WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Shuting Pomerleau, director of energy and environmental policy, and trade policy analyst Jacob Jensen: * * * U.S.-India Energy Trade Deal: Is It Achievable? Executive Summary * The United States and India have reached a trade agreement in which India is expected to purchase $500 billion worth of goods including energy, technology, and other products from the United States over the next five  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Our Alliance With Europe Is Imperfect - But Invaluable By Mike Pompeo, Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech to the Munich Security Council on the continued necessity of the transatlantic alliance has won him plaudits from across the spectrum - and rightly so. With Western values of democracy and the rule of law under assault from multiple directions, this Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by William Echikson, nonresident senior fellow with the Tech Policy Program and editor of the online tech policy journal Bandwidth, and intern Maria-Doriana Gheorghe: * * * Europe Embraces Chinese EVs Europeans are snapping up Chinese electric vehicles as the continent, spurned by the US, turns to Beijing. * Chinese carmaker BYD's European flagship showroom in Paris is located ju more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Ax:son Johnson fellow Kseniya Sotnikova: * * * Making Ukraine Ready for Renewal As Ukrainians suffer their toughest winter since the full-scale invasion, it's hope for the future that keeps them going. And they need to make detailed plans for it. * In our freezing apartments, we know we are weeks away from spring. It's a season that symbolizes hope and renewal, as well as the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Ax:son Johnson fellow Uliana Movchan: * * * Ukraine Needs Stronger Institutions Right Now The country's democratic institutions have shown amazing resilience under pressure of war, but need immediate reform to support peacetime rebuilding and political debate. * Core state functions have continued since the full-scale invasion despite infrastructure damage, personnel shortages more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by Armando Chaguaceda and Cesar E. Santos, researchers at Government and Political Analysis AC. Chaguaceda is also Karl Loewenstein fellow and visiting professor of political science at Amherst College. * * * Cuba's Woes Threaten the Kremlin's Authoritarian International The Kremlin and its allies in Havana are united by a desire to undermine democratic systems. That relationship more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Jan Lipavsky, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic: * * * What Is Our Ukraine Policy? Victory, Victory at All Costs As Churchill said of another war, Ukraine and the West must have "victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be." * As the fifth year of Russia's war against Ukraine is poised to begin, the end still seems nowhe more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Feb. 20 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Colgate University Announces Ukraine Wartime Posters Exhibition * Colgate University has announced the exhibition "Ukraine Wartime Posters, 2022-25: The Way of Resistance" and a related lecture-discussion with guest curator Olena Speranska, vice president of the Contemporary Art Researches Union, founder and CEO of BIRUCHIY International Art Residency, and founder of the U.S.-based Ukrainian Contemporary Art P more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Feb. 21 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Europe's cities and towns stand in solidarity with their Ukrainian peers in the theatre of war Marc Cools, the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, has called for increased support for Ukraine to help that country through its heating and electricity crisis: "Urgent technical assistance could help protect Ukrainian civilians from devastating consequences of the Russian Federation's at more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.), senior director at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of the Foun more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Former national security advisors H.R. McMaster and Jake Sullivan joined Freeman Spogli Institute Director Colin Kahl on the World Class podcast to analyze the 2025 National Security Strategy and its impact on U.S. foreign policy. The discussion focused on how shifting geopolitical dynamics since the start of 2026 affect global stability. The participants examined the removal of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela as well as ongoing tensions in Iran. McMaster noted that the curre more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Decision * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. "While I accept the Court's ruling, I believe that President Trump does have many options regarding keeping existing tariffs in place under authorities beyond the International E more PR

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb. 21 -- The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research issued the following statement on Feb. 20, 2026, by Scientific Director Katrin Bohning-Gaese: * * * Intact environment also creates security We need a cross-hazard approach * The world is currently experiencing the highest number of conflicts since the Second World War. In addition, the global order is increasingly eroding. These threats are serious and must be taken seriously. However, it would be fatal to overlo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by senior fellow Luke Coffey and nonresident senior fellow Can Kasapoglu to the National Interest: * * * Taking Out the Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge Could Cripple Russia's War Machine After more than a year of pursuing a negotiated track to bring Russia's invasion of Ukraine to a fair conclu more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 21 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency posted the following news release: * * * IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is operating on its sole remaining main power line after losing its only back up line more than a week ago. The situation underscores the plant's continued vulnerability and the persistent risks to nuclear safety amid the conflict, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 19 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Inaugural cohort connects FSU students with