Friday's Miscellany 11-30-2018

38 North

·         Imagining a New US-South Korean Security Architecture

·         Is the North Korean Won Pegged to the RMB? Probably, but the Numbers Don’t Show It

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center: 5 MWeReactor Unlikely Operating

·         Why Korea Needs Peace: A Korean American Perspective

AidData

·         DREAMS Innovation Challenge: Applying data to increase impact of HIV/AIDS Prevention for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

·         Strategic Studies Quarterly, Winter 2018, v. 12, no. 4  

o    Conventional Deterrence: An Interview with John J. Mearsheimer

o    Clausewitz as Counterpuncher: The Logic of Conventional Deterrence

o    Deterrence in the 21st Century: Integrating Nuclear and Conventional Force

o    Expectations of Cyber Deterrence

o    How Does Nuclear Deterrence Differ from Conventional Deterrence?

o    Conventional Deterrence Redux: Avoiding Great Power Conflict in the 21st Century

o    The Future of Conventional Deterrence: Strategies for Great Power Competition

Air University

·         Air & Space Power Journal, Winter 2018, v. 32, no. 4

o    A Model of Air Force Squadron Vitality

o    Wars of Cognition: How Clausewitz and Neuroscience Influence Future War-Fighter Readiness

o    Seize the Highest Hill: A Call to Action for Space-Based Air Surveillance

o    The Long-Range Standoff Cruise Missile: A Key Component of the Triad

o    Science and Technology Enablers of Live Virtual: Constructive Training in the Air Domain

o    Operation Vengeance: Still Offering Lessons after 75 Years

o    Three Competing Options for Acquiring Innovation

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Morocco’s Boycott and the Empowerment of ‘Regular’ Citizen

·         Presumed Trump-Kim “Denuclearization” Deal: A View from Tokyo

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

·         Be Wary of Spending on the Belt and Road

·         Polling Voters: Views on 2018 Issues and How Groups Have Voted Over Time

·         Terrorism, Tactics, and Transformation: The West vs the Salafi-Jihadi Movement

Amnesty International

·         Bangladesh: Muzzling Dissent Online

·         Papua New Guinea—Until When? The Forgotten Men on Manus Island

·         Forest is Our Heartbeat: The Struggle to Save Indigenous Land in Malaysia

·         Sweden—A Cold Welcome: Human Rights of Roma and Other “Vulnerable EU Citizens” at Risk

·         Umbrella Movement: End Politically Motivated Prosecutions In Hong Kong

·         Urgent Need for Protection of Central American Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants in the Caravans

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

·         Mainstreaming Hate: The Anti-Immigrant Movement in the U.S.

·         Teaching Hate and Violence: Problematic Passages from Saudi State Textbooks for the 2018–19 School Year

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), November  2018, v. 5, no. 11

o    Editorial: Malaria in the Korean peninsula: Risk factors, latent infections, and the possible role of tafenoquine, a new antimalarial weapon

o    CE/CME: Cluster of vivax malaria in U.S. soldiers training near the demilitarized zone, Republic of Korea during 2015

o    Update: Cold weather injuries, active and reserve components, U.S. Armed Forces, July 2013–June 2018

o    Brief report: Increased number of possible rabies exposures among U.S. healthcare beneficiaries treated in military clinics in southern Germany in 2016

Army Cyber Institute (ACI)

·         CYCON U.S. 2018 Conference Papers

o    Combining Recurrence Quantification Analysis and Adaptive Clustering to Detect DDoS Attacks

o    The Calculus of Protecting Interstate Competition from Cyber Attack

o    Critical Infrastructure Protection at the Local Level

o    Applies Computational Social Choice Theory as a Framework for New Cyber-threats

o    Predicting Enterprise Cyber Incidents Using Social Network Analysis on the Darkweb Hacker Dorums

o    Cyber Acquisition

o    United by Necessity: Conditions for Institutional Cooperation against Cybercrime

o    Feed the Bears, Starve the Trolls

o    Beyond the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts: Norms of Responsible Nation State Behavior in Cyberspace

o    A Model for Evaluating Fake News

o    Strategic Cyber: Responding to Russian Online Information Warfare

o    Fake News,(Dis)Information and Principle of Non-intervention

o    Defense Support to the Private Sector: New Concepts for DoD's National Cyber Defense Mission

o    Borders in Cyberspace: Stratigive Information Conflict since 9/11

o    Persistent Engagement, Agreed Competition, Cyberspace Interaction Dynamics and Escalation

