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February 15, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Trudeau’s Emergency Powers | Bahrain-Israel Ties | Russia’s Troop Movements

Daily News Brief February 15, 2022 Top of the Agenda Canada’s Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers Amid Ottawa Protests Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked federal emergency powers (CBC) to quell ong…

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February 14, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Germany’s Scholz’s in Ukraine | India Bans Chinese Apps | U.S. School Shootings on the Rise

Daily News Brief February 14, 2022 Top of the Agenda Germany’s Scholz Visits Kyiv Amid Warnings That Russian Will Move on Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Kyiv today (DW) for talks with Ukrainian…

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February 11, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Protest Blocks U.S.-Canada Border | France’s Nuclear Bid | Nicaraguan Dissenters Sentenced

Daily News Brief February 11, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Offers to Help Canada De-escalate Border Protests as Disruptions Mount Washington offered to help Ottawa (CBC) end protests that are blocking three …

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February 10, 2022 at 1:45 PM

Russian Military Drills in Belarus | Voting in India’s Largest State | U.S. Inflation Report

Daily News Brief February 10, 2022 Top of the Agenda Belarus, Russia Begin Military Drills as Normandy Format Advisors Meet Kyiv denounced the joint military exercises (AFP) in Belarus as “psychological pre…

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February 9, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Blinken’s Pacific Tour | Congo-Uganda Reparations Case | COVAX Production Delays

Daily News Brief February 9, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken to Begin Pacific Tour With Quad Summit U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Australia (AP) to prepare for a ministers’ summit of the s…

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February 8, 2022 at 1:47 PM

Iran Nuclear Talks Resume | Ethiopia’s Drones | Biden’s Nord Stream 2 Ultimatum

Daily News Brief February 8, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Official: Deal ‘In Sight’ as Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Resume Negotiators resume talks in Vienna today (Al-Monitor) over a possible return to the 2015 …

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February 7, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Latest Talks on Ukraine Crisis | Iraq’s Presidential Pick Delayed | Argentina Joins BRI

Daily News Brief February 7, 2022 Top of the Agenda Talks in Moscow, Washington Mark Latest Diplomatic Push on Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin (WaPo) in …

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February 4, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Xi, Putin Meet Ahead of Olympics | African Scientists Copy Moderna Jab | Costa Rica Votes

Daily News Brief February 4, 2022 Top of the Agenda Olympics Open on Heels of Xi-Putin Meeting The Winter Olympics opening ceremony kicked off in Beijing (Nikkei) today, with several world leaders boycottin…

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February 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Controversy and Diplomacy at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Get up to speed on the issues as the Games begin.     Statecraft and Sports The 2022 Winter Olympics kick off this week. But while athletes from around the world compete in Beijing, the Chinese government faces a diplomatic boycott over its …

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February 3, 2022 at 1:56 PM

U.S. Troops to Eastern Europe | U.S. Announces Killing of Islamic State Leader | Labor Rights Under USMCA

Daily News Brief February 3, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Orders Three Thousand Troops to Eastern Europe Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions The White House approved the deployment (CNN) of around two thousand troo…

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February 2, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Attempted Coup in Guinea-Bissau | China’s Mideast Investments | India’s Stance on Crypto

Daily News Brief February 2, 2022 Top of the Agenda Thwarted Attack on Guinea-Bissau’s President Sparks Worries of Coup Contagion President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he survived an attempted coup (Reuters) …

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February 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Blinken-Lavrov Call | One Year Since Myanmar’s Coup | African Union Suspends Burkina Faso

Daily News Brief February 1, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken, Lavrov to Speak After UN Standoff U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak on the phone today…

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January 31, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Pyongyang Escalates Missile Tests | Israel-UAE Diplomacy | Qatari Leader in Washington

Daily News Brief January 31, 2022 Top of the Agenda North Korea Tests Biggest Missile Since 2017 The United States reportedly called for North Korea to join direct talks (Reuters) on its nuclear activities …

