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Brief: Turkey Considers a Partial Withdrawal From Syria

Background: Since 2016, Turkey has had a firm foothold in northern and western Syria, in part by supporting Sunni rebel militias. Its presence there is a means to multiple ends: regulating immigration, stopping spillover violence, projecting its power, and fighting the Kurdish groups it considers terrorist organizations. But since March, when Turkey and Russia brokered […]

Daily Memo: Arms in Taiwan, Emergency in Ethiopia

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

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

Brief: Russia Sees an Opportunity in Ukraine

Background: Ukraine is a crucial buffer state for Russia, which lost some influence in the country after the Maidan revolution brought to power an...

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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...
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