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Friday, 02 October 2026
The Absorption Frontier
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The New Geography of Choice in Green Shipping
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
What’s next for US-China relations? A conversation with Kevin Rudd
Brookings
Thursday, 01 October 2026
Dangote and Musk: Africa needs both industrialists and tech innovators
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Federal Government Leviathan Grows One $5,000 “Dividend” at a Time
Heritage Foundation
World Leaders at CFR: Highlights From UNGA 2026
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Announcing "Please Discuss …," conversations rooted in research and a search for what’s true
Brookings
The paradox of unhappy growth: Is the U.S. an outlier?
Brookings
Recent SCOTUS decisions threaten to uproot communities’ voting power
Brookings
How multiracial churches are depoliticizing Black Americans
Brookings
Michigan voters can shape the future of prison pay-to-stay
Brookings
How cultural expression shapes policymaking and why it matters for democracy
Brookings
How Trump's tariff policies have shifted economic opportunity for Black Americans
Brookings
How Demand for GLP-1s Overwhelmed the Global Drug System
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Trump’s AI Safety Pact Is Toothless. But There Is a Path Forward.
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Johnson v. United States
Cato Institute
Higher Rates Make Social Security Shortfall Look Smaller, Not Safer
Cato Institute
Michael F. Cannon discusses new COVID regulations for nursing homes on The Bob Harden Show podcast
Cato Institute
Justin Logan debates Hugh Hewitt on the cost of the Iran war ahead of the midterm elections on The Washington Examiner’s WEX NOW podcast
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses elevated oil prices and the recovery of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to near pre-war levels on MS NOW’s Money, Power & Politics with Stephanie Ruhle
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses elevated oil prices and the recovery of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to near pre-war levels and the growth of the US economy on the Daily Wire’s Morning Wire podcast
Cato Institute
Escaping Venezuela
Cato Institute
9/11's Forgotten Lesson
RAND Corporation
Why This Legacy Newspaper Is Siding With Illegal Aliens Over American Citizens
Heritage Foundation
The defence dividend of the Abraham Accords
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Boeing’s F/A-XX win: turning the corner on a difficult decade?
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Why Serbia’s Election Matters to Israel’s Arsenal
RUSI
Why the UK Needs a National Open-Source Intelligence Centre
RUSI
Accumulation Is Not Diversification: Rethinking Korea’s External Resilience in the AI Era
KIEP
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
What Canada Knows About American Power
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
India Must Urgently Build Its Own AI Safety Institute
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
What Should Korea’s Take on “The Asian NATO” Be?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Restoring the Economics of Copper Processing
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
OTS Expands Agenda From Connectivity to Security
AIR Center
Rethinking India’s Defence Offsets Policy
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The Prospects for Personal Injury Class Actions in the United States: Key Themes from a Discussion with Experts
RAND Corporation
Policy Analysis in an Age of Technological and Social Transition: Four Futures and an Agenda for the Field
RAND Corporation
Santa Monica’s Recent Economic and Social Trends: A Case Study with Regional Comparisons
RAND Corporation
Revising the Post-2022 Arctic Security Literature
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
From the Primacy of Politics to Benchmarks: Realising UNISFA’s Protection of Civilians Approach in Abyei
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
The Adaptive Peacebuilding Guidebook
NUPI
(Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
The Maldives’ Defence Reforms Under President Muizzu: India’s Dilemmas
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
What Nepal’s Floods Reveal About Building in the Indian Himalayas
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Incumbency and Innovation: How US Banks Are Building Their Own Blockchain
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Far Friends, Near Foes: Xi, Trump, and the Taiwan Question
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tradwives and the manosphere: New cultural scripts for parenting
Brookings
What Questions Should Leaders Ask Before Going to War?
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
A Sovereignist Foreign Policy? The World as Seen by National Rally Lawmakers
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Community-led resilience: Improving disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for Black people and places
Brookings
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
To Build Golden Fleet Frigate Fast, Two Shipyards Are Needed
Heritage Foundation
Robert A. Levy discusses judicial term limits on The Bob Harden Show podcast
Cato Institute
Nicholas Anthony discusses debanking on the Humanity in Journalism 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
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on The Truth Encounter Podcast
Cato Institute
Chelsea Follett’s book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past, is recommended on the ‘You’re Wrong’ podcast with Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi
Cato Institute
Emily Ekins’ survey, “Cato Institute 2025 Fiscal Policy Poll,” is cited on the From Ideas to Innovation Podcast
Cato Institute
Romina Boccia discusses the future of social security on the Concord Coalition’s Facing the Future podcast
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome discusses how President Trump’s actions have undermined his anti-communist message on NPR’s All Things Considered
Cato Institute
Romina Boccia discusses entitlement reform on The Atlas Society’s Objectively Speaking podcast
Cato Institute
CO26207 | Singapore as a Bridge Between RMB Internationalisation and ASEAN Local-Currency Cooperation
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
US-South Africa rift: separating the optics from the substance
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Crime and security take center stage in Brazil’s election
Brookings
What kind of Brazil will emerge from this election?
