Think Tank Alert

Thursday, 16 April 2026
To Fight Ransomware, Turn to Incident Response Professionals
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The European Union’s external imbalances: past, future and policy
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Presidential elections in Peru
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
India and the America First Arms Transfer Strategy
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Why Americans Are Getting Larger Refunds This Tax Season
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Four Reasons Why Markwayne Mullin May Be the Steady Hand DHS Needs at a Criti...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Shadi Hamid Makes Outlandish Claims About Islam, Assimilation, and America
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Drone diplomacy: Ukraine strengthens security role in Europe and the Gulf
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Could Bulgaria replace Hungary as Putin’s proxy inside the EU?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Exhaustion and Endurance: Contrasting US–Russian Defence Industrial Resilience and Lessons for India
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Conflict Dynamics in Mozambique and India’s LNG Investments
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The Japan–US Summit Meeting and Its Impacts on Japan’s Security Posture
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Financial aid for students without financial need: How widespread is it?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What do special elections mean for the midterm elections?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
AI Implications for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Policy and Programs: A Strategic Analytic Research Agenda
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Cato Institute Welcomes Charles Sunderland to Its Board of Directors
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
How to Fix Washington’s Affordability Crisis
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
EU aid for domestic revenue mobilisation after the Sevilla Commitment
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Powering Viksit Bharat 2047: Baseline Assessment of State-Level Readiness for Energy Transition
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Bolstering Deterrence Through Submarine Dominance
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Between Necessity and Constraint: The Limits of a UK–EU ‘Reset’
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Optimising Nuclear Energy with AI: Bridging India’s Efficiency Gap
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Lenacapavir and the Long Road from ‘Miracle’ to Global Access
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond Pilgrimage: Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in China’s Strategic Discourse
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
How long will China’s real estate crisis last?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Strait of Hormuz crisis: Iran, shipping, and Australia’s strategy
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
School Choice Is Booming and Families Are Winning As the Education Cartel Cru...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Indonesia’s Parallel Engagement with BRICS, the OECD and the EU
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
Justice in Sudan cannot wait for the war to end
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Beyond Bans: Preparing Children for the Age of AI
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
War Has a Price: Who Pays and What It Means for Investment
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Agentic AI Evaluation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
2026 chart book examines spending, taxes, and deficits
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Assessing the state of AI adoption across the federal government
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
CO26080 | Staying Ahead of Cyber Threats for a Secure Regional Cyberspace
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Learning About Police Bias: Prosecutors and Police Before and After Body-Worn Cameras
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Statement for the Record: The President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Korea Must Redefine Energy Security as a Geopolitical Imperative
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The growing manipulation of civil nuclear risks
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The ‘US blockade’ of Iran: How It Might Function (Or Not!)
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
From Aid to Trade: Rethinking Korea’s Development Cooperation through Energy Infrastructure
tiny icon of kiep  KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
How Sudan’s Economic Collapse Creates an Opening for China
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
China’s Dual-Use Ambitions Could Severely Threaten America’s Force Posture
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Security Environment in the Middle East
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
China’s Naval Buildup Exposes U.S. Shipbuilding Gaps and Fleet Weakness
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Social Security Nears the Cliff. Will Americans Be Thrown Over?
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Reconfiguring the Moroccan Agricultural Model: A Systemic and Paradoxical Exploration
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
They Were Supposed To Leave the Church. Instead, Gen Z Is Packing It
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
India in Pax Silica: A Critical Assessment
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Cheng Li-wun in Beijing: China’s Long Game in Taiwan’s Electoral Politics
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Sustainability in an Age of Strategic Disorder
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Geopolitical purgatory
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
The Iran war is not about China
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Azerbaijan Manages Crisis Amid Iran Conflict
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Pakistan’s Mediation in the West Asia Crisis: Strategic Survival and Diplomatic Utility
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Sudan Wartime Online Propaganda
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
The Global Microchip Conflict: The Semiconductor Fault Line Through Taiwan
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Trump's Naval Blockade of Hormuz: Kinetic Economic Coercion
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
SHE-Marts: Addressing India’s Missing Market for Women Entrepreneurs
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
America’s Rural Future: In the Mississippi Delta with Commission Members Bill Bynum and Charlie Cotherman
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Closing the data gap for AI policy: Lessons from the Stanford AI Index
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Colin Grabow participates in a shipbuilding debate on the Manufacturing Talks podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on FBN’s Varney & Co.
