Weekly Update
Februrary 26
Items of Interest:
This is a long but interesting list.
38 North
· Let the Hawks Soar http://38north.org/2016/02/mmadden022516/
Adam Smith Institute
· Migration and Developmenthttp://www.adamsmith.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Migrations-and-Development-FINAL-2.pdf
Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)
· Strategic Studies Quarterly, Spring 2016, v. 10, no. 1http://www.au.af.mil/au/ssq/archiveArticle.asp?id=46
o Thinking About Peace: Negative Terms versus Positive Outcomes
o Red Lines and Green Lights: Iran, Nuclear Arms Control, and Nonproliferation
o Revealed Preference and the Minimum Requirements of Nuclear Deterrence
o NATO’s Readiness Action Plan: Strategic Benefits and Outstanding Challenges
o Deterrence Adrift? Mapping Conflict and Escalation in South Asia
o Nuclear Weapons Redux
Air University
· Air & Space Power Journal, Spring 2016, v. 30, no. 1 http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/archivepage.asp?id=42
o No Longer the Outlier: Updating the Air Component Structure
o Challenging Minimum Deterrence: Articulating the Contemporary Relevance of Nuclear Weapons
o Just Checking the Box: Do Our Airmen Value Their CCAF Degree?
o A Shot in the Dark: Shedding Light on Exoatmospheric Situational Awareness with Alternate Sensor Utilization
o Multidomain Operations: A Subtle but Significant Transition in Military Thought
o Geopolitics and Planning for a High-End Fight
o The Joint Force Air Component Commander and the Integration of Offensive Cyberspace Effects: Power Projection through Cyberspace
American Enterprise Institute
· 2017 Defense Budget: Offset Promising, But Today’s Procurement Disproportionately Pays the Bills https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eaglen-berger-february-2016-2.pdf
· America’s Electoral Future: How Changing Demographics Could Impact Presidential Elections From 2016 to 2032http://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SOC2016-report.pdf
· Real and Permanent Minimum Wageshttps://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/brummund-strain-minwage.pdf
Amnesty International
· Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/pol1025522016english.pdf
Armament Research Services
· Emerging Unmanned Threats: The Use of Commercially-available UAVs by Armed Non-state Actorshttp://armamentresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ARES-Special-Report-No.-2-Emerging-Unmanned-Threats.pdf
Army Combined Arms Center
· Military Review, March-April 2016, v. 96, no. 2https://www.joomag.com/magazine/military-review-english-edition-march-april-2016/0263845001456505231
o How About Winning Our Nation's Wars Instead of Just Participating in Them?
o How Daesh Uses Language in the Domain of Religion
o Beheading, Raping, and Burning: How the Islamic State Justifies Its Actions
o Clouds or Clocks: The Limitations of Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield in a Complex World
o On Convergence, Emergence, and Complexity
o The Myth of the New Complexity
o Moving Beyond the MBTI: The Big Five and Leader Development
o I'm Faded
o Civil-Military Engagement Program: Enhancing the Mission of Regionally Engaged Army Forces
o Biases of the Incumbents: What If We Were Integrating Men Into a Women's Army?
o Host-Nation Cybersecurity in Future Stability Operations
o A Trust-Based Culture Shift: Rethinking the Army Leadership Requirements Model in the Era of Mission Command
o The Use of the Reconnaissance Squadron during Joint Forcible Entry
o The Role of the Reserve Component as an Operational Reserve
o Building a High-Performance Unit: An Army Battalion's Leadership Journey in Preparation for Combat in Afghanistan
o The Army Civilian Corps: Professionals in the Making
o Counterinsurgency: What the United States Learned in Vietnam, Chose to Forget and Needs to Know Today
ASUA Institute of Land Warfare
· Until They All Come Home: The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agencyhttp://www.ausa.org/publications/ilw/DigitalPublications/Documents/dr16-1/index.html
Atlantic Council
· Alliance at Risk http://publications.atlanticcouncil.org/nato-alliance-at-risk/
· Five Steps to Grow the Cuban Economy: What the US and Cuba Can Do in Obama’s Final Yearhttp://publications.atlanticcouncil.org/grow-cuba/
Australian Department of Defence
· 2016 Defence White Paper [site is currently down]http://www.defence.gov.au/whitepaper/Docs/2016-Defence-White-Paper.pdf
Baker Institute for Public Policy
· Gender & Public Policy in the MENAhttp://bakerinstitute.org/research/intersection-gender-and-public-policy-research-arab-world/
· Gold Standard or Fool's Gold: Should the U.S. Return to the Gold Standard?http://bakerinstitute.org/research/returning-gold-standard-fools-gold/
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
· Consequences of American Retreat from the Middle Easthttp://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/consequences-of-american-retreat-from-the-middle-east/
· Implications of Greater Chinese Involvement in the Mideasthttp://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/implications-of-greater-china-involvement-in-the-mideast/
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
· The Global Oil Market: No Safe Haven for Priceshttp://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/26318/global_oil_market.html
