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The Inevitable Battle for Kherson

In September, Russia was caught off guard when Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in Kharkiv region in the northeast instead of Kherson region in the south. Two months later, indications are that the Kherson offensive is all but ready for launch. Russian authorities ordered the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians late last month, declared […]

Daily Memo: Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

Heating up. South Korea’s military said North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into a maritime buffer zone overnight. On Friday, South Korea scrambled...

Daily Memo: Erdogan Talks Russia With Scholz, German Energy Giant’s Profits Fall

Insight from Erdogan. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has changed his stance on Russia and is...

Lebanon: The Death of a Country

Last month, Lebanese President Michel Aoun left office, after his term expired, without a designated successor in place. Power vacuums are not uncommon in...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Grain Deal Back On, North Korea Launches More Missiles

Ukrainian guarantees. Russia said it would return to a deal that facilitated the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea after receiving written...

For France, Working With Russia Is Expensive

The worst day for France’s grand European vision was Feb. 24 as Russia invaded Ukraine, but a close second came a few weeks earlier,...

Daily Memo: Russian Urgency

Russian urgency in Turkey … At a press conference Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the natural gas hub under consideration in Turkey could...

The Valdai Club

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the Valdai Club, a Moscow-based think tank where serious matters are discussed, and where Russian policy...

Daily Memo: Ukrainian Grain Leaves Port Despite Deal Suspension

Deal is off. Russia announced over the weekend that it was suspending its participation in a U.N.-backed deal that facilitated the transport of Ukrainian...

Good News and Bad News for the Russian Economy

Years before the Russian war in Ukraine – in fact, years before Russia was even under sanctions – authorities in Moscow faced criticism from...

Daily Memo: Putin’s View on the Decade Ahead

Russia and the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the world faces the most dangerous and unpredictable decade since World War...

German Foreign Policy for Sale

The world is dividing into two rival camps, one led by the U.S. and another by China, but it seems as if no one...
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