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Friday, 24 April 2026
How can we best evaluate agentic AI?
Brookings
Will synthetic opioids become a bigger drug problem in Europe?
Brookings
It’s time for Congress to update a 40-year-old surveillance law
Brookings
QKD governance gap: certification, fragmentation and the cost of delay
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Navigating a More Dangerous World: How Can We Survive and Prosper?
RUSI
America and Israel against Iran: Strategic results during the ceasfire
Clingendael
The Value of Global Health
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Alliance of Former President Radev Wins Snap Parliamentary Elections by a Clear Margin
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Congress Should Use Reconciliation To Deliver More Conservative Wins
Heritage Foundation
Winning Without Fighting? How Russia Is Shaping China’s Taiwan Playbook
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Japan Accelerates its Drive for Caspian Oil Amid the Hormuz Crisis
AIR Center
NPT Review Conference 2026: Process and Prospects in a Fragmented Nuclear Order
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Realizing the Promise of the Drone Revolution: Crosscutting Insights from RAND Research for the U.S. Department of War's Drone Dominance Efforts and Beyond
RAND Corporation
When Economic Security Meets Economic Statecraft: Principles for a New Era
RAND Corporation
Statslederens nye klær (The State Leader’s New Clothes)
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Big Aspirations for Small Modular Reactors: Understanding India’s Strategy on SMRs
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
How Air Power will Reshape Geopolitics in the Gulf
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Biohacking, Peptides, and The Grey Market
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
From Growth to Security: China’s Techno-Statist Turn with 15th Five-Year Plan
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Reframing Healthy Ageing as a Post-2030 Development Agenda
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Why China’s Growing Economic Ties With Egypt Matter
Heritage Foundation
What Recent Wars Mean for U.S.-India Defense Cooperation
Heritage Foundation
The New Architects of Climate Action: Analyzing the success and limits of Private Finance
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Kelly v. Hegseth
Cato Institute
Cato Club Retreat
Cato Institute
Niger-Benin: a narrow window for diplomatic reset
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Springtime in Washington means it’s time for another round of federal privacy legislation
Brookings
Beyond ‘clean’ versus ‘cheap’: The energy and growth strategy that states and regions are missing
Brookings
Mentoring’s moment in the Global South
Brookings
Will the Iran ceasefire hold?
Brookings
System integration: the key to Europe’s energy trilemma
Brookings
Why more states are passing laws to help people drive less
Brookings
Foresight Africa at the 2026 Spring Meetings: Claver Gatete on guiding global development through uncertainty
Brookings
Will Virginia be the final mid-decade redistricting battle?
Brookings
Federal Budget Reform Opportunities in Higher Education for 2026
Cato Institute
Public Comment re: In Support of Occupational Licensing Reform
Cato Institute
Subsidize a Diagnosis, Get More Diagnoses
Cato Institute
Young and Disconnected in America
RAND Corporation
Can China Stop Its Demographic Slide? Can the United States?
RAND Corporation
The Non-Debate on a Non-Crisis
Heritage Foundation
India’s defence ambitions could prove transformative
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Maritime Insurance Chokepoint: Securing India’s Sea-Borne Trade
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Resilience and Internationalisation of ISIS Somalia
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor and India–Russia Cooperation
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Ukraine’s Outreach to West Asia
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Civil–Military Relations under Strain in the US
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Financial aid for students without financial need: What does it mean for public policy?
Brookings
China Plans for 'Total War': Developing the Capacity to Defeat the 'Strong Enemy' of the United States
RAND Corporation
Party affiliation and party affinity in comparison
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
What GenomeIndia Reveals About Health Across India’s Diverse Populations
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Between Tariffs and Truces: Southeast Asia in a Recalibrating US–China Order
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Next Global Epic: Why AAA Gaming is India’s ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Moment
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Life, Liberty, and Happiness: A guide for yesterday and today?