Berkman Center on Internet & Society
· Cloudy with a Conflict of Laws: How Cloud Computing Has Disrupted the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty System and Why It Mattershttps://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/cloudywithaconflictoflaws
Brennan Center for Justice
· Democracy & Justice: Collected Writings, Vol. IXhttp://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/2015_BCJ_Annual_Collection_of_Writings.pdf
Brookings
· Building a Design Economy in Indiahttp://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/02/26-design-economy-india-ravi-west
· Cuidado: The Inescapable Necessity of Better Law Enforcement in Mexicohttp://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/02/24-better-law-enforcement-mexico-felbabbrown
· EU Election Observation Policy: A Supranationalist Transatlantic Bridge?http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2016/02/23-election-observation-missions-garavoglia/garavoglia_useuropeanalysisseries_eoms.pdf
· The Future of U.S.-Russian Arms Controlhttp://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/02/26-future-us-russian-arms-control-pifer
· How to Use Carbon Tax Revenueshttp://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2016/02/23-carbon-tax-revenue/howtousecarbontaxrevenuemarronmorris.pdf
· Once More Unto the Breach: The Deteriorating Fiscal Outlookhttp://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/02/22-deteriorating-fiscal-outlook-auerbach-gale
· Prospects for U.S.-Russian Nonproliferation Cooperationhttp://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/02/26-us-russian-nonproliferation-cooperation-einhorn
Bruegel
· Getting the Most From Public R&D Spending in Times of Budgetary Austerityhttp://bruegel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WP-2016_01.pdf
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
· The Kingdom and the Caliphate: Duel of the Islamic Stateshttp://carnegieendowment.org/files/CP_265_Bunzel_Islamic_States_Final.pdf
CATO Institute
· Japan’s Security Evolutionhttp://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa-788.pdf
Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
· Red Alert: The Growing Threat to U.S. Aircraft Carriershttp://www.cnas.org/growing-threat-to-us-aircraft-carriers#.VtJgo6Qm6M9
Center for American Progress (CAP)
· Hate and Guns: a Terrifying Combinationhttps://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/23104301/HateCrimes-report.pdf
Center for Global Development
· Designing Contracts for the Global Fund: Lessons from the Theory of Incentiveshttp://www.cgdev.org/publication/designing-contracts-global-fund-lessons-theory-incentives-working-paper-425
· New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions—An Assessmenthttp://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/CGD-Working-Paper-423-Clemens-Pritchett-New-Econ-Case-Migration_0.pdf
Center for Homeland Security and Defense (CHDS)
o Halting Global Pandemics via the Commercial Air Route Networkhttps://www.hsaj.org/articles/8904
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
· Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives in the Fourth Quarter of 2015http://cis.org/sites/cis.org/files/u6-q4-15_0.pdf
· Obama Opens the Border to More STDshttp://www.cis.org/sites/cis.org/files/obama-open-to-stds.pdf
Center for Security Studies (CSS)
· Russian Analytical Digest, No. 179: Russia-Turkey Relationshttp://www.css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/RAD179.pdf
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
· FY 2016 Weapon Systems Factbookhttp://csbaonline.org/publications/2016/02/fy2016-weapon-systems-factbook/
· Future of the US Navy in the South China Sea Conflict Zone [interview]http://csbaonline.org/2016/02/25/future-of-the-us-navy-in-the-south-china-sea-conflict-zone/
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Afghanistan: The Uncertain Impact of a Year of Transitionhttp://csis.org/files/publication/160211_afghanistan_failed_state_Wars.pdf
· Issues & Insights, Vol. 16 - No. 4 - Implementing Strategic Trade Controls in Asia Pacifichttp://csis.org/files/publication/160223_issuesinsights_vol16no04.pdf
· Korea Chair Monitor, February 11 - February 24, 2016, v. 4, no. 3http://csis.org/files/publication/160226_KoreaChairMonitor_Vol4Issue3_0.pdf
· PacNet #22 - ADMM-dialogue Partners Informal Meetings as a Source of Regional Stabilityhttp://csis.org/files/publication/160225_PacNet_1622.pdf
· PacNet #11A - Australia’s Submarine Decision: A Matter of Grand Strategyhttp://csis.org/files/publication/160223_PacNet_1611A.pdf
Center for Terrorism and Security Studies
· Perspectives on Terrorism, February 2016, v. 10, no. 1 http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/issue/view/56
o Who are the Bangladeshi ‘Islamist Militants’?
o Why is Contemporary Religious Terrorism Predominantly Linked to Islam? Four Possible Psychosocial Factors
o How Dangerous Are Domestic Terror Plotters with Foreign Fighter Experience? The Case of Homegrown Jihadis in the US
o The Nature of Nigeria’s Boko Haram War, 2010-2015: A Strategic Analysis
o In Conversation with Morten Storm: A Double Agent’s Journey into the Global Jihad
o If Publicity is the Oxygen of Terrorism – Why Do Terrorists Kill Journalists?
