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Thursday, 24 September 2026
Beyond the China IP Theft Narrative
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Innovation Lightbulb – Non-Resident Patents Are a Sign of U.S. Innovation Strength
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Fueling Discontent
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
U.S.-India Insight: India’s Trade Deals: Only a Starting Point to Progress
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Saudi Arabia Faces the Era of Disequilibrium
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Hormuz Reveals About the Limits of China’s Strategic Patience
OIIP
(Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Between hope and concern: the path ahead for the South Caucasus
AIR Center
Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan partnership offers blueprint for a wider C6 economic architecture
AIR Center
Xi–Trump Summit: The Limits of Transactional Diplomacy
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Assessing PRAHAAR: India’s First Counter-Terror Policy
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Positioning the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation in a Fragmented Global Tax Order
SAIIA
(South African Institute of International Affairs)
Estimating the Cost of Early Colleges: Three Complementary Approaches
RAND Corporation
Making flexibility and commonality work for more EU-added value
Clingendael
Veterans’ Earnings in the Civilian Labor Market
RAND Corporation
Disconnection Among American Youth: Evidence on Its Duration and Impact on Well-Being
RAND Corporation
Risk Factors Measured Around Age 60 as Predictors of Dementia Around Age 80 in the U.S.
RAND Corporation
Stress-Testing IMEC: India and the Challenge of Trade Continuity
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
UPI’s Second Decade: From Scale to Strategic Infrastructure
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Can India Turn the CBAM Challenge into an Opportunity?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
BPEA Fall 2026 Conference
Brookings
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Insecurity is crippling economies on the Cameroon-Chad trade corridor
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
A Conversation With Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro of the Philippines
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Xi
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
America Is Losing the Ability to Train Tomorrow’s China Experts. The Trump-Xi Summit Can Help.
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Postal network redesign and mail ballot rejections in the 2026 primaries
Brookings
Falling behind? State and local government employee compensation since the Great Recession
Brookings
What’s at stake at UNGA 2026?
Brookings
Who is likely to benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit?
Brookings
New post office policy could lead to the rejection of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots in November
Brookings
Beyond the front lines: What sustains civic leadership among young women and queer people in India
Brookings
Is the AI existential threat real—and can regulatory action prevent it?
Brookings
From importer to exporter: Oil shocks and the US economy
Brookings
Crime in COVID times
Brookings
Economics of demand-side and supply-side climate policies
Brookings
Financing the AI buildout
Brookings
How did the post-pandemic migration surge affect labor and housing markets?
Brookings
Why is AI so contentious?
Brookings
The vanishing advantage of specialization
Brookings
Demand-driven inflation
Brookings
Xi Jinping Visits the White House
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Scott Lincicome Named Regular Washington Post Opinion Contributor
Cato Institute
Cato Next Gen Reception, NYC
Cato Institute
The Impacts of the Houthis’ Advance Could Extend Well Beyond Saudi Arabia
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
What to Watch When Trump and Xi Meet in Washington
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A procurement pivot? Canada’s evolving defence partnerships
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Somali Piracy in 2026 is Not Just a Resurgence of a Past Problem
RUSI
Options for a NATO Multinational Drone-Interception Squadron
RUSI
Untangling the Nuclear Knot: A Constructive Agenda for Managing China’s Nuclear Relations with the United States and Its Allies
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Beyond the SCO Summit: The Strategic Logic of Modi's Central Asia Outreach
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Melting Arctic Lifeline for Russia’s Shadow Fleet
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Smuggling to the Houthis: the potential and limits of Yemen's Coast Guard
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Modalities for Upscaling Locally Led Climate Adaptation in East Africa
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
States Weekly: September 23, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Human Rights Initiative Director's Note: September 2026 Edition
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Kim’s Second Byungjin: 21 Years After the Six-Party Talks Agreement
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Is Venezuela Moving Toward Democracy?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Project Vault Moves from Concept to Execution
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Is the United States Abandoning Saudi Arabia at Its Moment of Need?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China and the Critical Minerals Race
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
What India’s BRICS Reset Means for African Non-Alignment
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Recasting Europe in the Sahel
Clingendael
Trump’s Syria Policy: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Greenland, Trump, and the New Arctic Security Bargain
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Preserving Human Thinking in the Age of GenAI
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Rare Earth Vulnerability: Building a Strategic Defence Reserve
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Drawing the Line: India and Myanmar's Unfinished Border
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why girls in marginalized contexts? A commitment to justice and agency in research
Brookings
A Conversation With Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
America's Rural Future: What do we lose without local news?
Brookings
Toward a Future of Directed Energy: Directed Energy Readiness Framework Workshop
RAND Corporation
Resilience and Foresight Forum: Infinite Potential
RAND Corporation
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Recalibrating Europe’s Security: Building Partnerships in an Era of ‘Wrecking-Ball Politics
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Can Kenya keep hired goons out of its 2027 election?
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Understanding Trump's UNGA Speech
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Latino communities are shaping Michigan’s future
Brookings
Why community engagement is vital to learning ecosystems
Brookings
Weighing the existential risks of AI and the proposals to prevent them | The TechTank Podcast
Brookings
Ten Issues to Watch at the Trump-Xi Summit in Washington
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Here's What the Houthi–Saudi Arabia Conflict Means for the United States
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
More Americans Are Asking AI Health Questions. That’s a Good Thing | Cato Commentary
Cato Institute
How Hard Is It to Rig an American Election?
