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Tuesday, 21 April 2026
How should we approach chatbots' mental health and privacy concerns? | The TechTank Podcast
Brookings
An immigration slowdown led to widespread declines in population growth in America’s major metro areas
Brookings
Cold War Echoes of Great Power Minerals Strategy
RUSI
Beyond Integrity: Thinking Twice About Financial Crime Risk
RUSI
No SAVE Act? Congress Still Holds the Trump Card
Heritage Foundation
Civil Defence in Europe: An Initial Assessment
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
When Schools Close, Federal Education Funding Should Follow Students
Heritage Foundation
Smithsonian’s Woke Leadership Must Go Before America’s 250th
Heritage Foundation
Clarence Thomas Warns America: Liberty Dies When We Choose Comfort Over Courage
Heritage Foundation
EU Enlargement in Transition
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Australia’s Recognition of Palestine: A Case of Supporting the Status Quo over Accountability
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
States are innovating on labor market data. The feds could, too
Brookings
Fiscal Year 2025 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project
RAND Corporation
Environmental dimensions of conflict in the Lake Chad region
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Foreign Policy Issues of the Republic of Cyprus during the EU Council Presidency
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Trump 2.0: A Disruptive Peripeteia for International Law
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Military Power and Its Discontents
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Training AI on Copyrighted Works: Comparative Legal Frameworks
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Digitising Consciousness and Cognitive Sovereignty
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Invisible Transaction: AI, E-commerce, and India’s MSMEs
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Innovation as a Foundation for Cyber Resilience
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Designing Out Dependence: Demand-Side Innovation for Critical Mineral Security
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Fed Governor Christopher Waller: Transforming the Fed’s operations for the 21st century
Brookings
Monday, 20 April 2026
Emissions regulation is one of the EU’s trump cards, not a ‘nice to have’
Clingendael
Counter-terrorism lessons to avoid a Lake Chad Basin scenario in Borgu-Kainji
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Institutional architecture and prosperity: What lies beneath the aggregate score
Atlantic Council
Using the USMCA review to strengthen regional integration
Atlantic Council
‘They have been exposed’: The Iran war upends Gulf states’ security and business model
Atlantic Council
The Iran war has forced the US-Gulf alliance out of the shadows
Atlantic Council
Russia threatens Europe as Ukraine escalates strikes on Putin’s oil industry
Atlantic Council
No Surprises Act arbitration databook
Brookings
A voluntary export fee (VEF) on pollution: Recovering foreign tax revenue to support US clean manufacturing
Brookings
As the US steps out of UNESCO, China steps up
Brookings
Key takeaways from Brookings conversation with European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño
Brookings
Avoid any temporary deal on Iran’s nukes
Brookings
Regulatory uncertainty is what actually holds back innovation
Brookings
The strategic aftershocks of Trump’s Iran war
Brookings
Key takeaways from the Brookings conversation with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed
Brookings
Schmidt v. City of Norfolk
Cato Institute
Robots Just Captured a Russian Position in Ukraine—but Don’t Worry About Real-Life Terminators Just Yet
RAND Corporation
Potential Spillover Effects on Diagnostic Delay for Cancer During the NHS-Galleri Trial: A Quasi-Experimental Difference-In-Differences Study
RAND Corporation
Using a Quality Improvement Priority Metric to Promote Uniformly High-Quality Care: An Illustrative Example Using Child HCAHPS Survey Data
RAND Corporation
Trump Orders FDA Review of Psychedelic Therapies
Cato Institute
Iran’s Instability and the Gulf’s Indispensability
RUSI
Iran War and Tariffs Spark Fertilizer Shock That Drive Costs Higher for Farmers
Heritage Foundation
How Trump Can Punish Spain
Heritage Foundation
Why European Industry needs Carbon Diplomacy in the Age of CBAM
Clingendael
Time to Revive the U.S. Maritime Service
Heritage Foundation
Social Protection for All: Opportunities and Challenges for Inclusive Societies in the Middle East and North Africa
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Minimising Urban Traffic Congestion: Lessons from Delhi
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Negotiations As Theater: Trump’s Iran Approach Under Scrutiny
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Moving the Needle: AI, Fashion, and the Future
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Creative and Economic Promise of Modern Gaming
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Levelling Up: How AI is Transforming Video-Game Development
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Language Stewardship in India’s AI Ecosystem
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The AI Dilemma: Copyright, Incentives, and the Future of Creativity
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Strengthening MSME Resilience in an Era of Geoeconomic Turbulence
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Middle East Muddle: Pakistan's Premature Vainglory
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Below the Band: The Arithmetic of India’s Disinflation in FY26
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why the EU Needs to Address Chinese Technology Licensing
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Why and How Europeans Must Prepare for US Retrenchment
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Correlating US Aggression on Cuba, Venezuela and Iran: The Oil Factor
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Financial aid for students without financial need: How do institutions use it strategically?
Brookings
A Formal Model of How Artificial Intelligence Erodes Human Agency
RAND Corporation
The Patient Experience Divide: How Income Relates to Care Quality in the Primary Care Setting
RAND Corporation
Examining the American Mindset on Community Well-Being: Insights from a National Survey
RAND Corporation
Dental Surgeries in Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Children With Developmental Disabilities
RAND Corporation
Financing the EU budget: an assessment of five proposals for new resources
Bruegel
AI Advertising and the Authenticity Paradox
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Collaborative research and action to transform education systems
Brookings
Sunday, 19 April 2026
El Cato Podcast features an interview with renowned economist, professor, and thought leader Pedro Schwartz, as he shares childhood memories that helped shape his perspective on Radio Centro 101
Cato Institute
Cato Institute’s Handbook on Affordability is featured on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
Cato Institute
Cato Institute’s Handbook on Affordability is featured on SiriusXM’s C-SPAN Radio
Cato Institute
Jon Hoffman discusses the latest on negotiations between the US and Iran on NewsNation Live
Cato Institute
Israel's Lebanese Campaign Will Backfire
RAND Corporation
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Alex Nowrasteh’s policy analysis, “Illegal Immigrant Incarceration Rates, 2010–2023,” is cited on ETV’s Access to Democracy
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon’s blog post, “One Year After “Liberation Day”: Here’s What We Know and What We Don’t,” on Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski
Cato Institute
India as South Asia’s Stabiliser: Navigating the Middle East Crisis
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The PLA Deepens China’s Political Rectification Campaign
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Iran War, Global South & Partnerships: In Dire Straits
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Missing the Last Mile: An Assessment of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 long before the full-scale war of 2022
Atlantic Council
Cato University on Campus in Phoenix
Cato Institute
Rethinking Environmental Clearance for Critical Mineral Mining
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
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