Friday's Miscellany 03-09-2018

38 North

·         Korea 2018: The Beginning of the End of the Post-1990 World Order?

·         North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex: 5 MWe Reactor is Likely Operating, New Military Encampment Established

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

·         A Mapping Study: Institutional Mechanisms to Tackle Trafficking in Persons in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         When America’s Democracy Needs a Health-Check: Polarization and the Trump Factor

American Enterprise Institute

·         To Have and to Hold: Putin’s Quest for Control in the Former Soviet Empire

Amnesty International

·         Body Politics: A Primer on Criminalization of Sexuality and Reproduction

·         Myanmar: Remaking Rakhine State

·         Poland: “Reform” of the Judiciary Poses Risk to the Right to Fair Trial

·         Spain: Tweet... if You Dare: How Counter-Terrorism Laws Restrict Freedom of Expression in Spain

Army War College

·         Parameters, Winter 2017-2018, no.47, no. 4

o    Clausewitz's Theory of War and Victory in Contemporary Conflict

o    Will War's Nature Change in the Seventh Military Revolution?

o    Lessons Unlearned: Army Transformation and Low-Intensity Conflict

o    Navigating the Third Offset Strategy

o    Deterrence & Security Assistance: The South China Sea

o    The Belarus Factor in European Security

o    Making Peace: Next Steps in Colombia

o    Expansibility and Army Intelligence

o    Expansibility and Army Special Operations Forces

o    Commanding Military Power

Atlantic Council

·         Boon, Not Burden: How Successful Refugee Integration Might Contribute to Host Nation Economies

·         China, Oil, and Latin America: Myth vs. Reality

·         Democratic Defense Against Disinformation

·         Strategic Oil Product Stockholding: International Experience & US Prospects

·         Sudan: Prospects for Economic Re-engagement

·         Sudan: Politics, Engagement, and Reform

·         Sudan: Soft Power, Cultural Engagement, and National Security

·         Toward Effective Air Defense in Northern Europe

Australian National University – Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

·         Debating the Quad  

·         Do No Harm Research: Bougainville

·         Do No Harm Research: Papua New Guinea

·         Do No Harm Research: Solomon Islands

·         Taking the Potential Costs of the Quad Seriously

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Dynamic Estimates of the Macroeconomic Effects of the House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint

·         Female Representation Under Authoritarianism

·         Global Energy Shifts: What Naval Security Practitioners Should Know

·         Trump Policy in the Middle East: Syria

·         Youth Vote May Set Mexico's Future

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

·         A Long Overdue Debate on the Tunisian Economy

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The Arabs Leverage Lucrative Nuclear Contracts

·         Brexit: Improving the UK’s Negotiating Position

·         Hope and Optimism: The Indian-Israeli Relationship

·         Iran and Bahrain: Ancient Ambitions, New Tactics

·         Leaders Are Not Obliged to Obey Their Advisors

·         Militant Islam’s War Against the West

·         A Perilous Tango for Four in the Eastern Med

·         The Qatar Opposition: Avoiding the Hariri Miscalculation

·         Turkey and NATO: From Loveless to Hateful Marriage

·         The US National Security Document and the Return of Geopolitics to Eurasia

·         Unintended Consequences of Sanctions on Russia

Belfer Center for Science and International Security

·         Exponential Innovation and Human Rights

Bipartisan Policy Center

·         Digital Counterterrorism: Fighting Jihadists Online

Brookings Institution

·         The Future of Political Warfare: Russia, the West, and the Coming Age of Global Digital Competition

·         A Gun Control Solution Manufacturers Can Get Behind

·         Influx of Haitian Refugees in Florida Didn’t Hurt Student Outcomes

·         More than Ever, the American Project Demands a Strong Economy

·         Undiplomatic Action: A Practical Guide to the New Politics and Geopolitics of Climate Change

Bruegel

·         Why Is It So Hard to Reach the EU’s Poverty Target?

