Friday's Miscellany 08-18-2017

38 North

·         North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launch Facility on Standby

·         Social Media and Shopping: Report Provides Potential Insights on North Korean Online Behavior

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

·         Africa’s Population Displacement Reaches Record Levels in 2017

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Hezbollah and the Battle of Arsal: Restoration in the Lebanese Centre

American Enterprise Institute

·         Manpower, Education, Skills and Jobs in Sub- Saharan Africa: Past Trends and Future Outlook

Atlantic Council

·         The America First Energy Plan: Renewing the Confidence of American Energy Producers

·         The United States’ Climate Change Relocation Plan

·         ZAPAD 2017: A Guide to Russia’s Largest Military Exercise

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

·         China’s Expanding Interests in Antarctica

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         Erdoğan’s Turkey: A Step Closer to the Orient

·         The Potentially Existential Threat to Israel from “Palestine”

·         Russia Feels American Pressure

·         Russiagate: Another Watergate?

·         A Turkish-EU Opera Buffa

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement—Economic Implications of Carbon-Tariff Conflicts

Brookings 

·         Approaching the North Korea Challenge Realistically

·         Cutting Taxes and Making Future Americans Pay for It: How Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Hurt Many Households

·         The Human Rights Consequences of the War on Drugs in the Philippines [testimony]

·         Immigration By the Numbers

·         Who Is In Charge of Financial Stability, Why, and What They Can Do

·         Who is Out of the Labor Force?

Bruegel

·         Towards EU-MENA Shared Prosperity

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

·         Sea of Sarin: North Korea’s Chemical Deterrent

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         A NAFTA Primer for Canadians

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Five Things to Know About Japan’s Possible Acquisition of Strike Capability

·         Trump’s National Security Strategy: A New Brand of Mercantilism?

CATO Institute

·         Monetary Policy in an Uncertain World: The Case for Rules

·         Preserving the Iran Nuclear Deal: Perils and Prospects

·         Renegotiating NAFTA in the Era of Trump: Keeping the Trade Liberalization In and the Protectionism Out

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Getting it Righter, Faster

Center for Global Development

·         Evaluating Evaluations: Assessing the Quality of Aid Agency Evaluations in Global Health

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

·         Analysis of the FY 2018 Defense Budget and Trends in Defense Spending

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         PacNet #57 - The August Crisis: Militarization versus Civilization on the Korean Peninsula

·         PacNet #56 - China’s Russia problem on North Korea

·         Roadmap for U.S.-Russia Relations

·         Russia in the Global Arms Market

·         Trends in European Terrorism: 1970-2016

·         Ukraine’s Health Sector

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         European Capital Markets Union Post-Brexit

·         Intellectual Property in a Renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement: A Canadian Perspective  

·         Starting the Dialogue on Climate Engineering Governance: A World Commission

Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

·         CTC Sentinel, August 2017, v. 10, no.7

o    Britain on Alert: The Attacks in London and Manchester and the Evolving Threat

o    A View from the CT Foxhole: Edward You, FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, Biological Countermeasures Unit

o    Predicting the Shape of Iraq's Next Sunni Insurgencies

o    The Mujahidat Dilemma: Female Combatants and the Islamic State

o    Banning Encryption to Stop Terrorists: A Worse than Futile Exercise

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

·         CBO’s Budget and Economic Outlook: 2017 to 2027

·         Cost Estimate - Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018

·         The Effects of Terminating Payments for Cost-Sharing Reductions

·         Sequestration Update Report, August 2017

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Living in Denial: The Cultural Factor in European Politics and History

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-17-99-MA Management Alert CBP Spends Millions Conducting Polygraph Examinations on Unsuitable Applicants

Department of State

·         2016 Report on International Religious Freedom

·         Ambassador Michael Kozak of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,and Labor On the 2016 International Religious Freedom Annual Report

·         Designated ISIS Branches and Individuals - Fact Sheet

·         Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee

·         Sec. Tillerson's Remarks on the 2016 International Religious Freedom Annual Report

