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Daily Memo: Japanese Stimulus, Indian Concession

Other direction. At a time when most countries have been paring back pandemic fiscal support due to inflation concerns, Japan is going the other direction. The government on Friday passed a 55.7 trillion-yen ($490 billion) stimulus package. Tucked away in the package is $6.74 billion earmarked for a host of military needs, including mines, transport […]

Daily Memo: Philippines Accuses China of Blocking Its Ships

Chinese interference. Manila is accusing Beijing of sending three coast guard vessels to block Philippine supply ships from reaching Second Thomas Shoal, one of...

The UAE’s Quest to Rehabilitate the Syrian Regime

There’s an old adage in the Arab world: You can’t go to war without Egypt or make peace without Syria. Today, a decade after...

Daily Memo: Details of the Xi-Biden Summit

Xi-Biden summit. Details of the 3.5-hour videoconference between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are coming out. No surprise, but the U.S....

Is Russia Planning Another Assault in Ukraine?

The war in eastern Ukraine began more than seven years ago. The conflict has grown more complicated each year as rumors swirl that both...

Daily Memo: Xi and Biden’s Summit, Putin’s Decree on Eastern Ukraine

Cordial meeting. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden held their low-expectations virtual summit Monday night. The tone was cordial; not much...

Fertilizers and Food Insecurity

Next week is Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday that celebrates, and is celebrated with, food. This year, however, Americans are reckoning with rising food prices....

Daily Memo: Western Warnings for Ukraine

Concerns over Russian troops. Ukraine’s Western allies have warned that Russia is massing troops on the Ukrainian border. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

A New Mutually Assured Destruction

To whatever extent the U.S. and China are truly sliding toward a zero-sum Cold War-type rivalry, Beijing appears to be game at least for...

Daily Memo: Paris Hosts Talks on Libya

Libya talks. France is hosting an international summit on Libya on Friday ahead of Libyan elections set for Dec. 24. The conference will be...

Daily Memo: Xi’s Take on Chinese History

Xi makes his intentions clear. At a four-day Central Committee plenum that wrapped up on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping pushed through a resolution...

The Fourth Saudi State

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has fundamentally changed the Saudi system of governance established by his grandfather decades ago. In his drive to...
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