Friday's Miscellany 04-22-2016

38 North

·         North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site: Limited Activity Continues; Tunnel Excavation Resumes 

American Enterprise Institute

·         Comparing Candidates’ Favorability Ratings 

·         Framing a Defense Reform Agenda for 2017 

·         Giving States and Localities A Voice in Washington 

Argonne National Laboratory

·         Case Study: Idle Reduction Technologies for Emergency Service Vehicles 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

·         The Fiscal Risk of Local Government Revenue in the People’s Republic of China 

·         Housing Policies in Hong Kong, China and the People’s Republic of China 

·         The Status of Financial Inclusion, Regulation, and Education in India 

Atlantic Council

·         After Hub-And-Spoke: US Hegemony In a New Gulf Security Order 

·         Ten Arguments for TTIP and the Concerns to Address 

Austroads

·         Freight Movement in Emergency Situations

Baker Institute of Public Policy

·         Cultural Dissonance of Mexico-Texas Relations

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Three Overlapping Streams of India's Nuclear Power Programs 

Berkman Center on Internet & Society

·         Wired West: A Cooperative of Municipalities Forms to Build a Fiber Optic Network 

Brookings

·         The Administrative State’s Legitimacy Crisis 

·         Do Islamists Have an Intellectual Deficit? 

·         Political Appointees as Barriers to Government Efficiency and Effectiveness 

·         Rethinking How We Rethink Political Islam: A Conversation 

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         New Tools of Economic Warfare: Effects and Effectiveness of Contemporary U.S. Financial Sanctions 

·         Reset, Negotiate, Institutionalize: A Phased Middle East Strategy for the Next President 

Center for Counterterrorism Studies (JSOU)

·         ISIS and Social Media: The Combatant Commander’s Guide to Countering ISIS’s Social Media Campaign 

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

·         War in Ukraine Provides New Impetus for CEE Energy Diversification 

Center for Global Development

·         Inside the Portfolio of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

Center for Immigration Studies

·         Immigration Policy and The Politics of Bernie Sanders 

·         Immigration in the Presidential Campaign, Part 1 

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

·         The NPT Review Process: Time to Try Something New 

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

·         Analysis of the FY 2017 Defense Budget 

·         Analysis of the FY 2017 Defense Budget [briefing slides] 

·         ChinaPower [interactive site] 

·         Indian Ocean Region Strategic Net Assessment:The Red Sea and Horn Subregion 

·         Issues & Insights Vol. 16, No. 7 - The Juche Factor: North Korea’s Political Ideology and Human Rights Reform 

·         PacNet #38 - Not this time, Mr. President 

·         PacNet #37 - Case for “Enlightened Realism”: Reconciliation as an Imperative Task for Regional Peace and Stability 

·         PacNet #36 - Note to Washington: Enjoy Abe While You Have Him 

·         PacNet #35R - Response to PacNet #35 "Rescind China's invitation to join RIMPAC" 

·         Prospects for Cross-Strait Relations as TsaiIng-wen Assumes the Presidency in Taiwan 

·         Underlying Causes of Stability and Instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region 

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Economic Consequences of Leaving the EU:The Final Report of the CER Commission on Brexit 2016 

Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies

·         Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2016, v. 16, no. 4 

o    The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections

o    The combat utility of the U.S. fleet aircraft carrier in the post-war period

o    Command Decision: Leadership Lessons from the Strategic Air War Against Germany

o    The European Union-Greenland relations after 2015 – a partnership beyond fisheries

o    Leadership development of junior Army leaders: a Dutch perspective

o    The Confederate States of America and the British Empire: Neutral Territory and Civil Wars

o    China’s Post-Cold War Challenges and the Birth of its Current Military Strategy

Centre for Security Governance

·         Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in South Sudan: The Case of Western Equatoria’s Arrows Boys 

Chatham House

·         Brexit Would Be a Further Blow to the Special Relationship 

·         Post-Paris: Taking Forward the Global Climate Change Deal 

·         The US Has the Right to Argue for Remain 

Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The Unsustainability of Independent Fiscal Institutions 

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         The Caliphate’s Global Workforce: An Inside Look at the Islamic State’s Foreign Fighter Paper Trail 

