Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Think Tank Quickies (#345)

  • China cultivating a network of EU think tanks to promote Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). 
  • Andrew Marshall, RAND researcher who founded DoD's "internal think tank," dies.
  • The world's think tank dilemma, by Yoichi Funabashi.
  • MEI event: The role of think tanks in shaping Middle East policy.
  • The detrimental effects of experts (including think tankers) on politics in autocratic regimes in the Middle East.
  • Public policy think tank SynergyNet to close after 17 years from lack of funds and unfavorable environment in Hong Kong.
  • Think tank CEI calls on NBC to stop blacking out climate skeptics.
  • US think tank leaders urge China to release Canadian researcher, citing threat to ties.
  • Women, gender, and think tanks. 
  • Will the secretive 45 Club be a conduit for Trump alumni to get think tank jobs?