Weekly Update
March 18
This is a long but interesting list.
Items of Interest:
38 North
· North Korea’s Punggye-ri Facility Appears Ready to Support New Nuclear Tests http://38north.org/2016/03/punggye031816/
Air Force Research Institute
· Innate Insurgent Advantage: Can Training and Planning Bridge the Gap?http://aupress.au.af.mil/digital/pdf/paper/wf_0057_boyd_insurgent_advantage.pdf
Air University Press
· Guilt-Free War: Post-Traumatic Stress and an Ethical Framework http://www.au.af.mil/au/aupress/bookinfo.asp?bid=585
· The Innate Insurgent Advantage: Can Training and Planning Bridge the Gap? http://www.au.af.mil/au/aupress/bookinfo.asp?bid=586
· Instantly Basing Locust Swarms: New Options for Future Air Operations http://www.au.af.mil/au/aupress/bookinfo.asp?bid=587
Al Jazeera Center for Studies
· Hotels in Africa as Terrorist Targets http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/reports/2016/03/hotels-africa-terrorist-targets-160316133226875.html
· Kashmiri Youth: Redefining the Movement for Self-determination http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/reports/2016/03/kashmiri-youth-redefining-movement-determination-160315105907419.html
· What Erdogan really wants for education in Turkey: Islamization or Pluralisation?http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/reports/2016/03/160317094912447.html
American Foreign Policy Council
· Shale 3.0—The Revolution Reshaping America and the World http://www.afpc.org/files/getContentPostAttachment/259
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
· Impact of the People’s Republic of China’s Growth Slowdown on Emerging Asia: A General Equilibrium Analysishttp://www.adb.org/publications/impact-prc-growth-slowdown-emerging-asia-general-equilibrium
· Openness and Urbanization: The Case of the People’s Republic of China http://www.adb.org/publications/openness-and-urbanization-case-prc
Atlantic Council
· Autocracies Failed and Unfailed: Limited Strategies for State Buildinghttp://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/reports/29257-autocracies-failed-and-unfailed-limited-strategies-for-state-building
· Fact Sheet: Changes in Cuba http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/articles/29335-fact-sheet-changes-in-cuba
· Why the Congo Matters http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/issue-briefs/29227-why-the-congo-matters
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
· Can Europe Really Give Up on Schengen?http://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/notes_internacionals/n1_144_can_europe_really_give_up_on_schengen/can_europe_really_give_up_on_schengen
· The EU and the Western Balkans: Do They Share a Future?http://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/notes_internacionals/n1_145_the_eu_and_the_western_balkans_do_they_share_a_future/the_eu_and_the_western_balkans_do_they_share_a_future
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
· Deterrence Campaigns: Lessons from IDF Operations in Gaza http://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/deterrence-campaigns-lessons-idf-operations-gaza/
· The Mediterranean as a Strategic Environment: Learning a New Geopolitical Language http://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/mediterranean-new-geopolitical-language/
Berkman Center on Internet & Society
· Mobilization for Change: The Role of the Networked Public Sphere in Advancing Civic Participation and Collective Action in the Arab Region https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2016/arab_nps
Bipartisan Policy Center
· Mechanisms of Control: How Turkey is Criminalizing Dissent and Muzzling the Press http://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BPC-Turkey-Press-Freedom.pdf
· U.S. Energy R&D Architecture: Discreet Roles of Major Innovation Institutions http://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BPC-AEIC-Energy-RD-Architecture.pdf
Brennan Center
· Overseas Surveillance in an Interconnected World https://www.brennancenter.org/publication/overseas-surveillance-interconnected-world
Brookings
· Public Pensions in Flux: Can the Federal Government's Experiences Inform State Responses?http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/03/17-public-pensions-in-flux-gale
Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
· Enduring Allies: Building Better Defense-Industrial Cooperationhttp://www.cepa.org/sites/default/files/ced_images/Enduring%20Allies.pdf
Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
· Strengthening the ROK-US Nuclear Partnership http://www.nonproliferation.org/24-strengthening-the-rok-us-nuclear-partnership/
· Treatment not Terror: Strategies to Enhance External Beam Cancer Therapy in Developing Countries While Permanently Reducing the Risk of Radiological Terrorism http://www.nonproliferation.org/treatment-not-terror/
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
· Afghanistan: Shift to a “Conditions–Based” Strategy or Lose the “Forgotten War”http://csis.org/files/publication/160316_Afghanistan_Conditions_Based_Lose.pdf
· Army Modernization Challenge http://csis.org/files/publication/160317_McCormick_ArmyModernizationChallenge.pdf
· An Arctic Redesign: Recommendations to Rejuvenate the Arctic Councilhttp://csis.org/files/publication/160302_Conley_ArcticRedesign_Web.pdf