·         CTC Sentinel, April 2016,v. 9, no. 4 

o    A Caliphate under Strain: The Documentary Evidence

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: The Honorable Juan C. Zarate, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism

o    The Resilience of al-Shabaab

o    The Kingdom's Perfect Storm: Sectarian Tension and Terrorism in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province

o    The Jihadi Threat to Scotland: Caledonian Exceptionalism and its Limits

o    The Islamic State's Pyramid Scheme: Egyptian Expansion and the Giza Governorate Cell

Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe (US Helsinki Commission)

·         Update on the OSCE: Religious Freedom, Anti-Semitism, and Rule of Law 

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         FY 2017 Budget Priorities for East Asia: Engagement, Integration, and Democracy 

·         Israel Imperiled: Threats to the Jewish State 

Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security

·         Compilation of the Homeland Security Act of2002 (Updated through Pub. L. 114-125) 

·         European Terror Threat Snapshot 

·         Keeping Pace with Trade, Travel, and Security: How does CBP Prioritize and Improve Staffing and Infrastructure? 

·         Pipelines: Securing the Veins of the American Economy 

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         DATA Act: Monitoring Implementation Progress 

·         Document Production Status Update, Part II 

·         Federal Cybersecurity Detection, Response,and Mitigation 

Congress. House. Science, Space & Technology

·         The Commercial Space Launch Industry: Small Satellite Opportunities and Challenges 

·         An Overview of Fusion Energy Science 

Congress. House. Veterans Affairs Committee

·         A Continued Assessment of Delays in Veterans' Access to Health Care 

·         Evaluating VA IT: Scheduling Modernization and Choice Consolidation 

·         A Review of Veterans Preference in Federal Government Hiring 

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Current State of Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury 

·         Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Programs 

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         The State of the U.S. Maritime Industry: Stakeholder Perspectives 

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Central America and the Alliance for Prosperity: Identifying U.S. Priorities and Assessing Progress 

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         The Administrative State: An Examination of Federal Rulemaking 

·         Field : Examining the Impact of the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio 

·         ROUNDTABLE - Preventing Drug Trafficking Through International Mail 

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

·         The Debate Over 'Brexit' 

·         U.S.-Saudi Relations 

·         The U.S. Supreme Court and Obama’s Immigration Actions 

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Report to Congress – Implementation Plan for Modernizing the Military Retirement System 

·         Infographic 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-16-64 - 2014 White House Fence Jumping Incident (Redacted) 

East-West Center

·         Domestic Forces behind Indonesia’s Paradoxical Maritime Policy 

Economic Research Forum (ERF)

·         Algeria and the Natural Resource Curse: Oil Abundance and Economic Growth 

·         Identifying Sources of Inefficiency among Students of Five MENA Countries 

Environment for Development

·         How Does a Driving Restriction Affect Transportation Patterns?: The Medium-Run Evidence from Beijing 

EU Commission

·         EU Transport in Figures: Statistical Pocketbook 2016 

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Countering Violent Extremism: The Horn of Africa 

·         EUISS Yearbook of European Security 2016 

·         Understanding African Armies 

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Competing Western and Russian Narratives on the European Order: Is There Common Ground? 

·         Time to Decouple European Missile Defense from Iran 

European Parliament Think Tank

·         An Academic View on the Role and Powers of National Competition Authorities 

·         A Practitioner’s View on the Role and Powers of National Competition Authorities 

·         United States - China Relations: a Complex Balance between Cooperation and Confrontation 

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         The Revision of the Posted Workers Directive:Towards a Sufficient Policy Adjustment? 

Feinstein International Center

·         Livelihood Recovery in Post-conflict Northern Uganda 

·         Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium Uganda 

German Development Institute

·         Policies and Institutions for Assuring Pro-poor Rural Development and Food Security Through Bioenergy Production: Case Studies on Bush-to-Energy and Jatropha in Namibia 

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Why Russia’s Economic Leverage is Declining 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Counterterrorism: DOD Should Enhance Management of and Reporting on Its Global Train and Equip Program. GAO-16-368 

·         Elections: DOD Needs More Comprehensive Planning to Address Military and Overseas Absentee Voting Challenges.  GAO-16-378 

·         Financial Institutions: Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures for Violations of Financial Crimes and Sanctions Requirements. GAO-16-297 

·         Foreign Aid: USAID Generally Complied with Its Antiterrorism Policies and Procedures for Program Assistance for West Bank and Gaza. GAO-16-442 

·         High-Containment Laboratories: Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Policies and Stronger Oversight Mechanisms Needed to Improve Safety. GAO-16-305 

·         High-Containment Laboratories: Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Policies and Stronger Oversight Needed. GAO-16-566T [testimony]  

·         Human Capital: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Efforts to Address Mental Health Care Stigma. GAO-16-404 

·         National Flood Insurance Program: Continued Progress Needed to Fully Address Prior GAO Recommendations on Rate-Setting Methods. GAO-16-59 

·         Unaccompanied Children: HHS Should Improve Monitoring and Information Sharing Policies to Enhance Child Advocate Program Effectiveness. GAO-16-367  

·         VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans' Access to Primary Care. GAO-16-328 

Heritage Foundation

·         Four Priorities for President Obama’s Last Visit to Germany 

·         How to Make the State Department More Effective at Implementing U.S. Foreign Policy 

·         Obama Needs to Mend Fences at Gulf Cooperation Council Summit 

·         The State of Climate Science: No Justification for Extreme Policies 

HM Treasury, United Kingdom

·         Action Plan for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Finance 

Households in Conflict Network

·         Information and Communication Technologies, Wartime Informing, and Insurgent Violence 

Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)

·         New Airliner Threat: Arming Syrian Jihadists with US Anti-Aircraft Missiles 

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         Combatting the Ransomware Blitzkrieg: The Only Defense is a Layered Defense – Layer One: Endpoint Security 

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Independent Review of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Roles and Missions 

·         Sharing Smart Card Authenticated Sessions Using Proxies 

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Iran Deal Procurement Channel: Overcoming Post-Implementation Day Issues 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

·         Peace and Security Council Report No 79 

Institute for the Study of War

·         Iraq Control of Terrain Map: April 21, 2016 

·         ISIS-Linked Activity in Southeast Asia: March 2 to April 21, 2016 

·         ISIS Sanctuary Map: April 22, 2016 

·         Russian Military Activity in Syria: March 15 - April 18, 2016 

·         Syria Situation Report: April 16-22, 2016 

Institute of Development Studies

·         Cost and Returns of Renewable Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparison of Kenya and Ghana 

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         H-1B Visas, India and the US: Trade Tussle Intensifies 

·         India-Myanmar Relations: Context of Contemporary Geographical Routes and Linkages 

·         The Roots of Citizen Welfare in India:Reflections on Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal 

·         West Bengal Assembly Elections: Despite Setbacks Trinamool Congress has the Edge 

Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

·         The EU and the Global Development Framework 

·         Somalia: A Long Road Ahead 

·         Why Youth Empowerment Can Sustain Tunisia's Democratic Consolidation 

International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)

·         Strengthening the Strategic Balance in the Baltic Sea Area 

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)

·         Pain, Confusion, Anger, and Shame: The Stories of Islamic State Families 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Dispelling Fiscal Illusions : How Much Progress Have Governments Made in Getting Assets and Liabilities on Balance Sheet? 

·         Effective Macroprudential Policy :Cross-Sector Substitution from Price and Quantity Measures 

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, April 21,2016, v. 16, no. 7 

o    In a Fortnight: Chinese Signaling in the South China Sea

o    Pushback against Xi Jinping’s One-Upmanship Strengthens

o    Chinese Hypersonic Weapons Development

o    Taiwanese Navy Plans to Enhance Fleet Air Defense

o    The PLA’s Forthcoming Fifth-Generation Operational Regulations—The Latest “Revolution in Doctrinal Affairs”?

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Greek Pension Tragedy: A Case of Failure in Governance 

·         On the Path from Failed State to OECD Member? 

