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George Answers Your Questions: Rethinking China

Rethinking China Nov. 17, 2025 Question: Some interesting reasoning regarding the dismissal of senior military commanders in China. It feels like these purges will be inevitable while there is no change at the top for long periods of time. How do you view a similar ā€œpurgeā€ of U.S. commanders since the election in comparison? Response: […]

Daily Memo: Details Revealed on US Plan to End War in Ukraine

Washington's vision. Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko revealed on his Telegram channel what he says is the U.S.-drafted 28-point plan to end the war with...

Can ASEAN Still Shape Its Own Destiny?

Though the Association of Southeast Asian Nations counts among its members some of the developing world’s most up-and-coming economies, the bloc has never been...

Daily Memo: Israel and Russia Bolster Their Presence in Syria

Israel in Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops deployed to the buffer zone in Syria. Accompanied by the Israeli foreign minister,...

Saudi Arabia’s Burden-Sharing Test

As the most volatile theater in the international system, the Middle East poses the greatest obstacle to President Donald Trump’s effort to operationalize a...

Daily Memo: New Ukraine Plan, US-Saudi Deal

Ukraine proposal. The United States is working with Russia to develop a new plan to end the war in Ukraine, Axios reported. The 28-point...

The Wisdom in China’s Aircraft Carriers

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, recently entered service, a move some analysts dismiss as irrational in an era of satellites, long-range missiles and...

Daily Memo: Zelenskyy Headed for Turkey, Russia-Syria Talks

Ukraine update. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Turkey on Wednesday to push for renewed negotiations on ending the war with Russia. U.S....

On the Global Gen Z Protests

Over the past few months, a wave of protests led by members of Generation Z has swept over the world. They have largely taken...

Daily Memo: Explosion on Polish Railway, Iran’s Water Crisis

Unprecedented. An explosion on a Polish rail line on Sunday was an ā€œunprecedented act of sabotage,ā€ Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The blast,...

Guinea Shakes Up Global Iron Ore Market

(click to enlarge) After three decades, Guinea has officially inaugurated the Simandou mine, with the first shipment of iron ore expected to depart for China...

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