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Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Rethinking Fed operations: Recommendations to the five task forces
Brookings
Social media bans fail Black youth as a long-term solution
Brookings
Underinvestment in Indian Country: How federal and philanthropic funding to Native Americans falls short, and how to fix it
Brookings
A summer of AI summits reveals a widening US-China divide
Brookings
Trump’s Iran Negotiations: Less Art of the Deal, More Art of Concealing Defeat
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Certificate of Need: The Regulation Blocking Greater Access to Higher-Quality and Lower-Cost Care
Cato Institute
Critical Tech Forum
RAND Corporation
Cato’s Londoño: Voluntary, Unpublished AI Testing Framework Won’t Reassure Anyone
Cato Institute
Evaluating the development of integrated neighbourhood healthcare
RAND Corporation
Readiness and Resilience: The National Effort We Can't Delay
RAND Corporation
The Eternal Quest for More Tariffs
Cato Institute
Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford highlighted his ranking in Cato’s Governor’s Report Card on Fox affiliate WACH’s Your Voice Your Future: Connecting With the Capitol
Cato Institute
DENMARK’S EFFORTS TO FIGHT TORTURE AND CORRUPTION ABROAD
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
The US–Saudi 123 Agreement: more than nuclear cooperation at stake
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Putin’s Political Longevity – A Framework of Considerations
RUSI
Project Grayburn and Infantry Body Armour Overmatch
RUSI
U.S. and Allied Engagement with Timor-Leste
Heritage Foundation
Armed by China: The Dependency Behind Pakistan’s Military
Heritage Foundation
As Heat Waves Spike, the Global South Needs New Cooling Solutions
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Indus Waters Treaty Under Pressure: The Reach for Nuclear Signalling
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why Washington May Finally Recognise Somaliland
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The BRICS Moment: A New Multilateralism for a Fragmented World
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Privacy or Evasion? The Policy Dilemma Around Messaging App Usernames
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Powering Innovation: Data Centers, Compute, and U.S. Competitiveness
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Proving Ground: China’s Strategic Ratcheting of the Philippines and the Indo-Pacific’s Gray Zone Problem
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
New Approaches to Address the Role of Gold in Sudan’s Civil War
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The US–Saudi Nuclear Deal and the Politics of Strategic Exceptions
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Fujairah and the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Global economic governance: Navigating the Thucydides and Kindleberger traps
Brookings
Defense Requirements Planning in Comparative Organizations: Case Studies of Selected Adversaries and Allied Nations
RAND Corporation
Modernizing Department of the Air Force Training and Education Approaches: Leveraging Stackable Certificates for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies
RAND Corporation
Assessing the Energy Potential of Artificial Intelligence Data Center Sites: A Framework for Comparing Site Suitability
RAND Corporation
Testing Large Language Model Agents on the Use of Biological Tools for Nucleic Acid Synthesis Screening Evasion
RAND Corporation
Morocco and the UAE: A Trans-Arab Geoeconomic Partnership
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Washington’s Russia Gambit: Why India Must Guard Its Strategic Autonomy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Monday, 10 August 2026
Section 301 Tariffs and China: A Risky Gambit
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on WYDC’s Big Fox AM News
Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on WLOB’s The Ray Richardson Show
Cato Institute
Norbert Michel discusses monetary policy and financial alternatives on The Economics Podcast for Gen Z
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven discusses the Trump administration taking equity stakes in private companies on MetroNews’ Talkline
Cato Institute
Michael F. Cannon discusses short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI), and why they can be significantly cheaper than ACA exchange coverage on the DC EKG with Joe Grogan Podcast
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven’s blog post, “Trump’s Presidential Portfolio Goes Quantum,” is cited on the Quickly Quantum podcast
Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon discusses recidivism on Sinclair Broadcast Group
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven’s blog post, “Government Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine Under Trump,” is cited on Sinclair affiliate KATU News First at Four
Cato Institute
Ensuring Offshore Infrastructure Protection Keeps Pace with Growth
