Think Tank Alert

Thursday, 08 October 2026
The Art of the Package Deal
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
The Revenue Side of the Next EU Budget
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Risk and strategy for Indonesia – China Marine Scientific Research cooperation
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China’s Weaponization of Dual-Use Research Vessels for Undersea Data Dominance
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Europe must prioritize consistency and de-escalation at the space–nuclear nexus
tiny icon of sipri  SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
The Evolution of China’s Science and Technology Policy
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
China–Ecuador Relations: Gaining Strength
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Mapping AI Ecosystems in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom: Opportunities for bilateral collaboration and action
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Charting A Path Forward For Medicare Advantage: Expert Consensus On Policy Priorities And Trade-Offs
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
AI ecosystems in the Netherlands and the UK: Agrifood & agritech
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
AI ecosystems in the Netherlands and the UK: Compute for AI
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
AI ecosystems in the Netherlands and the UK: Life sciences
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Housing Restrictions for People with Criminal Records
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Danes, the Dutch, the Swedes and the feasibility of walking away from pay-as-you-go pensions
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
How business can help build a safer South Africa: lessons from the Violence Prevention Forum
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
The NRLM Architecture: Institutions, Incentives, and Lessons on Strengthening Rural Livelihoods
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Hedging by Design: Southeast Asia's Engagement with BRICS
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Hormuz to Bab-el-Mandeb: The Limits of India’s Energy Diversification
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The $10 trillion question: Financing the AI buildout
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Are the U.S. Midterms Vulnerable to Foreign Meddling?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Wednesday, 07 October 2026
South Africa needs more than a five-point plan to prevent violence
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Why Putin is again rattling the nuclear saber
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How state policymakers can address unequal access to adequate school facilities
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
CO26212 | How Can We Control Frontier AI?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
CO26213 | Flight FZ1073 and the Insider Threat: Aviation Security, Regional Normalisation and Political Exploitation
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Five Ways to Make the New AI Task Force a Success
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Will There Be Meddling in the Midterms?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Who Would Pay If Congress Scrapped the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap? | Cato Analysis
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Romina Boccia discusses the need for a fiscal commission in a Concord Coalition Facing the Future YouTube Short
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Institute research on election integrity is cited on MS NOW’s Morning Joe
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey report, “Most Americans Expect Social Security Benefit Cuts; a Third Believe the Program Won’t Exist When They Retire,” is cited on Red Eye Radio
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Price of Exclusion
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The collective impact of intelligence reforms by democracies
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The Putin Tax and the Cost of Russian Hostility to Britain
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Europe’s Tide of Citizen Assemblies: Unsung Success or Anticlimax?
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Scramble for Europe. Russia, China, and Turkey Challenging Regional Order
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
America’s New-Age Military Populism Takes Shape
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Recruited by DM: How Organised Crime Is Building Its Ranks on Social Media
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Price of Exclusion
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
States Weekly: October 7, 2026
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Moving the Texas Semiconductor Ecosystem to the Next Level
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Aliyev doctrine: How Azerbaijan defines its place in the world
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Centering girls in practice: Ethics, methods, and shared power in research
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
At October 7 Anniversary, Israelis Face an Election and an Unfinished Reckoning
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Does Easier Alcohol Access Affect Road Safety? Insights from Texas Municipal Elections
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Oceans of Alignment: India–South Korea Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Overcoming the Absorption Dilemma: The Need for Deployment Sustainability Analysis in an Era of Aid Contraction
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Marine Biomass to Marine Fuels: India’s Emerging Opportunity
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
AI, Deepfakes and the Limits of India’s Personality Rights Framework
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Tuesday, 06 October 2026
The Import Cut Beijing Did Not Order
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Katherine Thompson discusses the U.S. removing B-1 bombers from the U.K. on NewsNation’s Morning in America
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Chelsea Follett’s book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past, is recommended on the Armstrong & Getty Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey report, “Most Americans Expect Social Security Benefit Cuts; a Third Believe the Program Won’t Exist When They Retire,” is cited on The Dana Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey report, “Most Americans Expect Social Security Benefit Cuts; a Third Believe the Program Won’t Exist When They Retire,” is cited on KDDR’s Tornado Morning Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey report, “Most Americans Expect Social Security Benefit Cuts; a Third Believe the Program Won’t Exist When They Retire,” is cited on RFD TV’s Cow Guy Close
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey report, “Most Americans Expect Social Security Benefit Cuts; a Third Believe the Program Won’t Exist When They Retire,” is cited on WPRO’s Don Sowa’s MoneyTalk
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Ilya Somin discusses the new SCOTUS term and tariff-related cases on KOA’s The Mandy Connell Show, guest hosted by Jimmy Sengenberger
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
U.S. Foreign Economic Policy Needs a Quarterback
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO26211 | The Rise of Subnational Actors in the ASEAN Power Grid
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Cato’s Scott Lincicome on the Widening August Trade Deficit
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Is the US Already Quasi-Socialist?
