Think Tank Alert

Articles for August 3, 2022 - August 9, 2022
Tuesday, 09 August 2022
The US Energy Information Agency Forecasts that US Energy Consumption Will Increase Through 2050
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
On Stage and Behind the Curtain
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Former Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Joins Wilson Center as Distinguished Fellow
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Militarized Border Security Will Not Stop the Spread of Extremism
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
The Case for Cautious Optimism in Ukraine
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Gun Violence, Public Health, and the Safer Communities Act
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
State of the Order: Assessing July 2022
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
These veterans are on the leading edge of the energy transition
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Flawed Amnesty report risks enabling more Russian war crimes in Ukraine
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Israel’s military operation against PIJ was a short-term success. Here’s how it could be a longer-term one too.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The balance President Biden needed: How the IRA achieves a durable energy and climate policy
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Biden’s Risk-Averse Foreign Policy Is Risky Business for Americans
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Why Guatemala’s Commitment to Diplomatic Relations With Taiwan Matters to U.S.
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Here’s the Truth About What “Inflation Reduction Act” Would Do
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
China’s Relations with the Philippines under Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Digital Human Rights Build a More Durable Democracy
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Accountability in Syria
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
A Look at the CHIPS-Related Portions of CHIPS+
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Evaluating CFIUS in 2021
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
China Is the Wrong Industrial Policy Model for the United States
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Ready for Prime Time: Japan’s Maturing Startup Ecosystem
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Germany’s Fear of Russian Gas Squeeze is Misplaced
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Power Politics
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Who is watching the watchdogs?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How Europe aims to achieve strategic autonomy for semiconductors
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Can China take Taiwan? Why no one really knows.
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The end of Roe creates new challenges in higher education
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Will Chad's latest peace agreement hold?
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: July 30-August 5
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Monday, 08 August 2022
Europe's Exhaustion
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Contemporary Pastoralism in Kazakhstan | A Conversation with Title VIII Short Term Scholar Russell Zanca
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Democratizing Development in Yemen: Beyond Food Aid
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Identifying and Understanding Ways to Address the Impact of Racism on Patient Safety in Health Care Settings
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Experts on U.S. Drug Prices and Health Insurance Subsidies Can Address Impact of Inflation Reduction Act
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
A Religious Dilemma
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
European Lessons for American Economic Renewal
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Driven by Fed Rate Hikes, Dollar Surges on CFR Mini Mac Index
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
DOJ Attacks Pro-Life States With Bogus “Preemption” Argument
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
What Economists Can’t Tell You About the Costs of Gun Violence
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Meet the California Gun Law That Copies the Texas Heartbeat Law’s Unique Feature
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
What Adam Liptak Doesn’t Know About Brown v. Board and Originalism
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Getting Originalism Wrong
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Biden’s Civil War on Energy Is Leaving Endless Collateral Damage in Its Wake
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Inflation Reduction Act places a big bet on alternative mineral supply chains
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Putin has forced Ukrainians to view Russian culture as a weapon of war
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Collaboration, not competition, is key to alleviating the global chip shortage
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
How to build on the Inflation Reduction Act and incentivize truly clean electricity
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s Stock Buyback Tax Shows “Government Knows Best” Attitud...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Despite Manchin’s Spin, the Inflation Reduction Act Will Devastate the Economy
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
“Inflation Reduction Act” Should Be Renamed Economic Freedom Reduction Act
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Biden Administration Cancels Routine Missile Test to Appease an Adversary … A...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Congress Must Urgently Lead On Border Security
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Big City Mayors Welcome Illegal Immigrants, Except When They Don’t
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Strategic Export Controls Are Quietly Frustrating China’s Ambitions
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Africa’s Sustainable Blue Economy: The Role of Incubators and Accelerators
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
‘To Go Forward is Not to Arrive’: Donor Support Amid Kenya’s Elections
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Butting Heads
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The anatomy of Kenya’s 2022 election
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
In Kenya’s 2022 Elections, Technology and Data Protection Must Go Hand-in-Hand
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Special Series: Young Women and the Future World of Work in Ghana & Senegal – Part V: Recommendations
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
Barriers to Young Women’s Employment in the Future World of Work in Ghana & Senegal
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
How does tech policy fall short in protecting people with disabilities? | The TechTank Podcast
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How three big bills in Congress will spur innovation and competitiveness
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Implications for Taiwan of the divergence in narratives on China’s future
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Four questions (and answers) about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
When the lawyers come for autonomous vehicles
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Behind the facade of China’s cyber super-regulator
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Silicon Lifeline: Western Electronics at the Heart of Russia's War Machine
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Silicon Lifeline: Interactive Summary Report
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Justice Department’s Russia Indictment Reminds to Look Beyond Online Influence
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
When will Sweden and Finland join NATO? Tracking the ratification process across the Alliance.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Opinion: The moment of the Minsk Group has passed
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Friday, 05 August 2022
The Changing Geography of Terror: Why is Jihadist Terrorism Escalating Southward in Nigeria
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Taking Out the Trash in a Time of War
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Putin Has Opened a Pandora’s Box of International Adventurism
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Going Hungry in Brazil
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Is Eastern European Energy Security a Pipe Dream?
