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Friday, 16 October 2026
The Victory of Asymmetry in the Iran War
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
DOGE’s impact in Indian Country: Nearly $470 million in lost funding
Brookings
America shouldn’t let go of the Middle East
Brookings
A snapshot of America’s schools: Trends and global comparisons
Brookings
How are countries evaluating AI models?
Brookings
Ethical, Legal, and Social Approach: Strengthening ASEAN Cooperation on Biosecurity and Biotechnology
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal, Explained
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
JFK Learns That Soviet Missiles Are in Cuba—The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day One
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Ukraine’s Attacks on Russian Data Centers Lay Bare a Global Risk to AI
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
As Rubio Lands in India, the U.S.-India Relationship Is Stronger Than It Looks
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Time Bought, Leverage Preserved: Outcomes of the Trump–Xi Summit in Washington
Heritage Foundation
Fentanyl in Italy and the European Opioid Market
RUSI
The Public School System Has Failed American Kids. Now What?
Heritage Foundation
Where America Really Decides
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Israel’s Policy towards the West Bank since the 7 October 2023 attack
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Gender mainstreaming in practice: Development practitioners’ strategies for addressing gendered barriers in a natural resource governance intervention
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Loss and Damage: Assessing Institutional Arrangements from National to Local Levels
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Loss and Damage: Assessing Institutional Arrangements from National to Local Levels
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Capturing National Security Benefits from Offshore Wind
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The COP31 South African Youth Statement
SAIIA
(South African Institute of International Affairs)
Pakistan and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Transformation in Pakistan’s Approach After the War in Gaza
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Early-life adversities and support for income redistribution: An American paradox
Brookings
Bosnia and Herzegovina has voted and remains trapped in the status quo
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Think Tank Forum 2026 - From Flux to Fortitude: Building India’s Resilience Agenda
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Governing the AI–Bio Convergence: India’s Evolving Biosecurity Challenge
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
BRICS Beyond the Common Currency: The Case for Payment Interoperability
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Afghan Variable in Europe’s Eurasia Strategy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Can a Hawkish RBI Glide Against Global Whirlwinds?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Genomics, Healthcare, and You engagement programme
RAND Corporation
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Michael F. Cannon discusses the price of drug pharmaceuticals on The Bob Harden Show
Cato Institute
Clark Neily’s Slate article, “There Are Way Too Many Prosecutors in the Federal Judiciary,” is cited on the TARGET podcast
Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Noncitizens Don’t Illegally Vote in Detectable Numbers,” is cited on The Thom Hartmann Program
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses the Trump tariffs and high prices on Fox News Digital
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome’s comments from the Fox News article, “American-made goods also got more expensive under Trump tariffs, new research finds,” are cited on WCPT’s The Rick Smith Show
Cato Institute
Clark Neily discusses the SCOTUS case Viramontes v. Cook County on PJ Media’s Cam & Co. podcast
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey report, “Most Americans Expect Social Security Benefit Cuts; a Third Believe the Program Won’t Exist When They Retire,” is cited on NBC affiliate WMTV’s 15 News at 11:30
Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Noncitizens Don’t Illegally Vote in Detectable Numbers,” is cited on C-SPAN 2’s The Thom Hartmann Program
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses Data Centers as a midterm issue on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Tech
Cato Institute
Tad DeHaven’s Unpopulist article, “Donald J. Trump: The DSA President,” is cited on The American Radicals Podcast
Cato Institute
A caller cites Norbert J. Michel’s Washington Examiner article, ”JD Vance’s Economic Agenda Is Just Socialism Wrapped in a Nationalist Flag,” on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show
Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s policy analysis, Illegal Immigrant Murderers in Texas, 2013–2022,” is cited on ABC affiliate KOAT’s Action 7 News Live at 6
Cato Institute
New Cameroonian army camps alone won’t secure Lake Chad
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The State of U.S.-Canada Relations: A Conversation With Chrystia Freeland
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Pooling risk to pay for long-term services and supports
Brookings
Side Effects May Include Dependency on China
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
IP26113 | Hedging or Loss Aversion? Indonesia’s Asymmetric Bargain with the United States
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Lame Ducks, Black Swans, and the 2026 Midterm Elections
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The United States Discovers Soviet Missiles in Cuba
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Trump’s “Diesel Deal” With Russia Was Just the Start
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
When Union Leaders Are Not Working for Their Workers
Heritage Foundation
Chelsea Follett discusses her book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past, on the Ronald Reagan Institute’s Reaganism podcast
Cato Institute
Katherine Thompson discusses the war with Iran and the midterm elections on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Surveillance
Cato Institute
Commercially Available Data: The Fourth Amendment Loophole?
Cato Institute
A Better Way to Use Criminal Records in Hiring
RAND Corporation
Commercially Available Data: The Fourth Amendment Loophole?
