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Daily Memo: High Hopes for US-Turkey Meeting

Hopeful meeting. Turkey is optimistic that Tuesday’s meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump in Ankara could mark a turning point in bilateral relations. On the sidelines of the NATO summit, Erdogan and Trump are expected to discuss Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems and subsequent U.S. sanctions against […]

Daily Memo: Australia-Fiji Defense Deal, US-Russia Negotiations

Competition for the South Pacific. Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense agreement during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Fiji’s capital, Suva....

Daily Memo: US-Lebanon Talks, Iraq’s Disarmament Plan

U.S.-Lebanon engagement. The commander of U.S. Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, was in Beirut on Monday. He met with the commander of the Lebanese...

Daily Memo: Russia-Ukraine War, Lukashenko’s Trip to Belarus

Putin's refusal. Russia will not accept a new proposal from Ukraine to mutually halt long-range strikes, President Vladimir Putin said in a new interview,...

Daily Memo: Developments in the Ukraine-Russia War

Big operation. Ukraine overnight launched a series of strikes targeting 12 Russian regions, Russian-occupied Crimea and the surrounding areas. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Warns of New Russian Offensive

Kyiv's warning. Ukraine needs to prepare for a renewed Russian incursion from the north, Ukraine’s top military commander, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, said. Syrskyi warned...

Daily Memo: Talks in Islamabad, Russian Military Mobilization

Iran negotiations. Iran’s ballistic missile program was not included in the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran because it was “never...

Daily Memo: BRICS Summit, Stability in Libya

Meeting in New Delhi. Top security officials from BRICS countries are gathering for a summit in New Delhi. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu warned...

What Investments Say About Central Asia

Last week, Uzbekistan hosted the Tashkent International Investment Forum, an event that strives to become the leading platform in Central Asia for investors seeking...

Daily Memo: Roadmap for US-Iran Negotiations

Round one. The first round of talks between U.S. and Iranian negotiators produced agreement on a roadmap for a final deal. The two sides...

Daily Memo: Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

Renewed fighting. Israel launched new airstrikes in southern Lebanon overnight, hitting 80 targets that the Israel Defense Forces said were linked to Hezbollah. According...

Daily Memo: European Support for Armenia, French AI

EU backing. The European Union is preparing emergency trade relief for Armenia, the Financial Times reported, following recent Russian measures to restrict imports of...

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