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Daily Memo: Biden and Putin to Discuss Ukraine

U.S.-Russia talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden will speak on Tuesday about the situation in Ukraine. According to reports, Biden plans to threaten severe sanctions if Moscow invades Ukraine. Russia continues to mass troops on the Ukrainian border. On Monday, Biden called the French, German, British and Italian leaders to discuss […]

Russia and Ukraine: War or Bluff?

Two weeks ago, I wrote an analysis of Russian strategy titled ā€œRussia’s Move.ā€ Here’s a brief recap: When the Soviet Union collapsed, it lost...

Daily Memo: Macron in the Gulf, Protests in Serbia

French diplomacy. French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Saturday to discuss a number of issues in the...

The US-China Competition in Central America: Key Countries

The competition between the United States and China for influence over Central America and the Caribbean isn’t exactly news, and the reason for the...

Daily Memo: US to Cut Chinese Tariffs?

Tariff changes. A scaling back of U.S. tariffs on China may be in the offing. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said cutting...

Daily Memo: New EU Measures Against Belarus

Targeting Belarus. The European Commission announced on Wednesday temporary new measures to toughen asylum processing rules on the Belarusian border. Poland, Latvia and Lithuania...

In the Middle East, a New Era of Alliances Emerges

Middle Eastern relations as we’ve known them for decades are over. As ambitious states try to expand their influence throughout the region, interests, not...

Daily Memo: Inflation Expectations, Chinese Real Estate News

Inflation expectations. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress that the Fed will stop using the word ā€œtransitoryā€ to describe current inflation in...

Daily Memo: US Supply Chain Probe, Eurozone Record Inflation

Supply chain probe. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is launching an official investigation into the causes of supply chain disruptions and how they are...

The Debate Over America First

Since the 1930s, there has been a debate in the United States over a foreign policy based on ā€œAmerica First,ā€ a nationalistic policy that...

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