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Daily Memo: Fighting in Myanmar, Coordination on North Korea

Escalation. An ethnic rebel group known as the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army reportedly seized a military base in northern Myanmar from the ruling junta. In addition, 129 troops from the Myanmar army reportedly surrendered to the group on Sunday. Meanwhile, another armed rebel group known as the Arakan Army said 10 soldiers were arrested […]

In the US-China Talks, Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The much-anticipated meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is finally here. The visit, which takes place today at the...

Daily Memo: Armenia’s Plan, Saudi-Africa Summit

Roadmap to peace?Ā At the Paris Peace Forum on Friday, Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan identified three principles that could serve as the basis for a...

Good Timing for Turkey’s Pivot to Central Asia

Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Central Asia twice. He first went to Uzbekistan to attend a summit of the Economic Cooperation...

Daily Memo: US-India Ties, Sanctions Enforcement

The U.S. and India. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S.-Indian relations are the strongest they’ve ever been during a meeting in New...

Panama’s Post-Canal Economy Takes Shape

Throughout 2023, the Panama Canal Authority has introduced various restrictions on the size and frequency of vessels transiting the canal amid an extended period...

Daily Memo: Disagreements Over Postwar Gaza, US-China Arms Control Talks

Someone else’s problem. Rebuffing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remark about an indefinite Israeli security presence in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. proposed that...

Egypt’s Singular Role in Gaza

As the international community struggles to figure out what to do with Gaza after the war, Egypt is poised to play its biggest role...

Daily Memo: Turkey-Israel Relations, Saudi Summits

Discord. Ties between Turkey and Israel are deteriorating. On Wednesday, Turkey's energy minister said talks on energy-related projects with Israel would be conditioned on...

The World Aflame

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece titled ā€œThe World Begins to Reorder Itself.ā€ There is certainly a new order coming, but unlike...

Daily Memo: China and Australia Mend Ties, Iran’s Meeting With Hezbollah

Reboot. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held talks in Beijing on Monday in another sign of easing tensions between...

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