o Counting Lives Lost – Monitoring Camera-Recorded Extrajudicial Executions by the “Islamic State”
o Bibliography: Northern Ireland Conflict (The Troubles)
Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies
· The Nuclear Bargain: Turkey and Tactical Nuclear Weapons http://edam.org.tr/en/File?id=3183
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
· Have Macroeconomic Rules of the Game Changed? Some Clues from the Phillips Curvehttps://www.cigionline.org/publications/have-macroeconomic-rules-of-game-changed-some-clues-phillips-curve
· The Impact of Sustainability Codes of Conduct in the Financial Sectorhttps://www.cigionline.org/publications/impact-of-sustainability-codes-of-conduct-financial-sector
Climate Central
· Unnatural Coastal Floods: Sea Level Rise and the Human Fingerprint on U.S. Floods Since 1950http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/uploads/research/Unnatural-Coastal-Floods-2016.pdf
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
· Annual Report to Congresshttps://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/international/foreign-investment/Documents/Annual%20Report%20to%20Congress%20for%20CY2014.pdf
Conflict Armament Research
· Tracing the Supply of Components Used in Islamic State IEDshttp://www.conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Tracing_The_Supply_of_Components_Used_in_Islamic_State_IEDs.pdf
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· The Challenge of Conventional and Hybrid Warfare in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Changing the Nature of the Security Environment and its Effect on Military Planninghttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/the-challenge-of-conventional-and-hybrid-warfare-in-the-asia-pacific-region-the-changing-the-nature-of-the-security-environment-and-its-effect-on-military-planning
· Defense Health Agency: Budgeting and Structurehttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/defense-health-agency-budgeting-and-structure
· Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2017 Science and Technology Programs: Defense Innovation to Create the Future Military Forcehttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/department-of-defense-fiscal-year-2017-science-and-technology-programs-defense-innovation-to-create-the-future-military-force
· Department of the Army 2017 Operation and Maintenance Budget Request and Readiness Posturehttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/department-of-the-army-2017-budget-request-and-readiness
· Department of the Navy 2017 Budget Request and Seapower and Projection Forceshttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/department-of-the-navy-2017-budget-request-and-seapower-and-projection-forces
· Ensuring Medical Readiness in the Futurehttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/ensuring-medical-readiness-in-the-future
· Full Spectrum Security Challenges in Europe and their Effects on Deterrence and Defensehttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/full-spectrum-security-challenges-in-europe-and-their-effects-on-deterrence-and-defense
· U.S. Strategic Forces Posturehttp://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/u-s-strategic-forces-posture
Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee
· DOE for the 21st Century: Science, Environment, and National Security Missionshttps://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/doe-21st-century-science-environment-and-national-security-missions
Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· Boko Haram: The Islamist Insurgency in West Africahttp://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-boko-haram-islamist-insurgency-west-africa
· Establishing Accountability at the World Intellectual Property Organization: Illicit Technology Transfers, Whistleblowing, and Reformhttp://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-establishing-accountability-world-intellectual-property
· Strengthening U.S. Leadership in a Turbulent World: The FY 2017 Foreign Affairs Budgethttp://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-establishing-accountability-world-intellectual-property
Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee
· Emerging Cyber Threats to the United Stateshttps://homeland.house.gov/hearing/emerging-cyber-threats-to-the-united-states/
· Food for Thought: Efforts to Defend the Nation’s Agriculture and Foodhttps://homeland.house.gov/hearing/food-for-thought-efforts-to-defend-the-nations-agriculture-and-food/
· Probing DHS’s Botched Management of the Human Resources Information Technology Programhttps://homeland.house.gov/hearing/probing-dhss-botched-management-of-the-human-resources-information-technology-program/
Congress. House. Judiciary Committee
· International Conflicts of Law Concerning Cross Border Data Flow and Law Enforcement Requestshttp://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/2016/2/international-conflicts-of-law-concerning-cross-border-data-flow-and-law-enforcement-requests
Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee
· Security Clearance Reform: The Performance Accountability Council’s Path Forwardhttps://oversight.house.gov/hearing/security-clearance-reform-the-performance-accountability-councils-path-forward/
· The Zika Virus: Coordination of a Multi-Agency Responsehttps://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-zika-virus-coordination-of-a-multi-agency-response/
Congress. House. Science, Space & Technology Committee
· Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe: Gravitational Waveshttps://science.house.gov/legislation/hearings/full-committee-hearing-unlocking-secrets-universe-gravitational-waves
Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
· A Review of United States Army Corps of Engineers Reports to Congress on Future Water Resources Development and Chief's Reportshttp://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399733
Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
· Defense Health Care Reformhttp://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-02-23-defense-health-care-reform
· Department of Energy Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Programshttp://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-02-23-department-of-energy-atomic-energy-defense-activities-and-programs
· U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-02-23-us-pacific-command-and-us-forces-korea
Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
· Magnuson-Stevens Act at 40: Successes, Challenges and the Path Forwardhttp://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/2/magnus-stevens-act-at-40-successes-challenges-and-the-path-forward
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee
· Ending Modern Slavery: Now is the Timehttp://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/ending-modern-slavery-now-is-the-time-022416
· Review of the FY 2017 State Department Budget Requesthttp://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy-2017-state-department-budget-request_022316
Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Government Reform Committee
· The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: Opportunities for Improvement to Support State and Local Governmentshttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/the-unfunded-mandates-reform-act-opportunities-for-improvement-to-support-state-and-local-governments
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
· The Impact of High-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Workershttp://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/the-impact-of-high-skilled-immigration-on-us-workers
· The Unaccompanied Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/the-unaccompanied-children-crisis-does-the-administration-have-a-plan-to-stop-the-border-surge-and-adequately-monitor-the-children
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Prospects for DoD’s Budget Over the Next Decadehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/51259
Council on Foreign Relations
· The Eastern Congo http://www.cfr.org/congo-democratic-republic-of/eastern-congo/p37236#!/?cid=main-interactive_dap-the_eastern_congo
Department of Defense (DOD)
· Operation Inherent Resolve: Targeted Operations Against ISIL Terroristhttp://www.defense.gov/News/Special-Reports/0814_Inherent-Resolve
· Plan for Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facilityhttp://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/GTMO_Closure_Plan_0216.pdf
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
· DODIG-2016-051 Air Force Personnel Can Improve Compliance With the Berry Amendment and the Buy American Acthttp://www.dodig.mil/pubs/documents/DODIG-2016-051.pdf
Dialogue
· A New Phase in Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean Relationshttp://www.thedialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Dialogue-Japan-LAC-Relations-WEB.pdf
East West Center
· The U.S.-Malaysia Security Connectionhttp://www.eastwestcenter.org/system/tdf/private/apb335.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=35543
Egmont Institute
· EU–China Bilateral Investment Agreement: Between High Hopes and Real Challengeshttp://www.egmontinstitute.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SPB68-Ewert.pdf
EU Institute for Security Studies
· Belarus: Time for a 'Principled' Re-engagementhttp://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/belarus-time-for-a-principled-re-engagement/
· Ramzan Kadyrov: Insecure Strongman?http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/ramzan-kadyrov-insecure-strongman/
· Report of the Group of Personalities on the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related Researchhttp://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/report-of-the-group-of-personalities-on-the-preparatory-action-for-csdp-related-research/
European Parliament
· New Trade Rules for China? Opportunities and Threats for the EUhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/535021/EXPO_STU(2016)535021_EN.pdf
European Parliament Think Tank
· Security in Afghanistan: Unfinished Businesshttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2016)577984
European Policy Centre
· Energy Security Package: Significant Overhaul or Business as Usual?http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=4&pub_id=6335
· Financial Assistance to Greece: Three Programmeshttp://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=17&pub_id=6345
European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center
· Escalating Violence in Niger Delta and Biafra Regions Represents a Major Security Challenge for the Oil-rich South of Nigeriahttp://www.esisc.org/publications/briefings/escalating-violence-in-niger-delta-and-biafra-regions-represents-a-major-security-challenge-for-the-oil-rich-south-of-nigeria
European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)
· NIS Directive and national CSIRTshttps://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/other-work/nis-directive-and-national-csirts
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
· Overcapacity in China: An Impediment to the Party’s Reform Agendahttp://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/en/publications-overcapacity-in-china
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
· Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach for Money or Value Transfer Serviceshttp://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfrecommendations/documents/rba-money-or-value-transfer.html
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· The Bordering of Europehttp://www.fpri.org/article/2016/02/the-bordering-of-europe/
· Defense Reform Reduxhttp://www.fpri.org/article/2016/02/defense-reform-redux/
· In This Corner…The Apple v. FBI Cage Matchhttp://www.fpri.org/article/2016/02/in-this-corner-the-apple-v-fbi-cage-match/
