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China Threatens Australia Because That’s All It Can Do

Phillip Orchard -

As cases of COVID-19 resurge elsewhere in the world, it’s worth remembering that Australia whipped the coronavirus into submission with relative ease, reducing the number of new daily cases to single digits by mid-April. Yet, the pandemic has left Australia with an acute case of economic and diplomatic whiplash anyway, not because of its public […]

Daily Memo: An Anniversary of Political Unrest

Geopolitical Futures -
31 years after Tiananmen Square. Thursday is the 31st anniversary of the deadly crackdown in Tiananmen Square, when the military opened fire on thousands...

Mother Nature as a Geopolitical Force

Alex Berezow -
History is biased, and not just because the victors tend to write it. The study of history is largely the study of humankind –...

Daily Memo: Funding a European Recovery

Geopolitical Futures -
The most recent breakthrough is just a first step.

Daily Memo: China Fires Back

Geopolitical Futures -
Beijing is making good on threats to retaliate against countries that hold it responsible for the pandemic.

Daily Memo: Preparing for Trade After the Lockdown

Geopolitical Futures -
Many countries are already easing off their restrictions.

Four Coronavirus Lessons That We Will (or Won’t) Learn

Alex Berezow -
How would we respond differently if another outbreak happened?

Medical, Economic, Social, Military: The State of Play

George Friedman -
A riot broke out in a poor, predominantly Muslim neighborhood north of Paris over the weekend. The immediate cause was a traffic offense and...

Daily Memo: In Asia, China Gets Defensive as Restrictions Ease

Geopolitical Futures -
Some countries have declared victory over the outbreak.

Daily Memo: The U.S. and Iran Are at It Again

Geopolitical Futures -
Tensions are raising as the world reckons with the economic impact of the pandemic.

Daily Memo: Watching What We Eat

Geopolitical Futures -
The U.N. food program released some troubling numbers earlier this week.

Daily Memo: ‘Grave Danger’ in Oil Markets and North Korea

Geopolitical Futures -
Kim rumors. CNN on Monday night, quoting a single U.S. intelligence official, reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in “grave danger...
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