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Russia’s military recruitment networks exploit Western tech platforms
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Trump’s ‘morally binding’ AI pact is not enough
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The China Drug Dependency
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Development Aid will be Critical to Securing Ukraine
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Chinese Presence and Geopolitical Resilience in the Caribbean Parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
Brazil shifts to the right
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Parliamentary elections in Latvia 2026
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Conservative Coalition We Need to Save the West
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Governance Compared: Autocracy and Democracy in Africa
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Sri Lanka’s Economic and Geopolitical Balancing Act
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
From Protein Substitutes to Sustainable Nutrition: Rethinking Plant Proteins
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Ocean from Above: Satellite Data and the Blue-Finance Gap
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Western Ghats ESA: Why A Scientific Consensus is Stuck in Political Deadlock
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
U.S. Foreign Economic Policy Needs a Quarterback
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The AI Export Dilemma
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Postwar Threat to Gulf Energy Infrastructure
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Beyond a legacy of war: Integrating mine action into climate security
tiny icon of sipri  SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
Assessing Five Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Still waters, rapid currents: Early labor market transformation under generative AI
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Healing Moral Injury Among Veterans: A Landscape Analysis of Community Organizations Providing Faith-Based Support
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Fading memories alone do not account for rising radicalism in Europe
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Mapping Hydrogen Pathways: Progress and Potential for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Tech, Law, and the Hardware Beneath: The Case for a Unified Deep Stack
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Rethinking Freedom of Navigation in an Age of Sea Denial
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Fundamentals of Quantum Technology
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Innovation to Infrastructure: The AI Shift in Cyber Defence
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Please Discuss ... the shifting map of the 2026 midterm elections
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
RAND Appoints Amanda Hsiao as Distinguished Hu Chair in Taiwan Policy
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
How China and the US will regulate AI models for safety
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Monday, 05 October 2026
Justice Alito: Originalist in Full
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Stephen Richer discusses 3,000+ Maricopa County mail-in ballots mailed early on KTVK’s Arizona’s Family News at 9pm
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Chelsea Follett discusses her book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past, on WLW’s The Night Cap with Gary Jeff Walker
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Space Intelligence: The Foundation of Space Superiority
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “2025 Was the 2nd Safest Year for Border Patrol and ICE Agents,” is cited on WDVM’s Sunrise on the Hill
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Chelsea Follett discusses her book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past, on the Ronald Reagan Institute’s Reaganism podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on WLOB’s The Ray Richardson Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “Legal Immigration from Majority-Muslim Nations Was Cut 96% Since 2024,” is cited on The Daniel Cohen Show podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses trade deficits on NPR’s Marketplace
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Common-Sense Student Loan Reform Is Finally Coming
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Mozambique’s army is losing a crucial counter-insurgency battle
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Breaking the Ice: Emerging Threats and the U.S. Strategy for Arctic Security
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The US opioid epidemic at a turning point
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Addressing 'insider' AI agents with Camille Stewart Gloster | The TechTank Podcast
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Concerns About Tinubu’s Health
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
CO26210 | Preventing Fires for a Haze-Free Southeast Asia
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Cato Expert Available: Federal Court Rules Against Officer’s Use of Flock Cameras
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Inside the First Circuit’s Harvard Arguments: The Panel’s Signals and the First Amendment Stakes
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Abundance, Yes, But in What?
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Impact of Early Colleges on Postsecondary Performance and Completion
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The UAE propels towards greater defence-industrial autonomy
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Competitiveness and opportunities for European clean tech
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
How Commercial Industry Can Form the Bedrock of Space Superiority
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Debt Toll Booth: A Modular Solution to Addressing Sovereign Debt Crises
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Early academic and vocational orientation as a preventive process against university dropout in Morocco
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Schrödinger’s Conflicts: The Crisis of ‘Half Wars’
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Charting Ocean Futures Through Maritime Heritage
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Blue Finance as Connective Tissue for a Vibrant Ocean Economy
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Dollar Outside the Banking System
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
A window of opportunity for Nordic defence cooperation
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Building Networked UN Peace Operations
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
CSIS Launches Initiative on European Energy Security
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Space Weapons: Disclosure Isn’t Enough for Deterrence
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Importance and Role of Private Venture Capital in Maintaining U.S. Space Superiority
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
How Commercial Industry Can Form the Bedrock of Space Superiority
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Is Space Superiority?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Trump’s Space Superiority Executive Order: The Stressors That Will Shape Deep Space Development
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Economic Engine of Enduring Space Power
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Space Intelligence: The Foundation of Space Superiority
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The New Sanctioning Russia Act: Optics for Now, Leverage for Later
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Self-Reliance Dividend: The Imperative of Syrian Refugees’ Economic Inclusion
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Peace through strength: President Aliyev's speech and Azerbaijan's security priorities
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Governing The Accelerator: The Case for National Collaboration in AI-Enabled Materials Discovery
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Cocaine trafficking through seaports: The Port of Rotterdam in a comparative perspective with Le Havre
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Inpatient Hospital Upcoding in California Among Fully Insured Commercial and Medicare Advantage Stays Between 2018 and 2023
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Primary Care Physician Organization Affiliations With Health Systems Between 2014 and 2019 Were Associated With Modest Improvements in Quality of Care
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Israel’s 2026 elections: the growing price tag of militarism
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
Mapping Complex Legislation: Applying the RAND U.S. Code Analysis Tool to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Assessing Chinese and U.S. Technology Diffusion Capacity
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Emerging Digital Battleground: The Critical Factors That Produce Advantage in the U.S.-China Competition for Digital Networks
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Infinite Potential—Insights from the European Games: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Infinite Potential—Insights On Artificial Intelligence Loss of Control Across Five Scenarios: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
More Oil, Same War: Why Increased Exports Aren’t a Sign of Iran’s Collapse
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Extremists’ Understanding of Democracy
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Whither a New European Security Architecture?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Nuclear Shipping's Next Chapter: India's Chance to Shape the Rules
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Trump’s Greenland Agreement: An Odd Off-Ramp
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Taxing better to boost growth: Insights from the IMF’s Fiscal Monitor
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
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