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Daily Memo: US Braces for Iran’s Response, Japan Issues Wake-Up Call

Diplomacy by other means. U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq are bracing for Iran-backed militias’ response to recent U.S. airstrikes along the Iraqi-Syrian border. On Monday, militants fired rockets at a U.S. base in Deir el-Zour, eastern Syria, but no injuries were reported. The U.S. also beefed up security at its Ain al-Asad air base […]

China, Russia and the Strategy of Indirection

Europe was the primary battleground of the Cold War. NATO adopted a defensive strategy because it saw no value in conquering Eastern Europe and...

Brief: An Arab Bloc in the Making?

Background: Since the end of World War II, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and other Arab countries in the Middle East have been exploring the possibility...

Daily Memo: Colombia Investigates Attack on Helicopter Carrying President

Under fire in Colombia. A helicopter carrying Colombian President Ivan Duque, as well as the country’s defense minister, interior minister and others, came under...

Wolf War and Peace

Chinese President Xi Jinping did the unexpected earlier this month during a speech delivered to a Politburo study session: He told his government to...

Daily Memo: Europe Shoots Down Summit With Russia

EU goings-on. On Thursday, the EU rejected a proposal submitted by France and Germany for a summit with Russia. Poland and the Baltics states...

Brief: S-400s to Belarus?

Background: Belarus is a key Russian ally in a vital position that insulates Moscow from Western threats such as NATO. It’s why Moscow constantly...

Daily Memo: Germany Proposes Russia Summit

EU summit. EU leaders started a two-day summit in Brussels, where the pandemic, immigration, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and other international issues will be on...

Iran’s Conservatives Tighten Their Grip on Power

Ebrahim Raisi's election as Iran's eighth president since the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Shah in 1979 opens a new chapter in the Islamic Republic's...

Brief: Russians Arrested in Chad

Background: Outside powers, particularly France and Russia, are jockeying for influence in Central and West Africa. Paris has a leg up in the region,...

Daily Memo: Russian Warning Shots in the Black Sea

Russia fires near British destroyer. A Russian patrol ship fired warning shots at a British destroyer for allegedly entering Russian waters near Crimea in...

US-Mexico Border Security: A Modern Version of an Old Problem

U.S.-Mexico defense and security cooperation is a geopolitical conundrum. Geography dictates that the two countries must work together to address security concerns across their...
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