· Israel’s Political Drama and the System Behind Ithttp://www.fpri.org/article/2016/02/israels-political-drama-and-the-system-behind-it/
German Council on Foreign Relations
· Kremlin’s Influence in Hungaryhttps://dgap.org/en/article/getFullPDF/27609
German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
· The EU-Turkey Action Plan is Imperfect, But Also Pragmatic, And Maybe Even Strategichttp://www.gmfus.org/publications/eu-turkey-action-plan-imperfect-also-pragmatic
· Germany’s "Enable & Enhance" Initiativehttps://dgap.org/en/article/getFullPDF/27608
Global Security Studies
· Global Security Studies Journal, Winter 2016, v. 7, no. 1http://globalsecuritystudies.com/vol7iss1winter2016.htm
o Social Media and the Globalization of the Sicarii
o Combating a Modernized Russia
o From the Post-Soviet Godless Legacy to Radical Islam: Russian Converts
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Department of Energy: Observations on Efforts by NNSA and the Office of Environmental Management to Manage and Oversee the Nuclear Security Enterprise. GAO-16-422T [Testimony]http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-422T
· Homeland Security: Oversight of Neglected Human Resources Information Technology Investment Is Needed. GAO-16-253 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-253
· Homeland Security: Weak Oversight of Human Resources Information Technology Investment Needs Considerable Improvement. GAO-16-407T [testimony]http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-407T
· Military Enlisted Aides: DOD's Report Met Most Statutory Requirements, but Aide Allocation Could Be Improved. GAO-16-239http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-239
· Nuclear Nonproliferation: Preliminary Observations on IAEA's Role in Verifying the Iran Agreement. GAO-16-417 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-417
Heritage Foundation
· Blueprint for Balance: A Federal Budget for 2017http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/02/a-blueprint-for-balance-a-federal-budget-for-2017
· Setting Priorities for Welfare Reformhttp://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/02/setting-priorities-for-welfare-reform
· Time to Prune the Tree: The Need to Repeal Unnecessary Criminal Lawshttp://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/02/time-to-prune-the-tree-the-need-to-repeal-unnecessary-criminal-laws
Households in Conflict Network
· The Effect of Civilian Casualties on Wartime Informing: Evidence from the Iraq War http://www.hicn.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HiCN-WP-210.pdf
· Violence and Political Outcomes in Ukraine: Evidence from Sloviansk and Kramatorskhttp://www.hicn.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HiCN-WP-2112.pdf
Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
· Asian Rebels in Aleppo, Western Blind Spot http://www.ispsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/405_Lin-1.pdf
· Libya’s Jihad http://www.ispsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/406_Bodansky.pdf
· Sleeping with the Enemy: Opposition Grows to CIA-backed al-Qaeda Proxies in Syria http://www.ispsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/404_Lin.pdf
Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)
· Analysis Based Forecast of Revised Estimates of Defence Budget 2015-16: Who Bails Out Whom?http://www.idsa.in/issuebrief/revised-estimates-of-defence-budget-2015-16_vkaushal_230216
· Educated Unemployment and Insurgency in Manipur: Issues and Recommendationshttp://www.idsa.in/policybrief/educated-unemployment-and-insurgency-in-manipur_sksharma_230216
· Port de Djibouti: China’s First Permanent Naval Base in the Indian Oceanhttp://www.idsa.in/issuebrief/port-de-djibouti-chinas-first-permanent-naval-base-in-the-indian-ocean_msingh_220216
Institute for Defense Analyses
· Africa Watch, February 24, 2016https://www.ida.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Publications/AfricaWatch/africawatch-February-24-2016-vol10.pdf
o Elections in Uganda: The Support May Be Real, But the Process is Flawed
o Nigeria’s President Buhari: Dealing with Touch Challenges
· Comparing the Costs of Military Treatment Facilities with Private Sector Carehttps://www.ida.org/idamedia/Corporate/Files/Publications/IDA_Documents/CARD/2016/P-5262.ashx
· Force Structure Analytical Framework: A Notional Army for SARA Version 1.3https://www.ida.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Publications/IDA_Documents/SFRD/2016/P-5326.ashx
Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
· Korean Unification and the Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliancehttp://inss.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/stratforum/SF-291.pdf
Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
· IAEA's First Post-Implementation Day Report: Key Information Missing http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/First_JCPOA_Post-Implementation_Day_Report_26Feb2016_Final.pdf
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· Taking Back the Seas: Prospects for Africa's Blue Economyhttps://www.issafrica.org/publications/papers/taking-back-the-seas-prospects-for-africas-blue-economy
Institute for Security Studies, European Union
· Report of the Group of Personalities on the Preparatory Action for CSDP-Related Researchhttp://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/GoP_report.pdf
Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
· Afghanistan Partial Threat Assessment: February 23, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/afghanistan-partial-threat-assessment-february-23-2016
· Iraq Situation Report: February 18 - 22, 2016http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iraq-situation-report-february-18-22-2016
· Russia Security Update: February 17-24, 2016http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-security-update-february-17-24-2016