· Defense Reform in the 21st Century Emerging Survey Results http://defense360.csis.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/160314_defense_reform_conference_survey_results.pdf
· PacNet #28 - Philippines v. China arbitration: Be Careful What You Wish Forhttp://csis.org/files/publication/160317_PacNet_1628.pdf
· PacNet #27 - Principles for Planning a US Alliance with a Unified Koreahttp://csis.org/files/publication/160314_PacNet_1627.pdf
Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies
· Making Sense of the Russian Withdrawal: A Tactical Assessment http://edam.org.tr/en/File?id=3189
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
· The Future of Canada's Oil Sands in a Decarbonizing Global Economy https://www.cigionline.org/publications/future-of-canadas-oil-sands-decarbonizing-global-economy
Centre for Security Governance
· Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Afghanistanhttp://www.secgovcentre.org/files/www/CSG_Paper_3_NSSPs_in_Afghanistan_March_2016.pdf
Chatham House
· Improving Legality Among Small-Scale Forest Enterprises: The Role of National-Level Indicators Within the SDGshttps://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/improving-legality-among-small-scale-forest-enterprises-role-national-level-indicators
· Politics and Development in Tanzania: Shifting the Status Quo https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/politics-and-development-tanzania-shifting-status-quo
· Russia’s ‘New’ Tools for Confronting the West: Continuity and Innovation in Moscow’s Exercise of Powerhttps://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/russias-new-tools-confronting-west
· Syria and Its Neighbors https://syria.chathamhouse.org/
· Salvaging Syria’s Economy https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/salvaging-syrias-economy
Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations
· Eastern Economic Integration Projects and the EU Periphery http://www.clingendael.nl/publication/eastern-economic-integration-projects-and-eu-periphery
Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
o How Realistic Is Libya as an Islamic State "Fallback"?
o A View from the CT Foxhole: John J. Miller, Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism, NYPD, with Ambassador Michael Sheehan
o The Islamic State in the Philippines: A Looming Shadow in Southeast Asia?
o Losing Territory and Lashing Out: The Islamic State and International Terror
o The Islamic State Threat to Britain: Evidence from Recent Terror Trials
o The Last Hope for the al-Qa`ida Old Guard? A Profile of Saif al-`Adl
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
· The Department of the Navy 2017 Operations and Maintenance Budget Request and Readiness Posturehttps://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/department-navy-2017-operations-and-maintenance-budget-request-and-readiness-0
· DOD Rotorcraft Modernization Budget Request https://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/dod-rotorcraft-modernization-budget-request-0
· Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for National Security Space https://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/fiscal-year-2017-budget-request-national-security-space-0
· Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for U.S. Cyber Command: Preparing for Operations in the Cyber Domainhttps://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/fiscal-year-2017-budget-request-us-cyber-command-preparing-operations-cyber-0
· The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Militaryhttps://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/fiscal-year-2017-national-defense-authorization-budget-request-military-0
· The U.S. Transportation Command 2017 Readiness Posture https://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/us-transportation-command-2017-readiness-posture-0
Congress. House. Budget Committee
· A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America Planhttp://budget.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fy2017_a_balanced_budget_for_a_stronger_america.pdf
· Summary & Key Facts http://budget.house.gov/fy2017/summary-and-key-facts.htm
· Charts & Graphs http://budget.house.gov/UploadedFiles/FY2017_Graphs.pdf
· Summary Tables http://budget.house.gov/UploadedFiles/FY17_Summary_Tables.pdf
Congress. House. Energy & Commerce Committee
· Disrupter Series: Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/disputer-series-digital-currency-and-block-chain-technology
· Privatizing the Internet Assigned Number Authority https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/privatizing-internet-assigned-number-authority
Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· Review of the FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Budget: Aligning Interests, Ensuring Effectiveness and Transparencyhttp://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/hearing-review-fy-2017-foreign-assistance-budget-aligning-interests-ensuring-effectiveness
· Trade with Cuba: Growth and Opportunities http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-trade-cuba-growth-and-opportunities
· U.S.-India Relations: Democratic Partners of Economic Opportunity http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-us-india-relations-democratic-partners-economic-opportunity
