Sunday, January 30, 2022

Friday's Miscellany 01-14-2022 & 01-21-2022

38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

 Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

  • Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), November 2021, v. 28, no. 11  
    • Sepsis Among Active Component Service Members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011-2020
    • Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infections in US Air Force basic military trainees who donated blood, 2017-2020
    • Update: Plant dermatitis, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010–2020

 Army University Press

  • Military Review, January-February 2022, v. 102, no. 1 [100th Anniversary ed]   
    • December 1921 - General Orders, No. 92
    • February 1922 - Extract from Original Instructors’ Summary of Military Articles for January, 1922
    • June 1935 - Tactical and Strategical Effects of the Development of the Fast Tank
    • October 1943 - Hints for Combat
    • April 1945 - Military Review Latin American Editions
    • November 1951 - Let the Women Do It
    • April 1953 - Supplying United Nations Troops in Korea
    • April 1960 - The Ratio of Troops to Space 
    • April 1960 - Nuclear Weapons Employment Training
    • February 1962 - Fortieth Anniversary Supplement
    • December 1962 - Cultural Engineering
    • December 1965 - Why They Fight
    • February 1966 - Key to a Crisis
    • May 1966 - Combat in Cities
    • February 1972 - Military Review 50th Anniversary Edition
    • September 1977 - The All-Volunteer Armed Forces: Status, Prospects and Alternatives
    • March 1983 - To Change an Army
    • January 1986 - Space Power Is Land Power: The Army’s Role in Space
    • March 1986 - Some Vagrant Thoughts on Doctrine
    • July 1986 - Operation Urgent Fury and Its Critics
    • September 1986 - A Private’s Viewpoint on AirLand Battle
    • April 1988 - Centers of Gravity and Strategic Planning
    • March 1991 - JUST CAUSE and the Principles of War
    • January 1992 - VII Corps in the Gulf War: Deployment and Preparation for Desert Storm
    • December 1993 - The Impact of Weapons of Mass Destruction on Battlefield Operations
    • November-December 1999 - US Army: Doctrinal Influence on the War in Bosnia
    • November-December 2001 - Attack on America: The First War of the 21st Century
    • January-February 2007 - Using Occam’s Razor to Connect the Dots: The Ba’ath Party and the Insurgency in Tal Afar
    • Counterinsurgency Reader Special Edition (October 2006)
    • Combined Arms Center Special Edition Interagency Reader (June 2008)
    • Counterinsurgency Reader II Special Edition (August 2008)
    • November-December 2010 - Foreign Disaster Response: Joint Task Force-Haiti Observations
    • September-October 2018 - Meeting the Challenge of Large-Scale Ground Combat Operations Today and Tomorrow
    • January-February 2019 - Emerging U.S. Army Doctrine: Dislocated with Nuclear-Armed Adversaries and Limited War
  • Enduring Success: Consolidation of Gains in Large-Scale Combat Operations

 Army War College Press

 Asan Institute for Policy Studies

 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN)

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 Bipartisan Policy Center

 Blair Institute for Global Change

 Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

 Brennan Center for Justice

 Brookings

 Brown University, Cost of War Project

 Bruegel

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Carr Center for Human Rights Policy [Harvard]

 Cato Institution

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for Climate and Security

 Center for Global Development

 Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM)

 Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Policy

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC)

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for Independent Studies

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 Chatham House

 Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST)

 Clingendael  Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 College of Europe

 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  • CTC Sentinel, January 2022, v. 15, no. 1
    • The Islamic State at Low Ebb in Iraq: The Insurgent Tide Recedes Again
    • A View from the CT Foxhole: Amy Zegart, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
    • The Islamic State Threat in Taliban Afghanistan: Tracing the Resurgence of Islamic State Khorasan
    • Northwestern Nigeria: A Jihadization of Banditry, or a “Banditization” of Jihad?

