Weekly Update
April 29
This is a long but interesting list.
Items of Interest:
38 North
· A New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile for North Korea http://38north.org/2016/04/jschilling042516/
· Update on North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site http://38north.org/2016/04/punggye043016/
Action on Armed Violence
· Unacceptable Harm - Monitoring Explosive Violence in 2015 https://aoav.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Unacceptable-Harm-AOAVs-Explosive-Violence-Monitor-2015.pdf
Afghanistan Analysts Network
· Study on Decision-making in Afghan Households Whose Family Members Fled to Europe in 2015 https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160427AAN-Migrant-IV-Analysis-with-FES.pdf
Air University Press
· Balancing on the Pivots http://www.au.af.mil/au/aupress/bookinfo.asp?bid=588
American Enterprise Institute
· Polls on the Environment Energy, Global Warming, and Nuclear Power http://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ENVIRONMENT.pdf
Amnesty International
· Unearthing the Truth: Unlawful Killings and Mass Cover-Up in Zaria' http://www.amnestyusa.org/research/reports/unearthing-the-truth-unlawful-killings-and-mass-cover-up-in-zaria
Army Combined Arms Center
· Military Review, May-June 2016, v. 96, no. 3 http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/repository/English-2016-Archive.asp
o Old Generation Warfare: The Evolution—Not Revolution—of the Russian Way of Warfare
o Unconventional Art and Modern War
o Defining a New Security Architecture for Europe that Brings Russia in from the Cold
o Understanding Today’s Enemy: The Grand Strategists of Modern Jihad
o The Particular Circumstances of Time and Place: Why the Occupation of Japan Succeeded and the Occupation of Iraq Failed
o The AFRICOM Queen
o To Respond or Not to Respond: Addressing Adversarial Propaganda
o A Rigorous Education for an Uncertain Future
o Precedent and Rationale for an Army Fixed-Wing Ground Attack Aircraft
o Social Factors and the Human Domain
o Force Agility through Crowdsourced Development of Tactics
o Army ROTC at One Hundred
o U.S. Cyber Force: One War Away
o Advantages of Assigning Forces
o Disciples: The World War Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan
Asan Institute for Policy Studies
· Japan, China, and the United States in an Uncertain Asia http://www.theasanforum.org/japan-china-and-the-united-states-in-an-uncertain-asia/
Asian Development Bank
· The Geography of Universal Health Coverage http://www.adb.org/publications/geography-universal-health-coverage
· Outlook for Increased Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies in ADB Energy Sector Operations http://www.adb.org/publications/smart-grid-technologies-adb-energy-sector-operations
· The Republic of Korea’s Economic Growth and Catch-Up: Implications for the People’s Republic of China http://www.adb.org/publications/republic-korea-economic-growth-catch-up-implications-prc
Atlantic Council
· Cooperation in South Asia: The Case for Redefining Alliances http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/issue-briefs/cooperation-in-south-asia-the-case-for-redefining-alliances
Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
· Bolstering National Disaster Resilience: What Can Be Done? https://www.aspi.org.au/publications/bolstering-national-disaster-resilience-what-can-be-done
Baker Institute for Public Policy
· Foreign Policy & Brazil's Worker's Party http://bakerinstitute.org/research/foreign-policy-pt-workers-party-government-brazil-its-time-assessment/
· One Year After the Nuclear Deal: Is Iran Moderating? http://bakerinstitute.org/research/one-year-after-nuclear-deal-iran-moderating/
· Russia-Iran: Strategic Partners or Competitors? http://bakerinstitute.org/research/russia-iran-strategic-partners-or-competitors/
· Subsidy Reforms in the Persian Gulf http://bakerinstitute.org/research/persian-gulf-energy-subsidy-reform/
· Understanding the Iran-Saudi Rivalry http://bakerinstitute.org/research/gulf-states-iran-misunderstandings/
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
· Does Terrorism Work? Theoretical Debate and Case Studies http://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/revista_cidob_d_afers_internacionals/does_terrorism_work_theoretical_debate_and_case_studies
· Kosovo: The Limits of International Post-Conflict Governance http://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/notes_internacionals/n1_146_kosovo_the_limits_of_international_post_conflict_governance/kosovo_the_limits_of_international_post_conflict_governance
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
· Sailing through the Straits: The Meaning for Israel of Restored Saudi Sovereignty over Tiran and Sanafir Islands http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/meaning-israel-restored-saudi-sovereignty-tiran-sanafir-islands/
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
· Strengthening the Liberal World Order http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/26527/strengthening_the_liberal_world_order.html
Brookings
· The Geography, Incidence, and Underreporting of Gun Violence: New Evidence using ShotSpotter data http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/04/27-the-geography-incidence-and-underreporting-of-gun-violence-doleac
· Risky Routes: Energy Transit in the Middle East http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/04/25-energy-transit-in-the-middle-east-mills
· Toward a New Multilateralism http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/04/04-toward-new-multilateralism-kharas-jenks
· Understanding Mozambique’s Growth Experience Through an Employment Lens http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/04/understanding-mozambique-growth-experience-jones-tarp
Bruegel
· Energy Across the Mediterranean: A Call For Realism http://bruegel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pb-2016_03-1.pdf
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
· National Sources of Law Enforcement Employment Data http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5600&ed2f26df2d9c416fbddddd2330a778c6=mlunqkuuiu-mxlsuill
Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
· 12 Months In – 8 Months Left: An Update on Secretary Carter’s Innovation Agenda http://www.cnas.org/sites/default/files/publications-pdf/CNASReport-InnovationMemo-160428.pdf