Asia Society

·         Chinese Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance

ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

·         Maneuver Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Enhancing Tactical Maneuver

Atlantic Council

·         Beyond Borderlands: Ensuring the Sovereignty of All Nations of Eastern Europe

·         Coming to Life: Artificial Intelligence in Africa

·         Global Magnitsky Sanctions: Raising the Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Bar

·         NATO Priorities After the Brussels Summit

·         Ukrainian Election Task Force--Exposing Foreign Interference in Ukraine's Election

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Partners: Australia’s Private Sector Engagement in the Pacific

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Implications of the Oil Prospects for Latin America

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         Armed Conflicts and the Erosion of the State: the Cases of Iraq,Libya, Yemen and Syria

·         BARCELONA´S CIUTAT OBERTA: Cultural Policy’s New Role in Addressing Global Challenges

·         The Competitive Edge in China’s overseas investments: The Golden Hand of the State

·         Technological Trends in the MENA Region: the Cases of Digitalization and Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         Between Rabin’s Legacy and the INSS Plan

·         The Fragility of Middle East Alliances

·         The Implications of Sanctions for the Iranian Oil Market

·         An International Jewish View on the Pittsburgh Murders

·         Islamic State’s Future in Afghanistan – Part II

·         Israel Should Keep a Low Profile on the Khashoggi Case

·         The Israeli Security Concept: Wandering Through a Maze

·         The Khashoggi Crisis Reshapes US Relations on Many Fronts

·         Lieberman’s Resignation and Rabin’s “Peace Legacy”

·         The Messages Behind the Iranian Missile Strike in Iraqi Kurdistan

·         Pakistan and Its Militants: Who Is Mainstreaming Whom?

·         Rumors Notwithstanding, Prospects for Israel-Pakistan Relations Remain Dim

·         Russia Responds to Military Pressure, not Economic

·         To Ensure Sovereignty over Jerusalem, Arab Residents Must Be Equally Protected

·         Turkey vs. the Southern Caucasus Republics

Beyond Parallel

·         Undeclared North Korea: The Sakkanmol Missile Operating Base

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Immigration’s Effect on the Social Security System

·         An Immigration Patchwork in the States—How Partisanship,Regionalism, and Shifting Priorities Impact State Immigration Laws

Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

·         Global Militarization Index 2018

Brookings

·         Can Coordination in the G-20 Help Countries to Reduce Debt and Deficits?

·         Countering the Geography of Discontent: Strategies for Left-behind Places

·         Don’t Dismantle the Post-crisis Early Warning System

·         Weapons of the Weak: Russia and AI-driven Asymmetric Warfare

Bruegel

·         Assessing the European Union’s North Africa Trade Agreements

·         Distributional Effects of Climate Policies

·         The G20 Turns Ten: What’s Past is Prologue

·         How to Provide Liquidity to Banks after Resolution in Europe’s Banking Union

·         A Monetary Policy Framework for the European Central Bank to Deal with Uncertainty

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         A Canadian Primer to the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina,November 30-December 1, 2018

CATO Institute

·         Disciplining China’s Trade Practices at the WTO: How WTO Complaints Can Help Make China More Market-Oriented

·         Should Governments Restrict Cash?

