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Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Why AI goes rogue and what can be done about it
Bruegel
The hidden price of college: Three perspectives on how families can navigate their most important financial decision
Brookings
Monday, 26 October 2026
Conflict and simmering tensions likely to push MENA defence spending beyond cautious FY26 budgets
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Solar Radiation Management: A Climate Tool with Geopolitical Implications
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
China’s Climate Leadership after Hormuz: How Should Europe Adjust?
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Time for Saudi Clarity on Normalization with Israel
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Global AI Impact Commons Stories: MahaVISTAAR
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Purple Dividend: Inclusion as Investment
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Algorithmic Prescription Pad: What AI Prescribing Means for Public Health
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
New Zealand’s Two-Track China Policy
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The FCC Covered List: National Security, Economic Policy, and Technology Supply Chains
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
New Zealand’s Two-Track China Policy
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China's Local Government Debt: Implications for U.S.-China Competition
RAND Corporation
Europe's Dual-Use Satellites Are Its Best Shield Against Hybrid Space Threats
RAND Corporation
Modeling the Disruptive Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses' Supply and Wages
RAND Corporation
Evaluating Selected Gene Therapies for Cardiovascular Diseases: An Updated Scoping Review and Evidence Map of Randomised Controlled Trials
RAND Corporation
U.S.-Japan Alliance Conference: The U.S.-Japan Alliance Today and Beyond
RAND Corporation
Ethical Risk, Sovereignty, and Research Governance: Protecting Persons, Peoples, and Knowledge in Southeast Alaska Research
RAND Corporation
Comparison of Intersectional Stigma Assessment Strategies for Black and Latino Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
RAND Corporation
Who Finances the Battle for Congress?
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
South Africa's thin blue line: the budget challenge facing the SAPS
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The India–Africa–UAE Trilateral: Energy Cooperation and Capital Mobilisation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
How Unrest in France Is Putting Europe’s Political Centre to The Test
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Malaysia’s Changing Approach Towards Myanmar Nationals
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Beyond the AI Race: China’s Bid to Shape Global Rules
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global AI Impact Commons Stories: Amul Sarlaben
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Proposing heating efficiency standards for Europe
Bruegel
Climate education in action: A collective agenda for building resilient education ecosystems
Brookings
Sunday, 25 October 2026
El Cato Podcast featured Pablo Lucio Paredes, Director of Economics at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, discussing Ecuador’s Social Security crisis on Radio Centro 101
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s New York Post article, “The DSA’s Socialist Plans Carry a $212T Price Tag — and Every One of Us Will Pay,” is cited on FNC’s Life, Liberty & Levin
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on iHeart Radio’s Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham
Cato Institute
Iraqi Armed Factions Between National Identity and Ideological Allegiance Amid Regional Escalation
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Adlai Stevenson Dresses Down the Soviet Ambassador to the UN—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Ten
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
From Algorithms to Experiments: AI’s Evolving Role in Biological Research
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Reserve Composition and Design in Stablecoin Regulation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Teacher Safety and Professional Authority in India’s Schools
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Tad DeHaven’s blog post, “Trump Administration’s Equity Portfolio Reaches 34 Deals,” is cited on CNN Table for Five
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on WMAL’s Taxes Saved Radio
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ blog post, “75% of Americans Say Tariffs Will Be Important to Their Vote in the Midterms,” is cited on the Wojna Idei podcast
Cato Institute
“Eyeball to Eyeball”—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Nine
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
A Bumpy Ride: India’s E-Bus Boom Has a Battery Problem
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
How AI Could Open New Avenues in Biological Research
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Moscow Format on Afghanistan Exposes Limits of Regional Consensus
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
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