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July 21, 2018

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The Geopolitics of London: Or, How England Joined the World
July 19, 2018 The city was a global financial hub well before the EU, and it will be one well after Brexit.

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Thinking About the Trump-Putin Meeting
July 18, 2018 The American president was not restrained by his advisers, but domestic politics imposes its own limits.

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What We’re Reading: Ancient Civilizations in South America, the US Fracking Industry
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Latent Uzbek Nationalism
July 20, 2018 A large number of Uzbeks live in other Central Asian countries.

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North Korea Talks Are Still at Square One
July 19, 2018 The U.S. has less leverage now than before.

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Checking in on the Serbia-Kosovo Dispute
July 19, 2018 Unsurprisingly, it still isn’t resolved.

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Taiwan’s Quest to Modernize Its Submarine Fleet
July 18, 2018 It still needs foreign technology to build up a modern fleet anytime soon.

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Daily Memo: North Korean Expectations, Japanese Militarization, Syrian Mobilization
July 18, 2018 All the news worth knowing today.

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In Syria, the Harder Fight Is in the North
July 18, 2018 The south has been mostly retaken. But danger lurks in Idlib.

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Global Shipping Is Collateral Damage in the Coming Trade Wars
July 17, 2018 Yet the industry has proved highly adaptable in past crises.

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Daily Memo: Redefining Relations Between the EU and Japan, Iran and Pakistan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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Surveillance: What Russia Does is Bluff
July 16, 2018 George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures Chairman, says that a great deal of what Russia does is a “bluff.” He spoke with ...

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Daily Memo: Protests in Iraq, a Presidential Meeting in Helsinki
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In Iraq, Local Protests Could Have Wider Implications
July 16, 2018 The demonstrations in an oil-rich region could exacerbate the problem of declining spare oil capacity.

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Daily Memo: Updates on Iraq Oil Protests, Japan’s Remilitarization
July 14, 2018 All the news worth knowing this weekend.

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