Think Tank Alert

Articles for August 7, 2023 - August 13, 2023
Friday, 11 August 2023
The Ends-Justifies-the-Means Logic Led Russia to War and Repression
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Cain and Abel in Dnipro
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Argentina’s Presidential Primary: Showdowns and No-Shows
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Smart Take | Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated in Ecuador
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Principles of Administrative Modernization
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Planning Ethical Influence Operations: A Framework for Defense Information Professionals
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Xi's Cautious Inching Towards the China Dream
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Sexual Identity Differences in Tobacco (Re)Uptake: Testing Mediation by Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
UN Reports Sexual Violence in Mali; Russian Wagner Group Implicated
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Conversations: Thailand’s murky election aftermath
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Expansion of Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care After State-Level Policy Changes From 2019 to 2022
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Left’s Relentless, Unjustified Assaults on the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Gender Zealots Censor Politicians, Religious Leaders for Voicing the Truth
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
AlDhabi AlMheiri: Meet the nine-year-old driving change in the UAE, one book at a time
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Why Putin’s Russia cannot accept its borders
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
China Is Determined To Push Its Way Into the Arctic
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Default by Another Name: Why U.S. Debt Deserved a Downgrade
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Welfare Reform: Impact on Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, and Dependence
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Issues, Trends and Developments in Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in the Asia-Pacific
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
IP23057 | Is Indonesia about to Join BRICS?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Navigating Geopolitics in the Digital Age
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Haitians Are Central to Ending Their Country's Crisis, But They Cannot Do It Alone
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Cyberattack on Civilian Critical Infrastructures in a Taiwan Scenario
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Human Rights Abuses and Disinformation: Hallmarks of Wagner, other Mercenary Groups in Africa
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
Amicus Brief in Texas v. DHS
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Jawboning, Disinformation, and Freedom of Speech
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Financing food systems resilience in Africa: A starting point for transformation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Potential or essential? Youth as partners in education research
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Erdogan’s post-Western Turkey
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How Can NATO Overcome Russia’s Black Sea Blockade?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
A Violent World Is a Hungrier World
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The Strategic Implications of the Euro
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
War with China
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
David P. Calleo, 1934–2023
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Accelerating the UK’s high-speed missile ambitions
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
11 August 2023: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Ethnicity and Economic Inequality in Kenya
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Powering Through Politics: A Vision to Energise Australia-Indonesia Relations
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Getting Venezuela’s historic humanitarian accord up and running
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Thursday, 10 August 2023
Hijab, See-Through Clothing, and Exercises in Futility
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Education for Youth is the Best Investment in the MENA Region
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
UK China Policy Post-Sunak
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Defueling California’s Wildfires with Sheep
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Upcoming National Elections Complicate Efforts to Reset US-South Africa Relations
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Stakes are High as Ukraine's Offensive Starts to Secure a Military Advantage (Financial Times)
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The battle for Berlusconi's political legacy
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Training Needs of the Aircrew Flight Equipment Career Field: Insights from a Survey of Airmen
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Fiscal Mapping Process: A Strategic Planning Tool for Sustainable Financing of Evidence-Based Treatment Programs in Youth Behavioral Health Services
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
An Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Banning the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products on Adolescents' and Young Adults' Future Nicotine Vaping Intentions
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Addressing Homelessness Among People With Justice Involvement: Los Angeles County's Just in Reach Pay for Success Demonstration Project
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Co-Management of HIV and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Dominican Republic: A Qualitative Study
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Film Industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Economic Contribution and Capacity for Growth
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The President’s Inbox Recap: Global Food Insecurity
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Don’t Defend Planned Parenthood’s “Gender-Affirming Care.” Defund It.