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
· Achieving the United States' Intended Nationally Determined Contribution http://www.c2es.org/publications/achieving-united-states-intended-nationally-determined-contribution
Center for Global Development
· Creating a Better Candidate Pool for the Millennium Challenge Corporation http://www.cgdev.org/publication/creating-better-candidate-pool-millennium-challenge-corporation
Center for Infrastructure Protection & Homeland Security
· CIP Report, The Regional, State, and Local Resilience Issue http://cip.gmu.edu/2016/04/25/director-marchapril-2016/
o Four Key Imperatives to Building Effective Transportation Infrastructure Resilience
o MWCOG and InfraGardNCR Key to Government Engagement with Private Sector Critical Infrastructure Stakeholders
o Regional Networks for Operational Intelligence & Agility: Focusing on Day-to-Day Operations and Advancing Strategic Resilience
o Challenges for Implementing Resilience during Normal Time: a Human Engineering Approach
o Thoughts on Resilience: What Happens When WMATA Shuts Down?
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
· ICE Released 19,723 Criminal Aliens in 2015 http://cis.org/vaughan/ice-releases-19723-criminal-aliens-2015
Center for Security Studies (CSS)
· Russian Analytical Digest, No. 182: Political Economy http://www.css.ethz.ch/content/specialinterest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/en/publications/rad/details.html?id=/n/o/1/8/no_182_political_economy
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
· Issues & Insights, Vol. 16 - No. 8 - The Japanese-European Security Relationship During the Second Abe Administration http://csis.org/files/publication/issuesinsights_vol16no8.pdf
· Indian Ocean Region Strategic Net Assessment: The South Asia Subregion http://csis.org/files/publication/160425_IOR_South_Asia_Subregion.pdf
· Military Health Engagement: Advancing the U.S.-Myanmar Relationship http://csis.org/files/publication/160427_Cullison_MilitaryHealthMyanmar_Web.pdf
· The Overlooked Gap in the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative http://csis.org/files/publication/160428_SoutheastAsia_Vol_7_Issue_9.pdf
· Transitioning from Gavi Support in Lower-Middle-Income Countries http://csis.org/files/publication/160425_Bliss_TransitioningGAVISupport_Web.pdf
Center for Terrorism and Security Studies
· Perspectives on Terrorism, April 2016, v. 10, no. 2 http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/issue/view/57
o 'Gonna Get Myself Connected': The Role of Facilitation in Foreign Fighter Mobilizations
o Why Has The Islamic State Changed its Strategy and Mounted the Paris-Brussels Attacks?
o Analysing the Processes of Lone-Actor Terrorism: Research Findings
o Analysing Personal Characteristics of Lone-Actor Terrorists: Research Findings and Recommendations
o Evaluating CVE: Understanding the Recent Changes to the United Kingdom's Implementation of Prevent
o In Conversation with Mubin Shaikh: From Salafi Jihadist to Undercover Agent inside the "Toronto 18" Terrorist Group
o Bibliography: Terrorism Research Literature
o Op-Ed: Competing Perspectives on Countering ISIS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
· Primer for Understanding the Principles and Practices of Disaster Surveillance in the United States http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/disaster/Disaster_Surveillance_508.pdf
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
· Is There a Future for International Monetary Cooperation? https://www.cigionline.org/publications/there-future-international-monetary-cooperation
Centre for Security Governance (CSG)
· Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Somalia http://www.secgovcentre.org/files/www/NSSPs_in_Somalia_April2016.pdf
Chatham House
· Humanitarian Engagement with Non-state Armed Groups https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/humanitarian-engagement-non-state-armed-groups
· UK International Defence Engagement Strategy: Lessons from Bassingbourn https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/uk-international-defence-engagement-strategy-lessons-bassingbourn
· US Election Note: Russia Policy After 2016 https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/us-election-note-russia-policy-after-2016
College of Europe
· Going Beyond Pure Economics: The EU’s Strategic Motivation to Negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) https://www.coleurope.eu/system/files_force/research-paper/wp51_kellner.pdf?download=1
· Something Worth Fighting for: The Evolution of Lobbying Coalitions in the Emissions Trading System https://www.coleurope.eu/system/files_force/research-paper/wp50_maenpaa.pdf?download=1
Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee
· Advancing U.S. Interests: Examining the President’s FY 2017 Budget Proposal for Afghanistan and Pakistan http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-advancing-us-interests-examining-president-s-fy-2017-budget
· America as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/hearing-america-pacific-power-challenges-and-opportunities-asia
· Examining FY 2017 Funding Priorities in the Western Hemisphere http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-examining-fy-2017-funding-priorities-western-hemisphere
· South Sudan’s Prospects for Peace and Security http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-south-sudan-s-prospects-peace-and-security
· U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-us-policy-toward-lebanon
Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee
· ISIS in the Pacific: Assessing Terrorism in Southeast Asia and the Threat to the Homeland https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/isis-pacific-assessing-terrorism-southeast-asia-threat-homeland/
· Terror Threat Map https://homeland.house.gov/map/
· Transferring Guantanamo Bay Detainees to the Homeland: Implications for States and Local Communities https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/transferring-guantanamo-bay-detainees-homeland-implications-states-local-communities/
Congress. House. Oversight & Government Reform Committee
· The Best and Worse Places to Work in the Federal Government https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/criminal-aliens-released-by-the-department-of-homeland-security/
· Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Security https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/criminal-aliens-released-by-the-department-of-homeland-security/
· Examining Management Practices and Misconduct at TSA: Part I https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/criminal-aliens-released-by-the-department-of-homeland-security/
Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee
· Counter-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) Operations and Middle East Strategy http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-04-28-counter-isil-islamic-state-of-iraq-and-the-levant-operations-and-middle-east-strategy
· F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/16-04-26-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-program-
Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee
· Review of Resources, Priorities and Programs in the FY 2017 State Department Budget Request http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/us_china-relations-strategic-challenges-and-opportunities-042716
· U.S. -China Relations: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/us_china-relations-strategic-challenges-and-opportunities-042716
Congress. Senate. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
· Government Reform: Ending Duplication and Holding Washington Accountable https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/government-reform-ending-duplication-and-holding-washington-accountable
Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
· Counterfeits and Their Impact on Consumer Health and Safety http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/counterfeits-and-their-impact-on-consumer-health-and-safety
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
· Inflation in the Costs of Building Aircraft Carriers https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51469
Department of Defense (DOD)
· DoD Annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Reports http://policy.defense.gov/OUSDPOffices/FON.aspx
o U.S. Department of Defense Freedom of Navigation Report for Fiscal Year 2015 http://policy.defense.gov/Portals/11/Documents/gsa/cwmd/FON_Report_FY15.pdf
· DoD Retaliation Prevention and Response Strategy: Regarding Sexual Assault or Harassment Reports http://sapr.mil/public/docs/reports/Retaliation/DoD_Retaliation_Strategy.pdf
· Kunduz Guidance Memo http://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/SD-ROE-Guidance-post-Kunduz.pdf
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
· DODIG-2016-078 Biological Safety and Security: Evaluation of DoD Biological Safety and Security Implementation http://www.dodig.mil/pubs/documents/DODIG-2016-078.pdf
Department of the Air Force
· AF Policy Directive 17-2 - Cyberspace Operations http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/saf_cio_a6/publication/afpd17-1/afpd_17-1.pdf
E-International Relations
· Environment, Climate Change and International Relations http://www.e-ir.info/2016/04/24/edited-collection-environment-climate-change-and-international-relations/
EastWest Institute
· Know Your Enemy: Iranian and Saudi Perspectives on ISIL http://www.eastwest.ngo/sites/default/files/ideas-files/CARPO_Brief03_KnowYourEnemy.pdf
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
· Europe Stretched to the Limit http://pages.eiu.com/Future-of-the-EU-Apr-2016-mailer_registration.html
Economic Research Forum (ERF)
· Labor Market Dynamics and Youth Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa: Evidence From Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia http://erf.org.eg/publications/labor-market-dynamics-and-youth-unemployment-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-evidence-from-egypt-jordan-and-tunisia/
· Patterns of Veiling Among Muslim Women http://erf.org.eg/publications/patterns-of-veiling-among-muslim-women/
Elliot School of International Affairs - Central Asia Program
· Islamic Finance in Central Asia: A Religious or Political Influence? http://centralasiaprogram.org/blog/2016/03/22/islamic-finance-in-central-asia-a-religious-or-political-influence/
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
· Iraq Country Analysis Brief - April 2016 http://www.eia.gov/beta/international/analysis.cfm?iso=IRQ
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
· Technical Report for the Demonstration of Wide-Area Radiological Decontamination and Mitigation Technologies for Building Structures and Vehicles https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=312072
EU Institute for Security Studies
· Water and Insecurity in the Levant http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/water-and-insecurity-in-the-levant/
EU Non-Proliferation Consortium
· The Great Balancing Act: EU Policy Choices during the Implementation of the Iran Deal http://www.nonproliferation.eu/web/documents/nonproliferationpapers/the-great-balancing-act-eu-policy-choices-during-t-51.pdf
· Mapping the Debate on Laws at the CCW: Taking Stock and Moving Forward http://www.nonproliferation.eu/web/documents/nonproliferationpapers/mapping-the-debate-on-laws-at-the-ccw-taking-stock-50.pdf
European Parliament Think Tank
· The Frozen Conflicts of the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood and Their Impact on the Respect of Human Rights http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EXPO_STU(2016)578001
European Policy Centre
· Britain and Europe: A New Settlement? http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=7&pub_id=6490
· German Macro: How It's Different and Why that Matters http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=17&pub_id=6497
· Vučić’s Plebiscite Almost Slipped on Arithmetics http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=4&pub_id=6496
European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC)
· Counter-Terrorism : A « European FBI » is not the Solution http://www.esisc.org/publications/opinions/10796
European Studies Unit (ESU)
· Strategic Trade Review, Spring 2016, issue no. 2 http://www.str.ulg.ac.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Strategic-Trade-Review-Issue-02.pdf
o Points of Deception: Exploring How Proliferators Evade Controls to Obtain Dual-use Goods
o Proliferation Financing: The Potential Impact of the Nuclear Agreement with Iran on International Controls
o ICT Surveillance Systems: Trade Policy and the Application of Human Security Concerns
o Mass Surveillance Technology: Trading Trojan Horses?
