Think Tank Quickies (#408)

• CFR President Richard Haass: The New Concert of Powers. 
• Greatest-ever name for a think tank has been identified: Knowledge Center for Maneuvering in Shallow and Confined Water (link here).
  
• New think tank (Council on Geostrategy) explores challenges as "Global Britain" returns to the Indo-Pacific.
• ASPI, sycophancy, and the deepening corruption of Australia's strategic mindset, via Michael McKinley.
  
• "When I see all the 29+ year olds in think tanks with 'senior' titles to compensate lack of money for a real raise."
• Valdai Discussion Club: Think tanks and US foreign policy.
  
• Former French Ambassador to US Gerard Araud bashes US think tanks.
  
• Urban Institute report: Norms and narratives that shape US charitable and philanthropic giving. 
• LSE on the absurdity of university rankings.
  
• Pic: Outdoor chess at RAND Corp.