Cato Institute
Building Resilience Against Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Biological Threats: Conference Proceedings from a Follow-Up RAND and Helena Workshop, May 2026
RAND Corporation
Childhood Vaccine Schedules Across Countries
Heritage Foundation
France’s Education Collapse Is a Warning for America
Heritage Foundation
AI forecasting will make political inaction harder to justify
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Ukraine Has Imposed a Kerosene Shortage on Russia
RUSI
NATO Medical Readiness and Russian Escalation
RUSI
Spoil of War: How Conflict Shapes Myanmar’s Gold Supply Chain
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Why the Pentagon Was So Spooked About the B–1 Bombers in England
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Starlink and India’s Satellite Internet Race: Security Before Access
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
GCC Under Fire: Pakistan’s Military Expediency and India’s Maritime Imperative
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Roadblock heterarchy: How local checkpoints, a regional trade war, and global commodity chains intersect in Eastern Congo
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Avoiding Another Long War in Yemen
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Future of U.S.-UK Defense Cooperation with UK Secretary of Defence Wes Streeting
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Could Russia Be Poised to Use an On-Orbit Weapon Against a Commercial Satellite?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
“Bunker Busters”: Deep Targets, Shallow Stocks
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Cambodia’s Scam Center Cleanup: Is It Working?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Rethinking the Legal Profession’s Role in Business and Human Rights
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Graham’s Act 2026: Questioning the US Rationale
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Accelerationism and the ‘Post-Labour’ Dystopia
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Examining the delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant and Armed Forces support in Northern Ireland
RAND Corporation
„The Threshold for Family Formation Has Risen“
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Is there a ‘China problem’ and how can the World Trade Organization address it?
Bruegel
The Hormuz Inflection: Energy Security and Connectivity Networks in the Middle East
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Case for Universal AI Accountability
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Musk’s Arrogance, India’s Sovereignty: Why New Delhi Must Stand Firm on Starlink
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Production Without Control: What India Can Learn from Indonesia’s Nickel Boom
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Space–Quantum Ambitions: From Capability to Strategy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Parenting in a fertility crisis
Brookings
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
The Art of Swarming
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon’s news release, “A $5,000 Check Tariffs Can’t Cover,” is cited on The Greedy Mofos Podcast
Cato Institute
Stuart Anderson’s Forbes article, “JD Vance Attacks Companies And Immigration,” is cited on the Immigration in Focus with Maria Aguila podcast
Cato Institute
France’s Riots Echo 1968. But Macron Is No de Gaulle
Heritage Foundation
IP26112 | Beyond AIS: VDES and Maritime Domain Awareness in the Indo-Pacific
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
CO26218 | The Limitations of Partnerships in Addressing Intensified Global Competition in the Present Era
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Ahead of the 30th Anniversary: Rethinking Korea-Cambodia Cooperation
KIEP
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Adam N. Michel’s research on the cost of Medicare for all is cited on FBN’s Big Money in the Morning
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s research on the cost of Medicare for all is cited on FBN’s Varney & Co.
Cato Institute
Robert A. Levy discusses the national debt, repudiation, and default on The Bob Harden Show podcast
Cato Institute
Colin Grabow’s blog post, “Why It’s Cheaper for Louisiana to Buy Fertilizer Ingredients from Peru Than Florida,” is cited on Farm Journal TV’s AgriTalk AM podcast
Cato Institute
Colin Grabow’s Jones Act research is praised on the Manufacturing Talks podcast
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome’s Restoring Free Enterprise chapter, “American Free Enterprise Is Under Attack,” is cited on KFBK’s The John McGinness Show
Cato Institute
Colin Grabow discusses his blog post, “Why It’s Cheaper for Louisiana to Buy Fertilizer Ingredients from Peru Than Florida,” on Farm Journal TV’s AgDay: The Scoop
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “Legal Immigration from Majority-Muslim Nations Was Cut 96% Since 2024,” is cited during a debate between U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and state Sen. Mark Baisley on KTVD’s 9News Local Special: Next Presents the Race for Sena
Cato Institute
How to Talk About International Law So the Public Will Listen
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Libya’s arsenals are a blind spot in the Tripoli agreement
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The progressive case for Social Security and Medicare reform
Brookings
Community member tutors
Brookings
Community visioning workshops
Brookings
Digital parent-school chat groups
Brookings
Open door policy
Brookings
Parents as community teachers
Brookings
The Autonomous Weapons Debate (Still) Has a Definition Problem
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Social Security COLA Will Add $56 Billion to 2027 Spending | Cato Analysis
Cato Institute
Inflation Hits 3.7%: Cato Economists on Affordability and Fed Rate Hikes
Cato Institute
OCC Debanking Report Overlooks Regulators’ Role, Cato Expert Says
Cato Institute
Financial Surveillance: The Ultimate Surveillance Black Hole?
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s briefing paper, “The Flat Tax Advantage,” is cited on KOA’s The Ross Kaminsky Show
Cato Institute
Papers, Please: Transportation Surveillance
Cato Institute
Papers, Please: Transportation Surveillance
Cato Institute
Jurisprudential Approach of the Six Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Heritage Foundation
Iran’s space-launch capability: grounded?
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
What Do Brazil’s Elections Mean for its Foreign Policy?
RUSI
How India-Philippines Cooperation Reinforces America’s Interests in the South...
