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Daily Memo: Afghanistan Is Falling

Escape from Afghanistan. Cities in Afghanistan are falling like dominoes, with the Taliban taking another eight provincial capitals in the past six days. The Afghan government appears less than thrilled with its position, reportedly asking India for robust air force support. At a summit in Doha featuring officials from the U.S., China, Russia and Pakistan, […]

Mexico’s Search for Leverage

Mexico’s geographic position is a blessing and a curse. The country benefits from its proximity to the United States, which absorbs a ton of...

Daily Memo: China’s COVID-19 Cases Increase

China moving toward lockdown. The number of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in China reached 181, the country’s highest level in more than a year....

Why America Loses Wars

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is moving to its inevitable conclusion. The Taliban, the radical Islamists the U.S. was fighting, are taking back control...

Germany Warns About ECB Policy

Background: Monetary policy is a highly divisive issue inside the 19-member eurozone, as different states need different policies and the compromise is often unsatisfactory....

Daily Memo: Flooding in North Korea, Drills in the South China Sea

Another day, another crisis in North Korea. Thousands of North Koreans have been removed from their homes as vast tracts of farmland have been...

Prospects for a ‘Mini-Schengen’ in the Balkans

In July, the leaders of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania announced a new cooperation initiative for the region. Officially named the Open Balkans project,...

Daily Memo: North Korea’s Usual Playbook, European Gas Prices

Open to discussion. High-level U.S. and South Korean diplomats held talks on mapping out a path forward for potential engagement with North Korea. Conspicuously,...

Daily Memo: Israel’s Warnings for Iran

Israel prepared to act. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz confirmed that Israel on Thursday carried out airstrikes on rocket launch sites in Lebanon involved...

Tunisia’s Democratic Downslide

Last week, following a day of anti-government protests, Tunisian President Kais Saied fired his Cabinet, suspended parliament and began ruling by decree. In a...

Daily Memo: Another Ship Attacked in the Gulf of Oman

Ship hijacking. Unknown assailants hijacked a Panama-flagged asphalt tanker on Tuesday off the UAE coast before later leaving the vessel unharmed, according to U.K....

The State of Russian Inflation

Economic problems accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, and like the viral outbreak itself, they haven’t really gone away. Perhaps none is more talked about than...
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