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Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Policymaking for India’s Forests: Lessons from the Chipko Movement
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Russia’s Plague Scare: Challenges to Biosecurity Governance
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Energy Transition: The Fiscal Challenge for Coal-Dependent States
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
As Aid Recedes, Partnerships Must Take the Lead
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
In Hardwick, Vermont, art, dinner, and disaster response all share the same table
Brookings
Serbia Election Marks the End of an Era
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Teacher pay in the US is relatively low and trending downward
Brookings
Understanding Latin America’s Rightward Political Shift
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Ten Poll Numbers That Explain the 2026 Midterm Elections
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
“Black Saturday” Threatens a Calamity as President John F. Kennedy Makes Two Offers—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Twelve
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Towards an Australian Circular Economy for Solar Photovoltaic Technologies: A Policy Brief for Government, Industry and Research Stakeholders
RAND Corporation
Cato on Tour: Philadelphia
Cato Institute
The Ant and the Grasshopper—Revised Version
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Why the Netherlands Must Hold the Line on ASML
RUSI
Strategic Patience: Staying the Course in EU Energy and Climate Policy
Clingendael
The Raised Eyebrow and the Closed Account
Heritage Foundation
Why MAHA Must Keep Conservative Roots
Heritage Foundation
From Reactive to Proactive: Indo-Pacific’s Responses to AI-Driven Cyber Threats
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India-US Trade Deal: Where the Edge Lies, and What It Will Cost
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India and Kazakhstan: Minerals, Connectivity, and What Comes Next
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Ant and the Grasshopper—Revised Version
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Business Support for Human Rights Defenders in an Era of Government Retrenchment
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
ASEAN’s Energy Security: Need for Regional Cooperation
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Taxing artificial intelligence: What’s on the table, and what’s at stake
Brookings
Towards an Australian Circular Economy for Solar Photovoltaic Technologies
RAND Corporation
Improving HUD-VASH Utilization Under Changing Income Eligibility Requirements
RAND Corporation
Historic Comeback in Brazil: Lula Elected President for a Fourth Term
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Opposition as an Opportunity – Not Just for the PNL
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Beyond Washington: Gulf Partnerships Under Review
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Trump’s Ukraine Policy and The Limits of Strategic Autonomy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond the 123 Agreement: Safeguarding Non-Proliferation in the Middle East
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Is China’s economy broken?
Brookings
Why AI goes rogue and what can be done about it
Bruegel
The hidden price of college: Three perspectives on how families can navigate their most important financial decision
Brookings
Monday, 26 October 2026
The FCC Covered List: National Security, Economic Policy, and Technology Supply Chains
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Defence Spending: Challenges for the Budget and Beyond
RUSI
Composition, not volume alone, determines whether finance helps developing economies
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Ethiopia’s transitional justice should resume, but not where it left off
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The military AI industry’s involvement in armed conflict: implications under international humanitarian law
SIPRI
(Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
Mandates, money, and the end of voluntary hospital cybersecurity
Brookings
Understanding the beginning of advertising on ChatGPT
Brookings
Approving the US-Saudi nuclear deal while reducing proliferation risks
Brookings
Country platforms for transformational impact at scale: A proposal
Brookings
John Scali Has Lunch With a Soviet Spy—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Eleven
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Conflict and simmering tensions likely to push MENA defence spending beyond cautious FY26 budgets
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Solar Radiation Management: A Climate Tool with Geopolitical Implications
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
China’s Climate Leadership after Hormuz: How Should Europe Adjust?
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Time for Saudi Clarity on Normalization with Israel
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Global AI Impact Commons Stories: MahaVISTAAR
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Purple Dividend: Inclusion as Investment
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Algorithmic Prescription Pad: What AI Prescribing Means for Public Health
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
New Zealand’s Two-Track China Policy
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Global inequality and the financing of economic development
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
The FCC Covered List: National Security, Economic Policy, and Technology Supply Chains
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
New Zealand’s Two-Track China Policy
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China's Local Government Debt: Implications for U.S.-China Competition
RAND Corporation
Europe's Dual-Use Satellites Are Its Best Shield Against Hybrid Space Threats
RAND Corporation
Modeling the Disruptive Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses' Supply and Wages
RAND Corporation
Evaluating Selected Gene Therapies for Cardiovascular Diseases: An Updated Scoping Review and Evidence Map of Randomised Controlled Trials
RAND Corporation
U.S.-Japan Alliance Conference: The U.S.-Japan Alliance Today and Beyond
RAND Corporation
Ethical Risk, Sovereignty, and Research Governance: Protecting Persons, Peoples, and Knowledge in Southeast Alaska Research
RAND Corporation
Comparison of Intersectional Stigma Assessment Strategies for Black and Latino Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
RAND Corporation
Who Finances the Battle for Congress?
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
South Africa's thin blue line: the budget challenge facing the SAPS
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The India–Africa–UAE Trilateral: Energy Cooperation and Capital Mobilisation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
How Unrest in France Is Putting Europe’s Political Centre to The Test
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Malaysia’s Changing Approach Towards Myanmar Nationals
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond the AI Race: China’s Bid to Shape Global Rules
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global AI Impact Commons Stories: Amul Sarlaben
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Proposing heating efficiency standards for Europe
Bruegel
Climate education in action: A collective agenda for building resilient education ecosystems
Brookings
Sunday, 25 October 2026
El Cato Podcast featured Pablo Lucio Paredes, Director of Economics at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, discussing Ecuador’s Social Security crisis on Radio Centro 101
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s New York Post article, “The DSA’s Socialist Plans Carry a $212T Price Tag — and Every One of Us Will Pay,” is cited on FNC’s Life, Liberty & Levin
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on iHeart Radio’s Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham
Cato Institute
Iraqi Armed Factions Between National Identity and Ideological Allegiance Amid Regional Escalation
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Adlai Stevenson Dresses Down the Soviet Ambassador to the UN—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Ten
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
From Algorithms to Experiments: AI’s Evolving Role in Biological Research
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Reserve Composition and Design in Stablecoin Regulation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Teacher Safety and Professional Authority in India’s Schools
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
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