Weekly Update

April 8

This is a long but interesting list.

Items of Interest:

38 North

·         The 2016 North Korean Budget Report: 12 Observations http://38north.org/2016/04/rfrank040816/

Al Jazeera Center for Studies

·         Media Coverage of the Paris and Brussels Attacks : What was Different? http://studies.aljazeera.net/mritems/Documents/2016/4/3/7d56d2851cd04afbbd5d603fafaa1945_100.pdf

American Action Forum

·         The Personnel and Infrastructure Needed to Remove All Undocumented Immigrants in Two Years http://www.americanactionforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Immigration_Update.pdf

American Enterprise Institute

·         Iran's Evolving Way of War: How the IRGC Fights in Syria http://www.irantracker.org/sites/default/files/imce-images/Irans_Evolving_Way_of_War_IRGC_in_Syria_FINAL.pdf

American Foreign Policy Council

·         Cyber Threats in the Space Domain http://www.afpc.org/files/getContentPostAttachment/267

Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

·         ACLED Conflict Trends Report no. 47, April 2016: Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence http://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ACLED_Conflict-Trends-Report-No.47-April-2016_pdf.pdf

Asian Development Bank

·         Demographic Change and Fiscal Sustainability in Asia http://www.adb.org/publications/demographic-change-and-fiscal-sustainability-asia

·         People's Republic of China: A Model Project Development Fund for Public-Private Partnerships http://www.adb.org/publications/prc-model-project-development-fund-ppp

Atlantic Council

·         Building a Transatlantic Digital Marketplace: Twenty Steps Toward 2020 http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/reports/building-a-transatlantic-digital-marketplace-twenty-steps-toward-2020

·         Distract, Deceive, Destroy: Putin at War in Syria http://publications.atlanticcouncil.org/distract-deceive-destroy/

·         An Innovator’s Journey: The Makings of Mexico’s Knowledge Economy http://publications.atlanticcouncil.org/mexico-innovation/

·         A Maritime Framework for the Baltic Sea Region http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/issue-briefs/a-maritime-framework-for-the-baltic-sea-region

·         Securing Ukraine’s Energy Sector http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/issue-briefs/securing-ukraine-s-energy-sector

·         Ukraine v. Russia and the Kleptocrats http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/reports/ukraine-v-russia-and-the-kleptocrats

Australia Parliament

·         Defense White Paper 2016: The Strategist Decides https://www.aspi.org.au/publications/defence-white-paper-2016-the-strategist-decides/SI105_DWP2016_anthology.pdf

Baker Institute for Public Policy

·         Global LNG Pricing Terms and Revisions http://bakerinstitute.org/research/global-lng-pricing-terms-and-revisions/

Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

·         Atlantic Future Shaping a New Hemisphere for the 21st century: Africa, Europe and the Americas http://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/monographs/monographs/atlantic_future_shaping_a_new_hemisphere_for_the_21st_century_africa_europe_and_the_americas

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

·         The ABCs of Judea and Samaria: Towards Breakdown? http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/abcs-judea-samaria-towards-breakdown/

·         The Syrian Civil War: An Interim Balance Sheet http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/syrian-civil-war-interim-balance-sheet/

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

·         Cybersecurity: Are We Ready in Latin America and the Caribbean? https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/7449/Cybersecurity-Are-We-Prepared-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf?sequence=1

Brookings

·         Afghanistan Index: Tracking Progress and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan [updated March 31, 2016] http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/foreign-policy/afghanistan-index

·         Are the Russians actually behind the Panama Papers? http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/04/07-panama-papers-putin-gaddy

·         Can the Fed Stay Independent in a Polarized Era? http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/fixgov/posts/2016/04/01-congress-political-fed-wallach

·         Muslim Brotherhood’s Social Outreach After the Egyptian Coup http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/08/~/media/446F3731CB624C23AE61FF1B1C68E20A.ashx

·         Politics or Piety? Why the Muslim Brotherhood Engages in Social Service Provision http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/04/muslim-brotherhood-social-service-darrag

·         Rethinking Language: “Islamism” as a Dirty Word http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/04/rethinking-islamism-as-dirty-word-brown

