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Daily Memo: Israel Threatens Iran With Attack or Sanctions

Nuclear option. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen threatened military intervention or the reinstatement of “snapback” sanctions against Iran over its uranium enrichment. The International...

Argentina’s Farmers Can’t Afford a Drought

Argentina is infamous for its economic malaise, but once a year, from March through May, it gets a reprieve. This is when agricultural exports...

Daily Memo: Lukashenko to Meet With Xi

Lukashenko in China. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in China on Tuesday for a state visit. He’ll meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi...

China and Russia

There has been a great deal of discussion about Chinese military aid to Russia. The United States warned Beijing against sending such aid, and...

Daily Memo: Arab Officials Meet With Assad

Syria's revival. The heads of parliaments from Iraq, Jordan, the Palestinian territories, Libya and the United Arab Emirates, as well as representatives from Oman...

In Moldova, Ukraine Buys Time

A war of words has troubled Moldova for more than two weeks. It started when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a Russian coup...

Daily Memo: China’s Plan for Ukraine, More Western Sanctions on Russia

China's plan. On the anniversary of the start of the Ukraine war, China released a position paper outlining its vision for a peace settlement....

The Ukraine War, One Year In

It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and what many believed would be a short-lived conflict rages on. That’s not to say it’s...

Daily Memo: Moldova Responds to Russia’s ‘Destabilizing’ Actions

Moldovan response. Moldova’s foreign minister said Chisinau will begin the process of renouncing several agreements signed under the Commonwealth of Independent States in response...

Arab-Iranian Relations Burdened by History

There has long been a desire within certain segments of the Arab masses to establish a unity with Persians based on religious fraternity, which...

Daily Memo: Chinese Diplomats Meet With Friends and Rivals

Strategic partnership. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, in the Russian capital. In a separate meeting with Foreign Minister...

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