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Thursday, 17 September 2026
How Trump’s Winning Coalition Sees Foreign Policy as the Midterms Approach
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Will the new public charge rule lower enrollment in safety net programs?
Brookings
How the U.S. Can Alter Putin’s Calculus on Ukraine
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Preserving Jobs and Tax Revenue in the Age of AI: Q&A with Carter Price
RAND Corporation
25th Annual Constitution Day
Cato Institute
The Rogue Prosecutor Movement Is Un-American
Heritage Foundation
Moscow’s Other Front: Why Ukraine’s Churches Are a Security Issue
RUSI
Preventable: The Sheridan Gorman Story
Heritage Foundation
Preventable: A Powerful Testimony
Heritage Foundation
2026 Carnegie California AI Survey
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Competing cross-border payment networks: Another arena for geopolitical competition
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Bitter-Sweet Sector: Understanding India’s Sugar (Price) Rush
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Re-engineering India’s Early Nutrition Architecture
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond the Memory Cycle: AI, HBM, and the New Semiconductor Shortage
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Canada’s “Associate EU Membership”: What’s in a Name?
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
CSIS Press Briefing: Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Don’t Slow Down AI Development—Speed Up Benchmarking
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Six Charts to Explain the Global Energy Crisis
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Building and Using a U.S. Polar Defense Industrial Base
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Extended Range: China Upgrades Its Military Base in Djibouti
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The AI Industry Is Coalescing on “Pacing the Frontier.” Will It Actually Change Anything?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Is the U.S. Banking System Ready for a Post-Quantum Future?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
“The TANAP of Electricity”: Azerbaijan and Türkiye Add Renewable Power to the Middle Corridor
AIR Center
India–Bangladesh Land Trade: Non-Tariff Barriers
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Taking the Pulse: Does the EU Have a Germany Problem?
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
SADC’s Financing Gap Threatens Integration Agenda
SAIIA
(South African Institute of International Affairs)
AGOA was extended for two years—now the real work begins
Brookings
Nuclear credibility in theory and in practice
Brookings
More flexibility needs greater accountability: defence in the 2028-2034 EU budget
Bruegel
Anuario Internacional CIDOB 2027. El asedio a la democracia
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Bikoshito Bongo: An Evidence-Based Policy Roadmap for West Bengal’s 5X Economy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Japan’s Defence Transformation: Reading the 2026 White Paper
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Footpath Challenge: From Judicial Mandate to Implementation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Navigating curriculum and culture wars: What happened to public school?
Brookings
Beyond “Peak China”: Understanding China’s Structural Slowdown
KIEP
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Veterans’ Earnings in the Civilian Labor Market
RAND Corporation
Making costs count: A new framework for better cost evidence generation and use in global education and ECCE
Brookings
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Lonnie Bunch’s Smithsonian Exit Is a Culture-War Win
Heritage Foundation
AI Security Threats Aren’t a Hoax—But They Also Aren’t as Existential as They Might Seem
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Associate membership – appreciated in Canada; a non-starter in Ukraine
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Benoir v. Town of Parksley
Cato Institute
Does America Still Need a Surgeon General? | Cato’s Jeffrey A. Singer
Cato Institute
Fed Hikes Rates: “Fix Policy, Don’t Blame the Fed” | Cato’s Jai Kedia
Cato Institute
Uganda’s military takes centre stage in Museveni succession
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Elbows Up: How Canada Is Fighting Trump’s Tariffs
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Electability over ideology: Takeaways from the 2026 primaries
Brookings
When girls lead: Strengthening leadership pathways for rural and peri-urban girls in Zambia
Brookings
Making costs count: Harmonized standards for generation and use of cost evidence in global education and ECCE
Brookings
Why AI safety requires more than industry self-regulation
Brookings
The U.S.-Canada Trade War Could Mark a Breaking Point
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Do Stigma and Efficacy Mediate the Association Between Training and Suicide Prevention Behavior Among Army Noncommissioned Officers?
