WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * 3rd Special Forces Group Pioneers Transformation for Multidomain Operations * In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and evolving warfare, special operations stands at the forefront of transformation. As the Army adapts to the pressing demands of a battlefield plagued with changing threats, 3rd Special Forces Group is spearheading a significant transformation. In an invigorated effort to enable more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Twenty-one faculty members and six PhD students from American University's School of International Service joined world scholars in Columbus for the International Studies Association 2026 conference. The delegation shared findings on topics ranging from civil-military relations in Russia to human rights and anti-corruption efforts. Professor Polina Beliakova presented a structural theory explaining strategic miscalculations during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, arguing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following testimony by Assistant Secretary of War for Space Policy Marc J. Berkowitz from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify on the Department of War's national security space programs. It is an honor to appear with my more PR

LONDON, England, April 2 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Belarus: Be wary of quick wins - we must push for true freedom On 30 and 31 March, ARTICLE 19 had the honour of hosting Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, founder of Viasna Human Rights Centre, and a key symbol of Belarusians' fight for freedom and democracy. Bialiatski has dedicated his life to promoting human rights and has driven numer more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by policy analyst Fuad Shahbazov: * * * Will the Caspian Region Be Drawn Into the Iran War? There are significant risks for the South Caucasus and Europe from the possible spread of the US-Israeli war with Iran. * Of the more than 12,000 Iranian sites targeted by the US and Israel, the strikes against an obscure Caspian Sea naval base seemed at first sight one of the oddest. Israel said it hit do more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by David Kagan, senior program officer for the Democratic Resilience program: * * * Europe's Next Catastrophe Will Be No Accident Russia's shadow war in Europe is escalating. Allies need a new strategy before it's too late. * An unidentified object crosses into Lithuanian airspace from Kaliningrad and is quickly picked up by NATO radar systems. It's small, fast, and unregistered. Shortly thereafte more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Delivers Best Quarter Since 2022 * Delivers Highest Performance Days of the Year in March Across Platforms  Delivered More Year-over-year Viewer Growth Than Any Other Cable Network in the Top 10 Top 5 Network in All of Cable for 15 Consecutive Months and Quarters Digital Subscriptions Continue to Climb as March Delivers Record Viewing Hours NEW YORK, NY -(April 1, 2026) -Following a month dominate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A involving Caitlin Welsh, director of the Global Food and Water Security Program: * * * Iran, Fertilizer, and Food Security: Risks, Impacts, and Policy Responses The energy and fertilizer market disruptions resulting from the Iran war are threatening agriculture markets and food prices around the world. How could these market shocks affect food systems? What evidence are we see more PR

NORTHRIDGE, California, April 2 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN Prof's Book Sheds Light on Plight of Polish Jews Who Fled Holocaust Only to End Up in Stalin's Gulags Her family's escape from Poland during the Holocaust is a story that Daniela Gerson, an associate professor of journalism at California State University, Northridge, has been trying to tell for years. It was not until she met her now wife, immigration attorney Talia  more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Easter egg exhibit showcases Ukrainian program, culture at Cornell * An exhibit of brilliantly colored Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky, is one of several new initiatives Cornell's Ukrainian Program is undertaking to bring the culture, language and history of Ukraine to the Cornell community. The pysanky, created by Cornell staff member Lori Radcliff-Woods, ag districts data manager for the Institute for Reso more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs March 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 members across campu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following opening remarks from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Good afternoon to our witnesses, and thank you for joining us today. Before us we have: Mr. Marc Berkowitz, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Mr. Thomas Ainsworth, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSxrep) -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by nonresident senior fellow Can Kasapoglu: * * * Ukraine Military Situation Report Executive Summary * Battlefield assessment: Russian mechanized warfare efforts in Ukraine propelled a boost in overall combat activity last week. * Russian drone strikes: Russia's Rubicon drone-warfare group reportedly destroye more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Asia-Pacific security chair Patrick M. Cronin: * * * Why Nuclear Deterrence in Asia Is Collapsing Nuclear-armed countries are becoming increasingly comfortable with making nuclear threats while US credibility fades. * As the 2027 "Davidson window" approaches, Washington appears less concerned about deterrence failure i more PR

