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Daily Memo: US Deployment, Kurdish Concerns

Geopolitical Futures - March 12, 2026

Reinforcement. The United States will send up to 500 troops to Romania to support the U.S. operation in Iran. The Romanian parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of the temporary deployment, which also includes defensive military equipment. According to the Romanian president, the deployed systems will be limited to “refueling planes, monitoring equipment and satellite […]

Daily Memo: US-Iran Developments, Egypt-Russia Talks

Geopolitical Futures - February 11, 2026

Turning up the heat. The U.S. has considered seizing tankers carrying Iranian oil to increase pressure on Tehran, according to a Wall Street Journal...

2026 Forecast: Re-anchoring the World

Geopolitical Futures - January 16, 2026

Global In 2025, we noted that the world was becoming more unanchored compared to years past. Since World War II, the global order had had...

The Military Benefits of Quantum Technology

Andrew Davidson - December 24, 2025

Modern militaries increasingly depend on the continuous functioning of complex systems rather than on decisive battlefield victories. Military advantages, then, are created less by...

Daily Memo: Ukraine’s European Backers Get Weak in the Knees

Geopolitical Futures - December 4, 2025

Paying for it. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said it would be “premature” for Rome to participate in NATO’s program to buy U.S. weapons...

Daily Memo: Russian Presence on the Ukraine Border and the Red Sea

Geopolitical Futures - December 2, 2025

Security zone. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian military’s North Forces Group to create a security zone along the border with Ukraine during...

New Cable Connections to Christmas Island

Geopolitical Futures - November 28, 2025

(click to enlarge) For more than three decades, Christmas Island has depended on phosphate mining and exports for its economic livelihood. But these supplies won’t...

On the Global Gen Z Protests

Ekaterina Zolotova - November 18, 2025

Over the past few months, a wave of protests led by members of Generation Z has swept over the world. They have largely taken...

Daily Memo: Developments in the Caribbean, Terrorist Attack in Pakistan

Geopolitical Futures - November 12, 2025

Fallout. Colombia will stop sharing intelligence with the United States until the Trump administration suspends strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean, Colombian...

Daily Memo: Russia and Venezuela, Israel and Hamas

Geopolitical Futures - October 8, 2025

Maduro and Putin. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ratified a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement with Russia, originally signed in May at a meeting in...

Daily Memo: On the Verge of a Gaza Peace Deal

Geopolitical Futures - October 6, 2025

Israel-Hamas negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump reported positive results from talks with Hamas and other nations regarding a Gaza ceasefire, hostage release and broader...

Daily Memo: Russian Missiles and Ukrainian Drones

Geopolitical Futures - October 2, 2025

Russian enhancement. Russia has successfully upgraded its Iskander-M and Kinzhal missiles to make them capable of evading U.S. Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine,...

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