Think Tank Alert

Friday, 01 May 2026
Yes, Social Security can run budget deficits
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Public comment to OCC on implementation of the GENIUS Act
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Cato Scholar: Iran Ceasefire Doesn’t Stop War Powers Clock
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Proclaiming Liberty: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
China sees Fujian–Taiwan integration as a long game
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Türkiye’s missile odyssey
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The Iran-Israel War Presents a Problem for Russia’s Military Supply Chains
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Greening Steel in a Fragmented World: Aligning Markets, Technology, and Finance
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Reimagining School Curriculum through Kautilya’s Arthashastra
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Paradox of NATO: Between Ideals and Interests
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The external siege of Armenia’s elections: How foreign networks are working to derail the South Caucasus Peace
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
State Tele-Buprenorphine Prescribing Policies by Medical Professional Type
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Role of Trade in India’s Geoeconomic Strategy
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Why Asia Cannot Replace Gulf Crude Easily
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
How Middle East Turmoil Reverberates Through Japan’s Energy System
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
China’s Focus Is on US, Not Iran
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Access to Impact: Accelerating India’s First 1000 Days Agenda
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Michael F. Cannon discusses his co-written Washington Post article, “This Policy Is At The Root Of Unaffordable Health Care,” on The Bob Harden Show podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven discusses the Spirit Airlines potentially getting bailed out on WHTM’s ABC27 News at 7PM
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Rajshree Agarwal participates in the event, “Working Across the Divide: Bridging the Divide Through Common Ground, Uncommon Courage,” hosted by the University of Maryland Smith School of Business
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “DOGE Produced the Largest Peacetime Workforce Cut on Record, but Spending Kept Rising,” is cited on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
FCAS: France and Germany’s Fight for a Future Fighter
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
How Colombia can reduce security threats ahead of its presidential election
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Rethinking North Korea diplomacy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Why China is winning in tech—and what the US is overlooking
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The new geopolitics of Asia and the prospects of North Korea diplomacy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Needed: Fit-for-purpose data infrastructure for restructured US aid
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Getting state 'free college' right: Design choices that matter
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What are trimmed mean and median inflation rates? And why does Kevin Warsh prefer them?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Foresight Africa at the 2026 Spring Meetings: African monetary policy in the new “polycrisis”
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Foresight Africa at the 2026 Spring Meetings: How the world’s economic leaders are preparing for the next crisis
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
As border enforcement expands, ‘colonia’ communities are left without basic infrastructure
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Supreme Court decision alters 2026 midterm election outlook
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Cato Expert: Comey Seashell Indictment Shows DOJ Prioritizing Politics Over Rule of Law
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Trump to Sign Executive Order Expanding Retirement Plan Access
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Cure for the WHO
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Japan and Australia in the Indo-Pacific
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Presidential Election in Benin in the Context of Democratic Backsliding in West Africa
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Morocco’s Services-Led Development: Scaling Quality into Economic Momentum
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Startups in the Blue Economy: Driving Sustainable Innovation
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Exporting Security: Japan Expands Its Defence Footprint Abroad
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India’s PFBR Achieves Criticality: Implications for India’s Nuclear Future
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Unaccounted Sink: Integrating Blue Carbon into India’s NDC Architecture
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
EU Enlargement: The State of Play
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
From Streets to Gravesites: How Has Protest in Iran Adapted after the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
tiny icon of oiip  OIIP (Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
The Strategic Multi-Layered Predicament of the Iran War and the Requirements for a Way Out
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
The path to peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia: Remaining risks and challenges
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Opinion: Karabakh's Heritage Controversy
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
The Geopolitical Maturation of the European Political Community
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
Russia’s approach to Northeast Asia in wartime
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Should Japan change its approach to North Korean denuclearization?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Pyongyang’s northern turn is reshaping the Korean Peninsula
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Pyongyang’s diplomatic calculus in an unstable multipolar order
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
China is confronting new realities on the Korean Peninsula
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Gaps in State Workforce Priorities, Needs, and Training Programs: Findings from a National Scan of WIOA Plans and Eligible Training Provider Lists
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Breaking Barriers Rapid Rehousing Program for Justice-Involved Individuals in Los Angeles County: Local Evaluation Report
