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Disinformation: A New Battlespace for Democracy

Democracies are inherently ill-prepared to deal with the proliferation of information warfare. While state-sponsored propaganda is by no means new, the digital age has fundamentally altered the speed, scale and reach of such efforts. Today, propaganda messaging directed at foreign audiences, often called foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), is a key source of influence […]

Daily Memo: US Offers Plan for Peace in Iran

Initial proposal. Washington is pushing for a “framework agreement” with Tehran to bring an end to the war in Iran, Israel’s Channel 12 reported,...

How Iran Is Repricing Geography

Last week, the International Maritime Organization submitted a proposal to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf that’s modeled on the Black Sea grain initiative,...

Daily Memo: Iran Denies Negotiation Rumors

Denials. Iranian officials and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports of negotiations with the United States on ending their war. Separately, Iranian President...

Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem recently asserted that the Iranian-backed Shiite group will defend Lebanon until the areas of the country that were captured by...

Daily Memo: Developments in Iran

Ground operation options. The U.S. is considering several scenarios for a limited ground operation in Iran, anonymous sources told NBC News. One option includes...

Beyond Iran: China, Russia and Europe

The war in Iran continues, its outcome uncertain and length unknown. And though the conflict has already affected the global system significantly, things are...

George Answers Your Questions: Geopolitics, War and Iran

Geopolitics, War and Iran March 17, 2026 Question: Why are you saying that there was a miscalculation? Trump has repeatedly said this would take 4-5 weeks....

Cuba’s Energy Crisis

(click to enlarge) Cuba's energy crisis has been going on for years but is now taking on a geopolitical dimension. The country's electricity infrastructure has...

Daily Memo: Belarusian Fertilizers, US-Japan Relations

Belarusian rapprochement. The U.S. will remove sanctions on two key Belarusian fertilizer producers amid disruptions in global supplies related to the Iran war. The...

Conditions for US-Russia Rapprochement Fall Into Place

Seven months after the historic Alaska summit between Russia and the United States, the time may finally be right for a rapprochement. In a...

Daily Memo: Strikes on Iran’s Navy, US Mulls Sending Reinforcements

Escalation. Israel carried out its first strike on Iranian targets in the Caspian Sea. Five Iranian navy vessels were reportedly hit in the attack...

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