Central Asia

Daily Memo: The Scramble for Afghanistan, Chinese Killed in Pakistan Bombing

Afghanistan worries everyone. The scramble to fill the power vacuum in Afghanistan continues. The Afghan ambassador to India said Indian military assistance may be...

Daily Memo: Unrest in Cuba, Security Worries in Central Asia

Cuban dissent. Large-scale protests broke out across Cuba Sunday against the countryā€™s shortages of basic goods, medicine and food items. The government responded by...

Daily Memo: Russian Worries Over Afghanistan Grow, China’s Tech Crackdown Continues

Ready to help. Russia is prepared to use its Tajik military base to defend Tajikistan from spillover violence originating in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister...

Daily Memo: Energy Inflation in Europe

Energy inflation. Concerns are growing in Europe about rising energy prices. In Germany, the price of electricity has doubled since March 2020. Gasoline prices...

Daily Memo: Turkey Hikes Energy Prices, China Celebrates an Anniversary

Energy price hikes. Turkey raised the price of natural gas for the second time this year. The hike this time was by 12 percent...

Daily Memo: US and Taiwan Start Trade Talks

U.S.-Taiwanese trade talks. Taiwan and the U.S. formally restarted talks on a free trade deal. China, meanwhile, continues to lag on meeting its purchase...

Daily Memo: US Braces for Iran’s Response, Japan Issues Wake-Up Call

Diplomacy by other means. U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq are bracing for Iran-backed militiasā€™ response to recent U.S. airstrikes along the Iraqi-Syrian border....

Daily Memo: Aircraft Subsidies Breakthrough, Controversial South Korean Drills

Breakthrough in subsidies dispute. The United States and European Union agreed on a cease-fire in their 17-year battle over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus,...

Daily Memo: Europe’s Economic Outlook, Lavrov and Blinken Meet

Speed bumps on the road to recovery. The European Central Bank released its biannual Financial Stability Review on Wednesday, which laid out some of...

Brief: Russia Blocks the US in Tajikistan

Background: Russia historically sees Central Asia as sitting within its sphere of influence, both economically and militarily. The regionā€™s post-Soviet states, however, value their...

Daily Memo: US-Russia Talks, Palace Intrigue in Beijing

Meeting in the works. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday. They discussed North...

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