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Daily Memo: US Troops in Europe, Aid for Ukraine

Growing concerns. European officials are concerned that the U.S.-Russia negotiations that began in Riyadh this week could lead to a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe, according to a report by Germany’s Bild newspaper. One Eastern European security official told the paper that they believe the talks are centered on security guarantees that Russian President […]

The US Geostrategy and the Old World Order

The United States is overhauling its entire foreign policy. In this new approach, Washington expects allies (as opposed to the United States) to take...

Daily Memo: Europe Weighs Its Role in Ukraine War Talks

Future of Russia sanctions. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured his European counterparts on Tuesday that Washington would not consider lifting sanctions on...

El Salvador’s Newfound Value to the US

There may be more than meets the eye behind U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent visit to El Salvador. Headlines focused on the...

Daily Memo: Taiwan Eyes Defense Deal, Shifts in Russian Trade

Investments in the U.S. Taiwan is reportedly in talks on a multibillion-dollar deal to purchase arms from the United States, hoping to curry favor...

The Deeper Meaning of Balkan Protests

Protests in Serbia continued over the weekend, more than three months after they started. The demonstrations, primarily led by students, were sparked by the...

Daily Memo: US Negotiations With Russia and Belarus

Meeting in Riyadh. Representatives from the United States and Russia are set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Russia’s Kommersant reported. Secretary of...

Speculating on the Summit in Saudi Arabia

At its heart, Geopolitical Futures is a forecasting company. But before we forecast, we analyze. And before we analyze, we speculate. We rarely publish...

Daily Memo: US-India Talks, Protests in Belgium

U.S. and India. During talks in Washington this week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to intensify defense cooperation....

Turkey and the Geopolitical Roads Ahead

Turkey is resurging as a regional power. The fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria in 2024 and Azerbaijan’s takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023...

Daily Memo: Developments in Ukraine and Syria

Planning negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Wednesday. The Kremlin said they discussed a prisoner exchange,...

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