WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * A Europe Secure Between Gaullism and 'Daddy' Europe can find a secure path forward if it abandons the delusions of Gaullism and the infantilism of over-reliance on the US. By Roland Freudenstein Only roughly four months separate Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp's "We're all Gaullists now" statement (in early March after the Oval Office shoutout) and that of his compatr more PR

LONDON, England, July 10 -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * M&A dealmakers can ride out the geo-political storm, study suggests Mergers and acquisitions during politically uncertain times can deliver outsized returns - if the deals are strategically sound and dealmakers "rewire" their approach, a firm-level study concludes. By Chris Mahony The analysis from Bayes Business School arrives as the global economy and businesses are buffeted by geo-politica more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * The Limits of Russia's Friendship: How Moscow Sees the Iran Crisis By Alexander Palmer and Sofiia Syzonenko Russia has not been a good friend to Iran. Moscow gave Tehran little more than rhetorical support during one of the most serious crises in Iran's history. Russia's rhetoric serves as a reminder that the so-called "Axis of Upheaval" was never the type of unifi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 10, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Polish-Ukrainian Relations Questioned in the Wake of Poland's Presidential Elections By Janusz Bugajski * * * Jamestown Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski just returned from a trip to Warsaw and Kyiv. He is the author of Pivotal Poland: Europe's Rising Power. The book explores Warsaw's determined efforts to shape NATO's eastern policy, to maintain a strong allianc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on Putin: "We need to cut off his sale of oil." * # Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "Now, regardless of how you feel about the war in Ukraine, I think most fair-minded people can agree on two things. Number one: Vladimir Putin, who runs Russia--not the people of Russia, but their leadership- more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 11 -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025, to RealClearDefense: * * * Golden Dome Could Learn from SDI Politics By William Courtney President Trump has proposed that to "protect our homeland" he would move ahead with a Golden Dome missile defense. The Department of Defense is seeking a hefty budget increase for it next year, but the program is controversial. Missile defense was contentious also in the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan offered  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen on the Bipartisan Russia Sanctions Package: The Time for Action is Now Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine since the war began and urged action on the bipartisan R more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 10 -- The Council of the European Union posted the following news release: * * * Statement of the Coalition of the Willing meeting by the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Ukraine: 10 July 2025 * Today the leaders of member states and international organisations of the Coalition of the Willing gathered in London, Rome and virtually to discuss strengthening support to Ukraine and further pressure on Russia. They welcomed the participation of United States Spec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sen. Moran Speaks on the Senate Floor on Resuming Support for Ukraine to Fight Russian Aggression * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke on the Senate floor on Tuesday on the importance of continuing support for Ukraine and thanked the President for his commitment to resume sending congressionally-authorized resources to aid the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russian a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Outlines 10 Ways Trump is Wrecking the Country, Redefining the Idea of America * "I will never forgive him for the damage he has done, and for the damage he continues to do, to the very idea of America, for how the rest of the world now views this country, and more critically, more catastrophically, how we have come to view ourselves." Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Sch more PR