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on Salem Radio Network’s The Larry Elder Show
Cato Institute
Ted Galen Carpenter’s Antiwar.com article, “Barack Obama’s War on a Free Press,” is cited on KOA’s The Ross Kaminsky Show (Guest host Jimmy Sengenberger)
Cato Institute
25th Annual Constitution Day - Panel I: Challenging Trump
Cato Institute
25th Annual Constitution Day - Panel II: Criminal Justice
Cato Institute
25th Annual Constitution Day - Panel III: Redistricting, Removals, and Speech Restrictions
Cato Institute
25th Annual Constitution Day - Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2026
Cato Institute
25th Annual Constitution Day - Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture
Cato Institute
Netanyahu May Have Ignored a Dire Warning. Israel Ignores the Deeper Threat.
RAND Corporation
Putin’s Predictable Victory, Russia’s Uncertain Future
RUSI
China Is Moving Toward a New Form of Coercion at Sea
Heritage Foundation
Countering Drones: Five Lessons from Ukraine for NATO’s Northeastern Flank
Heritage Foundation
Disarmament without settlement
Clingendael
Analysis of the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on 20 September 2026
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Disruptive Politics of AI
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Recasting American Power in Latin America
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Understanding the U.S. Federal Government’s AI Spending
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Women’s Livelihoods and Resilience: Lessons from Ethiopia and India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Blood and Bedrock: How Pakistan's Mineral Ambitions Collide with Its Peripheries
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Pakistan's Ethiopia Play: A Test for India's Africa Advantage
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Understanding the U.S. Federal Government’s AI Spending
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Iran and Ukraine Reveal About OSINT in War
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Xi Jinping’s Return to Washington: A State Visit to Build Stability
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
He Said, Xi Said
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The 1926 Slavery Convention’s Centennial in Context
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
AI below the waterline
Brookings
Japan’s exchange rate and creditor status: A longer-term view
Brookings
Trust unpacked: Understanding trust and distrust through AI-enabled analysis
RAND Corporation
Using AI to support triage and navigation in the NHS
RAND Corporation
Mapping AI ecosystems in the Netherlands and the UK
RAND Corporation
Middle East and North Africa: facing the energy transition challenge
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
From Rule-Takers to Rule-Makers: The Global South and the UN Tax Convention
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The SCO at 25: Expanding Ambitions, Persistent Divergences
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The European Union’s automotive sector needs a plan, not undue protection
Bruegel
Monday, 21 September 2026
Stephen Richer’s testimony at an election integrity hearing was featured on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s The National Desk
Cato Institute
Adam Omary and Jeffrey A. Singer’s blog post, “The Autism Therapy Gold Rush,” on KDAL’s “Sound Off” with Brad Bennett
Cato Institute
What Would an Interim U.S.-Mexico Trade Deal Actually Involve?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Cato Legal Fellow: Trump’s Press Ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico Is Unlawful
Cato Institute
Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
Cato Institute
Can South Africa catch the next state capture early?
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
What to do about China’s tech shock?
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Who Will Be the Next UN Secretary-General?
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
How local homeowners insurance market stress impacts urban and suburban housing markets
Brookings
A UN satellite proposal tests limits of technological sovereignty
Brookings
Han Kuang 42: Learning to fight after things go wrong
Brookings
CO26201 | The Bhote Koshi Disaster and the Limits of Early Warning in the Himalayas
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Inside Cuba’s Mass Exodus: How Losing a Quarter of the Population Has Changed the Island
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Andrei Gromyko Tells a Lie at the United Nations
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
What to Watch For at UNGA 2026
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Rethinking Export Controls as a Tool in Modern Technology Competition
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Trojan Horses: Covert Foreign Malign Influence Operations in America
Heritage Foundation
Analysis of the election for the Berlin House of Representatives on 20 September 2026
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
How to Negotiate an Industrial Policy Under AFCFTA : Architecture, Coherence, and the Governance Challenge
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Safety in the Shadow of Rivalry: Why AI Won't Slow Down
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The In-House Engineer: The Red Fort Chargesheet and the New Terrorist Toolkit
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Islands of Discord: Putin's Kuril Visit and the Future of Russia-Japan Relations
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Battle for Bab Al-Mandeb is Becoming a Contest for Regional Power
RUSI
The Levantine Opportunity in a Churning Middle East
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The AfD Wins Again, but Merz Clings On
DGAP
(German Council on Foreign Relations)
Rethinking Export Controls as a Tool in Modern Technology Competition
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Behind the Headlines: What Motivates and Moves Japanese Elite Opinion on Nuclear Weapons Acquisition
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Would an Interim U.S.-Mexico Trade Deal Actually Involve?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The State of AI Global Governance and Its Implications for the U.S.-China Summit
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
27 Plans for 2027: Turning the Electrification Action Plan into National Action
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Can we slow down AI without losing to China?
Brookings
What do free tuition policies do?
Brookings
Never Underestimate the Houthis
RAND Corporation
Dismantling China’s Supply-Chain Weapon
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Polhavet Arctic Ocean 2050: Science Plan
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Polhavet Arctic Ocean 2050: Implementation Plan (2026 -2028)
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
The Lever Is Price: China’s New Leverage Play in Thailand
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Leveraging Strategic Assets: Attracting Financing in the Developing World in a Post-Aid Era
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Balancing The BRICS
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Xi Signals China's Readiness to Mediate in the US-Iran War
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
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