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Articles for September 14, 2026 - September 20, 2026

Sunday, 20 September 2026

Advances in Resolving the Kurdish Issue: Toward a New Era for Turkey and Syria

Al Jazeera Centre for Studies

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Timothy Sandefur discusses the Constitution vs. Socialism on the Constituting America podcast

Cato Institute

Travis Fisher discusses accomplishing off-grid energy on an MTS YouTube Short

Cato Institute

Romina Boccia’s comments from the CBS article, “Social Security tax hike would be “financially impossible” for many, expert says,” are cited on WDCA’s Fox 5 Live Zone

Cato Institute

Travis Fisher discusses AI data centers and off-grid energy on the MTS podcast

Cato Institute

Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Immigrants Have Lower Lifetime Incarceration Rates than Native-Born Americans,” is cited on The Clerisy podcast

Cato Institute

Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on FBN’s Kudlow

Cato Institute

George Washington’s Farewell Address

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

The Geopolitical Transformation of BRICS

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

From Tokens to Weights: The Changing Value of AI

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Attribution as the Next Step in Indian Ocean Maritime Security

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Fraying Firewall: What the AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt Win Means for Germany and Europe

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

From Hatchery to Hinterland: Securing Asia’s Blue-Food Corridors

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Friday, 18 September 2026

The Oceania Factor in France’s Evolving Indo-Pacific Strategy

Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)

For Germany, Pragmatism Prevails Beyond the Beltway

German Marshall Fund

Johan Norberg’s book, Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages, is cited on The Point of View Radio Talk Show podcast

Cato Institute

Emily Ekins’ blog post, “75% of Americans Say Tariffs Will Be Important to Their Vote in the Midterms,” is cited on the Brad vs. Everyone podcast

Cato Institute

Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show

Cato Institute

Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on The Marco Gerace Show

Cato Institute

Jennifer Huddleston discusses hysteria over artificial intelligence on FNC’s Fox & Friends

Cato Institute

Pulling the Plug on Bidenomics’ War on Affordable Power

Heritage Foundation

Can Africa turn Red Sea rivalries to its advantage?

ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)

The U.S.-China Summit: Too Big and Too Small to Fail

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

CO26199 | “Boti Hunter”: The Emergence of New Normal Violence in Indonesia

RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

CO26200 | If Big Tech Slows AI Down, How Should ASEAN Respond?

RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

State Anti-ESG Laws and Local Finance: Evidence from the Municipal Bond Market

Heritage Foundation

Testimony From Peter Harrell on Tools to Counter the CCP's Industrial Policy and Supply Chain Threats

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Amid Iran War Tensions, Energy Market Resilience Wears Thin

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Too little, too late: The inadequacy of reactive antitrust enforcement in technology markets

Brookings

Nature, People, and Sustainable Development

Brookings

What happens when academic achievement is used to determine English proficiency?

Brookings

How universities are affected by AI moving knowledge outside their walls

Brookings

A simple question, a harder answer: Career guidance and rural youth in Kenya

Brookings

Whose voices are missing: Reframing Mozambique’s ‘learning crisis’

Brookings

Listening to adolescents: Building gender-responsive mental health systems in India

Brookings

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again: The Parallels of AI and Globalization

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

The U.S. Is Highly Vulnerable to Cyber Threats From China. Here’s What It Should Do

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Public Comment re: Federal Trade Commission Request for Public Comment on Its Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing

Cato Institute

Anibowei v. Blanche

Cato Institute

Responding to the Risks of Open-Weight AI Models

RUSI

100 Percent schools: How to Ensure Basic Competencies for All Children

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Can the U.S.-India Defense Partnership Keep Pace With AI?

Heritage Foundation

California Risks Killing the Golden Goose With Proposition 40

Heritage Foundation

On the Constitution’s Birthday, Honor Her Virtues

Heritage Foundation

Climate and Policy Resilience in Brazilian Renewable Energy

PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)

Between Survival and Strategy: Reading Bhutan’s Recent Buddhist Outreach

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

How the US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Could Ignite a Middle East Arms Race

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Amid Iran War Tensions, Energy Market Resilience Wears Thin

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Paraguay’s Next Development Chapter

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

The U.S.-China Summit: Too Big and Too Small to Fail

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Paraguay’s Next Development Chapter

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Opinion: A Routine Visit, a Revealing Reaction

AIR Center

25 Years after Amerithrax: The Changing Landscape of Biosecurity

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

Is BRICS Becoming a Nuclear Minilateral?

