WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2026, by Mikhail Komin, fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program, and intern Ben Walsh: * * * The Coded Resistance of Russian Youth Gen Z shuns Putin's war and quietly mourns lost freedoms and vanished opportunities. - Russia's Supreme Court decision to remove the only registered party openly campaigning for peace, Yabloko, from the ballot for September's State Duma election has revived the question of how many Russians oppose th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow Mitzi Perdue: * * * Ukraine's War After the War Russia won't stop its campaign even after the fighting stops, but Ukraine is battle-hardened in more than one way. - "The war after the war has already begun," warned Ksana Nechyporenko, co-founder of GoGlobal, an organization that helps young Ukrainians acquire new skills for the 21st century. Her concern is that when peace does come, the danger to Uk more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2026, by China Studies fellow Cheryl Yu in the foundation's China Brief Notes: * * * United Front Worker Recommits to Rejuvenation Executive Summary: * The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expects trusted overseas Chinese leaders to internalize broad political guidance and act proactively rather than waiting for direct instructions. * Overseas Chinese association leaders are encouraged to embed themselves in host-country political, business, and social more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Foreign Tariffs Made U.S. Whiskey Cheaper (Depending On Where You Live) A new study finds that one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States. But if you live in whiskey hubs Kentucky or Tennessee? Your prices actually went up. In 2018, the Trump administration imposed a series of tariffs, kicking off a trade war with many prominent trade partners. In response, Mexico, the Europ more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 18 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * Right-leaning Canadians are losing trust in Canada's electoral process, study finds * Right-leaning Canadians' trust in the bodies that manage Canadian elections has declined significantly since 2019, a McGill-led research team has found. Their research draws on data collected between 2008 to 2021 by the Canadian Election Study (with about 72,000 respondents), as well as information gathered by the Media Ecosystem Observatory after the 2021 Canadian fed more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Nick Begich * "Nick Begich voted to cut Medicaid, raise health care costs, slash food assistance, and spike prices on everything from groceries to fuel for Alaskans, then called it a 'transformative victory.' While Alaska families are struggling to make ends meet, Begich is in Washington voting to give himself a tax break and protecting the same corporations driving up costs. Bill Hill will always put Alaska first more PR