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Rand Issues Commentary: Electromagnetic Warfare - NATO's Blind Spot Could Decide the Next Conflict
SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 25 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Nov. 24, 2025:

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Electromagnetic Warfare: NATO's Blind Spot Could Decide the Next Conflict

By Clara Le Gargasson and James Black

The war in Ukraine has exposed a critical front long neglected by Western militaries: electromagnetic warfare (EW). Control over this invisible battlespace, where communications are jammed, drones blinded, and precision weapons thrown off course, can decide the outcome of a conflict. Russia has understood this sooner than NATO, using EW to isolate Ukrainian units, disrupt command networks, ... Show Full Article

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to New York Post: City Council Power Play Will Make or Break Zohran Mamdani's Mayoralty
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 24, 2025, to the New York Post:

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City Council Power Play Will Make or Break Zohran Mamdani's Mayoralty

By John Ketcham and Christian Browne

In January, both ends of City Hall will be under new leadership.

The voters chose Zohran Mamdani as the city's next chief executive. He will run the mayor's side of the oldest functioning City Hall in the country.

The members of the City Council, however, will elect a new speaker, who will lead the city's legislature from the building's opposite wing.

Ahead ... Show Full Article

Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to Eurasia Daily Monitor: Ukraine's Military Transitioning to Corps-Based Command Structure
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Nov. 24, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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Ukraine's Military Transitioning to Corps-Based Command Structure

By Hlib Parfonov

Executive Summary:

* Since early 2025, Ukraine's Armed Forces (AFU) have launched a transition to a corps-based command structure, making corps the largest operational units in the AFU, rather than brigades, and replacing temporary wartime groupings.

* The reform aims to establish permanent corps-level commands, improving accountability, coordination, and operational efficiency ... Show Full Article

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Red States Dominate the Highest Rankings in Reading and Math
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Nov. 24, 2025:

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Red states dominate the highest rankings in reading and math

By Catrin Wigfall

In a national landscape where academic outcomes vary widely by region, an analysis of demographically-adjusted 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores shows that conservative-leaning or "red" states occupy many of the top positions in reading and math achievement.

The top performers ... Show Full Article

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Another State Commits to the Federal Education Tax Credit Program. Is Minnesota Next?
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Nov. 24, 2025:

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Another state commits to the federal education tax credit program. Is Minnesota next?

By Josiah Padley

This summer, Congress passed The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The ECCA allows every taxpayer nationwide to gain up to $1700 in tax credit when they donate to a scholarship granting organization (SGO).

While every taxpayer ... Show Full Article

CSIS Issues Commentary: Geoeconomic Conundrum of India's Oil Purchases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 24, 2025:

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The Geoeconomic Conundrum of India's Oil Purchases

By Shashwat Kumar

India is a net importer of crude oil, importing 88 percent of its requirement in FY 2025. For a high import-dependent and price-sensitive market like India, where demand is increasing every year, economics dictate import strategy, which is why the share of cheaply available Russian oil went from just 2 percent to more than 30 percent in a short span. However, India's oil import basket is likely ... Show Full Article

CSIS Issues Commentary: CRINK in 10 Charts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 24, 2025:

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CRINK in 10 Charts

By Brian Hart, Bonny Lin, Maria Snegovaya and Mona Yacoubian

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) are increasingly working together in ways that challenge the United States and global governance. The CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department released a series of briefs that leverage data to analyze the nature and degree of CRINK alignment across the economic, diplomatic, and security domains. This page draws on the data collected in ... Show Full Article