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Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Debate on New Kazakhstan Constitution Exacerbates Linguistic and Ethnic Divides
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on March 12, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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Debate on New Kazakhstan Constitution Exacerbates Linguistic and Ethnic Divides

Executive Summary:

* The debate on a new Kazakhstan constitution, set to be approved by referendum on March 15, has deepened the linguistic and ethnic divides and infuriated Moscow, which sees the revisions as threatening the roles of Russian and Russia itself in Central Asia.

* The new basic law reduces the ... Show Full Article

Ifo Institute: Middle East War Will Slow Down Growth
MUNICH, Germany, March 13 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on March 12, 2026:

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Middle East War Will Slow Down Growth

In view of the war in the Middle East, the ifo Institute has revised its growth forecast for Germany downward. A short-term increase in energy prices would slow down economic growth this year by around 0.2 percentage points compared to pre-war estimates, meaning that the institute expects growth of 0.8 percent this year and 1.2 percent next year. "We currently expect the inflation rate to rise to just under 2.5 percent if oil and gas prices fall again within ... Show Full Article

ICTD Reading List Recommendations for International's Women Day 2026
BRIGHTON, England, March 13 -- The International Centre for Tax and Development, an independent research centre that says it focuses on improving tax policy and administration in lower-income countries, issued the following news on March 12, 2026:

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ICTD reading list recommendations for International's Women Day 2026

Stories can shape the way we understand the world and the lives within it. For International Women's Day 2026, women across the ICTD team have shared a selection of reads that have stayed with them.

From novels, memoirs, and works of fiction, the recommendations reflect a wide ... Show Full Article

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Rochester Police Involved in Fatal Officer Involved Shooting With Mentally Ill Man
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 12, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer:

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Rochester police involved in fatal officer involved shooting with mentally ill man

On Wednesday evening March 11th, 2026, at about 9:30 pm, Rochester Police fatally shot a man who reportedly grabbed an officer's gun while being detained for a mental health hold. The fatal shooting was the first involving the Rochester Police Department ... Show Full Article

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Don't Make Europe's Mistake on Nuclear Power
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 11, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn:

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Don't make Europe's mistake on nuclear power

It was a "strategic mistake" for Europe to "turn its back on a reliable, affordable source of low-emissions power." That's Bloomberg quoting the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, no less.

The occasion for her remarks was a nuclear power summit being held in Paris this week. Bloomberg ... Show Full Article

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: DFL Political Word Games Will Have Real Costs for All Students
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 11, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall:

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DFL political word games will have real costs for all students

The Minnesota House Education Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday (March 10) on H.F. 3490, which would opt Minnesota into a new federal education tax-credit program that allows scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs) to provide scholarships to eligible public school, non-public ... Show Full Article

Center for American Progress: How the Trump Administration Could Lower Energy Prices and What It's Doing Instead
WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release:

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How the Trump Administration Could Lower Energy Prices and What It's Doing Instead

The Trump administration is reportedly looking for ways to lower energy prices that are surging due to the needless war against Iran. But a new analysis (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-the-trump-administration-could-lower-energy-prices-and-what-it-is-doing-instead/) from the Center for American Progress finds that Trump administration officials are not pursuing some of the most obvious solutions ... Show Full Article