Friday's Miscellany 09-28-2018

Amnesty International

·         China: “Where Are They?” Time for Answers About Mass Detentions in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

·         Combating Torture: The Need for Comprehensive Regulation of Law Enforcement Equipment

·         Venezuela: This Is No Way to Live

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         The Influence Machine: Automated Information Operations as a Strategic Defeat Mechanism

Atlantic Council

·         The Evolving Iranian Strategy in Syria: A Looming Conflict with Israel

·         Getting Creative About Development

·         Toward Long-Term Solidarity with Syrian Refugees?  Turkey’s Policy Response and Challenges

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Hacking for Ca$h: Is China Still Stealing Western IP?

·         Hard News and Free Media as the Sharp Edge of Australian Soft Power

·         Weapons of Mass Economic Disruption: Rethinking Biosecurity in Australia

Baker Institute

·         Mexico’s Electoral Authorities

·         Revitalizing the Corporate Tax

·         The Urea Value Chain in Mexico

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         The Governance of Migration and Border Controls in the European–North African Context

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         China’s Naval Success and Its Grand Strategy

·         Libya in Chaos: Where To?

·         The Logic of the West’s New Anti-Semitism Crisis

·         Turkic Muslims: China’s and the Muslim World’s Achilles Heel

·         What Is the Right Strategy with Hamas: Make Concessions or Fight?

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

·         Blowing up the Budget: The Cost of Trident to UK Defense

Brookings

·         Ensuring Japan’s Future Air Security: Recommendations for Enhancing The JASDF’s Readiness to Confront Emerging Threats

·         The Potential of Manufacturing and Industrialization in Africa: Trends, Opportunities, and Strategies

Bruegel 

·         Excess Liquidity and Bank Lending Risks in the Euro Area

·         LNG and Nord Stream 2 in the Context of Uncertain Gas Import fromthe EU

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         The Dragon and Great Power Rivalry at the Top of the World:China’s Hawkish, Revisionist Voices Within Mainstream Discourse on Arctic Affairs

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Protecting Financial Institutions Against Cyber Threats: A National Security Issue

CATO Institute

·         The Politics of Pay: The Unintended Consequences of Regulating Executive Compensation

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Leveraging ROTC to Span the Civil-Military Gap

·         The Soldier’s Heavy Load

Center for Climate and Security

·         Military Expert Panel Report: Sea Level Rise and the U.S.Military’s Mission, 2nd ed.

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

·         Targeting 2%: The Logistics of a More Sophisticated Approach to Burden-Sharing

·         Putin’s Dark Ecosystem: Graft, Gangsters, and Active Measures

Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

·         Homeland Security Affairs Journal, v. 14, September 2018

o    Learning From H.I.M. (Harvey, Irma, Maria): Preliminary Impressions for Supply Chain Resilience

o    Operator Driven Policy: Deriving Action From Data Using The Quadrant Enabled Delphi (QED) Method

Center for Military Studies

·         Navigating Changing Currents

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Beyond the Water’s Edge: Measuring the Internationalism of Congress

·         Cognitive Effect and State Conflict in Cyberspace

·         Role of Renewables in Achieving Universal Access to Electricity in Southeast Asia

·         Scorched Earth: Environmental Dimensions of Postcrisis Recovery in Iraq & Yemen

·         Uncertain Trends in the “Wars” on Terrorism

Center for Strategic Research (SAM - Turkey)

·         Turkey and The United Nations Reform: Turkey’s Case for a More Effective, Representative and Participatory United Nations

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         After Salzburg: How to Salvage the Brexit Negotiations

·         The Cost of Brexit to June 2018

·         There's Nothing 'Super' about Boris Johnson's Tired Old Brexit Ideas

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Unpacking Macroprudential Policies: Strengths and Weaknesses

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)

·         2018 Prime Cuts 

Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Aid Implementation in Conflict Situations

·         Global Security Pulse: Crime-Terrorism Nexus

·         NATO in the Trump Era: Surviving the Crisis

·         PESCO Implementation: The Next Challenge

College of Europe

·         Addressing the ‘Arctic Paradox’: Environmental Policy Integration in the European Union’s Emerging Arctic Policy

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Contributing Factors to C-130 Mishaps and Other Intra-Theater Airlift Challenges

·         The Impact of National Defense on the Economy, Diplomacy, and International Order

·         Update on Military Review Board Agencies

·         U.S. Strategy in Syria

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         DOE Modernization: The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security,and Emergency Response

·         Solutions to Strengthen U.S. Public Safety Communications

·         State of the Media Marketplace

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         China’s Repression and Internment of Uyghurs: U.S. Policy Responses

·         China’s War on Christianity and Other Religious Faiths

·         Countering Iranian Proxies in Iraq

·         Europe and Eurasia: Ensuring Resources Match Objectives

·         Genocide Against the Burmese Rohingya

·         U.S. Policy Toward Syria (Part I)

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Hidden in Plain Sight: Understanding Federal Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking

·         Insider Threats to Aviation Security: Airline and Airport Perspectives

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Rise of the Machines: Artificial Intelligence and its Growing Impact on U.S. Policy

