Home Analysis

Analysis

Russia’s Search for Strategic Depth

George Friedman - November 17, 2020

In 2005, in a speech delivered in front of Russia’s Federal Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the fall of the Soviet Union...

Daily Memo: Another Vaccine Candidate

Geopolitical Futures - November 16, 2020

Another vaccine candidate. On Monday, U.S. biotech firm Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate had shown 94.5 percent effectiveness in clinical trials, making...

What Russia Expects From the Next US President

Ekaterina Zolotova - November 16, 2020

Though legal challenges remain, Joe Biden seems as though he will be the next U.S. president. Russia is in no hurry to congratulate him...

Daily Memo: Going After Chinese Companies, Updates on Nagorno-Karabakh

Geopolitical Futures - November 13, 2020

The U.S. goes after Chinese finance. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning investment in more than 30 Chinese companies...

The Future of the Gulf Cooperation Council

Hilal Khashan - November 13, 2020

Just six weeks after the beginning of the 1980 Iraq-Iran War, Arab countries gathered for a summit in Amman, Jordan. It was there that...

Daily Memo: Russia Sends Reinforcements to Nagorno-Karabakh

Geopolitical Futures - November 12, 2020

Russian reinforcements. Russia will deploy eight helicopters to monitor the cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of its peacekeeping mission there. Meanwhile, Turkey insists that...

Daily Memo: Antitrust in China, US Sanctions, South Caucasus Update

Geopolitical Futures - November 11, 2020

Chinese antitrust. On Tuesday, Chinese regulators published sweeping new antitrust rules targeting Chinese tech giants, the latest move in a slow-motion collision between the...

In Mexico, the Makings of a Political Crisis

Allison Fedirka - November 11, 2020

A showdown is brewing in Mexico between the central government and a group of 10 state governors, known as the Federalist Alliance, who have...

Daily Memo: Cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Turnover in Turkey

Geopolitical Futures - November 10, 2020

Cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia have signed an agreement to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia will deploy nearly 2,000...