Think Tank Quickies (#407)

• Carnegie launches Africa Program; Zainab Usman will be the founding director.
  
• US military's "maximum pressure" in South China Sea "unprecedented," says Beijing think tank South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI).
• Big tech taps libertarian think tank lifeline in DC.
  
• Employ America: A left-learning think tank that advocates for the Fed to let the economy run hot.
• Author bashes CFR's Ray Takeyh for a critical review of his book, citing conflicts of interest.
• Jake Sullivan penned a piece by Jennifer Harris of the Roosevelt Institute in Feb. 2020 which outlines a strategy that some are calling "Sullivan's Law."
• AEI's Leon Aron: Could Putin launch another invasion? 
• How do I chat up an economist at a think tank event?
• Ryan Anderson, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center: "Amazon won't let you read my book."
• Pic: A nice outdoor think tank.