Think Tank Alert

Articles for November 24, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Friday, 28 November 2025
RUSI Europe Hosts Roundtable on NATO Defence Planning Process
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
United States v. Jackson
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Yermak’s Departure Strengthens Ukraine’s Hand
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Open models and practical diffusion: China’s strategy for AI dominance
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Open models and practical propagation: China’s strategy for AI supremacy
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Jeremy Horpedahl’s blog post, “Thanksgiving Abundance in 2025,” is cited on KNEW Radio
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Jacob L. Vigdor’s Cato Journal article, “Immigration, Housing Markets, and Community Vitality,” is cited on NBC affiliate WRAL News at 4PM
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
David J. Bier discusses President Trump’s social media rhetoric on the immigration system on PBS NewsHour
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
David J. Bier’s blog post, “5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions,” is cited on MS NOW’s Velshi
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
How to get Ethiopia’s Transitional Justice process back on track
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
CO25231 | A World Adrift: Reordering and New Pathways of Cooperation
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
ICE and Deportations: How Trump Is Reshaping Immigration Enforcement
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Russia‒Ukraine: turbulent diplomacy
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Key Policy Outcomes Expected at the India-Russia Summit
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Future of UK Counterterrorism: A Case for Integrated Violence Prevention
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The Mattei Plan for Africa: From Aid to Partnership?
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Defence Agreement: Perspectives from India and the Middle East
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Zombie Rentier: Is Libya’s Central Bank Crisis Recovery a Statistical Fallacy?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Ayni Exit May Limit Regional Outreach
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Precarity of Humanitarian Aid and Its Restriction as a Tactic
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship: Advancing Inclusive, Sustainable Partnerships
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Birsa-101: India’s Path Towards Affordable CRISPR Therapies
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Improper political interference in SA policing: where to draw the line?
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
INSTC Eastern Corridor: India’s Gateway to Central Asia
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
De-Weaponising Food: Transnational Corridors for Global Food Security
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Assessing Port-Industry Synergy in India's East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC)
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Octopus Adds an Additional Layer to Ukraine’s Air Defences
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Is Russia’s Hybrid War on Europe Becoming Conventional?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Steel Decarbonisation and Competitiveness
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
A Conceptual View Of Azerbaijan-European Union Relations – OpEd
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Shenzhou-22: China’s First Crewed Spaceflight Emergency Response
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Fostering Joint Warfighting: India’s Joint Doctrine for Airborne and Heliborne Operations 2025
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
South Africa’s Partial G20 Success in 2025
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
The Czech Republic: From a High-Profile Supporter to a Low-Profile Abstainer?
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Poland as the Coalition’s logistical backbone: Powering the front
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Ties: Explaining the Shifts in Proximity
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Tourism as Northeast India’s Growth Engine
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Shifting priorities, slow progress: an analysis of EU tax recommendations
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
TransatlanTech Insider—November 2025 Edition
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Brent Skorup discusses innovation at the FAA on The Federalist Society’s Aviation Policy podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome’s comments on President Trump lowering tariffs to reduce grocery prices are cited on CNN News Central
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Jay Lapeyre discusses America’s semiquincentennial on the Institute for Liberal Values’ Free Speech Forward podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Michael F. Cannon’s Wall Street Journal article, “How Trump Lowered Medical Premiums and Expanded Choice,” is cited on WIND Radio’s Chicago’s Morning Answer
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Resignation of deputy prime minister sparks dispute among governing parties
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Sweden: Politically Willing, but Militarily Constrained
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
How the Baltic Sea nations have tackled suspicious cable cuts
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Has the merger of governance and security worked for the AU?
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Building greater resilience and capacity in the US national security industrial base
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How Kerala eliminated extreme poverty
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Assessing China’s Fourth Plenum: Policy continuity, personnel turmoil
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
War, peace, and corruption in embattled Ukraine
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Expert Available: School Choice is the Solution our Children Need
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Expert Available: Government Stake in U.S. Steel
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Superabundance at Thanksgiving
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
India–UK defence industry ties: what lies ahead?
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Protecting Children from Predatory Social Media and Pornography Platforms
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Three years of ChatGPT – an interim assessment
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Return of the G2: Trump, China, and the Mirage of a Bipolar World
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
At Loggerheads: Afghanistan-Pakistan Ties Reach a New Low
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Disrupting Organised Crime: If You Can’t Beat Them, Sanction Them?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal: Supply Chain and Non-Proliferation Implications
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
What prolonged Russian aggression against Europe could mean for the Balkans
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Poland doesn’t have to choose between defense spending and growth—if it makes the right reforms
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Warfare and Its Environmental Impact
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Egypt: ICT as a driver for growth
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
Are We Ready? | China's Campaign to Reshape the Global Order, With Hal Brands and Michael Kuiken
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
France: Able, willing, and leading?