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

·         A Way Ahead With Russia http://www.cgai.ca/a_way_ahead_with_russia

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

·         Autonomous Weapons and Human Control http://www.cnas.org/autonomous-weapons-and-human-control

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

·         Plotting the Course of Ebola Vaccines: Challenges and Unanswered Questions http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/plotting-course-ebola-vaccines-0

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

·         Retirement Choice 2016 https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/DRM-2016-U-012997-Final.pdf

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

·         Bosnia: Standstill despite New Strategic Significance http://www.css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/CSSAnalyse-190-EN.pdf 

·         Nordic Security: Moving towards NATO? http://www.css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/CSSAnalyse-189-EN.pdf

·         Russian Analytical Digest, No. 181: Corporate Social Responsibility http://www.css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/RAD181.pdf

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

·         Australia-Japan-U.S. Maritime Cooperation http://csis.org/files/publication/160401_Shearer_AustJapanUSMaritime_Web.pdf

·         Barriers to Bankable Infrastructure: Incentivizing Private Investment to Fill the Global Infrastructure Gap http://csis.org/files/publication/160308_Moser_BarriersBankableInfrastructure_Web.pdf

·         Global Health Programs and Partnerships http://csis.org/files/publication/160315_Muir_GlobalHealthPrograms_Web.pdf

·         JLENS [Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System] Future Bleak, But Need for Capability Remains http://csis.org/files/publication/160405_Karako_JLENS_Web.pdf

·         Korea Monitor, March 24 - April 6, 2016, v. 4, no. 6 http://csis.org/files/publication/160406_KoreaChairMonitor_Vol4Issue6.pdf

·         Missile Defense: Getting to the Elusive “Right Side of the Cost Curve” http://csis.org/files/publication/160408_Todorov_MissileDefense_Web.pdf

·         PacNet #34 - China to Enhance Its Role in Myanmar’s Peace Process http://csis.org/files/publication/160406_PacNet_1634.pdf

·         PacNet #33 - Japan’s Security Policy Under Abe: Much Ado About Almost Nothing http://csis.org/files/publication/160331_PacNet_1633_0.pdf

Centre for European Reform (CER)

·         The Reckless Return of Migrants to Turkey is a Dangerous Time for Europe http://www.cer.org.uk/in-the-press/reckless-return-migrants-turkey-dangerous-time-europe

·         Shaping 21st Century Trade: TTIP, Global Standards and Multilateralism http://www.cer.org.uk/publications/archive/policy-brief/2016/shaping-21st-century-trade-ttip-global-standards-and

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

·         Does the Level of Public Debt Matter? https://www.cigionline.org/publications/does-level-of-public-debt-matter

·         Responding to Security Challenges in East Asia: Three Perspectives https://www.cigionline.org/publications/responding-security-challenges-east-asia-three-perspectives

Chatham House

·         Can Ukraine Achieve a Reform Breakthrough? https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/can-ukraine-achieve-reform-breakthrough

Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)

·         Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the Local Public Safety Environment: A Review http://christianregenhardcenter.org/pdf/racers%20wp%201601.pdf

Clingendael  - Netherlands Institute of International Relations

·         The Parliamentary Dimension of Defense Cooperation http://www.clingendael.nl/publication/parliamentary-dimension-defence-cooperation

·         Who is Afraid of European Economic Diplomacy? http://www.clingendael.nl/publication/who-afraid-european-economic-diplomacy

Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee

·         Cyber Preparedness and Response at the Local Level https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/cyber-preparedness-response-local-level/

Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee

·         Army Modernization http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-04-05-army-modernization

·         Navy Shipbuilding Programs http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-04-06-navy-shipbuilding-programs

·         Posture of the Department of the Army http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-04-07-posture-of-the-department-of-the-army

·         State of Public Shipyards to Meet Current Mission Needs and Investment Strategies to Support Future National Security Requirements http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-04-05-to-receive-testistate-of-public-shipyards-to-meet-current-mission-needs-and-investment-strategies-to-support-future-national-security-requirements

·         United States Cyber Command http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-04-05-united-states-cyber-command

