http://merln.ndu.edu Military Education Research Library Network News and Updates en 11/6/2009 1:07:08 PM 11/6/2009 1:07:08 PM Feed Launch .NET- http://feedlaunch.sourceforge.net/ or http://www.sourceforge.net/feedlaunch http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html 180 88 31 http://merln.ndu.edu/index.cfm?secID=102&pageID=3&type=section#b79 The Afghanistan MiPAL has been updated with a Military Review article analyzing the Vietnam War as a template for the conflict in Afghanistan, a Government Accountability Office report assessing Afghanistan's security environment, a series of Council on Foreign Relations interviews featuring the former U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations' thoughts on the political situation in Afghanistan and remarks by the Commanding General of the Combined-Security Transition Command - Afghanistan on the need for more Afghan troops to secure Afghanistan, remarks by the President in reaction to President Karzai's re-election, an Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit report evaluating the successes and failures of Afghanistan's 2009 elections, remarks by the Senior Policy Advisor to the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan on prospects for a reconciliation with the Taliban, and a report from the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies and the Foreign Policy Research Institute assessing the need to reform the Afghan National Police. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold. 11/6/2009 1:11:16 PM http://merln.ndu.edu/index.cfm?secID=245&pageID=3&type=section#b79 The East Asia and the Pacific Regional Policy Overview has been updated with a State Department briefing previewing the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, a collection of reports from the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Institute for International Policy Studies on the evolving U.S.-Japan alliance, an Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses article examining international confusion over East Asian regionalism vs. Asian regionalism, an S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies report analyzing the evolution of U.S. foreign policy towards Southeast Asia, a Finnish Institute of International Affairs report assessing the state of Japanese governance reform, an International Institute for Strategic Studies article examining signs of Burma's emergence from diplomatic isolation, a United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research report evaluating the implementation of the "United Nations Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects in the South Pacific", and an Asian Development Bank Institute report analyzing the reasons behind Japan's vulnerability to the global financial crisis and evaluating changes to Japan's trade and industrial structures. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this region - the newest updates are in bold. 11/6/2009 1:11:38 PM http://merln.ndu.edu/index.cfm?secID=220&pageID=3&type=section#b79 The Homeland Security MiPAL has been updated with a Federal Aviation Administration report examining progress in enhancing the security of air traffic control systems and reviewing the critical infrastructure implications of such systems, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security report analyzing U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ability to detect biological and chemical threats in maritime cargo containers, a Center for Strategic and International Studies report assessing the risks associated with cyber conflicts and attacks, a report from the Central Intelligence Agency's journal Studies in Intelligence analyzing the need for state-level, integrated intelligence enterprises to support homeland security, and a report from the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center evaluating the U.S. Army's support role during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are in bold. 11/6/2009 1:12:01 PM http://merln.ndu.edu/index.cfm?secID=151&pageID=3&type=section#b79 The Weapons of Mass Destruction MiPAL has been updated with a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace article arguing against the resumption of nuclear testing, a Nuclear Threat Initiative article assessing the outcome of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) 2009 Article XIV Conference, a Harvard University report evaluating the effect of nuclear proliferation on international politics, a Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais report calling for the full implementation and enforcement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a French Institute of International Relations report analyzing the implications of international numerical imbalances in nuclear weapons stocks, and a Disarmament Forum article featuring recommendations for the curbing of illicit brokering in Weapons of Mass Destruction-related items. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are in bold. 11/6/2009 1:12:24 PM http://merln.ndu.edu/index.cfm?secID=153&pageID=3&type=section#b79 The Central Asia MiPAL has been updated with a EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring report analyzing the political, economic, and social challenges associated with Central Asia's agrarian sector, a Nuclear Threat Initiative article assessing the environmental and security threats stemming from uranium tailings in Central Asia, and particularly in the Kyrgyz Republic, a Central Asia-Caucasus Institute article evaluating Tajikistan's reaction to increasing unrest in Afghanistan, and an Australian Defence College report examining prospects for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's potential involvement in the stabilization of Afghanistan. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold. 11/6/2009 1:12:47 PM