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November 23, 2020

Background: The United States is trying to make good on its plans to reduce its global military footprint. At least partial troop withdrawals have taken place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany, and additional drawdowns are being discussed in Somalia. Between the military drawdown, the economic downturn and political chaos in the U.S., many wonder whether […]

Daily Memo: US Visit to Taiwan, Chinese Interest in CPTPP

November 23, 2020

The U.S. in Taiwan. A two-star U.S. Navy admiral in charge of U.S. military intelligence for Indo-Pacific Command reportedly made an unannounced visit to...

When COVID-19 Hits Home

November 23, 2020

In Russia, the country I call home, COVID-19 cases are increasing. The number of daily infections exceeds that of the first wave earlier this...

The World’s Largest Trade Pact

November 20, 2020

(click to enlarge) Judging solely by its headline figures, the newly inked 15-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – by most metrics the world’s largest...

Brief: Turkey Comes Around on Economic Reform

November 20, 2020

Background: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can no longer ignore the (most recent bout of) trouble Turkey is in. The economy is in shambles, support...

Daily Memo: Establishing Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

November 20, 2020

Cease-fire implementation. Azerbaijani troops entered the Aghdam region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday as part of the Russian-negotiated cease-fire agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. A...

The Limits of Syrian Kurdish Self-Determination

November 20, 2020

The creation of the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq in 1992 had a tremendous impact on Kurds throughout the Middle East. In Syria,...

Brief: Russia Is Wooing Uzbekistan

November 19, 2020

Background: Among the most important of modern Russia’s foreign policy objectives is to reclaim the influence it lost when the Soviet Union collapsed, particularly...

Daily Memo: China Airs Its Grievances With Australia

November 19, 2020

14 points of disagreement. A day after Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian listed seven points of disagreement with Australia – ostensibly as justification...

The Event that Triggered US Maritime Supremacy

November 19, 2020

On Nov. 11, 1940, the British Royal Navy set the stage for the United States becoming the dominant naval power in the world. It...

Brief: Tensions Flare in Iraq Again

November 18, 2020

Background: Tensions heightened earlier this year after the United States killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds Force in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

Daily Memo: Turkey in Azerbaijan, Israeli Strikes in Syria

November 18, 2020

Turkish troops headed for Azerbaijan. The Turkish parliament approved a presidential decree to send troops to Azerbaijan for one year to help Russian peacekeepers...

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