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         A Basic Primer on Naval Shipbuilding

·         Canada’s Fashion Diplomacy Malfunction: When Trudeau Travels Abroad

·         A NAFTA-EU Economic Agreement: A Crazy but Ultimately Smart Idea

·         The Global Exchange, Winter 2018, v. 16, no.1

o    Canada-U.S. Trade: An Enduring Relationship, NAFTA or Not

o    Canada-United States Trade Relations: Not Just NAFTA

o    The Great Divergence: North America’s Trade Policies

o    Crunch Time: NAFTA a Litmus Test for the United States’ Place in the World

o    Canada’s “Progressive” Trade Agenda: Let’s be Careful How Far We Push It

o    Global Rules of Digital Trade: Can We Adapt Bordered Regulation for a Borderless World?

o    Reassessing Canadian Trade in Asia

o    Japan in the New, Unpredictable World of Trade: What’s in it for Canada?

o    Trudeau Must Make Haste on Trade with India

o    The Pacific Alliance is a Trade Deal that Canada Must Not Ignore

o    Africa: Shaping the “Canadian Way” on the Continent

o    A NAFTA-EU Economic Agreement: A Crazy but Ultimately Smart Idea

o    Quantum Diplomacy for a New Technological Age

o    Following the Funding in Strong, Secure, Engaged

o    Canada Can’t: Our National Infrastructure Challenge

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

·         Bridging the Bay of Bengal: Toward a Stronger BIMSTEC

·         European Security: From Managing Adversity to a New Equilibrium

·         Frozen Landscape: The Russian Political System Ahead of the 2018Presidential Election

·         Renewing U.S. Political Representation—Lessons From Europe and U.S, History

·         The Return of Global Russia

CATO Institute

·         Bankruptcy and the Cost of Organized Labor: Evidence from Union Elections

·         The Nordic Glass Ceiling

·         Risky Business: The Role of Arms Sales in U.S. Foreign Policy

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Women are the Most Visible Servicemembers, and the Most Invisible Veterans

Center for Global Development

·         In the Face of China’s Ambition, US Policy Must Be Defined by a Positive Agenda in the Developing World

·         Paraguay: Is Good Macro Policy Enough to Ensure Adequate Resilience to Adverse External Shocks? How Does It Compare to Other Emerging Markets?

·         Perspective in Economic Evaluations of Healthcare Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: One Size Does Not Fit All

·         Short-Term Impacts of Improved Access to Mobile Savings, with and without Business Training: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

·         Denaturalization and Gang Membership: A Brief Examination of Relevant Statutes and Due Process Protections both Pre- and Post-H.R. 4996

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Demonstration of Sensor Data Integration Across Naval Aviation Maintenance

·         France’s Strategic Interests in the Indian Ocean

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         CSS Analyses in Security Policy 

o    No. 222 - The Next Steps of North Africa’s Foreign Fighters

o    No.  223 - President Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review

·         Russian Analytical Digest

o    No. 214 - The Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine

o    No. 215 - Russia before the Presidential Election 2018

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Assessing the Growth Potential of Eastern Congo’s Coffee and Cocoa Sectors

·         Citizens in Training: Conscription and Nation-Building in the United Arab Emirates

·         Contested Seas: Maritime Domain Awareness in Northern Europe  

·         Creating a Twenty-first-Century Business Model for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

·         Military Spending: The Other Side of Saudi Security

·         National Technology and Industrial Base Integration: How to Overcome Barriers and Capitalize on Cooperation

·         PacNet #17 - US-DPRK: Can/Should “Talks About Talks” Proceed?

·         PacNet #18 - Making the Indo-Pacific Real

·         PacNet #19 - Trump, Too, Needs to Be a Smart Cookie

·         PacNet #20 - A New Strategy Toward North Korea: Proactive, Comprehensive, and Productive

·         PacNet #21 - The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the Future of the Indo-Pacific Military Balance

·         A Ripe Moment for Reducing Vaccine-Preventable Disease

·         Rise of China-Europe Railways

·         Russia's New Nuclear Weapons: Whoever Dies with the Most Toys Wins?

