WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * The Balkan Limbo and Wobbly Western Resolve The Western Balkans enter 2026 in limbo rather than crisis; policymakers in Washington and Brussels need to grasp the distinction. By Blerim Vela While crises demand immediate decisions and high-level interventions, limbo delays them and quietly yet profoundly reshapes regional incentives, alliances, and risk calculations. Acros more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Moldova's Unification With Romania Back on the Table More than three decades after the collapse of the USSR, the old narrative about Moldova's unification with Romania is again revived. By Denis Cenusa In the maelstrom of events in early 2026, one has been missed. Moldova's President Maia Sandu said on January 12 that if her mostly Romanian-speaking country were asked to vo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * A Romania-Moldova Union? Work Has Begun Moldova's unification with Romania may not be popular with voters on either side of the border but the two countries' energy security policies tell a different story. By Aura Sabadus Moldovan President Maia Sandu has caused a furor. In an interview with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, two British political figures turned podcast more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 20 -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following joint statement by 231 organisations: * * * Joint Statement: Save the ICC and the Rule of Law Reliable sources indicate that the United States (US) plans to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution in the coming weeks. This follows a series of designations, first against the ICC Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors, judges, Palestinian NGOs, and also the UN Special Rappor more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 20 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New Study Examines Gender Differences in Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Risk * A new study, which draws on survey data from approximately 3,000 respondents in the United States and Canada, finds that women, on average, exhibit greater skepticism toward artificial intelligence (AI) technologies than men. Analysis suggests that differences in risk orientation and exposure help expla more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 20 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Updated Volume Published on Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders * Oxford University Press has published the third edition of the award-winning Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: What We Know and What We Don't Know, a wide-ranging overview of the current state of knowledge of major mental health conditions more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways & Means Republicans Sound Alarm as Minnesota Scandal Unfolds, Call on IRS to Crackdown on Non-Profit Sector Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by every Republican member of the Committee, is calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to overhaul its oversight of the non-profit sector as the ongoing Somali fraud scandal more PR