Think Tank Alert

Monday, 28 September 2026
Historic Aid Cuts: How is Africa Reacting?
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Into the Great Dark Open? Managing Maritime Contestation
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Trump-Xi Meet and the Uncertainty Facing the Western Pacific
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The US-China Modus Vivendi and the Future of Multilateralism
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Latin America and the Caribbean’s Maritime Vulnerability and Resilience
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Powering America: Transmission Modernization and Flexibility
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Takeaways from the Trump-Xi White House Summit
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
U.S. Enforcement Against the European Hamas–Muslim Brotherhood Network Since October 7, 2023
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Strategic Partnership: The Evolution of UAE-Azerbaijan Relations
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
The Armenian Church and the Fragile South Caucasus Peace
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Coercive Diplomacy at Play: The Greenland Outcome
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Israel–US Strategic Cooperation Against Iran: Limits and Divergences
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The Plight of Russia’s Air Power in the Ukraine War: Drone-Driven Innovations and Transformation of Traditional Air Force
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
Bringing Directed Energy Weapons Into Focus: Integrating Emerging Capabilities Into NATO Air Defence
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Counterterror and Great Power Competition in the Sahel
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
From Policy to Practice: How State Policies Relate to Public Pre-K Teachers’ Curriculum Use
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Private Equity Ownership and Artificial Intelligence Adoption by Hospitals in the United States
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Researchers Are Not Blank Slates: Lessons from Intentional Researcher Self-Disclosure in Qualitative Interviews
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Kenya
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Philippines
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Brazil
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Generative Artificial Intelligence Use and Adolescent Mental Health
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children: Country Brief: Sweden
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
India After the Liberal Order
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
France After the Senate Elections
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Remunerating means of payment
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Framing an Integrated Approach to India’s Dual Burden of TB and Air Pollution
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
AI and Beyond AI: Diffusion Pathways for Societal Transformation
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Deterrence Is Now Key. But Don’t Forget About Arms Control
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Why Germany Should Not De-risk from France
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Security Cooperation Among the Arctic NATO Allies
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Sunday, 27 September 2026
The Limits of Trump and Xi’s Photo-Op Summit
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Friday, 25 September 2026
Between aid and interest: the case for smarter energy partnerships
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
Middle Eastern maritime chokepoints: no windfall for Southern Africa
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
A Conversation With President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
A Conversation With President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Media Briefing: Unpacking the Trump-Xi Summit
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
What Do Americans Want from U.S. Foreign Policy? A Dispatch From Maricopa County, AZ
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Much Ado About Nothing
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
With vouchers and other school choice policies, read the fine print
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The future of US transportation policy demands new ways to pursue long-standing goals
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
CO26204 | From Declaration to Action: ASEAN’s Biosecurity Cooperation Enters a New Phase
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Can We “Grow Our Way” Out of Debt?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Why Won’t Europe Do More for Ukraine?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Hoarding Diesel is not the Answer | Cato Analysis
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Progress on the Syrian nuclear file, but questions remain
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Ukraine: The War Europe Is Not Fighting
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Steel Traps: America’s Fraught Quest for Maritime Dominance
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Indonesian naval modernisation: a collection of ships or a coherent fleet?
