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Daily Memo: Biden Tours East Asia, Canada Bans Chinese Firms From 5G

Asia tour. U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea for his first visit to Asia since taking office. Biden will meet with the new South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, on Saturday and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday. He’ll then attend a summit of the Quad security grouping on Tuesday. China ban. The […]

Daily Memo: Finnish and Swedish Leaders to Meet With Biden

Welcome to Washington. U.S. President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to discuss their...

Lebanon’s New Parliament

On May 15, Lebanese voters went to the polls to elect the 16th parliament since independence in 1943. More than 700 candidates competed under...

Daily Memo: Turkish Demands, Ruble Payments

Possible opening. According to a Bloomberg report, Turkey is making several demands before it will accept NATO membership for Sweden and Finland, both of...

Poland Won’t Start World War III

For the world, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ushered in a new era. For Poland, it supercharged long-standing fears about Russian aggression. While Western European...

Daily Memo: EU Sanctions Get Nowhere, NATO Enlargement Gets Closer

No oil ban in sight. The EU’s foreign affairs chief said it could be a couple of weeks, if not longer, before the bloc...

Daily Memo: NATO’s Nordic Expansion, Wheat Supply Concerns

NATO enlargement. Finland officially announced its decision to apply for NATO membership on Sunday. The country’s parliament will be consulted on the matter on...

Reactions to Finland’s NATO Membership

On May 15, Finland officially announced that it would apply to join NATO. The debate over whether it would do so had taken place...

Daily Memo: Washington Lifts Some Syria Sanctions, Beijing Imposes Tougher Travel Limits

U.S. sanctions in Syria. The U.S. Treasury lifted sanctions on parts of northern Syria outside the control of the Assad government. The move allows...

Daily Memo: Finland Eyes NATO Membership

NATO expansion. In a statement issued Thursday, the president and the prime minister of Finland said that Helsinki must apply for NATO membership without...

Arab Food Insecurity and Political Failure

The Arab region, extending from the Persian Gulf in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, faces severe shortages of several staple...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Halts Some Russian Gas to Europe

Payback. Ukraine's gas transmission system operator said it is halting the transit of Russian natural gas to Europe via the Sokhranivka gas distribution station...
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