Think Tank Quickies (#185)

• USIP hosts Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on July 22.
• VP Joe Biden gives speech at Truman National Security Project and CEIP.
• Will these three new Hong Kong think tanks shake things up in Hong Kong?
• The future of think tanks in Africa, via On Think Tanks.
• Conservative think tank CEI has a new whiskey (!) project.
• A complex web of Chilean think tanks, via Alejandro Chafuen.
• 4th Transatlantic Think Tank Conference held.
• "Darkode" described as "massive think tank for cybercriminals."
• CAP to host special presidential envoy John Allen for discussion on countering ISIS; CAP hires former HHS official Joan Lombardi as Senior Fellow focusing on early childhood issues.
• Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at Atlantic Council. 
• Henri Barkey named new Director of Wilson Center's Middle East Program; Laura Dawson named new Director of Wilson Center's Canada Institute.

Carnegie Endowment Rescinds Biden Invite

Did anyone else get that think tank dinner invite to hear Vice President Joe Biden speak only to later be disinvited?  Here is the story from Al Kamen, who writes the In The Loop column for The Washington Post:

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace sent an invitation Friday for a private dinner Monday night with Vice President Biden, who’ll be giving “remarks” on the “Future of the U.S.-India Partnership.”

It was rather late notice, but folks were doubtless thrilled at the honor. Besides, you don’t want to miss a speech by Biden.

So we hustled to get the suit ready.

But then came this e-mail: “Earlier this evening you may have received an invitation to a private dinner on Monday, July 13 featuring remarks by Vice President Joe Biden. This invitation was sent in error, and the dinner is full.”

Think Tank Watch has seen a number of think tank invitations that have later been rescinded for a variety of reasons.