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         Will the Unity of the 27 Crack?

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Canada and the Development of International Criminal Law: What Role for the Future?

·         The Macro Prudential Assessment Framework of China: Background, Evaluation and Current and Future Policy

Chatham House 

·         Putin and Russia in 2018–24: What Next?

·         Russian Policy Across the Middle East: Motivations and Methods

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

·         Japan’s Challenge as an Economic Unifier

Clingendael  - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         Deepening EU Integration and the Netherlands’ EU Narrative

·         Economic Diplomacy in Japanese Foreign Policy

·         Effects of Syrian Armenian Economic Integration in Armenia

·         Fighting for Kurdistan?  The Peshmerga in Iraq

·         Organized Crime and Migration in Sicily

College of Europe

·         Global Trade: Time for Europe to Take the Lead?

Congress. House. Armed Services Committee

·         Arlington National Cemetery - Preserving the Promise

·         Assessing Military Service Acquisition Reform

·         Department of the Air Force FY 2019 Budget Request for Sea Power and Projection Forces

·         Department of the Navy FY 2019 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces

·         The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II Program

·         Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for National Security Space Programs

·         Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request on Air Force Airborne Intelligence,Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Programs

·         Marine Corps Readiness Posture

·         Mobility and Transportation Command Posture

·         National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in Africa

·         A Review and Assessment of the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for Department of Defense Science and Technology Programs

·         Security Challenges in Europe and Posture for Inter-state Competition with Russia

·         Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities

·         U.S. Strategic Forces Posture and the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request

Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee

·         The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Role in Combating the Opioid Epidemic

·         Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza

·         The Future of Transportation Fuels and Vehicles

·         Review of Emerging Tech’s Impact on Retail Operations and Logistics

Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee

·         China in Africa: The New Colonialism?

·         Modernizing Export Controls: Protecting Cutting-Edge Technology and U.S. National Security

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Bang for the Border Security Buck: What Do We Get for $33 Billion?

·         Examining DHS’ Efforts to Strengthen its Cybersecurity Workforce

·         Preparedness, Response, and Rebuilding: Lessons from the 2017Disasters

Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee

·         Examining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

·         Game Changers: Artificial Intelligence Part II, Artificial Intelligence and the Federal Government

·         The Historic 2017 Hurricane Season: Impacts on the U.S. Virgin Islands

·         Shining Light on the Federal Regulatory Process

·         State of Play: Federal IT in 2018

Congress. House. Science, Space, & Technology Committee

·         The Future of U.S. Fusion Energy Research

·         National Laboratories: World-Leading Innovation in Science

·         Russian Attempts to Influence U.S. Domestic Energy Markets by Exploiting Social Media  

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Cyber Posture of the Services

·         Department of Energy Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Programs

·         Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in the Military

·         Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Programs

·         United States European Command

·         United States Pacific Command

·         Worldwide Threats

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee

·         Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Administration Perspectives

·         Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Investing in Next Generation Broadband

·         Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: State and Local Transportation Needs

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         Somalia's Current Security and Stability Status

·         State Fragility, Growth, and Development: Designing Policy Approaches That Work

·         Why Food Security Matters

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 

·         CBO’s Projection of Labor Force Participation Rates

·         Comparing a 355-Ship Fleet With Smaller Naval Forces

·         Discretionary Spending in 2017: An Infographic

·         The Federal Budget in 2017: An Infographic

·         Mandatory Spending in 2017: An Infographic

·         Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program—March 2018

·         Revenues in 2017: An Infographic

Council on Foreign Relations

·         Containing Russia: How to Respond to Moscow’s Intervention in U.S.Democracy and Growing Geopolitical Challenge

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

·         Denmark should speak up about lethal autonomous weapons

·         Explaining Globalization Scepticism

Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)