· Syria 90-Day Forecast: The Assad Regime and Allies in Northern Syriahttp://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syria-90-day-forecast-assad-regime-and-allies-northern-syria
Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
· EU Relations with Latin America: From Social Resilience to Global Governancehttp://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iai1603.pdf
· Search for Meaning in War: Foreign Fighters in a Comparative Perspectivehttp://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iaiwp1602.pdf
Institute of Modern Russia
· Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Moneyhttp://imrussia.org/media/pdf/Research/Michael_Weiss_and_Peter_Pomerantsev__The_Menace_of_Unreality.pdf
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
· Lessons from the Story of a Forgotten Storyhttp://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Brief%20No.%20407%20-%20Lessons%20from%20the%20Story%20of%20a%20Forgotten%20Story.pdf
· Power and Piety: Religion, State and Society in Muslim Countrieshttp://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Working%20Paper%20No.%20230%20-%20Power%20and%20Piety%20-%20Religion,%20State%20and%20Society%20in%20Muslim%20Countries.pdf
· Track-Two Dialogue in the India-Pakistan Contexthttp://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Brief%20No.%20408.%20Track-Two%20Dialogue%20in%20the%20India-Pakistan%20Context.pdf
Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
· EU Relations with Latin America: From Social Resilience to Global Governancehttp://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/eu-relations-latin-america-social-resilience-global-governance
· How to Pursue a More Efficient and Legitimate European Economic Governancehttp://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/how-pursue-more-efficient-and-legitimate-european-economic-governance
· Youth Activism in the South and East Mediterranean Countries since the Arab Uprisings: Challenges and Policy Optionshttp://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/youth-activism-south-and-east-mediterranean-countries-arab-uprisings
International Crisis Group
· Arsal in the Crosshairs: The Predicament of a Small Lebanese Border Townhttp://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle East North Africa/Iraq Syria Lebanon/Lebanon/b046-arsal-in-the-crosshairs-the-predicament-of-a-small-lebanese-border-town.pdf
· Ethiopia: Governing the Faithfulhttp://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/horn-of-africa/ethiopia-eritrea/b117-ethiopia-governing-the-faithful.pdf
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
· From Containment to Rationalization : Increasing Public Expenditure Efficiency in Francehttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1607.pdf
· Macroeconomic Stability in Resource-Rich Countries : The Role of Fiscal Policyhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1636.pdf
· Private Sector Activity in Hong Kong SAR and the Fed : Transmission Effects through the Currency Boardhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1635.pdf
· Sovereign Defaults, External Debt, and Real Exchange Rate Dynamicshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1637.pdf
Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)
· Building Knowledge-Based Economy in Pakistan: Learning from Best Practiceshttp://www.ipripak.org/building-knowledge-based-economy-in-pakistan-learning-from-best-practices/#sthash.LGWuTTna.dpbs
Jamestown Foundation
· Terrorism Monitor, February 24, 2019, v. 16, no. 4http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/_CB_16_4.pdf
o The PLA’s New Organizational Structure: What is Known, Unknown and Speculation (Part 2)
o Chinese Influence Faces Uncertain Future in Myanmar
o Taiwan’s Election Results Reflect Shift in Attitudes
o Chinese Growing Social Inequality Prompts Stronger Social Control
Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)
· The War Within: A Look Inside al-Qaeda’s Undoing http://jsou.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=19828858
Korea Institute for National Unification
· Measures to Improve Human Rights Conditions of North Korean Workers Abroadhttp://www.kinu.or.kr/eng/pub/pub_05_01.jsp?bid=EINGINSIGN&page=1&num=207&mode=view&category=
Long War Journal
· Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2016 [updated February 22, 2016]http://www.longwarjournal.org/pakistan-strikes
Migration Policy Institute
· Deferred Action for Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: Analysis of DAPA's Potential Effects on Families and Childrenhttp://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/DAPA-Profile-FINALWEB.pdf
· ESSA Implementation in States and School Districts: Perspectives from Education Leaders Testimonyhttp://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/Senate-HELP-Testimony-2-23-16-Pompa.pdf
· Germany-Turkey Migration Corridor: Refitting Policies for a Transnational Agehttp://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/TCM_Emigration-Germany-FINAL.pdf
National Academies Press
· Privacy Research and Best Practices: Summary of a Workshop for the Intelligence Communityhttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/21879/privacy-research-and-best-practices-summary-of-a-workshop-for
· Rapid Medical Countermeasure Response to Infectious Diseases: Enabling Sustainable Capabilities Through Ongoing Public- and Private-Sector Partnerships: Workshop Summaryhttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/21809/rapid-medical-countermeasure-response-to-infectious-diseases-enabling-sustainable-capabilities
· Reducing the Use of Highly Enriched Uranium in Civilian Research Reactorshttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/21818/reducing-the-use-of-highly-enriched-uranium-in-civilian-research-reactors
· Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Update to the Strategic Plan Documenthttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/23396/review-of-the-us-global-change-research-programs-update-to-the-strategic-plan-document
