Friday's Miscellany 10-25-2019

38 North

·         The North Korean Economy, October 2019: Are Sanctions Causing a More Volatile Exchange Rate?

·         Wonsan’s Beach Resort on Pace for Completion by Spring 2020

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Shifting Borders: Africa’s Displacement Crisis and Its Security Implications

Air Power Development Centre

·         Control of the Air - A Fututristic View

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Tunisia’s Sustainable Democratization: Between New and Anti-Politics in the 2019 Presidential Election

Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

·         2019 Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action(CPMS)

American Enterprise Institute

·         Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics: Domestic Migration and Urban Growth in Contemporary China

Amnesty International

·         The End Of Cattle's Paradise: How Land Diversion For Ranches Eroded Food Security On The Gambos, Angola

·         Imprisoned Women, Stolen Children: Policing Sex, Marriage and Pregnancy In Jordan

·         Libya’s Relentless Militia War: Civilians Harmed In the Battle for Tripoli, April - August 2019

·         The State Of African Regional Human Rights Bodies And Mechanisms2018-2019

·         Yemen: Air Strikes And Cluster Munitions Attacks

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

·         Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), October 2019, v. 6, no. 10

o    Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella among Service Members and Other Beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 1 January 2016–30 June 2019

o    Animal Bites and Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, Active and Reserve Components, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011–2018

o    Surveillance Snapshot: Trends in Opioid Prescription Fills among U.S. Military Service Members during Fiscal Years 2007–2017

o    Surveillance Snapshot: Influenza Immunization among U.S. Armed Forces Healthcare Workers, August 2014–April 2019

Atlantic Council

·         More in the Med: How NATO Can Refocus its Efforts in the South and Italy Can Lead the Charge

·         New Risks to Global Financial Stability

·         The Saudi Aramco-SABIC Merger: How Acquiring SABIC Fits Into Aramco’s Long-term Diversification Strategy

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         Nuclear Strategy in a Changing World

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Controlling Corruption in Mexico

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

·         Antisemitism Is Woven into Western Culture

·         Clarity Amidst Chaos: The Implications of Trump’s Syria Policy

·         Lessons Learned: Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Rulers

·         Turkey and the Kurds: What Goes Around Comes Around

·         Turkey’s Invasion of Syrian Kurdistan as Seen from Tehran

·         Turkey’s Nuisance Value

·         Turkey’s Pyrrhic Victory in Syria

·         Why No Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran Will Ever Last

Beyond the Parallel

·         Yongbyon Declassified Part VI: Improved Road Networks

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Examining Two Approaches to U.S. Drug Pricing

Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

·         Does the DDR Pilot Process in Mali Need to Be Stopped?Requirements for Successful Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration

Brookings

·         Acting East: India in the Indo-Pacific

·         Don’t Make Us Choose: Southeast Asia in the Throes of US-China Rivalry

·         The Geography of Desperation in America: Labor Force Participation, Mobility Trends, Place, and Well-being

·         Global China: Assessing China's Growing Role in the World

·         In 6 Charts, See What Americans Really Think about US Policy Toward Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan

·         The Stress Test: Japan in an Era of Great Power Competition

·         Ten Facts about the Economics of Climate Change and Climate Policy

·         Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – October 2019

·         The Welfare Effects of Peer Entry in the Accommodation Market: The Case of Airbnb

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         Because We Said So: Invoking the National Security Exception to Reduce Access to Dispute Processes for Government Suppliers

·         LNG: Caught in the Web of Opposition to Energy Projects

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Defending Civic Space: Is the International Community Stuck?

CATO Institute

·         Trump, Soft Power, and Exports

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Force Development Options for India by 2030

·         Imbalance of Power: India’s Military Choices in an Era of Strategic Competition with China

·         A More Focused and Resilient U.S.-India Strategic Partnership

·         Small Satellites in the Emerging Space Environment: Implications for U.S. National Security–Related Space Plans and Programs  

·         Strengthening Delhi’s Strategic Partnerships in the Indian Ocean

Center for Global Development

·         Automation and AI: Implications for African Development Prospects?

