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Brief: Unanswered Questions in Northern Ireland

Background: With Brexit, the United Kingdom is redefining its relationship with continental Europe. But Brexit also raised sensitive questions about the relationship between Northern Ireland and the rest of the U.K., and between Northern Ireland and the Irish republic. The protocol governing trade between Northern Ireland and Britain, part of the 2019 EU-U.K. Withdrawal Agreement, […]

Daily Memo: Diplomatic Dogfighting Over Taiwan

Diplomacy dogfight. Chinese incursions are continuing in Taiwanese air space, and so too are acknowledgements by Taipei that U.S. aircraft are operating in the...

The Coup in Myanmar: Why Now?

For Myanmar, a country where the military brass has called the shots for most of its modern history, this week's putsch shouldn’t have come...

Daily Memo: Turkey’s Economic Momentum, Washington’s Nord Stream 2 Offer

Signs of recovery. Turkish exports increased by 2.5 percent year over year in January, reaching $15 billion – the highest January total in the...

The Institutionalization of Crises

About a year after the COVID-19 pandemic introduced its new rules of survival, my wife and I risked life and limb for the chance...

Brief: Countdown to an Iranian Bomb

Background: The Israeli-Sunni Arab coalition against Iran that started taking shape last year has put even more pressure on the Islamic republic. But the...

Daily Memo: Russian Demonstrations, Iranian Weapons

Navalny protest crackdown. More than 5,000 people were arrested over the weekend in another round of protests across Russia against the detention of opposition...

In Brazil, Choosing Sides in the US-China Rivalry

Brazil, a country that tries to avoid at nearly any cost, squarely aligning with one side in a conflict, is facing one of its...

Brief: First Shot in the Vaccine Wars

Background: EU member states are trailing their peers in terms of economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, and all sorts of issues with their...

Daily Memo: COVID Vaccine Update, New German Economic Data

Vaccine wars. European Union member states must approve exports of coronavirus vaccines from companies that have not met delivery targets, according to a new...

The Kurdistan Regional Government: Divided and Dysfunctional

In a 17th-century poem titled “Mem and Zin,” renowned Kurdish poet Ahmad Khani wrote: “If only there were harmony among us, if we were...

Daily Memo: Beijing’s Warnings, Washington’s Demands

‘Independence means war.’ China said its recent series of massive air force incursions into Taiwanese airspace, along with new naval drills underway in the...
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