peers in Armenia * Florida State University is helping shape the future of entrepreneurship around the globe through a collaboration in Armenia that connects students, faculty and innovators across continents. The Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship and Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at FSU are implementing the project in partnership with the Armenian S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Attacks on Indians Compromise Moscow's Ability to Attract New Migrants Executive Summary: * Moscow wants to replace departing migrant workers from Central Asia and the Caucasus with new ones from India. Attacks on Indians studying in Russia, however, make that an unlikely prospect, as Indi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by strategic policy specialist Maksym Beznosiuk in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kremlin Institutionalizing 'Preventive Repression' in Ukraine's Occupied Territories Executive Summary: * Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia oblast have adopted a "preventive threat elimination" approach, presuming civilian disloyalty by default and ordering troops to conduct random searches more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 20 -- Natural Resources Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release: * * * Minister Hodgson advances energy security and international partnerships in Poland and France * February 20, 2026 Paris, France Natural Resources Canada Canada is strengthening domestic and international economic and energy security by working with allies to diversify trade, secure investment and sell our best-in-class energy and minerals to the world. This we more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 20 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO Deputy Secretary General welcomes progress on defence investment and support to Ukraine with the E5 * On Friday (20 February 2026), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska joined the European Group of Five (E5) in Krakow, Poland, to discuss efforts to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security and NATO's deterrence and defence, hybrid threats, and ongoing support to Ukraine. Representatives from France, Germany, Italy, more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * North Korea: Party Congress Set to Bolster Repression * North Korea's ninth Party Congress started on February 20, 2026, amid escalating repression of young people, strict control of information, and widespread forced labor, Human Rights Watch said today.  The Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea is the country's most important political meeting. Party Congresses have historically occurred more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern experts on SCOTUS decision in tariff case * CHICAGO -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced their opinion today in the Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections cases, upholding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose the tariffs. "The court's ruling on President Trump's tariffs is a win-win for the c more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Olympic Ban Raises Thorny Free Speech Issues * The disqualification of the Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from the 2026 Winter Olympics shines a critical light on Rule 50 (2) of the Olympic Charter prohibiting political, racial, or religious "propaganda" at Olympic venues. He was disqualified for wearing a helmet displaying images of Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's fu more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 21 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by John F. Tefft, distinguished chair in diplomacy and security: * * * The War Is Coming Home to Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought from the very start of his "special military operation" in Ukraine to prevent the conflict from intruding into the lives of Russian citizens, particularly those who live in Moscow and St. Petersburg. As the war enters its fifth year, this effort is increasi more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 20 -- London Business School posted the following news: * * * Redefining Leadership in a Fragmented World: Voices from LBS Corporate 100 * In the week following US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference where he said, "We are in a new geopolitics era, because the old world is gone", LBS Corporate 100 held its second roundtable. The special event brought together founding members, LBS faculty and distinguished industry experts to addre more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Standing With Ukraine: Governor Polis and Volyn Regional State Deputy Head Denyshchenko Sign Historic Sister State Agreement Between Colorado and Volyn, Ukraine * Governor Polis and Denys Denyshchenko, Deputy Head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, signed a historic Sister State Agreement between the State of Colorado and the Volyn Region of Ukraine.  "Today's historic sister state  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Stanford University political science professor James Fearon recommends that the U.S. maintain a balance of military strength and strategic ambiguity to manage tensions over Taiwan. During a recent presentation, Fearon suggested that while Washington should avoid provocative rhetoric, a robust conventional force is essential to deter potential strikes and reduce the risk of accidental escalation. Fearon, a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, utilizes bargaining more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 20 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies * Britain and its European allies will be better defended as they group together to develop new air defence weapons to protect European skies, the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry has announced today. At the European Group of Five (E5) meeting today, Friday 20 February, in Krakow, Britain along with Fran more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Vietnam Veterans, Architectural Historian Sue Over Trump Arch A new lawsuit filed against the Trump administration today is challenging the illegal construction of a giant arch in Memorial Circle near the Arlington Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery. The plaintiffs, represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, are three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian. Ref more PR