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As Syria Goes, So Goes the Middle East

Situated at the crossroads of more powerful countries, Syria is the fulcrum of a tumultuous region. What happens to the country has important implications for the national security interests of Turkey and Israel. Turkey needs the new Syrian government to consolidate itself, while Israel sees the government as a threat, led as it is by […]

Daily Memo: Syria and Ukraine Seek Foreign Support

Syria’s appeals. Syria asked Turkey to help bolster its defenses and fight terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State group, according to the Turkish Defense...

Pushback in Panama

Washington’s strategy to advance U.S. interests in Latin America is inherently vulnerable. Broadly speaking, it uses national security and economic arguments to justify its...

Daily Memo: Iran Coordinates With Russia and China, Syrian Kurds Face Ultimatum

Nuclear talks. Representatives from Russia, China and Iran met in Tehran to discuss their response to Western threats of renewed sanctions against Iran over...

Putin’s Dilemma

In analyzing the process by which the Russia-Ukraine war will end, the most critical factor, as I have argued before, is that by not...

Daily Memo: Iran Open to Talks With US

Talks with conditions. Iran’s ambassador to Moscow said Tehran will consider Russian and other proposals for talks with the United States if they permit...

On Immigration, Will EU Members Go It Alone?

Summer months in Europe traditionally bring calmer seas, which in turn bring more immigrants across the Mediterranean. Some nations are already wary. This year,...

US Inflation: Deferred but Not Forgotten

(click to enlarge) As Washington’s protectionist trade policies tighten, the question remains how much tariffs will affect price growth inside the United States. On the...

Daily Memo: EU Tightens Russia Sanctions

Russia sanctions. EU ambassadors approved the bloc’s 18th sanctions package against Russia. The package sets a moving price cap on Russian oil at 15...

Modern Warfighting and the Decline of the Cold War Doctrine

For more than a generation, the international system was organized along the lines of the Cold War. Though the United States and the Soviet...

Daily Memo: Pressure Builds in Syria, US Considering More Iran Strikes

Rising pressure. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the foreign ministers of Germany and Greece to...

Azerbaijan Is in the Middle East for the Long Haul

Azerbaijan’s growing involvement in the areas to its south indicates the natural contiguity of the Middle East and the Caucasus. Now that Russia and...
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