WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11548) on March 6, 2026, by foreign affairs analyst Cory R. Gill. Here are excerpts: * * * Assisting and Evacuating U.S. Citizens Abroad During International Crises Congress has mandated that the U.S. Department of State (DOS; the Department) provide consular services to American citizens around the world. Such services include disseminating information regarding any major dis more PR

LONDON, England, March 7 -- The British Department for Science, Innovation and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Cutting-edge timing technology to protect vital services New terrestrial timing signal will ease reliance on satellite systems for digital infrastructure, like mobile phone networks and online banking. From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, National Physical Laboratory and Lord Vallance * A new cutting-edge timing network for the UK will help  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by Fabian Hoffmann, doctoral research fellow at the Oslo Nuclear Project and non-resident fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security program: * * * The Iran War - Peril and Opportunity for Ukraine Ukraine is the standard bearer of modern conflict. Enemies and allies cannot ignore it, even if they wanted to. * The US-Israeli war against Iran, launched in the early hours of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by strategy and security analyst Maksym Beznosiuk, and William Dixon, senior associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute: * * * Russia's Summer Campaign to Darken Ukraine's Winter The energy grid is the frontline in Ukraine, but Moscow's electricity infrastructure blitz has a bigger goal: to destroy Kyiv's war machine. * For more than a million civilians whose electri more PR

NEW YORK, March 7 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Monica Hakimi on 'Today's Wars and Tomorrow's Order' Delivering the annual Clifford Chance Thought Leadership Lecture, Hakimi cautioned that the international legal system is in crisis and that tomorrow's lawyer-leaders will have opportunities to build something new. Monica Hakimi, William S. Beineke Professor of Law, who is an expert in public international law and the use of force, spoke candidly about  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by Shashwat Kumar, fellow with the Chair of the India and Emerging Asia Economics program: * * * Russian Crude and India: Here to Stay Amid Middle East Tensions? For most of 2025, the Trump administration pressured India to curb Russian crude imports. It sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil--Russia's largest oil firms--and imposed a 25 percent punitive tariff on all Indian expo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by Deputy Director Lauryn Williams, and program coordinator and research assistant Kuhu Badgi, both of the Strategic Technologies Program: * * * The Satellite Encryption Gap: Why Everyday Citizens' Communications Are at Risk Demand for high-speed, ubiquitous communications is skyrocketing globally, including in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Commercial satellite constell more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency published six arms sales notifications regarding over $3.9 billion in proposed defense equipment and services. These notifications highlight a push to bolster the security of Bulgaria, Norway and Ukraine. Bulgaria to Strengthen Coastal Defense In a step toward modernizing its maritime security, the Government of Bulgaria has requested a Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System. The estimated $620 million deal includes th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Energy Supplies Under a Prolonged Middle East Conflict * Key Takeaways 1 The conflict with Iran in the Middle East will affect energy prices, but the extent of price hikes will depend on its duration and outcome. 2 The most important chokepoint is the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's supply typically transits. 3 Between two and four million ba more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Europe Needs to Refill Gas Storage Facilities, But Limited Supplies and Higher Prices Make That More Difficult * Key Takeaways 1 Europe is facing higher costs to secure natural gas supplies for next winter due to its own depletion and the conflict with Iran. 2 Europe's gas storage levels were below normal when hostilities began. Still, Qatar's inability to move LNG throu more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 7 -- The European Policy Centre posted the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by media outreach executive Rajnish Singh: * * * Toomas Hendrik Ilves: Hybrid Warfare Is War - EU and NATO Must Act Former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves examined the evolving nature of war and the role of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) as part of the EPC's Thought Leadership series. Created in 1992 to integrate postcommunist states, the CBSS lost much of its pu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by senior fellow Luke Coffey to Arab News: * * * Iran Conflict Highlights Growing Importance of Middle Corridor The joint US-Israeli air campaign against Iran is only a week old, yet the geopolitical consequences are already being felt. Fighting in the region has shown how vulnerable much-relied-upon trade more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by Miles Yu, senior fellow and director of the China Center, to the Washington Post: * * * China Bet Its Middle East Strategy on Iran. That Bet Has Failed. The Chinese Communist Party's investment in Iran has been monumental. * For more than a decade, Beijing has worked quietly and methodically to turn I more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 7 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * Prime Minister Carney forges new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Japan across defence, energy, trade, and technology Canada is focused on what we can control - strengthening our economy at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad, including in the Indo-Pacific. Japan is an over $5.5 trillion market, the world's fourth-largest economy, and Canada's fourth-larg more PR

NEW YORK, March 7 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * PHR Demands Protection for Medical Workers and Facilities Amid Middle East Escalation All parties are obliged to respect the sanctity of healthcare during conflict * As the military conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States escalates and spreads across the Middle East, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) calls on all parties to comply with international humanitarian law and international huma more PR