Friday's Miscellany 05-23-2025

 38 North

• Recalibrating US Strategy on North Korea 
• Quick Take: Final Touches at Wonsan-Kalma Beach Resort Before Opening 
• Sparrow Returns to the Peninsula: Observations on North Korea’s May 15 Air Drills 

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

• Africa’s Critical Minerals at a Critical Juncture 

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

• Knowledge, Skills, and the Global Balance of Power:  What International Standardized Achievement Tests Tell Us about National Economic Potential and Prospects 

 Asan Institute for Policy Studies

• Submarine Cable Sabotage: International Responses and Implications for South Korea 

 Asia Foundation

• PEA in Practice: A Practical Guide to Political Economy Analysis 

 Asia Society / Center on U.S. China Relations

• Memo on U.S. Policy to China 

 Atlantic Council

• Beyond Critical Minerals: Capitalizing on the DRC’s Vast Opportunities 
• Confronting Russia’s Cyber Power:  Reassessing Assumptions, Sizing Up the Threat, and Building a Proactive Response
• The European Union Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: A Reality Test for EU Enlargement 
• Unpacking Russia’s Cyber Nesting Doll 

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

• Building National Preparedness:  A Road Map for Australia and What We Should Learn from Finland 

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

• Considering South Korea as a Partner for Trade Diversification 

 Center for a New American Security  (CNAS)

• Regional and Global Responses to a Taiwan Contingency:  Gauging the Prospects for Coalition-Building Under Fire 

 Center for American Progress (CAP)

• 100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy:  Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering 
• How Democracies Defend Themselves Against Authoritarianism 
• Trade, Trust, and Transition:  Shaping the Next Transatlantic Chapter 

Center for Cybercrime Investigations & Cybersecurity

• International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence and Cybercrime, 2025, v. 8, no. 1 
• Global Crossroads of Cybercrime: Youth, Enterprise and State Vulnerabilities in the Digital Age
• Cyber Offending among Adolescents: The Role of Thoughtfully Reflective Decision-Making and Victimization
• Cybercrime as a Threat to the Banking Sector: A Perspective from Commercial Banks in Bangladesh
• Need of Paradigm Shift in Cybersecurity Implementation for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES)

 Center for International Policy

• El Salvador, Trump, and The Transnational State of Exception 
• How the India-Pakistan Crisis Became a Profitable Spectacle Online 

 Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

• Future of Corrections: Leadership and Culture 

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

• Anticipating AI’s Impact on the Cyber Offense-Defense Balance 

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

• Improving Cooperation with Allies and Partners in Asia 

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

• AI-Driven Productivity Scenarios 

 Clingendael Institute Netherlands Institute of International Relations 

• The BRICS and the Emerging Order of Multipolarity 

 College of Europe

• Danish Law on Public Housing Case 

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

• Potential Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of a Bill to Provide Reconciliation Pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act 
• Preliminary Analysis of the Distributional Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act 

 Council on Geostrategy

• Science, Not ‘Sir Humphrey’:  Fixing Whitehall’s ‘Tepid Bath’ 

 Council on Strategic Risks (CSR)

• Destabilization From ‘Within’:  A “Termite Theory” of Climate’s Pathway to Violence 

 Department of Defense (DOD)

• AI Data Security: Best Practices for Securing Data Used to Train & Operate AI Systems 
• Memorandum Directing Immediate Modifications to the Personal Property Program 
• Updated Physical Control Measures for Press/Media Access Within the Pentagon 

 Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

• DODIG-2025-101 Evaluation of DoD Efforts to Collect, and Integrate Observations, Insights, and Lessons Learned from the Russia/Ukraine Conflict 

 EU Joint Research Centre (JRC)             

• Rethinking the Role of Universities in Place-Based Innovation Policies for Sustainability Transitions 

 European Council on Foreign Relations

• Law of Duty: The Case for a US-Inspired EU Preparedness Act 
• Long Walk to Realism: Climate Cooperation to Reset EU-South Africa Relations 

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

• Disaster Aid, Insurance, and Fairness: Household and Firm Perceptions of Flood Policy in Germany 

 European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

• Handbook for Cyber Stress Tests 

 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

• Shifting Sands: Hedging Strategies in Sahel- Maghreb Relations 

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

• Critical Measures Needed to Fight Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, Say Leaders of FATF, INTERPOL and UNODC 

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

• The Risk Society’s Stabilisation Failure? An Analysis of NATO and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan 

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

• FDD Uncovers Likely Chinese Intelligence Operation Targeting Recently Laid-Off U.S. Government Employees 

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

• Rethinking EU Strategy in Central Asia:  Achieving Long-Term Success for the Middle Corridor 

 German Marshall Fund of the United States

• Coalition of the Willing 
• EU–Türkiye Defense Cooperation:  Why Now—and How Far? 

