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Daily Memo: Chinese Corruption Probe Targets Top Military Officials

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Reshuffle. China has launched an investigation into two senior military officials for suspected violations of “discipline and law.” Zhang Youxia is the first-ranked vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the country’s top military body, and Liu Zhenli is chief of its Joint Staff Department. The People’s Liberation Army Daily reported that both officials “seriously […]

Daily Memo: On Reviving Ukraine Talks

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Renewed dialogue. Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday, the first trilateral dialogue since Russia’s full-scale invasion...

The Evolution of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

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Last week, Russia announced that it will soon host the International Forum for Collective Security under the auspices of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,...

Daily Memo: Islamic State Militants Escape Prison in Syria

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Chaos in Syria. Clashes erupted between armed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces around Shaddadi prison, which holds thousands of Islamic State fighters,...

2026 Forecast: Re-anchoring the World

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Global In 2025, we noted that the world was becoming more unanchored compared to years past. Since World War II, the global order had had...

Daily Memo: US Weighs Options on Iran, Armenia Cedes Control of Corridor

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Making contact. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff held a secret meeting with exiled former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to discuss the ongoing mass...

A Regional Order Without Russia

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Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin convened the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States for their annual meeting. The CIS comprises former Soviet...

The Military Benefits of Quantum Technology

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Modern militaries increasingly depend on the continuous functioning of complex systems rather than on decisive battlefield victories. Military advantages, then, are created less by...

Daily Memo: French Defense Plans, Israeli Warnings

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Out with the old. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he had given final approval to replace France’s flagship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier....

Daily Memo: Europe Negotiates With Itself on Russia, China Sticks Up for Venezuela

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EU agenda. EU leaders continue to meet in Brussels to discuss whether and how to use 210 billion euros ($246 billion) in frozen Russian...

Daily Memo: Russia-Ukraine Resolution, Taiwan-Israel Ties

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Postwar agenda. The United States has sent to its European partners a series of documents outlining a plan for Ukraine’s reconstruction and Russia’s return...

Daily Memo: Hungarian Minister in Moscow, Israeli Border Fence

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Russia and Hungary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is in Moscow for economic talks. Accompanying him are the heads of 34 Hungarian companies, including...
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