·         2017 Annual Report

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         Interim Report on Organizational and Management Structure for the National Security Space Components of the Department of Defense

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         OIG-18-56 Evaluation of DHS’ Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2017

·         OIG-18-58 USCIS Has Unclear Website Information and Unrealistic Time Goals for Adjudicating Green Card Applications

East West Center

·         The Arctic in World Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on Building Capacity for a Sustainable Arctic in a Changing Global Order

·         Counting Women's Work: Measuring the Gendered Economy in the Market and at Home

·         Women's Economic Empowerment and the G20 Agenda

East-West Institute

·         Encryption Policy in Democratic Regimes

Egmont Institute

·         Is There an Escape from “Ever Closer Union”?

Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program

·         Assessing the Impact of NGO Peacebuilding Programs in the South Caucasus: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

·         Sudan and South Sudan Country Analysis Brief

Enough Project

·         With Friends Like These: Strong Benchmarks for Next Phase of U.S.-Sudan Relations

European Commission

·         A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Disinformation: Report of the Independent High Level Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation

European Institute of the Mediterranean

·         The Transformation of Violent Extremist Groups: New Threats and Challenges

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         The US, Europe and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Is There a Sweet Spot?

European Parliament

·         Trump, Trade and Tariffs - What Think Tanks are Thinking

European Policy Center

·         Balancing Openness and Protection: How Can the EU Budget Help?

·         Brexit: Half In, Half Out or Right Out?

·         European Pillar of Social Rights: Member States Must Shoulder the Responsibility of Delivery

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

·         The Indo-Pacific: A Passage to Europe?

·         Third Powers in Europe's East

Executive Office of the President

·         Science & Technology Highlights in the First Year of the Trump Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, March 2018  

o    Storytelling Through Blogs

o    Autonomous Vehicles: How Will They Challenge Law Enforcement?

o    Rapport and Empathy

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

·         FATF Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

·         High-Level Principles for the Relationship Between the FATF and the FATF-Style Regional Bodies

·         Hungary's Progress in Strengthening Measures to Tackle Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

·         EU Member States and Russia: National and European Debates in an Evolving International Environment

·         Israel: In Suspense, or Perhaps Suspended Animation

·         A New Government Takes Office in Berlin: What Prospects for Franco-German Leadership in the EU?

·         Nordic Foreign and Security Policy Cooperation: The New Strategic Environment as a Catalyst for Greater Unity?

Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

·         Bosnia on the Russian Chopping Block: The Potential for Violence and Steps to Prevent It

·         Leave No One Behind: An American Gets Snared in the Balkan Knot

·         A New Chinese Emperor Rises

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         Non-Tariff Measures: Data and Quantitative Tools of Analysis

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

·         General el-Sisi’s Egypt: Reaction and Revolutionary Aspirations

·         Middle Eastern States: Crisis and Comeback

·         Putinism: A Praetorian System?

·         South Korea’s New Electricity Plan: Cosmetic Changes or a Breakthrough for the Climate?

·         Trump's Tax Reform and Trade Policy: Renewables Spared, Oil Industry Wins

Future of Humanity Institute (et. al.)

·         Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention and Mitigation

German Development Institute

·         A Bridge over Troubled Water? The Instrument Contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and the Security-Development Nexus in EU External Policy

·         How to Identify National Dimensions of Poverty? The Constitutional Approach

·         EU Budget Reform: Opportunities and Challenges for Global Sustainable Development

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (GIISA)

·         Colombia’s Peace and Venezuela’s Turmoil

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

·         Why It Matters What We Do: Arab Citizens' Perceptions of the European Union after the 2011 Uprisings

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         On Turkey: Focusing on a Positive Future for U.S.–Turkey Relations

·         Smart Cities: An Answer to Social and Environment Risks?

·         Supporting Civil Society in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans: Old and New Challenges

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

·         Free Trade, Human Smuggling and International Border Management: For Protection or Profit?

