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Daily Memo: Iraq Ends Its Political Stalemate, SCO Summit Begins

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New PM-designate. Iraq’s top political bloc named businessman Ali al-Zaidi as its candidate for prime minister. The Coordination Framework, a coalition of Iran-aligned Shiite parties, had previously indicated it would support former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the post, until the U.S. threatened to cut off aid to the country if it didn’t reconsider its choice. […]

George Answers Your Questions: Japan, Australia and a New Regional Order

George Friedman -
Japan, Australia and a New Regional Order April 20, 2026 Question: Isn't another supporting argument "securing" the symbiotic relationship between Australia's natural resources and Japan's industrial...

Japan, Australia and a New Regional Order

George Friedman -
We have written a great deal on the evolution of U.S.-China relations, and we expect them to evolve further after the upcoming summit between...

Daily Memo: Update on Hormuz, Intel on Iranian Weapons

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A first. A French-owned container ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, becoming the first known vessel flying a flag from a...

Daily Memo: Iran Makes Preparations

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New developments. Iran is stationing additional military personnel and air defense systems on Kharg Island in preparation for a possible U.S. ground operation, CNN...

Daily Memo: Iran Denies Negotiation Rumors

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Denials. Iranian officials and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports of negotiations with the United States on ending their war. Separately, Iranian President...

Daily Memo: US Deployment, Kurdish Concerns

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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...

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

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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

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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 -
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

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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

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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...
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