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Daily Memo: US-EU Deal, Russia-Niger Summit

Tariff deal. The United States and the European Union struck a trade deal over...

Foreign Investment in Latin America

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(click to enlarge) Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean grew steadily in 2024, but the trend may slow this year. Much of...

US Inflation: Deferred but Not Forgotten

(click to enlarge) As Washington’s protectionist trade policies tighten, the question remains how much tariffs will affect price growth inside the United States. On the...

Tariffs Target Southeast Asia

(click to enlarge) Since 2016, the share of U.S. imports from China has fallen by nearly half, while imports from the Association of Southeast Asian...

Cautiously Optimistic EU Economic Data

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(click to enlarge) In the first quarter of 2025, the eurozone recorded 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter GDP growth, doubling the 0.3 percent rate seen in the...

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The Geopolitics of Drugs

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Last month, President Donald Trump declared – not for the first time – the drug cartels in Latin America to be international terrorists. And...

China’s Peacemaker Image Takes a Hit

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran has intensified global criticism of China’s strategic...

As Syria Goes, So Goes the Middle East

Situated at the crossroads of more powerful countries, Syria is the fulcrum of a...

America in Transition

From disruption to reconstruction.

Pushback in Panama

Washington’s strategy to advance U.S. interests in Latin America is inherently vulnerable. Broadly speaking,...

Putin’s Dilemma

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In analyzing the process by which the Russia-Ukraine war will end, the most critical...

On Immigration, Will EU Members Go It Alone?

Summer months in Europe traditionally bring calmer seas, which in turn bring more immigrants...

Modern Warfighting and the Decline of the Cold War Doctrine

For more than a generation, the international system was organized along the lines of...
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The Geopolitics of Drugs

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Last month, President Donald Trump declared – not for the first time – the drug cartels in Latin America to be international terrorists. And...

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US Bargaining With China and Russia

With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that...

American Naval Policy and China

Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...

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Daily Memo: Iran Coordinates With Russia and China, Syrian Kurds Face Ultimatum

Nuclear talks. Representatives from Russia, China and Iran met in Tehran to discuss their response to Western threats of renewed sanctions against Iran over...

Putin’s Dilemma

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In analyzing the process by which the Russia-Ukraine war will end, the most critical factor, as I have argued before, is that by not...

Daily Memo: Iran Open to Talks With US

Talks with conditions. Iran’s ambassador to Moscow said Tehran will consider Russian and other proposals for talks with the United States if they permit...

On Immigration, Will EU Members Go It Alone?

Summer months in Europe traditionally bring calmer seas, which in turn bring more immigrants across the Mediterranean. Some nations are already wary. This year,...

US Inflation: Deferred but Not Forgotten

(click to enlarge) As Washington’s protectionist trade policies tighten, the question remains how much tariffs will affect price growth inside the United States. On the...

Daily Memo: EU Tightens Russia Sanctions

Russia sanctions. EU ambassadors approved the bloc’s 18th sanctions package against Russia. The package sets a moving price cap on Russian oil at 15...

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