Brookings
Where does US foreign assistance go from here?
Brookings
Could AI help communities navigate complex challenges like the US data center boom?
Brookings
World Economic Update
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Neel Kashkari
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The Seven Questions Every Military Strategist Must Ask
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Jennifer Huddleston discusses the Trump administration’s AI safety accord with tech executives on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Surveillance
Cato Institute
Escaping Venezuela
Cato Institute
Schools, Cell Phones, and AI: Q&A with Melissa Kay Diliberti
RAND Corporation
NYT’s Nikole Hannah-Jones Regrets Sending Her Daughter to Failing Public School
Heritage Foundation
The Hidden Jewel at Jacksonville State
Heritage Foundation
Butler 2.0: Intelligence analysis and assessment in the age of artificial intelligence
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Could Stablecoins be the Future of Payments and Financial Integrity?
RUSI
Testing Europe's Resolve: The Growing Threat Against European Energy
RUSI
Two months into the Fujimori presidency in Peru
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Separable, not Separate: Governing Europe’s Collective Defense
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Mecca Joint Défense Agreement: A New Geometry of Middle Eastern Power?
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
AI, Technology and the Evolving US-China Relationship
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Xi and Trump: Resetting the Strategic Framework of US-China Relations?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
BRICS 3.0: Can the Grouping Diversify Without Creating New Dependencies?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
States Weekly: September 30, 2026
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What Does the Greenland Deal Mean for North American Security?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Bridging the Gulf? Thailand and Cambodia Turn to UNCLOS
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Time to Confront Escalating Russia-Iran Intelligence Cooperation
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The India–UK Cybersecurity Partnership
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Expanding workplace retirement plan access: Evidence on incentives and some potential paths forward
Brookings
Rethinking safe harbor for employer matching rules
Brookings
Improving retirement security by expanding the Saver’s Match
Brookings
Restoring lifetime income to retirement plans as the default
Brookings
SECURE 3.0: The next generation of reforms to the retirement saving system
Brookings
Measuring fiscal space in emerging market and developing economies
Brookings
Culture Under Fire: Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia’s Campaign of Erasure
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Can AGI Rivals Hold Back? Verification, Domestic Oversight, and the Conditions for Mutual Restraint
RAND Corporation
Accountability and Alignment Strategies for Implementing Edtech: How One School District Narrowed the Gap Between Promise and Practice
RAND Corporation
Veterans Support to Self-Reliance Pilot Program: Final Evaluation Report
RAND Corporation
The Costs of Environmental Land-Use Regulation
Cato Institute
An assessment of the 2028-2034 EU budget’s contribution to closing Europe’s investment gap
Bruegel
The Letter of the Eleven and unanimity in foreign policy: the right diagnosis, an aspirational prescription
CIDOB
(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
The AI Handler Doctrine: A Framework for Operational AI Accountability
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The US versus China: an era of managed competition
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Jobs and Social Protection: Rethinking Labour Market Policy in the Global South
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why the Blue Economy's Evolution Must Be Measured
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
What's next for US-China relations after Xi Jinping’s state visit?
