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Thinking About Global Annihilation

We are in the midst of a major confrontation between the U.S. and Russia. I was there when President Ronald Reagan bluffed the Soviets into trying to keep up with developing space-based weapons the U.S. didn’t actually have. I was there when, as the Soviets threatened to send an airborne force to intervene in the […]

Daily Memo: Iraqi Group Claims Attack, British Households Get Support

Claims of responsibility. An Iraqi militant group called Alwiyat al-Waad al-Haq claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The United...

Lebanon, the Switzerland of the East?

From the time Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943 until the beginning of its severe financial crisis in 2019, locals and foreigners...

Daily Memo: Orban’s Trip to Russia, Turkey in the Middle

Peace mission. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They discussed the possibility...

Turkey Struggles, Even in the Balkans

Now is an interesting time for Turkey, a historical powerhouse that can’t quite live up to its current expectations. That’s not because it isn’t...

Daily Memo: European Gas Prices, British Support for Ukraine

Energy news. Natural gas prices in Europe fell after Russia increased deliveries to Slovakia through a route that crosses Ukrainian territory. Meanwhile, Moldovan natural...

Russia’s True Strategy Shows Itself

If you look at the whole of Russia’s behavior around Ukraine, its strategy becomes clear – or as clear as clear gets in geopolitics....

Daily Memo: Russian Deployments, Qatari Mediation

Russian deployments. Troops from Russia's Southern Military District and ships from its Black Sea Fleet returned to their bases after completing scheduled military drills,...

New Political Strategies in a New Economic Order

At several debates I’ve attended since the beginning of the year – and in several responses I’ve received from readers – one question is...

Daily Memo: Highs and Lows in Europe’s Economic Recovery

European economic update. Germany’s gross domestic product fell by 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the previous quarter, marking an...

The German Question

Regardless of how the Ukraine crisis ends, one thing present but often overlooked is the German question. It’s a question that has hounded Europe...

Daily Memo: Latest Developments Around Ukraine

The U.S. and NATO respond. Washington issued a formal response to security guarantees Moscow demanded after it began amassing military forces along the Ukrainian...
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