Congress. Senate. Commerce, Science & Technology Committee

·         Transportation Security: Protecting Passengers and Freight http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/4/transportation-security-protecting-passengers-and-freight

Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee

·         A Progress Report on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/moving-beyond-the-ebola-outbreak-040716

·         Recent Iranian Actions and Implementation of the Nuclear Deal http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/recent-iranian-actions-and-implementation-of-the-nuclear-deal-040516

·         The Strategic Implications of the U.S. Debt http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-strategic-implications-of-the-us-debt-040616

Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

·         Terror in Europe: Safeguarding U.S. Citizens at Home and Abroad https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/terror-in-europe-safeguarding-us-citizens-at-home-and-abroad

Council on Foreign Relations

·         The Debate Over 'Brexit' http://www.cfr.org/united-kingdom/debate-over-brexit/p37747

·         Nuclear Security Summit Statements http://www.cfr.org/nonproliferation-arms-control-and-disarmament/nuclear-security-summit-statements/p21897

Department of Defense (DOD)

·         2017 Defense Posture Statement: Taking the Long View, Investing in the Future http://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/2017DODPOSTURE_FINAL_MAR17UpdatePage4_WEB.PDF

Department of State

·         Background Briefing on Afghanistan http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/04/255656.htm

·         Background Briefing on Manama and Baghdad http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/04/255654.htm

·         ISP-I-16-10 - Evaluation of Embassy Baghdad’s Implementation of Line of Effort 6 in the President’s Strategy to Counter ISIL: Exposing ISIL’s True Nature (redacted) https://oig.state.gov/system/files/isp-i-16-10.pdf

·         North Korea: How to Approach the Nuclear Threat http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2016/04/255492.htm

Department of the Army

·         Shaping  the Army Network: 2025-2040 http://ciog6.army.mil/Portals/1/Shaping%20the%20Army%20Network%202025-2040.pdf

East-West Center

·         Can the US-ASEAN Connect Initiative Create Stronger US-ASEAN Economic Relations? http://www.eastwestcenter.org/node/35602

·         US Economic Ties to ASEAN Demand a New Agility http://www.eastwestcenter.org/node/35593

·         Water Resources in American Samoa: Law and Policy Opportunities for Climate Change Adaptation http://www.eastwestcenter.org/node/35601

Egmont Institute Royal Institute for International Relations

·         Why Belgium needs a Special Operations Command http://www.egmontinstitute.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SPB70.pdf

Enough Project

·         Modernized Sanctions for Sudan: Unfinished Business for the Obama Administration http://www.enoughproject.org/files/Modernized_Sanctions_for_Sudan_042016.pdf

EU Institute for Security Studies

·         Russian Futures: Horizon 2025 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/russian-futures-horizon-2025/

European Leadership Network (ELN)

·         Russia on Brexit: The Real Costs and Benefits http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/russia-on-brexit-the-real-costs-and-benefits_3655.html

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

·         2016 EU Drug Markets Report https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/eu-drug-markets-report-2016

European Parliament

·         Cross Border Acquisitions of Residential Property in the EU http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/556936/IPOL_STU(2016)556936_EN.pdf

·         Future of EU Defense Research http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/535003/EXPO_STU(2016)535003_EN.pdf

·         Proposal for a European Border and Coast Guard—Evolution or Revolution in External Border Management? http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/556934/IPOL_STU(2016)556934_EN.pdf

European Policy Centre (EPC)

·         Cutting the Gordian Knot? - Assessing the Outcomes of the March EU-India Summit http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=4&pub_id=6455

·         The EU Cannot Remain a Passive Observer of the Karabakh conflict http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=4&pub_id=6447

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

·         FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, April 2016 https://leb.fbi.gov/2016/april

o    Using Human Sources in Counterterrorism Operations: Understanding the Motivations and Political Impact

o    Identifying Warning Behaviors of the Individual Terrorist

o    The 4,000-Pound Bullet

o    The Responsibilities of Command: Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reasons

Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI)

·         How do Earmarked Funds Change the Geographical Allocation of Multilateral Assistance? http://www.ferdi.fr/en/publication/p150-how-do-earmarked-funds-change-geographical-allocation-multilateral-assistance

