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Thursday, 23 April 2026
Life, Liberty, and Happiness: A guide for yesterday and today?
Brookings
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
Thompson v. Wilson
Cato Institute
Beyond Tariffs: Cato Fellow on What Learning Resources v. Trump Means for Future Presidents
Cato Institute
Cato Expert: Colorado’s AI Law Hands Government Control Over Speech
Cato Institute
Integrated care for people who use alcohol and/or other drugs: A case study analysis of the current landscape in England
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of depot buprenorphine provision in treatment and recovery services in England
RAND Corporation
D-SITAR Methods Report
RAND Corporation
Chinese Academy of Sciences Directory
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of Networks for School Improvement: Impacts, Implementation, and Lessons for Network-Based Continuous Improvement
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative—How Network Hubs Develop and Support Continuous Improvement Networks: Data Sources and Methodology
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative—How Network Hubs Develop and Support Continuous Improvement Networks: Final Report
RAND Corporation
Factors that influence employees' perceptions and experiences of working within the treatment and recovery sector in England
RAND Corporation
The barriers and facilitators to supporting, commissioning and working with Lived Experience Recovery Organisations in systems of care in England
RAND Corporation
Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy in England: Results from a process evaluation
RAND Corporation
Implementation and early impacts of the Housing Support Grant in England
RAND Corporation
The Gulf War: Hidden Vulnerabilities and Strategic Failures
RUSI
Renewing the American Covenant
Heritage Foundation
Assembly Elections 2026: Women Voters and the Representation Gap
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global South, Global Demographies, Global Learnings
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Turmoil in Angola: Ghost of Wagner or Politics of Survival?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global Shocks, Uneven Transmission: The Northeast in India’s Supply Chains
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tariffs, Oil, and the Rupee: India's External Reckoning
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Redefining power systems: Turkish electric-sector engagement in Africa
Atlantic Council
The shadow fleet is undermining the maritime order more brazenly than ever
Atlantic Council
An age of liminality: Contradictions in Command
OIIP
(Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea: The Shift from Piracy to Proxy Conflicts
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Baku–Moscow Tensions Subdued, but Underlying Distrust Persists
AIR Center
Will the 2026 NPT Rev Con Resolve the ‘Inalienable Right to Nuclear Energy’ Dilemma?
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Beyond the Accidents: LCA Tejas and the Politics of Perception in Defence Markets
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Maldivian Economy under Muizzu Administration
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
How to make climate action more appealing to everyday Americans
Brookings
Chinese Academy of Sciences Directory
RAND Corporation
Simpler Is Better for Autograders: Toward Cost-Effective LLM Evaluations for Open-Ended Tasks
RAND Corporation
Extractive Taxation and the French Revolution
Cato Institute
Lake Chad Basin’s perfect storm: climate change, violent extremism and displacement
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The Future of China and Pakistan’s ‘Iron Friendship’
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Trump, Vance and the Politics of Scapegoating
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
A Better Blueprint, Uncertain Outcomes: Assessing India’s Carbon Trading Scheme
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Scott Lincicome discusses stalled Gulf aluminum shipments in the Strait of Hormuz on NPR’s Morning Edition
Cato Institute
Colin Grabow discusses the Jones Act and other ship regulations on the Fountainhead Forum
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” is cited on the Early Warning Podcast
Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on WLOB’s The Ray Richardson Show
Cato Institute
Johan Norberg’s research on Cuba’s bogus infant mortality statistics is cited on KTTH’s The Jason Rantz Show
Cato Institute
Expert Available: Seventh Amendment Requires Jury Before Agency Civil Penalties Are Final
Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on WLOB’s The Ray Richardson Show
Cato Institute
The Surveillance Program Congress Can’t Quit
Cato Institute
A quiet US-AU deal that could reshape investment in Africa
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
How should we approach chatbots' mental health and privacy concerns? | The TechTank Podcast
Brookings
An immigration slowdown led to widespread declines in population growth in America’s major metro areas
Brookings
Cold War Echoes of Great Power Minerals Strategy
RUSI
Beyond Integrity: Thinking Twice About Financial Crime Risk
RUSI
No SAVE Act? Congress Still Holds the Trump Card
Heritage Foundation
Civil Defence in Europe: An Initial Assessment
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
When Schools Close, Federal Education Funding Should Follow Students
Heritage Foundation
Smithsonian’s Woke Leadership Must Go Before America’s 250th
Heritage Foundation
Clarence Thomas Warns America: Liberty Dies When We Choose Comfort Over Courage
Heritage Foundation
Roadblock Geographies: A Typology of Extraction, Circulation, and Authority in Conflict
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
EU Enlargement in Transition
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Australia’s Recognition of Palestine: A Case of Supporting the Status Quo over Accountability
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
States are innovating on labor market data. The feds could, too
Brookings
Fiscal Year 2025 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project
RAND Corporation
Environmental dimensions of conflict in the Lake Chad region
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Foreign Policy Issues of the Republic of Cyprus during the EU Council Presidency
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Trump 2.0: A Disruptive Peripeteia for International Law
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Military Power and Its Discontents