o Dual-Use Technology in Southeast Asia: Nonproliferation Challenges for the Next Decade
o Singapore’s Journey Towards its Implementation of Strategic Trade Controls
o Implementation and Enforcement of Strategic Trade Controls in Malaysia
o The Strategic Trade Management Regime in the Philippines
o Indonesia’s Approach to Strategic Trade Controls: The Perspective of a Developing and Archipelagic Country
Forcepoint
· 2016 Global Threat Report https://www.forcepoint.com/resources/whitepapers/forcepoint-2016-global-threat-report
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
· Connecting the Dots: Will Xi Stay the Course? http://www.fpri.org/article/2016/04/connecting-dots-will-xi-stay-course/
· The Great War’s Impact on American Foreign Policy and Civic Religion http://www.fpri.org/article/2016/04/great-wars-impact-american-foreign-policy-civic-religion/
· Passover, Chocolate Bars, and Women in Israeli Politics http://www.fpri.org/article/2016/04/passover-chocolate-bars-women-israeli-politics/
· Surviving Taiwan’s Lame Duck Period http://www.fpri.org/article/2016/04/surviving-taiwans-lame-duck-period/
French Institute of International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales)
· Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement: The Making of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Between Canada and the UE http://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/notes_ifri_ceta.pdf
Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
· Japan’s New Security Policy: Toward Regional Involvement at Sea? http://www.gcsp.ch/News-Knowledge/Publications/Japan-s-New-Security-Policy-Toward-Regional-Involvement-at-Sea
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
· Anti-vehicle Mines (AVM) Incidents http://www.gichd.org/avm#.VyLNL6Qm6M-
· Global Mapping and Analysis of Anti-vehicle Mines Incidents in 2015 http://www.gichd.org/mine-action-resources/publications/detail/publication/global-mapping-and-analysis-of-anti-vehicle-mines-incidents-in-2015/#.VyLNK6Qm6M8
German Council on Foreign Relations
· The Thin-Skinned President’s Outrage: German-Turkish Relations under Pressure over Satirical Poem https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/further-publications/thin-skinned-presidents-outrage
German Development Institute
· Urban Governance for Sustainable Global Development: From the SDGs to the New Urban Agenda https://www.die-gdi.de/en/briefing-paper/article/urban-governance-for-sustainable-global-development-from-the-sdgs-to-the-new-urban-agenda/
German Marshall Fund of the United States
· Cooperation in the Midst of Crisis: Trilateral Approaches to Shared International Challenges http://www.gmfus.org/publications/cooperation-midst-crisis-trilateral-approaches-shared-international-challenges
· The Strategic Role of Natural Gas Trade in Transatlantic Relations http://www.gmfus.org/publications/strategic-role-natural-gas-trade-transatlantic-relations
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
· Critical Infrastructure Protection: Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Electromagnetic Risks, but Opportunities Exist to Further Assess Risks and Strengthen Collaboration. GAO-16-243 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-243
· Defense Health Care: DOD Is Meeting Most Mental Health Care Access Standards, but It Needs a Standard for Follow-up Appointments. GAO-16-416 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-416
· F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Development of New Capabilities Requires Continued Oversight. GAO-16-634T [Testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-634T
· Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits. GAO-16-580T [Testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-580T
· Missile Defense: Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing Delays Affect Delivery of Capabilities. GAO-16-339R http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-339R
· Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: Improvements Made but Information on Performance Goals Still Needed. GAO-16-617T [Testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-617T
· Vehicle Cybersecurity: DOT and Industry Have Efforts Under Way, but DOT Needs to Define Its Role in Responding to a Real-world Attack. GAO-16-350 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-350
· Veterans Justice Outreach Program: VA Could Improve Management by Establishing Performance Measures and Fully Assessing Risks. GAO-16-393 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-393
Heritage Foundation
· The 1997 NATO–Russia Founding Act Does Not Prohibit Permanent NATO Bases in Eastern Europe http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/the-1997-natorussia-founding-act-does-not-prohibit-permanent-nato-bases-in-eastern-europe
· Britain at the “Back of the Queue”? Why Obama Is Wrong About Trade and Brexit http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/britain-at-the-back-of-the-queue-why-obama-is-wrong-about-trade-and-brexit
· Case Against Dodd–Frank: How the “Consumer Protection” Law Endangers Americans http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/the-case-against-dodd-frank
· The Glass–Steagall Act: Unraveling the Myth http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/the-glasssteagall-act-unraveling-the-myth
· The Myth of Financial Market Deregulation http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/the-myth-of-financial-market-deregulation