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Cyber Operational Readiness of the Department of Defense

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Examining Safeguards for Consumer Data Privacy

·         Global Space Race: Ensuring the United States Remains the Leader in Space

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Examination of the Effects of Regulatory Policy on the Economy and Business Growth

·         The Federal Role in the Toxic PFAS Chemical Crisis

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Additional Follow-Up About the Budgetary Treatment of Cost-Sharing Reductions

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         The Willing, the Hesitant and the Late-comer: Converging Stabilisation Efforts by Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         AI: Using Standards to Mitigate Risks

·         OIG-18-77 Lack of Planning Hinders Effective Oversight and Management of ICE’s Expanding 287(g) Program

Department of State

·         2018 Progress Report on the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Strategy for Accelerating HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control(2017-2020)

·         Documentation of Atrocities in Northern Rakhine State

·         Outlaw Regime: A Chronicle of Iran’s Destructive Activities

Dudley Knox Library (DKL)

·         Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG): A Brief Bibliography [reviewed Sept 2018]

East West Center

·         India's Continental Connect on Indo-Pacific and Quad 2.0

Economic Research Forum (ERF) 

·         Armed Conflict and Child Labor: Evidence from Iraq

·         Does Central Bank Independence Matter in Arab Oil Exporters

·         Oil Revenues Shocks and Inequality in Iran

·         Reforming Fiscal Institutions in Resource-Rich Arab Economies:Policy Proposals

·         Schooling Choices’ Responses to Labor Market Shocks: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Enough Project

·         Neo-Colonialism and a Faustian Bargain Undermine South Sudan’s Peace Deal

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Halting Ambition: EU Migration and Security Policy in the Sahel

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         European Defence: Messages for the Next European Commission

European Policy Centre

·         Extending the Transition Period

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         2017 Crime Statistics

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Kyrgyzstan's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

·         Latvia's Measures to Fight Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism

·         Mauritius's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

·         Saudi Arabia’s Measures to Fight Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         Holy Rus Challenged: The Conflict between Churches in Ukraine has Consequences for Russia, Ukraine and the Orthodox World

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         NAFTA’s Overhaul: From Stability to Uncertainty

·         Sanctioning Iran, Developing Relations with India, and the New Economic Order

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Barriers to Trade in Environmental Goods: How Important They Are and What Should Developing Countries Expect from Their Removal

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

·         Trump-led Trade War with China: Energy Dominance Self-destructed?

Future Direction International

·         China in the Middle East: The Overarching Imperatives

German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e. V.)

·         Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy Rationale

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         NATO After the Brussels Summit: Bruised or Emboldened?

Global Communities Partners for Good

·         Resilience through Humanitarian Assistance: Agriculture in the Syria Conflict

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-654 Overseas Conflicts: U.S. Agencies Have Coordinated Stabilization Efforts but Need to Document Their Agreement

·         GAO-18-656 Science and Technology: Considerations for Maintaining U.S. Competitiveness in Quantum Computing, Synthetic Biology, and Other Potentially Transformational Research Areas

·         GAO-18-658 VA Health Care: Pharmacy Inventory Management Could Benefit from System-Wide Oversight

·         GAO-18-688R Defense Efficiency Initiatives: Observations on DOD's Reported Reductions to Its Headquarters and Administrative Activities

·         GAO-18-700T Drinking Water: Status of DOD Efforts to Address Drinking Water Contaminants Used in Firefighting Foam [testimony]

·         GAO-18-702T Identity Theft: Strengthening Taxpayer Authentication Efforts Could Help Protect IRS Against Fraudsters [testimony]

Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre

·         South Sudan: Estimates of Crisis-attributable Mortality

Heritage Foundation

·         U.S. Iran Policy After the Demise of the Nuclear Deal

Households in Conflict Network

·         Determinants and Dynamics of Forced Migration to Europe: Evidence from a 3-D Model of Flows and Stocks

Human Rights Watch

·         “Life Without a Father is Meaningless" Arbitrary Arrests and Enforced Disappearances in Iraq 2014-2017

·         “You Miss So Much When You’re Gone” Lasting Harm of Jailing Mothers Before Trial in Oklahoma

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         The Cyber X Factor of the Savannah River Site

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Chemical Weapons Convention: Past, Present and Future

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Acquisition Policy, Cost Growth, and Cancellations of Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Institute for International Political Studies [Italian]

·         Africa Leadership Change Project

·         Global Cities and Integration

Institute for Security Studies

·         Peace and Security Council Report, no. 106

o    Is the African Charter on Democracy Strong Enough?

o    The AU’s African Initiative vs. Russian/Sudanese Mediation in the CAR

o    Looting Could Make South Sudan’s Peace Efforts Impossible

o    Political Infighting Endangers SADC’s Hard Work in Lesotho

o    Discussions Around the African Standby Force Gain Momentum

·         Preventing Extremism in West and Central Africa

·         Structural Pressures and Political Instability: Trajectories for Sub-Saharan Africa

Institute for Strategic Dialogue 

·         Young Digital Leaders Impact Report

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 

·         China's Global Ambitions and the MENA Region: A Focus on the Energy Sector

·         The EU's Multiannual Financial Framework: Where Should Italy Stand?

