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Friday, 24 July 2026
Opinion: EU-Azerbaijan Relations Intensify: Pragmatism Wins Out Over Politics
AIR Center
Caspian Basin Rises in South Korea’s Energy Security Outlook
AIR Center
The South Caucasus at a historic turning point: Between lasting peace and renewed confrontation
AIR Center
The security environment of the South Caucasus amid changing geopolitical realities
AIR Center
Türkiye–PRC Railway Partnership Bolsters Middle Corridor
AIR Center
India and the Rising Costs of Strategic Autonomy
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Address by German Foreign Minister Dr Johann Wadephul on South African-German Relations
SAIIA
(South African Institute of International Affairs)
A growing effort to restrict immigrants' access to public benefits
Brookings
Measuring immigrant public benefit participation: A methodological guide
Brookings
Immigrant public benefit participation: Our estimates
Brookings
From Capacity to Reliability: Four Reforms for Powering Viksit Bharat 2047
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Operationalizing Strategic Trust: The India–Australia Uranium Partnership
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Bihar's Satellite Townships: Building Self-Sustaining Cities
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India's Nutrition Report Card: Progress Amid Persistent Challenges
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 23 July 2026
The Nuanced Relationship Between Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
SA’s anti-immigration movement raises the stakes on social media
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Evolution, Not Revolution: Why China Isn’t Pushing Its Cleantech Advantage in the Hormuz Crisis
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Set Off Tremors. Is It Still Alive?
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Why Jordan remains a critical US partner
Brookings
Resilience rules: Securing the enterprise in concentrated ecosystems
Brookings
The US-Taiwan relationship is stronger than the headlines suggest
Brookings
State Safety Net Interactive
Brookings
A look at safety net policy over time and across states
Brookings
Why do so few noncitizens try to vote?
Brookings
New awards signal the expansion of the place-based federal investment era
Brookings
The Nuanced Relationship Between Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Failures of Wealth Taxation
Cato Institute
Data-Center Ratepayer Measures Lack Enforcement, Cato Energy Expert Says
Cato Institute
Delaware vs Elon Musk, a Corporate Law Showdown
Cato Institute
The Wisdom of Crowds: An Intro to Prediction Markets
Cato Institute
Safeguarding the Future in the AI Era: Q&A with Sella Nevo
RAND Corporation
Improving frailty care
RAND Corporation
North Africa’s Flaring Problem is Europe’s Gas Opportunity
RUSI
Losing Control of the West’s Longstanding Interests in Seychelles
RUSI
The Alternative für Deutschland and Germany’s Unsettled Place in the World
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Negotiating an Age of Conquest: Converting American Power Into Durable Political Outcomes
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A Competitive Analysis of the Biomanufacturing Strategic Landscape and Technology Stack
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Detour Dividends: How Syrian Airspace Benefits from the Iran War
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Will the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Proceed?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
How the U.S. Can Survive a Large-Scale AI Cyberattack
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Strengthening the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Through Civil Society Engagement
SAIIA
(South African Institute of International Affairs)
How tech firms should address job concerns and skill development
Brookings
Sustaining Agile Operations: Volume 2, Energy and Water Technology Survey
RAND Corporation
Federal Spending Mapping Tools
RAND Corporation
The U.S. Is About to Design an AI Regulator. Here’s How to Get It Right.
