Saris painted by mothers of disappeared people as part of therapy. Undisclosed memorial for mothers of the disappeared. Mannar district. CRISIS GROUP / Julie David de Lossy The Sri Lankan government has long evaded the UN Human Rights Council’s requests that it hold accountable perpetrators of atrocities committed during the country’s 26-year civil war and
A little more than two years ago, there was cautious optimism that Washington’s relationship with Latin America could be transformed with the inauguration of the Biden administration. In much of the region, there was the hope that an emerging “pink tide” of left-wing governments could respond to the challenges of recovering from the social, political
Arkhangelsk Region counts on further growth due to the launch of a route to Africa In January-July 2023, Arkhangelsk and Olya seaports increased their throughput by 69.5%, year-on-year, to 2.3 million tonnes, Ilya Volynsky, Minister of Industry, Trade and Energy of the Astrakhan Region, told TV channel Astrakhan 24. According to him, a considerable grow began
September 7, 2023 Hearing on AI Breakthroughs & U.S. Competitiveness 2023-09-07T16:30:09-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNmVhXC8wMTJcLzE2OTQwOTYzMDlfMDEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on U.S. competitiveness amid recent advances in artificial intelligence. Witnesses included Energy Department Deputy Secretary David Turk and Rick Stevens, a leading AI scientist from the federally funded Argonne National Laboratory. Competition with China was
Since 2006, with the exception of a few setbacks between 2012 and 2014, al-Shabab has maintained an active insurgency in Somalia, preventing state-building projects in the country and threatening peace and security efforts throughout East Africa. Hoping that an alternative approach could help save the country, Somali leaders have decided to adopt “soft power” strategies to
September 6, 2023, 5:05pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces
All of a sudden, world oil prices are soaring again. West Texas crude is back up to $88 a barrel and Brent crude has climbed back to $91. At some point, this is going to cause another jump in gasoline prices. Already, the price of diesel fuel has increased over 40% since May. This is
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday, reversing early declines as traders anticipated further draws on U.S. crude oil inventory following extended production cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia.Brent crude futures settled up 56 cents to $90.60 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures settled up 85
WASHINGTON/VIENNA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Iran's limited steps to slow its buildup of near-weapons-grade uranium may help ease U.S.-Iranian tensions but do not signify progress toward a wider nuclear deal before the 2024 U.S. elections, say analysts.According to U.N. nuclear watchdog reports seen by Reuters, Iran has reduced the rate at which it is making
The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to Iran and its Axis of Resistance. This update covers political, military, and economic events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. It also provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored