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November 10, 2020

Cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia have signed an agreement to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia will deploy nearly 2,000 peacekeepers, 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 vehicles and pieces of special equipment at the line of contact along the Lachin corridor. Protests soon began in the Armenian capital of Yerevan […]

Biden’s Dilemma

November 10, 2020

The election is over, and barring major fraud or error, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. He begins as...

Daily Memo: US Marines Arrive in Taiwan, Georgian Protests Continue

November 9, 2020

Marines in Taiwan. A contingent of U.S. Marines has arrived in Taiwan for four weeks of training, according to Taiwan’s Naval Command. This marks...

For the US and China, There’s No Going Back

November 9, 2020

For months leading up to the U.S. election, there was no shortage of speculation over who Beijing would prefer to have in the White...

India and Pakistan’s Tug of War Over Kashmir

November 6, 2020

(click to enlarge) India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir stretch back to partition in 1948. In many ways, the historical pattern shows an evolution toward a “frozen”...

Daily Memo: China Plays Tough in the Pacific

November 6, 2020

Empowering China’s coast guard. Beijing has drafted legislation authorizing the Chinese coast guard to fire on foreign vessels that intrude into Chinese-claimed waters. The...

Brief: The Implications of Ethiopian Unrest

November 5, 2020

Background: In Ethiopia, regional administrative divisions are drawn largely along ethnic lines, so political unrest, too, tends to be defined by these divisions, often...

Daily Memo: Ethiopian Dam Talks Break Down, UK Vaccine Delivery Stalled

November 5, 2020

Failed talks. Sudan’s Water Ministry said that the latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have...

For Oman, It’s the End of an Era

November 5, 2020

When Qaboos bin Said declared himself sultan of Oman in 1970, he strove to modernize the country and disentangle it from the Middle East’s...

Brief: Turkey Considers a Partial Withdrawal From Syria

November 4, 2020

Background: Since 2016, Turkey has had a firm foothold in northern and western Syria, in part by supporting Sunni rebel militias. Its presence there...

Daily Memo: Arms in Taiwan, Emergency in Ethiopia

November 4, 2020

Arms in Taiwan. The U.S. State Department said it will sell the weapons-ready MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan for the first time. This latest...

Turkey and France: More Than Just a War of Words

November 4, 2020

Last month, a cartoon depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lounging in his underwear graced the cover of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The publication...

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