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
· Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) Formulation Assessment and Support Team (FAST) Final Reporthttp://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa-tm-2016-219011-arm-fast-final-report_0.pdf
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)
· Recruitment, Retention, and Religion in Rebel Groupshttp://www.sv.uio.no/esop/english/research/news-and-events/events/conferences-and-seminars/dokumenter/gates_nordas_2015.pdf
New America Foundation
· Cyber Peace: Cybersecurity Through the Lens of Positive Peacehttps://static.newamerica.org/attachments/12554-cyber-peace/FOR PRINTING-Cyber_Peace_Roff.2fbbb0b16b69482e8b6312937607ad66.pdf
· Starting from Scratch: A New Federal and State Partnership in Higher Educationhttps://static.newamerica.org/attachments/12616--463/Starting-From-Scratch.78d72818d45e4cf18327b0ff2bd8f85b.pdf
Nordic Africa Institute
· Radicalisation and Terrorist Recruitment Among Kenya’s Youth http://nai.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A906144&dswid=6608
Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors
· The EU-UK Agreement: Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing?http://www.delorsinstitute.eu/011-22518-The-EU-UK-Agreement-much-ado-about-almost-nothing.html
Oxfam Policy & Practice
· El Niño in Ethiopia: Program Observations on the Impact of the Ethiopia Drought and Recommendations for Actionhttp://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/oxfam/bitstream/10546/596914/4/bn-el-nino-ethiopia-240216-en.pdf
Oxford Research Group
· Gabrielle Rifkind Discusses Boots on the Ground to Defeat ISIS on BBC's The Big Questionshttp://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/middle_east/gabrielle_rifkind_discusses_boots_ground_defeat_isis_bbcs_big_questions
· The World as Seen from Raqqahttp://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/paul_rogers_monthly_briefing/world_seen_raqqa
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency
· Internal Democracy of Major Political Parties of Pakistan 2015http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/Democracy&LegStr/InternalDemocracyOfMajorPoliticalPartiesOfPakistan2015.pdf
· Pakistan Ki Siyasi Jamaton Mein Dakhili Jamhooriyat 2015 [Urdu]http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/Democracy&LegStr/InternalDemocracyOfMajorPoliticalPartiesOfPakistan2015_urdu.pdf
Peace Research Institute Oslo
· Trends in Armed Conflict, 1946-2014https://www.prio.org/Publications/Publication/?x=8937
· Uzbekistan’s ambiguous policies on Afghanistanhttps://www.prio.org/Publications/Publication/?x=8994
Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends
· Smartphone Ownership and Internet Usage Continues to Climb in Emerging Economieshttp://www.pewglobal.org/2016/02/22/smartphone-ownership-and-internet-usage-continues-to-climb-in-emerging-economies/
Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy
· More Support for Justice Department Than for Apple in Dispute Over Unlocking iPhone http://www.people-press.org/2016/02/22/more-support-for-justice-department-than-for-apple-in-dispute-over-unlocking-iphone/
· Majority of Public Wants Senate to Act on Obama’s Court Nominee http://www.people-press.org/2016/02/22/majority-of-public-wants-senate-to-act-on-obamas-court-nominee/
Physicians for Human Rights
· Truth Matters: Accountability for CIA Psychological Torturehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/PHR_Reports/truth-matters.pdf
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
· Many Belts and Many Roads: The Proliferation of Infrastructure Initiatives in Asia http://www.pism.pl/Publications/PISM-Policy-Paper-no-148
RAND
· Emerging Cyber Threats and Implicationshttp://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT453.html
· Initiatives to Improve Quality of Education in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Administration, School Monitoring, Private School Policies, and Teacher Traininghttp://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR960.html
· Local perspectives in Ending Gang and Youth Violence areas: Perceptions of the nature of urban street gangshttp://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR876.html
· Perspective on 2015 DoD Cyber Strategy: Addendumhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT439z1.html
· Toward Operational Art in Special Warfare with appendixeshttp://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR779.html
Rethink Institute
· Resurgence of the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey: How Kurds View Ithttp://www.rethinkinstitute.org/resurgence-of-the-kurdish-conflict-in-turkey-how-kurds-view-it/
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
· Investment in Cross-platform Capabilities Would Allow the British Military to Enjoy the Full Gamut of the Radical New Capabilities Offered by the F-35https://rusi.org/publication/whitehall-reports/maximum-value-f-35-harnessing-transformational-fifth-generation
· Lone-Actor Terrorism: Analysis Paperhttps://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/lone-actor-terrorism-analysis-paper
· Lone-Actor Terrorism: Policy Paper 2: Attack Methodology and Logisticshttps://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/lone-actor-terrorism-policy-paper-2-attack-methodology-and-logistics
· Lone-Actor Terrorism Policy Paper 4: ‘Leakage’ and Interaction with Authoritieshttps://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/lone-actor-terrorism-policy-paper-4-%E2%80%98leakage%E2%80%99-and-interaction
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
· China Seeks to Improve Mekong Sub-regional Cooperation: Causes and Policieshttp://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PR160225_China-Seeks-to-Improve-Mekong.pdf
