WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 19, 2026, by Mathieu Boulegue, senior fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program: * * * NATO Awakens in the High North NATO forces are moving north. What does that mean for deterrence and the role of modern technology in a changing Arctic? * NATO officially launched the long-awaited Arctic Sentry operation in February to significantly strengthen its presence in a changing High North. The enhanced activity follows a new t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSrep) -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow David J. Kostelancik: * * * A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time Reports say Washington is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), sparking pushback in Washington and across Europe. * Lawmakers from both parties in Congress, NATO allies, and regional governments responded to the report (https://euronews.al/en/bild-italy-preparing-for-pos more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 19, 2026, by Meelis Oidsalu, chief editor at the defense outlet balticsentinel.eu: * * * A New Russian Game on the Borders of the Baltics We should care about Russian provocations but it's extremely important how we care. * A small Telegram channel has begun in recent weeks to promote the idea of a so-called "Narva People's Republic" in Estonia's northeastern border city of Narva, where almost all the inhabitants are Russian speakers.  more PR

GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 21 -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Legal jargon increases guilty verdicts, reduces trust in judicial system * Legal jargon confused people by reducing their so-called processing fluency, or ability to handle new information * People confused by the jargon were more likely to vote guilty while feeling less confident in their decisions * Using simpler language throughout the judicial system could improve outcomes, the researcher says Eric Hamilton Jurors grappling with complex legal more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 20 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New Estimates of Uncounted COVID-19 Deaths Reveal Critical Gaps in US Death Investigation System *. health inequities A new study utilized a novel machine learning method to identify unrecognized COVID-19 deaths during the first two years of the pandemic and found that 19 percent more COVID-19 deaths occurred than official records indicate. These deaths disproportionately affected certain populations, suggesting that the US d more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC study reshapes understanding of interaction between organelles in animal cells Research published in Cell Reports demystifies lysosome acidification By Tim Tedeschi Findings from a new University of Cincinnati study have reshaped the fundamental understanding of how a certain cell organelle prepares its environment for cellular digestion. The research, led by UC's Jiajie Diao, PhD, was published online March 15 in the journal Cell Repor more PR