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Daily Memo: Putin in Central Asia, Syrian Unrest

Regional talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Kyrgyzstan for a three-day visit. He met on Wednesday with President Sadyr Japarov to discuss bilateral relations, ahead of a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Bishkek on Thursday. Earlier this week, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov stressed Russia’s role in Kyrgyz society, saying […]

Explaining US Strategy Toward Venezuela

By now, it’s clear that military deployments in the Caribbean Sea are not just about curbing drug trafficking and its associated threats to the...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Moves Ahead, Canada-India Uranium Deal

Getting closer. Ukraine has agreed to a U.S.-brokered peace deal with Russia with only "minor details to be sorted out," CBS News reported. It...

The US Snubs the Lebanese Army

The Lebanese army is facing increasing pressure from both the U.S. and Israel to strengthen its efforts to disarm Hezbollah. Its lack of progress...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Peace Plan Progresses, Gaza Plan Falters

Progress toward peace? Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators met in Geneva and discussed changes to Washington’s 28-point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. According to...

On the 28-Point Plan to Resolve Ukraine

Any discussion on resolving the war in Ukraine must begin with two fundamental realities: Russia is unable to achieve its military objective to defeat...

George Answers Your Questions: Rethinking China

Rethinking China Nov. 17, 2025 Question: Some interesting reasoning regarding the dismissal of senior military commanders in China. It feels like these purges will be inevitable...

Daily Memo: Details Revealed on US Plan to End War in Ukraine

Washington's vision. Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko revealed on his Telegram channel what he says is the U.S.-drafted 28-point plan to end the war with...

Can ASEAN Still Shape Its Own Destiny?

Though the Association of Southeast Asian Nations counts among its members some of the developing world’s most up-and-coming economies, the bloc has never been...

Daily Memo: Israel and Russia Bolster Their Presence in Syria

Israel in Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops deployed to the buffer zone in Syria. Accompanied by the Israeli foreign minister,...

Saudi Arabia’s Burden-Sharing Test

As the most volatile theater in the international system, the Middle East poses the greatest obstacle to President Donald Trump’s effort to operationalize a...

Daily Memo: New Ukraine Plan, US-Saudi Deal

Ukraine proposal. The United States is working with Russia to develop a new plan to end the war in Ukraine, Axios reported. The 28-point...

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