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Daily Memo: Israel Reinforces Syria Border, Egypt Rejects Relocation Plan

Escalation. Addressing rising tensions in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he had ordered strikes on forces entering a part of Syria that Israel has designated as a demilitarized zone. He said Israel does not want a conflict with Syria but will protect its own security, adding that future actions depend on […]

Daily Memo: Europe Readies Retaliatory Tariffs, Fighting Flares in Syria

Ready to retaliate. The European Commission has prepared tariffs on 72 billion euros’ ($84 billion) worth of U.S. goods in response to Washington’s plan...

How Hezbollah Controlled Lebanese Shiites

Hezbollah originated in 1982, when Israel invaded Lebanon. Iran had sent a contingent of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps there to fight the Israeli...

Daily Memo: Azerbaijan Hosts Syria-Israel Talks, PKK Begins Disarmament

Energy relief. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa traveled to Baku and met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Energy was a major focus, with al-Sharaa complaining...

Floods in the Texas Hill Country: Reflections on a Catastrophe

A little over a week ago, the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country went berserk, as rivers sometimes do in this area, killing...

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...

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...
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