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Daily Memo: Turkey-Iraq Talks in Baghdad, US-Bangladesh Talks in Dhaka

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Turkey and Iraq. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to hold talks with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on the fight against terrorism and expanding bilateral trade. Meanwhile, Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister met with Iraq’s oil minister in Ankara to discuss regional issues, including Turkey’s suspension in March of […]

Water as a Barrier to Central Asia’s Rise

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Amid growing Western pressure and changes throughout Eurasia, regions that were once considered on the Eurasian periphery are now gaining significance. Chief among them...

Daily Memo: BRICS Summit and Belarusian Departures

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The BRICS meets. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa, where he will attend the 15th BRICS summit. He will...

Daily Memo: China Boosts Presence in Central Asia and Warns of Potential Unrest

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Chinese presence. Kazakhstan's trade turnover with China increased by 20.5 percent in the first half of 2023, driven partly by an 87.3 percent rise...

Daily Memo: Russian Ruble Falls, Pakistan Suspends Russian Oil Imports

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Blame game. The value of the Russian currency dropped on Monday to more than 100 rubles to the dollar, its lowest rate since March...

Daily Memo: US Limits China Tech Investments

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Limiting investment. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order restricting U.S.-based investments in Chinese technology involving semiconductors, quantum computing and AI over national...

Daily Memo: China Surpasses Russia, Poland Secures Its Border

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Chinese takeover. China replaced Russia as Kazakhstan’s top trading partner in the first five months of this year, according to official data. By June,...

Daily Memo: South Africa’s Trap, Bolivia Wants Iranian Drones

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Between East and West. New Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with South Africa’s minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, on the sidelines of...

Daily Memo: Chinese Shakeup, Russian Relations With North Korea

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Shakeup. China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, was removed from his post and replaced by his predecessor, Wang Yi, according to Chinese state media. Once...

Daily Memo: Russian Drills, Uzbek Deals

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Russian drills. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet conducted live-fire exercises in the Black Sea on Friday after announcing earlier this week that it would consider...

Daily Memo: Redeployments at the Poland-Belarus Border

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Drills and redeployments. The Belarusian army announced the start of weeklong joint exercises with fighters from the Wagner Group within 13 kilometers (8 miles)...

Daily Memo: India Cautious With Russia, GCC-Central Asia Summit

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Guns and oil. Indian and Russian defense officials met in Delhi to discuss spare parts and maintenance for India’s arsenal of Russian defense equipment....
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