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

RAND Corporation

Membership Without Membership: What Can Europe Really Offer Canada?

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Pakistan’s Military Modernisation and Its Implications for India

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Japan’s Defence Reorientation Hinges on Personnel Reform

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Tolerating Inefficiency: Building Strategic Redundancy in Indian Pharma

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

From Black Mass to Batteries: Building a Circular Battery Value Chain

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Laws of a Normless Word: A Baltic Perspective on Arms Control for Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

The African Green Industrial Pivot: Unlocking Resilience and Acceleration to 2063

SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)

China is scared of AI. Just in not the way we are.

Brookings

Jai Kedia discusses the Federal Reserve raising interest rates on Al Jazeera English’s This Is America

Cato Institute

American Schools Cost More Than Ever but Our Students Still Keep Failing

Heritage Foundation

The Great Migration Remaking Higher Ed

Heritage Foundation

Six Charts to Explain the Global Energy Crisis

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

CO26197 | Why a Demilitarised Golan Cannot Buy the Israel-Syria Normalisation Washington Wants

RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

CO26198 | Reimagining Multiculturalism in Uncertain Times

RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

Beyond the Memory Cycle: AI, HBM, and the New Semiconductor Shortage

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

In re Section 301 Forced Labor Cases

Cato Institute

What Would a Social Security Payroll Tax Hike Cost Workers? | New Cato Analysis

Cato Institute

Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Immigrants Still Use Much Less Welfare Than Native-Born Americans,” is cited on NPR’s 1A

Cato Institute

Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Immigration and Naturalization in the Western Tradition,” is cited on WGBH’s Morning Edition

Cato Institute

Scott Lincicome discusses the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increase and President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with a focus on artificial intelligence, on FNC’s Fox & Friends First

Cato Institute

Stephen Richer discusses the SCOTUS ruling on mail-in voting on WLS’ The Ray Stevens Show

Cato Institute

Michael F. Cannon discusses Congress’s efforts to change the Medicare Advantage payment methodology to conceal the program’s true costs on The Bob Harden Show podcast

Cato Institute

Scott Lincicome discusses the Federal Reserve’s rate hike, Canada’s response to an EU proposal, the escalating oil crisis, and President Trump’s increased tariff power on MS NOW’s Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle

Cato Institute

Recruitment of Children and Adolescents by Organized Crime

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Is the U.S. Banking System Ready for a Post-Quantum Future?

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Give the Federal Childcare Subsidy to Parents, Not Daycare

Heritage Foundation

Instant payments outpace Central Africa’s anti-money laundering controls

ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)

Arms and Alliances: Israel’s Evolving Defence Ties With Europe

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

How Trump’s Winning Coalition Sees Foreign Policy as the Midterms Approach

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Will the new public charge rule lower enrollment in safety net programs?

Brookings

How the U.S. Can Alter Putin’s Calculus on Ukraine

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Preserving Jobs and Tax Revenue in the Age of AI: Q&A with Carter Price

RAND Corporation

25th Annual Constitution Day

Cato Institute

The Rogue Prosecutor Movement Is Un-American

Heritage Foundation

Moscow’s Other Front: Why Ukraine’s Churches Are a Security Issue

RUSI

Preventable: The Sheridan Gorman Story

Heritage Foundation

Preventable: A Powerful Testimony

Heritage Foundation

2026 Carnegie California AI Survey

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Competing cross-border payment networks: Another arena for geopolitical competition

PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)

Bitter-Sweet Sector: Understanding India’s Sugar (Price) Rush

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Re-engineering India’s Early Nutrition Architecture

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Beyond the Memory Cycle: AI, HBM, and the New Semiconductor Shortage

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Canada’s “Associate EU Membership”: What’s in a Name?

DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)

CSIS Press Briefing: Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Don’t Slow Down AI Development—Speed Up Benchmarking

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Six Charts to Explain the Global Energy Crisis

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Building and Using a U.S. Polar Defense Industrial Base

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Extended Range: China Upgrades Its Military Base in Djibouti

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

The AI Industry Is Coalescing on “Pacing the Frontier.” Will It Actually Change Anything?

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Is the U.S. Banking System Ready for a Post-Quantum Future?

