Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Think Tank Quickies (#236)

  • Vox: Almost no prominent people at think tanks or professors who are supporting Donald Trump.
  • Showers are the ultimate think tanks.
  • Think tank Center for Security Policy expressed concern over Qatari role in CityCenterDC.
  • Massachusetts Ave. Meeting of the Minds: Brookings welcomes AEI to the block; scholars spotted debating secular stagnation over sundaes.
  • Economic Freedom of the World report put together every year by a consortium of 70 think tanks.
  • Think tanks pouring resources into new ways to fight against violent propaganda washing over the internet from Islamist groups and far-right radicals.
  • Should think tankers "pre-suade" before talking or sending out reports?
  • MSNBC holds annual WHCA after-party at USIP. 
  • Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson speak at CSIS event on Sept. 22. 
  • Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at Wilson Center to promote TPP.