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Beyond Incarceration: How Breaking Barriers Is Building Pathways to Housing and Employment in Los Angeles
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Large but Uneven: Mapping the IMF’s Footprint in the MENA Region
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Strategic Reawakening of Germany and Japan
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Peacenik Pakistan?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Overseas Oil Storage: The Gulf’s Necessary Hedge
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Reassessing PLA Corruption and Military Performance: Implications for India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond Hormuz: Why India’s Energy Security Must Be Built by Its States
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Why is spending on health care slowing?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
The transatlantic MAGA fantasy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States,” is cited on The Adam Mockler Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Gabriela Calderón discusses the economic principles she is observing across Latin America, with a particular focus on Ecuador, on RTP’s Futuro en Acción
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Virginia Democrats’ Clarifying Extremism
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The clarity of the law differential: Channels to prosperity across income groups
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
How information and communication technologies can empower women in Senegal
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Does liberal democracy drive inequalities?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Robert A. Levy discusses the SCOTUS case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis on The Bob Harden Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Colin Grabow discusses the Jones Act and the 2026 Energy Crisis on the Think Tech Hawaii podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Peter Goettler discusses how he leads the Cato Institute without compromise on the Chief Influencer podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Immigrants Have Lower Lifetime Incarceration Rates than Native-Born Americans,” is cited on the Poke the Bear podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s article, “Obama’s Mixed Legacy on Immigration,” is cited on the We’ve Got To Talk podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Dominik Lett addresses the national debt’s approach to $40 trillion and the debate over entitlement reform on CBN’s NewsWatch
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Lorenzo Bernaldo de Quirós discusses Spain’s first-quarter jobs numbers on El Debate de la Economía podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
John H. Cochrane discusses California’s wealth tax officially hitting the ballot on the PBD Podcast hosted by Patrick Bet-David
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
John H. Cochrane discusses farm subsidies on the PBD Podcast hosted by Patrick Bet-David
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
John H. Cochrane discusses Elon Musk’s warning that America faces bankruptcy—and that only AI and robots can save it—on the PBD Podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Jon Hoffman’s blog post, “A Strategic Failure in Iran,” is cited on KOA’s The Situation with Michael Brown
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Dominik Lett addresses the national debt’s approach to $40 trillion and the debate over entitlement reform on Moody Radio’s In the Market with Janet Parshall
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Replacing the state
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Cape rerouting exposes South Africa’s maritime blind spots
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Regional roots, broad contributions: Latin America’s voice in AI
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
War and Peace in the 21st Century. Defending Europe without the United States? The future of the European security
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Ukraine’s falling confidence in US mediation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Foresight Africa at the 2026 Spring Meetings: How Africa can build back better from global crises
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Foresight Africa at the 2026 Spring Meetings: Strategies for success in a changing world
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Government Affairs at Brookings
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Beyond Disruption: The Hidden Economics of Houthi Attacks
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Defence AI Beyond the Headlines
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
How Congress Can Make Health Care More Affordable
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Clarence Thomas Breaks His Silence and Issues a Warning
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Disciplined Expansion: Decoding China’s 2026 Defence Budget
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Mapping with Consent: Towards Equitable Marine Data Governance
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Middle East Crisis and Southeast Asia’s Energy Vulnerability
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
GenomeIndia and the Future of Precision Medicine in India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
France Libre: Paris Makes a Strategic Commitment to Enduring Sea Power
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Not-so-Freeway: A Relational Approach to Checkpoints and Conflict in Northeast India
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Arctic security: regional distinctiveness and global connections
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Stalemate: A Fragile Balance in the Iran War
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
China’s EV Rise and the Strategic Challenge for Japan’s Automotive Industry
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
Indiana's Cannabis Landscape
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Considering the Consequences of Changing Cannabis Policy in Indiana
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Contextual Determinants of the Implementation of a Mental Health Diversion Policy in California: Lessons Learned From Local Implementation Partners
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Hoosiers Spend an Estimated $1.8 Billion a Year on Cannabis
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Exploring Instability Risks in the U.S.-China AI Rivalry: Breakwater Game Overview and Initial Observations
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
How Much More Power Can the U.S. Grid Provide for AI? Projections and Policy Implications for 2030
