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Daily Memo: Russia-Turkey Talks, Palestinian Drills

Russia and Turkey talk. In the Russian resort city of Sochi, the foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey met to discuss a range of bilateral issues, including the situations in Libya, the Middle East and Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as preparations for an upcoming meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Russia’s blacklist. Moscow […]

In Arab Monarchies, Absolute Rule May Be Dwindling

The Arab world’s eight monarchies are among the last remaining absolute monarchies on Earth. In some ways, they have proved surprisingly durable. Compared to...

Daily Memo: Duterte’s Threats, Pakistani Attacks

Philippine threats. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening, yet again, to scrap Manila's pivotal Visiting Forces Agreement with Washington if the U.S. doesn't deliver...

Brazil and the EU: The Value of Going Green

Representatives from Brazil and the European Union will meet next month to discuss an environmental addendum for the Mercosur-EU free trade agreement, without which...

Daily Memo: Courting Russia, EU-China Deal Stalls

Armenian opposition courts Russia. The leader of one of Armenia’s largest opposition parties said the country should sign a security agreement with Russia and...

Israel Becomes the Middle East’s Superpower

Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has held military supremacy over its Arab neighbors, though they still treated it as a pariah state. Israel...

Daily Memo: US Sanctions Target Russia and China, Maneuvering in the Strait of Hormuz

New U.S. sanctions. The U.S. Commerce Department released a list of 45 Russian and 58 Chinese companies with military connections that will be subject...

The Intelligence Dilemma

The United States claims to have identified a massive Russian intelligence operation meant to gather secrets from corporations and the government. The line from...

Daily Memo: New UK Restrictions, Turkish Naval Drills in the Eastern Med

Blocking U.K. travel. The United Kingdom imposed tighter mobility restrictions in London and southeast England after a new, more infectious strain of COVID-19 was...

Europe After the Pandemic

Editor’s note: The following analysis is adapted from the forthcoming book, “Contemporary Geopolitics and Geoeconomics.” For the European Union, two events were supposed to define...

European Union Economic Update

(click to enlarge) As much of the European Union goes under stricter lockdown over the holiday season, economic figures released last week for the third...

Daily Memo: Investing in Openness, and Destroyers

EU and China nearing investment treaty. China and the European Union are close to sealing an investment agreement by year’s end, EU officials said....
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