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Friday, July 29, 2022

Atlantic Council Ends Ties with $4.5 Million Koch Initiative

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Here is more from Politico: The Atlantic Council is parting ways with a Charles Koch-funded foreign policy strategy initiative after staf...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#448)

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Stacey Abrams paid over $700k by liberal think tank (Roosevelt Institute) seeking to "center race in every policy decision." ProP...
Monday, July 25, 2022

Trump-Aligned Think Tanks Gaining in Power

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When a number of former Trump Administration officials left the White House and various executive branch agencies, they quietly formed and j...
Friday, July 22, 2022

Think Tankers Attend Private Meeting on North Korea Hosted by US Strategic Command

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Here is more from the Wall Street Journal: In late May, dozens of U.S. intelligence officials, military officers and security analysts ga...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Chief of Tax Foundation to Take New Role at Think Tank

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Here is more from Bloomberg Tax: Scott Hodge , the longtime president and CEO of the Tax Foundation , is stepping down to take a new role ...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#447)

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In the lead-up to the war last year, Ukraine's lobbyists made 10,000+ contracts with Congress, think tanks, and journalists.  "Thi...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

In Rare Move, Left-Leaning Scholar Moves to Conservative AEI

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Here is more from Politico: Ruy Teixeira is one of Washington’s most prominent left-leaning think-tank scholars, a fixture at the Center...
Monday, July 18, 2022

Uber Hoped to Influence 1,850 Stakeholders, Including Think Tank Experts

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Here is more from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ): Now, a new leak of records reveal the inside story of h...
Thursday, July 14, 2022

Australian Think Tank Opens Branch in Washington, DC

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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a think tank established in 2001 by the Australian government and partially funded by the...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Think Tankers Involved in New Group to Help Stabilize US-China Relations

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A new group has formed to help stabilize the US-China relationship, and several think tankers are involved in its founding. Founder of the ...
Friday, July 8, 2022

China Report Launch at Quincy Inst. Makes Waves Among China Hawks

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Here is more from National Review: A current State Department official said that it is “dangerous” for Washington to attempt to maintain i...
Thursday, July 7, 2022

NatSec Expert Resigns From Quincy Institute Over Ukraine

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National security expert Joe Cirincione has resigned as a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statec...
Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Amy Liu Tapped as Interim President of Brookings to Help Stabilize Think Tank

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Ms. Amy Liu , the current Vice President and Director of Brookings Metro and the Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropo...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Trump A.G. Bill Barr Joins Hudson Institute

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Bill Barr , an Attorney General in the Trump Administration, has joined the Hudson Institute as a distinguished fellow, where he will focu...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Russia Increasing Pace of Cyberattacks on Think Tanks

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Microsoft Corp. has issued a new report saying that Russian intelligence agencies have increased the pace of cyberattacks against countrie...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#446)

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Why Brookings has such a problematic voice on China. What is the Institute for the Study of War and why does the media trust it? Jake Sull...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

New Bill Compels Think Tanks to Disclose Foreign Donations

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Amid reports that former Brookings Institution president John Allen may have illegally lobbied on behalf of Qatar, lawmakers in the US Ho...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Brookings Takes Major Reputational Hit as President John Allen Resigns

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The Brookings Institution , already facing years of reputational damage from its funding sources, is facing another huge hit as the think ta...
Thursday, June 9, 2022

Jason Matheny Named as New President of RAND Corp.

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Here is more from a RAND Corporation press release: Jason Matheny , an economist, technologist, national security expert, and longtime civ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Brookings President Implicated in Secret Lobbying Campaign on Behalf of Qatar

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Here is more from the Washington Post: A former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates pleaded guilty Friday to federal...
Monday, June 6, 2022

What Do Nearly All Think Tank Reports Have in Common?

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Can you remember the last meaningful think tank report you've read?  If you answered "no," you're in good company. Reports...
Thursday, June 2, 2022

Heritage Foundation Co-Hosts Retreat With Hill Aides to Plot Biden Probes

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Here is more from Politico: “Top Republican congressional aides huddled this month with conservative think-tank leaders on Maryland's E...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Brookings EVP to Become President of Niskanen Center

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Dr. Ted Gayer , executive vice president of the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow in Economic Studies, will become the next preside...
Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Has Heritage Foundation Become a Pacifist Think Tank?

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Here is more from the New York Times, in a piece entitled "Why the Once-Hawkish Heritage Foundation Opposed Aid to Ukraine": Hour...
Friday, May 27, 2022

Think Tank's Lobbying Arm Helped Coin Term "Ultra-MAGA"

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Here is more from the Washington Post: Biden’s attempt to appropriate the “MAGA” brand as a political attack was hardly accidental. It ar...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Coinbase Launches an In-House Crypto Think Tank

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Here is more from The Block: Crypto exchange Coinbase is launching a new crypto-focused, in-house think tank.  The think tank will work w...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Mike Pompeo to Join Hudson Institute's New China Center

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Here is more from the Hudson Institute: Hudson Institute launched its new China Center , which will be dedicated to crafting policy respon...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

New AV Startup Leans on Atlantic Council

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Here is more from Politico: Applied Intuition, which specializes in software for autonomous vehicles, is building out its footprint in D.C...
Thursday, May 12, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#445)

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Thomas Wright of Brookings joins the NSC. Amanda Howe, most recently a nominee to be an assistant EPA administrator, will be COO at CAP. M...
Monday, May 9, 2022

Biden Team Conducting Hour-Long Phone Meetings on Russia with Think Tanks

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Here is more from Politico: Another sign that the Blob is regrouping comes in the form of the regular hour-long phone meetings on Ukraine...
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