Central Asia

Daily Memo: Afghanistan Is Falling

Escape from Afghanistan. Cities in Afghanistan are falling like dominoes, with the Taliban taking another eight provincial capitals in the past six days. The Afghan government appears less than thrilled with its position, reportedly asking India for robust air force support. At a summit in Doha featuring officials from the U.S., China, Russia and Pakistan, […]

Daily Memo: North Korea’s Usual Playbook, European Gas Prices

Open to discussion. High-level U.S. and South Korean diplomats held talks on mapping out a path forward for potential engagement with North Korea. Conspicuously,...

Daily Memo: Japanese Support for Taiwan, North Korean Warnings for Seoul

Support for Taiwan. Japan’s defense minister over the weekend called for greater international attention on the ā€œsurvival of Taiwan,ā€ warning that China is working...

Daily Memo: Cyber Wars Can Become Hot Wars

Biden’s warning. U.S. President Joe Biden warned that cyberattacks could spark a shooting war. This follow’s last week’s launch of the U.S.-led multilateral cybersecurity...

Daily Memo: US-China Cyber Strife, Preparations on Afghanistan

The U.S.-China cyber feud is escalating. On Wednesday, Chinese state media claimed U.S. hackers launched attacks on thousands of servers in China. This comes...

Brief: Russia Tries to Block US Plans for Central Asia

Background: Since the United States began withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have been gaining strength and neighboring countries have been increasingly concerned...

Daily Memo: OPEC+ Reaches Deal, North Korean Trade Plummets

Oil production hike. OPEC+ countries reached a deal to raise production by a total of 400,000 barrels per day on a monthly basis starting...

Daily Memo: Protests in France, Unrest in South Africa

Demonstrations in France. Protests erupted in several French cities, including Paris, Nantes, Marseille and Montpellier, after President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced plans to...

The Road to 2040: A Summary of Our Forecast

Dec. 2, 2015Ā We look into the future and forecast what the world will look like in a quarter of a century. We predict several disruptions in the global structure by 2040 and conclude that much of the instability over the next 25 years will be focused in the European and Asian continents.

Here is a summary of some of our key predictions for the next 25 years.

The Road to 2040

Dec. 2, 2015Ā We look into the future and forecast what the world will look like in a quarter of a century. We predict several disruptions in the global structure by 2040 and conclude that much of the instability over the next 25 years will be focused in the European and Asian continents.

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 country’s shortages of basic goods, medicine and food items. The government responded by...

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