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From Pandemic to Pan-shortages

With some notable and grave exceptions, the COVID-19 crisis is winding down for much of the world. But as it does, another problem is...

Daily Memo: Turkey Mends Fences

Russia checks in on Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Armenia on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan....

Daily Memo: Alternative Indo-Pacific Supply Chains, Russian-European Relations Up in Flames

Bypassing China. Australia, India and Japan formally launched a so-called Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, an effort to present a supply chain alternative to China...

Anzac Day, Memorial Day and the Geopolitics of a Friendship

In history, and in the history of my family, Memorial Day and Anzac Day are intimately bound. On Memorial Day, which comes next month,...

Daily Memo: Putin Warns the West, Prague Calls for Backup

The state of Putin’s nation. In his annual address to the Federal Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin covered all the usual subjects: difficulties in...

Daily Memo: China-Iran Deal, Myanmar’s New Junta Cracks Down

Budding partnership. China and Iran signed a vague, 25-year cooperation agreement during a visit by China’s foreign minister to Tehran on Saturday. Few details...

Australia’s Role in America’s War With China, Part 2

Perhaps America’s greatest operational advantage over China – should a war ever start between them – is the superiority of its submarines. Submarines are...

Daily Memo: Russia Sanctions, Indo-Pacific Deterrence

Navalny sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions against seven Russian officials in connection with the alleged poisoning and subsequent detention of...

Australia’s Role in America’s War With China

In U.S. plans for a war with China, Australia serves as a base for peripheral operations in the Indian Ocean and in the Indonesian...

Daily Memo: Israeli Ship Explosion, Turkish Economic Growth

Pointing fingers. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz blamed Iran for an explosion on an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman over the...

Daily Memo: Brussels’ Frustrations, Cuba’s Economic Opening

Russian resistance. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said Russia was not interested in a ā€œconstructive dialogue with the EUā€ following his visit to...

Daily Memo: Global Chip Crunch Continues to Bite

Chip crunch. Ford on Thursday said it would cut production at two U.S. plants where it builds the popular F-150 next week due to...

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