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Daily Memo: Protests in Azerbaijan and Kosovo

Geopolitical Futures - December 12, 2022

Protests in Azerbaijan. Protesters from Azerbaijani environmental groups held demonstrations near the city of Shusha on a section of the Goris-Stepanakert highway, connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh and patrolled by Russian peacekeepers. Protesters demanded that Azerbaijani experts be allowed to monitor mining activities in the area. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry also demanded that Russian forces grant Azerbaijani […]

Daily Memo: Concerns Over Kosovo Tensions

Geopolitical Futures - December 9, 2022

Tensions in the Balkans. Roughly 300 Kosovo special forces arrived in the Serb-majority town of Kosovska Mitrovica on Thursday amid heightened tensions among residents...

Daily Memo: Putin’s Comments on the Future of the Ukraine War

Geopolitical Futures - December 8, 2022

Putin's remarks. At a meeting of Russia’s Human Rights Council, President Vladimir Putin made several statements regarding the future of the “special military operation”...

Daily Memo: Beijing to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions

Geopolitical Futures - December 7, 2022

Backing down. China announced an easing of its COVID-19 containment measures. Beijing’s new 10-point plan allows people who have tested positive but who have...

Daily Memo: EU Leaders Eye Deal on Russian Oil Price Cap

Geopolitical Futures - December 2, 2022

Inching closer. EU leaders have agreed tentatively on a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil, with an adjustment mechanism to keep...

Daily Memo: Good News for German Industry?

Geopolitical Futures - November 23, 2022

German industry. Germany’s purchasing managers’ index rose to 46.7 in November from 45.1 in October, jumping for the first time since the war in...

Daily Memo: Russia Pulls Out of Kherson

Geopolitical Futures - November 10, 2022

Russian retreat. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that its troops would withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, saying the move was necessary...

Daily Memo: Russia and Turkey’s Payment Plan, Australia’s New Defense Doctrine

Geopolitical Futures - November 8, 2022

Payment plan. Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister announced that Ankara and Moscow have reached an agreement on the issue of payments in national...

Daily Memo: Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

Geopolitical Futures - November 4, 2022

Heating up. South Korea’s military said North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into a maritime buffer zone overnight. On Friday, South Korea scrambled...

Daily Memo: Ukrainian Grain Leaves Port Despite Deal Suspension

Geopolitical Futures - October 31, 2022

Deal is off. Russia announced over the weekend that it was suspending its participation in a U.N.-backed deal that facilitated the transport of Ukrainian...

Daily Memo: US Oil Exports, China’s COVID Containment Measures

Geopolitical Futures - October 27, 2022

Record exports. The U.S. exported a record volume of crude oil last week. Oil and refined products exports reached 11.4 million barrels per day,...

Daily Memo: China Concludes Its National Congress

Geopolitical Futures - October 24, 2022

Congress closes. The Chinese Communist Party concluded its 20th National Congress on Sunday. On the closing day, Xi Jinping was given an unprecedented third...

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