·         The Rule of the Gun: Hits and Assassinations in South Africa,2000-2017

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         GAO-18-183 - Federal Rulemaking: OMB Should Work with Agencies to Improve Congressional Review Act Compliance during and at the End of Presidents' Terms

·         GAO-18-204R - Health Care Funding: Federal Obligations to and Expenditures by Selected Organizations Involved in Health-Related Activities, Fiscal Years 2013-2015

·         GAO-18-218 - Military Housing Privatization: DOD Should Take Steps to Improve Monitoring, Reporting, and Risk Assessment

·         GAO-18-249 - Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States: Treasury Should Coordinate Assessments of Resources Needed to Address Increased Workload

·         GAO-18-268 - U.S. Ports of Entry: CBP Public-Private Partnership Programs Have Benefits, but CBP Could Strengthen Evaluation Efforts

·         GAO-18-307 - Technology Assessment: Chemical Innovation: Technologies to Make Processes and Products More Sustainable

·         GAO-18-313 - Remittances to Fragile Countries: Treasury Should Assess Risks from Shifts to Non-Banking Channels

·         GAO-18-383T - Intellectual Property: CBP Can Enhance Information Sharing with the Private Sector to Address Changes in the Counterfeits Market [testimony]

·         GAO-18-397T - Border Security: Progress and Challenges with the Use of Technology, Tactical Infrastructure, and Personnel to Secure the Southwest Border [testimony]  

·         GAO-18-408T - Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Improve Data Quality and Transparency for Reporting on Mission Performance and Capital Planning [testimony]

·         GAO-18-430T - Cybersecurity Workforce: DHS Needs to Take Urgent Action to Identify Its Position and Critical Skill Requirements [testimony]

·         GAO-18-431T - Personnel Security Clearances: Additional Actions Needed to Implement Key Reforms and Improve Timely Processing of Investigations [testimony]

Government of Singapore

·         Safety Investigation Into Collision Between ALNIC MC and the USS JOHNS MCCAIN in Singapore Territorial Waters on 21 August 2017

Henry Jackson Society

·         Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: How Islamist Extremists Exploit the UK  Charitable Sector

Heritage Foundation

·         Current Gun Debate: Mass Shootings

·         Fact Sheet: Gun Violence

·         Pitfalls in U.S. Rush to North Korean Summit

·         Rule of Law Is the Best Response to Foreign Fighters from Western Countries

Hoover Institution

·         Will China Collapse: A Review, Assessment And Outlook

Hudson Institute

·         Stabilizing and Reconstructing Iraq: A Challenging Path Ahead

Human Rights Watch

·         Caught in a Web: Treatment of Pakistanis in the Saudi Criminal Justice System

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

·         The CLOUD Act – Immediate Passage of the CLOUD Act Ensures Unambiguous Protection of Privacy and National Security

·         Dispelling the Fear of IT Modernization: A Realistic Approach to Justifying Legacy Modernization, Acquiring Trained Personnel, and Improving Organizational Communication

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

·         Defense Budget 2018-19: Over to the Standing Committee for Scrutiny

·         FATF as an Instrument of CFT Compliance in Pakistan

·         Global Race for Artificial Intelligence: Weighing Benefits and Risks

·         Resituating Menser and Darchen-Labrang in the Boundary Negotiations with China

·         Unintended Consequences of India’s Policy on Citizenship for Tibetan Refugees

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, March 1, 2018

o    Leadership Change in South Africa:  A New Dawn?

o    Zimbabwe: New President’s First 100 Days

·         Africa Watch, March 15, 2018

o    An End to Kenya’s Political Crisis?

o    Ambazonian Separatists Fight on in Cameroon: No Peace in Sight

o    Threats to U.S.Competitiveness in Space: Oral and Written Statements for the 21 February 2018Meeting of the U.S. National Space Council

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         Low-Cost Access to Space: Military Opportunities and Challenges

·         A Process to Analyze Data from the Deployable Metering and Monitoring System Using United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Data, with Recommendations from a Limited Dataset

·         Technology and National Security: The United States at a Critical Crossroads

Institute for Science and International Security

·         Sudan/Russian Nuclear Power Cooperation Poses Proliferation Risks

Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP)

·         Breaking the Mold: Trump’s China Policy

·         China’s Presidential Election: The Role of the NPC

·         China’s Role in UN Peacekeeping

·         Judicial and Governance Reform in Uzbekistan

·         A “New” Chinese Foreign Policy Under Xi Jinping?

