Think Tank Alert

Articles for February 19, 2020 - February 25, 2020
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
New Arctic Landscapes: Security, Commodities, & Communities
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Thoughts on the World Bank’s ‘Learning Poverty’
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Social Media in West Africa: A Security Quagmire?
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Russia’s Continuing Engagement with Venezuela in 2019 and Beyond - An Update
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The Middle Kingdom at Center Stage: China's Past and Future Growth Strategy
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
To Fight for a Living Planet, Restore its Biology
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
3 Ways Cities Can Redefine Their Economic Trajectories, By Brookings
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Hosni Mubarak’s Dramatic Rise and Fall from Power
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
More Engagement in West Africa Could Blunt Looming Crisis
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Development of Palliative Care Quality Measures for Outpatients in a Clinic-Based Setting: A Report on Information Gathering Activities
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Panel: How the Media Can Help Fight Truth Decay
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
What You Need to Know About 2 Major Pro-Life Bills in the Senate
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
In Chicago, the Next Act of the Jussie Smollett Saga Begins
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Immigration Self-Reliance Rule Begins
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Evening: Coronavirus U.S., India, Fat Tuesday and More
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Talking Indonesia with Dr. Dino Djalal
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Chips, Engines, and India
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
North Korea Policy One Year After Hanoi
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Picking Favorites
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
G20 Ministerial: Identifying Risks but Light on Responses
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Anti-Corruption in the Americas: What Works?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
How Does Water Security Affect China’s Development?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
WIN-WIN! with ODA-man: legitimizing development assistance policy in Japan
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Multilateral cooperation in the area of climate-related security and development risks in Africa
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
How the EU Can Survive in a Geopolitical Age
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Steinmeier Visits Khartoum
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Divided Politics, Divided Nation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Growth in a Time of Change
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Iranian Revolution at Forty
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Global China’s relationship with Europe
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Teacher pension plans are getting riskier—and it could backfire on American schools
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
To win Black men’s votes in 2020, save your slogans and speak to our priorities
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Technology and the future of growth: Challenges of change
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Roadblocks to quality education in a time of climate change
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
A Roadmap for Growing Good Jobs: Background on data and methodology
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
3 ways cities can redefine their economic trajectories
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Good deals — and bad ones — with the Taliban
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What to watch on Super Tuesday
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Hosni Mubarak’s risk-averse reign brought Egypt to calamity
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Global China: Assessing China’s relations with the great powers
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Higher power to deliver: The overlooked nexus between religion and development
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Chaos at the South Carolina Democratic debate
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The 5×5—The evolution of the internet and geopolitics
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Book Review: The Last Ottoman Wars: The Human Cost, 1877-1923
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Monday, 24 February 2020
U.S.-Russian Relations: How the World Could Have Been Different
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Why Climate and Conflict Are Shaping the Crises of Our Time (And What To Do About It)
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Directions to S. Dillon Ripley Center
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Mexico: Protected Agriculture and Farm Labor
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
DDR in Afghanistan: Disarming, Demobilizing, and Reintegrating Afghan Combatants in Accordance with a Peace Agreement
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Estimating the Economic Benefits of Levant Integration: A Look at the Numbers
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Building the evidence base on skills in the European defence industry
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
OPTIC Staff Testimony
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Have the Latest Elections Strengthened Iran’s Hard-Liners?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
African Students in Wuhan Confront Staying Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The Coronavirus, Oil, and Global Supply Chains
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Japan Augments Alliance Capabilities, but More Needs to Be Done
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Lemonade Stand Law Is A Good First Step towards Reining in Regulatory Crimes
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Evening: Coronavirus Spreads, India Ties, John Mayer and More
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The DNA of Moroccan Society
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Gulf and the Challenge of Missile Defense: Net Assessment Indicators
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Secretary Pompeo’s ‘Do No Harm’ Trip to Sub-Saharan Africa
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Sustaining U.S. Support for Gavi: A Critical Global Health Security and Development Partner
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Africa could be the winner as the US attempts to stifle Huawei
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
[Global NK Commentary] North Korean Nuclear Diplomacy
tiny icon of eai  East Asia Institute
[Global NK Commentary] North Korean Nuclear Diplomacy
tiny icon of eai  East Asia Institute
Without Cities There Will Be No Green Deal
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Global China: Great powers
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
U.S.-China relations: The search for a new equilibrium
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
China, Japan, and the art of economic statecraft
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Global China: Great powers
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Russia and China: Axis of revisionists?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
China and the return of great power strategic competition
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Managing China: Competitive engagement, with Indian characteristics
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Why are reforms proposed by economists opposed by citizens?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Addressing structural racism in public policy with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Call for Papers: 2023 Municipal Finance Conference
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Code Red: A book event with E.J. Dionne Jr.
