Tuesday, March 22, 2016




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
·         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

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

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
·         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)
·         CTC Sentinel, March 2016, v. 9, no. 3 https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/march-2016
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

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

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

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
·         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

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

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
·         Journal of Strategic Security, 2016, v. 9, no. 1 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol9/iss1/
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

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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     

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
·         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

World Bank            
·         Poverty in a Rising Africa http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0723-7


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