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

“The TANAP of Electricity”: Azerbaijan and Türkiye Add Renewable Power to the Middle Corridor

AIR Center

India–Bangladesh Land Trade: Non-Tariff Barriers

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

Taking the Pulse: Does the EU Have a Germany Problem?

Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)

SADC’s Financing Gap Threatens Integration Agenda

SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)

AGOA was extended for two years—now the real work begins

Brookings

Nuclear credibility in theory and in practice

Brookings

More flexibility needs greater accountability: defence in the 2028-2034 EU budget

Bruegel

Anuario Internacional CIDOB 2027. El asedio a la democracia

CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)

Bikoshito Bongo: An Evidence-Based Policy Roadmap for West Bengal’s 5X Economy

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Japan’s Defence Transformation: Reading the 2026 White Paper

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

India’s Footpath Challenge: From Judicial Mandate to Implementation

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Navigating curriculum and culture wars: What happened to public school?

Brookings

Beyond “Peak China”: Understanding China’s Structural Slowdown

KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

Veterans’ Earnings in the Civilian Labor Market

RAND Corporation

Making costs count: A new framework for better cost evidence generation and use in global education and ECCE

Brookings

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Combating new bioweapon risks: A Q&A with Dr Miranda Smith on the European Biotech Act

SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)

The EU State of the Union Address

German Marshall Fund

Romania, Moldova, and Bulgaria’s Moment

German Marshall Fund

Cousin Marriage: The Strange Politics of Inward-Branching Family Trees

Heritage Foundation

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority v. National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association

Cato Institute

Cato Trade Experts on Russia Bill’s Tariff Powers

Cato Institute

Robert A. Levy discusses the SCOTUS case Monsanto Co. v. Durnell on The Bob Harden Show

Cato Institute

Jennifer Huddleston is featured in the debate, “How do we regulate AI before it kills us all?,” on Can We Agree with Michael Smerconish

Cato Institute

Michael Smerconish airs a portion of his Can We Agree?, debate between Jennifer Huddleston and former “Cyber Czar” Richard Clarke on SiriusXM POTUS’ The Michael Smerconish Program

Cato Institute

Stuart Anderson discusses what the Trump administration’s changes to the citizenship process look like in practice and what’s the impact is on those seeking naturalization today on NPR’s 1A

Cato Institute

Adam N. Michel’s comments from the New York Post article, “Democratic socialism could cost the US a staggering $200 trillion, report reveals: ‘Closer to Soviet-style communism,” are cited on WABC’s The Kudlow Riff

Cato Institute

Cato Institute’s amicus brief in Jouppi v. Alaska was cited on WPHT’s The Rich Zeoli Show

Cato Institute

Laura Bondank-Harmon discusses public outrage over secret surveillance on a Breaking Battlegrounds YouTube Short

Cato Institute

Lonnie Bunch’s Smithsonian Exit Is a Culture-War Win

Heritage Foundation

AI Security Threats Aren’t a Hoax—But They Also Aren’t as Existential as They Might Seem

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Associate membership – appreciated in Canada; a non-starter in Ukraine

DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)

Benoir v. Town of Parksley

Cato Institute

Does America Still Need a Surgeon General? | Cato’s Jeffrey A. Singer

Cato Institute

Fed Hikes Rates: “Fix Policy, Don’t Blame the Fed” | Cato’s Jai Kedia

Cato Institute

Uganda’s military takes centre stage in Museveni succession

ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)

Elbows Up: How Canada Is Fighting Trump’s Tariffs

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Electability over ideology: Takeaways from the 2026 primaries

Brookings

When girls lead: Strengthening leadership pathways for rural and peri-urban girls in Zambia

Brookings

Making costs count: Harmonized standards for generation and use of cost evidence in global education and ECCE

Brookings

Why AI safety requires more than industry self-regulation

Brookings

The U.S.-Canada Trade War Could Mark a Breaking Point

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Do Stigma and Efficacy Mediate the Association Between Training and Suicide Prevention Behavior Among Army Noncommissioned Officers?

