sector: Too Little Too Late?

·         Turkey In Somalia: Shifting Paradigms of Aid

Stanley Foundation

·         Iran Nuclear Agreement: Could It Inform Future Nonproliferation and Disarmament?

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Military Expenditure Database [expanded coverage - now covers 1949-2016]

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Should We Let the Bomb Spread?

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

·         Homeland & National Security Law Review, Fall 2016, v. 5,  no. 1

o    Where the Cyber Things Are

o    First Steps in Resolving the Prevention Paradox: Adding Command Responsibility to the Uniform Code of Military Justice to Make “Never Again” a Reality

o    As Support Materializes: An Examination of Contemporary Policy in the Prosecution Under the Material Support Statutes During the Current Wave of Terrorism

United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons Defense Committee

·         Restoring the Fleet: Naval Procurement and the National Shipbuilding Strategy

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·         UK Military Operations in Syria and Iraq

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US District Court for the District of Columbia

·         Smith Opinion Dismissing Case against Pres Obama re: waging an illegal war against the Islamic State

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Iran and China Are Strengthening Their Military Ties

·         Iran May Be Using Iraq and Syria as a Bridge to Lebanon

·         Narratives of Reform in the UAE

·         Prospects for Reform in Kuwait

·         Status of the Syrian Rebellion: Numbers, Ideologies, and Prospects

White House

·        Statement by the President on the Passing of Fidel Castro 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

·        Navigating Complexity: Climate, Migration, and Conflict in a Changing World