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Daily Memo: Boris Johnson Resigns

Johnson out. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party after dozens of resignations by members of the government following a string of scandals involving the British leader. Johnson said that he will remain acting prime minister until another leader can be elected and that a timetable for the […]

Why a Middle Eastern NATO Won’t Work

Last month, Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced his support for forming a Middle Eastern military alliance similar to NATO. Interest in establishing a regional...

Daily Memo: Kazakh Pipeline Suspension, EU Bracing for the Worst

Pipeline games. A Russian court ordered a 30-day suspension of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, a major pipeline carrying oil from Kazakhstan to the Black...

Daily Memo: Russia and Japan Spar Over Energy

Japan pushes back. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned on Sunday that the price cap for Russian oil, agreed at the latest G-7 summit,...

Russian Military Doctrine

The city of Lysychansk has fallen to Russia, giving it full control of Ukraine’s breakaway Luhansk region and putting it in position to gain...

Daily Memo: Inflation in Europe, Energy Firm Seizure in Russia

Inflation in Europe. Annual inflation in the eurozone reached 8.6 percent in June, according to Eurostat’s latest estimates. The biggest contributor was energy prices,...

Daily Memo: NATO’s Priorities, Turkey’s Trade Deficit

NATO priorities. NATO named China as one of its strategic priorities for the first time in its Strategic Concept paper, which outlines its priorities...

The Politics of Sports in Saudi Arabia

As part of a push to diversify their economies away from fossil fuels, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council have been making significant...

Daily Memo: NATO Enlargement, Independence Referendums

NATO enlargement. Turkey lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, just ahead of the start of the alliance’s summit in...

G-7 versus BRICS

The first half of 2022 is ending with a string of major summits. Meetings of national leaders aren’t usually fateful, but the G-7 summit...

Daily Memo: US-Iran Talks Resume, BRICS Expansion

Back at the table. U.S. and Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha on Tuesday to resume talks on a nuclear deal after a three-month hiatus. BRICS...

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