RAND Corporation

Near and Far: The NIHR’s Regional and National Economic Impacts

RAND Corporation

Army Chaplains’ Perceptions About Identifying, Intervening, and Referring Soldiers at Risk of Suicide

RAND Corporation

The President’s Echo System: How Foreign Policy Is Sold to Americans

Cato Institute

Evolving Health and Wellbeing of Thalidomide Survivors as They Age: A Scoping Review Update (2017-2025)

RAND Corporation

Describing Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Pediatric Firearm Injuries

RAND Corporation

Legal and Clinical Liability of Comanaging Pediatric Mental Health With Unregulated AI Chatbots: Reply

RAND Corporation

China’s Construction of Police Training Facilities in Global South Likely to Expand Global Security Leadership

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

A Russian Oligarch Speaks Out, But Not Against Russia's War

RUSI

Illicit Finance in a Fragmenting World: Can the Global System Keep Pace?

RUSI

The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Building a BRICS Framework for Climate Adaptation

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Can a Digital Economy Agreement Refresh India-Sri Lanka Economic Integration?

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Consensus amid Contestation: Reading BRICS's New Delhi Declaration

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

The Wealth Beneath the Growth Rate

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

AI Security Threats Aren’t a Hoax—But They Also Aren’t as Existential as They Might Seem

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Vaccine Hunting: Balancing Strategic Independence, Cooperation and Multilateral Obligations in Scandinavian COVID‐19 Vaccine Diplomacy

DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)

Armenia: Digital Transformation and Governance Gaps

DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)

States Weekly: September 16, 2026

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

What a Driver’s License Breach Shows About Foreign Data-AI Threats

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

The Future of the Space Data Network: How the Pentagon Can Ensure a Competitive Marketplace

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Nuclear Statecraft: The Saudi Deal and U.S.-China Competition

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Changing Fault Lines in Israel–Syria Dynamics

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

Xi’s Visit to the US: Managing Constructive Strategic Stability

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

Preventing the Creation of Mirror Life: A Strategy for the United States

RAND Corporation

Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Summer 2026

RAND Corporation

Positioning Qatar in the Global Research, Development, and Innovation Landscape: Comparative Insights from Small Advanced Economies

RAND Corporation

Research, development, and innovation talent in Qatar: The policy and program Landscape

RAND Corporation

The Insurability of Artificial Intelligence

RAND Corporation

Data Center Siting Model and Suitability Mapper for Community Planners: Overview and Technical Documentation

RAND Corporation

Optimizing Data Center Siting: Considering Local Infrastructure, Environmental, and Community Constraints

RAND Corporation

Can Online Activity Be Regulated? Evidence from Adult Websites

Cato Institute

Why Energy Could Be the Real Prize of the EU-India FTA

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Beyond Age-Gating: Regulating Platform Design for Child Safety

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Reform UK and National Resilience

RUSI

The BRICS Energy Compass: A Framework for Decision-Makers

SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)

Ukraine Can Fix Its Campaign Regulation

German Marshall Fund

An EU Special Representative for Ukraine Peace Talks

German Marshall Fund

China’s Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping: A Conversation with Steve Tsang

German Marshall Fund

The Anti-ICE Campaign Protecting Mexico’s Train-Robbing Cartels

Heritage Foundation

Don’t let Syria’s recovery become collateral damage in the Iran-US war

Brookings

Powering AI: Local Impacts of the Data Center Boom

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Manufacturing Profits Soar on Trump Reforms

Heritage Foundation

Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey

Cato Institute

John H. Cochrane is featured in the MFS Summer School 2026 event, “Inflation and Debt,” hosted by the Macro Finance Society

Cato Institute

Stephen Richer testifies at the hearing, “Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey,” before the House Judiciary Committee

Cato Institute

Stephen Richer testifies at the hearing, “Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey,” before the House Judiciary Committee (Testimony + Q&A)

Cato Institute

Matthew Cavedon testifies at the event, “Illinois Advisory Committee Virtual Panels on Examining Civil Rights and Liberties Concerns with the Use of AI in Law Enforcement,” before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Cato Institute

Laura Bondank-Harmon discusses the frightening truth about surveillance on a Breaking Battlegrounds YouTube Short

Cato Institute

Laura Bondank-Harmon discusses how constant government surveillance is destroying our freedom on a Breaking Battlegrounds YouTube Short

Cato Institute

Jeffrey A. Singer discusses Marijuana legalization on the American Council on Science and Health’s Science Dispatch Podcast

Cato Institute

Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on WKRC’s The Brian Thomas Morning Show

Cato Institute

Ilya Somin discusses his USA Today article, “Democratic Socialists and MAGA Share a Dangerous Flaw,” on Cumulus News Talk’s America at Night with McGraw Milhaven

Cato Institute

Stephen Richer’s testimony at an election integrity hearing was featured on N12NJ’s News 12 New Jersey

Cato Institute

Navigating Contested Epistemic Fields of Resource Extraction:

DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)

When “Research” becomes a political narrative: Questions for Baku Research Institute

AIR Center

Credible elections are no longer possible in South Sudan – what next?

ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)

Nikita Khrushchev's 1959 Visit to the United States

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Why AI’s Biggest Rivals Are Suddenly Calling for Restraint

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Meta Platforms v. Bonta

Cato Institute

A Pacific Policy Inventory for the Trump Administration

Heritage Foundation

“Aloha and Stay Tuned”: The Trump Administration’s Pacific Policy Inventory

Heritage Foundation

Census Poverty Report Paints an Inaccurate Picture | Cato’s Romina Boccia

Cato Institute

EPA Moves to Repeal Biden Power Plant Climate Rules | Cato’s Travis Fisher Reacts

Cato Institute

What Would Need to Happen to Slow AI Development?

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Britain’s Defence Industrial Strategy Has a University-Shaped Gap

RUSI

The UN Security Council Is Deadlocked on Climate. New Members Have a Path Forward.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

How Is Hungary’s New Government Doing?

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

India-Japan Defence Cooperation Breaks New Ground

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Canada’s Energy Pivot to Asia: Why It Matters for India

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

The Xi-Modi Meet: Two Tracks, Three Mutuals, and a New India-China Equation

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

When Can We Know Practices? Rules, Logics, and Epistemologies of Practice in IR

DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)

Powering America: The Grid, Affordability, and Energy Dominance

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

No Time to Lose

DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)

The Decline of Russian Power in the Western Balkans

DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)

Last Week Meatballs, This Week Spaghetti

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Expect A More Dangerous Asia If Maritime Issues Don’t Make the Trump-Xi Agenda

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Expansion and Exposure: The Paradox of Houthi Control of Bab al-Mandeb

Al Jazeera Centre for Studies

From Conflict Management to Peace Consolidation in the South Caucasus

AIR Center

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Challenge the Mecca Defence Alliance

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

China’s Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) in Focus

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

How ASEAN and the Quad Are Quietly Aligning in an Era of Strategic Competition

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

China and Trade in Critical Raw Materials (CRMs)

Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)

Workforce policy for the age of AI

Brookings

Reimagining Air Base Defense in an Era of Drones and Strategic Inflection

RAND Corporation

Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025

RAND Corporation

A U.S. Strategy to Secure Geopolitical Advantage on an Uncertain Path to Superintelligence: Maintaining Freedom of Action

RAND Corporation

Examining the Evolution of Veteran Labor Market Outcomes

RAND Corporation

De-reservification, Not De-dollarization

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

The Flat Tax Advantage

Cato Institute

Uncle Sam Owning Private Companies?

Cato Institute

General election in Sweden

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

ISRO, DRDO and the Rise of India’s Military-Industrial Complex

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

As Western Aid Retreats, Can BRICS Deliver for Africa?

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Safeguarding Global Trade Through Resilient Maritime Corridors

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

How strong is the Chinese Communist Party’s hold on power?

Brookings

Can communities mitigate their rising concerns about data centers?

Brookings

Monday, 14 September 2026

THE SULFUR MARKET CAUGHT IN THE VICE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRISIS

PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)

Nielsen v. Watanabe

Cato Institute

Veronique de Rugy discusses Canada’s pivot to the EU, tariffs, ruptured relations with the US, and Canadian sovereignty on Relevant Radio’s The Drew Mariani Show

Cato Institute

CO26196 | Protecting Boundaries to Safeguard Singapore’s Pluralistic Values

RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

House Rules Committee Advances Russia Sanctions Bill With New Tariff Power

Cato Institute

Michael Smerconish promoted his upcoming program, Can We Agree?, featuring a debate between Jennifer Huddleston and former “Cyber Czar” Richard Clarke on SiriusXM POTUS’ The Michael Smerconish Program

Cato Institute

David J. Bier’s blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” is cited on N+ Univision’s La Voz de la Mañana

Cato Institute

Jennifer Huddleston discusses AI regulation concerns on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Surveillance

Cato Institute

Jennifer Huddleston discusses AI regulation concerns on the Bloomberg Surveillance podcast

