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Tuesday, 03 November 2026
The Assassination of a Peacemaker
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Veilig door woelige wateren: Een evaluatie van de Wet ter Bescherming Koopvaardij: Safe through turbulent waters: Evaluation of the Dutch Merchant Shipping Protection Act
RAND Corporation
What can public opinion data tell us about Putin’s grip on power in Russia?
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
The Costs of Coercion: US Soft Power in a Transactional Age
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Ubuntu: Africa’s Moral Vision for a Post-Aid World
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
AI Chatbots Could Lend Influence Campaigns New Credibility
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Monday, 02 November 2026
Congolese refugees caught between war and closing doors
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
How Rebeca Grynspan Would Lead the United Nations: Three Interview Takeaways
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Federal deportation efforts: Implications for state child support agencies
Brookings
Defining and strengthening the built environment workforce
Brookings
We studied the impact of ICE enforcement on the job market. It isn't pretty.
Brookings
How the United States uses multilateral channels for its aid
Brookings
How an AI bust can make Big AI bigger
Brookings
Europe’s Deal Limiting Chinese Auto Imports
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Election Law Experts Available: DOJ’s Last-minute Bid to Block California Ballots
Cato Institute
Why Employers Can't Tame Health Costs
RAND Corporation
Improving Eviction Prevention Through Participatory Research: Findings from a Study in Los Angeles
RAND Corporation
Lessons from L.A. on Transfer Taxes
RAND Corporation
Bibi and the Blockchain: When a Prime Minister Plans for Sanctions Evasion
RUSI
The politics of civilizational confrontation: Rubio's Athens speech
Clingendael
Planetary Power: Geoengineering and the New Geopolitics of Climate Intervention
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Europe Struggles to Sustain Support for Ukraine
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
How Indian Americans Plan to Vote in the 2026 Midterms
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Regionalism and G20 Support for Neighboring Non-G20 Developing Countries
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Crusader
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Who Controls Ukraine’s Starlink Access?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Deepfakes Are Dominating Global Elections, and Regulation Is Playing Catch-Up
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Are U.S. Military Options in Iran?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Success of NVS-03: Why India Needs to Rethink Its Satellite Navigation Strategy
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Canada in the Indo-Pacific Sustaining the Pivot, Partnering with France
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Managing Duality in Space: Volume I, Europe-Eurasia Workshop Insights on Escalatory Space Activities and Potential Response Options
RAND Corporation
Managing Duality in Space: Volume III, Americas Workshop Insights on Escalatory Space Activities and Potential Response Options
RAND Corporation
Managing Duality in Space: Volume II, Indo-Pacific Workshop Insights on Escalatory Space Activities and Potential Response Options
RAND Corporation
More flexible European Union spending needs stronger parliamentary scrutiny
Bruegel
Soft Power with Sharp Edges: China’s Global Narrative War
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The US Midterms and Trump’s Challenge
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
How Ports Turn Circular Ambition into Industrial Reality
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond the Test Lab: Embedding Independent Oversight in AI Safety
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
UPDIC’s Kanpur Node: From Investment to Industrial Capability
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
A Cost Either Way: Why the World Is Watching America’s Midterms
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Sunday, 01 November 2026
Walter Olson’s blog post, “A National Security Rationale for Meddling In the Midterms?,” is cited on MS NOW’s Connect With Jacob Soboroff
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s white paper, “Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023,” is cited by a caller on Jubilee’s Surrounded episode, “1 Liberal vs 20 MAGA (ft. Harry Sisson)”
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ blog post, “75% of Americans Say Tariffs Will Be Important to Their Vote in the Midterms,” is cited on Global News’ The West Block
Cato Institute
Stephen Richer discusses the history of voter fraud and suppression on The New Haven Democracy Project podcast
Cato Institute
Radley Balko discusses his book, Rise of the Warrior Cop: Revised and Updated, on C-SPAN 2
Cato Institute
African Countries Face Rising Economic Risks: Six Ways They Can Navigate Global Uncertainty
SAIIA
(South African Institute of International Affairs)
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on Taxes Saved Radio
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven’s Fox News op-ed, “Trump’s corporate stakes are a gift to the next Democratic president,” is cited on Red Eye Radio
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
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 SiriusXM’s FOX News Headlines 24/7
Cato Institute
Electoral Crosscurrents: Brazil’s Leftist Resurgence and Israel’s Political Fragmentation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Economic Security Begins In Its States
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Navigating the India-US-China Triangle Through Kautilyan Statecraft
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The US Midterms and Frontier Labs: AI Safety as a Political Instrument
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
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(as of November 1, 2026)
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Brookings
127.9
2
CSIS
116.7
3
CFR
112.8
4
Atlantic Council
103.8
5
CEIP
96.2
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