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July 30, 2024

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council declared Nicholas Maduro the victor in the country’s July 28 presidential elections. Official results showed he received 51 percent of the vote, while the opposition candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, won 44 percent. The results come as little surprise given that Maduro, now entering his third term, has regularly manipulated elections in […]

Daily Memo: Poland Rebuffs Orban Comments, Wagner Suffers Losses in Mali

July 29, 2024

Growing friction. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the weekend criticized Poland’s stance on Russia and the Ukraine war as “the most hypocritical policy...

India Moves in on Southeast Asia

July 29, 2024

Last week, the foreign ministers of India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Vientiane to discuss ways to enhance political, security...

Daily Memo: Russian Interest Rates, More Money for Ukraine

July 26, 2024

Rate hike. Russia’s central bank on Friday raised the key lending rate by 200 basis points to 18 percent. The bank explained that inflation...

The Paradox of Russian Gas Sanctions

July 26, 2024

More than two years after the introduction of sanctions meant to curb Russia’s hydrocarbons revenue, Europe is still buying significant amounts of Russian natural...

Daily Memo: Israel Proposes Mideast Security Bloc, Greece Signs Deal for F-35s

July 25, 2024

Netanyahu's plan. In a speech delivered before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the creation of a security...

The Houthis and the Israel-Iran Conflict

July 25, 2024

Israeli warplanes needed just under three hours on July 21 to travel 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) to their targets in Yemen’s port city of...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Reaches Out to China, Houthis Warn of More Attacks

July 24, 2024

Smoothing the waters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou....

The US Makes Its Own Semiconductor Supply Chains

July 24, 2024

The semiconductor business is booming. According to estimates published in 2023 by consulting firm McKinsey & Company, the semiconductor market will exceed $1 trillion...

Daily Memo: Palestinian Unity, EU Funds for Armenia

July 23, 2024

Coming to agreement. Some 14 Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, signed a reconciliation declaration following China-mediated talks this week, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV...

Turkey’s Uphill Battle to a Rapprochement With Syria

July 23, 2024

Since the 1950s, Turkey has expressed interest in the domestic affairs of Syria more than any other Arab country, driven by a long shared...

Daily Memo: China Cuts a Deal and Lending Rates

July 22, 2024

Surprising terms. China and the Philippines tentatively agreed on a code of conduct for the resupply of Philippine forces at Second Thomas Shoal, a...

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