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Daily Memo: Ukraine Talks in Istanbul, EU Support for Refugees

Meeting in Istanbul. Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met for peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered an address before the negotiations began in which he said that the crisis had entered ā€œa period where concrete results are neededā€ and that the talks had ā€œraised hopes for peace.ā€ Still, the […]

Daily Memo: Biden in Europe, Support for Ukraine

Biden in Europe. U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels to take part in emergency NATO and G-7 summits. While in Europe, he will...

Daily Memo: Countries Look to Fill Supply Gaps

Filling the grain gap. India is reportedly nearing an agreement to export wheat to Egypt, one of the largest grain importers in the Middle...

Daily Memo: Western Firms Exit Russia, More EU Sanctions on Belarus

State of the Russian economy. The ruble exchange rate reached record lows – 122 rubles to the euro and 109 rubles to the dollar...

Daily Memo: Western Countries Unveil Sanctions on Russia

Ukraine crisis update. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy said the Ukrainian military was calling up reservists aged 18 to 60 for a maximum term of...

Daily Memo: Developments in Ukraine

Spotlight on Ukraine. It was a busy weekend of new developments on the Ukraine crisis. On Saturday – a day after the United States,...

Daily Memo: Financial Concerns in China, Defense Deal for Denmark

Economic pressure. There are growing concerns about the finances of China’s Logan Group, one of the strongest developers in the country. This week, ratings...

New Political Strategies in a New Economic Order

At several debates I’ve attended since the beginning of the year – and in several responses I’ve received from readers – one question is...

Daily Memo: Latest Developments Around Ukraine

The U.S. and NATO respond. Washington issued a formal response to security guarantees Moscow demanded after it began amassing military forces along the Ukrainian...

Daily Memo: Backup Energy Suppliers, Russia Black Sea Drills

Backup energy. The United States is negotiating with global energy suppliersĀ such as Qatar to make sure Europe does not suffer an energy crunch if...

Daily Memo: Turkish Power Cuts, Russia-Cuba Talks

Production disruption. Power cuts in Turkey forced some manufacturing facilities, including a joint venture between Turkish carmaker Tofas and Renault, to halt production. The...

The World in 2022

ā€œThe farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see,ā€ Winston Churchill once quipped. Predicating expectations of the future on an understanding...

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