·         Can the US Development Finance Corporation Compete?

·         Focusing on Fragility: The Future of US Assistance to Fragile States

·         Promoting New Kinds of Legal Labour Migration Pathways Between Europe and Africa

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Caucasus Analytical Digest, No. 111: China’s “Belt and Road”Initiative and the South Caucasus

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen: The Long-Term Civil Challenges and Host Country Threats from ‘Failed State’ Wars

·         "Burden-Sharing" and the 2 Percent of GDP Solution: A Study in Military Absurdity

·         Trust Your Eyes? Deepfakes Policy Brief

·         U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: SOF, Civilians, Contractors, and Nukes

·         U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: The Struggle to Align Forces with Strategy

Center for Terrorism and Security Studies

·         Perspectives on Terrorism, October 2019, v. 13, no. 5

o    Islamist Terrorism, Diaspora Links and Casualty Rates

o    “The Khilafah’s Soldiers in Bengal”: Analysing the Islamic State Jihadists and Their Violence Justification Narratives in Bangladesh

o    Islamic State Propaganda and Attacks: How are they Connected

o    Towards Open and Reproducible Terrorism Studies: Current Trends and Next Steps

o    Taking Terrorist Accounts of their Motivations Seriously: An Exploration of the Hermeneutics of Suspicion

o    An Evaluation of the Islamic State’s Influence over the Abu Sayyaf

o    Countering Violent Extremism Globally: A New Global CVE Dataset

o    Profiles of Islamist Militants in Bangladesh

o    Adversity, Criminality, and Mental Health Problems in Jihadis in Dutch Police Files

o    Counterterrorism Bookshelf: 12 Books on Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism-Related Subjects

o    Bibliography: Terrorism by Region—Indian Subcontinent

o    60+ Academic Theses on Victims of Terrorism, Violent Extremism, and Political Violence

o    Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Related Subjects

Center on Global Energy Policy

·         Examining the Status of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

·         To Tackle Climate Change, the (Industrial) Heat Is On

Chatham House

·         Getting to a New Iran Deal: A Guide for Trump, Washington, Tehran,Europe and the Middle East

·         ‘Our Shared Humanity’ – The Legacy of Kofi Annan

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Global Security Pulse: Hybrid Conflict

·         Global Security Pulse: Terrorism in the Age of Tech

Commission for Countering Extremism 

·         The Changing Nature of Activism Among Sikhs in the UK Today

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Ship and Submarine Maintenance: Cost and Schedule Challenges

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         Sabotage: The Trump Administration's Attack on Health Care

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         The Betrayal of our Syrian Kurdish Partners: How Will American Foreign Policy and Leadership Recover?

·         Human Rights in South Asia: Views from the State Department and the Region

·         Protecting the Good Friday Agreement from Brexit

·         The Trump Administration’s FY 2020 Budget and U.S. Policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Preparing for the Future: An Assessment of Emerging Cyber Threats

Congress. House. Oversight & Reform Committee

·         Examining the Oil Industry’s Efforts to Suppress the Truth about Climate Change Examining the Oil Industry’s Efforts to Suppress the Truth about Climate Change

·         Metro: Report Card for America’s Subway

·         The Trump Administration’s Syria Policy: Perspectives from the Field

Congress. House. Science, Space, and Technology Committee

·         Smart Mobility: It’s a Community Issue

·         Space Weather: Advancing Research, Monitoring, and Forecasting Capabilities

Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

·         America’s Water Resources Infrastructure: Concepts for the Next Water Resources Development Act

·         An Assessment of Federal Recovery Efforts from Recent Disasters

Congress. House. Veterans Committee

·         Protecting Benefits for All Servicemembers

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Section 6(B) Data Handling [report]

·         Research and Innovation: Ensuring America's Economic and Strategic Leadership

Congress. Senate. Energy & Natural Resources Committee

·         Energy Efficiency Efforts in the United States and Internationally

Congress. Senate. Finance Committee

·         DS Report on Security Incidents Related to Potentially Classified Emails Sent to Former Secretary of State Clinton's Private Email Server

