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How the Ukraine War Will Likely End

As we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began. Russia invaded for geostrategic reasons – having...

Daily Memo: Fallout From the Bucha Killings

Fallout from Bucha killings. Ukrainian authorities on Saturday released photos and videos showing corpses lying on the streets of the town of Bucha near...

The Role of Nuclear Power in the Ukraine War

Russia’s ultimate goal in invading Ukraine is to bring as much of the country as possible under Moscow’s influence, or, absent that, to pry...

Daily Memo: US to Release Oil Reserves

US oil supplies. U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that 1 million barrels of oil per day will be released from the country’s reserves...

Daily Memo: Top Diplomats Visit India

Lavrov in India. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will arrive in India on Thursday for a two-day trip. Prior to the visit, India was...

Egypt’s Food Crisis Pushes the Country to the Edge

Russia’s war on Ukraine has adversely affected the Arab region, which heavily depends on wheat imports, including from these two countries. The fallout from...

Daily Memo: Avoiding Russian Energy

Maintaining pressure. Leaders of the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Italy held a telephone call on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, during...

Poland: Germany’s Indispensable Partner

More than a month into the war in Ukraine, the conflict is unsurprisingly putting mounting pressure on Europe. Most obviously, pre-war supply chain issues...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Talks in Istanbul, EU Support for Refugees

Meeting in Istanbul. Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met for peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered an address...

The Emerging Order

I am writing this from Dubai, on a trip I will describe on my return to the United States. A summit was held in...

Daily Memo: Putin and Erdogan Talk, Tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh

Putin and Erdogan. In a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed the need for a...

Central Asia Feels the Effects of the Ukraine Crisis

The countries of Central Asia are under increased pressure from the fallout of the war in Ukraine. As former Soviet states, they are still...

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