·         Insights from a Multi-level Analysis of Bribe Prevalence in Developing Countries http://www.ferdi.fr/en/publication/s166-insights-multi-level-analysis

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

·         Last-ditch Attempt to Build the Energy Union http://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/note_ifri_union_energie_eng_ok_sl.pdf

·         Return of Geopolitical Risk - Russia, China and the United States http://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/etude_ifri_tg_geopolitcal_risk_april16.pdf

German Marshall Fund of the United States

·         Defending a Fraying Order: The Imperative of Closer U.S.-Europe-Japan Cooperation http://www.gmfus.org/file/8056/download

Global Center on Cooperative Security

·         A Man's World? Exploring the Roles of Women in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism http://www.globalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AMansWorld_FULL.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

·         Civil Support: DOD Needs to Clarify Its Roles and Responsibilities for Defense Support of Civil Authorities during Cyber Incidents. GAO-16-332 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-332

·         Cloud Computing: Agencies Need to Incorporate Key Practices to Ensure Effective Performance. GAO-16-325 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-325

·         State Marijuana Legalization: DOJ Should Document Its Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Legalization. GAO-16-419T [Testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-419T

Heritage Foundation

·         2015 Report of the Military Justice Review Group: Reasonable Next Steps in the Ongoing Professionalization of the Military Justice System http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/the-2015-report-of-the-military-justice-review-group-reasonable-next-steps-in-the-ongoing-professionalization-of-the-military-justice-system

·         How to Remove Remaining Barriers to Economic Freedom in Spain http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/how-to-remove-remaining-barriers-to-economic-freedom-in-spain

·         ICANN Transition Proposal: The U.S. Should Proceed with Caution http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/icann-transition-proposal-the-us-should-proceed-with-caution

·         A Manual Adapting the Law of Armed Conflict to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/a-manual-adapting-the-law-of-armed-conflict-to-lethal-autonomous-weapons-systems

·         Nagorno–Karabakh Conflict: U.S. Vigilance Required http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/the-nagornokarabakh-conflict-us-vigilance-required

·         Next Steps for Addressing ISIS Genocide http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/next-steps-for-addressing-isis-genocide

·         Pivotal Time for Ukraine: The U.S. Should Redouble Its Support http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/a-pivotal-time-for-ukraine-the-us-should-redouble-its-support

·         Strengthening the End Modern Slavery Initiative (EMSI) http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/strengthening-the-end-modern-slavery-initiative-emsi

Households in Conflict Network

·         The Unintended Long-term Consequences of Mao’s Mass Send-Down Movement: Marriage, Social Network, and Happiness http://www.hicn.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HiCN-WP-2131.pdf

Human Rights Watch

·         Double Punishment - Inadequate Conditions for Prisoners with Psychosocial Disabilities in France https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/04/05/double-punishment/inadequate-conditions-prisoners-psychosocial-disabilities-france

·         Nepotism and Neglect: The Failing Response to Arsenic in the Drinking Water of Bangladesh’s Rural Poor https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/04/06/nepotism-and-neglect/failing-response-arsenic-drinking-water-bangladeshs-rural

·         Unchecked Power: Police and Military Raids in Low-Income and Immigrant Communities in Venezuela https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/04/04/unchecked-power/police-and-military-raids-low-income-and-immigrant-communities

Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)

·         The Clarion Call from the Atolls: Marshall Islands Puts the Nuclear Powers on Notice http://www.idsa.in/issuebrief/the-clarion-call-from-the-atolls_vinod-kumar_060416

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

·         Africa Watch, April 7, 2016 https://www.ida.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Publications/AfricaWatch/africawatch-April-7-2016-vol10.pdf

o    Tunisia battles the Islamic State – Tactical Win But Strategic Loss?

o    Kenya’s Political Environment Ahead of 2017 Vote

·         The Full Cost of Military Personnel https://www.ida.org/idamedia/Corporate/Files/Publications/IDA_Documents/CARD/2016/D-5764.ashx