· U.S. Policy Toward National Self-Determination Movements http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-us-policy-toward-national-self-determination-movements
Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee
· DHS in Today’s Dangerous World: Examining the Department’s Budget and Readiness to Counter Homeland Threatshttps://homeland.house.gov/hearing/dhs-in-todays-dangerous-world/
· State of Emergency: The Disaster of Cutting Preparedness Grants https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/state-of-emergency/
Congress. House. Judiciary Committee
· The Chevron Doctrine: Constitutional and Statutory Questions in Judicial Deference to Agencieshttps://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/the-chevron-doctrine-constitutional-and-statutory-questions-in-judicial-deference-to-agencies/
· Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I – Health Care and Immigration https://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/executive-overreach-in-domestic-affairs-part-i-health-care-and-immigration/
Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee
· Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan, Part 3https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/examining-federal-administration-of-the-safe-drinking-water-act-in-flint-michigan-part-3/
· Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan, Part 2https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/examining-federal-administration-of-the-safe-drinking-water-act-in-flint-michigan-part-2/
· Examining the Renewable Fuel Standard https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/examining-the-renewable-fuel-standard-3/
· Rebuilding Afghanistan: Oversight of Defense Department Infrastructure Projectshttps://oversight.house.gov/hearing/rebuilding-afghanistan-oversight-of-defense-department-infrastructure-projects/
· VA Cybersecurity and IT Oversight https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/va-cybersecurity-and-it-oversight/
Congress. House. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
· The President's Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programshttp://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399880
Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
· Army Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle and Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft Enterprises http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-03-16-army-unmanned-aircraft-vehicle-and-air-force-remotely-piloted-aircraft-enterprises
· Current State of Readiness of U.S. Forces http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-03-15-current-state-of-readiness-of-us-forces
· Department of Defense Budget Posture http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-03-17-department-of-defense-budget-posture
· Posture of the Department of the Navy http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-03-15-posture-of-the-department-of-the-navy
Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
· Hands Off: The Future of Self-Driving Cars http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/3/hands-off-the-future-of-self-driving-cars
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee
· Reviewing the Administration's Nuclear Agenda http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/reviewing-the-administrations-nuclear-agenda-031716
· Ukrainian Reforms Two Years After The Maidan Revolution and the Russian Invasionhttp://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/ukrainian-reforms-two-years-after-the-maidan-revolution-and-the-russian-invasion-031516
Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
· DHS Management and Acquisition Reform https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/dhs-management-and-acquisition-reform
· Examining Agency Use of Deterrence, Part II https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/examining-agency-use-of-deference-part-ii
· The Security of U.S. Visa Programs http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/the-security-of-us-visa-programs
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
· The Impact of High Levels of Immigration on U.S. Workers http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/the-impact-of-high-levels-of-immigration-on-us-workers
· Preventing America's Looming Fiscal Crisis: the Need for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitutionhttp://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/preventing-americas-looming-fiscal-crisis-the-need-for-a-balanced-budget-amendment-to-the-constitution
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program—March 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51378
Council on Foreign Relations
· Anticipating and Avoiding Global Food Price Crises http://www.cfr.org/food-security/anticipating-avoiding-global-food-price-crises/p37633
· Renewed Confrontation in Georgia http://www.cfr.org/georgia/renewed-confrontation-georgia/p37662
· U.S.-Cuba Relations http://www.cfr.org/cuba/us-cuba-relations/p11113
· The U.S. Supreme Court and Obama’s Immigration Actions http://www.cfr.org/immigration/us-supreme-court-obamas-immigration-actions/p37630