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: Different approaches to food security given global challenges of climate change, rising geopolitical tensions, and global trade fragmentation - Part II
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Trump at the UN: A Transactional Conception of Global Order
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Fake Citations, Real Consequences: AI Hallucinations in Indian Courts
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Europe’s Diesel Vulnerability to US Export Restrictions
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Neither Open nor Free: Emerging Bifurcation of Global AI Access Infrastructure
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Three state elections throw German politics into disarray
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Long-Term Growth in Child Mental Health Expenditures, 2004-2023
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
A Conversation With Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco of Mexico
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Parliamentary elections in Morocco
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
From Project Aid to Platform Partnerships: Financing Health in the Indo-Pacific
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Jobs, Growth, and Market Access: Can India’s FTAs Be More Inclusive?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
What the EU’s State of the Union Signals for India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India’s IBGs: Why Quality Matters as Much as Quantity
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Unlocking Operational Advantage: Energy Transition for Deployed Land Forces
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Thursday, 24 September 2026
CO26203 | Can ASEAN Help Mitigate Other Countries’ Value-Chain Dependence on China?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Michael F. Cannon discusses the Trump administration’s removal of 760,000 Obamacare enrollees over fraud claims on The Bob Harden Show podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Michael Smerconish promoted his program, Can We Agree?, featuring a debate between Jennifer Huddleston and former “Cyber Czar” Richard Clarke on SiriusXM POTUS’ The Michael Smerconish Program
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Romina Boccia’s comments from the CBS article, “Social Security tax hike would be “financially impossible” for many, expert says,” are cited on CBS FM Radio
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Clark Neily discusses the past, present, and future of the Second Amendment on the National Constitution Center’s We the People podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins blog post, “New Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Don’t Know What America’s 250th Is Celebrating,” is cited on the This Is Gavin Newsom podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins blog post, “New Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Don’t Know What America’s 250th Is Celebrating,” is cited on Restoring America with Grace Reilly
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Ilya Somin discusses his Montreal Economic Institute article, “The Legal Battle Over Trump’s Tariffs: Implications for Canada,” on CFRB’s The Jerry Agar Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Peter Van Doren’s co-written policy analysis, “Two Cheers For The 1872 Mining Law,” is cited on The Overlap podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Adam Brandon, author of The Exhausted Majority, reflected on Ed Crane’s mentorship and his perspectives on libertarianism in elections on The Chuck ToddCast podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Institute video, “Are Flock Cameras Watching Your Every Move?,” is praised on the Brannon Howse Live podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Trump Administration Ratchets Up Export Control Penalties
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
SA local elections will test voters’ ability to spot fake news
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
A Conversation With President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of Somaliland
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
A Conversation With Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski of Poland and Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Țoiu of Romania
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
A Conversation With Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Orbán of Hungary
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
China in Latin America: January 2026
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
What Trump Said at the UN Was Important. What He Didn’t Was Important, Too.
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
In AI evaluation, access is not evidence
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Bill Clinton Signs the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
How to Reach an AI Arms Control Deal With China
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Hunger on the Horizon: The New Black Sea Grain Crisis
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on The Annie Frey Show Podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on the Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Chelsea Follett discusses her book, The Grim Old Days, on CapX’s The Capitalist podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses President Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping and the administration’s ban on U.S. diesel exports on MS NOW’s Money, Power & Politics with Stephanie Ruhle
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
AGI Rideout: Managing Risk on the Road to Advanced AI
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Money, Markets, and the American Experiment: 250 Years of Financial Opportunity
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Russia’s shadow fleet changes course
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Development Aid as Security Policy?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The EU’s Arctic Problem is not Unanimity. It is a Missing Category
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Tax policy considerations for the circular economy
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Emotions in Democracy
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
When Silicon Meets the Soil: India's AI Revolution
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Micro-Satellites, the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ for India’s Space Economy
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Filling the Gap: Can India Afford the Aid Vacuum on Its Doorstep?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Rise and Fall of the Aid-Effectiveness Norm in Danish Development Cooperation
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
In Debt from Money-Never-Spent
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Beyond the China IP Theft Narrative
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Innovation Lightbulb – Non-Resident Patents Are a Sign of U.S. Innovation Strength
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Fueling Discontent
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
U.S.-India Insight: India’s Trade Deals: Only a Starting Point to Progress
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Saudi Arabia Faces the Era of Disequilibrium
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Hormuz Reveals About the Limits of China’s Strategic Patience
tiny icon of oiip  OIIP (Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Between hope and concern: the path ahead for the South Caucasus
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan partnership offers blueprint for a wider C6 economic architecture
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Xi–Trump Summit: The Limits of Transactional Diplomacy
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Assessing PRAHAAR: India’s First Counter-Terror Policy
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Positioning the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation in a Fragmented Global Tax Order
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
Estimating the Cost of Early Colleges: Three Complementary Approaches
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Making flexibility and commonality work for more EU-added value
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
Veterans’ Earnings in the Civilian Labor Market
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Disconnection Among American Youth: Evidence on Its Duration and Impact on Well-Being
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Risk Factors Measured Around Age 60 as Predictors of Dementia Around Age 80 in the U.S.
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Stress-Testing IMEC: India and the Challenge of Trade Continuity
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
UPI’s Second Decade: From Scale to Strategic Infrastructure
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Can India Turn the CBAM Challenge into an Opportunity?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
BPEA Fall 2026 Conference
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
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