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Canada: Willing but unable
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Latvia: Strongly Committed, Modestly Equipped
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Finland: Capable but Informed by Frontline Realism
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Estonia: Strong and Early Support, but Conditions Apply
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Norway: Solid political engagement, military reluctance
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
How a Venezuela shock could raise global oil and food prices
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
From AI To Chips: China's 'Disinformation' Campaign Against Rafale
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Waste, Work, Warming: Anchoring India’s SDGs in Secondary Manufacturing
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Fintech’s Promise for Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
How can the UK better support its young people?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
How Xi played Trump: Beijing gambled and is now reaping the rewards
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Drafting the gender equality script
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Inside the 2025 US-China Economic and Security Commission Report: Key Findings and Recommendations
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
A new push for an end to the war?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Colin Grabow discusses President Trump’s tariff dividend checks on Scripps News On The Scene
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Inclusion and employment of people with disabilities
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Canna Provisions, Inc. v. Bondi
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
IP25109 | The Australia–Indonesia Treaty on Common Security: Strengthening Trust Between Two Regional Partners
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Korea’s Digital Transformation and the Remaking of Its FDI Strategy
tiny icon of kiep  KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
The International Spectator, Vol. 60, No. 4, December 2025
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
From Resolution to Practice: 25 Years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Deterring ­Russia from Military Aggression Against Europe’s NATO Allies
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
How North Korea Has Bolstered Russia’s War in Ukraine
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The Effects of the 1942 Japanese Exclusion on US Agriculture
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Soft power: missing element in the Chad-Cameroon border defence pact?
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
How are Americans using AI? Evidence from a nationwide survey
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Voices of displaced Rohingya children in Bangladesh
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Facilitating expression through photovoice: An exploration of Turkish and Syrian children’s experiences post-earthquake
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What the No Kings Day protest reveals about support for political violence in America
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Latam-GPT and the search for AI sovereignty
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Protest and Crackdown in Tanzania
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The Kremlin Sets Its Sights on Kyiv: The Bluff behind Russia’s “Peace Plan”
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Expert Available: Why Do We Love Upsets in Sports But Fear Them in Tech?
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Congress Moves to Block Trump on European Defense Policy
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
As Peace Talks Advance, Critics Dig In
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Shutdown Chaos Reveals Deeper ATC Problems
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
New Data: 73% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Record
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Why SNAP Reform Needs More Than Mass Recertification
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Energy Realism: Climate Policy Meets Actual Economics
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The H-1B Visa Needs Drastic Reform to Put Americans First
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Special Fund, Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
CO25230 | Social Cohesion and Better Public Health – Why Community Ties Matter
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Haves, the Have-Nots, and the New Frontiers of Technological Colonialism
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Trump-Plan: A First Draft To A Lasting Peace?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Climate-Resilient Mobility: India’s Transport Transition After COP30
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Russia and ASEAN: Markets, Multilateralism, and a Third Way
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Uncrewed and Under the Radar: How AUVs Transform Drug Smuggling
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Whether it puts boots on the ground or not, Turkey matters for Gaza’s stabilization
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Drafting the Gender Equality Script: African Women Between “Liberal” and “Liberatory” Gender Discourses in the 1980s
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
How Venezuela uses crypto to sell oil—and what the US should do about it
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Dispatch from South Africa: The G20’s center of gravity continues to shift
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Inside COP30: A former climate envoy on the United States’ absence and the future of global cooperation
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
China’s ‘Socialist Modernisation’ Gains Momentum
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
After a lackluster G20 in South Africa, Trump can take the group ‘back to basics’ in 2026
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Reframing Democracy in Africa: From Ritual to Transformative Solidarity Economics
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
What Fiscal History Reveals About the Urgency for Mission-Oriented Climate, Nature and Development Finance
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
Harnessing the Lithium Opportunity in Imperial County
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Empowering Imperial County: A Comprehensive Workforce and Economic Development Strategy for Harnessing the Lithium Opportunity
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Toward Comprehensive Benchmarking of the Biological Knowledge of Frontier Large Language Models
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The 2035 Agenda for a 7-Trillion-Dollar Africa
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Dubai Airshow and the UAE’s Leadership in Autonomous Aerospace
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Shared Survival
