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Daily Memo: Turkey-Israel Relations, Saudi Summits

Discord. Ties between Turkey and Israel are deteriorating. On Wednesday, Turkey’s energy minister said talks on energy-related projects with Israel would be conditioned on a cease-fire in Gaza. According to Turkey’s trade minister, trade between the two countries in October decreased by 50 percent compared with the same period in 2022. And Turkey’s parliament this […]

The World Aflame

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece titled “The World Begins to Reorder Itself.” There is certainly a new order coming, but unlike...

Daily Memo: China and Australia Mend Ties, Iran’s Meeting With Hezbollah

Reboot. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held talks in Beijing on Monday in another sign of easing tensions between...

Daily Memo: Russian Nuclear Inspections, Ukraine Peace Talks

No more inspections. Russia will not resume inspections under the New START arms control treaty with the U.S. unless Washington stops supplying Ukraine with...

Daily Memo: Turkic Summit, Rebellion in Myanmar

Turkic unity. The Organization of Turkic States is holding a leaders' summit in Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called on Turkic states to unite...

Daily Memo: Indian Foreign Relations, Ukraine’s Stalemate

India and the U.S. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to New Delhi next week for talks...

Daily Memo: German Inflation, Clashes in Dagestan

Economic update. Inflation in Germany fell to 3 percent in October, its lowest level since August 2021, according to the German statistics agency. Core...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Nuclear Drill, Erdogan’s Hamas Comments

Nuclear power. Russia on Wednesday conducted nuclear strike drills overseen by President Vladimir Putin. They involved the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile...

Daily Memo: Update on the Middle East

Prime targets. U.S. and coalition forces in Syria and Iraq were the targets of 10 attacks between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, according to...

Daily Memo: Military Drills in Azerbaijan, Talks in Tehran

Show of force. Azerbaijan and Turkey began joint military exercises on Monday. The drills, which will run until Wednesday, will take place in Baku,...

Daily Memo: Turkey’s Proposal, Xi-Putin Meeting

Turkey's plan. Turkey proposed setting up a guarantor system for Israel and Palestine if a deal on a two-state solution is reached. According to...

Daily Memo: Israel Update, Russian Patrols

Escalation. Hundreds of people died after an explosion on Tuesday at the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while Israel's military...

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