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Strategic Insight Institute: Submission Guidelines
What the Strategic Insight Institute publishes, what its editors look for, and how to submit your work — briefings of 80…
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Pitch vs. Full Draft: What Think Tank Editors Prefer
When a 150-word pitch beats a finished manuscript — and when sending the full draft first saves everyone a week.
Op-Ed vs. Policy Brief: Where Does Your Piece Belong?
The same argument can be an 800-word op-ed or a 4,000-word report. Choosing the wrong format is one of the most common r…
How to Write a Policy Brief Editors Actually Read
Most policy briefs fail in the first two paragraphs. Five structural decisions — from the two-sentence opening to the fo…
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Op-Ed vs. Policy Brief: Where Does Your Piece Belong?
The same argument can be an 800-word op-ed or a 4,000-word report. Choosing the wrong format is one of the most common r…
Read more →How to Write a Policy Brief Editors Actually Read
Most policy briefs fail in the first two paragraphs. Five structural decisions — from the two-sentence opening to the fo…
Read more →Strategic Insight Institute: Submission Guidelines
What the Strategic Insight Institute publishes, what its editors look for, and how to submit your work — briefings of 80…
Read more →RUSI: Submission Guidelines
RUSI accepts commentary of 800-1,200 words on defense and sanctions, with response times that vary by publication channe…
Read more →Tech Policy Press: Submission Guidelines
Tech Policy Press accepts op-eds and analysis of 800-1,500 words on platform governance and AI, with a roughly one-week …
Read more →Journal of Democracy: Submission Guidelines
The Journal of Democracy accepts long-form essays of 3,000-6,000 words on democratic institutions, with a four-week resp…
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PIIE publishes blogs and briefs of 1,000-1,500 words on international economics, where data-driven argument is the house…
Read more →Modern War Institute: Submission Guidelines
Modern War Institute accepts analysis of 1,000-1,800 words on land warfare and defense, with a typical two-week response…
Read more →ECFR: Submission Guidelines
ECFR accepts commentary of 900-1,400 words on European foreign policy, with a response window of around three weeks.
Read more →Atlantic Council: Submission Guidelines
The Atlantic Council publishes issue briefs and blogs of 800-2,000 words on transatlantic and security topics, pitched c…
Read more →CIGI: Submission Guidelines
CIGI accepts papers and op-eds on digital governance and trade; lengths and response times vary by series, so target a s…
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