Friday's Miscellany 07-14-2017

38 North

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Facility: Probable Production of Additional Plutonium for Nuclear Weapons

·         What is True and Not True About North Korea’s Hwasong-14 ICBM: A Technical Evaluation

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         The Gulf Crisis: Demonising Qatar Through Fabrication

·         Saudi Arabia and Its Neighbours: A Troubled Relationship

American Enterprise Institute

·         Chinese Investment: Revenge of the State

Amnesty International

·         False Suspicions Arbitrary Detentions by Police in Mexico

·         Indonesia: Amendments of the Mass Organizations Law Expand Threats to the Freedom of Association

·         Iraq: At Any Cost: The Civilian Catastrophe in West Mosul, Iraq

·         Setting the Scene for Elections: Two Decades of Silencing Dissent in Rwanda

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Putin's Multipolar World and What it Means for U.S. Strategy

Atlantic Council

·         Europe—Key Partnership for American Prosperity

·         The European Union Could Be Simple, Inclusive, or Effective. Pick Two

·         Libya: From Intervention to Proxy War

·         Partner Operations in Syria: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward

·         Sudan: A Strategy for Re-Engagement

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         ‘Santa Muerte’, Are the Mexican Cartels Really Coming?

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Skilled Mexican Migrants in TX

·         State Taxation of Online Sales

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         Russia in the Eastern Mediterranean: a Counterweight to the West?

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Abbas Will Never Walk the Walk of Peace

·         Another Attempt to Solve the Cyprus Problem Ends in Failure

·         Defying Syrian Employment of Chemical Weapons: An Outstanding American Move

·         Dismantle UNRWA

·         Israel and India: Is the Sky the Limit?

·         A New “Arab Spring” in the Persian Gulf?

·         Potable Water vs. Energy Resources: National Security Under Trumpand Netanyahu

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         The Muslim Brotherhood: A Failure in Political Evolution

Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

·         Conflict-sensitive Employment in Afghan Construction and Transport   Companies

Bruegel

·         Precautionary Recapitalisation: Time for a Review?

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

·         Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2015 - Statistical Tables

·         State and Local White Collar Crime Program: State Regulatory Agency Statutes for Selected Offenses (Volume I and II)

Carbon Black

·         Election (In)Security

CATO Institute

·         Cybersecurity or Protectionism? Defusing the Most Volatile Issue in the U.S.–China Relationship

·         Stimulating the Vote: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Road Spending and Vote Share

Center for Homeland Security and Defense (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs, 2017, v. 13

·         The Cold War on Terrorism: Reevaluating Critical Infrastructure Facilities as Targets for Terrorist Attacks

·         Unpacking and Exploring the Relationship between Crisis Management and Social Media in the Era of ‘Smart Devices’

Center for Security Policy

·         Modern Islamic Warfare

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Accelerating Health Innovation in India

·         After ISIS: Creating Strategic Stability in Iraq

·         America’s Opioid Epidemic: Lessons from Eastern Kentucky

·         U.S. Military Spending: The Cost of Wars

Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP)

·         Innovative Prototyping and Rigorous Experimentation (iPrE): A One Week Course to Build Culture and a Cadre 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Hartz Myth: A Closer Look at Germany's Labour Market Reforms

Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         European Defence: How to Engage the UK After Brexit?

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - Report [H.Rpt 115-200]

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2018Budget Request

·         America’s Interests in the Middle East and North Africa: The President’s FY 2018 Budget Request

·         Beyond Microfinance: Empowering Women in the Developing World

·         Black Flags over Mindanao: Terrorism in Southeast Asia

·         The Tragic Case of Liu Xiaobo

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate

Congress. House. Science, Space and Technology Committee

·         U.S. Fire Administration and Fire Grant Programs Reauthorization:Examining Effectiveness and Priorities

Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

·         Implementing the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (FASTA):Maximizing Taxpayer Returns and Reducing Waste in Real Estate

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Attempted Coup in Montenegro and Malign Russian Influence inEurope

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         American Leadership in the Asia Pacific, Part 3: Promoting Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law

·         Consideration of the Taylor Force Act

·         Review of the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report

Congress. Senate.  Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee

·         Fighting Terror: Administration’s Budget Slashes Counterterrorism Programs as Attacks Continue to Increase Abroad

·         The Persistent Threat: al Qaeda’s Evolution and Resilience

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         An Analysis of the President’s 2018 Budget

·         Proposals Affecting Health Care Programs—CBO’s Estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget

·         Proposals for Special Immigrant Visas—CBO’s Estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget

Council of Foreign Relations

·         Managing a Smaller U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

·         Using External Breakeven Prices to Track Vulnerabilities in Oil-Exporting Countries

