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Explaining the New US Military Posture in the Caribbean

In October, Washington deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group from Europe to the southern Caribbean – a move that consolidates what had been haphazard interdiction and training missions into a single, layered air-sea posture. It was billed as a counter-narcotics and freedom-of-navigation mission, but its true purpose is to deny Venezuela freedom […]

Daily Memo: Progress Toward US-China Trade Truce

Trade truce. China and the U.S. agreed over the weekend on a “basic consensus” to address one another’s trade concerns. At a meeting in...

Why Russia Could Withstand New Sanctions

On Oct. 22, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions against Russian companies Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as several...

George Answers Your Questions: The United States, Venezuela, Cuba and the Caribbean

First, I must apologize for an error in last week’s piece. The Florida Straits are not the only exit from the Gulf of Mexico....

Daily Memo: Israel Tries US Patience on Gaza, West Bank

Israel and Gaza. Indonesia and Azerbaijan may lead the Gaza stabilization force, the Israel Hayom daily reported. The two countries were included after Israel,...

Why the Conflict in the Congo Can’t Stop

This week, the United States hosted a third round of talks to broker peace between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23, a...

Daily Memo: New Sanctions on Russian Energy

Russia sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, citing the Kremlin’s “refusal” to end the Russia-Ukraine war....

A Divided Ukraine and European Security

A few months from now will mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which started a war that has redefined European...

Daily Memo: Trade Negotiations, Aid for Gaza

U.S.-India deal. The United States and India are close to concluding a trade agreement that would reduce U.S. tariffs on Indian exports to 15-16...

Ukraine as Viewed From Warsaw and Washington

Last week, I traveled to Washington, D.C., following a visit to Warsaw the week before. Both trips centered on Ukraine and how the war...

Daily Memo: US-China Trade, Russian Gas Exports

Soybean trade. China in September imported no soybeans from the United States, formerly one of its top suppliers, because of high U.S. tariffs imposed...

Why Peace by Force Will Not Work in the Middle East

The Gaza ceasefire deal stipulates that a lasting peace is one in which both Palestinians and Israelis can thrive, protect their fundamental human rights,...
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