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Super Soldiers: Summary of Findings and Recommendations

Center for Climate and Security

·         The U.S. Department of Defense’s Forthcoming Climate Change Vulnerability Report: What to Expect and How Congress Should Use It

Center for Complex Operations (CCO)

·         Prism, November 2018, v. 7, no. 4

o    NATO's Adaptation in an Age of Complexity

o    The Fight So Far

o    The Mandate to Innovate

o    Examining Complex Forms of Conflict: Gray Zone and Hybrid Challenges

o    Post–Conflict Stabilization: What Can We Learn from Syria?

o    Economic and Financial Sanctions in U.S. National Security Strategy

o    Learning and Innovation: Jordan at the "Crossroads of Armageddon"

o    The Machine Beneath: Implications of Artifical Intelligence in Strategic Decisionmaking

o    High North and High Stakes: The Svalbard Archipelago Could be the Epicenter of Rising Tension in the Arctic

o    Wildlife and Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, and Human Security

o    Sending in the Cavalry: The Growing Militarization of Counterterrorism in Southeast Asia

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

·         Chaos as a Strategy: Putin’s “Promethean” Gamble

Center for Global Development 

·         The Dilemma of AfDB Shareholders: Does Governance Matter for the Long-Run Financing of the MDBs?

·         The Medium-Run and Scale-Up Effects of Performance-Based Financing: An Extension of Rwanda’s 2006 Trial Using Secondary Data

·         Reading the Missing Profits of Nations

·         Should Developing Countries Sign the OECD Multilateral Instrument to Address Treaty-Related Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Measures?

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM)

·         Building a Youth Euro-Med Community through Learning and Research Mobility: Incubators and Obstacles

·         Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool

·         The Role of Russia in the Middle East and North Africa Region.Strategy or Opportunism?

·         WANTED: More Fluid Relationships between Researchers and Officials in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Center for Migration Studies (CMS)

·         Communities in Crisis: Interior Removals and Their Human Consequences

·         Proposed Public Charge Rule Would Significantly Reduce Legal Admissions and Adjustment to Lawful Permanent Resident Status of Working Class Persons

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Gender Differences in Post- Bootcamp, Pre-Fleet Losses

·         Relationship Between Colocation and Reenlistment in the Marine Corps

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o    v. 2 Technical Background

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Russian Analytical Digest: No. 227: Regulatory Reform in Russia

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Air and Missile Defense at a Crossroads: New Concepts and Technologies to Defend America’s Overseas Bases

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Accessing South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid in a Time of Crisis

·         America's FY2020 Defense Strategy and Programming Crisis

·         Article II Mandate: Forging a Stronger Economic Alliance between the United States and Japan

·         China and the New Strategic Nuclear Arms Race: The Forces Driving the Creation of New Chinese Nuclear Delivery Systems, Nuclear Weapons, and Strategy

·         China’s Risky Drive into New-Energy Vehicles

·         Chinese Grand Strategy: A Net Assessment: Cooperation, Competition and/or Conflict

·         The Evolution of the Salafi-Jihadist Threat: Current and Future Challenges from the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, and Other Groups

·         The Future of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Context of the Rise of China

·         The Gulf Scramble for Africa: GCC states’ Foreign Policy Laboratory

·         How Much Will the Space Force Cost?

·         The Islamic State and the Persistent Threat of Extremism in Iraq

·         New Entrants and Small Business Graduation in the Market for Federal Contracts

·         Renewing U.S. Economic Engagement with the Developing World

·         Technological Competition and China

·         United States and New Zealand

·         ZONE DEFENSE Countering Competition in the Space between War and Peace

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         Consensus for Action: Towards a More Effective EU Sanctions Policy

·         Power of the River: Introducing the Global Dam Tracker (GDAT)

·         What it Means if the United States Designates Venezuela a State Sponsor of Terrorism

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

·         Syria's ‘Shogun’ in the Making: Russian-Backed General Suheilal-Hassan and Future of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces  

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         As the situation in Gaza worsens, it's time for the EU to step in– Trump has proven the US can't help any more

·         Brexit deal done – now for the hard part

·         Direct Democracy in the EU: The Myth of a Citizens' Union

·         May's reckoning with the Tory right over Brexit is fast approaching

·         NATO's Cyber Pledge

·         What happens if Parliament rejects May's Brexit deal?

