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Daily Memo: Food Supply Fears, Oil Supply Deals

Food supply. There are currently no major shortages of staple foods, but that hasn’t stopped consumers and governments from worrying. Last week, Romania banned...

The Coming Decline of Global Trade

(click to enlarge) The World Trade Organization revised its forecast for global trade this year to reflect the impact of the coronavirus pandemic — and...

Turkey, the Coronavirus Risk-Taker

In early April, as the coronavirus pandemic descended on Europe and the Middle East, Turkey looked like it had it made. It boasted the...

Daily Memo: Wuhan Opens Up

European mitigation. As Europe struggles against the coronavirus outbreak, its institutions are scrambling for solutions to limit economic and political fallout. Today, the European...

The Indo-Pacific After COVID-19

In late March, senior officials from the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a loose coalition of the Indo-Pacific’s four most powerful democracies, quietly launched a series...

Supply Chains and a Novel Path to Conflict

Though ā€œsupply chainā€ became a household term only in the past generation, it has been around since humans have been engaging in commerce. One...

Daily Memo: OPEC+ Delays, Japan Mobilizes

OPEC+ pause. Saudi Arabia and Russia have delayed an OPEC+ meeting intended to negotiate production cuts. Instead of meeting on Monday as promised, the...

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