Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Friday's Miscellany 09-05-2025 & 09-12-2025

 38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 AidData

 Al Jazeera Center for Studies

 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

 Amnesty International

 Arizona State University

  • Inter Populum: The Journal of Irregular Warfare and Special Operations, v. 3, no. 1 Spring 2025 
    • Before Small Wars: Early Thoughts on the Strategy of Colonial Warfare and Their Relevance 
    • Sabotage From the Sea: The U.S. Navy’s Guerilla Force in China During WWII
    • Warfare in the Mountains to Wage War in the City: The Cypriot War of Independence and Lessons for Contemporary Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism 
    • Divergent Conflict Drivers in the West African Sahel: The Inaccuracy of Global War on Terror Counterterrorism Heuristics 
    • Agents of Influence Weaponizing Credibility: How to Win a Wartime Narrative from Within 

 Arms Control Association

 Army University Press

  • Military Review, September-October 2025, v. 105, no. 5 
    • Fighting for the Day After: Preserving Chinese Maritime Infrastructure in a Conventional War
    • Political Troops: The U.S. Army in the Adriatic, 1918–1919
    • Back to the Future … Toward a Ready Army Reserve Medical Force
    • A Class for Cash: Planning to Pay the Way
    • Sustaining the Fight: How the 21st TSC Supports Ukraine’s Defense 
    • Communication Strategery: Rethinking Strategic Communication for U.S. Military Public Affairs
    • Training Safety: A Leadership Imperative
    • The Battle of Riga: A Case Study for Successful Breakthrough Operations
    • Distributed Logistics and Deterrence
    • Russia’s Changes in the Conduct of War Based on Lessons from Ukraine: Adapting Technology, Force Structures, and the Defence Industry
    • Cadets’ Perceptions of Hand-to-Hand Combatives Instruction for Officer Development
    • The Evolution of Air Defense: Adapting to Emerging Threats
    • Spotting the Machine in the Margins: A Non-Tech Guide for Army Professional Military Education Instructors to Detect Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Writing
    • Expectation of Valor: Planning for the Iraq War

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Institute of Criminology

  • Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 2025, no. 719
    • Examining the Activities and Careers of Ransomware Criminal Groups 

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Baker Institute for Public Policy

 Brookings

 Brown University’s Costs of War Project

 Business Executives for National Security (BENS)

 Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 CATO Institute

 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

 Center for American Progress

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

 Center for Global Security Research

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

  • Analyses in Security Policy
    • No. 366: AI Decision Support Systems on the Battlefield 

 Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University

  • Georgetown Security Studies Review, Summer 2025, v. 13, no. 1 
    • Navigating Strategic Uncertainty: The Effect of Force Posture on Strategic Stability by Matthew Revels
    • Toward Improved Counterintelligence for Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection
    • The Motivation Behind the People’s Republic of China Joint Sword Exercises: An Analysis of Multiple Explanations
    • Strengthening the Enemy: An Assessment of Saudi Arabia’s Counterterrorism Operations Against the Houthis 
    • Externalizing Migration Management or Helping Local Authorities? Analyzing the Communicative Dissonance in the EU Council’s Framing of EUCAP Sahel Niger
    • Pressure Proxies: A Model for State Support of Non-traditional Proxy Groups Abroad and Their Use as Deterrence

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for Information Resilience (CIR)

 Chatham House

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

 Clingendael Institute - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

 Congress. House. Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Geostrategy

 Council on Strategic Risks

 Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

 Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2025-157 Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions to Prevent and Address Sexual Assault and Other Violent Crimes Committed by DoD Personnel Assigned to U. S. Forces Japan Against Host Nation Civilians 
  • DODIG-2025-155 Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports on Acquisition Oversight 
  • DODIG-2025-154 Audit of the Military Services’ Oversight of Privatized Military Housing Maintenance 
  • DODIG-2025-153 Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports on Munitions 
  • DODIG-2025-152 Evaluation of DoD Processes to Provide Repair Parts to Support the Ukrainian Armed Forces 
  • DODIG2025151 Audit of the Navy’s Management of the MQ 4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Program’s Operational Capabilities 
  • D2025-DEV0HD-0084.000 Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions to Prevent and Address Sexual Assault and Other Violent Crimes Committed by DoD Personnel Assigned to U. S. Forces Japan Against Host Nation Civilians 

 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

  • OIG-25-37 The Secret Service's Counter Sniper Team Is Not Staffed to Meet Mission Requirements - (REDACTED) 
  • OIG-25-38 CISA Mismanaged Cybersecurity Retention Incentive Program and Wasted Funds, Risking Critical Talent Retention 

 Department of State Office of Inspector General

 Digi Americas

 Egmont—The Royal Institute for International Relations 

 Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense

  • Space & Defense Journal, Summer 2025 [Arctic Security], v. 16, no. 1 
    • Russian Strategic Culture and Deterrence in the Arctic
    • Atomic Offsets: Nuclear Policy Shifts for Arctic States in the Wake of Moscow’s Special Military Operation
    • Same but Different: The Survivability of Arctic-based Russian Second-strike Capability
    • From the Last Frontier to the Final Frontier: The Polar Regions and Space Security

 Energy Information Administration (EIA)

 European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

 European Council on Foreign Relations               

 European Policy Centre (EPC)

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)              

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

 Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique)  

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

 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 & Technology (GNET)

 Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

 Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

  • Artificial Intelligence: Federal Efforts Guided by Requirements and Advisory Groups GAO-25-107933  
  • Behavioral Health: Federal Activities to Support Crisis Response Services GAO-25-107586 
  • Border Security: DHS Needs to Better Plan for and Oversee Future Facilities for Short-term Custody GAO-25-107346 
  • Cyber Workforce: Actions Needed to Improve Size and Cost Data GAO-25-107405 
  • Defense Budget: DOD Should Address All Statutory Elements for Unfunded Priorities GAO-25-107581 
  • Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve Management and Planning GAO-25-107948  
  • Defense Workforce: Efforts to Address Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Federal Wage System Employees GAO-25-107152 
  • Disaster Assistance High-Risk Series: Federal Response Workforce Readiness GAO-25-108598 
  • DOD Education Activity: Observations on Employment of Individuals with Disabilities GAO-25-108058 
  • DOD Financial Management: Actions Needed to Account for Army Ammunition at Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated Sites GAO-25-107123 
  • Environmental Justice: Agency Actions to Implement Past Justice40 Initiative GAO-25-107516 
  • F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve Future Development GAO-25-107632 
  • Financial Literacy and Small Business Lending: Resources Available to Military-Affiliated People GAO-25-107561 
  • Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Address Longstanding Gaps in Human Resources IT GAO-25-107233 
  • ICBM Modernization: Air Force Actions Needed to Expeditiously Address Critical Risks to Sentinel Transition GAO-25-108466 
  • Illicit Fentanyl: DHS Has Various Efforts to Combat Trafficking but Could Better Assess Effectiveness GAO-25-107667 
  • Military Moves: DOD Needs Better Information to Effectively Oversee Relocation Program Reforms GAO-25-107771 
  • National Nuclear Security Administration: Additional Steps Needed to Improve Cost Estimates for Fixed Price Subcontracts GAO-25-107258 
  • National Nuclear Security Administration: Improvements Needed for Managing Recapitalization of Fusion Facilities GAO-25-107204 
  • Other Transaction Agreements: Improved Contracting Data Would Help DOD Assess Effectiveness GAO-25-107546 
  • Priority Open Recommendations: Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) GAO-25-107943 
  • Rural and Tribal Transit: The Federal Transit Administration Should Evaluate Its Efforts to Help Improve Accessibility and Service GAO-25-107455 
  • Russia Sanctions and Export Controls: U.S. Agencies Should Establish Targets to Better Assess Effectiveness GAO-25-107079 
  • Science & Tech Spotlight: AI Agents GAO-25-108519 
  • Tribal Energy Finance: Changes to DOE Loan Program Would Reduce Barriers for Tribes GAO-25-107441 
  • Tribal Energy Finance: DOE Actions Needed to Reduce Barriers for Tribes GAO-25-108720 
  • VA Acquisitions: Leadership Accountability and Savings Goals Needed to Improve Purchasing Efficiency GAO-25-107398 
  • VA Disability Benefits: Additional Oversight and Information Could Improve Quality of Contracted Exams for Veterans GAO-25-107483 
  • Veterans Affairs: Key AI Practices Could Help Address Challenges GAO-25-108739 

 Henry L. Stimson Center

 Heritage Foundation

 Hudson Institute

 Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Science and International Security

 Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP)

 Institute for the Study of Warfare

 International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

 International Crisis Group 

 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, September 2, 2025, v. 25, no. 16 
    • SCO Summit Focuses on Shaping Emerging Frontiers
    • PRC Conceptions of Comprehensive National Power:  Part 1
    • Rigging the Game: PRC Oil Structures Encroach on Taiwan’s Pratas Island
    • Criminal Organizations as Vectors of Influence in Taiwan

 Jewish Institute for National Security of America

 Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) Press

 Knight First Amendment Institute

 Lowy Institute for International Relations 

 Macdonald-Laurier Institute

 Mercator Institute for China Studies

 Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

 MITRE

 National Academies Press 

 National Bureau of Asian Research

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

 Naval War College

  • Naval War College Review, Winter/Spring 2025, v. 78, no. 1 
    • Management or Misdirection—Competing Logics for Military-to-Military Contacts between Great-Power Rivals
    • New Thinking for a New Age—Competing Visions of American Grand Strategy in the Twenty-First Century
    • The Riparian Logic of the Montreux Convention in Turkey’s Black Sea Policy
    • Short-Term Solutions, Long-Term Problems—The U.S. Navy’s Approach to Mines during the Tanker War
    • Okinawa and the Offshore Island Chain—Eisenhower’s Joint Chiefs and the Foundation of Strategic Flexibility
    • The Kamikaze Throughline—U.S. Fleet Air Defense from Imperial Japan to Drones
    • From the Archives: From Revolution to Evolution: Expanding Methodologies in PME

 Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI)

  • CMSI Note 16: Confirmed: ADM Yuan Huazhi Removed as the PLAN’s Political Commissar 

 Naval War College Stockton Center for International Law

 New America

 Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

 Observer Research Foundation 

 Oxford University Press (OUP)

 Pew Research Center

 Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

 RAND Corporation

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 Russian Military and Security Research Group  (RUSMILSEC)

 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

  • Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA), September 2025, v. 17, no. 5 
    • The Impact of Middle East's Geopolitical Tensions on Regional Militancy
    • Syria: Lessons for Returning to the Fold
    • Islamic State Resurgence in a Beleaguered Middle East

 Swedish Defense Research Agency

 Takshashila Institution

 Taylor & Francis

 UK Government

 UK Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

 US Secret Service (USSS)

 United States Studies Center—University of Sydney, Australia 

 Uyghur Human Rights Project

 V-Dem Institute

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 White House

 World Bank

 World Economic Forum