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement: How to Oversee the International Transfers of Mitigation Outcomes

·         Euro-area Governance Reform: The Unfinished Agenda

·         The Evolving Scope and Content of Central Bank Speeches

·         The Financial Sector and the SDGs: Interconnections and Future Directions

Chatham House

·         Are Ukraine’s Anti-corruption Reforms Working?

·         The Role of Sub-state and Non-state Actors in International Climate Processes

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The EU and Institution Building in East Africa: Towards a Better Understanding

·         The European Parliament After the Elections

·         Iraq's Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi 'On the March'

College of Europe

·         Together Beyond Accession: Turkey as the EU’s Indispensable Partner

·         What Role(s) for the European Union in National Dialogues? Lessons Learned from Yemen

Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS)

·         Officers' Physical and Mental Health and Safety: Emerging Issues and Recommendations

Conflict Armament Research

·         Weapon Supplies Into South Sudan’s Civil War

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Allocating State and Local Taxes to U.S. Households

·         CBO’s 10-Year Budget and Economic Projections

·         The Effect of Employer Matching and Defaults on Workers' TSP Savings Behavior

·         How Taxes Affect the Incentive to Invest in New Intangible Assets

·         The Increasing Costs of the Department of Defense

·         Inflation and the Phillips Curve

·         Labor Force Experiences of Recent Veterans

·         Potential Spending on Veterans’ Health Care, 2018–2028

·         Replacing Military Personnel in Some Support Positions With Federal Civilians

Council on Foreign Relations 

·         Making U.S.-Vietnam Ties a Model for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

·         Zero Botnets: Building a Global Effort to Clean Up the Internet

Counter Extremism Project

·         Germany’s NetzDG: A Key Test for Combatting Online Hate

Danish Institute for International Studies (Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier)

·         China's Engagement in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Xinjiang: Will China's Root Cause Model Provide Regional Stability and Security?

·         Chinese Investments in Greenland Raise U.S. Concerns

·         Denmark Should Urge Franco-German Coordination on EU Defence

·         A Fragile Military Response: International Support of the G5 Sahel Joint Force

·         Supporting Political Stability by Strengthening Local Government

·         To UN or Not to UN: The Question of Nordic UN Peacekeeping

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Status of the U.S. Relationship with the Republic of Turkey Unclassified Executive Summary

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-19-08 FEMA’s Oversight of the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS)

East-West Center

·         The United States Military Perspective on the Okinawan Gubernatorial Elections

Egmont Institute

·         Endorsing Brexit or Preparing for ‘No Deal’? A Belgian Perspective

·         The EU as a Partner In Cyber Diplomacy and Defense

·         EU-NATO Relations: A Long-Term Perspective

·         Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: What Does It Mean for the European Union?

Enough Project

·         Sudan’s Self-Inflicted Economic Meltdown: With a Corrupt Economy in Crisis, the Bashir Regime Scrambles to Consolidate Power

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Testing the Water: How Water Scarcity Could Destabilise the Middle East and North Africa

·         Under the Gun: Rearmament for Arms Control in Europe

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Mitigating US Sanctions on Iran: The Case for a Humanitarian Special Purpose Vehicle

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Angela Merkel’s Gradual Retreat: What Does it Mean for Europe?

·         Compendium - Brexit: An Unprecedented Journey

·         Competing Priorities at the EU's External Border

·         Fighting Terrorism and Radicalisation in Europe's Neighbourhood:How to Scale Up EU Efforts

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         Guns, Engines and Turbines – The EU’s Hard Power in Asia

·         Putin’s Fourth Term – The Twilight Begins?

·         Strategic Autonomy: Towards ‘European Sovereignty’ in Defence?

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         2017 Hate Crime Statistics

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·         2018 National Preparedness Report

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 

·         Austria’s Progress in Strengthening Measures to Tackle Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

·         Denmark’s Progress in Strengthening Measures to Tackle Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

·         Ethiopia's Progress in Strengthening Measures to Tackle Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

·         The Republic of Seychelles's Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

·         Uganda's Progress in Strengthening Measures to Tackle Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

·         Crimea 2.0: Will Russia seek reunification with Belarus?