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

 Cybersecurity and Information Systems Information Analysis Center (CSIAC)

 Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

 Deep Cuts Commission

 Department of Defense (DOD)

 Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2022-052 Audit of the Defense Health Agency’s Reporting of Improper Payment Estimates for the Military Health Benefits Program
  • DODIG-2022-053 Audit of the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales Acquisition Process
  • DODIG-2022-054 Management Advisory Regarding Results from Research for Future Audits and Evaluations Related to the Effects of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus on DoD Operations  
  • DODIG-2022-055 Management Advisory: DoD Support for the Relocation of Afghan Nationals at Fort Pickett, Virginia

 Department of Energy, Inspector General

  • DOE-OIG-22-22 The Department of Energy’s Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
  • DOE-OIG-22-23 The Department of Energy’s Unclassified Cybersecurity Program for Fiscal Year 2021

 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

  • OIG-22-10 USCIS’ U Visa Program is Not Managed Effectively and is Susceptible to Fraud REDACTED
  • OIG-22-13 Trusted Traveler Revocations for Americans Associated with the 2018-2019 Migrant Caravan REDACTED
  • OIG-22-15 CISA Should Validate Priority Telecommunications Services Performance Data  

 Department of State

 Department of State Inspector General

  • AUD-MERO-22-18 Information Report: Office of Inspector General's Analysis of Open Recommendations Specific to U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan

 Department of the Navy

 Department of Veterans Affairs, Inspector General

  • REPORT #21-00497-46 Audit of Community Care Consults during COVID-19
  • REPORT #21-01507-61 Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Summary Report: Evaluation of Medication Management in Veterans Health Administration Facilities, Fiscal Year 2020

 East West Center

 Egmont—The Royal Institute of International Affairs

 Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

 European Council on Foreign Relations               

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

 European Policy Centre (EPC)

 European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (Institut Etude Sécurité Union Européenne) (France)

 Executive Office of the President

 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

  • FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, January 2022  
    • Voice Modulation and Minimization in 911 Homicide Calls
    • Forensic Spotlight: Dowsing for Human Remains — Considerations for Investigators
    • Leadership Spotlight: Are You the Single Point of Failure?

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

 Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (Siyaset, Ekonomi ve Toplum AraÅŸtırmaları Vakfı)

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

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

 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

 German Marshall Fund of the United States

 Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

 Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) 

 Globsec

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Coast Guard: Assessment of a Risk-Based Approach for Conducting Gas Carrier Exams is Needed GAO-22-105432
  • Coast Guard: Enhancements Needed to Strengthen Marine Inspection Workforce Planning Efforts GAO-22-104465
  • COVID-19: HHS and DOD Transitioned Vaccine Responsibilities to HHS, but Need to Address Outstanding Issues GAO-22-104453
  • Cybersecurity: Federal Response to SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange Incidents GAO-22-104746
  • Cybersecurity: Preliminary Results Show That Agencies' Implementation of FISMA Requirements Was Inconsistent GAO-22-105637
  • Disaster Recovery: Better Data Are Needed to Ensure Equitable Delivery of HUD Block Grant Funds to Vulnerable Populations GAO-22-105548
  • Disaster Recovery: School Districts in Socially Vulnerable Communities Faced Heightened Challenges after Recent Natural Disasters GAO-22-104606
  • Federal Prisons: Monitoring Efforts to Implement COVID-19 Recommendations and Examining First Step Act Implementation GAO-22-105691
  • FEMA Workforce: Long-Standing and New Challenges Could Affect Mission Success GAO-22-105631
  • Firearms Trafficking: More Information is Needed to Inform U.S. Efforts in Central America GAO-22-104680
  • Future Reforms Should Consider Past Plans and Vulnerabilities Highlighted by Pandemic GAO-22-104284
  • Immigration: Information on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals GAO-22-104734
  • K-12 Education: Students in DOD Schools Generally Score Higher Than Public School Students on National Assessments GAO-22-105058
  • Nuclear Enterprise: DOD and NNSA Could Further Enhance How They Manage Risk and Prioritize Efforts GAO-22-104061
  • Opioid Use Disorder: Opportunities to Improve Assessments of State Opioid Response Grant Program GAO-22-104520
  • Pipeline Safety: Operators of Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines Face Data Collection Challenges GAO-22-104817
  • Privacy: Federal Financial Regulators Should Take Additional Actions to Enhance Their Protection of Personal Information GAO-22-104551
  • VA Mental Health Care: Improvements Needed in Tracking and Overseeing Partnerships with Nongovernmental Entities GAO-22-104674
  • Veterans Community Care Program: VA Should Strengthen Its Ability to Identify Ineligible Health Care Providers GAO-22-103850
  • Virtual Currencies: Additional Information Could Improve Federal Agency Efforts to Counter Human and Drug Trafficking GAO-22-105462

 Govini

 Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS)

 Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

 Henry Jackson Society

 Heritage Foundation

 Hoover Institution

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 IJ Infinity Group

  • Military Strategy Magazine, Winter 2022, v. 7 no. 4
    • Winning Left of Battle: The Role of Analysis
    • The Military Strategist’s Flux Capacitor
    • Mahan Versus Corbett in Width, Depth, and Context
    • Fortified Strategic Complexes
    • Drones in the Nagorno-Karabakh War: Analyzing the Data
    • The Screenwriter’s Guide to NATO Civil-Military Relations

 Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)  

 Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l'Ecole Militaire

 Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS)

 Institute for Science and international Security

 Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

 Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

 Institute for Strategic Dialogue 

 Institute for the Study of War

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 

 Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

 International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR)

 International Crisis Group

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

 Italian Institute for International Political Studies (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale)

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief January 14, 2022, v. 22, no. 1
    • A Bitter Winter: Omicron Tests the Limits of China’s Zero-COVID Approach
    • The Evolution of the PLA’s Enlisted Force: Conscription and Recruitment (Part One)
    • China’s Next Generation Infrastructure Development in Tibet: Implications for India
    • The U.S.-China Perception Gap: A Recipe for Disaster?
    • The China-India-Pakistan Triangle : China Strengthens Ties with Pakistan Amid Border standoff with India
  • Terrorism Monitor January 14, 2022, v. 20, no. 1  
    • The Islamic State Gains New Operational Foothold in Iraq’s Hamrin Mountains
    • Pakistani Taliban to Benefit from Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Fencing Dispute
    • The Islamic State’s Anti-Russia Propaganda Campaign and Criticism of Taliban-Russian Relations

 Joint Cybersecurity Advisory

 Macro Polo Institute (Paulson Institute)

 Marine Corps University Press

  • Journal of Advanced Military Studies, 2021, Special Issue on Strategic Culture
    • An Iranian Worldview: The Strategic Culture of the Islamic Republic
    • The Russian Mindset and War: Between Westernizing the East and Easternizing the West
    • China’s Identity through a Historical Lens
    • The Strategic Culture of Resistance: Iranian Strategic Influence in Its Near Abroad
    • Moscow’s Strategic Culture: Russian Militarism n an Era of Great Power Competition'
    • “We Must Protect This Peace with Our Hands”: Strategic Culture and Japan’s Use of Force in International Disputes as Depicted in Ministry of Defense Manga Promotional Materials
    • The United Arab Emirates as a Case Study in Assessing Over-the-Horizon Nuclear Proliferation
    • The Foundations of Pakistan’s Strategic Culture: Fears of an Irredentist India, Muslim Identity, Martial Race, and Political Realism
    • Structuring Cultural Analyses: Applying the Holistic Will-to-Fight Models
    • Unrecognized Republic, Recognizable Consequences: Russian Troops in “Frozen” Transnistria
    • Lord’s Resistance Army Culture Provides Opening to Prevent Attacks and Advance Humanitarian Efforts
    • Deterring Russian Nuclear Threats with Low-Yield Nukes May Encourage Limited Nuclear War
    • Irregular Warfare, Insurgencies, and Counterinsurgencies: Culture Matters

 Martens Centre for European Studies

 Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

 Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

 MITRE

 Munich RE

 National Academies Press 

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

 National Defense University

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  • FIPS 201-3 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors
  • SP 800-53A Rev. 5  Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Information Systems and Organizations
  • SP 800-121 Rev. 2  Guide to Bluetooth Security

 National Military Spouse Network (NMSN)

 NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

 NATO Defense College (NATO)

 NATO Library

 NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

 Naval War College

 Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

 Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors

 NSI's Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Program

Observer Research Foundation

 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

 Operations and Policy Center (OPC)

 Our World in Data

 Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

 Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF/HSFK)

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

 Pew Research Center

 Polish Institute of International Affairs

 Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)

 RAND Corporation

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

 Small Wars Journal

 South African Institute of International Affairs

 Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGAR)

  • SIGAR-22-11-AR Demining Afghanistan: State Made Progress in Its Demining Efforts, But Did Not Conduct Timely Oversight and the Amount of Contaminated Land Increased
  • SIGAR-21-14-AR Afghan Air Forces:  DOD Has Taken Steps to Develop Afghan Aviation Capability but Continued U.S. Support is Needed to Sustain Forces (Dated January 2021; declassified January 2022)

 Stanley Center

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

 Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

 Taylor & Francis

  • Journal of Strategic Studies, 2021, v. 44, no. 6
  • Policing and Society, 2022

 TRAC Immigration

 UK Ministry of Defence

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

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

 US Institute for Peace (USIP)

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 White House

 Wilson Center

 World Bank

 World Economic Forum