WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 23, 2026, by Miro Sedlak, associate research fellow at the Institute for Central Europe and a security and defense studies doctoral candidate at the Armed Forces Academy of Gen. M.R. Stefanik in Slovakia: * * * Europe's Defense Factories: More Urgency Please The EU's new defense industry program has the right architecture. The factories, the workers, and the political will are another matt  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 21, 2026, by Jurek Wille, a master's student at School of Advanced International Studies, and Friedrich Conradi, journalist and a master's student in international relations, both from the Johns Hopkins University: * * * Germany: Time to Step Up Germany can lead Europe but it needs to convince its allies and change its attitude to hard power. * On Good Friday, Germany's Foreign Minister  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 23, 2026, by Globsec associate fellows Maksym Beznosiuk and William Dixon: Dixon is also a senior associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute> * * * Orban Lost But Populism is Still Winning The defeat of Hungary's longtime leader has been seen by some as a watershed for European populism. But it still threatens a collective continental security policy. * Viktor Orban has con  more

LONDON, England, April 23 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Four artists shortlisted for Turner Prize 2026 * Tate Britain has announced the four artists in the running to win the Turner Prize 2026 - Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku. An exhibition of their artworks will go on display at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art from 26 September to 29 March 2027, and the winner will be announced at an award   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Government Publishing Office Director Hugh N. Halpern from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requests for the Congressional Budget Office, Government Publishing Office, and the Government Accountability Office": * * * Chairman Fischer, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to appear before the Su  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Associated Press: Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio's Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges Associated Press reported Sunday that 2026 Ohio Senate race candidate  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 23, 2026, by policy analyst Carolyn D. Gorman to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Don't Worry, Be Unhappy The mental-health industrial complex insists sadness is a disease, but it's part of human nature. * In the years since Sigmund Freud discovered the couch, Americans got the strange idea that happiness is the natural human condition. Unhappiness, they decided, is a psychological problem. "U  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 23, 2026, by senior fellow James B. Meigs to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Zohran Mamdani Is Still a Radical Don't believe the rumors that the mayor has softened his socialism. * New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani came into office promising to give the city a sweeping socialist makeover. It didn't take long for his revolutionary fantasies to collide with fiscal and political reality. Facing a bu  more

LONDON, England, April 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Post-pandemic cycling boom in major cities, as cyclist safety improved thanks to more and better cycling infrastructure * Findings of new study - released as fuel prices for motor vehicles soar internationally - include fatality rates dropping, per 10 million trips, by 88% in Paris, 82% in London and 62% in New York City Peer-reviewed Data/statistical a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Does nature have a role in national security? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The security of every nation faces an increasingly severe and frequent threat: disruptions to nature. According to Bradley J. Cardinale, professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, disrupted ecosystems can lead to increased risk for food secur  more

LONDON, England, April 23 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Reform pledges to 'end political indoctrination in heritage' in Wales * Museums can often be overlooked in the noise of a general election campaign, but with Senedd polls just around the corner, all of the main parties in Wales have put forward policies relevant to the sector this year. There will be 96 seats up for grabs in the Welsh parliament next month, an expansion from 60 i  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 23 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards 2025 winners announced * The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 1 with 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ Region 1 includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (Central/Eastern), Rhode Island and Vermont. First-place winner  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * High Court can hear cases on Aboriginal sovereignty, new findings show The long-held legal assumption that Australia's High Court does not have the power to hear claims of Aboriginal sovereignty is wrong, according to new research by Melbourne Law School. The assumption is based on a misunderstanding of the significance of an earlier legal case, according to Associate Professor Olivia Barr  more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, April 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * New Zealand's monetary sovereignty under threat in digital era The world is undergoing a fundamental change to how money works, and New Zealand should choose its response wisely, an Otago researcher cautions. New University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka research co-authored by Dr Murat Ungor from the Department of Economics, and his former Masters student Jack Buchan, has been publis  more