Department of Defense (DOD)
· 2017 Defense Posture Statement: Taking the Long View, Investing in the Futurehttp://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/2017DODPOSTURE_FINAL_MAR17UpdatePage4_WEB.PDF
· DoD Instruction 8530.01 - Cybersecurity Activities Support to DoD Information Network Operationshttp://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/853001p.pdf
Department of Justice
· Understanding Firearms Assaults against Law Enforcement Officers in the United Stateshttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-releases-report-understanding-firearms-assaults-against-law-enforcement
Department of State
· Atrocities Prevention Report http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/254807.htm
· Combating Global Anti-Semitism in 2016 http://www.state.gov/s/rga/rls/remarks/254752.htm
· Sec. Kerry - Remarks on Daesh and Genocide http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/03/254782.htm
East Asia Institute
· Identity Politics and the US Rebalance to Asia—American and Northeast Asian Perspectiveshttp://www.eai.or.kr/data/bbs/eng_report/201603171047962.pdf
Economist Intelligence Unit
· Worldwide Cost of Living 2016 http://pages.eiu.com/March-WCOL2016_Report_Registration.html
Egmont Institute
· Geopolitics with European Characteristics—An Essay on Pragmatic Idealism, Equality, and Strategyhttp://www.egmontinstitute.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/egmont.papers.82_online-versie.pdf
· The rise of single motherhood in the EU: analysis and propositions http://egmontinstitute.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/EPB42.pdf
Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
· Industry Study—Shipbuilding http://es.ndu.edu/Portals/75/Documents/industry-study/reports/2015/es-is-report-shipbuilding-2015.pdf
EU Institute for Security Studies
· European Defence Spending 2015: The Force Awakens http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/european-defence-spending-2015-the-force-awakens/
EU Non-Proliferation Consortium
· The Dual-use Export Control Policy Review: Balancing Security, Trade and Academic Freedom in a Changing Worldhttp://www.nonproliferation.eu/web/documents/nonproliferationpapers/the-dual-use-export-control-policy-review-balancin-49.pdf
European Council on Foreign Relations
· Russia's Quiet Military Revolution, and What It Means for Europehttp://www.ecfr.eu/page/-/Russias_Quiet_Military_Revolution.pdf
European Parliament
· Organized Crime and Corruption: Cost of Non-Europe
o Annex II http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/579319/EPRS_STU(2016)579319_EN.pdf
o Annex III http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/579320/EPRS_STU(2016)579320_EN.pdf
· Poverty in the European Unionhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2016/579099/EPRS_IDA(2016)579099_EN.pdf
· Scrutiny in Horizon 2020: Focusing on the European Parliament’s Prioritieshttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2016/570010/IPOL_IDA(2016)570010_EN.pdf
European Parliament Think Tank
· Research in the European Treatieshttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/579098/EPRS_BRI(2016)579098_EN.pdf
European Policy Centre (EPC)
· Turkey Makes a Mockery of Europe's Claim to Uphold Democratic Values http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=4&pub_id=6403
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· China’s Military Reorganization – and America’s Window of Opportunity http://www.fpri.org/article/2016/03/chinas-military-reorganization-and-americas-window-of-opportunity/
· Divining a “Trump Doctrine”: Finding the Contours of Donald Trump’s Foreign & National Security Policyhttp://www.fpri.org/article/2016/03/divining-trump-doctrine-finding-contours-donald-trumps-foreign-national-security-policy/
Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)
· The Retrospective Economic Vulnerability Index, 2015 Update http://www.ferdi.fr/en/publication/p147-retrospective-economic-vulnerability-index-2015-update
French Institute of International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales)
· Illusion of Convergence: Russia, China, and the BRICShttp://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ifri_rnv_92_bobo_lo_brics-eng_march_2016_0.pdf
German Council on Foreign Relations
· Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 2016 https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-2016
German Development Institute
· Non-economic Loss and Damage in the Context of Climate Change: Understanding the Challenges https://www.die-gdi.de/en/discussion-paper/article/non-economic-loss-and-damage-in-the-context-of-climate-change-understanding-the-challenges/
· Self-differentiation of Countries’ Responsibilities: Addressing Climate Change Through Intended Nationally Determined Contributions https://www.die-gdi.de/en/discussion-paper/article/self-differentiation-of-countries-responsibilities-addressing-climate-change-through-intended-nationally-determined-contributions/
German Marshall Fund of the United States
· NATO in a World of Disorder: Making the Alliance Ready for Warsaw http://www.gmfus.org/publications/nato-world-disorder-making-alliance-ready-warsaw
· Solidarity Under Stress in the Transatlantic Realm http://www.gmfus.org/file/7862/download
