Regional Directory Archives - Page 56 of 442

HomeRegional Directory

January 27, 2025

Last week, two seemingly independent events – the declaration of a state of emergency by the government in Bogota and the United States’ planned review of Chevron’s license to operate in Venezuela – suggest a confrontation between Washington and Caracas is in the offing. It’s no secret that the United States’ physical and economic security […]

Daily Memo: EU Divided Over Russian Gas

January 24, 2025

Hungarian request. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged the European Union to press Ukraine to resume transit of Russian natural gas, threatening to block...

2025 Forecast: China

January 24, 2025

After the 2010s – a period of exceptional economic growth – China entered a major downturn caused by the collapse of the country’s crucial...

Daily Memo: Russian Economic Indicators, Saudi Outreach to Washington

January 23, 2025

Russian industry. Russia’s production of certain iron and metal products declined markedly in the fourth quarter, the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, a major...

US Bargaining With China and Russia

January 23, 2025

With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Presence in Syria, Transnistria’s Energy Crisis

January 22, 2025

Making changes. The new Syrian administration in Damascus has canceled a deal with a Russian company to manage the port of Tartus. All revenue...

American Naval Policy and China

January 22, 2025

Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...

Graphic Essay: Argentina’s Milei Races Against Time

January 21, 2025

Argentina’s economy has undergone dramatic changes since President Javier Milei took office over a year ago. His “shock therapy” reforms, aimed at addressing the...

Daily Memo: Russia-China Talks, Myanmar Ceasefire Deal

January 21, 2025

Debrief. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by video call on Tuesday. In the first 11 months of 2024, bilateral...

2025 Forecast: Russia

January 21, 2025

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia, then a shell of its former self, was forced to spend the following decades restoring its...

Daily Memo: Left-Wing Parties Struggle, Syria Strives for Unity

January 20, 2025

Major shift. Left-wing parties have hit their lowest popularity level since the Cold War, according to an analysis by British publication The Telegraph. In...

Europe: The Agony and Ecstasy of US Relations

January 20, 2025

One of the most pressing geopolitical issues Europe faces is its evolving relationship with the United States. This relationship will be critical as Europe...

1...555657...442 Page 56 of 442