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Daily Memo: Turkey’s Gas Hub, Iran’s Offer to Washington

Gazprom pulls out. Russia’s Gazprom is suspending plans to use Turkey as a hub for natural gas supplies to Europe, Bloomberg reported. The project was considered a way for Russian gas to reenter European markets, but according to the publication, the company now sees it as unfeasible due to Turkey’s limited spare export capacity, Ankara’s […]

The Myth of Saudi Political Stability

Saudi rulers often present the kingdom as an oasis of stability in a turbulent region. The reality, however, is far more complex. Since the...

Daily Memo: Iran Unimpressed With Latest US Offer

Deal or no deal? A May 31 U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal with Iran would allow limited, low-level uranium enrichment on Iranian soil,...

Report From Bucharest

My wife and I arrived in Romania last Wednesday after a two-night stopover and time adjustment in Frankfurt. We stayed in Bucharest with Antonia...

Daily Memo: Matters of Negotiation

Matters of negotiation. The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine are being held in Istanbul today. Last night, Reuters published the full...

There Is No White Genocide in South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with U.S. President Donald Trump in May, hoping to reset relations and secure new trade and investment opportunities....

Daily Memo: US on Gaza Ceasefire and NATO Expansion

Plan for Gaza. The Times of Israel published a proposal, submitted by U.S. special envoy Steven Witkoff, for a ceasefire in Gaza and a...

In China, Billionaires Return to Favor – on the Party’s Terms

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended an olive branch to the country’s wealthiest private entrepreneurs after years of subjecting them to scrutiny and regulatory...

Daily Memo: Peace Proposals in Ukraine, Air Defense in India

Waiting on Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Moscow’s agenda for...

Postwar Security in Gaza

The situation in Gaza is so untenable that the fighting will soon have to come to an end. This means that whatever remains of...

Daily Memo: On U.S.-Iran and Russia-Ukraine Negotiations

Campaigning for a deal. During a call last week, U.S. President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to take actions that...

Daily Memo: China-EU Trade, Israeli Warnings

Rallying together. China and the European Union are stepping up talks on expanding bilateral trade amid the threat of more U.S. tariffs. High-level trade...
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