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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 Aug. 1 deadline. The United States and Pakistan announced a trade and resource deal, though the details are still murky. President Donald Trump said the agreement involves joint development of Pakistan’s […]

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...

The Geopolitics of Drugs

Last month, President Donald Trump declared – not for the first time – the drug cartels in Latin America to be international terrorists. And...

Foreign Investment in Latin America

(click to enlarge) Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean grew steadily in 2024, but the trend may slow this year. Much of...

Daily Memo: Middle East Diplomacy

Peace proposal. Israeli and Syrian officials held talks, mediated by the U.S. envoy to Syria, in Paris on Thursday. Following the meeting, the Syrian...

China’s Peacemaker Image Takes a Hit

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran has intensified global criticism of China’s strategic posture in the Middle East. During and after the conflict,...

Daily Memo: UK-India Deal, Thailand-Cambodia Clashes

Big deal. The U.K. and India signed a major free trade deal. It’s expected to result in 6 billion British pounds ($8 billion) of...
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