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Daily Memo: Power for Syria , Changes in Iran

Energy for Syria. A new pipeline that will bring natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria has been inaugurated. The ceremony took place in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kilis, on the Syrian border. The pipeline should deliver 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Syria annually in the first stage – which will then be […]

Turkey’s Time to Rise

“The Next 100 Years,” which was published some 15 years ago, forecast the emergence of three significant powers over the next few decades: Japan,...

Uncertainty in Tariffs

(click to enlarge) On Aug. 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order introducing import duties of 10 percent to 41 percent on 69 countries...

Daily Memo: China’s Latest Arms Exports

Arms production. China and Kuwait are close to completing construction on an ammunition factory in the Gulf state, the Kuwaiti deputy defense minister said....

The Future of Green Hydrogen Is Out of Reach

A recent Reuters investigation shed some light on the current state of green hydrogen, a potentially game-changing technology that, in theory, is renewable and...

Daily Memo: US Reaches Last-Minute Trade Deals

Pakistan. Washington announced a flurry of trade deals with countries facing severe spikes in tariffs if they did not reach a compromise by the...

Is South Korea the Next Big Arms Maker?

By Emmett Stern South Korean arms manufacturers are having a moment, and their rise is years in the making. In 2022, for example, Poland signed...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Defense Investment, Russia’s Plan for Benin

German defense. The German government is reportedly preparing to submit at least 60 military procurement orders for parliamentary approval this year. They include 20...

Russia’s Peaceful Atom Strategy

Russia is making a serious foray into nuclear diplomacy abroad. Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear corporation and a leader in the global nuclear industry,...

Daily Memo: Kazakh Energy for Europe, Roscosmos-NASA Talks

Kazakh exemption. The European Union has decided to allow the delivery of Kazakh coal through Russian ports despite sanctions. The EU’s 16th package of...

Trade Deals Put the Screws to Russia

The United States and the European Union announced a new trade framework on July 27, marking a significant development in trans-Atlantic relations. The deal...

Daily Memo: US-EU Deal, Russia-Niger Summit

Tariff deal. The United States and the European Union struck a trade deal over the weekend following talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and...

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