Brookings
The future of American diversity: A new look at how shifting demographics are shaping the nation
Brookings
The next generation of reforms to the retirement saving system
Brookings
The State of Psychedelics in America
RAND Corporation
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Wrong Place, Right Line: Interregional Transmission as a Hedge Against Uncertain Large Loads
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Veronique de Rugy discusses the Trump $5K dividend check on FreedomWorks! with Paul Malloy
Cato Institute
Molly Nixon moderates the event, “A Seat at the Sitting - October 2026,” hosted by The Federalist Society
Cato Institute
Scott Lincicome’s Washington Post op-ed, “What a New Survey Shows about Trump’s Tariffs,” cited on The Reason Roundtable 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
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon comments from Canada’s National Observer article, “Trump says he expects Canada trade deal within weeks as import ban looms,” are cited on CKNT’s The Norm with Norm Murray
Cato Institute
Cato Institute news release, “A $5,000 Check Tariffs Can’t Cover,” is cited on The Dollemore Daily Podcast
Cato Institute
Cato Institute’s Regulation Magazine is promoted on Reason TV
Cato Institute
Freedom in the 50 States is cited on KFBK’s The John McGinness Show
Cato Institute
Adam N. Michel’s blog post, “Who Will Pay for Democratic Socialism’s $200 Trillion Cost?,” is cited on FNC’s The Ingraham Angle
Cato Institute
Cato Institute news release, “Trump’s Pocket Rescission Undermines Congress’s Power of the Purse - Cato’s David Ditch,” is cited on the Budget Watchdog All Federal podcast
Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon provided testimony before the Wyoming Legislature regarding HB 27LSO-0139, a bill addressing the regulation of automated license plate readers
Cato Institute
CO26206 | BRICS and the Middle East: The Possibilities and Limits of Global South Diplomacy
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
The Golden Dome for America Initiative
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
EU-China Relations Face an Existential Test, but Escalation Is Not Inevitable
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Cato on Tour: Chicago
Cato Institute
South Africa’s police reset depends on 140 station commanders
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
What did the Trump-Xi summit actually accomplish?
Brookings
Conflicts Are Converging Around the Red Sea. U.S. Policy Remains Muddled.
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The Immigration Crisis That Will Destroy the West
Heritage Foundation
Marxism and Islamism Are Making Our System Blink Red—and Green
Heritage Foundation
How might ‘novel effector’ technologies impact strategic stability?
RAND Corporation
How might future C2 and counter-C2 systems affect strategic stability?
RAND Corporation
Vision for Liberty Award
Cato Institute
Cato Institute Publishes First Comprehensive English-Language Account of Madrid’s Market-Oriented Transformation
Cato Institute
Future C2 and Counter-C2 systems: Implications for strategic stability of developments in non-nuclear command and control
RAND Corporation
Evaluation of U.S. Policies to Increase Domestic Access to Critical Minerals
RAND Corporation
The Controversy Over Flock Cameras
Cato Institute
Thomas A. Berry discusses President Trump and the midterm elections on Al Jazeera English’s This Is America
Cato Institute
Implications for strategic stability of attacks on military AI systems
RAND Corporation
Implications of emerging and disruptive technologies on strategic stability
RAND Corporation
Adversarial artificial intelligence: Implications of strategic stability attacks on military AI systems
RAND Corporation
The Scope and Nature of the U.S.-China Competition
RAND Corporation
Novel effectors: Implications for strategic stability of hypersonics, directed-energy weapons, cyber, electromagnetic and autonomous effectors
RAND Corporation
Russia Has Not Avoided Mobilisation: It Has Normalised It
RUSI
Syria's Transition by mid-2026: In need of a course change
Clingendael
The Terrorism Threat to the 2026 Midterm Elections: What the Data Tells Us
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Battery Ecosystems: A Comparative Analysis of Lithium-Ion Tech Policy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Squandering Attraction: How the Second Trump Administration is Undermining American Soft Power
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Social Assistance in the Global South: Towards an Inclusive Welfare Architecture
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Financing a More Resilient and Sustainable Energy System for Shipping
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Wrong Place, Right Line: Interregional Transmission as a Hedge Against Uncertain Large Loads
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What’s Next? Part I
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
EU-China Relations Face an Existential Test, but Escalation Is Not Inevitable
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Terrorism Threat to the 2026 Midterm Elections: What the Data Tells Us
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Is an Energy Truce Viable in the Ukraine War?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Azerbaijan Expands Green Energy Production
AIR Center
Opinion: A changing "Organisation of Turkic States"
AIR Center
RPSA Ghatak and India’s Stealth UCAV Programme
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
A direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population
Brookings
Who enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings?
Brookings
Rethinking Medicare home health
Brookings
How climate policies can speed up manufacturing decarbonisation in the Western Balkans
Bruegel
Diversifying to Millets for Food Security, Nutrition, and Sustainability: A Global South Perspective
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Glass Ceiling or Glass Cliff? The Race for the UN’s Top Job
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Japan Navigates an Uncertain Phase in US–China Competition
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India Must Not Give Up Russian Oil
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
America’s Rural Future: On the Olympic Peninsula with Commission members Derek Kilmer and Benji Backer
Brookings
Meeting long-term care needs for an aging United States
Brookings
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