·         Political Reform in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan: Elections, Political Parties and Civil Society

Institute for the Study of War

·         Russia's Military Posture: Ground Forces Order of Battle

·         Syria Situation Report: February 21 - March 6, 2018

·         The U.S. Must Take Swift Action to Stop Russia's Aggression

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         The Relationship between Perceptions of Inequality and Political Participation: The Case of the Western Balkans

Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

·         The Challenges of Putin's Fourth (and Last?) Term

·         Europe, Japan and a Rising China: Policies and Prospects

·         The European Union and its Eastern Partners: Beyond the Limits of Current Approaches to Regional Cooperation

·         Global Security Challenges and Japan’s National Security Thinking:Room to Cooperate with the EU?

·         Italian Foreign Policy: A Message in the Bottle to the Next Italian Government

·         Non-proliferation Regime for Cyber Weapons

·         Sleepwalking into Thucydides' Trap: The Perils of US Hegemony

·         Towards Putin's Last Presidency?

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         China’s ‘Digital’ Belt and Road Initiatives: Potentials for India in ASEAN’s Technological Sector

·         A Decade of India-Vietnam Strategic Partnership: Progress and Prospects

·         President Xi Jinping’s Domination Promises Stability

·         The Repatriation of the Rohingyas: A Flawed Bangladesh-Myanmar Agreement?

·         The Road to Kabul: How can Beijing push for Peace in Afghanistan?

·         Trump Tariffs, National Security, Trade and India: Sensing Scenarios

·         What Next For ASEAN-India Ties? 

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

·         Islamic State’s English-language Magazines, 2014-2017: Trends & Implications for CT-CVE Strategic Communications

·         Jihadists’ Grievance Narratives Against France

International Centre for the Study of Radicalization

·         Challenging Hate: Counter-speech Practices in Europe

International Crisis Group

·         After Kenya’s Leaders Reconcile, a Tough Path Ahead

·         Countering Jihadist Militancy in Bangladesh

·         Rivals for Authority in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

·         Are Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Designed to be Nuclear Capable?

·         Assessing Whether Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Are Designed to be Nuclear-Capable

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         The Distributional Effects of Government Spending Shocks in Developing Economies

·         Economic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa

·         Forecasts in Times of Crises

·         The Global Banking Network: What is Behind the Increasing Regionalization Trend?

·         How Well Do Economists Forecast Recessions?

·         More Slack than Meets the Eye? Recent Wage Dynamics in Advanced Economies

·         What is Driving Women’s Financial Inclusion Across Countries?

International Peace Institute (IPI)

·         Humanitarian Action and Sustaining Peace

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

·         Big Powers Are Back.  What About Europe?

Jamestown Foundation

·         China Brief, v. 18, no. 4, March 12, 2018

o    In a Fortnight: Xi’s Other Amendments

o    Xi Jinping Steers China back to the Days of Mao Zedong

o    China's Domestic Security Spending: An Analysis of Available Data

o    Chinese Views on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, and Their Implication

o    China in Greenland: Mines, Science, and Nods to Independenc

·         Terrorism Monitor, March 9, 2017, v. 16, no. 5

o    Adaptation and  Response in the Hamas-Israel Conflict

o    Houthi Missile Attacks and the Many  Influences on Yemen’s Conflict

o    An Uncertain Year Ahead for the North Caucasus

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

·         Joint Pub 3-18, Joint Forcible Entry Operations

Lowy Institute for International Relations

·         2017 Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue Outcomes Report