· Role of Sweden and Finland in NATO’s Defense of the Baltic States http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/the-role-of-sweden-and-finland-in-natos-defense-of-the-baltic-states
· A Trade Policy that Puts Americans First http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/04/a-trade-policy-that-puts-americans-first
Households in Conflict Network
· Liberation Technology: Mobile Phones and Political Mobilization in Africa http://www.hicn.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HiCN-WP-217.pdf
· The Long-term Impact of War on Health http://www.hicn.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HiCN-WP-216.pdf
Hudson Institute
· China in Australia's 2016 Defense White Paper http://www.hudson.org/research/12448-china-in-australia-s-2016-defence-white-paper
Human Rights Watch
· "Whoever Raises their Head Suffers the Most": Workers’ Rights in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/04/22/whoever-raises-their-head-suffers-most/workers-rights-bangladeshs-garment
Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA)
· India’s Space Security Policy: A Proposal http://www.idsa.in/policybrief/indias-space-security-policy_alele_280416
Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)
· Africa Watch, April 26, 2016 https://www.ida.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Publications/AfricaWatch/africawatch-April-26-2016-vol10.pdf
o The Islamic State in Algeria: Limited Success—For Now
o Social Media in Africa: A Gathering Force
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)
· Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 2016, v. 8, no. 3 http://jnslp.com/topics/read/vol-8-no-3/
o Trends & Predictions in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance: The FAA & Beyond
o Spying & Fighting in Cyberspace: What is Which?
Institute for Science and International Security
· April 2016: Monitoring Activities at Yongbyon Nuclear Site http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Monitoring_Activities_at_Yongbyon_Nuclear_Site_April_29_2016_FINAL.pdf
· Minor Activity at North Korea's Nuclear Test Site http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Minor_Activity_at_North_Koreas_Nuclear_Test_Site_April_25_2016_Final.pdf
Institute for Security & Development Policy
· Restraining China in the South China Sea: The Limits of U.S. Leverage http://www.isdp.eu/publications/index.php?option=com_jombib&task=showbib&id=6831
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)
· American Muslims in the 2016 Election and Beyond http://www.ispu.org/ame2016
· American Muslims in the 2016 Election and Beyond: Principles and Strategies for Greater Political Engagement http://www.ispu.org/pdfs/repository/ame2016.pdf
· American Muslim Poll: Participation, Priorities, and Facing Prejudice in the 2016 Elections http://www.ispu.org/pdfs/repository/amp2016.pdf
Institute for the Study of War
· Aleppo Warning Update: April 28, 2016 http://post.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/aleppo-warning-update-april-28-2016
· Iraq Situation Report: April 12 - 25, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iraq-situation-report-april-12-25-2016
· ISW Tracking of Iraq’s 2016 Political Crisis http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/isw-tracking-iraq%E2%80%99s-2016-political-crisis
· Russia in Europe: April 30, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-europe-april-30-2016
· Sadr Attempts a De-facto Coup in Iraq http://iswresearch.blogspot.com/2016/05/sadr-attempts-de-facto-coup-in-iraq.html
· Syria Situation Report: April 23-29, 2016 http://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syria-situation-report-april-23-29-2016
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
· BCIM Corridor: Brightening Prospects of India’s Economic Engagement in South and Southeast Asia http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Brief%20No.%20422%20-%20BCIM%20Corridor.%20Brightening%20Prospects%20of%20India's%20Economic%20Engagement%20in%20South%20and%20Southeast%20Asia.pdf
· China-India Talks: Markers for the ‘Marathon’ http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Brief%20No.%20421%20-%20China-India%20Talks.%20Markers%20for%20the%20'Marathon'.pdf
· A Preliminary Assessment of Skills Development in India http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Insights%20No.%20329%20-%20A%20Preliminary%20Assessment%20of%20Skills%20Development%20in%20India.pdf
· Skills Development Landscape in India: Backdrop and the Policy Framework http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS%20Insights%20No.%20328%20-%20Skills%20Development%20Landscape%20in%20India.%20Backdrop%20and%20the%20Policy%20Framework.pdf
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)
· Toolkit for Mental Health Experts and Social Workers in Dealing with Lone-Actor Terrorism http://icct.nl/publication/toolkit-for-mental-health-experts-and-social-workers-in-dealing-with-lone-actor-terrorism/
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
· Financial De-Dollarization : A Global Perspective and the Peruvian Experience http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1697.pdf
· Structural Reform in Germany http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp1696.pdf
Jamestown Foundation
· Terrorism Monitor, April 29, 2016, v. 14, no. 9 http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/Terrorism_Monitor_-_Volume_XIV__Issue_9_03.pdf
o Jahba East Africa: Islamic State Alters the Dynamic of Somalia’s Conflict
o Iraq’s Shia Militias: Helping or Hindering the Fight Against Islamic State?
