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Vaccine Nationalism Is an Exaggerated Threat

Nationalism is all the rage these days. Following decades of globalization, the pendulum has begun to swing back the other direction, triggering fears that nationalist policies will lead to a breakdown in international cooperation and a destabilization of the world order. This, in turn, has led to much hand-wringing over “vaccine nationalism,” the notion that […]

Daily Memo: Middle Powers and the Disempowered

Middle powers in the Indo-Pacific. On Tuesday, Japan agreed to lend Vietnam some $345 million to buy six Japanese maritime patrol vessels. Japan has...

The Geopolitics of the Belarusian Election

Belarus, whose recent elections are making waves throughout the media, has been a pending flashpoint in Europe for some time. The reasons for this...

Daily Memo: Belarus’ Election Results, Beirut’s Explosion Fallout

Belarus' predictable election results. The presidential election in Belarus ended, as expected, with a landslide victory for the incumbent, Alexander Lukashenko, who won 80.23...

Lebanon’s Breaking Point

Roughly this time last year, I spent a week in Beirut for field research. I was there to learn about drug markets, specifically how...

Daily Memo: Egypt and Greece Sign East Med Deal

Making moves in the Mediterranean. Following Turkey’s signing in November of an agreement with Libya’s Government of National Accord to delimit their exclusive economic...

Singapore Wants Nothing to Do With a New Cold War

Singapore is something less than thrilled with the mounting U.S.-China rivalry. This much has been made clear by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in...

Daily Memo: The Mighty Dollar

Getting off the dollar. Russia and China are finding ways to reduce their dependencies on the almighty greenback. According to Russia’s Central Bank and...

Daily Memo: Taiwan Deploys Troops to the South China Sea

Taiwan deploys troops to the South China Sea. Taiwan is deploying a company of some 200 marines to reinforce a coast guard garrison in...

More Questions Than Answers Over the Beirut Blast

There is no sense in trying to make sense of what happened in Beirut on Tuesday. We will never know the full truth about...

Tunisia’s Bumpy Democratic Transition

Observers of Middle East politics often refer to Tunisia as an exception to the chaos brought on by the uprisings that have rocked the...

Daily Memo: Belarus’ President Speaks to the Nation and to Russia

Lukashenko addresses Belarus – and Russia. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday delivered his annual address to the public and the National Assembly. Lukashenko announced...
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