Central Asia

Daily Memo: Danish Defense, Moldovan Politics

Geopolitical Futures - June 26, 2023

Early delivery. Denmark’s Defense Ministry said it will retire its aging fleet of F-16 aircraft in 2024, three years earlier than expected, after announcing that it will receive its new F-35 fighters sooner than planned. The first batch of F-35s is expected to arrive this fall. Denmark has also launched a program to train Ukrainian […]

Daily Memo: Turkey’s Economic Changes, Chinese Energy Deals

Geopolitical Futures - June 20, 2023

Economic moves. Turkey announced that it will increase the monthly minimum wage by 34 percent beginning July 1 amid rising inflation. It’ll be the...

Daily Memo: Russian Exports to Uzbekistan, Canadian Firms in the US

Geopolitical Futures - June 19, 2023

Energy in Central Asia. Russia will start exporting natural gas to Uzbekistan in October, the Uzbek Energy Ministry said. Deliveries totaling 9 million cubic...

Daily Memo: South Caucasus Developments, South Africa Backlash

Geopolitical Futures - June 13, 2023

Developments in the Caucasus. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks in Baku, where they discussed bilateral relations and...

Daily Memo: Sunak Goes to Washington

Geopolitical Futures - June 9, 2023

Economic security. U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held talks in Washington on Thursday. They signed an “Atlantic Declaration,” which...

Daily Memo: US Seeks to Repair Ties With Saudi Arabia

Geopolitical Futures - June 7, 2023

Blinken’s Saudi visit. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on day two of a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia focused on boosting U.S....

Daily Memo: Ukraine Dam Attack, Indian Battery Plant

Geopolitical Futures - June 6, 2023

Dam destruction. The Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station in a Russian-occupied area of southern Ukraine were destroyed on Tuesday. Ukraine accused Russia of...

Daily Memo: US-Israel Talks, EU-Central Asia Summit

Geopolitical Futures - June 2, 2023

The U.S. and Israel. Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan...

Daily Memo: China’s Agriculture Woes

Geopolitical Futures - June 1, 2023

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...

Daily Memo: Another Wave of Russia Sanctions

Geopolitical Futures - May 19, 2023

More sanctions. At the G-7 summit in Japan, the U.K. announced new sanctions against 86 Russian individuals and legal entities, including in the energy, metals,...

Daily Memo: South Pacific Diplomacy, Microchip Availability

Geopolitical Futures - May 17, 2023

No-go. U.S. President Joe Biden has canceled visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia next week because of continued debt ceiling talks. Biden was...

Daily Memo: Africa’s Peace Mission, Russia’s Arms Production

Geopolitical Futures - May 16, 2023

South Africa's role. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts agreed to receive an African peace mission aimed at resolving...

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