Think Tank Alert

Articles for August 17, 2022 - August 23, 2022
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan Appears To Be Declining—At a Cost
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Normalizing Rarity: The Awakening of Rare Diseases in Latin America
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Egyptian Social Entrepreneur Strives to Build a Community of Professionals
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Smart Take: The Transatlantic Coalition’s Response to Russia’s War
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Smart Take: Ukraine’s Defensive Strategy Against Russia
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The future of global value chains and the role of the WTO
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Predicting Race And Ethnicity To Ensure Equitable Algorithms For Health Care Decision Making
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Effects of Medicaid Automatic Enrollment on Disparities in Insurance Coverage and Caregiver Burden for Children with Special Health Care Needs
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
How Israel and Turkey Benefit From Restoring Relations
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
RAND Behavioral Finance Forum 2022
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
TPI Replay: China’s Domestic Challenges, With Ian Johnson
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Is Western Policy on Migration Holding Africa Back?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Broadband Communications Prioritization and Interoperability Guidance for Law Enforcement: Critical Considerations in the Transition to the Public Safety Broadband Network
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Leveraging diversity for military effectiveness: Diversity, inclusion and belonging in the UK and US Armed Forces
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
A strong Ukraine is the best solution to Europe’s Russia problem
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Ukraine needs more US support to win its fight for freedom
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Washington wins as Turkey and Israel restore normal ties
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Middle Eastern nations should learn from history and back Sudan’s democratic forces
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Amplifying the IRA: Prioritizing investment in US agricultural innovation
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Biden’s Gas Tax Gimmick Avoids Real Solutions
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Navy’s Navigation Plan Is Good, but Congress Has Some Heavy Lifting To Do...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
IP22047 | No Winner’s Game: Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan and Geopolitics in Asia
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Cities Started Democracy. Now, They Will Save It.
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Chris Stirewalt: Why Media Rage Machine Divides America
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Iraq’s Political Crisis
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Military Dimensions of the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Venezuela's 2024 Elections: Understanding Participation under Unfree and Unfair Conditions
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Can the U.S. Deter China? Lessons from Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Berlin’s Summer of Discontent
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
A continent at a digital crossroads
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
In the muni market, financial disclosures DO matter to investors
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How local governments are combating economic disadvantage with American Rescue Plan funds
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Digital Services Act’s lesson for U.S. policymakers: Co-regulatory mechanisms
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Editor’s Note: RUSI Journal, Issue 2 2022
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
How to design EU-level contingency plans for gas shortages? Evidence from behavioural economics, policy research and past experience
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
United clubs of Europe: Informal differentiation and the social ordering of intra-EU diplomacy
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Tsai Ing-wen's inglorious role in Pelosi's Taiwan show
tiny icon of ciis  CIIS (China Institute of International Studies)
Six months, twenty-three lessons: What the world has learned from Russia’s war in Ukraine
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
What to Watch in the 2022 Fiji General Election
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Monday, 22 August 2022
Evgeny Georgievich Golubev: The CIA’s Frustrated Frogman in the Early Cold War
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Agricultural Land in Russian Territorial and Geopolitical Ambitions
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
What the Heck
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Developing Trust in Black Box AI: Explainability and Beyond
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Khaled Barakeh Uses Conceptual Art to Uncover Social and Political Injustices
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine May Impact the Arctic
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Indo-Pacific Mostly Backs 'One China,' but Taiwan Gets Some Love, Too
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
State Gun Regulations Are a Messy Patchwork. The Supreme Court's Bruen Decision Won't Help
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Sleep Expert Wendy Troxel Available for Interviews on California School Start Time Law
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Why Hasn’t the World Eradicated Polio?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
How to Boost Microfinance in the United States
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Values: Next Steps for the United States
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2020–2021
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
A Dangerous Web: Mapping Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Facebook Misinformation Is Bad Enough. The Metaverse Will Be Worse
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Census Bureau Admits Overcounting 7 Blue States, Just 1 Red State
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Tragic Betrayal of Afghan Women a Year After Biden’s Botched Troop Withdr...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Beyond CHIPS: Prioritizing standardization is critical for US competitiveness
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
U.S., South Korea to Resume Military Exercises
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
China’s Taiwan Strategy After the Nancy Pelosi Visit: Forever Crisis?