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
House Panel Hears From Gender Medicine’s “Dr. Frankenstein” on His Insane Sur...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Launching the IRA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could lessen the energy burden for low-income communities
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Can IRA spending really throttle energy inflation?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
F-16 delays leave Ukraine exposed to deadly Russian air superiority
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
New report highlights evidence of escalating Russian genocide in Ukraine
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Russia accused of deliberately targeting journalists in Ukraine
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Question Biden’s Mismanagement at Your Own Financial Risk
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Biden’s War on Texas Border Buoys Reveals What He Really Thinks About Immigra...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
2023 Medicare Trustees Report: Another Year, Another Warning
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
On-Campus DEI Bureaucrats Already Ditching New Loyalty Oaths
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
IP23056 | Russian Maritime Power in a Long Ukraine War
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
A Front Row View of the NSA: Reflections from General Paul M. Nakasone
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
On Carbon-Linked Trade, Start with the Basics
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
A New National Security Instrument: The Executive Order on Outbound Investment
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO23110 | Countering the Challenge of Youth Radicalisation
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Call for Authors: African Transformation Report on Gender Equality and Economic Transformation
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
How to design predictable scheduling laws that not only benefit workers but also firms’ bottom line?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Partnerships with parents are key to solving heightened political polarization in schools
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Africa’s sovereign finance toolbox: Building resilience for a sustainable future
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Talking to Dan Tarullo about bank mergers, stress tests, and supervision
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Battening Down the Hatches: Moldova’s Cyber Defence
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Why ‘Oppenheimer’ matters
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The USA treads in Ecowas' bed
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Das Fiasko der Erinnerungspolitik auf dem Balkan
tiny icon of oiip  OIIP (Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Digitalisation of Defence in NATO and the EU: Making European Defence Fit for the Digital Age
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Bridging adaptation action and research
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for the Arctic?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The British Army’s chief of the general staff: How to build an all-volunteer force fit for the twenty-first century
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Russian War Report: Co-founder of Russia’s most popular search engine condemns war in Ukraine
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Did the Niger coup just succeed? And other questions answered about what’s next in the Sahel
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
A new White House order is taking aim at investment in Chinese tech. How will it actually work?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Ukraine War: Russia’s Weaponisation of Food
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Wednesday, 09 August 2023
Why Sweden and Denmark React Differently to Quran Desecrations
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Saudi Arabia: After Iran, now Israel?
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Prisoner Dilemma: Policy Options to Address Circumstances of ISIS Prisoners in Northeastern Syria
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
New Zealand's New Prime Minister Is Making Nice with China
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Evaluation of the PATH-SAFE Programme: Introduction
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia is…Awful
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
How Women’s National Soccer Teams Are Advocating for Equality
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
A Ticking Clock for Latin America’s Nearshoring Opportunity
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Advancing Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: Addendum
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Ensuring That Government Use of Technology Serves the Public: Addendum
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Maryland’s Pot Law Impedes Police Efforts to Stop Drug-Impaired Driving
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The IRA challenges the European climate model
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The IRA supercharged US R&D. But does it go far enough?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
I spoke to an AI ‘God.’ We chatted about the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in the MENA
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Obesity Epidemic Threatens Not Just Public Health, but Also National Security
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Once More with Feeling: Department of Education Releases Second Title IX Rule...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Deneen’s Assault on Vitalism
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
DeSantis, Newsom, and the Debate for America
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Winning the peace in Ukraine through local accountability
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
States Weekly: August 9, 2023
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
A Specter Haunting Latin American Mining? Not So Fast
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Worst Is Over—Now What?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Women’s Labor Participation
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
Upgrading Technology and Improving Productivity in African Firms
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
Does Origin of Multinational Enterprises Matter?
tiny icon of acet  ACET (African Center for Economic Transformation)
Why the Fed and ECB parted ways on climate change: The politics of divergence in the global central banking community
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Congress eyes establishing a digital regulator
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Trends in the level and composition of supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Technology competition between nations: Views from industry leaders
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Ohio voters reject Issue 1—here’s what that means for democracy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What underlies the coup in Niger?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Does genderwashing taint the struggle for gender equality?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Russia’s Artillery War in Ukraine: Challenges and Innovations
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Defusing Diffusion: The Challenges for Peace-making in Sudan
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Climate action for sustainable development in Latin America: the need for multilateral approaches
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The face of climate change along Turkana’s Turkwel river
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Myanmar in crisis
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
The moral challenges of moral injury
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Deterrence Lawfare to Save Taiwan
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Latin America This Week: August 9, 2023
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Ukraine’s diplomatic offensive made important advances in Saudi Arabia
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The Indonesian-Malagasy Relationship: Reviving Austronesian Ties in the Indian Ocean
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Украина офлайн
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Ум и сердце
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Can Camp David Pave the Way for Durable Japan-Korea Ties?
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Migrants and the Mediterranean
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Europe’s AI Act Is Going Forward: Expect Trade Disputes To Follow
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The American Imperative with Daniel Runde
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Captain Planet Canada: John Stackhouse
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Smart Take | US Women’s Soccer Team Can Claim Victory for Maternity Rights
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
From Marital Splitting to Family Splitting?