STRASBOURG, France, April 2 -- The Parliamentary Assembly, an arm of the Council of Europe, issued the following news: * * * Hungary's elections must not be shaped by fear, abuse of state resources or foreign manipulation, says PACE pre-electoral delegation A cross-party delegation of observers from PACE, visiting Budapest on 30 and 31 March ahead of the 12 April parliamentary elections, held talks with representatives of the authorities, the election administration, political parties, civil  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Murkowski Delivers 2026 Address to Alaska State Legislature * Juneau, AK - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) delivered her 2026 address to the Alaska State Legislature during a joint legislative session at the Alaska State Capitol Building in Juneau. During her remarks, Senator Murkowski praised the steadfast partnerships that have led to meaningful progress across sectors aro more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC warns of "food security timebomb" as Hormuz crisis threatens to outstrip Ukraine shock; Window to avert worsening global hunger rapidly closing * The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning today that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz could pose an exponentially greater threat to global food security than the 2022 Ukraine food shock, with a rapidl more PR

PARIS, France, March 31 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Journalists' families increasingly targeted with intimidation tactics by repressive regimes * From China to Azerbaijan, Iran to Guinea, authorities around the world are targeting journalists' loved ones to exert pressure on them. Threats, arrests, kidnappings, raids, administrative pressure and sexual blackmail -these are the intimidation tactics that the relatives of some media profession more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute Launches Fellowship for Ukrainian Leaders The McCain Institute of Arizona State University (ASU) is excited to announce the McCain Global Leaders Ukraine Fellowship, a pilot fellowship for Ukrainian leaders. Focused on post-war reconstruction, the three-month hybrid program will provide fellows with the opportunity to hone their leadership and technical skills, including communi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Prof. Sheehan: For Ukraine, 'Even Strong Leaders Are Not Immune to Misjudgment' * A Search for Allies May Prove Costly Writing in International Policy Digest, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and an internationally recognized expert in international affairs, assesses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recent meeting with Reza Pahla more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Reed Smith partner David Halbreich selected by The Daily Journal as one of 2026's Leading Commercial Litigators * LOS ANGELES - Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that David Halbreich, partner in the firm's Insurance Recovery Group, has been honored by The Daily Journal as one of this year's Leading Commercial Litigators for his successful representation of p more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Pattern Discovery in Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 31 -- VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC, Dallas, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12588838 B1, initially filed Sept. 18, 2020) developed by three inventors Ali Shoeb, San Rafael, California; William Jacob Benhardt Biesinger, Fremont, California; and Joshua Burkart, Boston, Massachusetts, for "Pattern disco more ST

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 1 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Historian Stephen Kotkin urges U.S. to apply lessons of history in shifting global order The United States can learn from history as it navigates a future geopolitical landscape, historian Stephen Kotkin said during a recent talk at the University of Notre Dame. At a time when the United States is experiencing great power competition with China and Russia and  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 2 (TNSrep) -- The World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * WOCCU 2025 Impact Report Shows System-Level Change for Global Credit Unions Global impact in 2025 sets the stage for expanded advocacy, deeper partnerships and innovation in 2026 * World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) has released its 2025 Impact Report (https://www.woccu.org/documents/2025_WOCCU_Impact_Report), available in Spanish (Version en espanol) and Portuguese (Versa more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 (TNSrpt) -- World Relief issued the following news release: * * * World Relief, NAE, USCCB, NaLEC, Center for Study for Global Christianity Reflect on U.S. Church & Immigration, Release New Lifeway Research Faith leaders gather during Holy Week to reflect one year after One Part of the Body report * On March 31, one year after the joint launch of the One Part of the Body: The Potential Impact of Deportation on American Christian Families report, report coauthors more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 2 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * How Should Policymakers Respond to Rising Fertilizer Prices? The Iran war has driven up the cost of fertilizer, squeezing farmers in the developing world. Yale SOM's Kevin Donovan studied how a similar spike triggered by the Ukraine war affected Rwanda four years ago and found that governments can respond most effectively by shifting from broad subsidies to a more targeted approach--protecting the most expose more PR