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January 28, 2022 at 1:47 PM

Macron Talks to Putin, Zelensky | West Africa Summit | U.S. Court Blocks Oil Leases

Daily News Brief January 28, 2022 Top of the Agenda France’s Macron Speaks With Russian, Ukrainian Leaders Amid Crisis French President Emmanuel Macron held a call (France 24) with Russian President Vladimi…

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January 27, 2022 at 1:35 PM

Moscow Mulls Reply to Demands | China Wins U.S. Tariff Dispute | Honduras’s New President

Daily News Brief January 27, 2022 Top of the Agenda Kremlin Hopes for Dialogue After West Denies Its Main Security Demand Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there was “no positive response” (Moscow…

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January 26, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Talks With Taliban in Oslo | Battle Over Syrian Prison | Trillions of Dollars Needed for Net-Zero

Daily News Brief January 26, 2022 Top of the Agenda Taliban Talk Human Rights, Humanitarian Crisis With Western Diplomats in Norway Norway is chairing a UN Security Council meeting (Al Jazeera) on Afghanist…

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January 25, 2022 at 1:50 PM

Burkina Faso Coup | France, Germany Meet on Ukraine | NASA Space Telescope

Daily News Brief January 25, 2022 Top of the Agenda Burkina Faso’s Military Takeover Becomes Latest in String of African Coups More than one thousand people gathered in Burkina Faso’s capital today to celeb…

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January 24, 2022 at 2:09 PM

NATO Forces on Standby | New Rules for Olympics COVID-19 Tests | Burkina Faso Coup

Daily News Brief January 24, 2022 Top of the Agenda NATO Puts Forces on Standby as European Officials Hold Crisis Talks The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said its member countries are putting mi…

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January 21, 2022 at 1:53 PM

U.S.-Russia Talks | Taliban to Visit Norway | Mexico’s Rising Femicides

Daily News Brief January 21, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken, Lavrov Hold ‘Frank and Substantive’ Talks in Geneva The United States and Russia weighed possible negotiated outcomes (NYT) to security tensions …

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January 20, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Biden Predicts Russian Incursion in Ukraine | Raisi in Moscow | U.S. Voting Rights Bill Fails

Daily News Brief January 20, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden Predicts Putin Will ‘Move In’ on Ukraine, Promises Response U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will likel…

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January 19, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Blinken Talks Russia Tensions | Flight Disruptions Over 5G | Barbados Elections

Daily News Brief January 19, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken Conducts Fresh Diplomatic Push in Europe Over Russia Tensions U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens…

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January 18, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Yemen’s War Escalates | ASEAN Discord on Myanmar | Global Employment Lags

Daily News Brief January 18, 2022 Top of the Agenda Yemen’s War Escalates With Rare Houthi Strike on Abu Dhabi Yemen’s Saudi- and Emirati-backed government launched air raids (Al Jazeera) that killed at lea…

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January 14, 2022 at 1:46 PM

Russia Demands Response From West | Armenia-Turkey Talks | January 6 Rioters Charged

Daily News Brief January 14, 2022 Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, January 17, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Top of the Agenda Russia Calls for Response …

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January 13, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Former Syrian Official Convicted | India-UK Trade Talks | Spyware in El Salvador

Daily News Brief January 13, 2022 Top of the Agenda Former Syrian Colonel Convicted in Landmark Trial A German court sentenced former Syrian intelligence officer (WaPo) Anwar Raslan to life in prison for cr…

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January 12, 2022 at 1:46 PM

NATO-Russia Talks | India’s Doctor Shortage | Biden’s Voting Rights Speech

Daily News Brief January 12, 2022 Top of the Agenda NATO, Russia Hold Talks Over Ukraine Impasse Delegates from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and Russia met in Brussels (RFE/RL) today …

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January 11, 2022 at 1:51 PM

U.S. Pandemic Hospitalization Record | UN Seeks $5 Billion for Afghanistan | Biden-Abiy Call