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume I, Understanding the Impact of Proposed Policy Changes
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans: Implications of Expanding Community Care Eligibility
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Pediatric Dental Surgeries in Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Paid by Means of Medicaid
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Strategic Climate Balancing: What the International Community Can Do as the United States Steps Back
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Gender equality in global climate governance
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
A Look Back and Ahead at the Federal Budget
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Culture war and international order: the rollback of women’s rights
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
A Framework for a Production-Linked Export-Oriented Incentive Scheme for Indian MSMEs
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India’s 2025 Cybersecurity Shift: Bolstering Defence Through AI
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
How the Middle East crisis is testing African resilience and global development
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Ukrainians: more confident in course of war, less so in US policy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Why is the UAE leaving OPEC?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The infrastructure that will drive energy innovation and competitiveness
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Nuclear energy for an era of rising demand and strategic risk
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The 2026 Global Energy Agenda
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Tad DeHaven’s criticisms of government bailouts are cited on The NPR Politics Podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of geofence warrants
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Walter Olson explores why judicial systems vary so dramatically across the world on the Courthouse News’ Sidebar podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Laura Bondank-Harmon participates in the American University Washington College of Law/PIJIP event, “Intellectual Property at the Supreme Court Series: Chatrie v. United States.”
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States,” is cited on WCPT’s The Stephanie Miller Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “USCIS Cut Green Card Approvals in Half to Help ICE Arrest Legal Immigrants,” is cited on WMNF Radio
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Hormuz chokepoint is threatening Africa's food supply
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Foresight Africa at the 2026 Spring Meetings: 3 insights from the World Bank on successfully navigating global economic shocks
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Clean slate laws boost the economy and public safety
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
GOP midterm prospects darken as Trump approval falls
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Supreme Court reviews constitutionality of geofence warrants
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Trump administration’s view of the US–India relationship
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Escrow and Russian Oil Super-Profits: Revisiting an Old Sanctions Tool
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Is the Shadow Fleet Rallying ‘Round the Russian Flag?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Yerevan in Europe’s Spotlight
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
From Ballistics to Cruise: Türkiye’s Missile Developments
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
NATO’s 1.5 Percent Infrastructure Target
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Carbon Conditionality and Market Access: How Decarbonization Policies Are Reshaping Global Trade
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Between Breakdown and Balance: Rethinking Global Nuclear Order
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Pakistan’s Rent-Seeking Approach in the Aftermath of Operation Sindoor
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Self-Defence to Deterrence: The Quiet End of Japan's Postwar Experiment
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Creative Machine: AI and India’s AVGC Industry
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Commercialisation, Not Merely Privatisation: India’s Space Reform Strategy
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
A Naxal-Free India? Between Operational Success and Strategic Vigilance
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Can Change Be Imposed from Outside? Revisiting a Letter from Iran, 1978 — and its Lessons Today
tiny icon of oiip  OIIP (Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
UAE’s Renewable Energy Transition
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
पाकिस्तान–अफ़ग़ानिस्तान संघर्ष: एक विश्लेषण
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Evaluating Large Language Models' Abilities to Process and Understand Technical Policy Reports
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Survivor Benefit Plan Optional Child Annuity Repeal: Impacts and Adverse Effects
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Evolution of African Armies: From Indigenous and Colonial Forces to Modern Military Forces
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Congress Is AWOL in America’s Iran War
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Giorgia Meloni’s reform agenda in the Political Laboratory of Italy
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The growing impact of political risk on financial markets
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Urban Climate Resilience in Europe
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
A ‘Spectrum’ Surprise for India’s Defence Budget 2026-27
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Fractured Polity: Another Assasination Attempt on Trump
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Procurement to Co-Production: Japan–Australia Frigate Deal
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
From Deposits to Derivatives: The Unfinished Financialisation of Indian Households
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Is China’s military as strong as it looks?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Mobility over Equality? Rethinking Inequality through Brazil’s Bolsa Família
tiny icon of kiep  KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
The decline of the West: Samir Puri on “Westlessness” and the new global order
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Purging the generals confirms Xi’s absolute power
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
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