·         Treating Substance Misuse in America: Scams, Shortfalls, and Solutions

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Assessing the Impact of Turkey's Offensive in Northeast Syria

·         Successes and Unfinished Business in the Western Balkans

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         Issues and Options for a Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled by Commercial Trucks

·         The Navy’s Amphibious Warfare Force: Change Under Fiscal Constraints

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Denmark's China Challenge

·         Fusing Formal and Informal Trading: Emerging Practices in the Livestock Value Chains between Kenya and Somalia

Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

·         DODIG-2020-003 Audit of the DoD’s Use of Additive Manufacturing for Sustainment Parts

Department of State

·         Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973–1976

Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General

·         REPORT #18-04968-249 Failures Implementing Aspects of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017

East-West Center 

·         ASEAN Matters for America/America Matters for ASEAN

·         Strengthening US Relations with ASEAN: A Critical Element of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy

Egmont Institute

·         The EU or NATO: That Is Not the Question

Electronic Frontier Foundation

·         The Case for Fiber to the Home, Today: Why Fiber is a Superior Medium for 21st Century Broadband

European Council on Foreign Relations

·         Beyond Good and Evil: Why Europe Should Bring ISIS Foreign Fighters Home

·         China’s great game in the Middle East

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         A Geographically Fair EU Industrial Strategy

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Trump’s Retreat from Syria Puts the French-U.S. Alliance to the Test

·         TTake 360: Repercussions from Turkey’s Intervention in Northeastern Syria

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         Best Practices on Beneficial Ownership for Legal Persons

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         Glitches in the Kremlinʼs Politics of Fear: The Dynamics of Repression in Russia between 2012 and 2019

·         Turkey’s Invasion of Syria was Predictable: A Violent Prelude to Making a Major Deal to End the Syrian War

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         In the Wake of Withdrawal: The Future U.S. Military Presence in Syria

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         For a Peaceful Transition in Sudan

·         Turkey’s Nuclear Onset: Military Policy, Techno-Nationalism Trends and Defence Industrial Capabilities  

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Expanding Equity And Inclusion In Urban Development Through Transatlantic Exchange

·         Hungary’s Sudden Political Reshuffle Broke Orbán’s Power Monopoly

·         Trump’s Retreat from Syria Puts the French-U.S. Alliance to the Test

·         TTake 360: Repercussions from Turkey’s Intervention in Northeastern Syria

Globsec

·         From Criminals to Terrorists and Back - Quarterly Report v.2 :Germany

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Disaster Resilience Framework: Principles for Analyzing Federal Efforts to Facilitate and Promote Resilience to Natural Disasters GAO-20-100SP

·         Federal Rulemaking: Selected Agencies Should Clearly Communicate Public Comment Posting Practices Associated with Identity Information [testimony] GAO-20-105T

·         Homeland Security Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve DHS's Oversight of Test and Evaluation Activities GAO-20-20

·         Military Pensions: Servicemembers Need Better Information to Support Retirement Savings Decisions GAO-19-631

·         Substance Use Disorder: Prevalence of Recovery Homes, and Selected States' Investigations and Oversight [testimony] GAO-20-214T

·         Surplus Plutonium Disposition: NNSA's Long-Term Plutonium Oxide Production Plans Are Uncertain GAO-20-166

Heritage Foundation

·         The Window Is Closing for a Negotiated North Korean Denuclearization

Human Rights Watch

·         The Human Right to Water: A Guide for First Nations Communities and Advocates

·         To Speak Out is Dangerous: Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Thailand

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Managing T&E Data to Encourage Reuse

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

·         The Mass Demonstrations in Lebanon: What Do They Portend?

·         National Security in a “Liquid” World

·         Turkey's Offensive in Northeastern Syria: The Expected, the Surprising, and the Still Unknown

·         The United Nations and Anti-Semitism: Perhaps Not What You Thought

Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

·         The 1969 OAU Refugee Convention at 50

·         Accountability for Corruption: The Role of the Special Investigating Unit

·         Internal Affairs: Do South Africa’s Largest Political Parties Effectively Police Corruption?

