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Daily Memo: Latest on the Ukraine-Russia Crisis, Canada Moves to Quell Protests

Austin’s powers. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will hold a phone call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday. They previously spoke on Feb. 12 about the buildup of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border. On Friday, Austin announced during a visit to Warsaw that Washington is ready to sell 250 Abrams tanks […]

Daily Memo: Clashes in Eastern Ukraine, Huawei Investigation in India

Escalation in eastern Ukraine. Fighting along the line of contact in eastern Ukraine is heating up. Ukrainian forces and representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk...

Iran’s Bargaining Tightrope in Vienna

Last February, the U.S. expressed its willingness to return to negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Cyberattack, EU Funding Dispute

Cyberattack. Ukrainian authorities said state-owned banks and websites were targeted on Tuesday in one of the largest cyberattacks in the country’s history. Ukraine’s Center...

Daily Memo: Scholz in Moscow, Canadian Emergency

Jaw-jaw. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a day after meeting with Ukrainian President...

Daily Memo: Developments in Ukraine

Spotlight on Ukraine. It was a busy weekend of new developments on the Ukraine crisis. On Saturday – a day after the United States,...

Georgia’s Future After the Nagorno-Karabakh War

Russia is gradually reclaiming the borderlands it lost when the Soviet Union fell. The ongoing events in Ukraine, one of the last bastions of...

Daily Memo: Financial Concerns in China, Defense Deal for Denmark

Economic pressure. There are growing concerns about the finances of China’s Logan Group, one of the strongest developers in the country. This week, ratings...

The Phases of War

As we consider the American claim that Russia intends to attack Ukraine – which the Kremlin denies – it is useful to consider in...

Daily Memo: US Trucker Protest, Turkish Relations With the West

Trucker protest. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to local law enforcement that a mass protest by truck drivers against COVID-19...

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