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Insurgency-Related Conflict
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Coups and Other Irregular Leadership Changes
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Gray Zone Attacks Against U.S. Allies and Partners
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Conflict-Driven Chokepoint Disruptions
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
American Crisis Management for a New Era
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
COP31 in sight: The Santa Marta conference as a shortcut through climate gridlock
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
The Dark Ocean Challenge: Undersea Networks and the Future of Naval Warfare
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Russia’s Fuel Crisis Exposes Deeper Economic Fault Lines
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Two New Studies Shift India’s Generic Medicines Debate
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
West Bengal's Manufacturing Paradox: Reading the FY 2026-27 State Budget
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Stake in the Global Subsea Cable Race
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
International carbon trading: a strategic lever to boost global decarbonisation
Bruegel
Top priorities for US-Africa relations in an era of great power competition: Trade, investment, critical minerals, and security
Brookings
Veterans and Psychedelics
RAND Corporation
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Duvall v. Maryland
Cato Institute
Katherine Thompson discusses President Trump’s latest target in the war with Iran on NewsNation’s Morning in America
Cato Institute
Katherine Thompson discusses President Trump’s latest target in the war with Iran on NewsNation’s Morning in America
Cato Institute
Justin Logan examines the impact of mounting troop losses on public support for the Iran war during NPR’s Morning Edition
Cato Institute
Justin Logan discusses whether trade policy favors big business on the Foreign Policy Association podcast
Cato Institute
George Selgin discusses James Watt and the Steam Engine on the National Association of Scholars podcast
Cato Institute
Romina Boccia discusses the budget reconciliation bill on Hearst TV
Cato Institute
Robert A. Levy discusses the 2025-2026 SCOTUS term on The Bob Harden Show podcast
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome’s comments from the AP article, “Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods,” are cited on the Prof G Markets podcast
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer discusses the Department of Justice’s deployment of election monitors in select states on MS NOW’s The Moment with Katy Tur
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer discusses election deniers winning GOP primaries on PBS NewsHour
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer discusses election deniers winning GOP primaries on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront
Cato Institute
South Africa needs smarter visas, not just harder borders
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Maximum Pressure on Cuba, With Will Freeman
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Policy—not PR—will determine Gen Z's trust in AI
Brookings
Safety starts at the community level: Actionable lessons from three US cities
Brookings
Russia and Ukraine: Societies transformed by war
Brookings
CO26157 | Are Chinese Assets Becoming a Better Diversifier for Global Portfolios?
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Continuing Resolution Highlights Congress’s Broken Budget Process, Cato Expert Says
Cato Institute
Ukraine's Winning Strategy Against Russia: Attrition
RAND Corporation
Japan's Ambivalent Policy Towards Russia and Ukraine
RUSI
Russia's Selective Adaptation: Command, Control and the Limits of Learning in War
RUSI
States Weekly Newsletter: July 22, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
New York Woman’s Death Illustrates Ireland’s Asylum Trap
Heritage Foundation
Aspiration, Not Asset: India's Rare Earth Opportunity in Myanmar
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Monsoon Verdict: India’s Road Infrastructure is Failing Its Citizens
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
What Do the Election Security Documents Say About Chinese Interference in U.S. Elections?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
States Weekly Newsletter: July 22, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Section 232 Explained
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Beyond Deterrence: Evolving China-Russia Military Coordination and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
AI Strategies and the Informal Economy: Africa’s Job Creation Test
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Evolution of Iran’s Asymmetric Air Defence Strategy
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
European Commission President Visits Armenia
AIR Center
From Barrels to Blueprints
AIR Center
Turkish Defence Exports to the GCC States
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Afghanistan’s Pakistan Problem
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Effects of Exposure to Active Minds’ Send Silence Packing Exhibit on College Students’ Mental Health Help-Seeking Intentions
RAND Corporation
Do Market Reforms Cause Growth?
Cato Institute
An Assessment of the Taliban's Foreign Policy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India's Renewable Energy Moment in Uzbekistan
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Information Warfare in the Age of AI: Why India Needs Strategic AI Partnerships
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond Binary Choices: India's Case for a Multi-Pronged Pakistan Strategy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Radley Balko discusses his article, “ICE Is Out of Control. Here’s What to Do About It.,” on MS NOW’s The 11th Hour With Ali Velshi
Cato Institute
A Framework for Lasting Affordability
Cato Institute
June's Inflation Relief Was a Peace Dividend
Heritage Foundation
Slowing Data Center Construction Signals the Need for Pro-Growth Reforms
Heritage Foundation
The Great AI Game: The Race That Isn’t One.