·         Role of Inflation and Price Escalation Adjustments in Properly Estimating Program Costs: F-35 Case Study https://www.ida.org/idamedia/Corporate/Files/Publications/IDA_Documents/CARD/2016/D-5489.ashx

Institute for Economics and Peace

·         Mexico Peace Index 2016 http://www.visionofhumanity.org/?ct=t(LAUNCH_Mexico_Peace_Index_20164_5_2016)&mc_cid=6c09602352&mc_eid=12fbd53b03#/page/indexes/mexico-peace-index

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

·         China’s Goldwater-Nichols? Assessing PLA Organizational Reforms http://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/stratforum/SF-294.pdf

Institute for the Study of War

·         Aleppo Warning Update: April 7, 2016 http://iswresearch.blogspot.com/2016/04/aleppo-province-update-april-7-2016.html

·         Iraq Situation Report: March 29 - April 4, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iraq-situation-report-march-29-april-4-2016

Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence

·         International Journal of Conflict and Violence IJCV, 2016, v. 9, no. 1 http://ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/issue/view/22

o    Xenophobic Violence and the Manufacture of Difference in Africa: Introduction to the Focus Section

o    “Go Back and Tell Them Who the Real Men Are!” Gendering Our Understanding of Kibera’s Post-election Violence

o    A reappraisal of the expulsion of illegal immigrants from Nigeria in 1983

o    Collective Mobilization and the Struggle for Squatter Citizenship: Rereading “Xenophobic” Violence in a South African Settlement

o    Protecting the “Most Vulnerable”? The Management of a Disaster and the Making/Unmaking of Victims after the 2008 Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

o    The Domestic Democratic Peace in the Middle East

o    Group-based Compunction and Anger: Their Antecedents and Consequences in Relation to Colonial Conflicts

o    The Secret Society of Torturers: The Social Shaping of Extremely Violent Behaviour

o    Validation of the Greek Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression (AMMSA) Scale: Examining Its Relationships with Sexist and Conservative Political Beliefs

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

·         Government Official Raises Concern about Plutonium Separation at Yongbyon http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Government_Official_Raises_Concern_about_Plutonium_Separation_at_Yongbyon_Final.pdf

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

·         Addressing and Mitigating Violence: Uptake Strategy, Year Four Update http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/123456789/10406/1/ER186_AddressingandMitigatingViolenceUptakeStrategyYearFourUpdate.pdf

·         Beyond Borders: The End of the Mano River War(s)? http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/123456789/10408/1/ER188_BeyondBordersTheEndoftheManoRiverWar(s).pdf

·         China as a Development Actor in Southeast Asia http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/10407/ER187_ChinaasaDevelopmentActorinSoutheastAsia.pdf;jsessionid=4500850DB1D70DDA72854BF4BA309B9D?sequence=1

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

·         The Final Nuclear Security Summit: Some Implications for South Asia

·         http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Brief%20No.%20415%20-%20The%20Final%20Nuclear%20Security%20Summit.%20%20Some%20Implications%20for%20South%20Asia.pdf

·         Make in India – Why It Will Succeed http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Brief%20No.%20416%20-%20Make%20in%20India%20%E2%80%93%20Why%20It%20Will%20Succeed.pdf

·         The Security of Nuclear Weapons Challenges for South Asia and the Muslim World http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Brief%20No.%20417%20-%20The%20Security%20Of%20Nuclear%20Weapons%20Challenges%20For%20South%20Asia%20And%20The%20Muslim%20World.pdf

·         Structure and Resilience in India-Nepal Relations http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Insights%20No.%20324%20-%20Structure%20and%20Resilience%20in%20India-Nepal%20Relations.pdf

International Crisis Group

·         How to Preserve the Fragile Calm at Jerusalem’s Holy Esplanade http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa/israel-palestine/b048-how-to-preserve-the-fragile-calm-at-jerusalem-s-holy-esplanade.aspx

·         Nepal’s Divisive New Constitution: An Existential Crisis http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/asia/south-asia/nepal/276-nepal-s-divisive-new-constitution-an-existential-crisis.aspx

·         Steps Toward Stabilising Syria’s Northern Border http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa/syria-lebanon/syria/b049-steps-toward-stabilising-syria-s-northern-border.aspx

