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Daily Memo: Lavrov-Rubio Call, US Withdrawal From Syria

U.S.-Russia communications. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Plans for Greenland’s Development

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(click to enlarge) Greenland’s newly elected parliament has formed a coalition government that prioritizes business development and eventual independence, though parties differ on the timeline....

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Gaming Out Iran Negotiations

The Trump administration’s diplomacy with Iran is about much more than nuclear nonproliferation. Whatever...

Assessing the Potential Impact of US Tariffs

The United States’ sweeping tariffs announced earlier this month have disrupted global shipping networks...
2025 Forecast:
The World Without an Anchor

The international order is about to get less orderly.

How the UK Bridges the US and EU

By Will Haszard Once the world’s preeminent empire, the United Kingdom has since World War...

Adam Smith, Economics, Finance and Geopolitics

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Adam Smith defined how we think about free markets. His guiding principle was, famously,...

Southeast Asia Heeds Trade Warnings

When they were first announced, U.S. President Donald Trump’s ā€œLiberation Dayā€ tariffs brought panic...

Oil in the Trade War

Immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his slew of tariffs last week, OPEC+...
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Adam Smith, Economics, Finance and Geopolitics

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Adam Smith defined how we think about free markets. His guiding principle was, famously, the invisible hand – a mystical force or the hand...

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US Bargaining With China and Russia

With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that...

American Naval Policy and China

Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...

Europe: The Agony and Ecstasy of US Relations

One of the most pressing geopolitical issues Europe faces is its evolving relationship with the United States. This relationship will be critical as Europe...

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Daily Memo: Iran Pitches Interim Nuclear Agreement, Details of US-Panama Deal

Expectation management. Iranian officials believe that a long-term nuclear agreement is unrealistic before U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-month deadline and instead want to begin...

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