·         European Dimension of Nuclear Deterrence: French and British Policies and Future Scenarios

·         Tunisia’s Magic Reform Bullet? Decentralisation is being Developed to Upend the Legacy of a Highly Centralised State

Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

·         The Plan: Iran’s Nuclear Archive Shows it Originally Planned to Build Five Nuclear Weapons by Mid-2003

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Reforming the Criteria for Identifying Least Developed Countries According to the Rationale of the Category

·         Telecommunication Submarine- Cable Deployment and the Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa

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

·         France and Japan: The Indo-Pacific as a Springboard for a Strategic Partnership

·         Indo-Pacific Vision in Strategic Limbo: A Foreign Policy Case Study for the Trump Era

Future Directions International

·         China in the Middle East: The U.S. Factor

·         Indian Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Some Progress but Long-Term Challenges Remain

·         String of Pearls Redux: Increased Concern for India

German Development Institute

·         Cultural Values, Attitudes, and Democracy Promotion in Malawi: How Values Mediate the Effectiveness of Donor Support for the Reform of Presidential Term Limits and Family Law

·         How Addressing Divisions on African Migration Inside the EU Can Strengthen Transnational Development

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)

·         New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Building Trust: the Challenge of Peace and Stability in the Mediterranean

·         Consequences of U.S. Trade Policy on EU-U.S. Trade Relations and the Global Trading System

·         Time for Trump to Stand Up to Putin After the Sea of Azov Attack

·         A View from the Digital Trenches – Lessons from Year One of Hamilton 68

·         Why Trumpism Will Not Prevail

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-19-9 Illegal Marijuana: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of State and Local Eradication Efforts

·         GAO-19-24 Agent Orange: Actions Needed to Improve Accuracy and Communication of Information on Testing and Storage Locations

·         GAO-19-35 Federal Workforce:  Opportunities Exist for OPM to Further Innovation in Performance Management

·         GAO-19-49 Information Technology: Departments Need to Improve Chief Information Officers' Review and Approval of IT Budgets 

·         GAO-19-54 Defense Contracting: DOD Should Clarify Criteria for Using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Process

·         GAO-19-60 U.S. Secret Service: Action Needed to Address Gaps in IT Workforce Planning and Management Practices

·         GAO-19-73 Defense Real Property: DOD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Improve Management of Its Inventory Data

·         GAO-19-76 Airline Consumer Protections: Additional Actions Could Enhance DOT's Compliance and Education Efforts

·         GAO-19-84 Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Has Taken Steps to Prepare to Restart a Program to Replace the W78 Warhead Capability

·         GAO-19-86R Financial Management: DOD's Report on Precommand Financial Management Training

·         GAO-19-89 Depot Maintenance: DOD Has Improved the Completeness of Its Biennial Core Report

·         GAO-19-102 Defense Health Care: Additional Assessments Needed to Better Ensure an Efficient Total Workforce

·         GAO-19-143R Information Security: OPM Has Implemented Many of GAO's 80 Recommendations, but Over One-Third Remain Open

·         GAO-19-162 Aviation Security: TSA Uses a Variety of Methods to Secure U.S.-bound Air Cargo, but Could Do More to Assess Their Effectiveness

·         GAO-19-213T VA Disability Exams: Improved Oversight of Contracted Examiners Needed [testimony]

·         GAO-19-229 Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Address Costly Maintenance Delays Facing the Attack Submarine Fleet

·         GAO-19-255T Coast Guard Acquisitions: Addressing Key Risks Is Important to Success of Polar Icebreaker Program [testimony]  

·         GAO-19-260T Maritime Security: DOT Is Still Finalizing Strategy to Address Challenges to Sustaining U.S.-Flag Fleet [testimony] 

Heritage Foundation

·         2020 Defense Budget Will Determine Whether the Military Rebuild Happens

·         China’s Propaganda in Africa Hurts U.S. Interests—and the U.S.Must Counter It

·         Ensuring Success for the Air Force’s Next Training Aircraft

·         Improving Ukraine’s Maritime Capability: Next Steps for the U.S.

