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Washington Remains Committed to Venezuela’s Transition

It’s no secret that the United States wants regime change in Venezuela. Since 2019, Washington has intensified its efforts toward that end by boosting support for the political opposition, backing a parallel government and employing sanctions against the state’s most lucrative businesses. But none of these efforts has produced Washington’s desired result – and any […]

Daily Memo: Germany and Ukraine Sign Security Deal, Israel Offers New Plan

Backing Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a security pact in Berlin on Friday. With the deal, which likely...

Additional Thoughts on the Putin Interview

On Tuesday, we published an article I wrote on Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. I believe the interview revealed a great...

Daily Memo: South China Sea Security, Russian Budget Deficit

Making an effort? Manila is committed to holding talks on a code of conduct between China and Southeast Asian countries to prevent confrontations in...

Pakistan’s Growing Civil-Military Pandemonium

They say there’s a first time for everything, and for Pakistan that was Feb. 8, when the military establishment failed to get what it...

Daily Memo: Serbia and Greece Talk Business, Myanmar to Call Up Conscripts

Growing partnership. Serbia plans to buy a 5-10 percent stake in either the Thessaloniki or Piraeus port in Greece to increase its export potential,...

Corruption and Low Morale Still Plague China’s Military

It’s early days in the Year of the Dragon, but Beijing’s purge of the People’s Liberation Army shows no signs of stopping. The latest...

Daily Memo: Azerbaijan Attacks Armenian Outpost, Battle for Avdiivka Continues

Backtracking. Azerbaijan’s border service confirmed that it carried out a retaliatory operation on Tuesday that destroyed an Armenian military outpost on their shared border....

Putin’s Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin did something unprecedented last week: He held a two-hour press conference directed at the American public. It was not exactly...

Daily Memo: Russian Peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, Chinese Maneuvers in the South China Sea

Divided allies. Moscow will discuss the future of its peacekeeping operation in Nagorno-Karabakh only with Azerbaijan, Russia's deputy foreign minister said. Azerbaijan recaptured control...

The Big Picture of Mexican Exports

Mexico’s economy made headlines late last week when the latest data from the U.S. Commerce Department showed that, for the first time in more...

Daily Memo: US Allies Press for More Support

Calling on Washington. U.S. allies in the Middle East are calling on Washington for more support. The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani,...

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