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Friday, 21 August 2026
Step By Step: Why The Saudi-Turkey-Egypt-Pakistan Axis Should Concern India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Strait of Hormuz and The Limits of Iranian Power
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why India Must Invest in Talent over Technology
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Pakistan’s Rehabilitation in Washington: A Test for India-US Ties
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Trump’s South Korea Social Post Poses Risks for the United States
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The hidden tradeoffs of using Trump’s tariffs as leverage with China
Brookings
Beyond winning and losing: What Beijing wants from the Iran war
Brookings
Who's buying U.S. Treasury debt, and why?
Brookings
CO26181 | The Data Drought in Disinformation Research
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
What the Treasury’s Buyback Surprise Says About the Bond Market
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Cato Expert: Texas and Pennsylvania Data Center Limits Set a Troubling Precedent
Cato Institute
Ross v. United States
Cato Institute
Ream v. U.S. Department of the Treasury
Cato Institute
Cato Scholar Statement: Don’t Let Cannabis Data Spark a Moral Panic
Cato Institute
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Affordability?
Cato Institute
Rent Control: Mayor Mamdani Backs an Old, Bad Idea
Cato Institute
Freezing Eggs Is One Step Toward a Fatherless Dystopia
Heritage Foundation
Geopolitics in the Sahelian diaspora
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
India’s Cockroach Janta Party protests: will it produce long-term change?
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The ‘Extinct Volcanoes’ Problem: Why Unit Strength Is Not Combat Power
RUSI
People as the Principal Capability of British Defence
RUSI
America Is Sailing Through the Taiwan Strait Less. Does It Matter?
Heritage Foundation
H-2A Visa Program Should Not Become an Amnesty, a Permanent Foreign-Labor Pip...
Heritage Foundation
Parents, Not Bureaucrats, Should Call the Shots
Heritage Foundation
We Need Ongoing Monitoring of AI and Political Information
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
China Risk Returns in American Bond Markets
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Thailand’s Myanmar Strategy: Restoring Access, Recalibrating Leverage
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Titanium Bottleneck That Could Stall India's Fighter Jet and Submarine Plans
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Presidential Memo on Combating Transnational Cybercrime: Implications for Industry and Government
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Open for Business
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Fueling Vulnerability: The Economic and Strategic Costs of Oil Dependence in the Pacific
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Rice at a Crossroads: Rethinking Japan’s Food Security
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Assessing Amnesty’s Claims on India–Israel Arms Transfers
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Reduced-Credit Bachelor’s Degrees in Ohio: Opportunities, Constraints, and Field-Level Feasibility
RAND Corporation
North Korea’s Strategic Rise
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Controversial First Steps of the Radev Cabinet
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
India’s Free Coaching Push: Can It Make Competitive Exams Fairer?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global AI Impact Commons Stories: KhetScore
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Strengthening education ecosystems through collaborative research and action: Learnings from Asia
Brookings
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
States Weekly: August 19, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Robert A. Levy discusses the SOCTUS case Watson v. Republican National Committee on The Bob Harden Show podcast
Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon discusses Flock cameras on The Hill’s Rising
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses day two of the Meta social media trial on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Surveillance
Cato Institute
Cato Institute research on the Meta social media trial is cited on the Fact & Spin Podcast
Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States,” is cited on the Jubilee Podcast
Cato Institute
Clark Packard’s Washington Post article, “Giving Trump More Tariff Powers Is a Bad Idea,” is cited on The REAL David Knight podcast
Cato Institute
Alexander C.R. Hammond discusses his book, Heroes of Progress: 65 People Who Changed the World, on The Atlas Society podcast
Cato Institute
Ilya Somin discusses the case for free migration on the SpeakFreely Magazine podcast
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on CNN NewsNight With Abby Phillip
Cato Institute
Chad’s quiet return to French military support
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Sharing more, protecting more: Three lessons from the Safe Data Technologies project
Brookings
What's the noise? Understanding the Commerce Department's directive on noise infusion
Brookings
Health outcomes in rural America: A prevention-to-crisis view on determinants of health, chronic diseases, and economic consequences
Brookings
The 1953 Overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Zambia’s Messy Election
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
CO26180 | Is AI “Searching for Meaning”?: Religion-Like AI Communities and Southeast Asia
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Washington’s Missile Shortage, With Michael Horowitz
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The U.S. Munitions Crisis
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Dead Soldiers and Dying Machines: Russia’s Labor Crisis
KIEP
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Analyzing Occupational Licensing Across Nations
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses his Washington Post article, “The Government’s Intel Bet Was Even Worse Than Expected,”on CNBC’s Squawk Box
Cato Institute
Katherine Thompson discusses the Trump administration’s planned sanctions on Iran and stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran on NewsNation’s Morning in America
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome’s Bloomberg article, “The World’s Dumbest Tariff Has Been Revealed,” is cited on CBC Radio’s World Report
Cato Institute
Cato University 2026: Summer Term II
Cato Institute
AOC’s Illogical Case for Egg Freezing
Heritage Foundation
Free Egg Freezing Sounds Like a Dream. The Fine Print Is Your Future Children.
Heritage Foundation
The Regional Security System and the Eastern Caribbean
Heritage Foundation
Balochistan's Insurgency Is Turning Security into a Development Cost
RUSI
Don’t Military Families Deserve Education Freedom Too?
Heritage Foundation
The Two Logics Driving Japan’s Security Policy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Heritage Foundation First Principles
Heritage Foundation
Someone has to pay for UPI. How do we decide who?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Devolution Diplomacy: India’s Approach to Sri Lanka’s Provincial Councils
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Cancer Care in India: Reading the WHO Global Status Report 2026
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
China’s Global Governance Paradox: The Growing Gap Between Principles and Practice
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India's Demographic Moment: Shaping the Indo-Pacific’s Future Balance of Power
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
As Tokyo and Manila Talk Boundaries, Beijing Breaks Them
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Giving in Somali diaspora humanitarianism
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Europe's energy security in 2026: More resilient, but systemically exposed
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
States Weekly: August 19, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Emperor’s Wardrobe Malfunction
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
There’s Real Logic Beneath Trump’s Split Nuclear Strategy
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Iran can’t have nuclear weapons but North Korea can? There’s logic here.
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Unravelling of the Hybrid Regime in Pakistan
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Stablecoins after GENIUS: Private money, public debt, and the global dollar
Brookings
Democratic socialist candidates show gains but limited reach in 2026
Brookings
Quantitative and Policy Analyses Related to Medicare Global Surgical Services
RAND Corporation
AI and Elections: The Requirements for Safeguarding Democracy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Operationalising the India–Japan Cooperative Biogas for Growth Initiative
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Golden Dome: Early assessment and open questions
Brookings
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Scott Lincicome’s Bloomberg article, “Small Businesses Despise Trump’s Tariffs — for Good Reason,” is cited on Bloomberg Radio’s Bloomberg Small Business Report
Cato Institute
Jeffrey A. Singer participates in the event, “Comfort Care or Hastened Death? Assisted Suicide and the Medicare Hospice Benefit,” hosted by The Federalist Society
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston discusses the beginning of the Meta social media trial on BBC News’ The World Today
Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh discusses common immigration myths on the Distant Warrior Podcast
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston’s comments on the March Meta-YouTube Ruling are cited on KOA’s The Ross Kaminsky Show
Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon joined Judicial Watch’s Chris Farrell on the On Watch podcast to discuss Flock cameras
Cato Institute
David Inserra discusses Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC on NBC affiliate Erie News Now at 5:30pm
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome’s MSNOW interview on the bond market partially airs on The Tom Sullivan Show
Cato Institute
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon discusses President Trump’s new Canada tariffs on BBC News
Cato Institute
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon discusses President Trump’s new Canada tariffs on Hearst TV
Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon discusses Flock cameras on the Dr. Dan’s Freedom Forum podcast
Cato Institute
Mike Fox’s blog post, “The Digital Panopticon: Why Automated Surveillance Threatens a Free Society,” is cited on The Tangle podcast
Cato Institute
Coercive Nuclear Threats Under Domestic Dissonance
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The impossibility of African Union conflict prevention
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Six Months Into the Iran War: The Search for an Endgame
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Can Mozambique’s new counter-terrorism centre deliver?
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Enhancing student agency through school AI councils
Brookings
Promoting suicide prevention in hospitals: Evidence and incentives
Brookings
Comments on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program proposed rule for IPAY 2029
Brookings
Response to Senate Finance Committee request for information on policies for lowering drug prices
Brookings
CO26179 | Composite Violent Extremism: Interrupting Radicalisation Pathways
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Out of Ammo: A Two-Year Sprint to Rebuild the American Arsenal and Deter China
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Cato’s Inserra: ABC-Disney Lawsuit Exposes FCC’s “Abusive Powers” Over Broadcast Speech
Cato Institute
Cato’s Berry: Court Rejects “Instant Elevation” of Officials to Fill Vacant Posts
Cato Institute
DOJ’s New Gun Rights Restoration Process Is a Start — but Not Enough
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses the U.S. bond market, stagflation concerns, and President Trump’s new Canada tariffs on MS NOW: Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle
Cato Institute
RAND Outlines Layered Defense Strategy to Mitigate AI-Enabled Bioweapon Risk
RAND Corporation
Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic Security is Not Just Indivisible, it Merges
RUSI
Science as Statecraft: Chinese Research Vessel Operations Around Taiwan
Heritage Foundation
Mapping Iranian Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Systems
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Implementing Workforce Pell Grants and Presenting Ohio’s Model Policy
Heritage Foundation
Churchillian Military Lessons for India, Russia, and the United States
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Inside AI Models: What Claude’s Hidden Workspace Means for AI Governance
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Open RAN 2026: The Gap Between Promise and Practice
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Japan’s Renewed Engagement with the Pacific
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
African solution or African burden?
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Tracking FY 2027 Defense Appropriations, Reconciliation, and the Supplemental Request
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Beyond Line of Sight: How Part 108 Could Transform Commercial Drones
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Trilateral Mutual Defence Agreement: Motives, Aspirations and Concerns
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Borrowed robes: How a prosecutor’s legacy became a lobbyist’s business card
AIR Center
Can fiscal, AI, or monetary news explain the rise in r*?
Brookings
Personal Protective Equipment Prioritization and Demand: Using Occupational Characteristics to Understand Risk and Benefits
RAND Corporation
Mirror Biology Research: Implications for Operational Governance
RAND Corporation
Building a Defense-in-Depth Biosecurity Strategy for the AI Era
RAND Corporation
Is the Trump-Tinubu Collaboration Working?
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Can Government Run a Grocery Store?
Cato Institute
Saudi Arabia's Multinational Defense Coalition and Evolving Maritime Order in West Asia
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
How secure is Taiwan? The view from Taipei
Brookings
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