·         Charities and Terrorism: Lessons from the Syrian Crisis

Manhattan Institute

·         Overheated: How Flawed Analyses Overestimate the Costs of Climate Change

Marine Corps History Division

·         Death in the Imperial City: U.S. Marines in the Battle for Hue, 31 January to 2 March 1968

·         Reducing the Saint-Mihiel Salient, September 1918

Martens Centre for European Studies

·         New American Scepticism on EU Defence Cooperation

Migration Policy Institute

·         Strategic Leverage: Use of State and Local Laws to Enforce Labor Standards in Immigrant-Dense Occupations

Military Family Advisory Network

·         Military Family Support Survey 2017

o    Executive Summary

o    Infographic

o    Results

Mitchell Institute

·         Rethinking the Information Paradigm: The Future of Intelligence,Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in Contested Environments

National Academies Press

·         Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (CUAS) Capability for Battalion-and-Below Operations: Abbreviated Version of a Restricted Report

National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

·         2018 China Security Report

·         ASEAN Cooperation in Maritime Security－Focusing on the ASEAN Ministers' Meeting in August 2017

·         Basic Analysis of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: (4) Consolidation of the Xi Jinping Administration and Potential Challenges

·         China's Basic Awareness of Cybersecurity

·         Soviet Military and Diplomacy in the Nomonhan Incident

National Security Archive

·         NATO Expansion: What Yeltsin Heard

·         New Findings on Clerical Involvement in the 1953 Coup in Iran

·         Department of State’s Dissent Channel Revealed

NATO Defense College

·         Closing Sweden’s Military Security Deficit—the National Debate on NATO Membership

NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

·         Social Media in Operations – a Counter-Terrorism Perspective

New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

·         2018 Terrorism Threat Assessment

Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI)

·         How to Understand and Deal with Russian Strategic Communication Measures?

Observer Research Foundation

·         Creating the Right Policy Environment for India’s Minerals Sector

·         Drones: Guidelines, Regulations, and Policy Gaps in India

·         Examining China’s Adherence to International Norms

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

·         Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba

Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

·         Breaking the Stalemate on European Deposit Insurance

·         The Dispute Settlement Crisis in the World Trade Organization: Causes and Cures

·         Global Imbalances and the Trade Slowdown

·         The Missing Third Leg of the Euro Architecture: National Wage Negotiations

·         Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: How WTO Retaliation Typically Works

·         Why Has the Stock Market Risen So Much Since the U.S. Presidential Election?

Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy

·         Public Confidence in Mueller’s Investigation Remains Steady

Polish Institute of International Affairs

·         Attempts to Weaken Romania’s Anti-Corruption Law: Implications for Internal and European Policy

·         Digitalisation in China: Transformation of the Economy and Social Engineering

·         Hungary Looks to Revise Its Research, Development and Innovation Strategy

·         Likely Consequences of Council of Europe Concessions to Russia

·         Nordic-Baltic Security in Times of Uncertainty: The Defence-Energy Nexus

·         Towards a “New Era” in China’s Great Power Diplomacy

PONARS Eurasia

·         Europe in Crisis: “Old,” “New,” or Incomplete?

·         How the Kremlin Is Using the Moscow Renovation Project to Reward and Punish Voters

·         Russia’s Anti-American Propaganda in the Euromaidan Era

·         Russian and American Far Right Connections: Confluence, Not Influence

·         Ukraine’s Regime Is Less Stable than It Was under Yanukovych: A Third Year Comparison

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

·         Combating Biological Terrorism: Roadmaps for Global Strategies

Project 2049 Institute

·         U.S. -Taiwan Relations  In a Sea of Change: Navigating Toward a Brighter Future

Rand

·         An Assessment of Options for Increasing Gender Integration in Air Force Basic Military Training