·         Investigating Corruption in South Africa: Cooperation or Conflict?

·         Protecting the Public or Politically Compromised? South Africa’s Anti-Corruption Bodies

·         State Capture: An Entirely New Type of Corruption

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

·         US Military Pivoting From Mideast

Institute for the Study of War

·         Al Qaeda Expands its Presence in Afghanistan

·         Baghdadi Leaves Behind a Global ISIS Threat

·         Iran Pushes Iraq to the Brink

·         Iraq Situation Report: October 17 - 21, 2019

·         Iraq Situation Report: October 22 - 24, 2019

·         Iraq's Shi'a Protests Resume: Interim Summary

·         Iraq's Sustained Protests and Political Crisis

·         Russo-Turkish Agreement on Northeast Syria: October 22, 2019 Map

·         Syria Situation Report: October 10 - 22, 2019

·         Turkey's Invasion Will Destabilize Northeast Syria

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         Five Pillars for a CO2-Free Industry in Europe and Italy

·         Mediterranean Cities: A Circular Vision to Harmonise Criticalities and Generate New Development Paradigms

·         Smart Cities and Circular Digitalisation in the Mediterranean:Fostering a Common Framework

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Informal Summit: Smart Diplomacy to Address China-India Distrust

·         Noise over Substance – Modi-Xi Summit and Sino-Indian Relations

·         Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election 2019 – History in the Making

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Free Movement Threatened by Terrorism: An Analysis of Measures Proposed to Improve EU Border Management

International Crisis Group

·         Fight and Flight: Tackling the Roots of Honduras’ Emergency

·         Safeguarding Sudan’s Revolution

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Instruments of Debtstruction: A New Database of Interwar Debt

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Prioritizing and Sequencing Peacekeeping Mandates in 2019: The Case of MINUSCA

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

·         Leaders for a New Africa: Democrats, Autocrats, and Development

Jamestown Foundation

·         Terrorism Monitor, October 23, 2019, v. 17, no. 20

o    Al-Qaeda-Linked Group HUJI-B  Attempts to Regroup in Bangladesh

o    Implications of the Jeddah Agreement on the War in Yemen

o    Death of AQIS Emir Asim Umar has Serious Implications for Al-Qaeda

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 6-0, Joint Communications System, 15 June 2015, Incorporating Change 1, 04 October, 2019

Marine Corps University Press

·         Complex Terrain: Megacities and the Changing Character of Urban Operations

·         Marine Corps University Journal, Fall 2019, v. 10, no. 2

o    Innovation and Historical Continuity in Great Power Competition

o    The Amphibious Imperative of the French and Indian War

o    The Ottomans, Britain, Sectarianism, and the Sudanese Army: 1899 –2019

o    The Expeditionary Implications of a Populist Grand Strategy

o    The American Polar Pivot: Gaining a Comparative Advantage in Great Power Competition

o    Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Northern Flank: Strengthening the U.S. Marine Corps’ Role in Europe

o    A Case for Sino-American Cooperation Against Climate Change

o    Russia’s Information Warfare: Exploring the Cognitive Dimension

o    Prescribing an American Grand Strategy for the Era of Renewed Great Power Competition

o    Competing through Cooperation: Leveraging Security Cooperation to Counter Chinese and Russian Influence in Africa

o    U.S. Strategic Interests in the Arctic: A Proposed Department of Defense Approach

o    The Weaponization of Information: Social Media, Commercial Search, and the Changing Character of War

o    A Riddle Unwrapped: North Korea and the World

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         Putting Childcare at the Heart of the Social Market Economy

Middle East Institute (MEI)

·         Divide and Conquer: The Growing Hezbollah Threat to the Druze

Minority Rights

·         The Turkish Minority in Western Thrace: The Long Struggle for Rights and Recognition