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

·         Advancing Financial Development in Latin America and the Caribbean http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1681.pdf

·         The Cost of Foreign Exchange Intervention : Concepts and Measurement http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1689.pdf

·         Mitigating the Deadly Embrace in Financial Cycles : Countercyclical Buffers and Loan-to-Value Limits http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1687.pdf

·         Post-crisis International Banking : An Analysis with New Regulatory Survey Data http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1688.pdf

·         Power It Up : Strengthening the Electricity Sector to Improve Efficiency and Support Economic Activity http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1685.pdf

·         Structural Reform and Growth : What Really Matters? Evidence from the Caribbean http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1682.pdf

·         Understanding Corporate Vulnerabilities in Latin America http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1680.pdf

Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy

·         Mitigating the Strategic Consequences of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action http://www.jinsa.org/iran-strategy-council/mitigating-strategic-consequences-joint-comprehensive-plan-action

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)

·         Dirty Entanglements: Global Terrorism and Organized Crime http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_44739-544-2-30.pdf?160404161526

·         Jihad instead of Democracy? http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_44290-544-2-30.pdf?160404161336

·         Return of the Terror Tourists http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_43804-544-2-30.pdf?160404160954

National Academies Press

·         Analytic Research Foundations for the Next-Generation Electric Grid http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21919/analytic-research-foundations-for-the-next-generation-electric-grid

·         Next Generation Earth System Prediction:   Strategies for Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasts http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21873/next-generation-earth-system-prediction-strategies-for-subseasonal-to-seasonal

·         Veterans and Agent Orange:   Update 2014 http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21845/veterans-and-agent-orange-update-2014

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

·         Surveying CVE Metrics in Prevention, Disengagement and De-Radicalization Programs http://www.start.umd.edu/publication/surveying-cve-metrics-prevention-disengagement-and-de-radicalization-programs

·         Twenty-Five Years of Ideological Homicide Victimization in the United States of America http://www.start.umd.edu/publication/twenty-five-years-ideological-homicide-victimization-united-states-america

·         Victims of Ideological Homicides, 1990-2014 http://www.start.umd.edu/publication/victims-ideological-homicides-1990-2014

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

·         Grid Security Exercise: GridEx III Report http://www.nerc.com/pa/CI/CIPOutreach/GridEX/NERC%20GridEx%20III%20Report.pdf

Oxford Research Group

·         Remote Control Project: Remote-Control Warfare Briefing #14  http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/remote_control_project/remote_control_warfare_monthly_briefing_14

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency

·         Monitor on Knowing your Right to Information http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/FOI/RTIMonitor_JanFeb16_Eng.pdf

Pew Research Center Internet, Science & Tech

·         Libraries and Learning http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/04/07/libraries-and-learning/

Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life

·         Restrictions on Women’s Religious Attire http://www.pewforum.org/2016/04/05/restrictions-on-womens-religious-attire/

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

·         Capital Controls in a Time of Crisis http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/working_papers/working_papers_401-450/WP416.pdf

·         Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice: The Radical Potential of Human Rights http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/working_papers/working_papers_401-450/WP415.pdf

Project 2049 Institute

·         Strategic Standoff: The U.S.-China Rivalry and Taiwan http://www.project2049.net/documents/Strategic%20Standoff_US_China_Rivalry_Taiwan.pdf

Rand

·         Air Defense Options for Taiwan: An Assessment of Relative Costs and Operational Benefits http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1051.html

·         China's Evolving Approach to "Integrated Strategic Deterrence" http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1366.html

·         The Deployment Life Study: Longitudinal Analysis of Military Families Across the Deployment Cycle http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1388.html

·         Evaluation of EPIM [European Programme for Integration and Migration] III: 2012-2015 http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1489.html

·         Improving Decisionmaking in a Turbulent World http://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE192.html

·         Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Evaluating Estimates from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9899.html

·         U.S. Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001–2014 http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1236.html

·         Water Management, Partnerships, Rights, and Market Trends: An Overview for Army Installation Managers http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR933.html

Small Arms Survey

·         Online Trade of Light Weapons in Libya http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/R-SANA/SANA-Dispatch6-Online-trade.pdf

