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Expert Available: U.S. Confirms North Korean Soldiers Sent to Russia to Aid in its War on Ukraine

George Washington University — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:47 EST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Llyod J. Austin III confirmed Wednesday that North Korea had sent troops to Russia to join in their fight against Ukraine. ...

GW Law Fall 2024 Shapiro Lecture

George Washington University — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:00 EST

GW Law's Annual J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Distinguished Lecture on Global Climate Change and Energy Law ...

A New Kind of Authoritarianism: Democracy in Decline at Home and Abroad

University of California San Diego — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:45:13 EST

Threats to democracy are occurring all over the globe, and UC San Diego scholars are taking a deep dive into understanding the growing phenomena as part of the Future of Democracy, an initiative of the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

Expert Available: NATO Launches Routine Military Exercises Over Western Europe

George Washington University — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:14 EST

NATO said the exercise, dubbed "Steadfast Noon," will run for two weeks and is a routine exercise that happens every October. ...

Expert Available: China Launches Large-Scale Military Drills Around Taiwan

George Washington University — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:00:31 EST

The drills came four days after Taiwan's National Day, when Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te used his speech to defend his country's democracy and way of life. ...

Israel-Hamas War One Year Later - BGSU Expert Available for Analysis, Insight

Bowling Green State University — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:30:00 EST

Diplomacy Needed to Deescalate War Between Israel and Iran's Proxies, Expert Explains

Virginia Tech — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:05:52 EST

The one-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel arrived with no sign of a cease-fire agreement, and multiple signs that the fighting could expand to multiple fronts and go on for years.  Virginia Tech global affairs expert Ariel Ahram answered more questions about the expanding conflict and what a solution will require.

International Clean Energy Initiative Launches Global Biomass Resource Assessment

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:05:15 EST

A multi-country, government-led initiative dedicated to advancing the global transition to a sustainable, bio-based economy, unveiled a new Global Biomass Resource Assessment, providing groundbreaking data on current and future sustainable biomass supplies around the world.

Ukrainian Public Opinion on Compromise with Russia Changing, Researcher Explains

Virginia Tech — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:05:01 EST

Two years and seven months into the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the attitudes of the Ukrainian people toward ending the war are reluctantly shifting. Virginia Tech international affairs expert Gerard Toal has researched Ukrainian public opinion for a decade. His most recent findings indicate that more Ukrainians have become open to entering into negotiations with Russia.

Expert Comment on UN's Pact for the Future: "It's Difficult Not to Be Cynical About Such Pacts, When Cynicism Is Justified by Past Events..."

Loughborough University — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:05:36 EST

Expert Available: Reevaluating the Tariff Debate on Chinese-made Electric Vehicles

George Washington University — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:00:50 EST

The piece calls for a more nuanced understanding of China's automotive market dynamics in order to inform global policy decisions. ...

Expert Available: Venezuela's Opposition Leader, Likely Winner of Presidential Election, Seeks Asylum in Spain

George Washington University — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:00:56 EST

His departure comes after Venezuelan strongman President Nicolas Maduro declared himself the winner of July's election, violent clashes broke out around the South American country, and Venezuela's... ...

Helping Public Decision-Making with AI-Based Policy Intelligence System

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:18 EST

Electronics and Communications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on July 1 that they have decided to establish a cooperative system with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) to conduct further research regarding the development of an AI policy intelligence system that can assist public policy decision-making.

Expert Available: Russia Intensifies Air Attacks in Ukraine

George Washington University — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:20 EST

Russia launched "the biggest air assault since the war began, Ukrainian officials said. ...

SMART Global Congress Set to Meet in Namibia, March 10-14

Wildlife Conservation Society — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:05:57 EST

The SMART Partnership is pleased to announce the inaugural SMART Global Congress in Windhoek, Namibia from 10-14 March 2024.

Protecting fish doesn't have to mean neglecting people, study concludes

Duke University — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:05:56 EST

With fish stocks declining globally, more than 190 countries recently made a commitment to protect about a third of the world's oceans within "Marine Protected Areas," or MPAs by the year 2030.

Can hunger be eradicated by 2030?

McGill University — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:05:42 EST

World hunger is growing at an alarming rate, with prolonged conflicts, climate change, and COVID-19 exacerbating the problem.

What Will It Take for China to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2060?

University of California San Diego — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:00:00 EST

To become carbon neutral by 2060, as mandated by President Xi Jinping, China will have to build eight to 10 times more wind and solar power installations than currently exist in the country. Reaching carbon neutrality will also require major construction of transmission lines.

GW Experts Available to Discuss Two Year Anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War

George Washington University — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:05:21 EST

How does the majority population feel about policies for minorities?

University of Konstanz — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:05:19 EST

On the international level, there is broad consensus that it is essential to recognize and implement Indigenous rights as well as to correct inequalities and historical injustices.