Monday, March 6, 2023

Think Tank Quickies (#466)

  • Former Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) is joining the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) as a distinguished visiting fellow for public policy. 
  • Heritage Foundation to host summit celebrating its 50th anniversary.
  • The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 is seeking to build a database of vetted people to hand over to a 2025 presidential transition.
  • Barbara Slavin has joined the Stimson Center as a distinguished fellow in the Middle East and North Africa program.  She was previously at the Atlantic Council.
  • Researchers at ASPI, a Canberra think tank that gets over half its funding from Australia's Department of Defense, found that a network working within China has used social media to undermine confidence in Australia's government and democracy.
  • What books are China's intellectual elites reading?  Check out recommended books from CICIR.
  • Elon University has a new student-led think tank, Phoenix Policy Institute, showcasing undergraduate research.
  • Feb. 22 webinar for undergraduates interested in working in the think tank sector.
  • Video from 1960s shows founders of the Hudson Institute predicting the 21st century.
  • Daily Caller: State Department funded think tank working to censor Americans.