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Daily Memo: Sri Lanka, Israel and Oman, China and Japan

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The EU Goes to Battle Over Italy’s Budget

Brussels can’t afford to look weak on its fiscal rules but lacks the means to enforce them. Its solution? Market pressure.

Daily Memo: Questions on the Korean Peninsula, China, Poland and Turkey

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No Exit From the US-Saudi Relationship

So long as Washington endeavors to counter Iran, it will have to stomach the more unsavory aspects of its relationship with Riyadh.

India’s Own String of Pearls

New Delhi is boosting its defense presence across the Indo-Pacific, as Beijing’s footprint also grows.

Daily Memo: Treaties on the Rocks, Pessimism in Poland

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South Korea Prepares for a Future Without the US

Seoul’s long-term goals for North Korea are incompatible with Washington’s, and sooner or later it will have to strike out on its own.

The Limits of Nuclear Arms Treaties

The idea that a treaty can mitigate the threat of war simply misses the point.

Daily Memo: Damage Control in Saudi Arabia

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