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January 23, 2026

Renewed dialogue. Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday, the first trilateral dialogue since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the early hours of Friday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Moscow. Russian […]

The Return of the Nation-State in the Middle East

January 23, 2026

During the Cold War, nation-states thrived throughout the Middle East, but the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991 ushered in an era of intense instability...

Daily Memo: US Drops Tariff Threat Over Greenland

January 22, 2026

Backtracking on Greenland. Following talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not impose new tariffs on European countries...

Turkey, Israel and the New US Geostrategy

January 22, 2026

The United States is rolling out its new geostrategy, centered on burden-sharing and burden-shifting, across the globe. The Middle East is its proving ground....

Daily Memo: US Deployment, Russian Education

January 21, 2026

The Iran question. The U.S. reportedly deployed F-15E fighter jets to Jordan on Jan. 18. According to The Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Donald...

The Evolution of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

January 21, 2026

Last week, Russia announced that it will soon host the International Forum for Collective Security under the auspices of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,...

Daily Memo: Islamic State Militants Escape Prison in Syria

January 20, 2026

Chaos in Syria. Clashes erupted between armed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces around Shaddadi prison, which holds thousands of Islamic State fighters,...

Outgrowing Old Alliance Behavior

January 20, 2026

Though the Cold War is over, there are a variety of Cold War-era alliance structures that have continued to shape international relations. NATO –...

Daily Memo: Chinese Economic Results, Developments in Syria

January 19, 2026

Hitting the target. China’s economy grew by 5 percent year over year in 2025, reaching 140.19 trillion yuan ($20.15 trillion) and meeting Beijing’s target...