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Daily Memo: Blame Games in the Himalayas and Eastern Mediterranean

Breaking norms in the Himalayas. On Monday night, the Chinese military accused Indian troops of crossing the so-called Line of Actual Control, the vaguely defined de facto border in parts of the Himalayas disputed between India and China. China also accused Indian troops of firing warning shots near the hotly contested Pangong Lake in eastern […]

Eternal Brexit

In 2016, the British government called for a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union. The British...

India: COVID-19 and Economic Contraction

(click to enlarge) As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India soars, the country's economy is taking a severe blow. It contracted by...

Daily Memo: Russia Drums Up Support, the Global Supply Chain Shifts Away From China

Russia plays power broker. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Collective Security Treaty Organization began on...

The Communist Party of Every Last Inch of China

In July, Chinese authorities announced a three-year plan to phase out Mongolian-language instruction for grade schoolers in the nominally autonomous northern region of Inner...

Daily Memo: Pyongyang Approaches the US Red Line Again

North Korean missile development. As we have repeatedly explained, North Korean denuclearization was always a pipe dream. The only thing that's changed is that White...

Daily Memo: Belarus and Russia Get Back on Track

Belarus and Russia back on track. For much of 2020, several disputes have complicated the otherwise strong relations between Russia and Belarus. But after...

Turkey Means Business in the Eastern Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a mission to remake the Eastern Mediterranean. Within Turkish society and across the country’s fragmented political landscape,...

Daily Memo: Unrest in Belarus and Beirut

Belarus update. Protests in Belarus continue for a fourth week, with smaller businesses now joining the fray. Online stores, bars, cafes, beauty salons, print...

Nothing Has Changed With Taiwan

On Aug. 17, 1982, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz sent a memo via an American diplomat to the Taiwanese government. On Monday, just...

Daily Memo: US-Taiwan Relations, Lebanon’s Next Prime Minister

Washington's commitment to Taiwan. The U.S. is reportedly set to declassify documents providing clarity on the “six assurances,” a set of security commitments made...

In Russia, Mercenaries Are a Strategic Tool

Belarusian intelligence has accused Russia of sending private citizens to interfere in the country’s affairs and generally engage in acts of provocation. These same...
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