Thursday, September 16, 2021

Friday's Miscellany 09-03-2021 & 09-10-2021

 38 North

 Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace)

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 Air University

 Amnesty International

 Army War College

 ASUA Institute of Land Warfare

 Atlantic Council

 Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES)

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

 Blair Institute for Global Change

 Brookings 

 Brown University Cost of War Project

 Bruegel

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 CATO Institute

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for American Progress (CAP)

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

 Center for Global Development

 Center for Global Security Research (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

 Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

  • Homeland Security Affairs Journal, v. 17, 2021
    • 9/11 20th Anniversary Issue
    • Postcards from a Homeland Security Past: Chris Bellavita reflects on the impact of 18 years of CHDS theses on the homeland security field
    • Anders Strindberg reflects on the impact of Jonathan Gaddy’s CHDS thesis, “An Ontology of Power: Perception and Reality in Conflict”
    • Kathryn Aten reflects on the impact of Katie Witt’s CHDS thesis, “Why We Serve: Public Service Motivation and what the USCIS Mission Means to its Workforce”
    • Florina Cristiana Matei and Nadav Morag reflect on the impact of Bruno Dias’ CHDS thesis, “Blip on the Radar: School Safety Synergy through Early Warning and Information Sharing"
    • Carolyn Halladay reflects on the impact of Jaime Lier Chen’s CHDS thesis, “Muted Voices: Toward an Understanding of the U.S. Asylum Program at the Southwest
    • Anke Richter reflects on the impact of public health research published in Homeland Security Affairs over the years
    • Michael Petrie reflects on the impact of Luke Hodgson’s Homeland Security Affairs article “How Violent Attacks Are Changing the Demands of Mass Casualty Incidents: A Review of The Challenges Associated with Intentional Mass Casualty Incidents"
    • James Ramsay reflects on the impact of John Mueller and Mark Stewart’s 2011 HSAJ article, “Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security” on the development of Homeland Security as a field
    • Rudy Darken reflects on the impact of Tom Richardson’s CHDS thesis, “First Responder: Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Using Massively Multiplayer On-Line Gaming"
    • Glen Woodbury reflects on the impact of John Flynn’s CHDS thesis “Mindfulness Training: Worthwhile As A Means to Enhance First-Responder Crisis Decision Making?”
    • Richard Bergin reflects on the impact of John Steward’s CHDS thesis, “Applying Technology Acceptance Research to Information Systems Implementation in Fire Service"
    • Steve Recca reflects on the impact of Chris Bellavita’s 2008 HSAJ article, “Changing Homeland Security: What is Homeland Security"
    • Stanley Supinski reflects on the impact of Chris Bellavita’s 2008 HSAJ article, “Changing Homeland Security – What is Homeland Security?” on the development of Homeland Security as a field
    • Rodrigo Nieto-Gòmez reflects on the impact of Marissa Madragal’s CHDS thesis, “Obsessive – Compulsive Homeland Security: Insights from the Neurobiological Security Motivation System"
    • Erik Dahl reflects on the impact of Roy Brush’s CHDS thesis, “Silent Warning: Understanding the National Terrorism Advisory System"
    • David Brannan reflects on the impact of CHDS theses by Candice Wright, Richard Fleece, David Heller, Gary Settle, Devon Bell, and Michelle Mallek

 Center for International Policy

 Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

 Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

 Centre for Independent Studies

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 Chatham House 

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

 Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 College of Europe

 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  • CTC Sentinel, September 2021, v. 14, no. 7
  • Twenty Years After 9/11:
    • Reflections from Michael Morell, Former Acting Director of the CIA
    • Reflections from General (Ret) Joseph Votel, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command
    • Reflections from Ambassador (Ret) Dell Dailey, Former Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State 
    • Reflections from Ali Soufan, Former FBI Special Agent
    • Reflections from Alex Younger, Former Chief of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
    • The Terror Threat From Afghanistan Post the Taliban Takeover
    • The Fight for Supremacy in Northwest Syria and the Implications for Global Jihad
    • The Jihadi Threat in the Arabian Peninsula
    • The Threat in Africa—The New Epicenter of Global Jihadi Terror
    • What Is the Future of the Global Jihadi Movement?

 Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

 Department of Defense (DOD)

 Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2021-122  Management Advisory Memorandum Regarding Internal Control Weaknesses Over TRICARE Payments for the Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines
  • DODIG-2021-120 Audit of the Department of the Air Force’s Actions Taken to Mitigate Physiological Events

 Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General

  • OIG-21-53 U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Acquisition Management of Aviation Fleet Needs Improvement to Meet Operational Needs
  • OIG-21-58 ICE’s Management of COVID-19 in Its Detention Facilities Provides Lessons Learned for Future Pandemic Responses
  • OIG-21-59 CISA Can Improve Efforts to Ensure Dam Security and Resilience

 Department of the Air Force Inspector General

 Department of the Army

 Department of Veterans Affairs

 Egmont Institute 

 Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

 Energy for Growth Hub

 Energy Information Administration (EIA)

 Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General

  • 21-P-0223 EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management Lacked a Nationally Consistent Strategy for Communicating Health Risks at Contaminated Sites
  • 21-E-0226 EPA’s Emergency Response Systems at Risk of Having Inadequate Security Controls

 EU Non-Proliferation Consortium

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

 European Council on Foreign Relations

 European Parliament Think Tank

 European Policy Centre (EPC)

 European Union (EU)

