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Tariffs Target Southeast Asia

(click to enlarge) Since 2016, the share of U.S. imports from China has fallen by nearly half, while imports from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have nearly doubled. The United States now imports more from Southeast Asia than it does from China. Last week, President Donald Trump announced a new set of tariffs meant […]

Daily Memo: Air Drills and Diplomacy Around East Asia

Drills and meetings. The United States, Japan and South Korea held joint air drills over international waters near South Korea’s Jeju Island. The exercises...

India’s Ambitions in Africa

Over the past decade there has been a marked increase in the competition for influence in Africa. China is already well established there, but...

Daily Memo: Secret Israel-Syria Meeting, UK-French Nuclear Coordination

Israel-Syria deal. Details have emerged of a secret meeting in Abu Dhabi between Tzachi Hanegbi, head of Israel’s National Security Council, and Syrian President...

The Continued Devolution of Palestinian Politics

As U.S.-led efforts continue for a ceasefire in Gaza, the future of the Palestinian territories is still in question. The Palestinian Authority, based in...

Daily Memo: Kurdish Disarmament, Chinese Espionage

PKK's transition. The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, officially declared the group’s armed struggle against Turkey over in a...

In China, Xi’s Rule Slowly Unravels

Over the past week, Chinese President Xi Jinping intensified his sweeping crackdown on public officials, expelling Vice Adm. Li Hanjun, chief of staff of...

Daily Memo: US, Iran to Revive Talks

Diplomatic revival. U.S. and Iranian officials will hold their first talks since Israel's assault on Iran's nuclear facilities last month "in the next week...

The Nearing Crisis of Demographics

There are moments when I am exhausted by crises that come and go, and remember the next real existential crisis of humanity. It puts...

Daily Memo: Israel Targets Yemen’s Houthis, BRICS Convene

Israeli assault. The Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Sunday. The strikes hit the ports of Hodeida, Salif and...

US, Europe Bet on Banks to Fund Strategic Priorities

Both Washington and Brussels are signaling a major break from the regulatory posture that has defined the trans-Atlantic financial architecture since the 2008 global...

Cautiously Optimistic EU Economic Data

(click to enlarge) In the first quarter of 2025, the eurozone recorded 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter GDP growth, doubling the 0.3 percent rate seen in the...

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