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Egypt, Caught in the Crossfire

On May 27, an Egyptian border guard was fatally shot at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. According to a Reuters report, the victim was killed after he opened fire on an armored vehicle carrying Israeli troops that had crossed a boundary line near the border in pursuit of Palestinian refugees. […]

Daily Memo: Trespassers in the South China Sea, Latest North Korean Threats

Trespassers. The president of the Philippines raised serious concern about China’s new policy of detaining “foreign trespassers” in the South China Sea, including the...

Russian Strategy in the Sahel

A date has been set for the United States to fully demobilize from its military bases in Niger. On Sept. 15, American forces will...

Daily Memo: Russia-Belarus Drills, Putin in Uzbekistan

Russian defense. Russia and Belarus began a joint air drill on Monday, part of efforts to improve air defense systems and coordination. Relatedly, the...

Putin’s Peace Plan

Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia invaded Ukraine under the assumption that Ukraine’s defeat would be rapid and complete, bringing Russia to NATO’s eastern border....

Daily Memo: On a Resolution in Ukraine

What it would take. Moscow would be willing to end the war in Ukraine with a cease-fire deal along the current battlefield lines, Reuters...

The State of Argentina’s ‘Transformation’

Argentine President Javier Milei will not be commemorating his country’s revolution on May 25 as originally planned. At the beginning of the year, he...

Daily Memo: ‘Axis of Resistance’ Leaders Meet in Iran, France Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile

Gathering in Tehran. On the sidelines of the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, representatives of the so-called axis of resistance met in Tehran....

Iran: From the Death of Raisi to Khamenei’s Successor

The death of Iran’s president comes at a critical moment for the Islamic Republic. The country’s political system is approaching an inflection point, when...

Daily Memo: Developments in Israel

Cairo's involvment. According to a CNN report, Egypt secretly changed the terms of a deal agreed to by Israel earlier this month that could...

In New Caledonia, France Sees Foreign Meddling

French President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency meeting on May 20 with his defense and security council to discuss the unrest in the French...

Daily Memo: Gazprom in Trouble, EU-Moldova Deal

Deepening cracks. The Russian government issued a decree instructing state-owned energy firm Gazprom not to pay dividends for 2023. Earlier this month, Gazprom reported...

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