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Friday, 09 October 2026
Russia’s Turn to China Under Sanctions: Sanctions Decay, Substitution Elasticity, and the Challenge of Sustaining Pressure
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Understanding the Chinese-Language Media Landscape in Southeast Asia
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Resurging Tide of Resource Nationalism in the Global South
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Effects of hybrid conflict on escalation management
Clingendael
China’s ‘Space Silk Road’ – Space Partnerships in Africa
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Beyond boots on the ground: making police presence count
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Far from the Factory Gate: A Scope 3 Performance Index for Measuring Agribusiness Value-Chain Emissions
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Stuck at the Table: America's Trilateral Gambit in Lebanon
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: The Emerging Evidence
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 08 October 2026
Cato Institute research on election integrity is cited on MS NOW’s The 11th Hour With Ali Velshi
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses AI regulation on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses the media’s focus on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, trade deficits, mortgages, and tariffs on MS NOW’s Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle
Cato Institute
Cato on Tour: Austin
Cato Institute
Your Verdict Counts:
Cato Institute
Africa can see El Niño coming – will countries act in time?
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The European pillar of NATO: what is it?
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
The Trump Administration’s Shift on Myanmar Is a Disastrous Decision
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
C.V. Starr & Co. Lecture on China With Dan Wang
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Reduced immigration and net out-migration are slowing growth in the DMV region
Brookings
Americans agree on corruption, but partisanship shapes who is blamed
Brookings
Strategic Ambiguity Isn’t Perfect, but It Remains Washington’s Best Bet
Heritage Foundation
A Framework for Advancing Restorative Reproductive Medicine and Payment Reform
Heritage Foundation
Biosecurity in the Age of AI: Q&A with Steph Guerra
RAND Corporation
China muddies the waters east of Taiwan
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
In Helping Ukraine, We Protect Ourselves
RUSI
What Joint Exercises Assume About How Crises Behave
RUSI
Where and when it pays: the economic value of solar and wind power placement in Europe
Bruegel
Jordan’s Border Economy: Even Amid Transformation, the Drug Trade Endures
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Can Nuclear Fuel Be Delivered in Time to Power Advanced Nuclear Reactors?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
California’s Middle Power Moment
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Between Brain Drain and Brain Gain: The Role of Public Guidance Policies for Moroccan International Students
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
From Syria to Libya: Russia’s Adapted Mediterranean Strategy in the Post-Assad Era
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Is Trump’s ‘Forever War’ A Liability in the US Midterm Elections?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Drug Regulation That Forgets: Why A Blacklisted Company Kept Supplying the Health System
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
‘Mirror’ Security Dilemma Fuels Sino-Japanese Tensions
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Art of the Package Deal
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
The Revenue Side of the Next EU Budget
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Risk and strategy for Indonesia – China Marine Scientific Research cooperation
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China’s Weaponization of Dual-Use Research Vessels for Undersea Data Dominance
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Europe must prioritize consistency and de-escalation at the space–nuclear nexus
SIPRI
(Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
The Evolution of China’s Science and Technology Policy
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
China–Ecuador Relations: Gaining Strength
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
RAND Corporation
Charting A Path Forward For Medicare Advantage: Expert Consensus On Policy Priorities And Trade-Offs
RAND Corporation
AI ecosystems in the Netherlands and the UK: Agrifood & agritech
RAND Corporation
AI ecosystems in the Netherlands and the UK: Compute for AI
RAND Corporation
AI ecosystems in the Netherlands and the UK: Life sciences
RAND Corporation
Housing Restrictions for People with Criminal Records
RAND Corporation
The Danes, the Dutch, the Swedes and the feasibility of walking away from pay-as-you-go pensions
Bruegel
How business can help build a safer South Africa: lessons from the Violence Prevention Forum
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The NRLM Architecture: Institutions, Incentives, and Lessons on Strengthening Rural Livelihoods
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Hedging by Design: Southeast Asia's Engagement with BRICS
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
From Hormuz to Bab-el-Mandeb: The Limits of India’s Energy Diversification
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The $10 trillion question: Financing the AI buildout
Brookings
Are the U.S. Midterms Vulnerable to Foreign Meddling?
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Wednesday, 07 October 2026
25 Years Since the Anthrax Attacks: Where Are We Now?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
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 Blaze’s The Glenn Beck Program
Cato Institute
Robert A. Levy discusses the debt ceiling on The Bob Harden Show podcast
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 WFLA’s The Morning Show with Preston Scott
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show
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 Tom Laipply Podcast
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ blog post, “75% of Americans Say Tariffs Will Be Important to Their Vote in the Midterms,” is cited on CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper
Cato Institute
Romina Boccia discusses the bigger fiscal picture on a Concord Coalition Facing the Future YouTube Short
Cato Institute
Securing and Defending America’s Interests in the Pacific
Heritage Foundation
How to Know When a Mexican Migrant Caravan Really Threatens the Southern Bord...
