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Daily Memo: China’s Latest Arms Exports

Arms production. China and Kuwait are close to completing construction on an ammunition factory in the Gulf state, the Kuwaiti deputy defense minister said. He added that the two countries have been expanding their joint military training programs since their launch in 2019. Kuwait is a key U.S. ally but has recently deepened its military […]

The Future of Green Hydrogen Is Out of Reach

A recent Reuters investigation shed some light on the current state of green hydrogen, a potentially game-changing technology that, in theory, is renewable and...

Daily Memo: US Reaches Last-Minute Trade Deals

Pakistan. Washington announced a flurry of trade deals with countries facing severe spikes in tariffs if they did not reach a compromise by the...

Is South Korea the Next Big Arms Maker?

By Emmett Stern South Korean arms manufacturers are having a moment, and their rise is years in the making. In 2022, for example, Poland signed...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Defense Investment, Russia’s Plan for Benin

German defense. The German government is reportedly preparing to submit at least 60 military procurement orders for parliamentary approval this year. They include 20...

Russia’s Peaceful Atom Strategy

Russia is making a serious foray into nuclear diplomacy abroad. Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear corporation and a leader in the global nuclear industry,...

Daily Memo: Kazakh Energy for Europe, Roscosmos-NASA Talks

Kazakh exemption. The European Union has decided to allow the delivery of Kazakh coal through Russian ports despite sanctions. The EU’s 16th package of...

Trade Deals Put the Screws to Russia

The United States and the European Union announced a new trade framework on July 27, marking a significant development in trans-Atlantic relations. The deal...

Daily Memo: US-EU Deal, Russia-Niger Summit

Tariff deal. The United States and the European Union struck a trade deal over the weekend following talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and...

The Geopolitics of Drugs

Last month, President Donald Trump declared – not for the first time – the drug cartels in Latin America to be international terrorists. And...

Foreign Investment in Latin America

(click to enlarge) Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean grew steadily in 2024, but the trend may slow this year. Much of...

Daily Memo: Middle East Diplomacy

Peace proposal. Israeli and Syrian officials held talks, mediated by the U.S. envoy to Syria, in Paris on Thursday. Following the meeting, the Syrian...

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