Daily News Brief January 11, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Poised to Break Pandemic Record for COVID-19 Hospitalizations More than 141,000 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States yesterday…

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January 10, 2022 at 2:03 PM

U.S.-Russia Talks Begin | Gulf Delegation in Beijing | Sanctions on Mali

Daily News Brief January 10, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S.-Russia Meeting in Geneva Kicks Off Week of Talks on Ukraine U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman today began negotiations (NYT) with her coun…

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January 7, 2022 at 1:50 PM

Kazakhstan’s Shoot-to-Kill Order | Cambodian PM in Myanmar | Critiques of U.S. COVID-19 Response

Daily News Brief January 7, 2022 Top of the Agenda Kazakh President Gives Shoot-to-Kill Order Amid Protests President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev authorized troops to use lethal force “without warning” (Reuters) …

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January 6, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Capitol Riot Anniversary | Troops Deployed in Kazakhstan | Australia-Japan Defense Pact

Daily News Brief January 6, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden to Denounce Political Violence on Capitol Riot Anniversary U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver a speech (NPR) at the Capitol today to mark one year…

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January 5, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Protests in Kazakhstan | North Korean Missile Launch | Facebook Posts Ahead of Capitol Riot

Daily News Brief January 5, 2022 Top of the Agenda Kazakh Government Resigns Amid Protests Over Fuel Price Hike Kazakhstan’s cabinet resigned today (Reuters) as protesters angry over a fuel price hike swarm…

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January 4, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Top EU Diplomat Visits Ukraine | China’s Olympic Bubble | Statement on Nuclear War

Daily News Brief January 4, 2022 Top of the Agenda Top European Diplomat Begins Visit to Ukraine European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell arrives in Ukraine (AFP) today to voice support for th…

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January 3, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Sudanese PM Quits | Pakistan’s Gas Shortage | U.S. Trade Penalties on Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali

Daily News Brief January 3, 2022 Top of the Agenda Sudanese Prime Minister Resigns, Warns of ‘Dangerous Turning Point’ Civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned yesterday (Al Jazeera), saying that his…

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December 30, 2021 at 2:04 PM

Biden-Putin Call | Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission | Extremism in the U.S. Military

Daily News Brief December 30, 2021 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Friday, December 31, in observance of New Year’s Day. Top of the Agenda Biden, Putin to Speak T…

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December 29, 2021 at 2:05 PM

COVID-19 Surges in U.S., Europe | Hong Kong News Site Closes | Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Meet

Daily News Brief December 29, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Sees Record Level of New COVID-19 Cases Amid Omicron Wave The seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases in the United States hit a record of 267,000 …

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December 28, 2021 at 2:08 PM

U.S.-Russia Talks | China-Japan Military Hotline | CDC on COVID-19 Quarantine

Daily News Brief December 28, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S., Russia Set Security Talks Amid Ukraine Crisis U.S. and Russian officials said the two countries will meet for talks (Reuters) on January 10 amid ri…

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December 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Desmond Tutu’s Legacy | Deadly Attack in Myanmar | 2021’s Costliest Climate Disasters

Daily News Brief December 27, 2022 Top of the Agenda World Leaders Remember Anti-apartheid Icon Desmond Tutu The death of Archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu yesterday at the age of ninety prompted a…

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December 23, 2021 at 2:06 PM

Aid for Afghanistan | Hate Speech in India | Data on Omicron’s Severity

Daily News Brief December 23, 2021 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Friday, December 24, for Christmas. Top of the Agenda UN Resolution Aims to Lift Curbs on Aid t…

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December 22, 2021 at 1:58 PM

Putin Threatens Military Action | Libyan Elections Postponed | Refugee Applications in Mexico

Daily News Brief December 22, 2021 Top of the Agenda Putin Threatens Military Action Ahead of Expected Talks With U.S., NATO Next Month Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday threatened (Moscow Times) t…

