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Daily Memo: Putin-Xi Call, EU Divided on Russia Sanctions Plan

Sino-Russian cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed bilateral relations in a video call. Trade and economic ties between the two countries are growing, Xi said, noting that trade has already broken the pre-pandemic record set in 2019 and that joint projects are increasing. Western hesitance. European Commission President Ursula von […]

Europe’s Fertilizer Crisis Could Become a Food Crisis

Last week, Romania’s largest producer of chemical fertilizers, Azomures, announced that it would temporary cut production amid rising energy prices. It is only the...

Daily Memo: US and Russian Officials in Indonesia, EU Sanctions Talk

Visiting Indonesia. The secretary of Russia’s Security Council met with Indonesia’s coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs to discuss expanding bilateral military...

Erdogan’s Waning Power

  (click to enlarge) Turkey’s presidential elections are slated for June 2023, but it’s unclear whether Recep Tayyip Erdogan will last that long in office. November...

Daily Memo: European Powder Kegs, North American Trade Disputes

Appeal for calm. Foreign ministers from the leading industrial nations of the G-7 called on Russia to de-escalate military tensions on the border with...

The Future of NATO’s Strategic Concept

2022 will bring two major diplomatic events for the trans-Atlantic community. First, in March, the European Union will adopt its Strategic Compass, a document...

Daily Memo: Critical Vote in Bosnia, Britain’s Sluggish Growth

Approaching secession? The Bosnian Serb assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina will vote on Friday on whether to opt out of the Bosnian army, judiciary...

Ukraine, War and American Doctrine

During the Vietnam War, an American doctrine emerged whereby wars were primarily political and waging wars signaled to other powers that the U.S. was...

Daily Memo: Evergrande Declared in Default, Saudi Crown Prince in Qatar

Default. Fitch Ratings officially declared massive Chinese property developer Evergrande in default on Thursday. The company, which failed to make payments on its debt...

Rethinking the Arms Race in the Gulf

There’s a general impression that an arms race is unfolding in the Persian Gulf. This perception is a result of the aggressive military procurement...

Daily Memo: West Prepares Sanctions on Russia, EU Economic Weapons

All options available. The European Union is ready to impose additional sanctions against Russia if it attacks Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der...

Ukraine’s Chances of Survival

By Viktoria Laura Herczegh Editor’s note: The following is written by a guest columnist. Though the author’s work generally comports with our own, her writing...

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