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Forecasts From ‘The Next 100 Years’: Al-Qaida and China

“The Next 100 Years” is the first book I wrote that was intended to be a serious forecasting book. Others followed, but this perfected...

Daily Memo: Russian Exports to Uzbekistan, Canadian Firms in the US

Energy in Central Asia. Russia will start exporting natural gas to Uzbekistan in October, the Uzbek Energy Ministry said. Deliveries totaling 9 million cubic...

Washington’s Opportunity in India

India is drawing closer to the United States. After decades of being heavily dependent on Moscow for its military hardware, New Delhi is no...

Daily Memo: African Peace Mission, Concerns Over Zaporizhzhia Plant

New effort. The leaders of seven African states arrived in Ukraine as part of a peace mission. The delegation, led by South African President...

Daily Memo: Unrest in Kosovo

Escalation. The situation in northern Kosovo has been escalating since the election last month of ethnic Albanian mayoral candidates in Serb-majority towns. Protests have...

Algeria Struggles to Modernize Its Political System

For six decades, Algeria’s ruling elite failed to establish a political and economic order that Algerians could rally around and use to improve their...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Budget, Egypt’s Interest in BRICS

Russian revenue. The Russian government is reportedly expecting revenue from non-oil and gas sectors to exceed what was anticipated in the 2023 budget. Between...

France’s Africa Strategy Depends on Chad

An authoritarian military regime may not seem like the most logical choice of partner for France in Central Africa, but Chad is an essential...

Daily Memo: South Caucasus Developments, South Africa Backlash

Developments in the Caucasus. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks in Baku, where they discussed bilateral relations and...

Daily Memo: China’s New Friends, Major NATO Exercise Underway

Growing together. On day one of the 10th Arab-China Business Conference in Riyadh, 30 investment agreements worth a total of $10 billion were signed,...

Explaining Iran’s More Deadly Attacks

A recent intelligence leak indicates that Iran-aligned militias have been beefing up their strike capabilities against U.S. forces in eastern Syria. They are reportedly...

Daily Memo: Sunak Goes to Washington

Economic security. U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held talks in Washington on Thursday. They signed an “Atlantic Declaration,” which...

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