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Thursday, 12 November 2026
The Economics of Rent Control
Cato Institute
ASEAN Summit in Manila
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Why India’s Energy Transition Depends on Strong DISCOMs
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why Biosecurity Governance Requires Stronger Oversight and Transparency
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
A case for small-town grit: Sheyenne, North Dakota's quiet comeback
Brookings
Unpacking trust
RAND Corporation
Global Economic Governance in a Changing World Order
Brookings
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Trump’s retreat from democracy could fuel conflict in East Africa
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
CO26231 | The Search for Meaning: Dealing With Existential Questions to Foster Youth Resilience Against Violent Extremism
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Beyond Decoupling: Rethinking East Asia’s Production Networks
KIEP
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Cato Energy Expert Warns Texas Rate Freeze Could Discourage New Power Plants
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses reports that President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick were aware that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was compromised, and examines how Democrats should unwind Trump’s economic agenda on MS NOW
Cato Institute
Colin Grabow discusses the Jones Act waivers the US Maritime Action podcast
Cato Institute
Robert A. Levy discusses contracts of adhesion on The Bob Harden Show podcast
Cato Institute
Cato Institute’s Jones Act Waiver Tracker is praised on the What’s Going on with Shipping - Maritime Industry Today podcast
Cato Institute
The UN secretary-general selection process and its implications for the future of multilateralism
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Who are the True Citizens of Israel's Democracy?
Clingendael
South Africa After the 2026 Local Government Elections
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
William Daley and Paul Ryan Named Chair and Vice Chair of the CSIS Board of Trustees
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Suriname: Food Security Situation and Challenges under the Threat of Climate Change
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
India and Russia as Partners in Africa’s Mineral Future
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Crime, Terror, and Hybrid Threats: Why India and Italy Must Pool Their Strengths
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Problems of Cohesion Plaguing ASEAN and PIF
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
High Stakes, Higher Expectations: Africa and the Future of UN Leadership
SAIIA
(South African Institute of International Affairs)
Trust Unpacked: A diagnostic assessment of institutional trust
RAND Corporation
Thanking America’s Veterans
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Immigrants in Finance: Evidence from Hedge Funds
Cato Institute
The Northern Sea Route and the Changing Geopolitics of the Russian Arctic
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Strategy or Expedience? Trump’s Eritrea Gamble in the Horn of Africa
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
China’s PLA in Fifth Plenum: Internal Chaos and Peripheral Aggression
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
A Life Cycle Roadmap for India’s Circular Blue Economy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Lessons from the Founding and the Old American Tradition on Muslim Immigration
Heritage Foundation
The Patient Islamification of the West
Heritage Foundation
The 2026 Election by the Numbers
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
How the Next Congress Can Repair the Military’s Personnel Crisis
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Islam and the American Constitutional Order
Heritage Foundation
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
CO26230 | The US-Central Asia Critical Minerals Push: Who Sets the Terms?
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Adam N. Michel’s research on DSA proposed spending is cited on Premiere Networks’ The Glenn Beck Program
Cato Institute
Johan Norberg discusses populism and its consequences on a unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc YouTube Short
Cato Institute
John F. Early discusses how government spending on health research has actually harmed America’s health on the Point of View Radio Talk Show
Cato Institute
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
From Dialogue to Supply Chains
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Could a new agency stop crime syndicates infiltrating the police?
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Who decides the future of AI? | The TechTank Podcast
Brookings
External Wealth of Nations 2025 update: AI stock prices and global imbalances
Brookings
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Michelle Bowman
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Why the G20 Should Listen to Faith Leaders in Utah
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Screening and Discussion of "The Fight to Fight"
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Nvidia, Chinese Espionage, and the AI Race: Foreign Policy Issues to Watch
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Scott Lincicome discusses the NVIDIA investigation and Congress’s potential efforts to tighten chip export controls on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Surveillance
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses gas prices, inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and California voters’ decision to reject a proposed one-time wealth tax on CNN News Central
Cato Institute
How Do Veterans Fare in the Civilian Workforce?
RAND Corporation
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests (Country Case Studies)
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Trust but Verify: Implementing Frontier AI Policy in California and Beyond
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Partnership for Cultural Trade in the New South
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
One Year After Busan: Has China Kept Its Rare Earth Promises?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
India–South Korea Cooperation on Alternative Maritime Fuels and Port Energy Systems
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Small Language Models as Instruments of AI Sovereignty
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why an ‘Article 5-Style Guarantee’ for Ukraine Makes Little Sense
RUSI
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Mutual recognition as a route to defence capability
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Key Elements and Activities of Disaster Mitigation
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Key Elements and Activities of Disaster Preparedness
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Navigating the shifting terrain of geostrategic partnerships
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Ukrainian civil society needs sustainable coalitions to influence gender policy
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Munition Inventories: An Update Amid Renewed War Risk
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Beyond Consensus: National Security Initiative and Europe’s Strategic Autonomy
OIIP
(Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Geopolitics and South Korea’s Growing Arms Exports
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Space Security and Missile Defense : Japan's Quest for Autonomy and Indispensability
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
The Life of the Party(-State): Assessing the Impact of China’s Political Cycle and Bureaucratic Rhythms on U.S.-China Engagement
RAND Corporation
The U.S. Mobile Network Industrial Base: An Assessment and U.S. Government Action Plan
RAND Corporation
Ready for War 2030: A Scenario: Bolstering the UK and NATO's Preparedness
RAND Corporation
Is the Supreme Court Holding Trump Accountable?
