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May 10, 2021

High stakes Jerusalem. Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters broke out in Jerusalem over the weekend. Several hundred Palestinians and over a dozen police officers have reportedly been injured since Friday. Tensions have been rising in the city for weeks. This weekend’s protests came amid a Supreme Court case over the eviction of dozens […]

Why China Wants the Spratlys

May 10, 2021

For several months, China has been relentlessly asserting its control over disputed parts of the South China Sea. Hundreds of vessels in the Chinese...

Border Disputes in Central Asia

May 7, 2021

(click to enlarge) After the collapse of the Soviet Union, five independent states were formed in Central Asia, the boundaries of which were artificially established...

Daily Memo: Tracking the Economic Recovery in the US, China

May 7, 2021

Disappointing jobs number. The U.S. economy added 266,000 jobs in April, far below expectations of about 1 million new jobs. The unemployment rate ticked...

Daily Memo: China Releases New Economic Figures

May 6, 2021

Strong recovery. China’s debt-to-GDP ratio fell an estimated 2.6 percentage points during the first quarter, according to new official figures from the Chinese central...

In Yemen, Foreign Intervention Is Futile

May 6, 2021

Yemen has been subjected to foreign meddling for centuries. The British occupied Aden in 1839 and didn’t leave until over a century later. The...

Daily Memo: Turkey Mends Fences

May 5, 2021

Russia checks in on Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Armenia on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan....

Russia’s New Strategy for Central Asia

May 5, 2021

While Russia was grabbing attention with its buildup and withdrawal of military forces along its western border with Ukraine, it was making a different,...

Daily Memo: Japan and Taiwan’s Joint Operation in the East China Sea

May 4, 2021

East China Sea intel. Japan and Taiwan reportedly conducted a joint surveillance operation over the weekend for the first time, tracking the movements of...