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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to FoxNews.com: Harvard Gets Schooled by China as America's Universities Choose Activism Over Excellence
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, to FoxNews.com:

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Harvard Gets Schooled by China as America's Universities Choose Activism over Excellence

By Ilya Shapiro

New research rankings show Chinese institutions dominating top spots while US universities focus on DEI

Harvard isn't supposed to be chasing. It's supposed to be leading.

Yet a new global ranking put out by Holland's Leiden University -- a measure of the number and importance of research publications -- has Harvard down to third place worldwide, and both institutions ... Show Full Article

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Financial Times: Quebec's Green Energy Drive Means More Fossil Fuels in New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 23, 2026, to the Financial Times:

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Quebec's Green Energy Drive Means More Fossil Fuels in New York

By Ken Girardin

The Canadian province of Quebec is pursuing one of the world's most aggressive decarbonisation programmes -- aiming to stop using fossil fuels for heat or transport within the next quarter of a century while selling more of its clean hydroelectric power to the US. But the province is using a neat trick to make all this work: it is having New York power plants produce those emissions ... Show Full Article

Jamestown Foundation Posts Commentary: Japan Deepens Cooperation With Central Asian States
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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Japan Deepens Cooperation with Central Asian States

By Vusal Guliyev

Executive Summary:

* Japan and the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan met in Tokyo on December 20, 2025, announcing the CA+JAD Tokyo Initiative.

* The initiative is a new framework aimed at promoting Japanese industrial and logistical integration with Central Asia through official development assistance and technical cooperation ... Show Full Article

Hudson Institute Issues Commentary to Atlantic: Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, to the Atlantic:

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The Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians

The political coalition that has formed under Trump's banner has the potential to reshape American politics.

By Walter Russell Mead

As the Information Revolution accelerates around the world, upending everything from the international balance of power to the future of work, American culture and American politics are undergoing perhaps their most profound ... Show Full Article

Heritage Foundation Welcomes Former Polish President Andrzej Duda as Visiting Fellow
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026:

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Heritage Foundation Welcomes Former Polish President Andrzej Duda as Visiting Fellow

The Heritage Foundation today announced that former Polish President Andrzej Duda has joined the organization as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow, reflecting Heritage's long-standing work with conservative leaders abroad who believe in a "new Europe" rooted in sovereignty, secure borders, democratic self-government, and the critical responsibility to provide for their national defense.

During his Presidency, ... Show Full Article

Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: Communism and the Democratic Socialists of America
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026:

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Communism and the Democratic Socialists of America

The DSA may have been founded by an anti-communist, but in recent years it has been cozying up to the sort of revolutionary communism that seeks to overthrow America.

By Robert Stilson

Newsweek recently reported that members of the international committee of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) "have been cultivating ties with officials of the Chinese Communist Party and agreeing to take pro-China positions." Internal documents ... Show Full Article

CSIS Issues Commentary: What Does the Trump Administration's New National Defense Strategy Say About China?
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026:

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What Does the Trump Administration's New National Defense Strategy Say About China?

By Bonny Lin and Brian Hart

On January 23, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), recently renamed the Department of War, released the unclassified version of its long-awaited National Defense Strategy (NDS). In line with the broader National Security Strategy (NSS), which the Trump administration released in late 2025, the new NDS signals shifts in U.S. defense strategy and priorities ... Show Full Article