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Artificial Intelligence: Use and Oversight in Financial Services GAO-25-107197 
• Courthouse Construction: Changes to Design Standards Will Result in Larger and More Costly Future Courthouses GAO-25-108406 
• Defense Contract Audit Agency: Formal Assessment Needed to Determine Future Use of Independent Public Accountants GAO-25-107558 
• Disaster Loan Program: Enhanced Procedures and Data Needed to Address Duplication of Benefits GAO-25-107608 
• Immigration Detention: DHS Should Define Goals and Measures to Assess Facility Inspection Programs GAO-25-107580 
• Missile Defense: DOD Faces Support Challenges for Defense of Guam GAO-25-108187 
• Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Homeland Security GAO-25-108010 
• Recommendations for Congress: Action Can Produce Tens of Billions of Dollars in Future Financial and Other Benefits GAO-25-108167 
• Science & Tech Spotlight: Universal Vaccines GAO-25-108286 
• Spectrum IT Modernization: NTIA Should Fully Incorporate Cybersecurity and Interoperability Practices GAO-25-107509 

 Henry Jackson Society

• Disinformation on Campus: The Rise of Antisemitism and the Failure to Respond 
• Hamas’s Human Shield Strategy in Gaza 
• Human Rights NGOs: A Crisis of Trust – The Root Causes and Recommended Remedies 

 Heritage Foundation

• Eradicating Iran’s Nuclear Program:  Peace Through Strength Is Not a Binary Choice Between Rushing to War or a Deal at Any Cost 
• What a Success Story Looks Like:  Top U.S. Priorities for the June 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague 

 HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies

• Situating Non-Military Players in the Sudan Conflict: Assessing Their Role in the Post-Conflict Reconstruction of Sudan 

 Hudson Institute

• Testing the Sincerity of South Africa’s Claims about Wanting Better Relations 
• Trump Sends a Message: The Gulf Is No Longer China’s Playground 

 Human Rights Watch

• ‘They’re Putting Our Lives at Risk’: How Uganda’s Anti-LGBT Climate Unleashes Abuse 

 Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)

• The Bioceanic Corridor- The Road to Development in South America 
• Breaking the Ice: India’s First Ministerial Engagement with the Taliban 
• Ideas of the Emerging New World Order: A Critical Appraisal 
• The Inspiration of Buddhism for Indian Diplomacy: Translating Principles into Action 
• PKK’s Self-Dissolution and Prospect of Peace in Turkiye 

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

• “Big Pharma” Is a Normal Industry 
• Underinvestment in Capital Equipment Hinders Canadian Productivity Growth 

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA) 

• China’s Pursuit of Aircraft Carriers 
• The India–Pakistan Armed Conflict: Chinese Reactions 
• India’s Coastal Security Construct – A Holistic Security Perspective 
• Operation Sindoor: Japan’s Response 
• Sharp Appreciation in New Taiwan Dollar vs US Dollar: Reasons and Implications 
• The Unending Conflict: Dilemmas of Dealing with Sectarianism in Kurram 

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

• Between a Nuclear Arrangement and Military Strike in Iran—Toward a Decision 
• Human Capital Formation as a Key Component in Europe’s Defence Build-Up 

 Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP) 

• India’s ‘Wait and Watch’ Diplomacy: Redefining Regional Engagement in South Asia 

 Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) 

• The ‘Cost of Doing Politics’? Gendered Abuse and Digital Platforms’ Role in Undermining Democracy 
• Data Briefing – September to November 2024: Online Domestic Extremism in Canada 
• Mapping the GerManosphere: A Pilot Study 

 Institute for the Study of War

• Africa File
• May 22, 2025: SAF Advances Across Sudan Despite RSF Drone Strikes 
• China-Taiwan Weekly Update
• May 23 
• Iran Update
• May 19 
• May 20 
• May 21 
• May 22 
• May 23 
• Russian Force Generation and Technological Adaptations Update
• May 21 
• Russian Occupation Update
• May 22 
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment
• May 19 
• May 20 
• May 21 
• May 22 
• May 23 
• May 24 
• May 25 

 Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad

• From Mediation to Solidarity: Middle Eastern Responses to India’s Aggression Against Pakistan 
• India’s Shadow War in Pakistan 
• Navigating the Impact of U.S. Tariffs on Pakistani Exports 
• Operation Sindoor: a turning point for India in addressing terrorism in Kashmir? 

