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Expert Available: Syrian Rebels Seek Political Control

George Washington University — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:00:45 EST

The Syrian rebel coalition that ousted President Bashar al-Assad last weekend said that it has further consolidated control over the country's east. ...

Expert Available to Talk About South Korea's Martial Law Updates

University of Notre Dame — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:40:21 EST

Expert Available: Rebels Overthrow Syrian President, Take Control of Damascus

George Washington University — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:00:52 EST

Rebels entered Damascus, the capital of Syria, over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad, who is now seeking asylum in Russia. ...

Expert Available to Talk about South Korea's Martial Law Updates

University of Notre Dame — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:00:13 EST

Expert Available: South Korea's Martial Law Updates

George Washington University — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:27 EST

South Korea's President, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared emergency martial law late-night on Tuesday. ...

Expert Available: Talks on Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Fall Apart

George Washington University — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:20 EST

Negotiators couldn't agree on how to curb the world's growing mountain of plastic waste. ...

URI-Based Report Sheds Light on Human Rights Abuses Worldwide

University of Rhode Island — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:45:15 EST

In the last quarter century, most countries around the world have failed to adequately protect the human rights of their citizens. In that time, nations' efforts to protect human rights have been stagnant - with the number of countries receiving failing grades easily twice as high as those receiving passing grades.

Expert Available: Escalation of Israel and Iran Attacks

George Washington University — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:00:54 EST

Israel carried out "precise and targeted" airstrikes on Iran this past Saturday.

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... ...