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
U.S.-India defense deals to be 'a win' for Trump
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
This US-China downturn may be difficult for Taiwan
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The 2019 Kuala Lumpur summit: A strategic realignment in the Muslim world?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Solving the civil war in Libya
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Fateful triangle: How China shaped US-India relations during the Cold War
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Where did the South Carolina primary come from?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is the Shape of Things to Come
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Iraqi MP: Continued protests provide opportunity for real reform
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Women protest for their lives: Fighting femicide in Latin America
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
South East Asian powers and contributions to peacekeeping operations: UN-ASEAN partnering for peace?
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
President Trump’s Maiden Visit to India: Trade and Defence Top on the Agenda
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Friday, 21 February 2020
Once More unto the Breach, Wall Street Friends
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Turkey-Africa Relations: Setbacks Amidst Advances
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Wim Zwijnenburg on Using Data to Visualize the Impacts of Conflict on the Environment
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
AI is the Next Workplace Disrupter - and It's Coming for High-Skilled Jobs, by The Wall Street Journal
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Power and Legitimacy Go Hand in Hand
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Legal Requirements and Recommendations to Prescribe Naloxone
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Cyber Week in Review: Feb 21, 2020
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
How to Train Your AI Soldier Robots (and the Humans Who Command Them)
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Requests New Ideas; RAND Responds
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
12 Times Gun Owners Defended Themselves and Others
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
SCOTUS 101: The Mardi Gras Episode
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
A Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing? No Fracking Way
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Iran’s Sham Parliamentary Elections Aim to Strengthen Hard-Liners’ Hand
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Window for Historic U.S.-Taiwan Trade Agreement Closing Fast
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Heritage Research Impacts Policy on Tax Cuts and Immigration
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Discussion with the Secretaries of the U.S. Military Departments
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The U.S. Should Get Ready for Syria’s Return from War
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Iran’s Nuclear Quandary
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Strategic choices for South Africa’s leadership in 2020
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
The Coronavirus and Freedom of Expression in China: Not so Fast
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
The Aborted Mobilisation of Jordan's Retired Servicemen
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
National Interests as Friction
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
How China shapes U.S.-India relations
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
USA: A new disruptive actor in the gas market
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Charts of the Week: Immigration and diversity
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
To move the needle on ending extreme poverty, focus on rural areas
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What is a brokered convention? What is a contested convention?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Trump’s Middle East peace plan: What’s there to be upset about?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Categorical inequalities between Black and white students are common in US schools—but they don’t have to be
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Ukraine: Six years after the Maidan
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Eisenhower and Trump in India: A tale of two visits, 60 years apart
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Sirajuddin Haqqani, Terrorist
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Panel Discussion | The crisis of democratic capitalism
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Strategic Logic of State and Non-State Malign ‘Influence Activities’
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Beyond Prevention: The Role of Strategic Communications Across the Four Pillars of Counterterrorism Strategy
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Putting privacy limits on national security mass surveillance: The European Court of Justice intervenes
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Is Interest in the Indo-Pacific growing? How do ASEAN, the EU, and Korea View the Concept?
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
United States: The Politics of Climate Change
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Iran's Crisis Election
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Fear and Rage Against Government Grows as China Deals with Coronavirus
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Imagine Being Ukraine Right Now
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Improving Workforce Success among America's College Students, By Brookings
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Pig Disease is Creating a Mountainous Solid Waste Problem
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Stakes and symbolism of the "Round Table" in the settlement of international conflicts: the cases of Vietnam and the Sahara
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Physical Task Simulations: Performance Measures for the Validation of Physical Tests and Standards for Battlefield Airmen
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
OPTIC Tools
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks, Trump’s India Trip, and More
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Southeast Asia Continues to Struggle to Confront the Coronavirus
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Which Countries Are the Top 5 Carbon Emitters?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
How the Media Can Help Fight Truth Decay
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The U.S. Should Withdraw from the U.N.’s Programme of Action on Small Arms
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Is the China Trade Agreement a Christmas Gift for Americans?
