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Daily Memo: Developments in the Caucasus and the Middle East

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Russia and the EAEU. Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in Kazakhstan from May 27-29 to attend a leaders’ summit of the Eurasian Economic Union. Putin will hold separate talks with the Kazakh president to discuss issues related to their bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership. Ahead of the trip, Putin published an article in Kazakh newspaper […]

Daily Memo: Pakistan and Iran Seek China’s Help in Peace Talks With US

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Appeals to China. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir traveled to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi...

Daily Memo: US Pressure on Cuba, Chinese Delay of Pentagon Visit

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Focus on Cuba. The U.S. government has charged former Cuban President Raul Castro with conspiring to murder U.S. citizens in connection with the 1996...

Daily Memo: Putin in Beijing, Russian Drills

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Busy visit. Russia and China will sign about 40 agreements during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing on May 19-20. On the second...

Turkey’s Turkic Strategy Meets Eurasian Constraints

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The United States continues to pursue a strategy of offloading security responsibilities to regional partners. Implicit in that strategy is the expectation that these...

Daily Memo: Xi’s Opening Remarks, Critical Energy Situation in Cuba

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Xi’s opening remarks. In opening statements marking the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that Beijing...

Daily Memo: India on Russian LNG, Brussels on Afghan Migrants

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Indian hesitation. India has decided it will not purchase Russian liquefied natural gas subject to U.S. sanctions, Reuters reported. Indian officials informed Russian Deputy...

Daily Memo: US-China Trade Talks, Japan-Russia Relations

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Trump-Xi preview. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will visit South Korea for economic and trade consultations with the United States on May 12-13, the...

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...

Global Economic Trends

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(click to enlarge) Though global economic growth has stabilized since the 2020 pandemic meltdown, it remains below pre-pandemic averages and unevenly distributed across regions. After...

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...

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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