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Monday, October 31, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#456)

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New US intelligence report says the Kremlin spent $300 million since 2014 to try to influence several European countries using front compan...
Friday, October 28, 2022

RAND Corp. Exposes Fake RAND Report

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Over the years, Think Tank Watch has documented numerous incidents where people or entities have impersonated think tanks and think tank sch...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Think Tank Analyst Acquitted in Trial Over Trump Dossier

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Here is more from Associated Press: A jury on Tuesday acquitted a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the crea...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

New Legislation to Impact Republican-leaning Think Tanks More?

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Legislation that is working its way through the US Congress, which is largely being pushed by Republicans, may impact conservative think tan...
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#455)

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Republican lawmaker calls on CIA director to address his strong ties to CCP while at helm of think tank. Johns Hopkins, a school attended b...
Friday, October 21, 2022

Richard Haass Stepping Down as President of CFR

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After nearly 20 years at the helm of one of the most influential foreign policy think tanks, Richard Haass has decided to leave his post as...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

US Threatened to Charge Cato Institute & Mercatus Employees with Treason

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Here is more from The Dispatch: In March 2020, a maritime shipping advisory panel offered a simple suggestion to the government: Charge al...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Where Young Conservative Think Tankers Meet in DC

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Here is more from The Dispatch: The Cicero Society is an institution you’ve probably never heard of if you’re not of a certain age and li...
Monday, October 17, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#454)

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Jeromin Zettelmeyer has started as director of Bruegel, taking over from Guntram Wolff. Shayna Strom named interim president and CEO of th...
Thursday, October 6, 2022

China Wants Hudson Inst. to Stop Its YouTube Videos on China

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Here is more from Politico: The Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. wants the Hudson Institute to stop distributing a series of short YouTub...
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Sen. Warren Continues to Target Brookings Over Foreign Funding

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Here is more from Politico: Sen. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Brookings Institution’s interim president, AMY LIU , to a...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

More China Positions Needed at US Think Tanks to Help Prevent War?

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In a blog post on Effective Altruism entitled " War Between the US and China: A case study for epistemic challenges around China-relat...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#453)

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Think tankers join letter telling the US to arm Ukraine.  Iranian operatives reportedly spying on members of US "think tank" UAN...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Congressional Candidate Started a Think Tank Arguing Against Women's Right to Vote

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Here is more from CNN: A Michigan candidate for the US House backed by former President Donald Trump once railed against giving wome...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

US: Russia Funneling Political Donations Worldwide Through Think Tanks

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Here is more from the New York Times: Russia has covertly given at least $300 million to political parties, officials and politicians in m...
Monday, September 26, 2022

Biden Consulting with Think Tankers Amid Democracy Crisis

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Think tank experts often provide advise to the US executive branch, but very few are actually called by the US president himself to provide ...
Thursday, September 22, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#452)

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In new book, CFR President Richard Haass says US's biggest threat is from within. The Lilly Endowment backs think tanks lobbying again...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Think Tanks Advising Congress Funded by Weapons Industry

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Here are the latest details from Stephen Semler , co-founder of the Security Policy Reform Institute (SPRI): Think tanks are said to be fr...
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Is the Lobbying Arm of the Heritage Foundation Destroying the Think Tank?

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The Dispatch has an important piece on the latest happenings at the Heritage Foundation: With the Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary a...
Thursday, September 15, 2022

Indian Think Tank Raided Over Taxes

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Here is more from DNA: [India's] Income Tax Department is conducting searches at the Delhi-based think-tank Centre of Policy Research ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#451)

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One-man think tank on global crime and intelligence, Lou Mizell, living in a basement. CSIS hosts president of Guyana. Quincy Institute sl...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Lawsuit Accuses R Street of Pay Discrimination

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Here is more from Politico: A former staffer at the R Street Institute has sued the free-market think tank, claiming that she was paid le...
Friday, September 2, 2022

CAP Founder John Podesta Will Oversee $370 Billion in Clean Energy Funds

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Here is more from the White House: Today, President Biden announced that John Podesta will serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Cl...
Friday, August 19, 2022

New Report: Hackers Linked to China Targeting Think Tanks

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Here is more from MIT Technology Review: A hacking group linked to China has spent the last three years targeting human rights organizatio...
Thursday, August 18, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#450)

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Alison Markovitz is the new COO of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Former national security adviser Robert O'Brien is n...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Will Think Tanks Soon Have to Register as Foreign Agents?

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With a number of major US think tanks receiving money from foreign governments, there has been an ongoing debate about whether they should h...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

CIA Director Employed Undisclosed CCP Members While Running Carnegie

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Here is more from The Daily Caller: C entral Intelligence Agency Director William Burns formerly headed an influential D.C. think tank wh...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Wargaming at Think Tanks Picks Up Speed Amid US-China Tensions

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Think tanks have been holding war games for years, but the number and variety of war games has recently exploded, with several influential t...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Think Tank Quickies (#449)

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Atlantic Council delegation visits Taiwan; led by former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Michael Krepon, co-founder of the Stimson Center...
Monday, August 1, 2022

The Think Tanker Who "Weaponized" Critical Race Theory

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Here is more from The Economist: It’s like a bomb went off,” says Christopher Rufo . Mr Rufo himself helped light the fuse. After Georg...
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