RAND Corporation
Near and Far: The NIHR’s Regional and National Economic Impacts
RAND Corporation
Army Chaplains’ Perceptions About Identifying, Intervening, and Referring Soldiers at Risk of Suicide
RAND Corporation
The President’s Echo System: How Foreign Policy Is Sold to Americans
Cato Institute
Evolving Health and Wellbeing of Thalidomide Survivors as They Age: A Scoping Review Update (2017-2025)
RAND Corporation
Describing Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Pediatric Firearm Injuries
RAND Corporation
Legal and Clinical Liability of Comanaging Pediatric Mental Health With Unregulated AI Chatbots: Reply
RAND Corporation
China’s Construction of Police Training Facilities in Global South Likely to Expand Global Security Leadership
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A Russian Oligarch Speaks Out, But Not Against Russia's War
RUSI
Illicit Finance in a Fragmenting World: Can the Global System Keep Pace?
RUSI
The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Building a BRICS Framework for Climate Adaptation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Can a Digital Economy Agreement Refresh India-Sri Lanka Economic Integration?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Consensus amid Contestation: Reading BRICS's New Delhi Declaration
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Wealth Beneath the Growth Rate
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
AI Security Threats Aren’t a Hoax—But They Also Aren’t as Existential as They Might Seem
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Vaccine Hunting: Balancing Strategic Independence, Cooperation and Multilateral Obligations in Scandinavian COVID‐19 Vaccine Diplomacy
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Armenia: Digital Transformation and Governance Gaps
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
States Weekly: September 16, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What a Driver’s License Breach Shows About Foreign Data-AI Threats
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Future of the Space Data Network: How the Pentagon Can Ensure a Competitive Marketplace
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Nuclear Statecraft: The Saudi Deal and U.S.-China Competition
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Changing Fault Lines in Israel–Syria Dynamics
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Xi’s Visit to the US: Managing Constructive Strategic Stability
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Preventing the Creation of Mirror Life: A Strategy for the United States
RAND Corporation
Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Summer 2026
RAND Corporation
Positioning Qatar in the Global Research, Development, and Innovation Landscape: Comparative Insights from Small Advanced Economies
RAND Corporation
Research, development, and innovation talent in Qatar: The policy and program Landscape
RAND Corporation
The Insurability of Artificial Intelligence
RAND Corporation
Data Center Siting Model and Suitability Mapper for Community Planners: Overview and Technical Documentation
RAND Corporation
Optimizing Data Center Siting: Considering Local Infrastructure, Environmental, and Community Constraints
RAND Corporation
Can Online Activity Be Regulated? Evidence from Adult Websites
Cato Institute
Why Energy Could Be the Real Prize of the EU-India FTA
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond Age-Gating: Regulating Platform Design for Child Safety
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Don’t let Syria’s recovery become collateral damage in the Iran-US war
Brookings
Powering AI: Local Impacts of the Data Center Boom
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Manufacturing Profits Soar on Trump Reforms
Heritage Foundation
Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey
Cato Institute
John H. Cochrane is featured in the MFS Summer School 2026 event, “Inflation and Debt,” hosted by the Macro Finance Society
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer testifies at the hearing, “Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey,” before the House Judiciary Committee
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer testifies at the hearing, “Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey,” before the House Judiciary Committee (Testimony + Q&A)
Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon testifies at the event, “Illinois Advisory Committee Virtual Panels on Examining Civil Rights and Liberties Concerns with the Use of AI in Law Enforcement,” before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Cato Institute
Laura Bondank-Harmon discusses the frightening truth about surveillance on a Breaking Battlegrounds YouTube Short
Cato Institute
Laura Bondank-Harmon discusses how constant government surveillance is destroying our freedom on a Breaking Battlegrounds YouTube Short
Cato Institute
Jeffrey A. Singer discusses Marijuana legalization on the American Council on Science and Health’s Science Dispatch Podcast
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show
Cato Institute
Ilya Somin discusses his USA Today article, “Democratic Socialists and MAGA Share a Dangerous Flaw,” on Cumulus News Talk’s America at Night with McGraw Milhaven
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer’s testimony at an election integrity hearing was featured on N12NJ’s News 12 New Jersey
Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon testifies at the event, “Illinois Advisory Committee Virtual Panels on Examining Civil Rights and Liberties Concerns with the Use of AI in Law Enforcement,” before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Cato Institute
Navigating Contested Epistemic Fields of Resource Extraction:
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
When “Research” becomes a political narrative: Questions for Baku Research Institute
AIR Center
Credible elections are no longer possible in South Sudan – what next?
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Nikita Khrushchev's 1959 Visit to the United States
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Why AI’s Biggest Rivals Are Suddenly Calling for Restraint
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Meta Platforms v. Bonta
Cato Institute
A Pacific Policy Inventory for the Trump Administration
Heritage Foundation
“Aloha and Stay Tuned”: The Trump Administration’s Pacific Policy Inventory
Heritage Foundation
Census Poverty Report Paints an Inaccurate Picture | Cato’s Romina Boccia
Cato Institute
EPA Moves to Repeal Biden Power Plant Climate Rules | Cato’s Travis Fisher Reacts
Cato Institute
What Would Need to Happen to Slow AI Development?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Britain’s Defence Industrial Strategy Has a University-Shaped Gap
RUSI
The UN Security Council Is Deadlocked on Climate. New Members Have a Path Forward.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
How Is Hungary’s New Government Doing?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
India-Japan Defence Cooperation Breaks New Ground
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Canada’s Energy Pivot to Asia: Why It Matters for India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Xi-Modi Meet: Two Tracks, Three Mutuals, and a New India-China Equation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
When Can We Know Practices? Rules, Logics, and Epistemologies of Practice in IR
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Powering America: The Grid, Affordability, and Energy Dominance
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
No Time to Lose
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
The Decline of Russian Power in the Western Balkans
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Last Week Meatballs, This Week Spaghetti
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Expect A More Dangerous Asia If Maritime Issues Don’t Make the Trump-Xi Agenda
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Expansion and Exposure: The Paradox of Houthi Control of Bab al-Mandeb
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
From Conflict Management to Peace Consolidation in the South Caucasus
AIR Center
Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Challenge the Mecca Defence Alliance
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
China’s Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) in Focus
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
How ASEAN and the Quad Are Quietly Aligning in an Era of Strategic Competition
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
China and Trade in Critical Raw Materials (CRMs)
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Workforce policy for the age of AI
Brookings
Reimagining Air Base Defense in an Era of Drones and Strategic Inflection
RAND Corporation
Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025
RAND Corporation
A U.S. Strategy to Secure Geopolitical Advantage on an Uncertain Path to Superintelligence: Maintaining Freedom of Action
RAND Corporation
Examining the Evolution of Veteran Labor Market Outcomes
RAND Corporation
De-reservification, Not De-dollarization
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The Flat Tax Advantage
Cato Institute
Uncle Sam Owning Private Companies?
Cato Institute
General election in Sweden
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
ISRO, DRDO and the Rise of India’s Military-Industrial Complex
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
As Western Aid Retreats, Can BRICS Deliver for Africa?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Safeguarding Global Trade Through Resilient Maritime Corridors
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
How strong is the Chinese Communist Party’s hold on power?
Brookings
Can communities mitigate their rising concerns about data centers?
Brookings
Monday, 14 September 2026
Veronique de Rugy discusses Canada’s pivot to the EU, tariffs, ruptured relations with the US, and Canadian sovereignty on Relevant Radio’s The Drew Mariani Show
Cato Institute
CO26196 | Protecting Boundaries to Safeguard Singapore’s Pluralistic Values
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
House Rules Committee Advances Russia Sanctions Bill With New Tariff Power
Cato Institute
Michael Smerconish promoted his upcoming program, Can We Agree?, featuring a debate between Jennifer Huddleston and former “Cyber Czar” Richard Clarke on SiriusXM POTUS’ The Michael Smerconish Program
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” is cited on N+ Univision’s La Voz de la Mañana
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses AI regulation concerns on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Surveillance
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses AI regulation concerns on the Bloomberg Surveillance podcast
Cato Institute
Jeffrey A. Singer discusses inconclusive cannabis studies on an American Council on Science and Health social media reel
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer participates in the event, “Looming Issues Facing the 2026 Midterm Elections,” hosted by the Baker Institute
Cato Institute
Ilya Somin’s USA Today article, “Democratic Socialists and MAGA Share a Dangerous Flaw,” is cited on US Radio News
Cato Institute
Ryan Bourne’s briefing paper, “End the National Endowment for the Arts,” is cited on WIND Radio’s The Center Square Radio Hour
Cato Institute
Bryan Caplan discusses his book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing, on the New Books Network Book of the Day podcast
Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Immigrants Have Lower Lifetime Incarceration Rates than Native-Born Americans,” is cited on NPR affiliate WVPS’ Vermont Edition
Cato Institute
Putin will not yield
Brookings
Taiwan’s inside-out paradox
Brookings
Chad’s anti-corruption institutions buckle under political pressure
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Updating the IRS Spotlight: Tracking a weakened agency
Brookings
The right dome for America
Brookings
Children in foster care need more than just a child care slot
Brookings
Five building blocks for creating a bipartisan post–Trump US health care system
Brookings
The AI revolution threatens a 'token divide'
Brookings
The Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
On the Ground in Haiti: The Growing War Zone Facing U.S. Deportees
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Is the U.S. Army Backing Off on Drones?
