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Daily Memo: Aircraft Subsidies Breakthrough, Controversial South Korean Drills

Breakthrough in subsidies dispute. The United States and European Union agreed on a cease-fire in their 17-year battle over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus, and committed to ending another dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs. The truce means that $11.5 billion worth of tariffs will be removed for five years to give negotiators space to […]

What Does It Mean to Rejoin Europe?

U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe has thus far pivoted around the single issue on which almost the entire world agrees: Biden is...

Brief: NATO’s Concerns Over China

Background: NATO has had a bit of an identity crisis ever since the Soviet Union collapsed. Not only is there no longer a primary...

Daily Memo: Japan’s Stalemate, Spanish Protests

Japan's stalemate. Japanese opposition parties plan to submit a motion of no-confidence Tuesday against the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The motion is...

How the Competition Against China Could Improve NATO

Last week, U.S. President Joe Biden started a European tour in the United Kingdom, including a stopover at the G-7 summit. He met with...

Daily Memo: Iran to Purchase New Spy Satellite?

Spy satellite. Russia is preparing to sell Iran a satellite equipped with a high-resolution camera and capable of photographing objects in Israel, according to...

Brief: Russia’s Eastward Turn

Background: Russia is following the trend and looking east, hoping to solidify its position on the Northern Sea Route and defend its remote eastern...

Daily Memo: Uncertain Future for US-Philippine Treaty

Point of weakness. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the all-important Visiting Forces Agreement with the U.S. will not be renewed until Washington explains why...

Egypt as a Declining Regional Power

In June 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an address to the Muslim world proposing a new start in Arab-U.S. relations. He chose to...

Daily Memo: European Court Wars, US Anti-China Measures

EU sues its strongest member. The European Commission is beginning legal proceedings against Germany after the German Federal Constitutional Court in a May 2020...

Why Kazakhstan Blocked Russia’s Joint Sanction Strategy

Last week, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said the states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) were preparing a joint response to Western sanctions. Not...

Brief: Russia Edging Out France in Africa

Background: France is highly influential in its former colonies in West and Central Africa. It regularly participates in defense and security operations in these...
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