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How the Ukraine War Gave Venezuelan Oil an Opening

For years, the Venezuelan economy has been largely disconnected from Western markets. The war in Ukraine, however, initiated a sort of restructuring of the...

Daily Memo: China’s Agriculture Woes

Wheat loss in China. China’s Henan province, which produces more wheat than any other, experienced higher-than-normal rainfall in the final week of May, just...

Lebanon’s Corruption Problem

Lebanon has long been a haven for those seeking to escape justice, especially when it comes to corruption and financial crimes. But the country’s...

Daily Memo: Clashes in the Balkans

Kosovo unrest. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic placed his army on high alert and deployed troops closer to the border with Kosovo late last week...

Considering Maskirovka

Soon after Josef Stalin signed a mutual defense pact with Adolf Hitler, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said that Russia was a mystery wrapped...

Daily Memo: Russia Brokers Talks, Egypt’s Payment Problems

Russian mediation. Russian President Vladimir Putin mediated talks on Thursday between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the long-standing...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Economy Contracts for Second Consecutive Quarter

Recession. Germany’s economy has slipped into a technical recession, after contracting 0.3 percent in the first quarter, according to figures published Thursday by federal...

At G-7 Summit, Containment of China Goes Global

The leaders of the G-7 countries met last week in Hiroshima for their annual summit. The club includes the West’s most advanced economies (Canada,...

Daily Memo: Shipping Industry Slowdown, Mexico Investments

Declining demand. Production of 20-foot equivalent shipping containers declined in the first quarter of this year by 70 percent compared to the same period...

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