·         Minding the “God Gap”: ISIS’ Genocide of Religious Minorities and American Statecraft

·         A Neglected Partner in Asia: The U.S. Should Strengthen Economic Cooperation with Taiwan

Hoover Institution

·         Chinese Influence & American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance

Human Rights Watch

·         Bed and Breakfast on Stolen Land: Tourist Rental Listings in West Bank Settlements

·         “It’s Your Decision, It’s Your Life”: The Total Criminalization of Abortion in the Dominican Republic

·         Living at Risk: Transgender Women, HIV, and Human Rights in South Florida

·         “Shall I Feed My Daughter, or Educate Her?”: Barriers to Girls’ Education in Pakistan

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, November 15, 2018, v. 21

o    DRC’s 2018 Elections: Can Violence Be Averted?

o    Terrorism in Burkina Faso: The New Normal?

·         Africa Watch, v. 21, November 29, 2018

o    Central Mali:  Can Instability Be Contained?

·         Considerations for Implementing a Defense Personnel Research Environment

·         Geographic Diversity in Military Recruiting

·         Managing the Total Force: Using Civilianization to Militarize the Military

·         Panel Explores Challenges of Deterring Limited Nuclear War

·         RFI Response: National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan

·         The Structural and Strategic Imperative: The Need for Persistent Engagement

Institute for International Political Studies [Italian]

·         Building Trust: The Challenge of Peace and Stability in the Mediterranean

·         Saudi Arabia at a Crossroads: Reforms and Uncertainties Ahead

Institute for Science and International Security

·         The Plan: Iran’s Nuclear Archive Shows it Planned to Build Five Nuclear Weapons by Mid-2003

·         Revealed: Emptying of the Iranian “Atomic Warehouse” at Turquz Abad

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Modernization and Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: A New Spring?

·         Window of Opportunity: Breaking Impasse on the Korean Peninsula

Institute for Security Studies

·         Africa and Climate Change: Projecting Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity

·         Freedom of Movement in Southern Africa: A SADC (pipe)dream?

·         Global Compact for Migration: Enhancing African Migration Governance

·         The Reintegration Enigma: Interventions For Boko Haram Deserters In The Lake Chad Basin

Institute for the Study of War

·         Russia Expands Its Air Defense Network in Syria

·         Russia in Review: Targeting Ukraine to Test the West

·         Turkey Brief: Erdogan Ramps Up Pressure on the U.S.

·         Turkey Brief: November 10 - 27, 2018

·         Turkey's Near Abroad Expansion

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Assessing EU–Mediterranean Policies in the Field of Industry from a Bottom-up Perspective: The Case of Lebanon

·         The EU and Political Ideas in the Mediterranean

·         European Policies in the Industry Sector in Morocco: A Bottom-up Assessment

·         Migration Dynamics in Play in Morocco

·         Transatlantic Tensions, Oil Imports and the Euro's Ambitions in International Trade

·         Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and North Africa

Institute of International Relations (IIR)

·         Principles of Russian Military Thought

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

·         An Atomised Crisis: Reframing Displacement Caused by Crime and Violence in El Salvador

·         UnSettlement: Urban displacement in the 21st Century

International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

·         NATO‘s Northeast Quartet: Prospects and Opportunities for Baltic-Polish Defence Cooperation

International Crisis Group

·         Bangladesh-Myanmar: The Danger of Forced Rohingya Repatriation

·         Breaking Algeria’s Economic Paralysis

·         Friendly Fire: Venezuela’s Opposition Turmoil

·         How to Halt Yemen’s Slide into Famine

·         Rebuilding the Gaza Ceasefire

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Brexit Referendum and Business Investment in the UK

·         China’s Monetary Policy Communication: Frameworks, Impact, and Recommendations

·         China’s Rebalancing: Recent Progress, Prospects and Policies

·         Fiscal Stimulus Impact on Firms' Profitability During the Global Financial Crisis

·         Islam as Statecraft: How Governments Use Religion in Foreign Policy

·         Macroeconomic Effects of Japan’s Demographics: Can Structural Reforms Reverse Them?