OIIP
(Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Shaping the Narrative: How Journalists Covered the Global War on Terror
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
AI for Whom? The Unequal Consequences of a Technical Revolution
KIEP
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Scott Lincicome’s comments from the AP article, “Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods,” are cited on Yahoo! Finance
Cato Institute
Johan Norberg discusses what the Democratic Socialist of America gets wrong about Sweden on CFMJ’s No B.S. with Brad Smith
Cato Institute
Chelsea Follett discusses Europe’s attitude towards air conditioning on FBN’s Varney & Co.
Cato Institute
Ryan Bourne discusses what the data shows on the affordability crisis on the Let People Prosper Show with Dr. Vance Ginn
Cato Institute
Ryan Bourne’s interview on affordability is promoted on the Let People Prosper Show with Dr. Vance Ginn
Cato Institute
Ilya Somin discusses birthright citizenship on the Independent Institute’s Independent Conversations podcast
Cato Institute
Jon Hoffman discusses the unpopularity of the war with Iran on Times Radio’s The Carole Walker Show
Cato Institute
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon discusses President Trump placing 50% tariffs on Canada on KTRS’ The Heidi Glaus Show
Cato Institute
Thomas A. Berry examines the ongoing battle between President Trump and the corporate media on Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News
Cato Institute
A Framework for Lasting Affordability
Cato Institute
CO26156 | Understanding Malign Influence in Video Gaming
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
This Should Be the Next Enforcement Tool To Secure America’s Borders
Heritage Foundation
China and CRINK: Implications for Japan and the United States
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Managed disorder: The hard road to a modest peace with Russia after Ukraine
Clingendael
Treasury’s Do Not Pay System Prevents Nearly $100 Million in Payment Errors
Cato Institute
The Fight Against Financial Surveillance
Cato Institute
Unregistered small vessels: the hidden threat sailing East Africa’s coast
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Advancing early literacy with a 1st-grade safety net
Brookings
The importance of investing in space infrastructure with Bridgit Mendler and Mariel Borowitz | The TechTank Podcast
Brookings
To Base or Not to Base: The Iran War Exposes Flaws of U.S. Basing in the Middle East
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Four Defense Export Reforms for the United States
Heritage Foundation
False Narrative: How Dare Trump Deport Venezuelans to Earthquake ‘Hell’
Heritage Foundation
Ai-enabled purple teaming for counter-drone security in Sahel
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Beyond Enrolment: India's Higher Education Completion Gap
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Agentic AI and the Future of Work in Service-Export Economies
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Dismissal of Ukraine's Defence Minister
RUSI
Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Elbows Up: The Price of Economic Coercion Against Canada
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
World Cup 2026: North America Missed the Goal
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Bolstering Pacific Resilience: A New Paradigm for Engagement by U.S. Allies and Partners
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Small States and the Security Dilemma: The High Cost of Great Power Reliance in an Era of Strategic Transition
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
India, Chile and the Lithium Supply Chain
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
India’s 2028–29 UN Security Council Campaign: Africa beyond Bilateral Goodwill
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Fed independence after Trump v. Cook
Brookings
AI is rapidly changing education and research needs to keep up
Brookings
China's strategic petroleum reserve as a geoeconomic tool: A 'what if' exercise
RAND Corporation
The Men and Women of Project Firestar—How the United States Developed the Labor Force to Colonize Titan: A Backcasting Analysis of Labor Force Requirements for U.S. Technoeconomic Leadership Through 2050
RAND Corporation
China’s Use of Armed Coercion in the Indo-Pacific: Current Patterns and Regional Responses
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The ‘No Palm Oil’ Pitfall
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India–Norway Green Partnership: Diversifying Energy, Deepening Decarbonisation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Looking Through Their Eyes: Egocentric Data Collection in India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Will China replace America on the world stage?
Brookings
15th annual Municipal Finance Conference
Brookings
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