Global Center on Cooperative Security
· Development and Countering Violent Extremism http://www.globalcenter.org/publications/development-and-countering-violent-extremism/
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Aviation Forecasting: FAA Should Implement Additional Risk-Management Practices in Forecasting Aviation Activity. GAO-16-210 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-210
· Critical Defense Materials: Government Collected Data Are Sufficiently Reliable to Assess Tantalum Availability. GAO-16-335 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-335
· Defense Infrastructure: More Accurate Data Would Allow DOD to Improve the Tracking, Management, and Security of Its Leased Facilities. GAO-16-101 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-101
· Department of Homeland Security: Progress Made, but Work Remains in Strengthening Acquisition and Other Management Functions. GAO-16-507T [testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-507T
· Unmanned Aerial Systems: Further Actions Needed to Fully Address Air Force and Army Pilot Workforce Challenges. GAO-16-527T [Testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-527T
Henley Putnam University
o Designing Danger: Complex Engineering by Violent Non-State Actors - Special Issue
o The Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Development of Mortars
o Aum Shinrikyo’s Nuclear and Chemical Weapons Development Efforts
o The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Development of Narco-Submarines
o Los Zetas and Proprietary Radio Network Development
o Digging Into Israel: The Sophisticated Tunneling Network of Hamas
o A.Q. Khan Nuclear Smuggling Network
o Comparative Analysis of VNSA Complex Engineering Efforts
Heritage Foundation
· Appeals Court Ruling Could Threaten the Second Amendment Rights of American Citizenshttp://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/03/appeals-court-ruling-could-threaten-the-second-amendment-rights-of-american-citizens
· Encryption Commission: Making Sense of Critical Policy Optionshttp://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/03/encryption-commission-making-sense-of-critical-policy-options
· How Economic Freedom Can Be Restored in Argentina http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/03/how-economic-freedom-can-be-restored-in-argentina
· The Paris Agreement Is a Treaty and Should Be Submitted to the Senatehttp://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/03/the-paris-agreement-is-a-treaty-and-should-be-submitted-to-the-senate
· President Obama’s Visit to Cuba—An Opportunity to Refocus on Human Rightshttp://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/03/president-obamas-visit-to-cuba-an-opportunity-to-refocus-on-human-rights
· Top Four Homeland Security Priorities for the Next Administration http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/03/top-four-homeland-security-priorities-for-the-next-administration
Heritage Institute
· Exit Strategy Challenges for the AU Mission in Somalia http://www.heritageinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Exit-Strategy-Challenges-for-the-AU-Mission-in-Somalia.pdf
Homeland Security Advisory Council
· Final Report of the CBP Integrity Advisory Panel http://southernborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Report-on-U-S-Customs-and-Border-Protection.pdf
Households in Conflict Network
· Adverse Rainfall Shocks and Civil War: Myth or Reality? http://www.hicn.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HiCN-WP-212.pdf
Human Rights Watch
· Living in Hell: Abuses against People with Psychosocial Disabilities in Indonesia https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/03/20/living-hell/abuses-against-people-psychosocial-disabilities-indonesia
Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
· China’s Maritime Silk Road – An Ambitious Undertaking: A View from Europe http://www.ispsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/411_Roell.pdf
Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)
· Garo National Liberation Army: An Emerging Threat in Meghalaya http://www.idsa.in/policybrief/garo-national-liberation-army_sksharma_180316
· Myanmar in China’s Push into the Indian Ocean http://www.idsa.in/backgrounder/myanmar-in-chinas-push-into-the-indian-ocean_jmpaul_120316
Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)
· Assessing Weapon System Acquisition Cycle Times: Setting Program Scheduleshttps://www.ida.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Publications/IDA_Documents/SFRD/2016/d-5530.ashx
Institute for International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
· EU and Conflict Resolution in the Mediterranean Neighborhood—Tackling New Realities through Old Means?http://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/euromesco_27.pdf
Institute for Security & Development Policy
· China's Evolving Middle East Role http://www.isdp.eu/publications/index.php?option=com_jombib&task=showbib&id=6815
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
· Engagement in Parenting Programmes: Exploring Facilitators of and Barriers to Participationhttps://www.issafrica.org/publications/policy-brief/engagement-in-parenting-programmes-exploring-facilitators-of-and-barriers-to-participation
