Think Tank Alert

Wednesday, 30 September 2026
States Weekly: September 30, 2026
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Does the Greenland Deal Mean for North American Security?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Bridging the Gulf? Thailand and Cambodia Turn to UNCLOS
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Time to Confront Escalating Russia-Iran Intelligence Cooperation
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The India–UK Cybersecurity Partnership
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Expanding workplace retirement plan access: Evidence on incentives and some potential paths forward
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Rethinking safe harbor for employer matching rules
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Improving retirement security by expanding the Saver’s Match
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Restoring lifetime income to retirement plans as the default
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
SECURE 3.0: The next generation of reforms to the retirement saving system
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Measuring fiscal space in emerging market and developing economies
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Culture Under Fire: Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia’s Campaign of Erasure
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Can AGI Rivals Hold Back? Verification, Domestic Oversight, and the Conditions for Mutual Restraint
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Accountability and Alignment Strategies for Implementing Edtech: How One School District Narrowed the Gap Between Promise and Practice
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Veterans Support to Self-Reliance Pilot Program: Final Evaluation Report
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Costs of Environmental Land-Use Regulation
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
An assessment of the 2028-2034 EU budget’s contribution to closing Europe’s investment gap
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
The Letter of the Eleven and unanimity in foreign policy: the right diagnosis, an aspirational prescription
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
The AI Handler Doctrine: A Framework for Operational AI Accountability
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The US versus China: an era of managed competition
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Jobs and Social Protection: Rethinking Labour Market Policy in the Global South
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Why the Blue Economy's Evolution Must Be Measured
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
What's next for US-China relations after Xi Jinping’s state visit?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The future of American diversity: A new look at how shifting demographics are shaping the nation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The next generation of reforms to the retirement saving system
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The State of Psychedelics in America
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
The Golden Dome for America Initiative
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
EU-China Relations Face an Existential Test, but Escalation Is Not Inevitable
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Cato on Tour: Chicago
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
South Africa’s police reset depends on 140 station commanders
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
What did the Trump-Xi summit actually accomplish?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Conflicts Are Converging Around the Red Sea. U.S. Policy Remains Muddled.
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The Immigration Crisis That Will Destroy the West
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Marxism and Islamism Are Making Our System Blink Red—and Green
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
How might ‘novel effector’ technologies impact strategic stability?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
How might future C2 and counter-C2 systems affect strategic stability?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Vision for Liberty Award
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Institute Publishes First Comprehensive English-Language Account of Madrid’s Market-Oriented Transformation
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Future C2 and Counter-C2 systems: Implications for strategic stability of developments in non-nuclear command and control
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Evaluation of U.S. Policies to Increase Domestic Access to Critical Minerals
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Controversy Over Flock Cameras
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Thomas A. Berry discusses President Trump and the midterm elections on Al Jazeera English’s This Is America
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Implications for strategic stability of attacks on military AI systems
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implications of emerging and disruptive technologies on strategic stability
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Adversarial artificial intelligence: Implications of strategic stability attacks on military AI systems
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Scope and Nature of the U.S.-China Competition
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Novel effectors: Implications for strategic stability of hypersonics, directed-energy weapons, cyber, electromagnetic and autonomous effectors
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Russia Has Not Avoided Mobilisation: It Has Normalised It
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Syria's Transition by mid-2026: In need of a course change
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
The Terrorism Threat to the 2026 Midterm Elections: What the Data Tells Us
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Battery Ecosystems: A Comparative Analysis of Lithium-Ion Tech Policy
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Squandering Attraction: How the Second Trump Administration is Undermining American Soft Power
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Social Assistance in the Global South: Towards an Inclusive Welfare Architecture
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Financing a More Resilient and Sustainable Energy System for Shipping
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Wrong Place, Right Line: Interregional Transmission as a Hedge Against Uncertain Large Loads
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What’s Next? Part I
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
EU-China Relations Face an Existential Test, but Escalation Is Not Inevitable
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Terrorism Threat to the 2026 Midterm Elections: What the Data Tells Us
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Is an Energy Truce Viable in the Ukraine War?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Azerbaijan Expands Green Energy Production
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Opinion: A changing "Organisation of Turkic States"
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
RPSA Ghatak and India’s Stealth UCAV Programme
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
A direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Who enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Rethinking Medicare home health
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How climate policies can speed up manufacturing decarbonisation in the Western Balkans
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Diversifying to Millets for Food Security, Nutrition, and Sustainability: A Global South Perspective
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Glass Ceiling or Glass Cliff? The Race for the UN’s Top Job
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Japan Navigates an Uncertain Phase in US–China Competition
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India Must Not Give Up Russian Oil
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
America’s Rural Future: On the Olympic Peninsula with Commission members Derek Kilmer and Benji Backer
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Meeting long-term care needs for an aging United States
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Monday, 28 September 2026
Booming El Salvador Begs U.S. Migrants To Return, but the Media Keep Lying Ab...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
What’s Really Behind the Call to Regulate AI
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
James Bacchus’ blog post, “A Diesel Export Ban Might Be Legal, but Is It Wise?,” is cited on FBN’s Mornings with Fox Business
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “What If There Were More than 30 Million Illegal Immigrants?,” is cited on NPR affiliate WDET’s The Metro
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Colleen Hroncich’s blog post, “What Does Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Mea Culpa Say About the Importance of School Choice?,” is cited on FNC’s America Reports
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s comments from the New York Times article, “A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer,” are cited on the American Perspective with Rick Thomas podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Jeremy Horpedahl discusses Trump Accounts on the Future of Freedom podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Marcos Falcone and Daniel Raisbeck’s blog post, “How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela in 16 Charts,” is cited on the Venezuela Insider podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Thomas A. Berry discusses a bipartisan bill to remove D.C. judge residency requirements on Fox News Digital
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Ilya Somin discusses his Montreal Economic Institute article, “The Legal Battle Over Trump’s Tariffs: Implications for Canada,” on CJAD’s The Elias Makos Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on The Ingraham Angle
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon is featured as an expert in ABC15 Arizona.com’s Jurors/Investigated series examining threats to the integrity of the jury system
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
CO26205 | Singapore’s Terrorism Landscape: 25 Years After 9/11
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Takeaways from the Trump-Xi Summit: The Economic Security Angles
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
From European Coalitions to a European Security Council
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
‘Wantam!’, ‘Tutam!’ political sloganeering divides Kenya’s electorate
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Building together: A state and local transportation summit
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
America's Rural Future: Olympic Peninsula site visits highlight locally led renewal, tribal sovereignty, and the impact of federal decisions in a remote coastal region
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Evaluating the UK Government’s 10-year drug strategy
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
US defence cooperation in the Gulf since Trump’s return
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Under Burnham, Investment Screening Remains Hard to Predict
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Psychological Attrition: Mental Health as Combat Power
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
AI Breakout Capacity: A Middle-Power Path Between Racing and Dependence
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Historic Aid Cuts: How is Africa Reacting?
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Into the Great Dark Open? Managing Maritime Contestation
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Trump-Xi Meet and the Uncertainty Facing the Western Pacific
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The US-China Modus Vivendi and the Future of Multilateralism
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Latin America and the Caribbean’s Maritime Vulnerability and Resilience
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
As NATO Rearms, Europe Must Not Abandon Development
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Powering America: Transmission Modernization and Flexibility
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Takeaways from the Trump-Xi White House Summit
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
U.S. Enforcement Against the European Hamas–Muslim Brotherhood Network Since October 7, 2023
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Strategic Partnership: The Evolution of UAE-Azerbaijan Relations
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
The Armenian Church and the Fragile South Caucasus Peace
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Coercive Diplomacy at Play: The Greenland Outcome
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Israel–US Strategic Cooperation Against Iran: Limits and Divergences
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The Plight of Russia’s Air Power in the Ukraine War: Drone-Driven Innovations and Transformation of Traditional Air Force
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
Bringing Directed Energy Weapons Into Focus: Integrating Emerging Capabilities Into NATO Air Defence
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Counterterror and Great Power Competition in the Sahel
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
From Policy to Practice: How State Policies Relate to Public Pre-K Teachers’ Curriculum Use
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Private Equity Ownership and Artificial Intelligence Adoption by Hospitals in the United States
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Researchers Are Not Blank Slates: Lessons from Intentional Researcher Self-Disclosure in Qualitative Interviews
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Kenya
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Philippines
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Brazil
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Generative Artificial Intelligence Use and Adolescent Mental Health
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Sweden
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
India After the Liberal Order
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
France After the Senate Elections
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Remunerating means of payment
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Framing an Integrated Approach to India’s Dual Burden of TB and Air Pollution
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
AI and Beyond AI: Diffusion Pathways for Societal Transformation
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Deterrence Is Now Key. But Don’t Forget About Arms Control
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Why Germany Should Not De-risk from France
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Security Cooperation Among the Arctic NATO Allies
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Stephen Richer discusses honest conversations over data centers in Arizona on KTAR’s Arizona’s Morning News
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
El Cato Podcast featured Elias Amor Bravo, Economist, and Director of Cubaeconomía, discussing Cuba’s economic failures on Radio Centro 101
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Stephen Richer’s testimony on election integrity is cited on News 12 NJ’s Power & Politics
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Limits of Trump and Xi’s Photo-Op Summit
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
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