o How Islamic State Gained Ground in India Using Indigenous Militant Networks
o Germany: Do Terrorists Want to Target Europe’s Nuclear Facilities?
Lexington Institute
· The Southwest Defense Complex: The New First Line in the Nation’s Defense http://lexingtoninstitute.org/the-southwest-defense-complex-the-new-first-line-in-the-nations-defense/
Marine Corps University Press
· The Crisis of the African State: Globalization, Tribalism, and Jihadism in the Twenty–First Century https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/mcu_press/PublishingImages/Pub%20images/MCUP_Crisis_of_the_African_State.pdf
· MCU Journal, Spring 2016, v. 7, no. 1 https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/mcu_press/PublishingImages/Pub%20images/MCU_Journal_Spring_2016.pdf
o Identity, Attribution, and the Challenge of Targeting in the Cyberdomain
o Russia’s Ambiguous Warfare and Implications for the U.S. Marine Corps
o The Dragon’s Pearls: China’s Road to Hegemony in the Indian Ocean
o Can Refugees Be National Security Assets? Afghan American Contributions to U.S. National Defense since 1978
o The Intelligence Dilemma in History, Fact, and Fiction
Martens Centre for European Studies
· Long March Towards the EU: Candidates, Neighbors and the Prospects for Enlargement http://www.martenscentre.eu/sites/default/files/publication-files/eu-enlargement.pdf
Migration Policy Institute
· Managing Religious Difference in North America and Europe in an Era of Mass Migration http://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/TCM-Trust-Alba-FINAL.pdf
Minority Rights Group International
· Guidance: Exhausting domestic remedies under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights http://minorityrights.org/publications/guidance-exhausting-domestic-remedies-under-the-african-charter-on-human-and-peoples-rights/
· Iraq’s Displacement Crisis: Security and Protection http://minorityrights.org/publications/iraqs-displacement-crisis-security-and-protection/
· Minority Rights Advocacy in the EU: A guide to NGOs in Eastern Partnership Countries http://minorityrights.org/publications/minority-rights-advocacy-in-the-eu-a-guide-to-ngos-in-eastern-partnership-countries/
Mitchell Institute
· Domain Control for Cross-Domain Effect: Defining the Central Purpose of the US Air Force http://media.wix.com/ugd/a2dd91_fabb8467322d4d00b56840a8d15b9c83.pdf
MITRE
· Smart Grid Use of GPS Time: Protecting Synchrophasor Timestamps https://www.mitre.org/publications/technical-papers/smart-grid-use-of-gps-time-protecting-synchrophasor-timestamps
National Academies Press
· Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change http://www.nap.edu/catalog/23442/ending-discrimination-against-people-with-mental-and-substance-use-disorders
· Mainstreaming Unmanned Undersea Vehicles into Future U.S. Naval Operations http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21862/mainstreaming-unmanned-undersea-vehicles-into-future-us-naval-operations
National Bureau of Asian Research
· Maritime Awareness Project (MAP) http://maritimeawarenessproject.org/
National Defense College
· A Nuclear Free Zone for the Middle East: Implications for NATO http://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=924
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
· Interim Guidance for Protecting Workers from Occupational Exposure to Zika Virus http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/outdoor/mosquito-borne/pdfs/osha-niosh_fs-3855_zika_virus_04-2016.pdf
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
· Report on Post-Quantum Cryptography http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8105
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
· China’s Political Priorities in the Nordic Countries: From Technology to Core Interests http://www.nupi.no/en/Publications/CRIStin-Pub/China-s-Political-Priorities-in-the-Nordic-Countries-from-technology-to-core-interests
· Conflict in Cyber Space: Theoretical, Strategic and Legal Perspectives http://www.nupi.no/en/Publications/CRIStin-Pub/Conflict-in-Cyber-Space-Theoretical.-strategic-and-legal-perspectives
· From cyber threats to cyber risks http://www.nupi.no/en/Publications/CRIStin-Pub/From-cyber-threats-to-cyber-risks
· Holding the Borders, Holding the Centre: The EU and the Refugee Crisis http://www.nupi.no/en/Publications/CRIStin-Pub/Holding-the-borders.-holding-the-centre-the-EU-and-the-refugee-crisis2
· The New Russian Nationalism. Imperialism, Ethnicity and Authoritarianism 2000-15 http://www.nupi.no/en/Publications/CRIStin-Pub/The-New-Russian-Nationalism.-Imperialism.-Ethnicity-and-Authoritarianism-2000-15
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre
· Engaged Societies, Responsive States: The Social Contract in Situations of Conflict and Fragility http://www.peacebuilding.no/Themes/Global-trends/Fragile-states-and-peacebuilding-in-the-new-global-context/Publications/Engaged-societies-responsive-states-The-Social-Contract-in-situations-of-conflict-and-fragility
Oxfam
· Effectiveness and Efficiency of Interventions Supporting Shelter Self-Recovery Following Humanitarian Crises: An Evidence Synthesis Protocol http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-effectiveness-and-efficiency-of-interventions-supporting-shelter-self-recov-605179
· Impact of WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Interventions During Disease Outbreaks in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Systematic Review Protocol http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/impact-of-wash-interventions-during-disease-outbreaks-in-humanitarian-emergenci-605152
Oxford Research Group
· Islamic State: In Retreat or Transition? http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/paul_rogers_monthly_briefing/islamic_state_retreat_or_transition
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency
· Dialogue Report : India–Pakistan Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
