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Brief: Serbia’s Show of Force to Kosovo

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Background: Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, less than 10 years after a NATO-led peacekeeping operation began there. Serbia, however, has yet...

Brief: The UK and the USMCA

Background: The post-Brexit United Kingdom is still trying to define its new role in the international system. London has been trying to replace the...

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Why Did the US Invade Iraq?

On March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, claiming that Saddam Hussein’s regime was hiding weapons of mass destruction and posing a threat...

India’s Emerging Foreign Policy

India’s economic rise has validated its historical efforts to maintain a diverse set of foreign relations. Russia’s war in Ukraine is both an opportunity...

The Necessity of the Iraq War

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I recently rose from a slumber to discover that many of the learned had risen up to declare the U.S. war in Iraq not...

How London Plans to Fix Its Economy

The British economy has seen better days. What started with its departure from the European Union was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, then made...

Yemen’s Intractable Civil War

The civil war in Yemen began in 2014 with the Houthi rebels taking over the country’s north, including the capital, the international airport and...

Latin America in the US-China Space Race

Next week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his science and technology minister will be in China to negotiate the construction of...

In Search of a Mind

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Tuesday is normally the day George publishes his weekly analysis, but that will not be happening this week. After three years of managing to...

The Hidden Conflict in Congo

The geopolitical competition over the Democratic Republic of Congo is heating up. One of the poorest countries on earth, Congo has problems that are...

Will the Saudi-Iran Normalization Last?

Last week, two of the Middle East’s biggest rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, emerged from a conference in Beijing and announced that they had...

How Arabs Aggravated Israeli Existential Fears

The Arab world’s hostility to the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine exacerbated the existential fears of many Israelis, developed over centuries of...

After Silicon Valley Bank

When I wrote in January that one of the major trends for the next few years would be how the tech industry restructures itself,...

Capitalizing on the South Caucasus

As war continues to rage in Ukraine, the wider conflict between Russia and the West is opening new fronts, ones that won’t see actual...

What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Trade and the Ancient World

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes: The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China By Raoul McLaughlin “The Roman...

What We’re Reading: All About Europe

Europe's Future: Decoupling and Reforming By Sergio Fabbrini Sergio Fabbrini is easily one of the most important political scientists studying EU governance. His essays are required...

What We’re Reading: Silence and Sleep

The Silence By Don DeLillo Last week, a bunch of us Texans prepared for the worst as a winter storm pelted our homes with freezing rain...

What We’re Reading: Robots and Russian Heroes

Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution By August Cole and P.W. Singer The plot of “Burn-In” is … fine. Written by the same duo...

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The Necessity of the Iraq War

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I recently rose from a slumber to discover that many of the learned had risen up to declare the U.S. war in Iraq not...
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The Storm Before the Calm

The Storm before the Calm“Who will win the acrimonious 2020 presidential election? Shockingly, it won’t actually matter that much, argues renowned geopolitical forecaster George Friedman. America, he contends, is governed less by leaders and legislation and more by cyclical forces that work deep within the nation’s unique structure.”
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Daily Memo: Azerbaijan Seizes Strategic Areas

Changes. Azerbaijan has taken control of several areas near the Armenian border "in connection with the commissioning of the new Lachin road." The Lachin...

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Sun Media Romania: Cum va arăta Europa după ce războiul din Ucraina se va sfârși

„În scenariul pe care îl cred și sper puțin probabil în care Rusia va câștiga în Ucraina, ne vom confrunta cu o creștere a actelor de agresiune în Marea Neagră, ceea ce va pune sub semnul întrebării multe dintre proiectele de dezvoltat în regiunea maritimă. - Antonia Colibasanu Full story

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Yemen’s Intractable Civil War

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