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Daily Memo: Africa’s Peace Mission, Russia’s Arms Production

South Africa's role. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts agreed to receive an African peace mission aimed at resolving...

Shifts in the Western Pacific

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Washington last week, where he signed what is essentially a collective defense agreement. In doing so, he sealed...

Daily Memo: Azerbaijan and Armenia Inch Closer to Peace Deal

Peace talks. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks, mediated by European Council President Charles Michel, in Brussels over...

Washington’s Syria Predicament

This past week, the foreign ministers of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan convened in Amman to discuss avenues of normalization ahead of the...

Daily Memo: South Africa Accused of Aiding Russia

Still neutral? The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of supplying arms to Russia to be used in Ukraine. Ambassador Reuben...

Daily Memo: Russian Budget Update

Telling signs. Russia’s Finance Ministry published a preliminary assessment of the country’s federal budget so far this year. According to its estimates, budget revenue...

The Battle for Turkey’s Future

On May 14, voters in Turkey will head to the polls to cast their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections, which are shaping up...

Daily Memo: Balancing Acts and Oil Hunts

Kazakhstan balances. Russian mining company Polymetal has asked its shareholders to approve the re-registration of the company at the Astana International Financial Center, which...

Can Russia Gang Up on the West?

In February 2022, the global economy started what became an unprecedented event: The West, led by the United States, severed trade, financial and personal...

Daily Memo: Russia Celebrates Victory Day, Turkey Prepares for Elections

Victory Day. The leaders of seven former Soviet states – Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan – arrived in Moscow to attend...

The Russian Mystery

There are too many unknowns to count in the Ukraine war. From the upcoming spring offensive to covert U.S. intelligence operations, mysteries abound. But...

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