RUSI
How Sudan’s war is destroying its development future
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Electrostates vs. petrostates: The US, China, and the Hormuz energy shock
Brookings
Tunisia’s summer of discontent
Brookings
Why open-weight models are crucial for American AI leadership
Brookings
Munitions Shortfall Limits U.S. Options in Middle East, Indo-Pacific: Cato Expert
Cato Institute
RFK Jr. GRAS Proposal: Cato Scholar Backs Disclosure, Warns Against FDA Veto
Cato Institute
Trump Vaccine Schedule Overhaul: Cato Scholar Questions Evidence and Federal Role
Cato Institute
Trump Extends Jones Act Relief: Cato Scholars Calls Temporary Waiver a “Band-Aid”
Cato Institute
New Models of Health-Defence Collaboration: A Shared Plan to Achieve the 100 Days Mission
RAND Corporation
Economic Security and Resilience Initiative
RAND Corporation
Beyond the bubble: Russia’s Baltic theatre-denial problem
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Blame Pedro Sanchez for Ceuta. Not Spain
Heritage Foundation
Confronting the Barriers to AI Diffusion in the U.S. Military
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Pope Leo, AI, and Just War Theory
Heritage Foundation
The Next Parental Rights Fight Is in the School Library
Heritage Foundation
Some Migrants Hate America on Arrival
Heritage Foundation
America’s Museum Culture Needs an Overhaul
Heritage Foundation
India’s Association with Horizon Europe: Beyond Scientific Cooperation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Brazil and Urban Governance Reforms: Lessons for India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Hit-and-Miss: Deconstructing NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index 2026
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Evaluating Pathways for U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation with Allies
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Section 301 Tariffs and China: A Risky Gambit
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Happens if Congress Codifies Russia Sanctions?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
After Annexation: How China Plans to Run Taiwan
RAND Corporation
Clarifying Debates About Drug Decriminalization
RAND Corporation
Palliative Dialysis: Putting the Person First in Dialysis Care
RAND Corporation
Paying in the Dark: Third-Party Administrator Fees and the Limits of Employer Cost Control in Self-Insured Health Plans
RAND Corporation
Meeting the Needs of the RAF Community
RAND Corporation
Adolescent Behavioral Health Outcomes of Child Welfare Involved Youth with and Without Childhood Suicidal Ideation
RAND Corporation
Why L.A.'s Homelessness Numbers No Longer Tell the Full Story
RAND Corporation
How Colleges Can Support Student Veterans in Campus-to-Career Transitions: Summary of a 2026 RAND Workshop
RAND Corporation
Clients’ Views and Experiences of Individual Placement and Support: An Employment Program for People in Treatment for Substance Use
RAND Corporation
Effective Adaptations in Individual Placement and Support Delivery: Lessons from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Context
RAND Corporation
‚Zeitenwende‘ for the Principle of Separation! From Information Exchange to Joint Risk Assessment
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Breaking the Barriers to Urban Inclusion
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The AI Jobs Debate Is Asking the Wrong Question
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Sunday, 09 August 2026
Jeffrey A. Miron is featured in a debate on whether Trillionaires should exist on i24 NEWS English’s Global Eye
Cato Institute
El Cato Podcast featured Pablo Hiriart, author, journalist, and director of La Aurora de México, discussing press freedom in Mexico on Radio Centro 101
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ blog post, “Gen Z Fails Basic Civics Quiz as America Nears Its 250th,” is cited on WPHT’s Barry Sable & Friends
Cato Institute
Jon Hoffman discusses Israel’s rejection of the latest peace plan, Iran’s demands for the United States, and the Houthis’ attack on a Saudi oil facility on NewsNation Live
Cato Institute
The Bombing of Nagasaki
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Saturday, 08 August 2026
Emily Ekins’ blog post, “Gen Z Fails Basic Civics Quiz as America Nears Its 250th,” is cited on FNC’s My View with Lara Trump
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ blog post, “Gen Z Fails Basic Civics Quiz as America Nears Its 250th,” is cited on SiriusXM’s FOX News Headlines 24/7
Cato Institute
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Top Think Tanks
(as of August 1, 2026)
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126.8
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CSIS
116.0
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CFR
112.7
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Atlantic Council
102.2
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CEIP
94.7
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