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Daily Memo: Russia and Venezuela, Israel and Hamas

Geopolitical Futures - October 8, 2025

Maduro and Putin. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ratified a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement with Russia, originally signed in May at a meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin. The ratification, conducted at a signing ceremony broadcast by national media, was timed to coincide with Putin’s birthday. Maduro congratulated the Russian leader and reaffirmed Venezuela’s […]

Daily Memo: On the Verge of a Gaza Peace Deal

Geopolitical Futures - October 6, 2025

Israel-Hamas negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump reported positive results from talks with Hamas and other nations regarding a Gaza ceasefire, hostage release and broader...

Daily Memo: Russian Missiles and Ukrainian Drones

Geopolitical Futures - October 2, 2025

Russian enhancement. Russia has successfully upgraded its Iskander-M and Kinzhal missiles to make them capable of evading U.S. Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine,...

Australia, Papua New Guinea and China: The Strategic Pivot in the Pacific

Ronan Wordsworth - September 23, 2025

On Sept. 17, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, where he was expected to sign...

How Drone Logistics Are Changing Warfare

Andrew Davidson - September 19, 2025

Warfare is the contest between technology and geography. Geography imposes limits (e.g., distance, rivers, mountains, chokepoints) and technology tries to erode them, relying on...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Financial Strain, Clashes in Istanbul

Geopolitical Futures - September 8, 2025

Shortfall. The Russian budget could see a 1 trillion-ruble ($12 billion) shortfall in tax revenue, according to calculations by Russia’s Izvestia newspaper. The 2025...

Daily Memo: Developments in Israel

Geopolitical Futures - September 5, 2025

Gaza update. The Israel Defense Forces currently control 40 percent of Gaza City, an IDF spokesperson said at a press conference on Israel’s operation...

A Global Military Recruitment Crisis

Ronan Wordsworth - September 2, 2025

Many militaries in the world have a personnel problem. The British government, for example, has said for years that it doesn’t just need more...

Daily Memo: Russian LNG Shipment to China Tests US Sanctions

Geopolitical Futures - August 28, 2025

Sanctions test. A vessel loaded with liquefied natural gas from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 plant, which is under U.S. sanctions, docked for the first...

Risk and Reward in the AI Arms Race

Andrew Davidson - August 15, 2025

Artificial intelligence is emerging as the strategic high ground in warfare, promising faster targeting, smarter weapons and operations beyond human capacity. Several imperatives are...

Daily Memo: US-China Trade, Russian Metals

Geopolitical Futures - August 12, 2025

Another pause. The United States and China announced on Monday that they will extend exemptions on additional tariffs for another 90 days while they...

Daily Memo: Reactions to the Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Deal

Geopolitical Futures - August 11, 2025

Landmark deal. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday agreed to a landmark peace agreement brokered by the United...

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