Think Tank Alert

Friday, 13 November 2026
European Nations State Their Vision for the Future of European Security
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The AI Safety Debate: Alignment, Loss of Control, and Oversight
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Medical Education in India: Widening the Door Without Lowering the Bar
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Port Bunkering: India’s Next Maritime Advantage
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Are the United States and Its Allies Learning Quickly Enough from the War in Ukraine?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Largest Crypto Heist in History Could Have Been Avoided
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The 2027 Congress and the Dangerous Data Breach Pileup
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Effectiveness of Russian Nuclear Signaling in the Ukraine War: Lessons and Implications
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Trump Is a Lame Duck. But He’s Still in Charge of U.S. Statecraft.
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Letter from the President, Peter Goettler
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Once Silenced by the SEC, Now Free to Speak
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Liberty Generation?
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The High Costs of Taxing Wealth
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Good News for Libertarians: Liberty Still Advances
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Infinite Scroll: Psychologist Adam Omary on Screens, Mental Health, and Moral Panic
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Surveillance Creep, from Nogales to Pawtucket
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
A Series of Constitutional Thunderclaps
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Quarterly
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Long Bet
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Last Word: Cato’s 300-Year-Old Guide to Election Season
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
EU-India SDP: Opportunities and Limits for Defence Industrial Cooperation
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
China’s Fifth Plenum: Purges, Party Control and the Stakes for India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Islamic State is incentivising ISWAP to target military stockpiles
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
New Zealand’s Inconclusive Election Is the Last Thing the Country Needs
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Pulling Eritrea and Ethiopia back from the brink of war
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
About Deep Cuts
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Historic wins show the 2026 vote was about more than prices
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Announcing “Deep Cuts,” a podcast unpacking the tearing down of the federal government—and how to build it back
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Trump, Xi, and Putin: What to expect from the APEC summit
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Looming Defense Budget Battle and the Scramble to Rebuild the U.S. Military
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
What the Abu Dhabi Talks Did—and Didn’t—Achieve
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Hegseth’s Unmaking of the U.S. Military
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Disrupting Politics: A Front Row Seat to the Collision of Technology & Democracy
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Molly Nixon discusses the constitutional process for impeaching a cabinet secretary and the division between Congress and the executive branch on 13 News Now’s Impact News
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Running a Simulated Business in High School: The Implementation and Costs of the Virtual Enterprises Program in Six High Schools
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Running a Simulated Business in High School: A Summary of Findings on the Implementation and Costs of Virtual Enterprises
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Cato Club Naples Breakfast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Disrupting Politics:
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Recalibrating the relationship: what’s next for India–Bangladesh ties?
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Israel's Arab Parties After the Election: Unprecedented Representation
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Maritime Jurisdiction and Undersea Security in Europe
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Torn between Security, Dependence and Autonomy: Turkish Cypriot Public Opinion on Türkiye’s Role in the North of Cyprus
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Mining Nationalism and Export Restrictions: The Challenges of Economic Development
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
Will a UN Treaty on Autonomous Weapons Arrive Too Late?
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Promises Made, Promises Unmet: The NPP’s Struggle to Reform Sri Lanka
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Iran War: The International System under the Trump Shock and a New Regionalization of Globalization
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
L'affaire Jensen Huang: Personal Vulnerabilities As Geopolitical Risks
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Capital That Makes a Difference: Rethinking Blended Finance in the Ocean Economy
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Making Greenfield Cities Work in India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Foreign Policy in the American Heartland: Issues for the 120th Congress
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Assessing Nigeria's Efforts to protect Christians and Secure the Middle Belt
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Resilience and Reform: U.S.-China Relations and the Global Economic Order
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Two Years Since the Birth of the New Syria: Challenges of Security, Sovereignty and the Economy
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Autonomous Electromagnetic Dominance at Sea
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
China–Pakistan Military Exercise Karakoram 2026
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Designing the UK’s Good Practice Exchange for research culture: A co-created delivery model
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Chinese Academy of Sciences Directory
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Santa Monica’s Recent Economic and Social Trends: A Case Study with Regional Comparisons
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Higher-Income Parents More Likely to Use AI, Encourage Teens to Do the Same
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Higher-Income Parents Use AI More and Encourage Their Children to Do the Same
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Three Questions About China’s Hidden Foreign Exchange Assets
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Privatizing Amtrak
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Economics of Rent Control
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
ASEAN Summit in Manila
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Why India’s Energy Transition Depends on Strong DISCOMs
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Why Biosecurity Governance Requires Stronger Oversight and Transparency
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
A case for small-town grit: Sheyenne, North Dakota's quiet comeback
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Unpacking trust
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Global Economic Governance in a Changing World Order
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Mike Fox discusses immigration, justice, and the police state on the Liberty Conspiracy’s Mind Meld podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Institute’s participation at the event, “Representative Klopfenstein Energy Policy Briefing,” is cited on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Ilya Somin discusses immigration on the Rough Thoughts Media podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s white paper, “Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023,” is cited on The Lost Debate podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
John H. Cochrane discusses Brazil’s inflation experience, interest rates, and the “Lara Resende Plan” on the Economic Drafts podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
States Weekly: November 11, 2026
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Trump’s retreat from democracy could fuel conflict in East Africa
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
CO26231 | The Search for Meaning: Dealing With Existential Questions to Foster Youth Resilience Against Violent Extremism
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Beyond Decoupling: Rethinking East Asia’s Production Networks
tiny icon of kiep  KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Cato Energy Expert Warns Texas Rate Freeze Could Discourage New Power Plants
tiny icon of cato  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
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Colin Grabow discusses the Jones Act waivers the US Maritime Action podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Robert A. Levy discusses contracts of adhesion on The Bob Harden Show podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Institute’s Jones Act Waiver Tracker is praised on the What’s Going on with Shipping - Maritime Industry Today podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The UN secretary-general selection process and its implications for the future of multilateralism
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Who are the True Citizens of Israel's Democracy?
