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Daily Memo: US-Philippine Defense, Indian-Russian Trade

Update on a treaty. The United States and the Philippines agreed to new bilateral defense guidelines during a meeting between both countries’ presidents on Wednesday. The document, an update to the Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1951, refers specifically to the South China Sea, saying an attack on either country anywhere in the sea would […]

No Hope for the Arab League

Saudi Arabia will host the 32nd Arab League summit in Riyadh on May 19. The primary focus of this year’s talks will be reinstating...

Daily Memo: China Talks and Border Outreach

Hopes for US-China talks. Speaking at an online event at the Stimson Center on Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Washington is...

The US, Immigration and Hemispheric Security

Immigration is a politically divisive issue in the United States. It’s easy enough to explain, even if it’s difficult to legislate: The U.S. has...

Daily Memo: US Support for the Philippines, Belarus’ Border Problems

Biden and Marcos. U.S. President Joe Biden held talks with his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Monday. Biden said U.S. commitment to the...

Chinese-Philippine Confrontation

The Philippine coast guard reported last week that two of its ships were involved in a confrontation with the Chinese navy in the South...

Daily Memo: US Mediates Azerbaijani-Armenian Talks

Nagorno-Karabakh talks. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia will hold talks on Monday in the United States on their long-standing dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh,...

The Downside of Europe’s Military Spending

June is a big month for NATO. A year shy of its 75th birthday, the alliance will host Air Defender 2023, the largest combined...

Daily Memo: Japan’s Maritime Policy, Armenian-Azerbaijani Talks

Japanese defense. Japan’s Cabinet approved the government’s revised five-year ocean policy on Friday. In the document, the government pledges to increase cooperation between Japan’s...

Daily Memo: Update on Sudan

Escalation. The fighting in Sudan continues despite a temporary U.S.-brokered cease-fire. The pause in hostilities has allowed many countries to evacuate their citizens and...

Why Sudan Matters

Since declaring its independence in 1956, Sudan has been beset by conflict. The country lies in an unstable region on the edge of the...

Daily Memo: Washington and Seoul Discuss Nuclear Umbrella

U.S.-South Korea alliance. The United States will more regularly deploy strategic assets to South Korea and will set up a joint nuclear consultative body...
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