WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 12, 2026, by editorial intern Nicole Monette: * * * French Defense: Funding the Say-Do Gap Short of money and short of parliamentary votes, France is struggling to turn President Macron's pledges of extra defense spending into reality. * President Emmanuel Macron announced in July that France would raise its defense budget to Euros64bn ($74bn) within 18 months. This was part of a plan to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary by Sharon Hudson-Dean, former deputy assistant secretary of State for Northern Europe, NATO and Arctic Security: * * * And So It Begins: Iran's Terror Proxies Emerge From the Shadows The Tehran regime's spy networks were always likely to attack in Europe. Now it seems the orders have been given. * The explosion outside the US Embassy in Norway at 1 a.m. on March 8 is likely a significant marker th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 12, 2026, by Kateryna Odarchenko, a political consultant, a partner of the SIC Group Ukraine and president of the PolitA Institute for Democracy and Development: * * * Can War Veterans Build a Better Ukraine? The military consistently tops surveys of trust in Ukraine, and war veterans could be vital to rebuilding faith in its institutions. * After 35 years of independence, and waves of r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 10, 2026, by Ferenc Nemeth, research fellow and program manager at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs: * * * EU Bolts Entry Gate for 'Trojan Horses' Balkan candidate members are getting a clear message from Brussels; the days of easy access to the EU are long gone. * Two Balkan strongmen co-author an article proposing EU membership without veto rights. This is not the begin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary by Julius Strauss, former foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph: * * * Orban Seeks Electoral Gold From Ukraine Hostility The Hungarian leader is taking increasingly pugnacious positions against Ukraine as a make-or-break election nears. * It was a picture of pure Magyar machismo. Muscled men dressed in black, armed to the teeth, and with "Counter-Terror" emblazoned on their uniforms, swoop more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 12, 2026, by James Fennell, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society: * * * The Royal Navy: On Course for National Embarrassment The UK has accepted it no longer rules the waves, but the dismal condition of its fleet has caused national shock. Can it change? * 2026 has been a horrible year for Britain's Royal Navy, whose strength has now -- depending on how it is calculated -- fallen to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Oil and Gasoline Prices Volatile Amid the Conflict with Iran * Key Takeaways 1 Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on March 9 and reached levels not seen in four years as the conflict in Iran forced exporting nations in the Persian Gulf to cut production. 2 The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian threats has led storage facilities to reach capacity, fo more PR

MANCHESTER, England, March 12 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Reluctance to rely on China for green technology could slow climate action * Written by: Joe Stafford New research suggests that concerns about relying too heavily on Chinese manufacturing are shaping climate policy - and could even delay the adoption of green technologies around the world. The study by Dr James Jackson from The University of Manchester, working alongside Dr Mathias Lar more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 12 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Arguing for a complex adaptive power grid * The grid is in crisis. A century-old system for generating, distributing, and regulating electricity cannot cope with coinciding pressures including electrification, decarbonization, enormous demand from data centers, and grid technology updates like digitalization and artificial intelligence. Even the supply chain is faltering. "I more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, March 12 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Social media influencers increase the toxicity and power of misinformation, research shows * Social media influencers (SMIs) can perpetuate the flow of misinformation online because of the unique relationship they have with their followers, research led by Cardiff Business School finds. Published in the journal Psychology & Marketing, academics analysed brand-related misinformation and associated user comments  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Kaine Speaks Out Against Trump's War in Iran * FULL VIDEO OF KAINE'S REMARKS IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Senate Foreign Relations Committees, spoke at a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing urging an end to President Donald Trump's illegal, unnecessary war with Iran. Kaine-whose bipartisan W more PR