Heritage Foundation
Advancing Abraham Accords 2.0: A Congressional Agenda
Heritage Foundation
Trump’s Census Proposal Is a Big Step in Restoring National Unity
Heritage Foundation
A Decade of India-South Korea Development Cooperation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why India Needs a GCC Strategy, Not Just Bilaterals
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
From Colonial Legacies to the ‘Tax Turn’: The EU's Shifting Discourse on Development Financing and the Evasion of Responsibility
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
States Weekly: October 14, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Art of Swarming
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Human Rights Abuses in Drone Production at Yelabuga
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Military spending in Russia’s draft federal budget for 2027 to 2029
SIPRI
(Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
China’s Hydrogen Economy Five Years On
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Reforming regulation: A proposal to end unsound cost-benefit analysis requirements for tax and transfer rules
Brookings
Preventing health-related job loss: An evidence-based response to what is needed to provide effective, tiered caseworker support in the UK
RAND Corporation
Helping people stay in work: How to deliver effective, early-intervention caseworker support
RAND Corporation
Alcohol Use Trajectories Across Disasters: Associations With Depression and Illness Anxiety
RAND Corporation
Suicide-Related Responses From AI Chatbots Through Application Programming Interfaces and Consumer-Facing Apps: Observational Cross-Sectional Comparative Study
RAND Corporation
Regulating Artificial Intelligence Design to Prevent Youth Mental Health Harms
RAND Corporation
Major Richard S. Heyser’s U-2 Mission Discovers Soviet Missiles in Cuba
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The Chicago Boys and Chile’s Long-Run Growth
Cato Institute
China-Pakistan Military-Strategic Collusion: Capabilities, Functions, and Implications for India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The PERM Freeze: A New Stress Test for India-U.S. Technology Ties
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
A Multi-Trillion Dollar ‘Bad Software’ Crisis: India’s Connected Device Gap
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The New Logic of Space Warfare
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Fragmented Still: Assessing a Year of the Greater Bengaluru Authority
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Reforming regulation: Debating cost-benefit analysis and the role of OIRA
Brookings
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
“The Road Not Taken” at 50: U.S. Energy Security for the 21st Century Symposium
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid and U.S. Foreign Policy
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on the Maryland Our Maryland podcast
Cato Institute
Michael Smerconish cited his program, Can We Agree?, featuring the debate between Jennifer Huddleston and former “Cyber Czar” Richard Clarke on SiriusXM POTUS’ The Michael Smerconish Program
Cato Institute
Nita Ghei’s article, “The Argument Against Paid Family Leave,” is cited on KSSZ’s The Gary Nolan Show
Cato Institute
Colin Grabow’s blog post, “Why It’s Cheaper for Louisiana to Buy Fertilizer Ingredients from Peru Than Florida,” is cited on NBC affiliate WEAU’s Hello Wisconsin
Cato Institute
Hayat v. Diaz
Cato Institute
New from Cato: Government Ownership and the Future of Free Enterprise
Cato Institute
Financial Surveillance: The Ultimate Surveillance Black Hole?
Cato Institute
Africa must prepare for AI-powered cyber threats at scale
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Repairing America’s signaling on Taiwan
Brookings
'Title I for rich kids' and other predictions for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
Brookings
Replace the intra-African trade share with a meaningful statistic about trade integration
Brookings
Five Things to Know About the Midterms
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
CO26217 | Territorial Control and Houthi Maritime Power
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
People, Place, Principles: This Is America
Heritage Foundation
The Economic and Human Cost of the War on Iran: The Arab Countries Pay More
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
The Starlink Case: An Appraisal of Technology for Geopolitical Control
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Role of Beneficial Ownership Transparency in the Hard Power Era
RUSI
The U.S. and Korea Should Be Bold in Their Investments
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Allison Minor Joins CSIS Middle East Program as Senior Fellow
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CSIS Names Chris Fall Vice President of the Economic Security and Technology Department
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Assessing the Impact of China-Russia Economic Coordination in Latin America and the Caribbean
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Diplomacy or Coercion?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
AfD’s Strategic Worldview
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Criminal protection: illicit uses of South Africa’s private security industry
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Do Medicare Advantage plans still pay hospitals prices close to Traditional Medicare’s?
Brookings
Infinite Potential—Insights from the Societal Warfare Games: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises
RAND Corporation
How Bad Policy Delays Adulthood
Cato Institute
Mongolian President Khurelsukh To Visit Germany
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Domestic Refining of Critical Minerals: India’s Next Petroleum Story
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Sanctioning Moscow, Making Exceptions: Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Digital Sovereignty Outweighs Musk’s Convenience
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Who Holds the Off Switch? Starlink, Dependence, and India’s Satcom Policy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Sovereignty by Design: What the Starlink Debate Gets Wrong
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Gendered Capability Gap in India’s AI Transition
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Is China dynamic or dysfunctional?
Brookings
The Architecture of Money: A European Strategy for Tokenized Finance
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Beyond the school walls: How community partnerships strengthen learning ecosystems
Brookings
Can ‘working-class liberalism’ heal liberal democracy?
Brookings
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