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October 16, 2020

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco on a diplomatic tour of North Africa. The trip, one month before the U.S. presidential elections, was significant because it came amid a recent escalation in terrorism that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as increased Chinese and Russian naval exercises […]

Brief: Germany Prepares for a Wave of Insolvencies

October 15, 2020

Editor’s Note: The following is a new content type we are calling Briefs. They are real-time updates on the world’s most pressing geopolitical events, broken...

Daily Memo: Kyrgyzstan’s President Resigns, Kim’s Apology Tour Continues

October 15, 2020

Kyrgyz president resigns. With protests over the results of Oct. 4 parliamentary elections showing no sign of stopping, Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his...

Brief: A New U.S. Base in Syria

October 14, 2020

Editor’s Note: The following is a new content type we are calling Briefs. They are real-time updates on the world’s most pressing geopolitical events,...

Daily Memo: The Chinese Communist Party’s New Rules, Azerbaijan’s Latest Target

October 14, 2020

Xi tightens his grip. New draft rules from the Chinese Communist Party released this week will strengthen President Xi Jinping’s control over the party’s...

Russia’s Low-Key Problem in Kyrgyzstan

October 14, 2020

On Oct. 4, Kyrgyzstan held parliamentary elections that, true to form, ended in political unrest. Rallies broke out the next day, leaving more than...

Brief: The Kremlin Keeps an Eye on the North Caucasus

October 13, 2020

Editor’s Note: The following is the first of a new content type we are calling Briefs. They are real-time updates on the world’s most...

Daily Memo: Diplomacy in the Himalayas, Weapons for Taiwan

October 13, 2020

Editor’s Note: Astute readers will notice that today’s Daily Memo has a new look and feel. The alterations are meant to accommodate other content...

In Search of a Solution to Russia’s Strategic Problem

October 13, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. Though it may not be true...

Japan’s Glacial Ascendance

October 12, 2020

For such a historic transition of power, the handover from Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving and most powerful postwar prime minister, to Yoshihide Suga was...