Friday, March 12, 2021

Think Tank Quickies (#403)

  • Wilson Center announces a new Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change in partnership with the Concertação Pela Amazônia.
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-MD) father, Marcus Raskin, co-founded the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). 
  • Foreign policy think tank (Estonian Council on Foreign Relations) created by Estonian ex-ministers and former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
  • BPC launches new task force aimed at modernizing infrastructure.
  • Congressional testimonies of think tank economists by affiliation. 
  • Dr. James McGann's new book: The Future of Think Tanks and Policy Advice Around the World. 
  • FITI currently researching South Korea, Taiwan, and Saudi lobbies.
  • Pic: When the think tank event runs out of sandwiches.
  • Is there a single think tank in Brussels that does not get money from Google or Facebook or Amazon or Apple or Microsoft?
  • "I really hope for an 'Emily in DC' episode where someone at a think tank Q&A stands up and says 'I have more of a comment than a question' and then the entire episode is just a 30-minute comment."
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