·         Forty Years of Camp David, Forty Years Without Peace

·         The Governance of Migration and Border Controls in the European-North African Context

·         The Implications of the Syrian War for New Regional Orders in the Middle East

·         Making the United Nations Relevant to All

·         Migratory Management in Morocco - What Do the Stakeholders Think?

·         Private Sector Contributions to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: The Case of Italy

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Digital Technologies Powering the Challenge of Financial Inclusion in India

·         Looking Back and Ahead to India’s Next General Election

·         The ‘New World Disorder’: Learning to Live With It

·         Power Shift in Bhutan and its Implication for India

·         Presidential Elections in the Maldives: A Victory for the Joint Opposition

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

·         Countering Islamist Radicalization in Germany: A Guide to Germany’s Growing Prevention Infrastructure

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

·         Understanding the Drivers of Radicalisation Among Syrians

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Action for Peacekeeping: Will Political Consensus Lead to Change in Practice?

International Rescue Committee

·         Unprotected, Unsupported, Uncertain: Recommendations to Improve  the Mental Health of Asylum Seekers on Lesvos  

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         Africa Leadership Change Project

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 4-02, Joint Health Services, 17 December 2017, Incorporating Change 1, 28 September 2018 

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         ISIS 2.0: South and Southeast Asia Opportunities and Vulnerabilities

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         Expanding Horizons: Indonesia’s Regional Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Era

McAfee

·         McAfee Labs Threats Report - September 2018

Migration Policy Institute

·         U.S. Asylum System in Crisis: Charting a Way Forward

MITRE

·         Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook

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

·         American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks, 1995 - 2017

National Security Archive

·         The U.S. and Climate Change: Washington’s See-Saw on Global Leadership

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Arctic Narratives and Political Values

·         Canada's Arctic Strategy

·         China’s Arctic Strategy

·         Russia's Arctic Strategy

New America Foundation

·         The Way Forward on Gender, Peace, and Security: Learning the Lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan

Nuclear Threat Initiative

·         Nuclear Weapons in the New Cyber Age

Observer Research Foundation

·         Understanding the Rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

·         Partisans Remain Sharply Divided in Their Attitudes About the News Media

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         A Majority of Teens Have Experienced Some Form of Cyberbullying

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Voter Enthusiasm at Record High in Nationalized Midterm Environment  

Policy Exchange

·         Hydrogen’s Role in Supporting the Low-Carbon Economy

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Budgetary Sanctions as a Mechanism to Protect the Rule of Law in the EU

·         Bulgaria’s Aspirations for Eurozone Membership

·         How Turkey’s Economic Problems Affect Its EU Relations

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

·         Future Thoughts on Data Privacy, Tribalism, and Fair Play

Project 2049 Institute

·         The People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force: Leadership and Structure

Public International Law & Policy Group

·         Documenting Atrocity Crimes Perpetrated Against the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Rand

·         Perspectives and Opportunities in Intelligence for U.S. Leaders

·         Public Health Impacts of Gaza’s Water Crisis

·         Support for DoD Supervisors in Addressing Poor Employee Performance

·         Toward Resiliency in the Joint Blood Supply Chain

·         U.S.-Japan Alliance Conference: Meeting the Challenge of Amphibious Operations

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Machine Learning Algorithms and Police Decision-Making: Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Challenges

Second Line of Defense

·         Australian Defense Force and the Way Ahead for an Australian Deterrent Strategy

Small Wars Journal

·         Intelligence Officer Careers and How to Get One

·         Legitimacy as Political Capital in Insurgency

·         Micro-UAV Augmented 3D Tactics

·         The Ministry of Defense Advisors Training Program: Preparing Advisors to Have Strategic Impact

·         Parade and Event Security

·         Small Wars Journal Discussion: Europe’s Balance of Power Crisis

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         In the Driver’s Seat? African Agency and Chinese Power

·         Troubling Times Ahead: Election Scenarios for the DRC

Strategic Studies Institute  (SSI)

·         Exit Strategy: Rule of Law and the U.S. Army

·         The Relevance of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the United States in the 21st Century

·         A Security Role for the United States in a Post-ISIS Syria?

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

·         Immigration Court Backlog Tool: Pending Cases and Length of Wait by Nationality, State, Court, and Hearing Location

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         China’s Evolving Role as a U.N. Peacekeeper in Mali

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         An Israeli Facebook Page ‘In Iraqi Dialect’

·         Arabic Political Comedy: A Vector for Liberalization?

·         How Tehran Might React to the Ahvaz Attack

·         Kurdistan’s Islamist Parties Strategize in Upcoming Elections

·         The Shia Arabs of Khuzestan

·         The U.S. Role in the Future of Iraq

White House

·         National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science

·         Remarks by President Trump to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly | New York, NY

World Economic Forum

·         Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Water