Small Wars Journal

·         Hacking for Defense (H4D) @ Stanford – Week 1 http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/43099

·         Integrating Tactical Deception Planning at the Brigade Level http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/43329

·         Latvia in the Crosshairs: Russian Information Warfare and Appropriate Countermeasures http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/42951

·         Research and Vision for Intelligent Systems for 2025 and Beyond http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/43163

·         Stability Operations: Current Options for Engaging IS http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/43107

·         Strategic Depth & America’s Security Future http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/43312

·         Understanding the Wilaya AlForat: Heart of Daesh’s Homeland http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/42985

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

·         Afghan Air Force University: Contract Requirements Were Generally Met, but Instances of Non-Compliance, Poor Workmanship, and Inadequate Maintenance Need to Be Addressed https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/inspections/SIGAR-16-26-IP.pdf

Stanley Foundation

·         2015 Latin American Network Annual Report http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/publications/other/LAN-ANNUALRPT2015ENGLISH.pdf

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

·         Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2015  http://books.sipri.org/files/FS/SIPRIFS1604.pdf

Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)

·         Operating in the Gray Zone: An Alternative Paradigm for U.S. Military Strategy http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1318

·         Starting Strong: Talent-Based Branching of Newly Commissioned U.S. Army Officers  http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1317

Transatlantic Academy

·         The West’s Response to the Ukraine Conflict: A Transatlantic Success Story http://www.transatlanticacademy.org/sites/default/files/publications/Speck_WestResponseUkraine_Apr16_web.pdf

Transparency International

·         National Integrity System Assessment: Turkey http://files.transparency.org/content/download/1976/12916/file/2016_NIS_Turkey_EN.pdf

US Institute of Peace (USIP)

·         Islamic State in Afghanistan: Assessing the Threat http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/04/07/the-islamic-state-in-afghanistan-assessing-the-threat

·         Pakistan After the Lahore Bombing: Shaping the Security Response http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/04/08/pakistan-after-the-lahore-bombing-shaping-the-security-response

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

·         After the 'Pullout': Putin's Military Options in Syria http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/after-the-pullout-putins-military-options-in-syria

·         Amman's Showdown with the Muslim Brotherhood http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/ammans-showdown-with-the-muslim-brotherhood

·         Ascent of the PYD and the SDF http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/ascent-of-the-pyd-and-the-sdf

·         Combating Genocide: Reassessing the Fight Against the Islamic State http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/combating-genocide-reassessing-the-fight-against-the-islamic-state

·         Does the Middle East Still Matter? The Obama Doctrine and U.S. Policy http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/does-the-middle-east-still-matter-the-obama-doctrine-and-u.s.-policy

·         Fighting in the Caucasus: Implications for the Wider Region http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fighting-in-the-caucasus-implications-for-the-wider-region

·         Iran Locks Itself Out of the International Financial System While Blaming Washington http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iran-locks-itself-out-of-the-international-financial-system-while-blaming-w

·         Is Armenia the Next Turkish-Russian Flashpoint? http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/is-armenia-the-next-turkish-russian-flashpoint

·         Potential U.S. Clarification of Financial Sanctions Regulations http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/potential-u.s.-clarification-of-financial-sanctions-regulations

·         U.S. Military Engagement in the Broader Middle East http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/u.s.-military-engagement-in-the-broader-middle-east

White House

·         Remarks by the President in Meeting with Combatant Commanders and Joint Chiefs of Staff https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/05/remarks-president-meeting-combatant-commanders-and-joint-chiefs-staff

·         Remarks by the President on the Economy https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/05/remarks-president-economy-0

·         Weekly Address: Securing the World from Nuclear Terrorism https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/02/weekly-address-securing-world-nuclear-terrorism

Wilson Center

·         Researching the History of the People’s Republic of China https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/cwihp_wp_79_researching_history_peoples_republic_of_china_april_2016_1.pdf

World Health Organization (WHO)

·         Preventing Disease Through Healthy Environments: A Global Assessment of the Burden of Disease from Environmental Risks http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/preventing-disease/en/