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September 18, 2020

Clock ticking for TikTok. The Trump administration announced Friday that it will ban U.S. business transactions with China-owned social apps WeChat and TikTok effective on Sunday. This effectively means people who have already downloaded the wildly popular apps will probably still be able to use them indefinitely. But an accompanying ban on hosting or transferring […]

China’s Trial by Fire

September 18, 2020

From the COVID-19 outbreak to the subsequent economic crisis, with catastrophic flooding of the Yangtze River thrown in for good measure, 2020 has subjected...

Daily Memo: Europe’s Response to Belarus and Russia

September 17, 2020

Burning bridges. The European Parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution calling for an investigation into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and...

Encountering Korea

September 17, 2020

Arriving at the international airport at Incheon, now a global transport hub, I received instructions for South Korea’s coronavirus screening procedures. Incheon will always...

Daily Memo: The WTO Sides With Beijing

September 16, 2020

The WTO rules against U.S. tariffs. China won a big case against U.S. tariffs at the World Trade Organization, giving Beijing some moral high...

In Morocco, Broken Promises and Bleak Prospects

September 16, 2020

Morocco is a unique country in the Middle East and North Africa region. Having been conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate in the early eighth...

Daily Memo: Who Said What in Washington and Sochi

September 15, 2020

South Korea’s friendly words rankle Washington. Last week, following a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister...

Belarus’ Next Episode

September 15, 2020

Public demonstrations against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have intensified. Looked at casually, it seems unlikely that his presidency can survive. If the protesters are...

Daily Memo: Putin-Lukashenko Meeting, Space for Talks in the Mediterranean

September 14, 2020

Lukashenko goes to Sochi. Large-scale protests continued in 28 Belarusian cities on Sunday, including in the capital of Minsk, where estimates of participation ranged...