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Advancing environmentally sustainable health research
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Do Generals Dream of Electric Tanks?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
New Bangladesh Survey: Hasina Remains Popular but Opposition Support and Public Discontent Are Growing Rapidly
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Global Food Insecurity, With Caitlin Welsh
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
LGBTQ+ Rights in Africa
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Congress Asserts Its Trade Authority With Taiwan Trade Deal
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
PNG’s fuel crisis to further calls for exchange-rate reform
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Why DoD Needs Greater Focus on Nonlethal Weapons, Intermediate Force Capabilities
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
How the Biden White House, Facebook Quietly Censored Americans
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Federal Indictment of Donald Trump Is Weaponization of American Political System
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Joe Biden Enjoys His 1967 Corvette While Forcing You to Go Electric
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Odesa urgently needs an air defense upgrade as Russia escalates airstrikes
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Could a regional bloc work in the MENA or is it a fool’s errand?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
To deliver on IRA objectives, expand the clean energy workforce
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Corruption reigns supreme in Iran—and it’s getting worse
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
AI Policy Tracker
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Hana Al Omair: The Saudi Film Industry
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Role of Fossil Fuels in the Pursuit of Decarbonization
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Evaluating Mozambique’s Security, Humanitarian, and Funding Landscape
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Straight to Rebalancing? Non-violation Nullification or Impairment Claims for National Security Measures
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO23108 | Relooking China-Russia Relations Through a Historical Lens
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
CO23109 | AI – An Educator’s Tool
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Brazil’s Cyber Strategy Under Lula: Not a Priority, but Progress Is Possible
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ensuring the intertwined post-pandemic recoveries of downtowns and transit systems
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How the Niger coup unfolded
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
After the ECOWAS ultimatum, what's next for Niger?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Community-connected learning in community schools: Why it is essential for whole-school transformation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Africa’s Blue Economy can continue to deliver huge benefits to the continent
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Republicans are turning against aid to Ukraine
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Ukraine War Has Found the Machinery of Western Governments Wanting
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
A new cooperation agenda for European Energy Security
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
China and India are at odds over BRICS expansion
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Don’t count on the G20 to solve the world’s problems. But don’t count it out completely.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Book Review: Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
The China-Indonesia-Russia Trilateral Meeting and What it Means
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Sudan’s precarious information environment and the fight for democracy
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
A US agenda for action in Sudan’s information environment
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Erdogan’s Gulf Trip: Dimensions and Implications
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Monday, 07 August 2023
Reconciliation but No Resolution to Poland’s and Ukraine’s Memory War
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Legislating for an Innovative Financial Future
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Army Aviation Special and Incentive Pay Policies to Promote Performance, Manage Talent, and Sustain Retention
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Russo-Ukrainian War Has Bolstered Ukraine's Nonstate Alliance Network
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Federal Criminal Sentencing: Race-Based Disparate Impact and Differential Treatment in Judicial Districts
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Advancing Environmentally Sustainable Health Research
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Anti- Anti-Coup
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Supreme Court More Careful to Stay in Its Judicial Lane
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
False Aid: Why Congress Must End Funding of the InterAction Nonprofit
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
A year after the IRA, industrial policy has gone global. Now what?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Ukraine’s slow counteroffensive is a wake-up call for the West
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Time to Roll Back Excessive Regulation of Medical Practices
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Unpacking the Proposed H2Hubs Demand-Side Support Mechanism
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
It’s Just One Thing after Another
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Assessing U.S. and Chinese Influence in Southeast Asia
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Cloud Computing in Southeast Asia and Digital Competition with China
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Shaking Hands with Saied’s Tunisia: The Paradoxes and Trade-offs Facing the EU
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
What Makes an Influence Operation Malign?
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Reducing childhood sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Should schools ban or integrate generative AI in the classroom?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Tracking the invisible primary: Money can’t buy a presidential nomination
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What we learned from the testimony of the DEA administrator – Part I
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Can War Funders and Profiteers Be Responsible for Crimes in Ukraine?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
RUSI and NK News Release New North Korea Reports Database
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Institutional Virtual Asset Service Providers and Virtual Assets Risk Assessment Guide
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Episode 3: CGSC and EJIS conference on 'Security in Time of Polycrisis'
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Pan-African gender governance: The politics of aspiration at the African Union
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
The long shadow of the border
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Africa’s Multiple Security Crises
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Policy memo: How the US and EU can advance the green transition along with energy and resource security
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Arresting Pakistan’s Imran Khan Will Not Fix Things
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the US: The “Next Generation Partnership”
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
China Pathfinder: Will sluggish growth trigger green shoots of reform?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The on-ramp for hydrogen: The natural gas network
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council