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Xi Enters Final Stretch Ahead of Precedent-Breaking Third Term
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
To Contain Xi, Defeat Putin in Ukraine
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
In 5 Charts, Factors Affecting China’s Military Future
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Public-Relations Ploy of “National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day”
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Now or Never: We Must Seize the School Choice Moment
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
IP22046 | Inscribed in Stone: The Making of Jokowi’s Foreign Policy Legacy
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Conservatives Shouldn’t Apologize for Healthy Skepticism of Big Government
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
A New ‘Bumper Sticker’ for Space Satellites
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Rant Continues
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Cyber Workforce Strategies Should Produce at Scale
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Yoon’s National Liberation Day Speech
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Creating a New Energy Strategy for a Post Ukraine War World
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
India–Namibia Relations Get a Boost
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Southeast Asia’s Growing Interest in Non-dollar Financial Channels—and the Renminbi’s Potential Role
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A German Proposal That May Finally Break the EU Fiscal Rules Stalemate
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Transforming and Building Resilient Economies in Africa: Resetting Priorities for the Policy Agenda in the post-COVID-19 Era
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
Fixing the climate crisis will require local experimentation and solutions
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The weaponization of information threatens American democracy. What should we do about that? | The TechTank Podcast
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Beyond Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: Uncertainties about cross-Strait stability
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Inflation Reduction Act will reduce household energy insecurity—but it could do more
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Can better information on applicants’ backgrounds increase socioeconomic diversity at selective colleges?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Korea and Africa: Partnerships on Climate and Energy
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
Developments in Africa’s Free Trade Area: Opportunities for Korean Investors
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
The European Union's CBAM as a de facto Climate Club: The Governance Challenges
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Interpreting cyber-energy-security events: experts, social imaginaries, and policy discourses around the 2016 Ukraine blackout
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 13-19
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Sweden and Finland are on their way to NATO membership. Here’s what needs to happen next.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Opinion: One step forward, two steps backward undermines the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Friday, 19 August 2022
Seeds of Discord
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Will Ukrainian Refugees Return Home?
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Jazzy Nights in Kyiv
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Concentrating and Centralizing State-Owned Business in Ukraine
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
صادرات الصين من الأسلحة وشركات الأمن الخاصة
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
China's Weapons Exports and Private Security Contractors
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Understanding Russia's Motivations, and Using Them
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Concurrent Policies Simulation Tool
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Concurrent Policies Simulation Tool
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Out-of-Pocket Cost of Naloxone May Keep Many Uninsured from Using Lifesaving Treatment
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
An Urban Governance Framework for Including Environmental Migrants in Sustainable Cities
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Penny Wong targets Asia’s missing middle
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Supporting the Royal Australian Navy's Campaign Plan for Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Enhancing Innovation
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Telemedicine Abortion? It's Not as Easy as It Sounds
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The ATF Moves To Unilaterally Define What a Gun Is
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Biden’s Legacy of Failure in Afghanistan
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Afghanistan and the region: One year after the fall of Kabul
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Conserving, Advancing Freedom Is Central to South Korea’s Alliance With U.S.
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Deceptive Marketing of the “Inflation Reduction Act”
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Beijing’s Window To Attack Taiwan Comes Sooner Than Plans To Rebuild the U.S....
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Who Will Raise Children? Their Parents or the Bureaucratic Experts?
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Biden Must Beef Up His Trade Policy To Compete With China
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Updated August 19: Tracking the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO22083 | Urban Resilience: A 21ˢᵗ Century Challenge
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Chinese Nuclear Force Modernization and Doctrinal Change
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
Why Emmanuel Macron’s EU Policy Keeps Failing
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
What is Taiwan’s plan to protect itself against Chinese pressure?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Class notes: Friendships and upward mobility, racial gaps in UI receipt, and more
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Russian War Report: Russia and Ukraine warn Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant facing imminent threat
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The Western Balkans need a problem-solver, not a facilitator
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
19 August 2022: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
The Hong Kong Experiment: A Post-Mortem Analysis
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Thursday, 18 August 2022
The Search for Salvation in the Second World War | A Conversation with Title VIII Research Scholar Brandon Schechter
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Re-writing the Constitutional History of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Putin Took Russia Hostage. Russians Allowed It to Happen
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The Future of US-Colombia Relations
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Yoon’s Strong Start in Foreign Policy
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Russian and Ukrainian Perspectives on the Concept of Information Confrontation: Translations, 2002–2020
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Rivalry in the Information Sphere: Russian Conceptions of Information Confrontation
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Role of Assault Weapons in Mass Shooting Incidents: State of the Science: Addendum
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
What Policy Changes Could Help Save Lives from Illicit Synthetic Opioids Overdose?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
U.S.-South Korea Military Drills, Iran Nuclear Deal Diplomacy, Ukraine’s Independence Day, and More
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Conversations: Zhiqun Zhu on Chinese foreign policy ahead of the 20th National Congress of the CCP
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Preparing for Post-Quantum Critical Infrastructure: Assessments of Quantum Computing Vulnerabilities of National Critical Functions
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
These 11 Defensive Gun Uses Show Protective Benefits of Second Amendment
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Soros’ Claim About Leftist Prosecutors Is Big Lie
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
How Foreign Aid Has Failed People of Afghanistan
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Was Iran Behind Attempt to Kill Salman Rushdie in America?
