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In Pakistan, the Military Sustains Its Dominance for Now

For over a year, the Pakistani military has been trying to solve a political problem of its own making: the ascendance of Imran Khan, whom it had all but installed as a proxy for its own political designs in 2018. The ongoing crackdown on Khan’s movement in the wake of the May 9 violence is […]

Daily Memo: Another Wave of Russia Sanctions

More sanctions. At the G-7 summit in Japan, the U.K. announced new sanctions against 86 Russian individuals and legal entities, including in the energy, metals,...

Daily Memo: Grain Deal Extension, Russian Labor Shortage

Grain supplies. Russia has agreed to extend a deal that facilitates the shipment of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports for another two months....

China’s New Approach in Africa

China is moving away from its landmark Belt and Road Initiative in favor of smaller direct investments in strategic projects like renewable power and...

Daily Memo: South Pacific Diplomacy, Microchip Availability

No-go. U.S. President Joe Biden has canceled visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia next week because of continued debt ceiling talks. Biden was...

The New Middle East Order

A new Middle East order is emerging that will soon supplant pan-Arabism as the dominant regional force after decades of failure by Arab states...

Daily Memo: Africa’s Peace Mission, Russia’s Arms Production

South Africa's role. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts agreed to receive an African peace mission aimed at resolving...

Shifts in the Western Pacific

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Washington last week, where he signed what is essentially a collective defense agreement. In doing so, he sealed...

Daily Memo: Azerbaijan and Armenia Inch Closer to Peace Deal

Peace talks. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks, mediated by European Council President Charles Michel, in Brussels over...

Washington’s Syria Predicament

This past week, the foreign ministers of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan convened in Amman to discuss avenues of normalization ahead of the...

Fallout From Western Canada’s Wildfires

(click to enlarge) Wildfires spread across many regions of Western Canada this week. The provinces of Alberta and British Colombia were most affected, but smoke...

Daily Memo: South Africa Accused of Aiding Russia

Still neutral? The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of supplying arms to Russia to be used in Ukraine. Ambassador Reuben...
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