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October 30, 2025

In 1984, the Chinese economy achieved an astounding growth rate of 15 percent. It declined after that and varied over the subsequent years but returned to around 14 percent just before the 2008 financial crisis. The conventional wisdom was that, for China, this was a return to normalcy. In 2008, when writing “The Next 100 […]

Daily Memo: US to Withdraw Some Troops from Romania

October 29, 2025

Downsizing. The U.S. plans to withdraw 800 soldiers stationed in Romania, according to Romanian officials, as part of a broader restructuring of its forces...

China’s Military Self-Critique

October 29, 2025

Last week, the PLA Daily, the official newspaper of China’s armed forces, published a lengthy and unusually candid article assessing the People’s Liberation Army’s...

Daily Memo: Gaza Stabilization Force, Russian Interest Rates

October 28, 2025

Roadblocks in Gaza. Countries that were expected to contribute to an international stabilization force for Gaza are increasingly hesitant to participate due to Hamas’...

Explaining the New US Military Posture in the Caribbean

October 28, 2025

In October, Washington deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group from Europe to the southern Caribbean – a move that consolidates what...

Daily Memo: Progress Toward US-China Trade Truce

October 27, 2025

Trade truce. China and the U.S. agreed over the weekend on a “basic consensus” to address one another’s trade concerns. At a meeting in...

Why Russia Could Withstand New Sanctions

October 27, 2025

On Oct. 22, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions against Russian companies Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as several...

George Answers Your Questions: The United States, Venezuela, Cuba and the Caribbean

October 25, 2025

First, I must apologize for an error in last week’s piece. The Florida Straits are not the only exit from the Gulf of Mexico....

Daily Memo: Israel Tries US Patience on Gaza, West Bank

October 24, 2025

Israel and Gaza. Indonesia and Azerbaijan may lead the Gaza stabilization force, the Israel Hayom daily reported. The two countries were included after Israel,...

Why the Conflict in the Congo Can’t Stop

October 24, 2025

This week, the United States hosted a third round of talks to broker peace between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23, a...

Daily Memo: New Sanctions on Russian Energy

October 23, 2025

Russia sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, citing the Kremlin’s “refusal” to end the Russia-Ukraine war....