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Daily Memo: US Orders Supply Chain Review

U.S. supply chain review. The White House ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities related to overdependence on China. The process, which...

Mexico’s Energy Conundrum

Last week, ice storms disrupted natural gas supplies to Mexico and so revived an existential question over how energy independent the country can and...

Brief: EU Recovery Worries

Background: Last year, the European Union approved the 672.5 billion-euro ($815 billion) Recovery and Resilience Facility to help member states recover from the impact...

Daily Memo: Georgia’s Opposition Crackdown, Taiwan’s Olive Branch

Georgia's opposition crackdown. The leader of Georgia’s opposition United National Movement party, Nika Melia, was arrested during a raid on party headquarters. He was...

America’s Iran Strategy

President Barack Obama’s administration had a primary goal in the Middle East: It did not want Iran to become a nuclear power. It did...

Brief: Competition Over Russia’s Far East

Background: The Russian Far East is the largest federal district in Russia and the farthest from Moscow. And because of its energy resources and...

Daily Memo: Better Faith Between the US and Iran?

Better faith between the U.S. and Iran? U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that Washington had entered talks with Iran regarding American citizens...

China’s Waning Rare Earths Advantage

In 1992, during a visit to Inner Mongolia, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping quipped: ā€œThe Middle East has oil, China has rare earths,ā€ referring to...

Highs and Lows in the Japanese Economy

(click to enlarge) Like most economies across the globe, Japan’s has taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s third-largest economy contracted for three...

Daily Memo: The US and Iran, the West Rallies Around Xinjiang

The U.S. goes both ways on Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was ready to explore the possibility of reopening nuclear...

Turkey Adjusts Its Foreign Policy

Turkey’s long-term goal is to become a military and economic power with global outreach. Its path to success, however, isn’t a straight line. Crises...

Brief: Putin’s Message to the UAE

Background: Russia’s strategy in the Middle East involves active balancing between actors including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel. It often uses the leader...

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