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)
· American Muslim Poll: Politics, Priorities and Prejudice in 2016 http://www.ispu.org/poll
Institute for the Study of War
· Iraq Situation Report: March 8 - 14, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iraq-situation-report-march-8-14-2016
· Russia Security Update: March 3-17, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-security-update-march-3-17-2016
· Russian Airstrikes in Syria: February 29 - March 15, 2016 http://iswresearch.blogspot.com/2016/03/russian-airstrikes-in-syria-february-29.html
· Syrian Armed Opposition Powerbrokers http://understandingwar.org/report/syrian-armed-opposition-powerbrokers
· Ukraine Crisis Update: March 18, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-crisis-update-march-18-2016
Institute of Development Studies
· Real-time Monitoring in Disease Outbreaks—Strengths, Weaknesses and Future Potentialhttp://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/9940/ER181_RealtimeMonitoringinDiseaseOutbreaksStrengthsWeaknessesandFuturePotential.pdf;jsessionid=88F122EAEFD90013C831E96A25E8FAA5?sequence=1
· Who Drives Climate-relevant Policies in the Rising Powers?http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/9933/ER180_WhoDrivesClimaterelevantPoliciesintheRisingPowers.pdf?sequence=1
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
· A Case for China’s Security Role in South Asiahttp://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Insights%20No.%20317%20-%20A%20Case%20for%20China's%20Security%20Role%20in%20South%20Asia.pdf
· Elections in Four Indian States: A Test for the BJP and Modihttp://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Insights%20No.%20318%20-%20Elections%20in%20Four%20Indian%20States.%20A%20Test%20for%20the%20BJP%20and%20Modi.pdf
Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
· The EU and Conflict Resolution in the Mediterranean Neighbourhood http://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/eu-and-conflict-resolution-mediterranean-neighbourhood
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the Organization of American States (OAS)
· Cybersecurity: Are we ready in Latin America and the Caribbean? https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/7449
International Crisis Group
· Exploiting Disorder: al-Qaeda and the Islamic State http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/global/exploiting-disorder-al-qaeda-and-the-islamic-state.aspx
· Human Cost of the PKK Conflict in Turkey: The Case of Sur http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/europe/turkey-cyprus/turkey/b080-the-human-cost-of-the-pkk-conflict-in-turkey-the-case-of-sur.aspx
· North Caucasus Insurgency and Syria: An Exported Jihad? http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/europe/north-caucasus/238-the-north-caucasus-insurgency-and-syria-an-exported-jihad.aspx
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
· Bank Solvency and Funding Cost http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1664.pdf
· China's Slowdown and Global Financial Market Volatility : Is World Growth Losing Out?http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1663.pdf
· Foreign Exchange Intervention under Policy Uncertainty http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1667.pdf
· Implications of Food Subsistence for Monetary Policy and Inflation http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1670.pdf
· Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries : Macroeconomic Dimensionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1665.pdf
· Serial Sovereign Defaults and Debt Restructurings http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1666.pdf
· Tax Administration Reform in China : Achievements, Challenges, and Reform Prioritieshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1668.pdf
· When Do Structural Reforms Work? On the Role of the Business Cycle and Macroeconomic Policieshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1662.pdf
· Winning the Oil Lottery : The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growthhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1661.pdf
International Peace Institute (IPI)
· The Rule of Law and the Laws of War https://www.ipinst.org/2016/03/ipi-salzburg-forum-2015-the-rule-of-law-and-the-laws-of-war
Joint Special Operations University
· 2016 Special Operations Essays http://jsou.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=20227835
o Daydreams of an Operational Planner: Reimagining the Counterterrorism Task Force
o Bringing the Alliance Back to SOF: The Role of NATO Special Operations Headquarters in Countering Russian Hybrid Warfare
o Collaborative Warfare: Countering Hybrid Threats through Convergence
o An Analysis of the Influence of Clausewitz’s Friction, From Nonmilitary Fields Over the Frictions in the Military During the Chavin de Huantar Hostage Rescue
o Measuring the Immeasurable: Assessing the Effectiveness of Engineering Civic Assistance Projects
o Seizing the Initiative through Violence: The Hybrid Warfare Counteroffensive
Knights of Columbus and In Defense of Christians
· Genocide against Christians in the Middle East http://indefenseofchristians.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Genocide-report.pdf
