https://mayakrainc2.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Maya KraincenThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/c80a28d1-988b-4c5c-b1c3-818c5f4d9c0f.pngThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/c80a28d1-988b-4c5c-b1c3-818c5f4d9c0f.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/271c983e-516a-4101-9da7-be34ff8d6043.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/271c983e-516a-4101-9da7-be34ff8d6043.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/59fb0180-9f3b-4b5b-bedb-88b2a8bda07c.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/59fb0180-9f3b-4b5b-bedb-88b2a8bda07c.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/afb973ae-7bda-4342-9598-591aec8b0f5e.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/afb973ae-7bda-4342-9598-591aec8b0f5e.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/35595b1e-5bff-4072-b4c5-11c118bf78c7.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/35595b1e-5bff-4072-b4c5-11c118bf78c7.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/d3f42f2d-1ab1-4628-8bf6-ee33b5aa6ad9.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/d3f42f2d-1ab1-4628-8bf6-ee33b5aa6ad9.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/b02f2463-ba7e-4b5b-8409-005dc4007fe3.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/b02f2463-ba7e-4b5b-8409-005dc4007fe3.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/ea938c8a-b86f-44d0-af9c-ff909c1a91d8.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/ea938c8a-b86f-44d0-af9c-ff909c1a91d8.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/4149045b-2232-4cdd-9097-291f26583678.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/4149045b-2232-4cdd-9097-291f26583678.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/6b7e3939-d275-44c1-be45-38f3e3e778a3.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/6b7e3939-d275-44c1-be45-38f3e3e778a3.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/43622d2f-3586-4c38-853d-f0f18adfd721.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/43622d2f-3586-4c38-853d-f0f18adfd721.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/24d2bb76-7ae5-443b-b5e1-7772f59aa58b.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/24d2bb76-7ae5-443b-b5e1-7772f59aa58b.pnghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/5d8115a2-1cc8-434e-bd27-42f768b15561.pngWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/499796/images/5d8115a2-1cc8-434e-bd27-42f768b15561.pnghttps://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2026/03/21/talk-of-kfor-drawdown-reveals-a-changing-us-approach-to-the-balkans/European Western Balkans is a web portal that focuses on the Western Balkans countries and reports on the development of the EU’s enlargement policy. The portal was launched in 2014 by the Centre for Contemporary Politics. European Western Balkans is a web portal that focuses on the Western Balkans countries and reports on the development of the EU’s enlargement policy. The portal was launched in 2014 by the Centre for Contemporary Politics.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2026/03/21/talk-of-kfor-drawdown-reveals-a-changing-us-approach-to-the-balkans/https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2026/03/24/slovenias-liberal-party-edges-past-right-wing-in-tightly-contested-election/Slovenia’s parliamentary elections concluded with a narrow victory for incumbent Robert Golob and his liberal Freedom Movement party, in a race that highlighted deep political divisions in the EU member state. Golob’s party secured 28.63 percent of the vote, translating to 29 seats in parliament, while the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) led by Janez Janša followed closely with 27.95 percent and 28 seats. Neither party received the 46 seats required to secure a majority in the par...Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2026/03/24/slovenias-liberal-party-edges-past-right-wing-in-tightly-contested-election/https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2026/03/21/talk-of-kfor-drawdown-reveals-a-changing-us-approach-to-the-balkans/Lawmakers in Washington are raising concerns over reports that the Trump administration is considering scaling back US forces in Kosovo. In a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, bipartisan legislators serving on key foreign policy committees – including senior figures in US foreign affairs such as Jeanne Shaheen and Gregory W. Meeks – urge Rubio to maintain the current US troop levels in the Kosovo Force (KFOR). “A premature reduction of the US presence risks destabilizing not only K...Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2026/03/21/talk-of-kfor-drawdown-reveals-a-changing-us-approach-to-the-balkans/https://www.instagram.com/p/DS8FV67gBva/Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.instagram.com/p/DS8FV67gBva/https://www.instagram.com/p/DSk3aOGivpa/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.instagram.com/p/DSk3aOGivpa/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0bkGR6KCT4&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=4Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0bkGR6KCT4&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=4https://www.instagram.com/p/DRK9UTjCANs/Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.instagram.com/p/DRK9UTjCANs/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTPJRa_WI8&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=7Since April 2024, the Resilient Energy Economies Initiative (REE) has worked to provide US policymakers with the research, information, and new thinking they need to facilitate resilient local economies in communities moving away from economic dependence on fossil fuel infrastructure. As REE announces its second round of research funding, RFF Fellow Daniel Raimi discusses the core tenets of the initiative and why this work matters to a changing US economy.Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTPJRa_WI8&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=7https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt3HEydf25c&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=8The Inflation Reduction Act gives clean energy developers a tax credit if they site projects in places where coal, oil, and natural gas play an outsized role in the local economy. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was passed this summer, expanded the tax credit so that “nuclear energy communities” can also benefit from clean energy development.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt3HEydf25c&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBy2zNJt48&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=12Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBy2zNJt48&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLBHjDb4GOY&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=13The House of Representatives has sent the Senate a bill that phases out the clean electricity tax credits established by the Inflation Reduction Act. As the Senate now debates the tax credits’ future, Resources for the Future Senior Research Associate McKenna Peplinski breaks down how these tax credits incentivize and advance clean electricity projects, and what their repeal would mean for the future of the sector and consumers. You can read more about the potential impacts of an early phase-out of these tax credits in a recent issue brief coauthored by Peplinski. https://www.rff.org/publications/issue-briefs/projected-impacts-of-repealing-the-section-45y-and-48e-technology-neutral-clean-electricity-tax-credits/ Produced by Maya Krainc.Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLBHjDb4GOY&list=PLOjSu4xPoHKdqqbjFs4BHQTnEJ3L-ftZj&index=13https://responsiblestatecraft.org/haiti/Haiti is sinking deeper into crisis as gangs tighten their stranglehold on the country, now controlling more than 85% of the capital Port-au-Prince. More than one million people are internally displaced, sexual violence against children has increased by 1,000% and thousands struggle to receive food, water, and health and sanitation services. U.N. Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Haiti William O’Neill said in a press statement last week that he saw in Haiti “the pain and despai...Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://responsiblestatecraft.org/haiti/https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-russia-trade/Russia announced this week that its bilateral trade with China has almost completely moved away from using the U.S. dollar, highlighting the two countries’ commitment to reducing their reliance on the U.S.-led economic system.Aside from reducing dependency on the Western-dominated global currency, these ‘de-dollarization’ efforts allow Russia and China to avoid the myriad sanctions now preventing Moscow from doing business on the international market. Western sanctions have helped lead to a boom...Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-russia-trade/