Central Asia

Daily Memo: Indian Foreign Relations, Ukraine’s Stalemate

India and the U.S. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to New Delhi next week for talks with their Indian counterparts, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. They will discuss a number of issues including bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific cooperation, tensions in the Middle East, India’s recent spat […]

Daily Memo: German Inflation, Clashes in Dagestan

Economic update. Inflation in Germany fell to 3 percent in October, its lowest level since August 2021, according to the German statistics agency. Core...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Nuclear Drill, Erdogan’s Hamas Comments

Nuclear power. Russia on Wednesday conducted nuclear strike drills overseen by President Vladimir Putin. They involved the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile...

Daily Memo: Update on the Middle East

Prime targets. U.S. and coalition forces in Syria and Iraq were the targets of 10 attacks between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, according to...

Daily Memo: Military Drills in Azerbaijan, Talks in Tehran

Show of force. Azerbaijan and Turkey began joint military exercises on Monday. The drills, which will run until Wednesday, will take place in Baku,...

Daily Memo: Turkey’s Proposal, Xi-Putin Meeting

Turkey's plan. Turkey proposed setting up a guarantor system for Israel and Palestine if a deal on a two-state solution is reached. According to...

Daily Memo: Israel Update, Russian Patrols

Escalation. Hundreds of people died after an explosion on Tuesday at the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while Israel's military...

Daily Memo: Israel Updates, BRI Developments

Peace proposals and escalations. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh to discuss the possibility of releasing...

Daily Memo: Iranian Outreach, Putin in Kyrgyzstan

Developments in Iran. In a letter to the Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Iran said it was ready to host a meeting of the...

Daily Memo: Reactions to the Hamas Attack on Israel

International responses. Following Hamas’ attack on Israel over the weekend, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington would send the USS Gerald R. Ford...

The Race to Dominate Seabed Mining

The world can’t get enough of critical minerals. From 2017 to 2022, green energy projects alone boosted demand for lithium by roughly 200 percent,...

Daily Memo: France Offers Armenia Weapons, Russia Plans More Eyes in Space

Europe to the rescue. France agreed to sign future contracts with Armenia to provide it with military equipment, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said...

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