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Belarus and Russia: An Integration Project Stalled

In the end, it’s a matter of sovereignty.

Iran, Backed Into a Corner

Now it needs outside help if it’s going to stand up to the U.S.

Daily Memo: Concerning the Rumors in China

All the news worth knowing today.

Daily Memo: Complications in U.S. Sanctions, Caucasus Machinations

All the news worth knowing today.

Italy Challenges the EU’s Russia Policy

Rome wants concessions from Brussels, and it’s strong enough to get them.

The Geopolitics of London: Or, How England Joined the World

The city was a global financial hub well before the EU, and it will be one well after Brexit.

Checking in on the Serbia-Kosovo Dispute

Unsurprisingly, it still isn’t resolved.

Daily Memo: Russia’s Backyard, Iran’s Cabinet

All the news worth knowing today.

North Korea Talks Are Still at Square One

The U.S. has less leverage now than before.

In Syria, the Harder Fight Is in the North

The south has been mostly retaken. But danger lurks in Idlib.

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