WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by Globsec associate fellows Maksym Beznosiuk and William Dixon. Dixon is also a senior associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute. * * * Ukraine: Preparing for the Ballistic Storm The coming months will see a rise in Russian ballistic missile attacks designed to break Ukraine. The West must help it to strike back. - At the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Western analysts said its missile stockpiles would last six months. Fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Ukraine War Bleeds Into the Caspian Ukraine's strike on merchant vessels in the Caspian Sea marks a major extension of the Russia-Ukraine war, but Iran has limited responses. - According to Iranian authorities, the Ukrainian attack on vessels sailing between Russian and Iranian ports on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by Isabella Nieminen, program assistant with the Democratic Resilience Program, and Anna Stakhanova, expert on accountability for international crimes with the EU Project Pravo-Justice in Ukraine: * * * Environmental Justice for Ukraine and Ecocide Deterrence The environmental damage from Russia's 12-year war on Ukraine is unquestionable, and work is needed to ensure those responsible are punished. - A panel of international experts drafted a def more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary by Nikita Shah, senior fellow with the Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program: * * * The Cyberattacks on the U.S Water Sector and the Iran Question: Escalation or Opportunism? A recent spate of cyberattacks against the United States' water sector has impacted at least 12 states and 100 municipalities, suggesting a coordinated campaign at scale against U.S. critical infrastructure. Although unconfirmed by the U.S. governm more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 14 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * Western Ukrainian city Ternopil upgrades kindergartens and trolleybuses with EU support * * Ternopil completes energy-efficiency improvements to four kindergartens with help of EIB financing, benefitting more than 1,100 children and 250 staff. * City also uses EIB backing to put 17 new, made-in-Ukraine trolleybuses into service. * Both projects enable Ternopil to cut energy use and operating costs while making essential public services g more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 15 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency posted the following news release: * * * IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) briefly lost all off-site power on 8 August, the third such loss in a week, underscoring the fragile nuclear safety and security situation at the site amid the ongoing conflict, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. The plant lost connection to its only remaining off-site power line, the 330 kilovolt (kV) Ferosplavna-1 more PR

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, an organization that works towards its vision of building fair, inclusive, democratic and peaceful societies in Africa, posted the following news: * * * IJR Co-Convenes Ukrainian Winter School on Ukrainian and Southern Africa Strategic Futures * Stellenbosch, South Africa | 4-6 August 2026 The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) co-convened the Ukrainian Winter School on Ukrainian and Southern Africa Strategic Futures with  more PR

BONN, Germany, Aug. 14 [Category: Agriculture] -- The Forest Stewardship Council posted the following news: * * * New risk assessment strengthens responsible sourcing in Ukraine * Aligned with the updated FSC Risk Assessment Framework, the revised risk assessment for Ukraine becomes effective on 14 August 2026, providing companies with a clear basis for responsible sourcing in Ukraine's current operating environment. FSC is pleased to announce the publication of the revised FSC Risk Assessment for Ukraine (V3-0), developed in accordance wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Russia Sanctions Pave Way to Peace * Q: How would the Senate-passed sanctions bill help end the war in Ukraine? A: With an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 86-11, the U.S. Senate sent a clear message to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin: stop the killing and end the largestland war since World War II. The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, the bill's leading champion who led the congressional effort to bring peace to Ukraine, was the driving force to more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 13 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Timothy Snyder brings his U of T course on Hitler and Stalin to YouTube * World-renowned historian Timothy Snyder has brought his University of Toronto course "Hitler and Stalin Today" to a global audience via YouTube. A scholar of the history of Central Europe, Ukraine, the Soviet Union and the Holocaust who has authored or edited more than 20 books in 40 languages, Snyder is a professor and chair in modern European history, supported by the Temerty E more PR