Think Tank Alert

Articles for December 28, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Women’s Struggle in Turkey and a New Transnational Declaration
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Measuring Public Preferences Between Health and Social Care Funding Options
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Outcomes Are Worse in US Patients Undergoing Surgery on Weekends Compared With Weekdays
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Differential Mortality of Glasgow Coma Score in Patients with and Without Head Injury
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Quality of Quality Measurement: Impact of Risk Adjustment, Hospital Volume, and Hospital Performance
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Impact of Medicare's Nonpayment Program on Hospital-acquired Conditions
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Ten Good Foreign Policy News Stories in 2020
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Rapid response: The Southern Gas Corridor opens today
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Discrimination Against Churches Didn’t Have a Prayer at the Supreme Court
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Court-Packing Threat Puts Two Branches of Government at Risk
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
9 Wasteful Programs From Massive Spending Bill That Can, and Should, Be Reversed
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
ISP Brief December 2020
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Working paper on the implementation of the EU’s policies
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Policy brief summarising the EU and other stakeholder’s prevention strategy towards violent extremism in the region, Middle East
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Policy brief summarizing the EU and other stakeholders’ prevention strategy towards violent extremism in the Maghreb and the Sahel
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
The Greenland Reconciliation Commission
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Comments on the 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
To expand the economy, invest in Black businesses
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
[Special Report] A Vision for the ROK-U.S. Alliance
tiny icon of eai  East Asia Institute
Trade Diversification is Essential for Australia’s Recovery
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Banning TikTok is a Distraction From Broader Threats of Chinese Digital Espionage
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
China Isn't Backing Down in South Asia
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Why We 'Send Them Money'
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Racial Disparities in the Use of Blood Transfusion in Major Surgery
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Clinical Interventions for Adults with Comorbid Alcohol Use and Depressive Disorders: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Redesigning Surgical Decision Making for High-Risk Patients
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Assessment of Filled Buprenorphine Prescriptions for Opioid Use Disorder During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
What Can the National Quality Forum Tell Us About Performance Measurement in Anesthesiology?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Feasibility of Report Cards for Measuring Anesthesiologist Quality for Cardiac Surgery
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Disparities in 30-Day Rehospitalization Rates Among Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Residents by Race and Site of Care
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Does Mandating Nursing Home Participation in Quality Reporting Make a Difference? Evidence From Massachusetts
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
End-of-Life Cost Trajectories in Cancer Patients Treated by Medicare Versus the Veterans Health Administration
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Vaccine Nationalism May Seem Inevitable, but There Are Real Economic Consequences
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Without Unemployment Benefits, How Might Americans Make Ends Meet?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Amid Misinformation and Suppressed Free Speech, Ethiopian Conflict Erodes Abiy's Credibility
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
What’s Behind the Recent Student Abductions in Nigeria?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Reflections on the 7th International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy in the Wake of the Covid-19 Outbreak
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Honoring How Our Deployed Troops Keep Us Safe
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
China’s Central Bank Digital Currency: Implications for ASEAN
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
A 2021 Rally Cry for Conservatives to Combat the Left’s Destructive Agenda
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Statement on the Nomination of Dr. Kathleen Hicks
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Policy brief on the implementation of the EU’s policies
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Congressional Study Group on Foreign Relations and National Security
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Presidential War Powers
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Use (and Abuse) of Executive Agreements
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Nuclear Command and Control
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Economic Sanctions in the Age of Maximum Pressure
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Insurrection Act and Putting Troops on American Streets
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Trade and National Security Exceptionalism
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Congress and Control of the Military
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Transparency and War Powers
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Infographic: COVID-19 fatality in the Middle East and North Africa
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
بالأرقام: الوفيات جرّاء فيروس كورونا المستجدّ في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Best of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast in 2020
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
10 things we learned at Brookings in December
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Reframing US Syria policy: The road to Damascus runs through Moscow
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Africa Growth Initiative’s top 5 figures of 2020
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What’s Next for Foreign Aid Under Biden?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Don’t Play Politics with Australia’s Security
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Will ASEAN Survive Until 2030?
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
2020: Looking Back
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The Impact of COVID-19 on Female Entrepreneurs in MENA
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The Thin Trading Agreement Between the EU and the UK
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Trends in Family Ratings of Experience With Care and Racial Disparities Among Maryland Nursing Homes
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Waste in the Medicare Program: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2017 Low-Value Service Use and Spending
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Health System Affiliation of Physician Organizations and Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Who Have High Needs
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care for Health System-Affiliated Physician Organizations and Non-Affiliated Physician Organizations
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2020
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
There are reasons to feel OK about 2020, but a long-forgotten worry got worse
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Unpacking COVID-19's Long-Term Effects on Students
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Resurgence of COVID-19 in Africa
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Transition 2021: How Will Biden Combat Climate Change?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
An Experiment in Tactical Wargaming with Platforms Enabled by Artificial Intelligence
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Quantifying the Bias Due to Observed Individual Confounders in Causal Treatment Effect Estimates: A Tutorial for the Selection Bias Decomposition (SBdecomp) Package
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Voter Registration HeadCount’s Andy Bernstein
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO20214 | China’s Central Bank Digital Currency: What It Means for ASEAN
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Enclave governance: How to circumvent the Assad regime and safeguard Syria’s future
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Keep climate commitments voluntary
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How to overcome vaccine distrust among Black Americans
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Mitigating short-term adjustment costs: Preparing for the AfCFTA
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Episode 61: Short- and Long-Term Questions for Australian Foreign Policy
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Good Neighbours? Supporting Countries of the Pacific in Meeting COVID-19 Challenges
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
The Future of DHS Project: Key Findings and Recommendations: Congressional Oversight
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Monday, 28 December 2020
Global Fellow Michelle Egan on Brexit Deal
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Geoengineering must stay peaceful
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
EU should not rush investment deal with China
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Statement from Aaron Jones, Director of Congressional Affairs.
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Arms Control Held Hostage
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: December 19–25
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Asia Power Index featuring Hervé Lemahieu, Special Remarks from Speaker Gingrich
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
How the New Congress and Administration Can Protect Pensioners, Taxpayers
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Biden Administration Must Prioritize Extended Deterrence
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Does the U.S. Owe Amnesty to Future Illegal Immigrants?
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Renew the U.S.-Latin America Partnership at the 2021 Summit of the Americas
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO20213 | Small States and COVID-19: Estonia’s Approach
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
French Defence Policy Since the End of the Cold War
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
Infographic: Cumulative deaths from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
السياسات بشأن فيروس كورونا المستجدّ والاستجابات المؤسّساتية له في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا: المغرب
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Who is—and isn’t—represented in environmental oversight in Congress
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The TechTank Podcast looks back at important stories from 2020
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Reflections on a difficult year: How Brookings made an impact in 2020
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Experts discuss the growth of cyber threats amid the pandemic
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
بالأرقام: الوفيات المتراكمة جرّاء فيروس كورونا المستجدّ في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Making the AfCFTA work for 'The Africa We Want'
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
To rebuild the foreign service, avoid an “amnesty” and promote functional roles
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What’s in the EU-UK Brexit Deal?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Welcome to the Age of Bio-Surveillance
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Overcoming the “One-Inch Tall Barrier”: What the Success of Parasite Tells Us About the Film Industry
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)