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Alaska’s Bid to Seize a $95,000 Plane Over a $1,500 Fine Is Excessive and Unconstitutional
Cato Institute
Cato’s Huddleston: We Can’t Just Focus on Fears of AI “Doom”
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer discusses election security and election resilience on The Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR)’s The Unstoppable Vote documentary podcast
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” is cited on Noticiero N+ Univision: Fin de semana (Weekend)
Cato Institute
From Red Tape to Real Choice: Reforming Childcare Policy
Cato Institute
Sharia, the Modern State, and Freedom: A Reformist Perspective
Cato Institute
Funding for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services in US State Budgets
RAND Corporation
Exercise or Extra Fries? Behavioral Drivers of Obesity Over the Life Cycle
RAND Corporation
Getting to Best Practice: A Practice-Oriented Checklist for Monitoring Clinic-Level Fidelity to Hypertension Interventions in a Large Safety-Net Healthcare System
RAND Corporation
Improving Public Health Laboratory Preparedness at European Union Level: Learning Points from Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
RAND Corporation
Misinformation and Conspiracies in COVID Times
RAND Corporation
Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics and Practice of Evaluation
RAND Corporation
Role Status Changes During Emerging Adulthood and Their Association with Substance Use, Mental Health, and Well-Being Outcomes Over a 4-Year Period
RAND Corporation
Contraceptive Knowledge and Related Factors Among Male and Female U.S. Veterans of Reproductive Age
RAND Corporation
Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Young Adulthood and Mental Health Outcomes
RAND Corporation
New defence-industrial strategies target capacity and resilience, but put cooperation at risk
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
South Korea should help defend Ukraine’s skies
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
‘No Good Answer’: Who Would Defend a United Ireland?
RUSI
How Europe’s 2027 Elections Could Test EU Governance
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Iran War’s Climate, Environmental, and Human Security Fallout
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
America’s Chronic Disease Crisis: How to Understand and Reverse It
Heritage Foundation
Make Classical Education Roman Again
Heritage Foundation
Brick by BRICS: Extracting Consensus from Conflict
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Germany’s Defence Modernisation: The Difficulties Behind the Zeitenwende
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Iran and the Emerging Security Order in the Middle East
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China’s Open-Weight Challenge to U.S. AI Leadership
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
AUKUS Turns Five: Real Progress, Hard Challenges Ahead
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
BRICS and Space: Engaging Divergent Powers
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Progress and stagnation: US poverty, deep poverty, and the safety net, 1967–2023
Brookings
Open-Weight AI Models May Increase Biological Misuse Risks: Assessing Anti-Refusal Tampering, Capability Enhancement, and Publicly Available Uncensored Models
RAND Corporation
An Analysis of Zearn Math Implementation Costs
RAND Corporation
The Trump Coalition
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Highlights the Dangers of Open-Weight Models
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Stopping Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Ceuta: what’s different this time
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Reclaiming Sovereignty: A Series on Energy, Power, and the Indo-Pacific: The Indo-Pacific Under Siege
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Xi Jinping’s India Visit: A Thaw, Not a Reset
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India is fighting CBAM. It should also help shape the rules
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Discerning Dissent from Misinformation: Trust in Biosecurity Governance
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
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