Korea Institute for National Unification
· Implications of the North Korean Human Rights Act and Future Challenges http://www.kinu.or.kr/eng/pub/pub_05_01.jsp?bid=EINGINSIGN&page=1&num=209&mode=view&category=
Mercatus Center
· Do Consumer Drones Endanger the National Airspace? Evidence from Wildlife Strike Datahttp://mercatus.org/sites/default/files/Dourado-Wildlife-Strikes-MOP-v1.pdf
Migration Policy Institute
· Canadian Expression of Interest System: A Model to Manage Skilled Migration to the European Union?http://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/MPIE-Canada-ExpressEntry-FINAL.pdf
National Academies Press
· Attribution of Extreme Weather Events in the Context of Climate Change http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21852/attribution-of-extreme-weather-events-in-the-context-of-climate-change
· Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014 http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21845/veterans-and-agent-orange-update-2014
National Defense University Press
· Violating Reality: The Lavelle Affair, Nixon, and the Parsing of the Truthhttp://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/casestudies/nwc_casestudy-1.pdf
NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Tallinn
· Economic Aspects of National Cyber Security Strategies https://ccdcoe.org/multimedia/economic-aspects-national-cyber-security-strategies.html
· International Cyber Norms: Legal, Policy & Industry Perspectives https://ccdcoe.org/multimedia/international-cyber-norms-legal-policy-industry-perspectives.html
Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability
· ATOMIC SPIES IN SOUTHERN SKIES: Operation Crowflight–United States high altitude radiological sampling in Australia 1960-1966 http://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-special-reports/atomic-spies-in-southern-skies-operation-crowflight/
Naval War College
· Naval War College Review, Spring 2016, v. 69, no. 2 https://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Naval-War-College-Review/Spring---2016.aspx
o The Effect of the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 on Naval Strategy, 1987–1994
o The 1974 Paracels Sea Battle: A Campaign Appraisal
o WHO IS AT THE HELM The Past Present and Future Leaders of Chinas Navy
o The Battle of Quemoy: The Amphibious Assault That Held the Postwar Military Balance in the Taiwan Strait
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre
· The Role of Ex-rebel Parties in Building Peace http://www.peacebuilding.no/Themes/Global-trends/Fragile-states-and-peacebuilding-in-the-new-global-context/Publications/The-role-of-ex-rebel-parties-in-building-peace
Oxfam Policy & Practice
· Fueling the Fire: How the UN Security Council’s Permanent Members Are Undermining Their Own Commitments on Syriahttps://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/bp-fuelling-the-fire-syria-110316-en.pdf
Oxford Research Group
· New Tactics, Old Strategy: Remote Warfare and the War on Drugshttp://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers_and_reports/new_tactics_old_strategy_remote_warfare_and_war_drugs
Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
· Adjustment and Income Distribution Impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership http://www.piie.com/publications/wp/wp16-5.pdf
Project on Middle East Political Science
· Iran’s 2016 Election http://pomeps.org/2016/03/16/pomeps-briefing-29-irans-2016-election/
RAND
· Building the Future: Summary of Four Studies to Develop the Private Sector, Education, Health Care, and Data for Decisionmaking for the Kurdistan Region — Iraq http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1185z2.html
· Directed International Technological Change and Climate Policy: New Methods for Identifying Robust Policies Under Conditions of Deep Uncertainty http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD369.html
· Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Volume 4. Investigations of Potential Bias in Estimates from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR870z6.html
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
· China’s Approach to Soft Power: Seeking a Balance between Nationalism, Legitimacy and International Influencehttps://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/china%E2%80%99s-approach-soft-power-seeking-balance-between-nationalism
· Upgrading to a New, Rigorous System: Recent Developments in China’s Export Controls https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/upgrading-new-rigorous-system-recent-developments-china%E2%80%99s-export
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
· China and the Middle East: Venturing into the Maelstrom http://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/wp296/
Small Arms Survey
· Dribs and Drabs: The Mechanics of Small Arms Trafficking from the United Stateshttp://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/SAS-IB17-Mechanics-of-trafficking.pdf
Small Wars Journal
· Assessing Physiological Response to Toxic Industrial Chemical Exposure in Megacitieshttp://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/41572
· Could Iran and the US Overcome Their Mutual Animosity to Eradicate Daesh? http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/41647