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Trump’s War on Sanctuary Cities Is About More Than Politics
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
New Medicaid State Waivers, a Pathway for Health Care Reform
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
How Socialized Medicine Hurts Canadians and Leaves Them Worse Off Financially
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Evening: Germany, Syria, Althea and More
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China’s Military Power Projection and U.S. National Interests
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Overseas Basing Debate, Part 2
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Coronavirus Update: Rapid Construction of Medical Facilities
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO20030 | Beyond COVID-19: Global Priorities Against Future Contagion
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
[ADRN Issue Briefing] Thailand’s 2019 General Election: Post-Election Uncertainties and Trust Concerns
tiny icon of eai  East Asia Institute
Russia-Ukraine Transit Deal: A Crisis Postponed?
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
How Europe Views Transatlantic Relations Ahead of the 2020 U.S. Election
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
5 questions policymakers should ask about facial recognition, law enforcement, and algorithmic bias
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The benefits of a knives-out Democratic debate
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Improving workforce success among America's college students
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Playbrary: A new vision of the neighborhood library
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Hutchins Roundup: Industrial pollutants, intergenerational mobility, and more.
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
In an era of partisan rancor, Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on overall defense policy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The value of systemwide, high-quality data in early childhood education
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Bloomberg’s comments on redlining distort a history of racism
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Global implications of a US-led currency war
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Unintended consequences: Trump and Warren’s bipartisan plan for the US dollar
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
On coronavirus, America and China must demonstrate global leadership and join together
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Figure of the week: Climate change and low-elevation coastal zones in Africa
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Rule of law is essential for the economy, too
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Brookings experts provide commentary ahead of President Trump's trip to India
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Indian side thinks optics is a deliverable during Trump visit
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Iran's parliamentary elections occur amid unprecedented pressures
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Understanding the drivers of inequality in Africa and implications for human development
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Transatlantic cooperation key to Europe’s Green Deal, EU official says
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
British Tales of the Unexpected and the Future King’s Message to Morrison, Trump, and Other World Leaders
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
The US Presidential Election Campaign Begins
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Inflation targets: revising the European Central Bank’s monetary framework
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Why Trump Rejects the Need from Middle Eastern Oil
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Great Powers Game On: Competition & Cooperation
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Brazil’s Infrastructure for Sale in 2020
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Advancing One Health: Protecting People, Gorillas, and the Land on Which They Live
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
El Futuro del Trabajo en América Latina: ¿Cómo impactará la digitalización y qué hacer? - By Inter-American Dialogue
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Geneva Barometer
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Informing European Policy
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Quality Innovation Networks Share Varied Resources for Nursing Homes on Mostly User-Friendly Websites
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Destroying the Electoral College: The National Popular Vote Scheme
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Barr Is Right to Reject Overly Harsh Prison Term Recommended for Roger Stone
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Time to End the Tyranny of District Court Judges’ Nationwide Injunctions
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Rising Above the Fray: The Trump-Modi Chapter in India-U.S. Relations
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Trump’s Budget Would Balance, Congress Can’t Say the Same
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Evening: Fleeing Syria, Taliban, Jack Straw and More
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
A Conversation on the NIST Privacy Framework
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO20029 | Repatriating Militants: Indonesia’s Dilemma and Its Consequences
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Ensuring a Level Playing Field in the Indian Army
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Third Bodo Accord and Insurgency in Western Assam
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Tunisia’s Geography of Anger: Regional Inequalities and the Rise of Populism
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The EU and China in 2020: More Competition Ahead
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Simple steps to reduce the odds of a global catastrophe
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
غضب إسرائيل بشأن "القائمة السوداء" للأمم المتّحدة حول المستوطنات ليس سوى البداية
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Reducing immigration will not stop America’s rising diversity, Census projections show
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Offering renters longer leases could improve their financial health and happiness
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
After the US-Taliban deal, what might negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan side look like?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The future is female: How the growing political power of women will remake American politics
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The real progressive-centrist divide on foreign policy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Mexico needs better law enforcement, but the solution isn’t opportunistic decapitation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What Should We Do About Section 230?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
AI, predictive analytics, and criminal justice
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Russia’s shifting views of multilateral nuclear arms control with China
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What will Pompeo’s trip mean for US policy toward Africa?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Five-star reviews, one-star profits: The devaluation of businesses in Black communities
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
There are clear, race-based inequalities in health insurance and health outcomes
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Development Seminar | Unemployment and domestic violence — New evidence from administrative data
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Happy Presidents’ Day! I Ranked the 5 Best and 5 Worst U.S. Presidents Ever
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations: Protecting Our Children’s Future
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Challenges and opportunities for Croatia’s new president
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The Asian Century: From the Tyranny of Distance to the Power of Proximity (Part Two)
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
What is fuelling the Dutch house price boom?
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel