Mariah is the Director of Analysis. A regular contributor to the Daily Brief, Mariah analyzes geopolitical and economic events in the states of the former Soviet Union.
The Armenian defense ministry will mobilize approximately 2,000 reservists today for extended training. The ministry authorized the three-month mobilization following
READ MOREThe British parliament will be recalled today to discuss the evacuation of British nationals from Afghanistan amid the devolving Afghan
READ MORERepresentatives from Russia, China, Pakistan and the US will meet today for extended Troika-format talks on Afghanistan’s peace process. Established
READ MOREToday is the deadline for candidates contesting the September elections to Russia’s State Duma to register their candidacy with the
READ MOREUS and Russian representatives will meet today in Geneva to open a new strategic stability and arms control dialogue. A
READ MOREUS government-imposed limitations on travel across the US-Mexico land border are set to expire today. Citing the public health implications
READ MOREFinland’s border patrol agency will today send officials and patrol vehicles to Latvia and Lithuania to help address recent migration
READ MOREThe Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus is expected to render a verdict in the criminal trial of former
READ MOREErtugrul Gazi, a state-owned Turkish liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification vessel, will complete its first ship-to-ship LNG transfer
READ MORERussian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak will meet with domestic oil sector representatives today. Today’s meeting comes as the Russian
READ MOREThe Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office, Ann Linde, will conclude an official visit to Ukraine today.
READ MORESlavic Brotherhood 2021—trilateral Russian, Belarusian and Serbian tactical military exercises—will begin today in Novorossiysk, Russia. The drills are intended to
READ MORENew Zealand Trade Minister Damien O’Connor will chair a meeting of trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
READ MOREEstonia will assume the presidency of the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) today; its term will last through the
READ MOREEgypt’s Economic Court of First Instance will hold a hearing today on the legality of the Suez Canal Authority’s seizure
READ MORERussian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman will co-chair a meeting of the Russian-Saudi
READ MOREOriginally scheduled for today, elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council—the parliament of the Palestinian Authority—have been postponed indefinitely. Palestinian Authority
READ MOREThe full text of a pre-trial ruling regarding Victor Medvedchuk—an oligarch and Ukrainian parliamentarian—will be released today. A leader of
READ MOREOriginally set for today, the deadline for WhatsApp to begin enforcing its updated terms of service has been extended. Once
READ MOREAustralian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will submit the national government’s budget for 2021-2022 to the lower house of parliament today.
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