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Human Freedom Index is cited on the VisualPolitik EN podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon discusses his article, “Jeanine Pirro’s Second Amendment Two-Step,” on the Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on WBAP Radio
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Walter Olson discusses President Trump signing the “Voter Integrity” executive order on The Legal Edition podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on SiriusXM’s FOX News Headlines 24/7
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Michael F. Cannon’s briefing paper, “Universal, Permanent Health Insurance Relief: Obamacare for Those Who Want It, Choice for Those Who Don’t,” is cited on The Brownstone Institute’s The Brownstone Show podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
David J. Bier discusses his blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” on PBS NewsHour
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s briefing paper, “New Income Tax Deductions for Tax-Free Tips and Overtime,” is cited on The Majority Report with Sam Seder
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Johan Norberg’s policy analysis, “How Viktor Orbán’s Hungary Eroded the Rule of Law and Free Markets,” is cited on the Headlines from The Times podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Digital radicalisation in Senegal: early warning of an evolving terror threat
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
How immigration enforcement is harming US schools and students
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Rebuilding IES to amplify the impact of education research on student outcomes
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The return of global imbalances? The US case
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What are the differences between payment stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
CO26079 | ASEAN’s Economic Agenda: Towards Greater Strategic Agency?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Building the Knowledge and Skills the U.S. Air Force Needs for Strategic Competition with China: Sharpening the Sword and Burnishing the Shield
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Could Deep Sea Mining Break China's Grip on Critical Minerals?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Stolen Species, Missed Opportunities: Wildlife Laundering in Latin America
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Portuguese Defense Strategy and Spending
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Zelenskyy’s Middle East and Turkey tour reveals a new regional order in the making
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Critical Commercial Infrastructure in Warfare: The New Face of Grey-Zone
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Pillar to Foundation: Defence as the Anchor of the US-India Partnership
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India’s CBDC Experiment: Digital Rupee, Developmental Ambition
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Fall of Gazprom
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
What Hungary Can Learn From Poland
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
The debt comes due—but there is no one to pick up the tab
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Why did people stop responding to federal economic surveys? What can be done?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The real Thucydides trap
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
College Credit for Industry Credentials: Identifying Who Might Benefit and Strategies for Outreach
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Who Actually Pays Federal Taxes?
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Gatekeepers in the Cloud
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
‘Hybrid Militarised Legalism’ and Judicial Hollowing Out in Pakistan
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
A Strategic Approach Towards AI Sovereignty
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Chinese Lessons from the War in the Middle East
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Structural Failure of the Iran-US Islamabad Talks
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
LA’s Mansion Tax: Lessons for Urban India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India–EU SDP and SAFE: New Delhi’s Potential as a Non-EU Partner
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond Quantum-Safe Claims: India’s Opportunity to Certify Global Trust
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
What to know about China’s economic ambitions and its Five-Year Plan
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The future we finance: Rethinking debt and progress in a world of conflict
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The rise of prediction markets: Innovation or speculation?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Global democracy under pressure: Insights from Africa for a changing world
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Monday, 13 April 2026
CO26077 | Overlapping Landscapes of Technological Innovation, Dual-Use, and International Resilience
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
RMS of Georgia, LLC v. EPA
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
IP26059 | Iran’s Sea Control Does Much More than “Close” the Strait of Hormuz
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Justin Logan discusses his article, “Threatening NATO Over Iran Is Stupid, but Potentially Useful,” on The Daily Wire’s Wired In Live
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Andrew J. Coulson’s article, “A Voucher Victory,” is cited on the Drew For Now podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Johan Norberg discusses the Hungarian elections on BBC News
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Editorial: RUSI Journal, Issue 2, 2026
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Iran War Has a “Second Front”—and Tehran Has Already Lost It
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Inside the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings as leaders grapple with war and supply shocks
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Brussels and Kyiv should have realistic expectations about Magyar’s Hungary
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Orbán’s Hungarian election defeat: Good for Ukraine, bad for Russia
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Experts react: Hungary just voted out Viktor Orbán. Here’s what to expect in Europe and beyond.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Africa and the Middle East crisis: better prepared, but not insulated
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Earned paid time off should be a basic right
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Profit regulation and strategic transfer pricing by vertically integrated firms: Evidence from health care
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How technology is transforming crime and terrorism
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
CO26077 | Overlapping Landscapes of Technological Innovation, Dual-Use, and International Resilience
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
CO26078 | Learned in Text, Literate in Context: The Vision for the Singapore College of Islamic Studies
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Cato Expert: GOP FISA Reauthorization Falls Short on Civil Liberties Safeguards
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Op-Ed: Pirro’s “Pirouettes” on the Second Amendment Should Worry Every Gun Owner
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Free Speech at Stake: Cato Files Brief in Media Matters v. FTC
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The West’s Ukraine Sanctions Strategy has Lost its Way
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done?
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Islamabad Breakdown: Trump and the Iranian Paradox
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Shadow War: North Korea’s Grey-Zone Strategy in the Digital Age
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Deep Sea Mining and Ocean Commons: Economics, Equity, and the Governance
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Has the Iran War Triggered Another Semiconductor Crisis?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
“An Integral Part of Our Lives”: WhatsApp Groups as Socio-Technical Gathering Spaces in Somali Drought Relief
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
China and the Iran Crisis
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
US Weapons Sales to West Asia amidst the Iran War
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Financial aid for students without financial need
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Financial aid for students without financial need: Why do colleges offer it?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What does the future hold for the IRS and Postal Service?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Coordinating the government response to human trafficking in the Netherlands
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Landelijke aansturing en coördinatie aanpak mensenhandel: Eindverslag van kennistafels: [National governance and coordination of the response to human trafficking in the Netherlands: Expert roundtables on challenges and the possible role of a national coordinator]
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Infinite Potential—Insights from the Business and Civil Society Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
China’s Global Governance Initiatives: Diplomacy-Intelligence Convergence
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The India-France Defence Connect
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Hormuz Crisis and South Korea’s Energy–Alliance Nexus
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Students, Screens, and Human Capital Formation in India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Rebalancing world order in an age of fragmentation: A conversation with Finnish President Alexander Stubb
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Investing in a shared future
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
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