WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Dessie Zagorcheva, a PhD in Columbia University International Relations: * * * Bulgaria: Hope Despite the Noise Bulgaria has finally elected a strong government. But don't assume its Kremlin-friendly instincts will be the defining feature. * The European Union barely had time to celebrate the ouster of Hungary's Viktor Orban before Bulgaria delivered a political shock of its own.   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Thomas Godward, founding member of CEPA's Business Leadership Council: * * * How Private Capital Can Accelerate European Rearmament Europe's defense industry supply chains are technology dependent, fragile and lack surge capacity. Private capital can help if legislators act. * The continent has increased its financial commitment to its own security, as it scrambles to compensate f  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following written testimony by Kari A. Bingen, director of the Aerospace Security Project and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Defense and Security Department, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Orbits of Influence: Emerging Threats to U.S. Space Security and Foreign Policy Implications": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished Members of the Subco  more

GUILFORD, England, May 7 -- The University of Surrey issued the following commentary by Professor of Economics Eric Golson: * * * Commentary: The Strait of Hormuz is now "permanently weaponised" according to expert * The following expert comment below was written by Eric Golson, Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey, about the growing silence around US-Iran tensions and what it may signal about the future of economic warfare in the Middle East. Prof Eric Golson "The quiet ar  more

STRASBOURG, France, May 8 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Ministers for Foreign Affairs meet in Chisinau Ukraine, migration and the New Democratic Pact for Europe on the agenda * On 15 May 2026, in Chisinau, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the 46 Council of Europe member states will hold their annual session, which will be opened by the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu. In a context of major geopolitical upheaval, growing pressures on multilat  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by William Alan Reinsch, Scholl Chair emeritus with the Economics Program: * * * Management Matters One of the lessons I learned in government is that good management and good policy do not always coincide. Good policy can be compromised by poor management and implementation. Good management only makes bad policy worse. Incoming presidential administrations face the challeng  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Fact-checking organizations awarded IFCN grants to encourage financial sustainability work The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute has awarded $750,000 to 25 fact-checking organizations through SUSTAIN, a Global Fact Check Fund program that helps fact-checkers keep publishing while they build more stable sources of support.  Each organization receives $  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Scott Pace, director of the Space Policy Institute at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Orbits of Influence: Emerging Threats to U.S. Space Security and Foreign Policy Implications": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee. Thank you for holding this import  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-611) on the DPA Modernization Act (H.R. 7688). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on April 15, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7688, the DPA Modernization Act of 2026, was introduced on February 25, 2026, by Republican Representative Warren Davidson (OH-08). H.R. 7688 reforms and reauthorizes the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), a set of authorities that   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow Can Kasapoglu: * * * Ukraine Military Situation Report | May 6 Executive Summary * Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukrainian lines near Kostiantynivka, one of Ukraine's most heavily fortified defensive zones. * Following mounting domestic criticism over the military's inability  more

VIENNA, Austria, May 8 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency posted the following news release: * * * IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine Nuclear emergency response infrastructure near the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was damaged in a drone attack over the past week, once again highlighting the persistent risks to nuclear safety and security amid ongoing military activities, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. On 3 May, the ZNPP informed the I  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by analyst Kassie Corelli in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Ukrainian Drone Strikes Deep in Russia Grow Public Alarm Executive Summary: * On April 25, a Ukrainian drone struck Yekaterinburg--a city far from the front and the capital of the Urals--for the first time, damaging a high-rise apartment building. This event convinced even some staunch supporters of the war that no "rear area" remains in   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Vadim Shtepa, editor-in-chief of Region.Expert, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * PACE Establishes Platform for Russian Opposition Delegation Executive Summary: * Participants of the Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces in Exile--established in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on January 26 as the first Russian delegation officially recogni  more

LONDON, England, May 7 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Investment Association issued the following news release: * * * March sees PS1.36 billion inflows despite market volatility * 07 May 2026, London - Net retail sales recorded inflows of PS1.36 billion in March, extending a fifth consecutive month of inflows though at a slower pace than February's PS2.52 billion, according to data published today by the Investment Association (IA). March saw a clear shift towards defensive position  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers * Award-winning author and counterdisinformation expert Nina Jankowicz will be a keynote speaker at the annual GlobalFact conference, held June 17-19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Also joining the conference will be Jane Lytvynenko, an NBC News investigative journalist who reports on the Russia-Ukr  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12668) on May 6, 2026, by defense policy analyst Daniel M. Gettinger. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Army Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Programs The U.S. Army operates uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), including small UAS (sUAS, commonly referred to as drones). These systems support intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); target acquisition and strike; electronic w  more

EDMONTON, Alberta, May 7 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Stantec, a design and consulting company, posted the following news: * * * UK provides inspiration for renewal of Ukrainian university destroyed in war A delegation from The State Tax University (STU) in Ukraine, which was largely destroyed in the Russia-Ukraine war, visited some of the UK's renowned academic estates to support plans to rebuild their main campus as a modern exemplar of university design. Tours of the University of Cambri  more

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, May 7 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Important 6th-century Bible manuscript rediscovered An international team of academics co-led by RCS's Kim Fowler has successfully recovered 42 lost pages from one of the world's most important early New Testament manuscripts: Codex H. This 6th-century copy of St Paul's letters has a complex fits. It was lost to history when monks at the Great Lavra Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece dismantled it  more

LONDON, England, May 8 -- PEN International issued the following statement: * * * Zambia: PEN International joins the IFEX network to condemn the Zambian government's cancellation of RightsCon 2026 PEN International joins over 100 organisations in condemning the Zambian government's last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026, following pressure from China over the participation of Taiwanese delegates. The world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age had been due to take place in   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Zuliana Lainez elected as new IFJ president at IFJ Centenary Congress * On 6 May, Zuliana Lainez Otero, a Peruvian journalist and the president of the Asociacion Nacional de Periodistas del Peru (ANP), was elected president of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at the Federation's Centenary World Congress in Paris. She is the first woman from Latin  more