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Monday, 10 August 2026
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
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
Friday, 07 August 2026
Ilya Somin discusses President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship and birth tourism on DW News
Cato Institute
David J. Bier discusses President Trump’s executive orders targeting birthright citizenship on NPR’s Morning Edition
Cato Institute
Justin Logan discusses the US-Iran negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz on NPR’s Morning Edition
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on The Jay Weber Podcast
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven blog post, “Government Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine Under Trump,” is cited on The BradCast with Brad Friedman podcast
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on the Neal K. Shah podcast
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses a $567 million child safety ruling against Meta by a New Mexico court on BBC World News
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses a $567 million child safety ruling against Meta by a New Mexico court on BBC World News
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven’s blog post, “Government Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine Under Trump,” is cited on KOA’s The Situation & The Weekend with Michael Brown
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on WMAY’s PM Springfield with Patrick Pfingste
Cato Institute
David B. Kopel discusses the rollout of Colorado’s new gun law and leadership changes at Denver City Hall on PBS12’s Colorado Inside Out
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses a $567 million child safety ruling against Meta by a New Mexico court on ABC News Radio’s The Health Report
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses concerns about FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Lilly Broadcasting
Cato Institute
Kevin T. Frazier discusses growing misinformation surrounding data centers on CBS Radio’s Eye on the World with John Batchelor
Cato Institute
Without the right tools, COP31’s implementation promise will fail Africa
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
CO26171 | Nuclear Energy and the Future of the ASEAN Power Grid
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
AI tax debate misses the threat that’s already here
Brookings
Medicaid work requirements built on invented evidence will harm the people they claim to help
Brookings
The new “America First Global Health Strategy” could erode years of progress under PEPFAR
Brookings
The 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Cato Scholar Statement on Senate Passage of Russia Sanction Bill
Cato Institute
What The Fertility Industry Doesn’t Want Couples To Hear
Heritage Foundation
A Distant Battlefield, Tangible Costs. The War on Iran's Toll on the Global South
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Beyond the SH-15: China’s Expanding Military Footprint in Pakistan
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Another Partition? Why Sudan's Fracture Won't Stay Contained
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Patient Capital, Impatient Politics: Japan's Financial Turn Toward India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Brussels vs. Brussels: The EU’s Data Act and the DMA’s Clash Over Cloud
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
PM Modi’s Visit to Indonesia: Defence Cooperation and Strategic Convergence
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Navigating by New Stars: AI and DPI as the Pacific's Wayfinding to Inclusive Growth
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Strong Policies, Falling Rates: India's Breastfeeding Challenge
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond Tariff Cuts: Can the India-UK CETA Deliver for MSMEs?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
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