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
South Africa After the 2026 Local Government Elections
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
William Daley and Paul Ryan Named Chair and Vice Chair of the CSIS Board of Trustees
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Suriname: Food Security Situation and Challenges under the Threat of Climate Change
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
India and Russia as Partners in Africa’s Mineral Future
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Crime, Terror, and Hybrid Threats: Why India and Italy Must Pool Their Strengths
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Problems of Cohesion Plaguing ASEAN and PIF
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
High Stakes, Higher Expectations: Africa and the Future of UN Leadership
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
Trust Unpacked: A diagnostic assessment of institutional trust
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Thanking America’s Veterans
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Immigrants in Finance: Evidence from Hedge Funds
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Northern Sea Route and the Changing Geopolitics of the Russian Arctic
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Strategy or Expedience? Trump’s Eritrea Gamble in the Horn of Africa
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
China’s PLA in Fifth Plenum: Internal Chaos and Peripheral Aggression
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
A Life Cycle Roadmap for India’s Circular Blue Economy
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Lessons from the Founding and the Old American Tradition on Muslim Immigration
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Patient Islamification of the West
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The 2026 Election by the Numbers
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
How the Next Congress Can Repair the Military’s Personnel Crisis
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Islam and the American Constitutional Order
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Munition Inventories: An Update Amid Renewed War Risk
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
One Year After Busan: Has China Kept Its Rare Earth Promises?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
From promises to premises: Middle Eastern powers in an uncertain order
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
CO26230 | The US-Central Asia Critical Minerals Push: Who Sets the Terms?
tiny icon of rsis  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
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Johan Norberg discusses populism and its consequences on a unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc YouTube Short
tiny icon of cato  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
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
From Dialogue to Supply Chains
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Could a new agency stop crime syndicates infiltrating the police?
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Who decides the future of AI? | The TechTank Podcast
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
External Wealth of Nations 2025 update: AI stock prices and global imbalances
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Michelle Bowman
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Why the G20 Should Listen to Faith Leaders in Utah
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Screening and Discussion of "The Fight to Fight"
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Nvidia, Chinese Espionage, and the AI Race: Foreign Policy Issues to Watch
tiny icon of cfr  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
tiny icon of cato  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
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
How Do Veterans Fare in the Civilian Workforce?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests (Country Case Studies)
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Trust but Verify: Implementing Frontier AI Policy in California and Beyond
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Partnership for Cultural Trade in the New South
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
One Year After Busan: Has China Kept Its Rare Earth Promises?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
India–South Korea Cooperation on Alternative Maritime Fuels and Port Energy Systems
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Small Language Models as Instruments of AI Sovereignty
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Why an ‘Article 5-Style Guarantee’ for Ukraine Makes Little Sense
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Strategic Shores: Strengthening Overseas Port Infrastructure to Safeguard U.S. Economic and Security Interests
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Mutual recognition as a route to defence capability
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Key Elements and Activities of Disaster Mitigation
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Key Elements and Activities of Disaster Preparedness
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Navigating the shifting terrain of geostrategic partnerships
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Ukrainian civil society needs sustainable coalitions to influence gender policy
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Munition Inventories: An Update Amid Renewed War Risk
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Beyond Consensus: National Security Initiative and Europe’s Strategic Autonomy
tiny icon of oiip  OIIP (Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Geopolitics and South Korea’s Growing Arms Exports
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Space Security and Missile Defense : Japan's Quest for Autonomy and Indispensability
tiny icon of ifri  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
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The U.S. Mobile Network Industrial Base: An Assessment and U.S. Government Action Plan
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Ready for War 2030: A Scenario: Bolstering the UK and NATO's Preparedness
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Is the Supreme Court Holding Trump Accountable?
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Europe’s strategic bet on US technology for air superiority is unravelling
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
From Congestion to Access: Sustainable Urban Mobility and the India–Africa–UAE Trilateral
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Partners for Multilateralism (P4M): Renewing Cooperation in a Fragmented World
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Why is Xi Jinping purging leaders of his own party?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Ready for 2030: How to Accelerate UK Defence
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
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