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Smart Take: China's Reaction to Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan Visit
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Kenya one week before the general election 2022
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Evaluating the Use of Non-Lethal Weapons in Operational Environments
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Is the Virtue in the Weapon or the Cause?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Emerging Trends in Naval Mining Capabilities
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Abortion Advocates Launch New Strategies To Keep Abortions Going
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Bangladesh’s economic crisis: How did we get here?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Russia’s invasion is putting the future of Ukraine’s forests at risk
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
CHIPS Act Spending Is Making America Less Free
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Turning Off Congo’s Looting Machine
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Facial Recognition Technology and Counter-Terror Operations
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Green hydrogen offers a window to redefine the Africa-Australia and Africa-Australia-Europe partnerships
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
The Killing of Al-Zawahiri and the Future of Al-Qaeda
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Lebanon’s Perennial Limbo: A Paralysed System Teetering on the Brink
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
China’s Global Vision Vacuum
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Al-Qaida lost its leader, but are Americans any safer?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Reshuffling Report No. 15: China’s growing prominence in the aviation market and the “space club”
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Heyday of Asian regionalism? Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for the United States
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG – Part II: The Asia-Pacific
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
UK Royal Navy fleet numbers: more or less?
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Turkey in the Black Sea: Is a Balancing Act Still Possible?
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Why US global leadership keeps surviving partisanship
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Colombia’s first leftist president is taking office. What should the US expect from him?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Japan may not militarize soon, but Abe’s dream lives on
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
5 August: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
An Uncertain Cross-Strait Future
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Using Digital Technology for Development Outcomes in the Pacific
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
The Future Of Foreign Policy Is First Nations. Where Then Are Our Voices?
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
UN Human Rights Council Needs a Radical Reform This Time
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
How it can be done
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Thursday, 04 August 2022
The EU Demonstrates Unity in the Face of Russia's Energy Blackmailing
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Can the Grain Shipments Agreement Deliver Peace?
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Event Summary | Lessons from Europe: Deployment of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sphere
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Infographic | The Militarization of Public Security in Mexico
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Wilson Center Announces 2022-23 Wilson China Fellowship Class
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Smart Take: Nancy Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
How October’s Presidential Race Will Impact the Brazilian Amazon
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Mays Almoosawi Introduces Female Figure Art to Oman
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
'The Future Could Be Brilliant': RAND's CEO Is an 'Apocaloptimist'
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Russia's Withdrawal from the ISS: Another Sign of Its Space Decline?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Health Care Affordability: State Policy Options to Control Costs
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Erdoğan Visits Russia, Blinken’s Southeast Asia and Africa Tours, Kenya’s Election, and More
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Kenya’s Paradoxical Elections
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Strengthening Accountability and Democratic Institutions in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Educating Newcomers: A Research-Practice Conversation About K–12 Public Schooling for Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children in the United States
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Creating Conditions for Teachers' Use of High-Quality Instructional Materials: A Research, Policy, and Practice Conversation
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
RAND American School District Panel: Creation and Technical Description
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The U.K. Cracks Down While the U.S. Doubles Down on “Gender Affirming” Care
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Latest Federal Takeover of Elections Violates Federal Law
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Washington Knows Best What Car You Should Drive: Electric Vehicles. Seriously?