Department of the Navy

·         Supplemental Preliminary Inquiry and Line of Duty Determination Regarding Injuries and the Deaths of Seven Sailors Aboard USS Fitzgerald (DDG62) On or About 17 June 2017

East West Center

·         India's Strategic Convergence with Japan in the Changing Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Landscape

Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

·         Inequality in Secondary Education and Kazakhstan’s Risk of Becoming a Fragmented Society

·         Multimodal Salafi Engagement with Digital Media in Azerbaijan

Energy Futures Initiative

·         The U.S. Nuclear Energy Enterprise: A Key National Security Enabler

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

·         FBL Law Enforcement Bulletin, August 2017

o    Police Militarization

o    A Mobile Command Post for Field Operations

o    Combating Thefts from Automobiles

o    Having Hard Conversations

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         In the Shadow of Weimar: Understanding America’s Blossoming Domestic Terrorism Problem

Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique)

·         Bridging the Gulf:  Turkey’s Forward Base in Qatar

·         Low Oil Prices, Sanctions and Structural Problems: The Tribulations of Russia’s Oil and Gas Sector

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Federal Reports: OMB and Agencies Should More Fully Implement the Process to Streamline Reporting Requirements GAO-17-616

·         Foreign Military Sales: Expanding Use of Tools to Sufficiently Define Requirements Could Enable More Timely Acquisitions. GAO-17-682

·         International Food Assistance: Agencies Should Ensure Timely Documentation of Required Market Analyses and Assess Local Markets for Program Effects GAO-17-640

·         Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications: Update on Air Force Oversight Effort and Selected Acquisition Programs. GAO-17-641R

·         Surplus Missile Motors: Sale Price Drives Potential Effects on DOD and Commercial Launch Providers GAO-17-609

Guam's Joint Information Center

·         Fact Sheet: In Case of Emergency...Preparing for an Imminent Missile Threat

Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

·         US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Economic Implications of Carbon-Tariff Conflicts

Heritage Foundation

·         2017 Index of U.S. Military Strength

·         Evolving Chinese Thinking About Deterrence: The Nuclear Dimension

·         Extreme Vetting Requires a Broader Visa Waiver Program

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

·         The Graham-Klobuchar Amendment Can Secure Election Infrastructure:It’s Time for Real Election Cybersecurity Reformation

·         HHS’ HCCIC Takes a Quantum Leap Forward to Secure the Health Sector:  A Fortunate Solution to the Rampant Risk of Minimalistic, Self-Governing Bureaucracy

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         National Unity Government in Sri Lanka: An Assessment

·         Venezuela’s Political Crisis: Continuing Chaos

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, August 17, 2017

o    Piracy in Africa: Differences Between East and West

o    Risks of Election Violence in Africa: 2017–2018

·         Users Are Part of the System: How to Account for Human Factors When Designing Operational Tests for Software Systems

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         Pentagon’s Pivot: How Lead Users Are Transforming Defense Product Development

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Status of the Iran Nuclear Deal’s Procurement Channel

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC): An India-Japan Arch in the Making?

Institute for Strategic, Political, Security and Economic Consultancy (Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung)

·         Golan Oil Gives China a New Mideast Role

Institute for the Study of War

·         Russia's Syria Mirage: July 17 - August 13, 2017

·         Syria Situation Report: July 27 - August 9, 2017

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         IDS Bulletin, 2017, v. 48, no. 4

o    Courting Catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate

o    Climate Change Adaptation Through Humanitarian Aid? Promises, Perils and Potentials of the ‘New Humanitarianism’

o    Scalable and Sustainable: How to Build Anticipatory Capacity into Social Protection Systems

o    Climate Change and Disasters: Institutional Complexities and Actors’ Priorities for Mitigation, Adaptation and Response

o    Social Vulnerability and Local Adaptation in Humanitarian Response: The Case of Pakistan

o    The Power of ‘Know-Who’: Adaptation to Climate Change in a Changing Humanitarian Landscape in Isiolo, Kenya

o    Social Protection or Humanitarian Assistance: Contested Input Subsidies and Climate Adaptation in Malawi

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         Afghanistan in 2017: Continuing Struggle to Define Itself

·         The Impact of Japanese and South Korean Official Development Assistance on their Relations with South Asian States

·         Indian Democracy at 70: Some General Lessons

·         A New Chapter in Indo-German Relations

·         Pakistan is 70: What If?

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         The Secret to North Korea’s ICBM Success

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, August 17, 2017, v. 17, no. 11

o    The PLA at 90: On the Road to Becoming a World-Class Military?

o    Counterintelligence Remains Weakness in Taiwan’s Defense

o    Disruption Under the Radar: Chinese Advances in Quantum Sensing

o    Managing the State: Social Credit, Surveillance and the CCP’s Plan for China

·         Terrorism Monitor, August 15, 2017, v. 15, no. 16

o    De-escalation Deal Means Tricky Transition for Southern Syria Rebels

o    Al-Qaeda’s Quiet Resurgence in India

o    The Uighurs and China’s Regional Counter-Terrorism Efforts

Library of Congress Law Library

·         State Anti-conversion Laws in India

National Academies of Science

·         Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of the Academic Biomedical Research Community: Protecting the Nation's Investment

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

·         SP 800-181  National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)  Cybersecurity Workforce Framework

Pew Research Center

·         5 Facts About the National Debt

Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends

·         Publics Worldwide Unfavorable Toward Putin, Russia

RAND

·         Army Stock Positioning: How Can Distribution Performance Be Improved?

·         The Blended Retirement System: Retention Effects and Continuation Pay Cost Estimates for the Armed Services

·         Delivering Clinical Practice Guideline: Concordant Care for PTSD and Major Depression in Military Treatment Facilities

·         Enhancing Air Combat Command Collaboration with Defense Innovation Unit Experimental

·         Military Mental Health Care: Provider Perspectives on Treating PTSD and Depression

·         The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate:  Addendum

·         Working Conditions in the United States: Results of the 2015American Working Conditions Survey

Regulatory Transparency Project

·         Regulators in Cyberia

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, August 2017, v. 9, no. 8   

o    ‘Women’s Evolving and Diversified Roles in Terrorism and Militancy‘

o    Women in the Tamil Tigers: Path to Liberation or Pawn in a Game

o    Growing Trends of Female ‘Jihadism’ in Bangladesh

o    Roles and Participation of Women in Indian Left-Wing Extremism: From ‘Victims’ to ‘Victimizers’ of Violence

o    Commentary: Implications of Hambali’s Trial

o    Smart CCTVs for Secure Cities:Potential and Challenges

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

·         Ten Ways to Fight Hate; A Community Resource Guide

Spearhead Research

·         Pakistan: Defying the Odds

·         The US Afghan Policy Divides

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Challenges and Good Practices in the Implementation of the EU’s Arms and Dual-use Export Controls: A Cross-sector Analysis

·         Internal Compliance and Export Control Guidance Documents for Actors from Academia and Research

·         Internal Compliance and Export Control Guidance Documents for the Information and Communications Technology Sector

·         Internal Compliance and Export Control Guidance Documents for the Defence and Aerospace Sector

·         Internal Compliance and Export Control Guidance Documents for the Nuclear Sector

·         Internal Compliance and Export Control Guidance Documents for Transport or Distribution Service Providers

Strategic Studies Institute

·         Strategic Insights: Lost in Translation

Swiss Re

·         Hurricane Andrew: The 20 Miles that Saved Miami

War on the Rocks

·         The Islamic State May Be Failing, but Its Strategic Communications Legacy Is Here to Stay

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Iran's National Army Reorganizes

·         Murmurs of a Second Cultural Revolution

·         Qatar's Domestic Stability and the Gulf Crisis

·         The Race for Deir al-Zour Province

·         Rouhani's Road Already Taken

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

·         Iran’s Compliance with UNSCR 2231 Alleged Violations Must Be Addressed

Wilson Center

·         “Following the Money Trail” to Combat Terrorism, Crime, and Corruption in the Americas