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Training AI on Copyrighted Works: Comparative Legal Frameworks
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Digitising Consciousness and Cognitive Sovereignty
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Invisible Transaction: AI, E-commerce, and India’s MSMEs
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Innovation as a Foundation for Cyber Resilience
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Designing Out Dependence: Demand-Side Innovation for Critical Mineral Security
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Fed Governor Christopher Waller: Transforming the Fed’s operations for the 21st century
Brookings
Monday, 20 April 2026
Travis Fisher’s news release, “New Policy Approach for Powering AI Data Centers without Raising Rates,” is cited before the Minnesota Committee on State and Local Government
Cato Institute
David J. Bier discusses his blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” on NPR affiliate KJZZ
Cato Institute
Doug Bandow discusses U.S.-China relations on DragonTV’s CrossOver
Cato Institute
Timothy Sandefur discusses his book, “Proclaiming Liberty: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence,” on the Ask Dr. Drew Show
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” is cited on the McBean Immigration TV podcast
Cato Institute
Jeffrey A. Singer discusses President Trump’s executive order on fast-tracking psychedelic drug research on KSAZ’s FOX 10 News at 5:30pm
Cato Institute
Lawrence H. White is featured in the event, “Adam Smith Lecture Series: Adam Smith on Private Money Versus Government Money,” on Boise State BTV
Cato Institute
Patrick G. Eddington discusses private protections and FISA renewal on The Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s white paper, “Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023,” is cited on Reason TV’s The Reason Roundtable podcast
Cato Institute
Emissions regulation is one of the EU’s trump cards, not a ‘nice to have’
Clingendael
Counter-terrorism lessons to avoid a Lake Chad Basin scenario in Borgu-Kainji
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Institutional architecture and prosperity: What lies beneath the aggregate score
Atlantic Council
Using the USMCA review to strengthen regional integration
Atlantic Council
‘They have been exposed’: The Iran war upends Gulf states’ security and business model
Atlantic Council
The Iran war has forced the US-Gulf alliance out of the shadows
Atlantic Council
Russia threatens Europe as Ukraine escalates strikes on Putin’s oil industry
Atlantic Council
No Surprises Act arbitration databook
Brookings
A voluntary export fee (VEF) on pollution: Recovering foreign tax revenue to support US clean manufacturing
Brookings
As the US steps out of UNESCO, China steps up
Brookings
Key takeaways from Brookings conversation with European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño
Brookings
Avoid any temporary deal on Iran’s nukes
Brookings
Regulatory uncertainty is what actually holds back innovation
Brookings
The strategic aftershocks of Trump’s Iran war
Brookings
Key takeaways from the Brookings conversation with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed
Brookings
Schmidt v. City of Norfolk
Cato Institute
Robots Just Captured a Russian Position in Ukraine—but Don’t Worry About Real-Life Terminators Just Yet
RAND Corporation
Potential Spillover Effects on Diagnostic Delay for Cancer During the NHS-Galleri Trial: A Quasi-Experimental Difference-In-Differences Study
RAND Corporation
Using a Quality Improvement Priority Metric to Promote Uniformly High-Quality Care: An Illustrative Example Using Child HCAHPS Survey Data
RAND Corporation
Trump Orders FDA Review of Psychedelic Therapies
Cato Institute
Iran’s Instability and the Gulf’s Indispensability
RUSI
Iran War and Tariffs Spark Fertilizer Shock That Drive Costs Higher for Farmers
Heritage Foundation
How Trump Can Punish Spain
Heritage Foundation
Why European Industry needs Carbon Diplomacy in the Age of CBAM
Clingendael
Time to Revive the U.S. Maritime Service
Heritage Foundation
Social Protection for All: Opportunities and Challenges for Inclusive Societies in the Middle East and North Africa
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Minimising Urban Traffic Congestion: Lessons from Delhi
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Negotiations As Theater: Trump’s Iran Approach Under Scrutiny
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Moving the Needle: AI, Fashion, and the Future
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Creative and Economic Promise of Modern Gaming
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Levelling Up: How AI is Transforming Video-Game Development
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Language Stewardship in India’s AI Ecosystem
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The AI Dilemma: Copyright, Incentives, and the Future of Creativity
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Strengthening MSME Resilience in an Era of Geoeconomic Turbulence
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Middle East Muddle: Pakistan's Premature Vainglory
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Below the Band: The Arithmetic of India’s Disinflation in FY26
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why the EU Needs to Address Chinese Technology Licensing
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Why and How Europeans Must Prepare for US Retrenchment
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Correlating US Aggression on Cuba, Venezuela and Iran: The Oil Factor
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Financial aid for students without financial need: How do institutions use it strategically?
Brookings
A Formal Model of How Artificial Intelligence Erodes Human Agency
RAND Corporation
The Patient Experience Divide: How Income Relates to Care Quality in the Primary Care Setting
RAND Corporation
Examining the American Mindset on Community Well-Being: Insights from a National Survey
RAND Corporation
Dental Surgeries in Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Children With Developmental Disabilities
RAND Corporation
Financing the EU budget: an assessment of five proposals for new resources
Bruegel
AI Advertising and the Authenticity Paradox
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Collaborative research and action to transform education systems
Brookings
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