WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 11, 2026, by Evgeny Roshchin, head of the Democratic Resilience Program: * * * Putin and Xi - Friends But Not Equals Coordination of the relationship between China and Russia has grown, but it lacks balance and clear boundaries. - It can sometimes feel that the Beijing-Moscow relationship is like Churchill's description of Russia -- a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Thus, Putin's May visit to Beijing produced many documents more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 11, 2026, by editorial intern Sofia Slonovska: * * * West Needs 'Escalation Ladder' for Putin's Shadow War NATO's fragmented responses to Russia's "accidental" border incursions are enabling Moscow's shadow war. - On the night of May 29, two Russian drones crossed into Romanian airspace, flew roughly 18km (11 miles) into NATO territory, and struck a residential building in the city of Galati. Two people were injured, and a large fire swep more PR

HONG KONG, June 11 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU and LSE Joint Study Reveals Global Migration Nearly Tripled Since 2000, Outpacing Population Growth * Researchers from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have unveiled a transformative new dataset on human mobility, revealing that global migration has risen sharply from approximately 13 million people per year in 2000 to around 35 million in 2023. Published in the leading scientific jou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 10, 2026, during a nominations hearing for five judicial nominees: * * * Today, [we] have two panels. The first panel features Daniel Traynor, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Our second panel has four district court nominees: Angela Colmenero, for the Southern District of Texas; Michael Martin, for the Eastern District of Michigan; Kasdin Mitchell, for the N more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Secures Key National Security and New Hampshire Wins in Annual Defense Bill * **A top member of U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Shaheen built on her years-long legacy of securing key New Hampshire priorities and policies that address America's top security challenges** **Shaheen supported several key oversight measures to ensure the Administration better consults with Congress, as well as an amendment that would have lowered more PR