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         The Long March Towards the EU: Candidates, Neighbours and the Prospects for Enlargement 

National Academies Press

·         Analytic Research Foundations for the Next-Generation Electric Grid 

National Bureau of Asian Research

·         U.S.-China Relations in Strategic Domains 

National Security Archives

·         Concerned About Nuclear Weapons Potential, John F. Kennedy Pushed for Inspection of Israel Nuclear Facilities 

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

·         External Governance as Security Community Building. The Limits and Potential of the European Neighbourhood Policy 

·         Holding the Borders, Holding the Centre: the EU and the Refugee Crisis 

·         The New Russian Nationalism: Imperialism,Ethnicity and Authoritarianism 2000-15 

               

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

·         Stability and Vulnerability in the Sahel: The Regional Roles and Internal Dynamics of Chad and Niger 

Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG)

·         Peace and Security Funding Index: An Analysis of Global Foundation Grantmaking [website] 

·         Report - Peace and Security Funding Index: An Analysis of Global Foundation Grantmaking 

Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends

·         Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States 

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Inequality and Growth in Neo-Kaleckian and Cambridge Growth Theory 

Protect Our Defenders

·         Debunked: Fact-Checking the Pentagon’s Claims Regarding Military Justice 

·         Report 

·         Appendix B 

PWC Analysis

·         Defense Prioritization and Posture: Which Countries Spend the Most on Projecting Their Power... [bubble chart] 

·         Global Defense Perspectives: Mapping Prioritization and Posture in a Challenging World 

Rand

·         Assessment of the Politico-Military Campaign to Counter ISIL and Options for Adaptation 

·         Can the Air Force and Airlines Collaborate for Mutual Benefit? An Exploration of Pilot and Maintenance Workforce Options 

·         Characteristics and Treatment Patterns of Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 

·         ENGAGED Toolkit: Improving the Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Disaster Response and Recovery 

·         Extending Depot Length and Intervals forDDG-51-Class Ships: Examining the 72-Month Operational Cycle 

·         The Fires of Spring: A Post-Arab Spring Journey Through the Turbulent New Middle East 

·         Good Seeing: Best Practices for Sustainable Operations at the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site 

·         Initiatives to Improve Quality of Education in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Administration, School Monitoring, Private School Policies, and Teacher Training (Arabic-language version) 

·         Introducing Value-Based Purchasing into TRICARE Reform 

·         Policy Options for Better Service Outcomes from the Future Electric Grid: A Stakeholder Symposium 

·         A Saudi-Led Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism: Welcome Muscle in the Fight Against Terrorism, Desert Mirage, or Bad Idea? 

·         Understanding Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military Health System 

Reporters without Borders

·         2016 World Press Freedom Index - Leaders Paranoid About Journalists 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         Targeting Security Threats Using Financial Intelligence: The US Experience in Public–Private Information Sharing since9/11 

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         New Global Economic Architecture: An Asian Perspective 

Security Scorecard

·         2016 U.S. Government Cybersecurity Research Report 

Small Wars Journal

·         The Case for James N. Mattis for President 

·         A Critique of the Obama Administration’s Approach to Counterterrorism, as Outlined in the 2015 National SecurityStrategy 

·         Hacking for Defense: Week 2 

·         History of Regionalism and Tribalism in the Current Political Struggle for Libya: Key Reflections and Recommendations 

·         On ISIS: The Reality of the 21st Century Battlefield 

·         Time to Bring Counterinsurgency to Molenbeek 

Transatlantic Academy

·         Why Russia’s Economic Leverage is Declining 

Transnational Institute

·         7th GIZ/TNI Asian Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 

·         Cannabis Regulation and the UN Treaties 

·         Land Politics, Agrarian Movements and Scholar-activism 

Transparency International

·         The Benefits of Anti-Corruption and Corporate Transparency 

UK Parliament

·         Shifting the Goalposts? Defence Expenditure and the 2% Pledge 

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

·         Assessment of Afghanistan Prison Health Services 

·         Key Trends and Incidents affecting Children's Access to Healthcare and Education in Afghanistan 

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·          Hamas Is Testing Israel Once Again 

·         Hezbollah's Transnational Organized Crime 

·         Israel and Turkey Approaching Reconciliation Amid Policy Challenges 

·         Limiting Incursions in Area A: The Next Step for Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination 

·         Mixed Messages: Abbas and Palestinians on Israel, 2014-16 

·         The U.S. Role in Addressing New Threats to Israel: Progress and Pitfalls 

White House

·         American Leadership in the World 

·         Federal Cybersecurity Research andDevelopment Strategic Plan; Ensuring Prosperity and National Security