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November 3, 2020

Background: Ukraine is a crucial buffer state for Russia, which lost some influence in the country after the Maidan revolution brought to power an administration more friendly with the West. Moscow countered by annexing Crimea and creating a frozen conflict in the eastern breakaway territory of Donbass. Russia will always try to find ways to […]

Daily Memo: Nuclear Power in Belarus, Voter Support in Turkey

November 3, 2020

A step toward free trade. Russia’s upper house of parliament ratified a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Serbia. Belarusian nuclear energy....

The Illusion of Foreign Policy

November 3, 2020

No matter who becomes America’s next president, certain things will follow. The world will wonder what President Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be in...

Brief: Egypt and Sudan Enter Ethiopian Dam Talks

November 2, 2020

Background: Egypt and Sudan have been entrenched in a tense standoff over water, their shared border and the partition of Sudan for years. But...

Daily Memo: Anti-Government Protests in Kyrgyzstan, Russian Gold for Sale

November 2, 2020

Kyrgyz unrest. Six separate demonstrations were held on Monday in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, each with different demands of the Kyrgyz government and...

After Brexit, the UK Pivots to Africa

October 30, 2020

(click to enlarge) To prepare for a post-Brexit world, the U.K. has been reorienting its trade and investment patterns. As such, it is increasingly looking...

Brief: Why the US Wants to Give F-35s to the UAE

October 30, 2020

Background: The United States has helped Israel maintain its military superiority in the Arab-Israeli conflict for about as long as there has been an...

Daily Memo: China’s Vision for 2025

October 30, 2020

China has plans. The Communist Party of China released its 14th five-year economic plan as its latest Central Committee plenum wrapped up on Thursday....

How Egypt Lost Its Leadership of the Arab World

October 30, 2020

For centuries, Egypt had positioned itself as a leader of the Arab world. Even before the rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt’s second president...

Daily Memo: Coronavirus Rebounds and Relapses

October 29, 2020

U.S. economy clawing its way back. The U.S. economy is estimated to have grown 7.4 percent, or a record-breaking 33.1 percent at an annualized...

A Different Election

October 29, 2020

In less than a week, the United States will elect a president for the 59th time in its history. This one, as others before...

Brief: The Beginning of the End of the U.S.-Korean Alliance?

October 28, 2020

Background: A variety of issues cast doubt on the future of the U.S.-South Korea alliance. Among them are North Korea’s nuclear program; Washington’s insistence...

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