Heritage Foundation
Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
South Africa needs more than a five-point plan to prevent violence
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Why Putin is again rattling the nuclear saber
Brookings
How state policymakers can address unequal access to adequate school facilities
Brookings
CO26212 | How Can We Control Frontier AI?
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
CO26213 | Flight FZ1073 and the Insider Threat: Aviation Security, Regional Normalisation and Political Exploitation
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Five Ways to Make the New AI Task Force a Success
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Will There Be Meddling in the Midterms?
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Who Would Pay If Congress Scrapped the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap? | Cato Analysis
Cato Institute
Romina Boccia discusses the need for a fiscal commission in a Concord Coalition Facing the Future YouTube Short
Cato Institute
Cato Institute research on election integrity is cited on MS NOW’s Morning Joe
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
Cato Institute
The Price of Exclusion
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The collective impact of intelligence reforms by democracies
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The Putin Tax and the Cost of Russian Hostility to Britain
RUSI
Europe’s Tide of Citizen Assemblies: Unsung Success or Anticlimax?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Scramble for Europe. Russia, China, and Turkey Challenging Regional Order
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
America’s New-Age Military Populism Takes Shape
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Recruited by DM: How Organised Crime Is Building Its Ranks on Social Media
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Price of Exclusion
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
States Weekly: October 7, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Moving the Texas Semiconductor Ecosystem to the Next Level
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Aliyev doctrine: How Azerbaijan defines its place in the world
AIR Center
Centering girls in practice: Ethics, methods, and shared power in research
Brookings
Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States
RAND Corporation
At October 7 Anniversary, Israelis Face an Election and an Unfinished Reckoning
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Does Easier Alcohol Access Affect Road Safety? Insights from Texas Municipal Elections
Cato Institute
Oceans of Alignment: India–South Korea Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Overcoming the Absorption Dilemma: The Need for Deployment Sustainability Analysis in an Era of Aid Contraction
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
From Marine Biomass to Marine Fuels: India’s Emerging Opportunity
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
AI, Deepfakes and the Limits of India’s Personality Rights Framework
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tuesday, 06 October 2026
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 Mises Institute Podcast
Cato Institute
The Import Cut Beijing Did Not Order
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
Cato Institute
Chelsea Follett’s book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past, is recommended on the Armstrong & Getty Show
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
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
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
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
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
Cato Institute
U.S. Foreign Economic Policy Needs a Quarterback
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO26211 | The Rise of Subnational Actors in the ASEAN Power Grid
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Cato’s Scott Lincicome on the Widening August Trade Deficit
Cato Institute
Is the US Already Quasi-Socialist?
Cato Institute
Russia’s military recruitment networks exploit Western tech platforms
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Trump’s ‘morally binding’ AI pact is not enough
Brookings
The China Drug Dependency
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Development Aid will be Critical to Securing Ukraine
RUSI
Chinese Presence and Geopolitical Resilience in the Caribbean Parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Clingendael
Brazil shifts to the right
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Parliamentary elections in Latvia 2026
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Conservative Coalition We Need to Save the West
Heritage Foundation
Governance Compared: Autocracy and Democracy in Africa
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Sri Lanka’s Economic and Geopolitical Balancing Act
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
From Protein Substitutes to Sustainable Nutrition: Rethinking Plant Proteins
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Ocean from Above: Satellite Data and the Blue-Finance Gap
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Western Ghats ESA: Why A Scientific Consensus is Stuck in Political Deadlock
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
U.S. Foreign Economic Policy Needs a Quarterback
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The AI Export Dilemma
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Postwar Threat to Gulf Energy Infrastructure
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Beyond a legacy of war: Integrating mine action into climate security
SIPRI
(Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
Assessing Five Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Still waters, rapid currents: Early labor market transformation under generative AI
Brookings
Healing Moral Injury Among Veterans: A Landscape Analysis of Community Organizations Providing Faith-Based Support
RAND Corporation
Fading memories alone do not account for rising radicalism in Europe
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Mapping Hydrogen Pathways: Progress and Potential for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tech, Law, and the Hardware Beneath: The Case for a Unified Deep Stack
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Rethinking Freedom of Navigation in an Age of Sea Denial
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Fundamentals of Quantum Technology
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
From Innovation to Infrastructure: The AI Shift in Cyber Defence
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Please Discuss ... the shifting map of the 2026 midterm elections
Brookings
RAND Appoints Amanda Hsiao as Distinguished Hu Chair in Taiwan Policy
RAND Corporation
How China and the US will regulate AI models for safety
Brookings
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127.9
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116.1
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CFR
112.7
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103.3
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CEIP
96.1
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