· Intelligence Planning and Methods Employed: Operation Red Dawn - The Capture of Saddam Husseinhttp://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/41726
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
· Building Freedom? Securing Constitutionalism and Civil Liberties in Africa http://www.saiia.org.za/doc_download/990-building-freedom-securing-constitutionalism-and-civil-liberties-in-africa-an-analysis-of-evidence-from-the-aprm
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
· SIGAR 16-22 - Department of Defense Reconstruction Projects: Summary of SIGAR Inspection Reports Issued from July 2009 through September 2015 https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/inspections/SIGAR-16-22-IP.pdf
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
· New Geopolitics of Peace Operations in Africa: Regional Dialogues http://www.sipri.org/research/conflict/pko/ngp-2
Strategic Studies Institute
· Old and New Insurgency Forms http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1313
Syrian American Medical Society
· A New Normal: Ongoing Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria [this may be blocked by some organizagtions] https://www.sams-usa.net/foundation/index.php/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/255-a-new-normal-ongoing-chemical-weapons-attacks-in-syria
Transatlantic Academy
· Germany’s Russia Policy: From Sanctions to Nord Stream 2?http://www.transatlanticacademy.org/publications/germany%E2%80%99s-russia-policy-sanctions-nord-stream-2
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
· Assessment mission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to improve human rights, accountability, reconciliation and capacity in South Sudan: detailed findingshttp://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=17207&LangID=E
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
· Afghanistan Opium Survey 2015 - Socio-economic Analysis http://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/Afghanistan_opium_survey_2015_socioeconomic.pdf
· The Afghan Opiate Trade and Africa - A Baseline Assessment http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Afghanistan/Afghan_Opiate_trade_Africa_2016_web.pdf
UNICEF
· The Impact of Five Years of War: On Syria’s Children and Their Childhoodshttp://www.unicef.org/media/files/SYRIA5Y_REPORT_12_MARCH.pdf
United Nations University
· Risk Communication Program after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: A Comparison of Epistemic Cultureshttp://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/FGC-WP-13-FINAL.pdf
U.S. Army Command & General Staff College
· Initiative Within the Philosphy of Auftragstaktik: Determining Factors of the Understanding of Initiative in the German Army, 1806-1955 http://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/documents/cace/CSI/CSIPubs/Sonnenberger_Book.pdf
US-China Economic and Security Review
· ADIZ Update: Enforcement in the East China Sea, Prospects for the South China Sea, and Implications for the United Stateshttp://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/ADIZ Update_0.pdf
· China’s Efforts to Counter U.S. Forward Presence in the Asia Pacifichttp://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/USCC%20Staff%20Report%20on%20China%20Countering%20US%20Military%20Presence%20in%20Asia.pdf
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Establishing and Securing Safe Zones in Syria: Historical Lessons http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/establishing-and-securing-safe-zones-in-syria-historical-lessons
· How Would Palestinians React to a UNSC Parameters Resolution? http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/how-would-palestinians-react-to-a-unsc-parameters-resolution
· Mashhad Appointments Show Tightened Hardliner Grip http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/mashhad-appointments-shows-tightened-hardliner-grip
· Putin's Middle East Policy: Causes and Consequences http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/putins-middle-east-policy-causes-and-consequences
· Russia's Withdrawal Is Another Façade http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/russias-withdrawal-is-another-facade
· The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally? http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-syrian-kurds-whose-ally
· Using International Financial Aid to Improve Baghdad-KRG Relations http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/using-international-financial-aid-to-improve-baghdad-krg-relations
· U.S. Military Aid to Israel: Debating an Increase http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/u.s.-military-aid-to-israel-debating-an-increase
White House
· Statement by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on the Publication of New Regulatory Changes for Cuba Sanctionshttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/15/statement-white-house-press-secretary-josh-earnest-publication-new
Wilson Center
· China Environment, Series 13 https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/china_environment_series_13.pdf
World Bank
· Poverty in a Rising Africa http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0723-7