Mitchell Institute

·         Flying & Fighting in the Modern Age: A Growing Threat 

NATO Defense College

·         The Enhanced Forward Presence: Innovating NATO’s Deployment Model for Collective Defence

Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

·         Beyond Industrial Policy: Why Europe Needs a New Growth Strategy  

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)/ Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHU)

·         2019 Global Health Security Index

Observer Research Foundation

·         India and Australia: From 4,000 Nautical Miles to 22 Yards

·         India-Russia Ties in a Changing World Order: In Pursuit of a‘Special Strategic Partnership’

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

·         The Arlington Restaurant Initiative: A Nightlife Policing Strategy to Improve Safety and Economic Viability

·         How to Start a Law Enforcement Family Support Group: Insights and Considerations

·         Law Enforcement Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Field

·         Less-Lethal Weaponry, Post-Traumatic Stress, and their Impact on Officer Safety and Wellness: Emerging Issues and Recommendations

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

·         OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension Commitments: Reference Manual 2019

Oxford Research Group

·         The Global Revolts from the Margins

Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute  (PKSOI)

·         Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration: A Primer for Military Practitioners

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         The Amazon Is a Carbon Bomb: How Can Brazil and the World Work Together to Avoid Setting It Off?

·         Complying with New Foreign Investment Rules Will Pose a Complex Challenge

·         WTO'ing a Resolution to the China Subsidy Problem

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace

Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends

·         Majority of Americans Say Parents Are Doing Too Much for Their Young Adult Children

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         National Politics on Twitter: Small Share of U.S. Adults Produce Majority of Tweets

RAND Corporation

·         Army Expeditionary Civilian Demand: Forecasting Future Requirements for Civilian Deployments

·         Evaluating Future Trends in Support of the Air Force Strategic Environment Assessment: Discussion and Results from a Structured Workshop

·         Exploring the Role Nuclear Weapons Could Play in Deterring Russian Threats to the Baltic States

·         Improving U.S. Military Accession Medical Screening Systems

·         Leveraging Big Data Analytics to Improve Military Recruiting

Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre

·         Project Asteria 2019: Space Debris, Space Traffic Management and Space Sustainability

Small Arms Survey

·         Gender Lens for Arms Control Support and Sustainability

Small Wars Journal

·         General Zinni's Considerations Revisited (Again)

·         Reimagining World Politics: The Longer View of an American"Victory"

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         Digitising financial services: A tool for financial inclusion in South Africa?’

Stimson

·         Great Expectations: Asking Too Much of the US-India Strategic Partnership

Strategic Studies Institute

·         A Modern Army Reserve for a Multi-Domain World: Structural Realities and Untapped Potential

Threatcasting Lab

·         Information Disorder Machines: Weaponizing Narrative and the Future of the United States of America

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse

·         Crushing Immigration Judge Caseloads and Lengthening Hearing Wait Times

US Commission on Civil Rights

·         Trauma at the Border: The Human Cost of Inhumane Immigration Policies

Warsaw Institute

·         Russia in Africa: Weapons, Mercenaries, Spin Doctors

·         What’s Next For Turkey’s NATO Membership After S-400 Purchase?

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Exposing and Sanctioning Human Rights Violations by Iraqi Militias

·         The Forgotten Peace at Twenty-Five: How to Protect and Strengthen Israel-Jordan Ties

·         How Yemen’s Deteriorating Education Sector May Prolong the Conflict

·         The Islamic State in Syria: What's Next?

·         The Islamic State in Syria After the U.S. Withdrawal

·         Kurdish Reactions to Their Abandonment in Syria

·         Netanyahu Era Likely Coming to an End Amid Post-Election Standoff

·         New Gaza Crossing Raises Questions About Blockade Policies

·         The Sochi Summit: Potential Outcomes and Implications

               

Wilson Center

·         SDF's Arab Majority Rank Turkey as the Biggest Threat to NE Syria: Survey Data on America's Partner Forces

·         Timeline: The Life and Death of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi

World Bank

·         Protecting All: Risk Sharing for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work