Cato Institute

Jeffrey A. Singer discusses inconclusive cannabis studies on an American Council on Science and Health social media reel

Cato Institute

Stephen Richer participates in the event, “Looming Issues Facing the 2026 Midterm Elections,” hosted by the Baker Institute

Cato Institute

Ilya Somin’s USA Today article, “Democratic Socialists and MAGA Share a Dangerous Flaw,” is cited on US Radio News

Cato Institute

Ryan Bourne’s briefing paper, “End the National Endowment for the Arts,” is cited on WIND Radio’s The Center Square Radio Hour

Cato Institute

Bryan Caplan discusses his book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing, on the New Books Network Book of the Day podcast

Cato Institute

Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “Immigrants Have Lower Lifetime Incarceration Rates than Native-Born Americans,” is cited on NPR affiliate WVPS’ Vermont Edition

Cato Institute

Putin will not yield

Brookings

Taiwan’s inside-out paradox

Brookings

Chad’s anti-corruption institutions buckle under political pressure

ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)

Updating the IRS Spotlight: Tracking a weakened agency

Brookings

The right dome for America

Brookings

Children in foster care need more than just a child care slot

Brookings

Five building blocks for creating a bipartisan post–Trump US health care system

Brookings

The AI revolution threatens a 'token divide'

Brookings

The Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

On the Ground in Haiti: The Growing War Zone Facing U.S. Deportees

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Is the U.S. Army Backing Off on Drones?

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Alaska’s Bid to Seize a $95,000 Plane Over a $1,500 Fine Is Excessive and Unconstitutional

Cato Institute

Cato’s Huddleston: We Can’t Just Focus on Fears of AI “Doom”

Cato Institute

Stephen Richer discusses election security and election resilience on The Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR)’s The Unstoppable Vote documentary podcast

Cato Institute

David J. Bier’s blog post, “Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration,” is cited on Noticiero N+ Univision: Fin de semana (Weekend)

Cato Institute

From Red Tape to Real Choice: Reforming Childcare Policy

Cato Institute

Sharia, the Modern State, and Freedom: A Reformist Perspective

Cato Institute

Funding for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services in US State Budgets

RAND Corporation

Exercise or Extra Fries? Behavioral Drivers of Obesity Over the Life Cycle

RAND Corporation

Getting to Best Practice: A Practice-Oriented Checklist for Monitoring Clinic-Level Fidelity to Hypertension Interventions in a Large Safety-Net Healthcare System

RAND Corporation

Improving Public Health Laboratory Preparedness at European Union Level: Learning Points from Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

RAND Corporation

Misinformation and Conspiracies in COVID Times

RAND Corporation

Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics and Practice of Evaluation

RAND Corporation

Role Status Changes During Emerging Adulthood and Their Association with Substance Use, Mental Health, and Well-Being Outcomes Over a 4-Year Period

RAND Corporation

Contraceptive Knowledge and Related Factors Among Male and Female U.S. Veterans of Reproductive Age

RAND Corporation

Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Young Adulthood and Mental Health Outcomes

RAND Corporation

New defence-industrial strategies target capacity and resilience, but put cooperation at risk

IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)

South Korea should help defend Ukraine’s skies

IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)

‘No Good Answer’: Who Would Defend a United Ireland?

RUSI

How Europe’s 2027 Elections Could Test EU Governance

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Iran War’s Climate, Environmental, and Human Security Fallout

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

America’s Chronic Disease Crisis: How to Understand and Reverse It

Heritage Foundation

Make Classical Education Roman Again

Heritage Foundation

Brick by BRICS: Extracting Consensus from Conflict

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Germany’s Defence Modernisation: The Difficulties Behind the Zeitenwende

ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

Iran and the Emerging Security Order in the Middle East

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

China’s Open-Weight Challenge to U.S. AI Leadership

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

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CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

BRICS and Space: Engaging Divergent Powers

IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

Progress and stagnation: US poverty, deep poverty, and the safety net, 1967–2023

Brookings

Open-Weight AI Models May Increase Biological Misuse Risks: Assessing Anti-Refusal Tampering, Capability Enhancement, and Publicly Available Uncensored Models

RAND Corporation

An Analysis of Zearn Math Implementation Costs

RAND Corporation

The Trump Coalition

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Highlights the Dangers of Open-Weight Models

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)

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Ceuta: what’s different this time

CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)

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ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

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ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

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ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

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ORF (Observer Research Foundation)

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