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Daily Memo: Update on the Situation in Ukraine

Support for Ukraine. Western states have begun sending support to Kyiv amid the ongoing speculation about a possible Russian invasion. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday that the U.K. has started supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons – noting that they will be used only for self-defense. Wallace also said a small number of […]

The World in 2022

“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see,” Winston Churchill once quipped. Predicating expectations of the future on an understanding...

Daily Memo: Chinese Economic News, US Support for Europe

Chinese economy. China’s gross domestic product grew by 4 percent year over year in the last quarter of 2021 and by 8.1 percent for...

An Update on Inflation in 2022

After our last piece on energy prices and inflation scares, readers asked for updates, specifically on whether energy should be the primary concern moving...

Daily Memo: Chinese Espionage Warnings, Turkish-Armenian Talks

Warning. The United Kingdom’s domestic security service, MI5, issued an alert on Thursday over an alleged Chinese agent who was trying to infiltrate Parliament...

From the European Buffers to the Intermarium

Russia has been in the process of reclaiming its buffer zones – the areas in its periphery such as the Caucasus, the Baltics, Central...

Daily Memo: Russia, NATO at an Impasse

Stalemate. Russia and NATO completed talks on Ukraine but remain at a stalemate. On Thursday, that some disagreements were unresolved, and in televised remarks,...

Tunisia’s Return to Authoritarian Rule

In 2019, former constitutional law professor Kais Saied was elected Tunisia’s new president. An unlikely candidate for the country’s top political post, Saied launched...

Daily Memo: NATO and Russia Talk

Russia and NATO at the table. Talks took place Wednesday between Russia and NATO in Brussels, where they discussed the situation in Ukraine and...

The US Can’t Take Canada for Granted

There are no guarantees in geopolitics, but stability in the U.S.-Canadian relationship certainly comes close. However, a recent ruling by a panel under the...

Daily Memo: CSTO to Withdraw From Kazakhstan, North Korea Launches Missile

Troop withdrawal. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization’s peacekeeping mission, launched last week amid escalating unrest in the...

Daily Memo: Order in Kazakhstan, Missile Shortage in Saudi Arabia

Order restored? After reporting over the weekend that 164 people were killed in last week’s unrest, Kazakh authorities say order has been restored and...

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