· The Future of the ADMM/ADMM-Plus and Defence Diplomacy in the Asia Pacifichttp://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/idss/the-future-of-the-admmadmm-plus-and-defence-diplomacy-in-the-asia-pacific-2/
· Is Southeast Asia Ready for Nuclear Power? http://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Is-Southeast-Asia-Ready-for-Nuclear-Power-Event-Report.pdf
· Managing ASEAN’s External Relations via the Country Coordinator: Lessons Learned from Thailand http://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PR160222_Managing-ASEAN-External-Relations.pdf
Small Wars Journal
· Anticipating Megacity Responses to Shocks: Using Urban Integration and Connectedness to Assess Resiliencehttp://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/40477
· Communications in Sub- and Superterranean Structureshttp://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/40346
· Socratic Warfighters: Courage in the Grey Zonehttp://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/40441
· Using the Internet of Things to Gain and Maintain Situational Awareness in Dense Urban Environments and Mega Citieshttp://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/40509
Stanley Foundation
· The Quest for Nuclear Security Standardshttp://www.stanleyfoundation.org/resources.cfm?id=1591
· Treatment, Not Terror: Strategies to Enhance External beam Cancer Therapy in Developing Countries While Permanently Reducing the Risk of Radiological Terrorismhttp://www.stanleyfoundation.org/resources.cfm?id=1592
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
· Russia's Arctic Security Policy: Still Quiet in the High North?http://books.sipri.org/product_info?c_product_id=509
· Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2015http://books.sipri.org/files/FS/SIPRIFS1602.pdf
Small Arms Survey
· Checks and Balances: Securing Small Arms during Peace Operationshttp://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/SAS-IB16-peace-operations.pdf
Stimson Center
· Grading Progress on U.S. Drone Policy: Report Card on The Recommendations of The Stimson Task Force on U.S. Drone Policyhttp://www.stimson.org/images/uploads/grading-progress-on-us-Drone-Policy.pdf
Transnational Institute
· Oil Corporations vs Climate: The Keystone XL Casehttps://www.tni.org/en/publication/oil-corporations-vs-climate-the-keystone-xl-case
Transparency International
· Global Corruption Report: Sporthttp://files.transparency.org/content/download/1961/12856/file/ExecutiveSummary_Sweeney_GCRSport.pdf
United Kingdom, Ministry of Defense
· Sustainable MOD Strategy: Waste Management 2015-2025https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502047/20150826_MOD_WasteStrategy_2015_-_2025.pdf
United Nations Human Rights Council
· Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republichttp://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoISyria/A-HRC-31-68.pdf
US Institute of Peace (USIP)
· Afghanistan’s Revenue Turnaround in 2015http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/02/24/afghanistan-s-revenue-turnaround-in-2015
· Women Preventing Violent Extremismhttp://www.usip.org/publications/2016/02/25/women-preventing-violent-extremism
Verisign
· 2016 Cyberthreats and Trends from Verisign iDefense® Security Intelligence Serviceshttps://www.verisign.com/en_US/forms/reportcyberthreatstrends.xhtml
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Defeating the Islamic State: The Economic Campaignhttp://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/defeating-the-islamic-state-the-economic-campaign
· The Five Factors Slowing Gaza Reconstructionhttp://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-five-factors-slowing-gaza-reconstruction
· Iran's Melting Factions and Failing Institutionshttps://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/irans-melting-factions-and-failing-institutions
· Iranian EFPs in the Gulf: An Emerging Strategic Riskhttp://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iranian-efps-in-the-gulf-an-emerging-strategic-risk
· IS and Russia Could Exploit Turkey's Political Divisionshttp://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/is-and-russia-could-exploit-turkeys-political-divisions
· Kerry Neither Rules Out nor Supports Safe Zone Concepthttps://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/kerry-neither-rules-out-nor-supports-safe-zone-concept
· Russia in the Middle Easthttps://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/russia-in-the-middle-east
White House
· Joint Statement: 2016 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialoguehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/25/joint-statement-2016-us-mexico-high-level-economic-dialogue
· Protecting American Workers & Businesses: The Obama Administration’s Trade Enforcement Recordhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/24/protecting-american-workers-businesses-obama-administrations-trade
· Remarks by the President on Plan to Close the Prison at Guantanamo Bayhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/23/remarks-president-plan-close-prison-guantanamo-bay
· Remarks by the President on Progress Against ISILhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/25/remarks-president-progress-against-isil
World Bank
· Are Large Firms Born or Made? Evidence from Developing Countries http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/08/27/090224b0830a0438/2_0/Rendered/PDF/Are0large0firm0developing0countries.pdf
· Vietnam 2035 : Toward Prosperity, Creativity, Equity, and Democracyhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23724
World Health Organization (WHO)
· Fulfilling a Promise: Ensuring Immunization for all in Africahttp://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Immunization%2Bfor%2BAll%2B-%2BEN.pdf
Yale Law School
· Unfinished Business: Correcting “Bad Paper” For Veterans with PTSDhttps://www.law.yale.edu/system/files/documents/pdf/unfinishedbusiness.pdf
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