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August 27, 2025

For more than two decades, U.S. strategy rested on the assumption that the Western Hemisphere was secure. But that may no longer be assumed. Cartel violence in Mexico and its effects in South America, state collapse in Haiti, and Venezuela’s role as a hub for cartel-driven instability and platform for Russian and Iranian influence are […]

Daily Memo: French Politics, US-Russia Relations

August 26, 2025

Another rupture. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has called a confidence vote for Sept. 8 over his plan to cut spending by 44 billion...

Russia Lacks an Economic Exit Strategy in Ukraine

August 26, 2025

Days before Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 15, Russian forces in Ukraine made their largest single-day gain...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Social Spending, Japan’s Drone Procurement

August 25, 2025

Cuts coming. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Germany’s welfare system is overextended and in need of reform. At a party conference, Merz...

Calibrating Capability and Interest in Ukraine

August 25, 2025

Last week, in my column in which I answer readers’ questions, I wrote that the United States must calibrate and measure its geopolitical interests...

An All-Time High in Cocaine Production

August 22, 2025

(click to enlarge) More than synthetic drugs and many plant-based drugs, cocaine production is shaped by geography. Coca, the plant from which cocaine is produced,...

Daily Memo: Taiwan’s Defense Spending, Azerbaijan’s War Preparations

August 22, 2025

Taiwanese defense. The Taiwanese government’s proposed defense budget for next year will reach $31 billion, or 3.32 percent of gross domestic product, according to...

In the Indo-Pacific, Middle Powers Gain Ground

August 22, 2025

By Emmett Stern The competition between Washington and Beijing has rightly commanded much of the media’s attention lately, but it elides a deeper story playing...

Daily Memo: China, Afghanistan, Pakistan Hold Trilateral Talks

August 21, 2025

Meeting in Kabul. The foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan discussed strengthening cooperation and trade during trilateral talks in Kabul on Wednesday. China’s...

As US-India Ties Fade, China Acts

August 21, 2025

Washington’s efforts to forge a new strategy for managing global affairs have hurt its ties with India. This has forced New Delhi to try...

Daily Memo: Israel Prepares New Gaza Operation, Europe Discusses Ukraine’s Defense

August 20, 2025

Making arrangements. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz approved on Tuesday plans for a Gaza City offensive. In preparation for the operation, the military called...