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Circular Economy and Global Economic Retrenchment
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India and RCEP: An Uphill Journey Ahead
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Malaysia’s Foreign Policy under Anwar Ibrahim: Rhetorical Shift, Strategic Continuity?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Monday, 24 November 2025
Transformative securitization: Rethinking the Copenhagen School in light of COVID-19, climate change, and the war in Ukraine
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
America’s debates on Taiwan are interesting, Trump’s views are determinative
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Johan Norberg discusses his Washington Post article, “Is it America’s fate to decline and fall? Here’s what history says,” on the Keen on America podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Public Comments in re: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Experts: The Tariff Dividend is a Fiscal Fantasy
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses trade relations with China on AEI’s What The Hell is Going On? Podcast
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Veronique de Rugy discusses US industrial policy on CBS Radio’s Eye on the World with John Batchelor
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Colin Grabow discusses President Trump’s tariff dividend checks on ABC affiliate KNXV ABC15 News at 4pm
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Michael F. Cannon discusses healthcare costs on The First’s No Spin News with Bill O’Reilly
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Gabriela Calderón discusses Ecuador’s economy on Radio Centro’s Punto De Orden
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Electromagnetic Warfare: NATO's Blind Spot Could Decide the Next Conflict
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Randomized Controlled Trial of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention for HIV Prevention in Uganda
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
China in the Indo-Pacific: October 2025
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
China in Latin America: October 2025
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
China in Latin America: September 2025
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The Road From Africa’s G20 Summit to Trump’s ‘America First’ Priorities
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Can Africa bolster its bargaining power at the EU-AU summit?
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
A taxonomy of supply shocks and their effects on inflation
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The catastrophe in Sudan
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How a Hawai’i community is moving from ‘engagement’ to ‘power’ in the redevelopment process
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
300 days into the Trump administration: Mixed progress in filling senior leadership posts
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Nominees on the run: An early outlier in Trump’s second term
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Momentum lost: Taking stock of Trump’s nominations at the 300-day mark
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
'The Age of Extraction': A discussion on Tim Wu's new book | The TechTank Podcast
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Religion and the Nigerian Crisis
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Trade Tools for Climate Action: Ensuring a Secure and Stable Supply of Critical Minerals
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Virtual Progress, Real Inequities: An Uneven Digital Mental Health Revolution
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Use of Generative AI for Mental Health Advice Among US Adolescents and Young Adults
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Meeting the Needs of Massachusetts Veterans: An Assessment and Draft Strategy for the Commonwealth
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
A Comparative Analysis of Self-Identification and Functional Measures of Disability
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Impact of Drug Possession Decriminalization on Arrests: A Race-Specific Synthetic Control Analysis of Oregon’s Measure 110
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Small state, big exposure: Iceland’s new national-security strategy
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Peace in Ukraine – In Our Time?
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
CO25229 | Can ASEAN Secure a Quantum Future?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Iran’s Water Crisis Is a Warning to Other Countries
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The New Democracy Defenders
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Embodied AI: China’s Big Bet on Smart Robots
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A Sustainable Nuclear Future Requires Transparent Regulation
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
South Africa’s G20 Presidency: Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability in an Era of Discord
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Reign of One
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Nigeria’s Strategic Bet on Indian Education
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Tamil Gambit in AKD’s Sri Lanka: Prospects and Challenges
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
27th Amendment: Pakistan’s Parliament of Lemmings
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
AI for City Governance: Transforming Urban Planning and Service Delivery
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
A Structural Reset for Indian Enterprise: Modi Ends 2025 With Long-Overdue Labour Reforms
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Could the UK’s economic woes spell doom for Keir Starmer?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Dispatch from Taipei: Now is the time to encourage Taiwan’s assertiveness, not hold it back
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
El-Fasher’s Turning Point: Sudan Between the Risk of Fragmentation and Escalation
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Precarious Peace: The Complexities and Risks of the Gaza Plan
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Analysing Trump’s Nuclear Rhetoric
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Mutual Defence Treaty between PNG and Australia: Key Aspects
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
G20 Johannesburg Endorses Critical Minerals Framework
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Safety should be front and center in India’s vision for its AI Impact Summit
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
From policy to victory: Recommendations to Ukraine for harnessing defence technology
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Power games at sea
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The supply side of inflation: How shocks affect the outlook
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings