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Daily Memo: Drone Attack in Russia, US-Brazil Talks

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Ukrainian attack. Several airports in southern Russia were forced to close on Friday after a Ukrainian drone hit the air traffic control center for...
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Daily Memo: Accelerating EU Decision-Making, US Counterterrorism Strategy

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EU foreign policy. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul presented proposals to accelerate EU decision-making, particularly in foreign and security policy. Elements of the plan...
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Daily Memo: Rubio-Lavrov Call, Taiwan-Ukraine Ties

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Growing contacts. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The call, their first in six months,...
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Daily Memo: Escalation in the Middle East

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Hormuz attack. The United States destroyed six Iranian small boats after Iranian forces fired missiles and drones at U.S. Navy vessels that were protecting...
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Daily Memo: Understandings and Defenses

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Toward an economic understanding. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on April 30. He called on both...
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Daily Memo: Europe’s Latest Defense Initiative

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Naval project. Ten European countries have signed a statement of intent on establishing the terms for the Northern Navies Initiative, the head of Britain’s...
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Daily Memo: RIMPAC Preview, Israeli Pessimism

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Major Pacific exercise. A record number of countries, 31, will participate in this year’s U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercise. The five-week...
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Daily Memo: Iraq Ends Its Political Stalemate, SCO Summit Begins

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New PM-designate. Iraq’s top political bloc named businessman Ali al-Zaidi as its candidate for prime minister. The Coordination Framework, a coalition of Iran-aligned Shiite parties,...
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Daily Memo: North Korea-Russia Ties, UAE Defense

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Growing relationship. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met separately with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin in Pyongyang...
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Daily Memo: EU Announces New Sanctions on Russia

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Expanded list. The European Union approved its 20th round of sanctions against Russia. The package expands restrictions on Russian oil shipments, adding 46 tankers...
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Daily Memo: French-Polish Nuclear Exercise, German Military Ambitions

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Simulating nuclear war. Poland and France are preparing joint military exercises on NATO’s eastern flank that will include simulations of nuclear strike operations. French...
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Daily Memo: Developments in the Middle East

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Stalemate. U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Islamabad for peace talks with Iran was postponed indefinitely on Tuesday, reportedly because Tehran refused to...
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Daily Memo: Iranian Divisions, Iraqi Politics

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Growing gap. The Trump administration is reportedly increasingly uncertain about who’s in charge in Iran, putting prospects for a peace deal in jeopardy. The...
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