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Daily Memo: Western Naval Cooperation, Helping Taiwan

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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 head of U.S. naval operations. The agreement would allow personnel from both sides to serve on each other’s ships. This comes a day after the U.S. and French naval chiefs discussed […]

Daily Memo: Japan’s Energetic Diplomacy, Sino-Russian Gas Trade

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Suga in Vietnam. New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga isn’t wasting time taking advantage of Southeast Asian countries’ desire for deeper regional involvement from...

Daily Memo: China’s Uneven Recovery

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China’s economy falls short. China’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

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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

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Editor’s Note: Astute readers will notice that today’s Daily Memo has a new look and feel. The alterations are meant to accommodate other content...

Daily Memo: Cambodia Slides Toward China

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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

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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 People’s War?

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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

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Hope is beginning to fade that the world will have a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine before the predicted “second wave” arrives that will...

Vaccine Nationalism Is an Exaggerated Threat

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Nationalism is all the rage these days. Following decades of globalization, the pendulum has begun to swing back the other direction, triggering fears that...

Daily Memo: Russian Constitutional Reforms, Korean Compromises

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Russian reforms. In a seven-day referendum that ended on Wednesday, 77.9 percent of Russians voted to approve more than 200 amendments to the constitution,...

Will the Coronavirus Forge a Brave New World?

Alex Berezow -
Of all the major geopolitical players on the planet, Mother Nature may be the toughest adversary. Nature has neither imperatives nor constraints to guide...
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