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

• From Conflict to Courtroom: Indonesia's Legal Response to Terrorism and Core International Crimes 
• In Their Eyes: How European Security Services Look at Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism 

 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

• Military Mobility: A Critical Enabler 

 International Crisis Group

• Asia in Flux:  The U.S., China and the Search for a New Equilibrium 

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

• China in the Indian Ocean:  A Stronger Indo-Pacific Presence  [Infographic] 

 Italian Institute for International Political Studies

• Fact vs. Fiction: Understanding Russia’s Influence in the Western Balkans 

 Jamestown Foundation

• China Brief, May 23, 2025, v. 25, no. 10 
• White Paper Offers Chinese Wisdom at the Crossroads of History
• PRC and Russia Operationalize Strategic Partnership
• Encircling the West: The PRC Gains Ground in Legacy Chips
• Latest PLA Anti-Corruption Campaign Enhances Xi Jinping’s Control Over the Military
• Desertification Control Drive Focuses on Food Security and Soft Power Influence

 Lowy Institute for International Relations

• Peak Repayment: China’s Global Lending 

 Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• Unleashing AI: Canada’s Blueprint for Productivity, Innovation, and Workforce Integration 

 National Academies Press  

• Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure  

 National Bureau of Asian Research

• The PLA in a Complex Security Environment:  Preparing for High Winds and Choppy Waters 

 National Security Archive

• JFK Files Detail Close Intelligence Collaboration Between CIA and Mexico 

 Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI)

• From State Actors to Western Influencers: The Transnational Surge of “False Flag” Disinformation After Terror Attack in India 
• The May 21 Embassy Attack: Indicators of Foreign Influence in U.S.-Based Extremist Networks 

 Observer Research Foundation

• Building Corridors of Influence: India’s and China’s Infrastructure Initiatives in Myanmar and Thailand 
• Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in India: A Well-Being Perspective 
• India Think Tank Forum 2025: Shaping a Resilient Global Order 
• ‘Xintralisation’ and ‘Politics in Command’ Loom Large in China’s Two Sessions 

 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Fast-tracking Net Zero by Building Climate and Economic Resilience: A Summary for Policymakers 

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

• Simulation-Based Training for Actors Involved in the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
• Toolkit on Data and Information Exchange in Transboundary Basins 

 Our World in Data

• Measles Vaccines Save Millions of Lives Each Year 

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

• Stopping the Flow:  The Effects of U.S.-China Cooperation on Fentanyl Markets and Overdose Deaths 

 Pew Research Center

• How Much Discrimination Do Americans Say Groups Face in the U.S.? 
• What Web Browsing Data Tells Us About How AI Appears Online 

 RAND Corporation

• China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War:  Perceived New Strategic Opportunities and an Emerging Model of Hybrid Warfare 
• Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War 
• Dispersed, Disguised, and Degradable:  The Implications of the Fighting in Ukraine for Future U.S.-Involved Conflicts: The Implications of the Fighting in Ukraine for Future U.S.-Involved Conflicts 
• Implications of Russia’s War on Ukraine for the U.S. and Allied Defense Industrial Bases 
• Insights from Nuclear History for AI Governance 
• National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2023–2024 
• Supporting Coast Guard Readiness with Strategic Gaming 
• Understanding Escalation: A Framework for Evaluating the Escalatory Risks of Policy Actions 
• Will Europe Rebuild or Divide?  The Strategic Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War for Europe’s Future 

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

• The Defense Pound in National and Local Prosperity 

 Sol Foundation

• The UFO Enigma: A Call for US Government Disclosure 

 Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS)

• The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU 

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

• Lessons from the EU on Confidence-building Measures Around Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain 

 Taylor & Francis

• Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2025
• At the Gate to Australia’s Heavenly Peace: Asian Racialization and Australia’s Tiananmen Chinese [open access article] 
• Comparative Moves: The Pursuit of Value and Belonging in Transnational Migration Toward a “Better Life” [open access article] 
• Notting Hill Carnival and Rock Against Racism: converging cultures of resistance during late 1970s Britain [open access article] 
• “Outsiders on the Inside”: How Minoritised Elites Respond to Racial Inequality [open access article] 
• Racism and Food Delivery Platforms: Shaping Migrants’ Work Experiences and Future Expectations in the United Kingdom and Chile [open access article] 
• Geopolitics, 2025
• States of Un/Knowing: The Un/Making of the European Deportation Regime [open access article] 
• Journal of Military Ethics, 2025
• Loyal Wingmen, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Enhancement: A Warning Against Cyborg-Drone Warfare [open access article] 
• Journal of Strategic Studies, 2025
• Governing the Impact of Emerging Technologies: Actors, Technologies, and Regulation [open access article] 
• Navigating the AI Frontier: Insights from the Ukraine Conflict for NATO’s Governance Role in Military AI [open access article] 
• Policing and Society, 2025
• Leading Police Organisations in Crises: How Changing Customary Police Leadership Responses Impacts on Frontline Officers’ Senses of Ontological Security [open access article] 
• Security Studies, 2025
• How the Strategic Purges of State Security Personnel Protect Dictators [open access article] 
• Militarism and the Gender Gap Beyond Wars: Evidence from Brazil [open access article] 

 Toda Peace Institute

• A New Normal in India-Pakistan Relations in the Age of Cross-border Terrorism 

 US Bomb Data Center

• 2024 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S. 
• 2024 Summary: Firearms Reported Lost and Stolen 

 US Coast Guard (USCG)

• Force Design 2028 

 US Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER)

• 2024 Cyber Trends and Insights in the Marine Environment