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Daily Memo: Idlib Tests Turkey’s Patience, India-Australia Cooperation, North Korea Low on Cash

Turkey accused Russia of failing to live up to its promises, and the Bank of Korea said Pyongyang was running out of cash.

Brexit Is Finally Here. Now What?

This week, the United Kingdom departs the European Union. For nearly three years the world has watched London exhaust itself over the political deadlock,...

Daily Memo: China’s Coronavirus Strategy, the UK’s Huawei Policy

Xi Jinping has charged his trusted ally with heading the government response to the Wuhan virus.

The Fragmentation of the European Union

At the end of this week, the United Kingdom, the second-largest economy in Europe, will exit the European Union. Meanwhile, Poland is under intense...

Daily Memo: Tensions Rise in Iraq, US-Philippines Relations Under Strain

Another attack has taken place in Baghdad's Green Zone.

What Awaits Iran?

Shiite clerics have always played an active and essential role in Iranian public affairs. Safavid shahs (1501-1736) found them extremely useful in proselytizing Persians...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Mystery Bond Buyer, Coronavirus Quarantine Grows

More Chinese cities are under quarantine to contain the Wuhan virus, while Iraqi nationalists and pro-Iran proxies try to spread an anti-American fever.

Chinese New Year 2020: The Year of the Coronavirus

The biggest political and economic effects of pandemics come from public panic and panicked government responses, not the disease itself.

Daily Memo: Iranian Diplomacy, Controlling Syria, Stopping an Outbreak

Talks may soon begin between Tehran and Saudi Arabia, while Beijing tries to quarantine an entire city.

Daily Memo: Transatlantic Trade, Russian Food, EU Crisis Management

With deals final with China and North America, the Trump administration turns its attention to Europe.

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Ventures Into the Mediterranean

The fleet plays a key role in Russia’s Mediterranean strategy.

Daily Memo: Belarus Buys Oil, South Korea in the Middle East, Turkey and the Horn

Minsk has secured a shipment from Norway while Turkey tests waters outside Somalia.

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