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Daily Memo: Kurdish Ceasefire in Turkey, Leadership Split in Iran

New phase. The Kurdistan Workersā€™ Party, or PKK, declared over the weekend a ceasefire with Turkey, days after its jailed leader called on the group to lay down its arms. In a statement, the group said it agreed with Abdullah Ocalanā€™s comments last week and would comply with his appeal. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]

Resurrection of the Keystone XL Pipeline

(click to enlarge) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to revive the Keystone XL Pipeline, reversing the Biden administrationā€™s efforts to cancel it. The...

Israelā€™s Intelligence Failure

Hamas' attack on Oct. 7, 2023, was not Israelā€™s first intelligence failure. In the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Israel was surprised by Egypt and Syria's...

Daily Memo: Kurdish Group in Turkey Weighs Its Future

Giving up the struggle?Ā The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workersā€™ Party on Thursday called on the group to lay down its arms and dissolve...

Germany Is Divided Again

Germanyā€™s next government will inherit a country more polarized than at any time in recent history. Every German federal election since World War II...

Daily Memo: Moscow’s Advice for Tehran

Mediation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reportedly told his Iranian counterpart during a trip to Tehran that Moscow was willing to act as a...

Reaction in the Russian Periphery

Though still in its early stages, forged U.S.-Russia diplomacy has compelled several nations on Russiaā€™s periphery to rethink some of their strategic positions. Poland,...

Daily Memo: Britain Expands Defense Budget, US and Ukraine Agree on Preliminary Deal

Britain's defense spending. Britain plans to increase its defense spending to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product by 2025, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced....

Morality in Geopolitics

The negotiations over a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine war bring to light an uncomfortable truth: In geopolitics, ethics tend to be coincidental, not...

Daily Memo: Putin Open to Working With US on Critical Minerals

Putin's proposal. Moscow is open to working with Washington on projects involving rare earth metals, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference...

Trumpā€™s Gaza Plan: A Test for Arab Leaders

Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his plan to take over the...

Daily Memo: German Election Results

Center holds. Germanyā€™s center-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) finished first in federal elections on Sunday, securing 28.5 percent of the vote, according...

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