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Daily Memo: Yemen Peace Talks, Tunisia Bans EU Lawmakers

Houthis in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has invited Yemen’s Houthi rebels to peace talks in Riyadh, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Meanwhile, a delegation from Oman, which has been mediating between the two adversaries, arrived in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled city of Sanaa on Thursday. No entry. Tunisia announced that it had banned a European Parliament […]

The Turkish-Israeli Gas Pipeline Is Dead in the Water

A partial solution to Europe’s energy crisis can be found off the coast of Israel, roughly a mile beneath the surface of the Mediterranean...

Daily Memo: European Interest Rates, US-Bahrain Cooperation

Another hike. The European Central Bank announced on Thursday its 10th consecutive interest rate increase. The move – a bump of 0.25 percentage points...

Colombia and Mexico Push a New Drug Control Strategy

Mexico and Colombia are jointly adjusting their anti-drug policy, with potential implications for the regional power balance and relations with the United States. For...

Daily Memo: Putin and Kim Hold Talks in Russia

Russia and North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in Russia on Tuesday. Kim said the...

The Viability of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

We live in an age of interregional connections. China’s Belt and Road Initiative, after a decade and hundreds of billions of dollars in spending,...

Daily Memo: Israel’s New Grain Deal, Georgia-China Travel

Securing supplies. Israel on Monday signed a deal with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to secure long-term grain supplies. The agreement effectively creates a regional alliance...

9/11: The Perfect Op

It has been 22 years since the 9/11 attack that destroyed the World Trade Center buildings and a wing of the Pentagon and launched...

Tensions Escalate in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan has been massing troops along the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border for several days. Local media also report...

Modest Beginnings for U.S.-China Reconciliation

Last week’s visit to China by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gino Raimondo left both sides cautiously optimistic. After meeting with the Chinese commerce minister, premier,...

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