Cato Institute
Europe’s strategic bet on US technology for air superiority is unravelling
Bruegel
From Congestion to Access: Sustainable Urban Mobility and the India–Africa–UAE Trilateral
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Partners for Multilateralism (P4M): Renewing Cooperation in a Fragmented World
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why is Xi Jinping purging leaders of his own party?
Brookings
Ready for 2030: How to Accelerate UK Defence
RAND Corporation
Monday, 09 November 2026
Johan Norberg discusses his book, Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages, on the unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc podcast
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven’s Fox News op-ed, “Trump’s corporate stakes are a gift to the next Democratic president,” is cited on SiriusXM POTUS’ The Michael Smerconish Program
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s comments on wealth taxes are cited on the Epoch Times’ Morning Brief podcast
Cato Institute
Thomas A. Berry discusses Cato’s amicus brief in Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards during an appearance on CBS affiliate KOLD News 13 at 6 p.m.
Cato Institute
Nature-based Solutions
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
A weakened Trump could mean more volatile US policy for Africa
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
A Conversation With Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Later school start times need not blow up transportation budgets
Brookings
Understanding and enhancing the well-being of boys and men of color
Brookings
The 2026 midterm elections showed DEI is alive and well
Brookings
African-Born Lawmakers Had Breakout Success in the U.S. Midterms. Africa Is Watching.
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
CFR Fellows’ Book Launch Series—Germany Rearmed: The Return of War and the End of Illusions
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Cato’s Huddleston on What the Midterms Mean for AI Policy
Cato Institute
Sanders’s Social Security Tax Plan Would Discourage Work and Investment | Cato’s Romina Boccia
Cato Institute
SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Shield All Federal Employees from Damages
Cato Institute
Inverted Rook: A New Wargame for a New Kind of Crisis
RAND Corporation
Romina Boccia discusses Sen. Bernie Sanders’s push to expand Social Security on FBN’s Big Money in the Morning
Cato Institute
Romina Boccia discusses Sen. Bernie Sanders’s push to expand Social Security on FBN’s Varney & Co
Cato Institute
Effect of Electronic Behavioral Nudges on Low-Value Preoperative Testing: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial
RAND Corporation
Veterans, Families, and Life After Military Service: Q&A with RAND Experts
RAND Corporation
Israel’s Foreign Funding Inquiry is Not Evidence of a Stolen Election
RUSI
Türkiye on the Road to COP31
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Serbia Still Has a Steep Hill to Climb
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Geopolitics and Foreign Investment in Africa: Global Tensions Provide Opportunities
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Karakoram-2026: China-Pakistan Military Operational Interoperability
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India and the Global Housing Crisis: Rethinking Housing Policy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Pig-sector transformation in Central Vietnam
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Youth Perspectives on Climate Change and Migration
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Agroecosystem Shifts and Implications for Agricultural Transformation in Central Vietnam
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Greenland's desecuritization of its future independence
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Nature-based Solutions: Lessons on benefits, costs and trade-offs for communities
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Trilateral “Denuclearization”: False Promises or Way Forward?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CSIS Press Briefing: Previewing President Trump's Trip to Asia
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Contested Skies: What a Recent Military Operation with Mexico Reveals About the Homeland Drone Fight
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Mind the Gap: Keeping Export Compliance Within Reach as BIS Focuses on Enforcement
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Milei: Three Years of Change, One Year to Win People Over
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Identiteits- en documentfraude in de context van kennisveiligheid: Internationale casestudies en lessen voor Nederland: Identity and document fraud in the context of research security: International case studies and lessons for the Netherlands
RAND Corporation
Alignment Between High School Career and Technical Education and Postsecondary and Workforce Outcomes in Nevada
RAND Corporation
Three Essays on Artificial Intelligence and Work in the U.S.
RAND Corporation
Strengthening UK national resilience and warfighting readiness: Pragmatic applications of Swedish Total Defence concepts and policies
RAND Corporation
Pandemic Financial Assistance and Household Wellbeing: Estimating the Collective Impact of Policy Changes on Food Security and Financial Wellbeing
RAND Corporation
Three Essays on High School Social Studies Coursetaking
RAND Corporation
El Niño in Latin America
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
From Coverage to Care: Building Future-Ready Health Systems for a Viksit Bharat
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
ORF Global Quarterly: Societies in Transformation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Is the Space Economy Driving the Weaponisation of Space?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global AI Impact Commons Stories: OpenGateLLM
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Cognitive Frontier: India’s Next Strategic Imperative
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Building the conditions to thrive: Improving well-being for men and boys of color
Brookings
What comes next: The consequences of the 2026 midterm elections
Brookings
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