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What We’re Reading: The Legacy of the Past in Venezuela and Germany

Weekly reviews of what’s on our bookshelves.

Saudi Arabia and Iran Compete in the Periphery

What interests have brought these Middle Eastern powers to Nigeria?

Daily Memo: A Cease-fire in the Trade War, A Departure from OPEC

All the news worth knowing today.

Daily Memo: Meetings and Conflicts That Didn’t Happen

All the news worth knowing today.

Mexico’s New President Can’t Avoid Old Problems

Regardless of his objectives, Lopez Obrador will find that he has to govern within certain parameters.

Russia and Israel in the Final Stretch

Checking the pulse of our annual predictions, every two weeks.

Daily Memo: All About the G-20

All the news worth knowing today.

Daily Memo: Europe’s Shaky Economy, Syria’s Dying Deal on Idlib

All the news worth knowing today.

A Tactical Retreat in Warsaw

Poland compromises but the EU isn’t satisfied.

What 1979 Can Tell Us About Iran Today

History never repeats itself exactly. Or does it?

What We’re Reading: Chronicles of Life in Ireland and in Mali

Weekly reviews of what’s on our bookshelves.

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