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For the Saudi Military, Arms and Assets Aren’t Enough

Saudi Arabia has one of the most well-funded militaries in the world. Though its defense budget fluctuates based on oil prices and the level of foreign threats it faces, Saudi Arabia spent $48.5 billion on defense in 2020, among the top 10 military expenditures in the world. (In 2014, Saudi Arabia’s military budget totaled $80.8 […]

Brief: Russia’s Price Controls Come With a Price

Background: Russia’s economy relies on oil and gas: Its largest oil and gas companies are also its largest taxpayers, and revenues from energy exports...

Daily Memo: More Russia Sanctions?

Russian interference again? As Russia and NATO trade punches over who was responsible for the cancellation of the 2020 Russia-NATO summit, U.S. intelligence concluded...

No, Russia and Ukraine Are Not About to Come to Blows

Fighting has resumed between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed rebels in Donbass who accused the government in Kyiv of preparing for a large-scale offensive....

What We’re Reading: Cuba and China

The Cuban Missile Crisis in American Memory: Myths Versus Reality By Sheldon M. Stern The Cuban missile crisis has many heroes. In one of the many...

Brief: Colombia Zeros in on F-16s

Background: The relationship in Latin America between militaries and governments is complicated to say the least, considering the history of dictatorships. In most of...

Daily Memo: Turkey’s New Syrian Base, Britain’s Defense Review

Turkish assets in Syria. Turkey has established a new military base in Ain Issa, north of Raqqa in eastern Syria. It's equipped with an...

China’s Strategic Standpoint

One of the hardest problems of foreign policy is developing an accurate evaluation of a potential adversary’s intentions and capabilities, which are frequently separate...

Brief: Hezbollah Goes to Moscow

Background: Lebanon regularly faces political and economic crises. Its position along the Eastern Mediterranean and the fact that Iran-backed Hezbollah has substantial political and...

Daily Memo: Sputnik V Headed for Europe, Syrian Strikes Target Aleppo Province

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine headed for Europe. Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund has reached deals to start producing the Sputnik V vaccine with four European...

COVID-19 Expedites Demographic Change

Editor’s Note: The following was inspired by a presentation delivered by the author at a webinar for Scholas Occurrentes, an international scholastic organization founded...

Turkey Reaches Out to Central Asia

(click to enlarge) For Turkey, the Turkic-speaking countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus present an opportunity to spread its influence into a critical Russian...
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