Brookings
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
Resilience without capacity: the fatal flaw in America’s new cyber strategy
Brookings
Germany Maintains Its Single Electricity Price Zone: Implications
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Annual Report 2025/2026
Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council at 65, the US at 250, and a mission that has withstood the tests of time
Atlantic Council
Annual Report 2025/2026: How the Atlantic Council’s programs shaped the global future in 2025
Atlantic Council
Annual report 2025/2026: The Atlantic Council’s greatest hits of 2025
Atlantic Council
Annual report 2025/2026: Financial summary
Atlantic Council
2025 honor roll of contributors
Atlantic Council
Why minerals-for-security deals won’t save the DRC
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Thompson v. Wilson
Cato Institute
Beyond Tariffs: Cato Fellow on What Learning Resources v. Trump Means for Future Presidents
Cato Institute
Cato Expert: Colorado’s AI Law Hands Government Control Over Speech
Cato Institute
Integrated care for people who use alcohol and/or other drugs: A case study analysis of the current landscape in England
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of depot buprenorphine provision in treatment and recovery services in England
RAND Corporation
D-SITAR Methods Report
RAND Corporation
Chinese Academy of Sciences Directory
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of Networks for School Improvement: Impacts, Implementation, and Lessons for Network-Based Continuous Improvement
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative—How Network Hubs Develop and Support Continuous Improvement Networks: Data Sources and Methodology
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative—How Network Hubs Develop and Support Continuous Improvement Networks: Final Report
RAND Corporation
Factors that influence employees' perceptions and experiences of working within the treatment and recovery sector in England
RAND Corporation
The barriers and facilitators to supporting, commissioning and working with Lived Experience Recovery Organisations in systems of care in England
RAND Corporation
Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy in England: Results from a process evaluation
RAND Corporation
Implementation and early impacts of the Housing Support Grant in England
RAND Corporation
The Gulf War: Hidden Vulnerabilities and Strategic Failures
RUSI
Renewing the American Covenant
Heritage Foundation
Assembly Elections 2026: Women Voters and the Representation Gap
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global South, Global Demographies, Global Learnings
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Turmoil in Angola: Ghost of Wagner or Politics of Survival?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Global Shocks, Uneven Transmission: The Northeast in India’s Supply Chains
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tariffs, Oil, and the Rupee: India's External Reckoning
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Redefining power systems: Turkish electric-sector engagement in Africa
Atlantic Council
The shadow fleet is undermining the maritime order more brazenly than ever
Atlantic Council
An age of liminality: Contradictions in Command
OIIP
(Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea: The Shift from Piracy to Proxy Conflicts
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Baku–Moscow Tensions Subdued, but Underlying Distrust Persists
AIR Center
Will the 2026 NPT Rev Con Resolve the ‘Inalienable Right to Nuclear Energy’ Dilemma?
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Beyond the Accidents: LCA Tejas and the Politics of Perception in Defence Markets
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Maldivian Economy under Muizzu Administration
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
How to make climate action more appealing to everyday Americans
Brookings
Chinese Academy of Sciences Directory
RAND Corporation
Simpler Is Better for Autograders: Toward Cost-Effective LLM Evaluations for Open-Ended Tasks
RAND Corporation
Extractive Taxation and the French Revolution
Cato Institute
Lake Chad Basin’s perfect storm: climate change, violent extremism and displacement
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
The Future of China and Pakistan’s ‘Iron Friendship’
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Trump, Vance and the Politics of Scapegoating
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
A Better Blueprint, Uncertain Outcomes: Assessing India’s Carbon Trading Scheme
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
DEI’s Days in the Corporate World Are Numbered
Heritage Foundation
Scott Lincicome discusses stalled Gulf aluminum shipments in the Strait of Hormuz on NPR’s Morning Edition
Cato Institute
Colin Grabow discusses the Jones Act and other ship regulations on the Fountainhead Forum
Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” is cited on the Early Warning Podcast
Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on WLOB’s The Ray Richardson Show
Cato Institute
Johan Norberg’s research on Cuba’s bogus infant mortality statistics is cited on KTTH’s The Jason Rantz Show
Cato Institute
Expert Available: Seventh Amendment Requires Jury Before Agency Civil Penalties Are Final
Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on WLOB’s The Ray Richardson Show
Cato Institute
The Surveillance Program Congress Can’t Quit
Cato Institute
A quiet US-AU deal that could reshape investment in Africa
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
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
Roadblock Geographies: A Typology of Extraction, Circulation, and Authority in Conflict
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
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
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