REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * ACC leverages flexible authorities to bolster U.S. defense capability * The 409th Contracting Support Brigade, a subordinate unit to Army Contracting Command, is regionally aligned to U.S. Army Europe and Africa. With its proximity to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and knowledge of requirements in the EUCOM theater, the brigade partnered with U.S. industry operating in Ukraine to procure proven technologies to bolster U.S. defenses. Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2026, by Trade Policy Director Jacob Jensen: * * * Oil in the Shadows: Dark Shipping Evades Sanctions Executive Summary * As the United States increasingly relies on economic sanctions as a strategic tool, sanctioned countries are expanding their use of "dark shipping" practices to evade Western enforcement, creating significant environmental, humanitarian, and geopolitical risks. * The "shadow fleet" of shipping vessels transported approximately 3 more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 19 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- Babcock International Group, a defence company that provides support and product solutions to enhance our customers' defence capabilities and assets, posted the following news: * * * Babcock advances Anglo-Danish naval cooperation with new agreements * We've taken a significant step forward in our partnership with Danish industry through a number of major agreements unveiled at DALO Industry Days, strengthening cooperation across the maritime defence sector. Babcock has today sign more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Neguse, Bacon Urge Defense Department to Reverse NATO Force Cuts * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding reports that the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to reduce contributions to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations in Europe, u more PR

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

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Method for Tracking and Maintaining Inventory in a Store ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- SIMBE ROBOTICS, INC., Burlingame, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12711455 B2, initially filed July 23, 2024) developed by five inventors Bradley Bogolea, South San Francisco, California; Durgesh Tiwari, South San Francisco, California; Jariullah Safi, South San Francisco, California; Shiva Reddy, South San Francisco, California; and Lor more ST

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * US Sanctions 2 More International Criminal Court Officials * (Washington, DC) - The United States government on August 18, 2026, designated two additional International Criminal Court (ICC) officials for sanctions under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in February 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Those sanctioned are Tomoko Akane, from Japan, the president of the ICC, and Abdoulaye Seye, from Senegal, an ICC senior trial more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Wilson, Hoyer, McCaul, Colleagues Introduce the 'Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026' * Washington, DC - Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-TX), alongside bipartisan colleagues, introduced the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. This legislation -which ho more PR