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Major Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Zelenskyy and European Leaders (Matthias Matthijs – Council on Foreign Relations)

Days after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump convened a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European leaders at...

Will Trump’s India Tariffs Affect a Critical U.S. Partnership? (Kenneth I. Juster – Council on Foreign Relations)

On July 31, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent “reciprocal” tariff on Indian imports, effective August 7, aimed at forcing New Delhi...

Biased credit ratings are costing Africa billions—and worsening its health crises (Maggie Mutesi – Atlantic Council)

As Zambia mourned the death of its former President Edgar Lungu on June 5, a quieter crisis was unfolding in the country’s public hospitals....

Was Trump’s summit with Zelenskyy and European leaders a turning point for Russia’s war in Ukraine? (Atlantic Council)

Allies, assemble. On Monday, US President Donald Trump welcomed to the White House Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders, following Trump’s meeting...

The West Is Helping Syria Build a Government No Minority Wants to Join (Haddon Barth – Lawfare)

Since Bashar al-Assad’s fall, the success of Syria’s political transition has hinged on bringing the autonomous Kurdish northeast into the central government. That effort...

Trump, the National Guard, and the District of Columbia: What You Need to Know (Mark Nevitt – Just Security)

In early August, President Donald Trump activated and deployed the D.C. National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., purportedly to crack down on...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 18, 2025 (Jessica Sobieski, Jennie Olmsted, Grace Mappes, Justin Young, Nate Trotter, and George Barros – Institute for the...

The Kremlin did not publicly commit to a bilateral or trilateral leader-level meeting, contrary to US President Donald Trump's announcement following the August 18...

Iran Update, August 18, 2025 (Ben Schmida, Avery Borens, Carolyn Moorman, Adham Fattah, Nidal Morrison, Katherine Wells, Ben Rezaei, and Annika Ganzeveld – Institute...

Turkish Pressure Campaign: Syrian security sources told Emirati media on August 16 that the Syrian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is preparing a three-pronged offensive...

India’s trade dilemma with the US and China (Srijan Shukla – Observer Research Foundation)

For the past decade, the one term that has captured the imagination of the entire American commentariat is the “China Shock”. The concept can...

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