o March 12, 2016 http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/FP/India%E2%80%93PakistanLegislatorsandPublicOfficialsDialogue_Mar12_2016.pdf
o March 10, 2016 http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/FP/India%E2%80%93PakistanLegislatorsandPublicOfficialsDialogue_Mar10_2016.pdf
o March 08, 2016 http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/FP/India%E2%80%93PakistanLegislatorsandPublicOfficialsDialogue_Mar08_2016.pdf
Peace Research Institute
· European Far Right: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives http://file.prio.no/publication_files/cyprus/Far Right Report.pdf
Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
· How Offshoring and Global Supply Chains Enhance the US Economy https://piie.com/system/files/documents/pb16-5.pdf
Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends
· The Divide Over Islam and National Laws in the Muslim World http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/04/27/the-divide-over-islam-and-national-laws-in-the-muslim-world/
Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)
· Do Minimum Wages Lead to Job Losses? Evidence from OECD Countries on Low-Skilled and Youth Employment http://www.peri.umass.edu/236/hash/e841dcccacb9ef9cf62649e7667648fe/publication/704/
RAND
· Crisis Within: America's Military and the Struggle Between the Overseas and Guardian Paradigms http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1420.html
· Developing Long-Term Socioeconomic Strategy in Israel: Institutions, Processes, and Supporting Information http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR275.html
· Enhancing Space Resilience Through Non-Materiel Means http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1067.html
· Essential Skills Veterans Gain During Professional Military Training: A Resource for Leaders and Hiring Managers http://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL160z2-2.html
· Essential Skills Veterans Gain During Professional Military Training: A Resource for Veterans and Transitioning Service Members http://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL160z3-1.html
· How Civil Institutions Build Resilience: Organizational Practices Derived from Academic Literature and Case Studies http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1246.html
· Implications of China's Aerospace Industrial Policies http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT456.html
· Leveraging the Past to Prepare for the Future of Air Force Intelligence Analysis http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1330.html
· Preliminary Analysis of Helicopter Options to Support Tunisian Counterterrorism Operations http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1410.html
· RAPAPORT: Resilience Assessment Process and Portfolio Option Reporting Tool http://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL184.html
· RAPAPORT (Resilience Assessment Process and Portfolio Option Reporting Tool): Background and Method http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1169.html
· Rethinking Coordination of Services to Refugees in Urban Areas: Managing the Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1485.html
· The Role of the European Social Fund in Supporting Childcare Provision in the European Union http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1364.html
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
· Fighting Corruption: The Case for Inclusive and Risk-Based Approaches https://rusi.org/publication/conference-reports/fighting-corruption-case-inclusive-and-risk-based-approaches
· Lone-Actor Terrorism
o Toolkit Paper 2: Practical Guidance for Security Practitioners https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/lone-actor-terrorism-toolkit-paper-2-practical-guidance-security
Small Wars Journal
· Hacking for Defense: Week 4 http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/44542
· The Impact of Cyber Capabilities in the Syrian Civil War http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/44700
· The Law in These Parts: Palestinian Security Justice http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/44863
· Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #28: Redeye MANPADS Seized from La Linea in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua http://smallwarsjournal.com/printpdf/44543
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
· April 2016 -31st Quarterly Report to Congress https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2016-04-30qr.pdf
· SIGAR 16-32 - Primary and Secondary Education in Afghanistan: Comprehensive Assessments Needed to Determine the Progress and Effectiveness of Over $759 Million in DOD, State, and USAID Programs https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/audits/SIGAR-16-32-AR.pdf
Stanley Foundation
· Advancing Climate Policy After the Paris Agreement http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/resources.cfm?id=1597
· Reducing Risk, Strengthening Resilience: Toward the Structural Prevention of Atrocity Crimes http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/resources.cfm?id=1596
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
· Military and Social Expenditure: The Opportunity Cost of World Military Spending http://www.sipri.org/media/blogs/writepeace/military-and-social-spending
Swedish Defence University
· Crisis, Accountability and Blame Management: Strategies and Survival of Political Office-Holders http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn%3Anbn%3Ase%3Afhs%3Adiva-5833
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
· Homeland & National Security Law Review, Winter 2016, v. 4, no. 1 http://homelandsecuritylawreview.cooley.edu/archive
o Bridging the Gap: Amending FISA to Allow Seamless Surveillance of Foreign Terrorists Who Breach Our Nation’s Walls
o Cybersecurity Firms—Cyber Mercenaries?