·         Capping Retired Pay for Senior Field Grade Officers: Force Management,Retention, and Cost Effects

·         Examination of Recent Deployment Experience Across the Services and Components

·         Getting Out from “In-Between”: Perspectives on the Regional Order in Post-Soviet Europe and Eurasia

·         Gun Policy Comparison Tool: Predicted Effects of U.S. Gun Policies Based on a Survey of Policy Experts

·         Strategic Warning on NATO’s Eastern Flank: Pitfalls, Prospects, and Limits

·         What’s the Buzz?  The Drones Are Here

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

·         "And the Gold Medal Goes to": Sport Diplomacy in Action at the Winter Olympics

·         China and the Globalization of Armed Drone Strikes

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

·         Countering Fake News: A Survey of Recent Global Initiatives

·         Enhancing Operational and Cost-Effectiveness: Utility of “Green”Defense to Small Nation-States

·         Upscaling Disaster Resilience in Southeast Asia: Engaging Women Through the WPS Agenda

Small Arms Survey

·         Women in State Security Provision in Nepal: Meaningful Participation?

Small Wars Journal

·         Analyzing Girls’ Access to Education in Afghanistan: A Tale of Gender Disparity

·         Brand Loyalty as Currency: A Discussion of the Connections Between Fundamental Economics and Military Information Support Operations

·         Causes of War: A Theory Analysis

·         The Critical and Enduring Role of Confidence in Preventive Diplomacy

·         Dismantling Contemporary Military Thinking and Reconstructing Patterns of Information: Thinking Deeper About Future War and Warfighting

·         Facts and Assumptions at the Theater Strategic and Operational Levels of War – A JPG Primer

·         ODNI Common Cyber Threat Framework: A New Model Improves Understanding and Communication

·         Perhaps We Can Eat Soup with a Knife: Prospect Theory and the Use of Conventional Military Strategies in Counterinsurgency Operations

·         Remedying Venezuela: Soft Power Cures for Political Strife

·         Research Guide: Plutocratic Insurgency - The Gilded Age Redux

·         “Temporareality”: Permanent Contingency Operations and the Pervasive Influence it Has on US Military Operations & Culture and the Afghan Perceptions of Commitment

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

·         The African Peer Review Mechanism at 15: Achievements and Aspirations

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         Addendum to January 30, 2018 Quarterly Report to Congress

Stanley Foundation

·         Setting an International Policy Agenda for Just Transition

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Asia and the Middle East Lead Rising Trend in Arms Imports, U.S. Exports Grow Significantly

·         Central Mali: Violence, Local Perspectives and Diverging Narratives

·         Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2017

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

·         Some Federal Judges Handle Inordinate Caseloads

U.S. Institute of Peace

·         Leveraging U.S.-China Cooperation to Build a Regional Consensus on Afghanistan

·         Measuring Peace and Violent Extremism: Voices from the Afghan Village

U. S. Sentencing Commission

·         2017 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         Europol and the EU Threat Picture: Developing a Global Response

·         Iran's Reduced Naval Harassment in the Gulf Is Temporary and Tactical

·         Iranian Tortoise and American Hare in Iraq

·         Iraq's Energy Future Lies to the North

·         Iraq’s Nexus of Sectarianism and Corruption

·         Moscow and the Middle East After Russia's Election

·         Must Kurds Still Count On Uncertain Allies?

·         Promoting Political Pluralism in the Middle East

·         Qatar Diplomacy: Unraveling a Complicated Crisis

·         Reporting Syria and Iraq

·         Rethinking Security Force Assistance in the Middle East

·         A Survey of the Near East: Implications for U.S. National Security

·         Tentative Transition: Civil-Military Relations in Turkey Since the July 15 Uprising

·         Thirty years after the Halabja Genocide: Iraq Still Punishes the Kurds

Wilson Center

·         Saudi Crown Prince Visits Washington to Revitalize Strained U.S.-Saudi “Marriage”