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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 on Sunday. Kim and Belousov discussed prospects for strengthening bilateral military cooperation, and Belousov said they were ready to sign a military cooperation plan for 2027-31. Secret support. Israel secretly sent […]

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...

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...

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...

Daily Memo: Plans for Second Round of Peace Talks in Pakistan

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Mixed reports. The Iranian government has not yet made a decision on whether it will participate in a second round of peace talks with...

Daily Memo: Putin’s Approval Ratings Take a Hit

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Russian attitudes. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating continues to decline. According to a new poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, 66.7...

Daily Memo: Lavrov Arrives in Beijing for Talks

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Russia and China. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in China on an official visit. He’s scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Foreign...

Daily Memo: Ceasefire in Iran, Defense Changes in France

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Pause in hostilities. The U.S. and Iran agreed on Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire. Under the plan, both Iran and Oman will be allowed...

Daily Memo: China Issues Peculiar Airspace Restrictions, Oil Cartel Raises Quotas

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Unusual restrictions. China has imposed unusual airspace restrictions along parts of its coast from March 27 to May 6, covering zones from the Yellow...

Daily Memo: Trump Questions NATO

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End of an era? In an interview published by the Telegraph on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to pull the United States out...

Daily Memo: US Offers Plan for Peace in Iran

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Initial proposal. Washington is pushing for a “framework agreement” with Tehran to bring an end to the war in Iran, Israel’s Channel 12 reported,...

Daily Memo: Iran Denies Negotiation Rumors

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Denials. Iranian officials and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports of negotiations with the United States on ending their war. Separately, Iranian President...
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