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December 21, 2021 at 1:59 PM

Biden’s Omicron Response | Appeals to Unfreeze Afghan Assets | Ethiopian Rebels Retreat

Daily News Brief December 21, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden Details New Pandemic Response as Omicron Becomes Dominant Variant in U.S. The Joe Biden administration said (White House) it will distribute five h…

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December 20, 2021 at 1:55 PM

Leftist Wins Chilean Election | Investigation of U.S. Air Strikes | Sudan Protests

Daily News Brief December 20, 2021 Top of the Agenda Leftist Former Student Leader Wins Chile’s Presidential Election Gabriel Boric Font defeated far-right Jose Antonio Kast Rist (Al Jazeera) in yesterday’s…

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December 17, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Russia’s Security Demands | Afghan Migrants in Iran | Australia-UK Trade Deal

Daily News Brief December 17, 2021 Top of the Agenda Moscow Announces Demands Amid Tensions With NATO Russia’s foreign ministry published a list of demands (Moscow Times) for North Atlantic Treaty Organizat…

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December 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM

🎧 New Podcast: Nine Challenges for the Next 100 Years

Richard Haass hosts a limited-run podcast exploring nine issues shaping the next century     This year, the Council on Foreign Relations celebrated a century of expert insight on the foreign policy choices facing the United States and the w…

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December 16, 2021 at 2:13 PM

Omicron Spreads in Europe | Afghanistan’s Karzai on Kabul’s Fall | Turkey’s Currency Crisis

Daily News Brief December 16, 2021 Top of the Agenda UK COVID-19 Cases Soar Amid Rising Global Concerns About Variant France banned nonessential travel (NYT) to and from the United Kingdom (UK) due to a sur…

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December 15, 2021 at 2:04 PM

Xi, Putin Affirm Ties | Eastern European Leaders Meet | UAE Suspends Arms Deal With U.S.

Daily News Brief December 15, 2021 Top of the Agenda Xi, Putin Affirm Ties Amid Tensions With Washington Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing and Moscow “firmly support each other” after meeting virtua…

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December 14, 2021 at 1:50 PM

Blinken’s Indo-Pacific Speech | Qatar-GCC Ties | Recreational Marijuana in Malta

Daily News Brief December 14, 2021 Top of the Agenda Blinken Pledges to Work Toward ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Washington will strengthen its military and e…

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December 13, 2021 at 1:57 PM

Israel-UAE Talks | Blinken in Southeast Asia | G7 Warns Russia

Daily News Brief December 13, 2021 Top of the Agenda Israel’s Bennett Talks Iran, Regional Relations in Abu Dhabi Naftali Bennett became the first Israeli prime minister to pay an official visit (Times of I…

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December 10, 2021 at 2:05 PM

Biden Calls Ukraine’s Zelensky | Court Rules on Extraditing Assange | Nicaragua Shuns Taiwan

Daily News Brief December 10, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden Talks Russia Tensions With Ukrainian, Eastern European Leaders U.S. President Joe Biden held separate calls (WaPo) with Ukrainian President Volodym…

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December 9, 2021 at 2:04 PM

Biden’s Democracy Summit | Burkina Faso’s PM Quits | EU Protections for Gig Workers

Daily News Brief December 9, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden’s Summit for Democracy Kicks Off The two-day virtual summit will focus on “the challenges and opportunities facing democratic governments,” a Joe Bi…

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December 8, 2021 at 1:54 PM

Biden Warns Putin | Germany’s New Chancellor | Chile Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Daily News Brief December 8, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden Warns Putin of Consequences if Russia Invades Ukraine On a call yesterday, U.S. President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin (NPR) that…

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December 7, 2021 at 1:58 PM

U.S. Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics | UAE Shortens Work Week | Biden-Putin Call

Daily News Brief December 7, 2021 Top of the Agenda Beijing: Washington Will ‘Pay a Price’ for Diplomatic Boycott of Olympics A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said China will take “resolute counterme…

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