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

 EUROPOL

 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

 French Institute of International Relations

 Future Directions International

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

 German Development Institute

 German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

 Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • COVID-19: Improvements Needed in Guidance and Stakeholder Engagement for Immigration Courts GAO-21-104404
  • Export-Import Bank: Status of End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports as of August 2021 GAO-21-105227
  • Exposure Notification: Benefits and Challenges of Smartphone Applications to Augment Contact Tracing GAO-21-104622
  • Global Food Security: Improved Monitoring Framework Needed to Assess and Report on Feed the Future's Performance GAO-21-548
  • Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services: Evaluating COVID-19 Response Could Help CMS Prepare for Future Emergencies GAO-21-104401
  • Military Justice: DOD and Coast Guard Improved Collection and Reporting of Demographic and Nonjudicial Punishment Data, but Need to Study Causes of Disparities GAO-21-105000
  • Post-Government Employment Restrictions: DOD Could Further Enhance Its Compliance Efforts Related to Former Employees Working for Defense Contractors GAO-21-104311
  • Satellite Communications: DOD Should Explore Options to Meet User Needs for Narrowband Capabilities GAO-21-105283

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS)

 Henley Putnam University

  • Journal of Strategic Security, 2021, v. 14, no. 3
    • Shrinking Civic Space for Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan Following the U.S. Military Drawdown in 2014
    • The Validity of the Assessment and Treatment of Radicalization Scale: A Psychometric Instrument for Measuring Severity of Extremist Muslim Beliefs
    • Networks of Threats: Interconnection, Interaction, Intermediation
    • Urban Security and Counterterrorism: An Approach to Proportionality
    • Testing the Power Transition Theory with Relative Military Power
    • Past Attacks, Future Risks: Where Are We 20-years After 9/11?

 Henry Jackson Society

 Heritage Foundation

 Hoover's China Leadership Monitor

  • China Leadership Monitor, Fall 2021, no. 69
    • What is Behind China’s Dual Circulation Strategy
    • Chinese Views of U.S. Decline
    • The Emergence of the Central Office of Foreign Affairs: From Leadership Politics to “Greater Diplomacy”
    • The CCP’s Domestic Security Taskmaster: The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
    • Xi Jinping–Style Control and Civil Society Responses

 Human Rights Watch

 IBM Center for the Business of Government 

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

 Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

 Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

 Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC)

 Institute for Science and International Security

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

 Institute for the Study of War

 Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

 Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)

 International Atomic Energy Administration (IAEA)

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

 International Crisis Group

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, September 10, 2021, v. 19, no. 17
    • Challenges and Progress in China’s Development of 5G and 6G
    • Implications of Xi’s Revival of the Maoist Slogan “Common Prosperity”
    • How U.S. Banks Push the Caribbean Toward China
    • The PLA Air Force’s Efforts Toward Agile Combat Employment
    • Education Reforms Aim to Mold Model Citizens from Preschool in the PRC
  • Terrorism Monitor, September 7, 2021, v. 19, no. 17   
    • Islamic State in Khorasan Province’s Campaign against Afghan Women
    • China and Pakistan to Increase Counter-Terrorism Coordination with the Afghan Taliban
    • Terrorism Monitor Interview With Dr. Antonio Giustozzi

 Lowy Institute for International Relations

 MacDonald Laurier Institute (MLI)

 Marine Corps University Middle East Studies

 Marine Corps University Press

  • Journal of Advanced Military Studies, 2021, v. 12, no. 2
    • “Napoleon at Waterloo”: The Events of 18 June 1815: Analyzed via Historical Simulation
    • Promise Unfulfilled: A Brief History of Educational Wargaming in the Marine Corps
    • Wargaming in Professional Military Education: Challenges and Solutions
    • Educational Wargaming: Design and Implementation into Professional Military Education
    • Assessment Strategies for Educational Wargames
    • Hedgemony: A Wargame to Evaluate Senior Joint Professional Military Education Learning Objectives
    • Developing Self-Confidence in Military Decision Making: An Imperative for Wargaming
    • Wargaming Development Series: Developing Impactful Wargame Narratives through Storytelling
  • The Rise and Decline of U.S. Military Culture Programs, 2004-20

 Marshall European Center for Strategic Studies

 Martens Centre for European Studies

 Middle East Institute (MEI)

 Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

 MITRE

 National Academies Press

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

 National Security Archive

 National Bureau of Asian Research

 National Threat Initiative (NTI)

 NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

 NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

 Naval War College

 New America

 New York Fire Department (FDNY)

 Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)

 Observer Research Foundation

 Office of Foreign Assets Control

 One Earth Future - Stable Seas Program

 Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

 Pew Research Center

 Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

 RAND Corporation

 Recorded Future

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

  • Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA), September 2021, v. 13, no. 4
    • Post-Taliban Takeover: How the Global Jihadist Terror Threat May Evolve
    • The American Exit, the Fall of Afghanistan and the Indian Dilemmas
    • The Taliban’s Ascendance in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
    • Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Security Implications for Bangladesh
    • The Islamic State’s (IS) Critique of the US-Taliban Deal: A Case Study of IS’ Telegram Channels

 Small Wars Journal

 Soufan Center

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

  • SIGAR-21-47-AR Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Efforts: Corruption Remained a Serious Problem in the Afghan Government and More Tangible Action was Required to Root It Out

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Swisspeace

 Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

 Taylor & Francis

 UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR0

 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

 US Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General

  • E-000-21-002-M U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Contributions: USAID Should Consider Enhancing Oversight to Mitigate Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

 US Postal Service

  • 20-277-R21 U.S. Postal Service Protection Against External Cyberatt

 Wilson Center

 World Bank

 World Economic Forum