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
My brother was executed during the 1988 massacre. The Hamid Noury trial verdict is a victory for truth and justice.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Ukraine grain deal: World must still confront Putin’s Black Sea blackmail
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Russia is forming an alliance of pariah states in the Middle East. It might put Israel in an awkward situation in Syria.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Russian army faces morale problems as Putin’s Ukraine invasion drags on
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Now Is Not the Time for South Korea To Go Nuclear
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: An Opportunity Lost
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
After Pelosi’s Visit, It’s Time for U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
As Americans Reel From Stagflation, Manchin Pitches Tax Hikes
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
IP22041 | From Pragmatism to Aggression: The Sources and Consequences of China’s Assertive Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Predicting the Unpredictable Turkish Foreign Policy
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
The View of the January 6 Hearings
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Toward a Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Task Ahead for Rapid Capability Enhancement in Australian Defense
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Looking beyond the Biden Visit to the Middle East and the “Fist Bump”
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Zawahiri’s Death and What’s Next for al Qaeda
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Making the EU’s New Development Aid Work for Democracy
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
AI for good: Research insights from financial services
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
FTC’s case against Meta’s acquisition of Within seeks to shape the emerging VR market
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The COVID pandemic and the federal budget
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Hutchins Roundup: Earnings gap, housing shortage, and more 
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Celebrating two years of tech policy with the TechTank Podcast
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Protecting the open internet from China's latest governance body
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The climate bill’s oil and gas provisions are a worthwhile tradeoff
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Is the Sri Lankan debt crisis a harbinger?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Capability, capacity, and risk in the sustainment of Air Force weapon systems
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Book Review: The Real Special Relationship: The True Story of How the British and US Secret Services Work Together
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Evaluation of MC12 Outcomes: Korea's Perspective
tiny icon of kiep  KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
US-led economic initiative will fail due to its divisive nature
tiny icon of ciis  CIIS (China Institute of International Studies)
Cyber Week in Review: August 4, 2022
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
On Sri Lanka, the New Labor Government Balances Border Security and Humanitarianism
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Enhancing Australia’s National Security Through ASD’s REDSPICE
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
The War in Ukraine: Heading South?
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
What Russia’s ISS Withdrawal Means for Space Power Configurations
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
AUKUS: A Tale of Politics, Strategy, and Submarines
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Wednesday, 03 August 2022
The War and the Future of Ukraine’s Oligarchy
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Da’esh Systematized Perversion and Dared to Call it “Islam”
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Zawahiri Killed in U.S. Strike in Afghanistan
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Robert Daly Interviewed on Implications of Pelosi Trip to Taiwan
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Wilson Center and Congressional Leaders Receive Distinguished Awards from President of Colombia
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Either Go Back to the Drawing Board or Man the Battlements
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
After Two Years, Lebanon Has Done Nothing in Response to the Port of Beirut Blast
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
New Global Health & Gender Policy Brief: Global Fertility Rates and the Role of Infertility
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Qatar’s Minister of Communications and Technology Discusses Digital Transformation
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The Imperative to Defend Minefields
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
After the al-Zawahiri Strike, the U.S. May Lack Capabilities in Afghanistan
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
China's Gambit in the Pacific: Implications for the United States and Its Allies and Partners
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Update on Findings of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Networking and Collaboration: Case Study 5
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Skills Needs in Selected Occupations Over the Next 5–10 Years: Research Report
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Fossil Fuels Enable Human Flourishing
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Good Riddance: The Elimination of al-Qaeda’s Top Terrorist and the Troubling ...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Amongst Iran’s super-rich are tax evaders too. And the government isn’t doing much about it.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Trading geopolitics: The US-Chinese capital markets
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Experts react: Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of al-Qaeda, killed by US drone strike in Afghanistan
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
With Ground War Bogged Down, Ukraine Should Turn to Sea to Speed Russia’s Defeat
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Manchin-Schumer Taxes Would Hit Both Rich and Poor Americans
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Biden Administration Is Wrong to Abandon Anti-Personnel Landmines
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Community-wide change towards positive parenting
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Whoops! Department of Education Makes $300 Billion Accounting Mistake on Stud...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Senate Hearing on Diversity in Diplomacy Fails to Get to Real Questions
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Access to Tech Finance for the Peaceful Application of Nuclear Technology in Africa
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
Time for Difficult Choices on Myanmar
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Africa needs to forge a unified approach to Russia before 2023 Russia-Africa Summit
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
Confronting the caliphate
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Wide fluctuations in Danish-Russian relations
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
The role of regional economic communities in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Medicare Advantage plans pay large markups to consolidated dialysis organizations
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Navigating great power competition – A serious planning start
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Networks of opportunity: Social capital and economic mobility
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Ambassador Norm Eisen's testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Chinese investment in Afghanistan’s lithium sector: A long shot in the short term
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Al-Qaida after al-Zawahri
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Can a hot but smaller labor market keep making gains in participation?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Iraq’s Water Plight: The Drought Between Two Rivers
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q2 2022
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
It’s time to block Taliban leaders’ trips abroad
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
How the US can curb the North Korean nuclear threat
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The coming aftershocks from Pelosi’s Taiwan trip
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The Senate emphatically backs NATO expansion. What’s next?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council