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
PLA Exercises After Pelosi Taiwan Visit Were Largely Pre-Planned
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Schiff Bill Would Wrongly Redefine Infertility Through Tax Law
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Of Migrants and Mayors, Busloads and Budgets
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Data Prove Education Choice Is a Winner for Students and Taxpayers
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Exposing China’s Semiconductor Vulnerabilities
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Expanding the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology and Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
IP22045 | Will Quantum Supply Chains Fall Victim to Geopolitics?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Ukrainian Politicians Fight for the Future
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
The AI-Surveillance Symbiosis in China: A Big Data China Event
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
New Century, Old Taliban
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Addressing the Continuing Phenomenon of Enforced Disappearances
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Hun Sen, Marcos, and the Anatomy of an American Smile
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Transforming European Defense
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The demand and supply of political campaign financing in Tanzania and Uganda during the 2010s
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Mounting Economic Challenges Threaten the Basis of MPLA Rule in Angola
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Judicial deference and the future of regulation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Crypto poses serious challenges for regulators
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Hutchins Roundup: House prices, higher education, and more 
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Accelerated approval of cancer drugs: No economic reward for drug makers that conduct confirmatory trials
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
November midterms are Trump’s make-or-break moment
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How a stockholding ban could change Congress
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Beneficial ownership transparency in Mongolia: Tackling complex implementation issues
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Outsourcing Civil Recovery Litigation to Private Law Firms: A Viable Response?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
[ADRN Issue Briefing] Direct Democracy: Changing Contexts and Trends in Asia
tiny icon of eai  East Asia Institute
How long can Turkey play both sides in the Ukraine war?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
There’s more to China’s new Global Development Initiative than meets the eye
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Myanmar’s Kangaroo Courts Hand Aung San Suu Kyi Another Six-Year Term While Sean Turnell Pleads Not Guilty
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Who Is Undermining Peace In The South Caucasus? – OpEd
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
India and Pakistan at 75
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Part 3: U.S. & Iran Reaction to Rushdie Attack
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Qatari Comedian and Multimedia Entrepreneur Opens Up About Unconventional Career
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Tunisia and the Future of Political Islam
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Empirically Identified Networks of Healthcare Providers for Adults with Mental Illness
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Association Among Trust in Health Care Providers, Friends, and Family, and Vaccine Hesitancy
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Belief Correlations with Parental Vaccine Hesitancy: Results from a National Survey
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Too Good to Be True? Evaluation of Colonoscopy Sensitivity Assumptions Used in Policy Models
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Taking Stock of the Kenyan Election
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Australia in the Middle East: Enduring risks, interests, and opportunities
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Rules Based Audio: What are we getting wrong about online manipulation?
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
What the Historic U.S. Climate Bill Gets Right and Gets Wrong
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
A Midyear Look Shows Improvement in State Election Integrity Laws
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
International cooperation is critical to the IRA’s climate and energy security impact
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Russia’s Ukraine War is forcing the Belarus opposition to rethink strategy
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Parents Choose Schools to Protect Their Rights. This Makes School Choice the ...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The School Choice Moment
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Potential and Limits of the New U.S. Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Addressing Fragility in Papua New Guinea
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO22082 | Planetary health: An alternative framework for disaster governance in ASEAN?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Issues in Co-Development and Co-Production of Defence Equipment
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Russia’s New Maritime Doctrine
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
More than a proxy?
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Ukraine: Toward a Prolonged War of Attrition Fuelling Great Power Competition
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Africa after COVID-19: Resetting policy priorities for resilient growth through economic transformation
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
Making the future of African STEM female
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy: Where do things stand today?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
A strong 2021 for China's defence companies
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
[ADRN Issue Briefing] Responding to the Looming Food Crisis and Managing Political Stability in Indonesia
tiny icon of eai  East Asia Institute
What’s next for Kenya after a contested election?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Book Review: There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Pakistan: 75 Years of Independence — At Best a Mixed Report Card
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)