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October 9, 2024

North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature convened this week, tasked with amending the constitution to designate South Korea as a “hostile” country, remove clauses related to reunification and redraw the country’s maritime borders. Kim Jong Un ordered the changes, likely anticipating that a few antagonistic maneuvers will frighten Pyongyang’s enemies, firm up its alliances and stabilize the […]

Daily Memo: Seoul Accuses Pyongyang of Planning Ukraine Deployment

October 8, 2024

North Korean mission. North Korea will likely deploy troops to Ukraine to support Russia’s war effort there, South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday....

The Future of Drone Warfare

October 8, 2024

It’s been said for years that drones are the future of warfare. Their advantages are obvious: They are light and maneuverable and can deliver...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Nuclear Industry, Germany’s Arms Exports

October 7, 2024

Kazakh doubts. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said construction and operation of a future nuclear power plant in the country should be entrusted to an...

A Simple View of the Arab-Israeli War

October 7, 2024

Last week, I wrote an article on the two wars raging in Eurasia. It was “idiosyncratic” in that, unlike other columns circling the mediasphere,...

Daily Memo: Russia Comments on Armenia and Plans to Delist Taliban

October 4, 2024

Security matters. Top security officials from the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States are holding a summit in Kazakhstan. At the gathering, the chief of...

China Charts a New Path

October 4, 2024

Last weekend, the South China Sea was unprecedentedly busy with military activities. For the very first time, the Chinese navy deployed three aircraft carriers...

Daily Memo: More Signs of Trouble for Russia’s Economy

October 3, 2024

Weak performance. Russia’s services purchasing managers’ index fell to 50.5 points in September from 52.3 in August. Though not quite in contraction territory, it...

Iran’s Regional Position Is Crumbling

October 3, 2024

A day after Iran launched some 200 ballistic missiles at targets across the country, Israeli officials on Oct. 2 announced plans for major retaliation,...

Graphic Essay: Developing Southern Mexico

October 2, 2024

One of Mexico’s defining challenges as a country is the stark economic divide between its northern and southern regions. This disparity makes it extremely...