o Unilateral Humanitarian Intervention and Reform of the United Nations Veto: A Pilot Program Aimed Towards International Peace and Increased Security Worldwide
Transparency International
· Fighting Corruption, Demanding Justice: Impact Report http://files.transparency.org/content/download/1978/12924/file/impact-report-single-pages-WEB-v8.pdf
US Coast Guard (USCG)
· Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council, Spring 2016, v. 73, no. 1 http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/archive/2016/
o Safety Management Facilitates Safe Vessel Operation: Vessel systems, crew, and operations
o Safety Management Systems to Prevent Pollution from Ships: Standard procedures protect the environment
o Dead Reckoning by Safety Management?: Check your course
o Mitigating Risks on the Outer Continental Shelf: Safety and environmental management systems in action
o Creating an Effective Safety and Environmental Management System for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Adopting performance-based requirements into a hybrid regulatory regime
o ISM Code and Vessel Safety Management Systems: Reading between the lines to optimize compliance
o Strengthening Our Foundation: Fostering an even more robust safety culture within the liquefied gas industry
o Making the Safe, Safer: Implementing safety management systems on domestic passenger vessels
o One System: Connecting SMS requirements to vessel operations
o The IMO Mandatory Member State Audit Program: Appraising the flag
o Nothing to Fear: Objective auditors drive quality throughout organizations
o Audits vs. Inspections: What's the difference?
o A Tale of Two Ships: Examining SMS similarities, strengths, and weaknesses
o Suspension and Revocation for Safety Management System Violations: Maintaining standards for competence and conduct essential to safety at sea
o Putting People at the Center: Integrating human factors into safety management systems
o Deadly Fun: Personal watercraft operating dangers
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
· Current Situation in Tunisia http://www.usip.org/publications/the-current-situation-in-tunisia
· Terrorism Prosecution in Pakistan http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/04/25/terrorism-prosecution-in-pakistan
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
· Inside Iran's Runoff Election http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/inside-irans-runoff-election
· The Latest Aleppo Battle May Give the Islamic State Another Reprieve http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-latest-aleppo-battle-may-give-the-islamic-state-another-reprieve
· Misleading Claims About U.S. Barriers to Iran-Europe Financial Ties http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/misleading-claims-about-u.s.-barriers-to-iran-europe-financial-ties
· Saudi Arabia's Challenging Plan to Shift from Oil http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/saudi-arabias-challenging-plan-to-shift-from-oil
White House
· Remarks by the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/01/remarks-president-white-house-correspondents-dinner
· Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Europe https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/25/remarks-president-obama-address-people-europe
· Weekly Address: It’s Time for the Senate To Do Its Job https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/30/weekly-address-its-time-senate-do-its-job
· When Professor Obama Spoke to Our Law School https://medium.com/@WhiteHouse/when-professor-obama-spoke-to-our-law-school-d245a1117495#.wewrqcctq
William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
· Transitional Justice in Colombia: Amnesty, Accountability, and the Truth Commission http://chds.dodlive.mil/files/2016/02/pub-OP-paterson3a.pdf
Wilson Center
· Kennan Cable No.16: Understanding the “Under Control” Donbas https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/kennan-cable-no16-understanding-the-under-control-donbas
· Kennedy, Dimona and the Nuclear Proliferation Problem: 1961-1962 https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/kennedy-dimona-and-the-nuclear-proliferation-problem-1961-1962
· Lessons of the Cold War in the Pacific: U.S. Maritime Strategy, Crisis Prevention, and Japan's Role https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/lessons-the-cold-war-the-pacific-us-maritime-strategy-crisis-prevention-and-japans-role
· A Public Management Train Wreck: The Lessons of Unaccountability and the Washington Metro https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/public-management-train-wreck-the-lessons-unaccountability-and-the-washington-metro
· U.S.-China Cybersecurity Cooperation Needs to Move More Rapidly https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/us-china-cybersecurity-cooperation-needs-to-move-more-rapidly
World Bank
· Commodity Markets Outlook http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/pubdocs/publicdoc/2016/4/677121461693540498/CMO-April-2016-Full-Report.pdf
· Earth Observation for Water Resources Management : Current Use and Future Opportunities for the Water Sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22952
· World Development Indicators 2016 http://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/2016-edition-world-development-indicators-out-three-features-you-won-t-want-miss
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