Sunday, January 6, 2019

Think Tank Quickies (#339)

  • Pic: China beefing up its think tank game (half-page ad in Wall Street Journal).
  • Only-in-DC: Think tanker approached on Metro by someone who says "I loved your working paper on how to build a think tank."
  • CFR holds Council of Councils 11th Regional Conference.
  • Adam Smith Institute has removed passages from its website which promise donors meetings with politicians and government officials.
  • Jonathan Schanzer: "I'm a wonk at a think tank.  Turkish media say I'm an international man of mystery."
  • FT: Think tanks are having an existential crisis.
  • Stacey Abrams joins board of Center for American Progress.
  • Atlantic Council: NATO must prepare to counter a rapid Russia invasion in Europe.
  • RUSI: China is driving use of armed drones in Mideast.
  • Niskanen Center draws up plan for a new Republican Party.