Deloitte

·         2017 Global Aerospace and Defense Sector Financial Performance Study

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         Future Environmental Net Assessment: Autonomous Vehicles

Department of Justice

·         ESP-17-01 A Special Joint Review of Post-Incident Responses by the Department of State and Drug Enforcement Administration to Three Deadly Force Incidents in Honduras [redacted]

East-West Center

·         Vietnam is a Promising Partner for the Trump Administration

Enough Project

·         Deadly Profits: Illegal Wildlife Trafficking through Uganda and South Sudan

European Institute of the Mediterranean

·         Future of Syria

·         Militia Institutionalisation and Security Sector Reform in Libya

European Parliament

·         Deepening EMU and Fiscal Union: Risk Sharing Versus Risk Reduction  

·         How the EU Budget is Spent: Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The US Exits Paris – Can the EU Drive International Climate Action?

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         The EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox: Towards a Cyber Sanctions Regime?

·         A Wild Wild Web? Law, Norms, Crime and Politics in Cyberspace

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, July 2017

o    Promotional Test Preparation: An Opportunity for Mentorship

o    The Mindful Cop

o    Intent vs. Impact: Communicating Effectively

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         G20 Leaders Strengthen Their Efforts to Tackle Terrorist Financing Together

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Ghost Ships and Off-Target Cruise Missiles

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Electricity Supply reliability and Households Decision to Connect to the Grid

Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique)

·         Thinking Twice about Iran’s Missile Trends

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

·         Three Generations of Jihadism in Iraqi Kurdistan

German Development Institute

·         Retail FDI Liberalisation and the Transformation of Agrifood Value Chains in India

·         Successful Agricultural Mechanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Significance of Agricultural Financing

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Containing Illicit Flows at African Borders

·         The Qatar Crisis: Three Scenarios

·         The South Caucasus and Iran after the Sanctions

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Defense Contracting: DOD Needs Better Information on Incentive Outcomes. GAO-17-291

·         Gulf War Illness: Additional Actions Needed to Improve VA's Claims Process. GAO-17-692T  [Testimony]

·         Gulf War Illness: Improvements Needed for VA to Better Understand, Process, and Communicate Decisions on Claims. GAO-17-511

·         Military Personnel: Improvements Needed in the Management of Enlistees' Medical Early Separation and Enlistment Information.  GAO-17-527

·         Navy Shipbuilding: Policy Changes Needed to Improve the Post-Delivery Process and Ship Quality. GAO-17-418

Human Rights Watch

·         “All Thieves Must Be Killed”: Extrajudicial Executions in Western Rwanda

·         “I Still See the Talibés Begging”: Government Program to Protect Talibé Children in Senegal Falls Short

·         Neglected and Unprotected: The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         Metadata:  The Most Potent Weapon in This Cyber War – The New Cyber-Kinetic-Meta War

·        The Surveillance State & Censorship Legislation Conundrum: Dragnet Surveillance & Censorship Legislation Will Do Nothing to Eliminate Cyber Jihad & Lone Wolf Recruiting

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, July 12, 2017

o    Zimbabwe: Political and Economic Disarray

o    South Sudan: 6th Anniversary of Independence Marked by Violence

·         Effective Financial Decision Aids

Institute for National Strategic Studies

·         Putin’s Syrian Gambit: Sharper Elbows, Bigger Footprint, Stickier Wicket

Institute for Strategic, Political, Security and Economic Consultancy (ISPSW)

·         After Baghdadi?

Institute for the Study of War

·         ISIS Sanctuary: July 10, 2017

·         Russia's Mediterranean Threat to NATO

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Future Challenges of Climate Change in the MENA Region

·         How Can Renewable Energy Help Contribute to the Development of the MENA Countries?

·         The Intra-GCC Crisis: Domestic, Regional and International Layers

·         The Western Balkans in the European Union: Perspectives of a Region in Europe

International Crisis Group

·         China’s Foreign Policy Experiment in South Sudan

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Central Bank Emergency Support to Securities Markets

·         Financial Stability Analysis: What are the Data Needs?

·         The Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa : Size and Determinants

·         A License to Issue (Anywhere) : Patterns and Drivers of Corporate Bonds in Latin America

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

·         Higher Education and  Syrian Refugee Students:  The Case of Iraq Policies, Practices, and Perspective

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, July 14, 2017, v. 15, no. 14

o    Understanding Australia’s Brighton Siege Terror Attack

o    Jaish al-Adl’s Reemergence Threatens Iran-Pakistan Relations

o    Qatar’s Role in the Libyan Conflict: Who’s on the Lists of Terrorists and Why

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Brexit Impact Assessment

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Thailand’s Triple Threat

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Weeding out Fake News: An Approach to Social Media Regulation

Mitchell Institute

·         An Operational Imperative: The Future of Air Superiority

National Academies Press

·         Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation: Proceedings of a Workshop

·         Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency (6th ed)

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

·         The Jihadi Industry: Assessing the Organizational, Leadership, and Cyber Profiles

New America Foundation

·         Deciphering the European Encryption Debate: Germany

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Protecting Without Protectionism?

Nuclear Threat Initiative

·         Two Years After the Iran Deal, Progress and Updates

Office of Naval Research

·         Future Force: Naval Science and Technology, Spring 2017

·         The Importance of the Academic  Partnership with Naval Research

o    From the Battlefield to the Lab: Heterotopic Ossification

o    Guiding Light through Holes: Naval Applications of Hollow Core Fibers and Waveguides

o    Soaring to New Heights  in Weather Prediction

o    Soaring to New Heights  in Weather Prediction

o    Spatial Radar Array Processing  below the Nyquist Rate

Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS)

·         National Strategy of Inclusive Pakistan: A Policy Framework of Secure and Cohesive Pakistan

o    English version

o    Urdu version

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Globally, More Name U.S. Than China as World’s Leading Economic Power

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Online Harassment 2017

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Sharp Partisan Divisions in Views of National Institutions

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Russia-Saudi Arabia Cooperation: Potential and Limitations

·         Russian Hybrid Threats to the Baltic States

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

·         From Data to Knowledge in Neuroscience: Building Toward Individualized Medicine

Project 2049 Institute

·         Dangerous Truths: The Panchen Lama's 1962 Report and China's Broken Promise of Tibetan Autonomy

RAND Corporation

·         Air Force Institutional Requirements: Opportunities for Improving the Efficiency of Sourcing, Managing, and Manning Corporate Requirements

·         The Evolving Terrorist Threat: Implications for Global Security

·         Rebuilding the Base: How Al-Qaida Could Resurge [testimony]

·         The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate [testimony]

·         Using RAND's Military Career Model to Evaluate the Impact of Institutional Requirements on the Air Force Space Officer Career Field

·         What Sort of Brexit do the British People Want? A Proof-of-concept Study using Stated Preference Discrete Choice Experiments: Technical Addendum

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Corporate Raiding in Russia: Tackling the Legal, Semi-Legal and Illegal Practices that Constitute Reiderstvo Tactics

·         Defense Innovation and the UK: Responding to the Risks Identified by the US Third Offset Strategy

·         Transatlantic (Mis)alignment: Challenges to US-EU Sanctions Design and Implementation

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, July 2017, v. 9, no. 7  

o    ‘IS Ingress in Southeast Asia‘

o    Marawi: A Game Changer in Terrorism in Asia

o    The Evolution of Online Extremism in Malaysi

o    A Rebuttal of Al-Qaeda and IS’ Theological Justification of Suicide Bombing

o    Abrogation and the Verse of the Sword: Addressing Sunni Extremists’ Misappropriation of Concept and Verse

Small Wars Journal

·         The Case for a Grand Strategy of Responsible Competition to Defend the Liberal International Order

·         The Complete History of the AR-15 Rifle

·         Cyber Operational Considerations in Dense Urban Terrain

·         A Flexible Data-Centric Approach for Modeling and Analyzing Hyper Connected Megacities

·         Maintaining Military Dominance in the Future Operating Environment: A Case for Emerging Human Enhancement Technologies that Contribute to Soldier Resilience

·         Plutocratic Insurgency Note No. 5: The Techno-Palaces of the Global Elite

·         The Role of Judgment (Part 1)

·         The Role of Judgment (Part 2)

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Ends, Means, Ideology, and Pride: Why the Axis Lost and What We Can Learn from Its Defeat

·         U.S. Landpower in the South China Sea

Swedish Defence University

·         Swedish Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq: An Analysis of Open-source Intelligence and Statistical Data

Thycotic

·         Failure to Measure Up: The 2017 State of Cybersecurity Metrics Annual Report [registration required]

US  Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Political Stability in Afghanistan: A 2020 Vision and Roadmap

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         The Caliphate Project in Iraq Post-Mosul

·         Confidence- and Security-Building Measures in the Nineveh Plains

·         Construction Begins at New Amona Settlement

·         An Opening for the Syrian Regime in Deir al-Zour

·         The Qatar Crisis on the Mediterranean's Shores

·         The United States and Saudi Arabia Have More In Common Than Mere Interests

Wilson Center

·         Citizenship and Justice: The Brazilian Supreme Court in a Time of Relentless Transformation by Chief Justice Cármen Lúcia

World Bank

·         A Step Ahead: Competition Policy for Shared Prosperity and Inclusive Growth

·         Stop the Violence in Latin America: A Look at Prevention fromCradle to Adulthood