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Daily Memo: Korean Peninsula Security Talks, Armenian Military Modernization

South Korea, China and Japan hold talks on regional security, and Armenia beefs up its military.

North Korea and the Threat of ICBMs

Rumors have been swirling that North Korea is about to test an intercontinental ballistic missile. The source for this latest rumor is U.S. intelligence,...

Daily Memo: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Nuclear Tests, Mediterranean Alliances Take Shape

U.S. officials believe North Korea will make good on its promises to conduct tests in the coming days.

The Russian Military: Forging a Foreign Policy Tool

The second installment in a three-part series exploring the past, present and future of Russian military reform.

Daily Memo: Rising Global Debt, Lebanon’s New Prime Minister, Britain’s Foreign Policy Review

A World Bank study shows staggering levels of global debt, and the Lebanese president appoints a new prime minister.

China’s Enigmatic Loan to Belarus

Chinese money risks tipping the balance in the former Soviet country away from Russia.

Daily Memo: Impeachment, Shanghai Protest, an Anti-Saudi Bloc

Does impeachment matter geopolitically? Is a protest in Shanghai a harbinger of greater unrest?

George Friedman’s Thoughts: A Month of Travel

Since the beginning of November, I have traveled, in sequence, to Dubai, Calgary, New York, Istanbul, Zurich and London, with quick stopovers at home...

Daily Memo: Denuclearizing North Korea, Redefining Trade, Courting India

Regional actors appear to be coalescing around the issue of Pyongyang’s controversial program.

The Unspoken Mission of the Lebanese Army

The army’s leadership is determined to assert its leadership throughout the country, despite Hezbollah’s rise.

Daily Memo: Syria Reconstruction, German Labor Shortages, Nuclear North Korea

Damascus intends to rebuild the country before the war even ends.

The Posh Versus the Blokes in the UK

I arrived in London on Saturday afternoon. Traffic was heavy and it took nearly two hours to reach my hotel, giving ample time to...

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