·         Populism and Civil Society

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         Saudi Arabia at a Crossroads: Reforms and Uncertainties Ahead

·         The Shifting US Stance On Yemen: Geopolitics, Not Humanitarianism

JFK Special Warfare Center and School

·         Special Warfare, July-September 2018, v. 31, no.3  

o    Special Operations Command South

o    In Depth Q&A with Rear Admiral Collin P. Green, U.S. Navy

o    Regional Threat Overview: Latin America and the Caribbean

o    Measuring Indirect Effects Over Time

o    SOTF-77: A Model for Component Support to Combatant Commands

o    Integrated Campaigning: Countering Threat Networks in Latin America

o    Optimization of the Information and Influence Competencies

o    The Last Line of Defense: Latin America: Beyond Counter-Drug and Counter Transnational Organized Crime

o    How SOCSOUTH Enablers Live by the 5th SOF Truth

o    A Team Effort: Rapid Response and Proactive Theater Response in the Caribbean

o    The People Business: Leveraging Interagency and Partner Nation Relationships to Shape Narratives in the Information Environment

o    Changing Culture: Operational Adjustments to Match the Operating Environment

o    Focus: Colombia

o    Focus: El Salvador

o    Focus: Panama

o    Off the Range, Into the Jungle: Optimizing Special Forces in a Combined Operation

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) 

·         Joint Pub 3-11, Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments, 29 October 2018

·         Joint Pub 3-28, Defense Support of Civil Authorities, 29 October 2018

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

·         Exploitation of Big Data for Special Operations Forces

Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor

·         Landmine Monitor 2018

Lexington Institute

·         Tanks—Vital to Defense, Executive Summary

Marine Corps University Press

·         Marine Corps University Journal, Special Issue 2018

o    Gender Integration and the Military

o    British and Soviet Women in the Military Campaign of 1939–45: A Comparative Review

o    “Things Must be Bad at the Front”: Women in the Soviet Military during WWII

o    Rumors, Lies, and Fake Radio Broadcasts: One Woman’s Pioneering Efforts in Psychological Warfare

o    From WACs to Rangers: Women in the U.S. Military since World War II

o    The Observatory for Equality between Women and Men in the Mexican Army and Air Force: Guardian of Gender Equality

o    Gender Integration and Citizenship: A Civil-Military Perspective

o    Opening Marine Infantry to Women: A Civil-Military Crisis?

o    Guarding the Border, Crossing a Barrier: Women Trooper Integration in the Israel Border Police, 1995–98

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Brexit and the Irish question IN FOCUS - Part Three: Solving the Border

·         Security and Defence policy: An Agenda for 2019-2024

McAfee

·         McAfee Labs 2019 Threats Predictions Report

National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Event

·         Northern Triangle Migrant Flow Study: Final Report

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

·         Dissuading Adversaries and Their RN Pathways: Integrating Deterrence Theory and Analytics in the GNDA

National Defense Strategy Commission

·         Providing for the Common Defense: The Assessment and Recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission

National Security Archive

·         Colombia Truth Commission Opens Doors, But Faces Significant Barriers to Access

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

·         Challenges and potential for NATO-Egypt Partnership

·         National Cyber Security Organisation: Turkey

NATO Defense College

·         The Great War Legacy for NATO

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Robotrolling 2018/4

Nuclear Threat Initiative

·         Civilian HEU Reduction and Elimination Resource Collection

Observer Research Foundation 

·         Building the Resilience of India’s Internal Security Apparatus

·         Is China’s Loss, India’s Gain? An Examination of the U.S. Tariff War

·         The State of Corruption in India

Office of the United States Trade Representative

·         Update Concerning China’s Acts, Polices and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

Omega Research Foundation

·         Monitoring Weapons and Restraints in Places of Detention: A Practical Guide

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Impact of Italy’s Draft Budget on Growth and Fiscal Solvency

·         The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement: Overview and Outlook

·         What Might a Trump Withdrawal from the World Trade Organization Mean for US Tariffs?

Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends

·         U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Total Dips to Lowest Level in a Decade

Pew Research Center Internet & Technology

·         Public Attitudes Toward Computer Algorithms

·         Public Perspectives on Food Risks

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Where Americans Find Meaning in Life

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

·         Early Benchmarks Show ‘Post-Millennials’ on Track to Be Most Diverse, Best-Educated Generation Yet

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy 

·         Conflicting Partisan Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy

·         Public Expects Gridlock, Deeper Divisions With Changed Political Landscape

Policy Exchange

·         An Age of Incivility: Understanding the New Politics

·         A Question of Power: Towards Better UK Strategy Through Net Assessment

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         High Representative Federica Mogherini: Her Role and Performance in the EU Neighbourhood

RAND

·         Analyses of the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce

·         China's Long-Range Bomber Flights: Drivers and Implications

·         Defeat, Not Merely Compete”: China's View of Its Military Aerospace Goals and Requirements in Relation to the United States

·         An Early Evaluation of the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses

·         Environmental Biodetection and Human Biosurveillance Research and Development for National Security: Priorities for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate

·         Integrating Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Care: Preliminary Feasibility Assessment

·         The Potential Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum in the 5.9 GHz Frequency Band: Insights for Future Spectrum Allocation Policy

·         Quality of Life at Contingency Bases: Managing Sustainment Community Support Requirements

·         U.S. Military Capabilities and Forces for a Dangerous World:Rethinking the U.S. Approach to Force Planning

·         What Deters and Why: Exploring Requirements for Effective Deterrence of Interstate Aggression

·         Women's Representation in the U.S. Department of Defense Workforce

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

·         2018 Digital News Report

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Advancing Marine Environmental Protection in the South China Sea

·         The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s Impact on Smaller Militaries: Boon or Bane?

·         Pakistan and its Militants: Who is Mainstreaming Whom?

Small Arms Survey

·         An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition

Small Wars Journal

·         “Black Market” Professional Military Education

·         Counter-Hybrid Warfare: Winning in the Gray Zone

·         El Centro Field Note No. 5: Grillo “The Cricket”—a Santa Muerte Adherent & Sicario for Multiple Cartels

·         From the CAR to Eritrea, Russia’s African Ambitions Unfold

·         In Case of Emergency - Don’t Panic, Plan

·         Losing a Winnable War

·         Taliban Unmasked: Afghan Taliban’s Continued Symbiotic Relationship with al Qaeda and International Terrorism

·         Wars in All but Name

·         Women in Combat: An Open Source Backgrounder

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

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Stimson Center

·         A Restraint Regime on Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entryVehicle (MIRV) Flight-Testing in South Asia

·         Shaping Strong Security Norms

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Assessing Gender Perspectives in Peace Processes with Application to the Cases of Colombia and Mindanao

·         Military expenditure transparency in Sub-Saharan Africa

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Maneuvering the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry in the Middle East: How the United States Can Preserve and Protect Its Long-Term Interests in the Region

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse  

·         Where ICE Secure Communities Removals Now Occur

UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

·         50 Years of Review of Maritime Transport, 1968-2018: Reflecting on the Past, Exploring the Future

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

·         Fentanyl Flows from China: An Update Since 2017

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

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U.S. Global Change Research Program

·         Fourth National Climate Assessment

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Resisting Violence: Growing a Culture of Nonviolent Action in South Sudan

·         Securing China’s Belt and Road Initiative

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

·         Exporting and Gender Earnings Differentials in the U.S.Manufacturing Sector

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Egypt’s Customary Reconciliation Sessions Hurt its Christian Minority

·         Flare-Up in Gaza (Part 2): Gently Undoing a Gordian Knot

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·         Palestinian Political Trends 2014-2018: New Data and Prevailing Attitudes

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·         Tunisian Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria

·         Why Has Netanyahu Reversed Course on Early Elections?

Watson Institute  - Brown University

·         The Costs of War: Obstacles to Public Understanding

White House

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World Bank

·         Information and Communications for Development 2018 : Data-Driven Development