South Pacific

Daily Memo: Strains in US-South Korea Ties

South Korea rebuffs the U.S. on military ā€¦ South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, apparently for the first time, hinted on Tuesday (but never...

Daily Memo: Progress in Libya and Belarus

Second wave crashes on Europeā€™s recovery. A second wave of coronavirus infections is pushing eurozone economies into a double-dip recession, according to preliminary surveys...

Daily Memo: Western Naval Cooperation, Helping Taiwan

Western naval cooperation. The U.S. and British navies are preparing to sign an agreement to dramatically boost interoperability and technological integration, according to the...

Daily Memo: Japanā€™s Energetic Diplomacy, Sino-Russian Gas Trade

Suga in Vietnam. New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga isnā€™t wasting time taking advantage of Southeast Asian countriesā€™ desire for deeper regional involvement from...

Daily Memo: Chinaā€™s Uneven Recovery

Chinaā€™s economy falls short. Chinaā€™s economy grew an estimated 4.9 percent year over year in real terms in the third quarter, according to official...

Daily Memo: Kyrgyzstan’s President Resigns, Kim’s Apology Tour Continues

Kyrgyz president resigns. With protests over the results of Oct. 4 parliamentary elections showing no sign of stopping, Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his...

Daily Memo: Diplomacy in the Himalayas, Weapons for Taiwan

Editorā€™s Note: Astute readers will notice that todayā€™s Daily Memo has a new look and feel. The alterations are meant to accommodate other content...

Daily Memo: Cambodia Slides Toward China

Cambodia accelerates its shift to China. Cambodia has demolished several U.S.-funded facilities at the strategically located Ream Naval Base, Cambodian Defense Minister Gen. Tea...

Daily Memo: Coalitions Take Shape

Stop fighting. That was the message to Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday from the presidents of France, Russia and the United States. Specifically, the...

Can China Still Export Its Peopleā€™s War?

Earlier this summer, as the Indian government scrambled to curry support both at home and abroad for its bare-knuckle standoff against China in the...

The Trouble With a Premature Vaccine

Hope is beginning to fade that the world will have a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine before the predicted ā€œsecond waveā€ arrives that will...

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