NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * 93 Countries Worldwide at Risk of Losing Nearly 23 Million More People by 2030 * ISGlobal, supported by Rockefeller Foundation, analyzed impact of severe global aid cuts in 38 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, 21 in Asia, 12 in Latin America, 12 in MENA, and 10 in Europe * New study published in The Lancet finds slashing global aid, particularly by US and European countries, will r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Europe Is Alone - Now What? Deterring Russia while preparing to fight without the US has become Europe's defining challenge, and institutions are struggling to meet it. By Juraj Majcin Russia's four-year-long war of aggression against Ukraine menaces Europe. With the US now stating that regional security is primarily an issue for the continent itself, there remains a still-un more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Europe Needs a Military Operations Center in Ukraine A proposal: The continent's militaries should build a command center in Ukraine to help fight Russia and form the nucleus of a post-US operational command. By Alexander Crowther and Jahara 'Franky' Matisek Russia is fighting two wars at once: a brutal war in Ukraine and a persistent hybrid war across the European continent. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * The Start of the End? The End of New START We are passing an ominous milestone in global efforts to reduce nuclear weapons, writes Lynn Rusten, part of earlier US nuclear arms control negotiating teams. By Lynn Rusten It is a historic moment, and not in a good way -- on February 5, the last remaining bilateral treaty between the United States and Russia limiting strategic nuc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Where Will Italy Side in a NATO Divorce? As Europe considers its future defenses, Italy is among those facing defining choices. By Niccolo Comini Whether or not you agree with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney that the old world order is rupturing, there's no question it's under huge strain. With the Trump administration making clear through statements and policy papers tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on Strategic Competition in a Post-New START Treaty Environment * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to receive testimony and examine the dynamics of strategic competition post-New START. Admiral (ret.) Charles A. Richard, USN, the former Commander of United S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Three Truths About the End of New START and What It Means for Strategic Competition By Heather Williams The 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, expires February 5. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeated an offer to informally continue to observe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies posted the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * The New Frontline: Technology Is a Modern Warfighting Domain By Katrina Schweiker The history of war is inextricably linked to science and technology, from the Stone Age to spears and crossbows through guns and tanks to space, nuclear, stealth, and cyber. Control of science and technology through national investments and the American creative drive for innovation ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Arrests More Criminal Illegal Aliens in Minnesota Including a Terrorist, Child Abusers, Thieves, and Drug Traffickers * DHS law enforcement continues removing criminal illegal aliens from Minnesota: wow.dhs.gov/Minnesota WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces the arrests of more criminal illegal aliens from the streets of Minnesota on Sunday and Monday d more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 3 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs December 2025 and January 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Let Us Give the Ukrainians the Loud Voice of the Congress of the United States * WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Members of Congress and Ukrainian leaders to deliver remarks at a press conference hosted by Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Joe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, posted the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, to the Japan Forward: * * * A Rules-Based Order and the New Logic of Deterrence In the emerging world order, Tokyo should move first to reassure Washington and reinforce deterrence in the Indo-Pacific with regional partners. By Masashi Murano Recent developments around the world have illustrated the value  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, posted the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026, to Arab News: * * * The Arctic Remains a Zone of Sustained Competition By Luke Coffey US President Donald Trump's recent statements about the need to acquire Greenland caused considerable division within the transatlantic community. Fortunately, these tensions appear to have been resolved for now. One posit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Human Rights in Belarus Today: Political Prisoners and the Ongoing Crackdown Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on Belarus * The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening statement at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee's February 3rd hearing--his eighth hearing chaired exclusively on Belarus--entitled "Human Rights in Belarus Today: Politi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Bipartisan Appropriations Package, Shaheen Secures National and New Hampshire Priorities, More Than $43 million for 54 Granite State Projects * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Subcommittee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropria more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced that it will proceed with full reviews regarding the potential revocation of trade duty orders on oil country tubular goods from India, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam. The investigation focuses on countervailing duty orders involving India and Turkey, as well as antidumping duty orders affecting imports from India, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam. Under the Tariff Act of 1930, the ITC must determine i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kremlin's Russian Nationalism Alienating Non-Russians at Home and Abroad By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasing appeals to Russian ethno-nationalism--which he has employed to sustain support as Moscow enters the fifth year of its war against Ukraine--are alienating non-Russians domestically and across the former Soviet  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Leverages Extremism in the Balkans By Blerim Vela Executive Summary: * Russia is exporting an illiberal governance model to the Western Balkans, using extremist movements, Orthodox religious networks, and sympathetic political elites to weave Kremlin-aligned narratives into elections, legislation, and public discourse. * Transnational far-right networks more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia Uses Cossacks to Sustain Ideological Support for War By Richard Arnold Executive Summary: * Russia's war against Ukraine surpassed the duration of the Great Patriotic War on January 11, leading the Kremlin to seek new historical motivations--including the elevation of the Cossacks as imperial-era symbols--to sustain ideological and societal support. * T more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy on Trump's Secret Deal with the UAE: The White House is a Non-Stop Corruption Machine * WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to demand accountability following new reporting that a firm controlled by the U.A.E.'s National Security Advisor secretly purchased a 49% stake in the Trump family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial. The d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Five Funding Bills, Strips Out DHS Bill to Ensure Negotiations Proceed to Rein in ICE and CBP Today, in a 71-29 vote, the Senate passed five more fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills: the Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; National Security, Departme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Floor Remarks on Senate Passage of Five More Funding Bills ICYMI: Senate Passes Five Funding Bills, Strips Out DHS Bill to Ensure Negotiations Proceed to Rein in ICE and CBP * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor after Senate passage of five more fisc more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 3 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Ukraine: No power, no heat, no water - how journalists in Kyiv keep working amid blackouts and freezing temperatures * By Valeriia Muskharina (Information Service of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine ) This winter in Ukraine has become another severe test. Large-scale Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure have caused constant power outages and heating disruptions, while more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls For Trump Administration To Act As New START Expires, Warns Of Nuclear Arms Race * The U.S.-Russia arms control treaty is set to expire in two days. Former New START negotiator confirmed that walking away from arms control negotiations on Russia's nuclear arsenal would make China less likely to engage in limiting its nuclear arsenal. Warren: "It is a mistake to let New STAR more PR