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Daily Memo: US-Belarus Relations, Public Opinion in Ukraine

Sanctions relief. The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potassium, U.S. special envoy John Cole announced following a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Cole also said more sanctions will be lifted as relations between the two countries normalize. Public opinion. A quarter of Ukrainians expect the war with Russia to end by the […]

The European Crisis: Origin and Future

The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy has brought into focus a fundamental tension that has been simmering since before President Donald...

George Answers Your Questions: On the New US National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America Dec. 9, 2025 Question: In the 2025 National Security Strategy document, Russia’s relevance is marginal, and...

AI’s Built-In Vulnerabilities

(click to enlarge) The hype surrounding artificial intelligence tends to elide some if its drawbacks – namely, that it consumes vast amounts of energy, and...

The Japan-China Dispute, Explained

Over the past month, the diplomatic conflict that began as a war of words between China and Japan has gradually intensified, leading to maritime...

Daily Memo: Russia-Ukraine Resolution, Taiwan-Israel Ties

Postwar agenda. The United States has sent to its European partners a series of documents outlining a plan for Ukraine’s reconstruction and Russia’s return...

China, Japan and the New US Geostrategy in the Indo-Pacific

As Washington shifts the burden of regional security onto its allies, U.S. adversaries are moving to exploit the resulting power vacuums. Nowhere is this...

Daily Memo: New Caucasus Transport Route, Russia-India Defense Ties

Work ahead. Construction on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity will begin in 2026, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced. He also...

Living Through War in the Black Sea

The winter in Moscow is as dark and nasty as ever, so at the end of November, I made the 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) trip south...

Daily Memo: Hungarian Minister in Moscow, Israeli Border Fence

Russia and Hungary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is in Moscow for economic talks. Accompanying him are the heads of 34 Hungarian companies, including...

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America

The White House on Dec. 5 released a 33-page document defining American national strategy. The document can be found here, and both friends and...

Daily Memo: Thai-Cambodian Clashes, Coup Attempt in Benin

Renewed fighting. Thailand and Cambodia have accused each other of violating a U.S.-brokered ceasefire following new clashes over the weekend. According to Thai officials,...

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