Diplomacy and External Affairs
China’s Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia to ‘bolster ties’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/6/chinas-xi-to-visit-saudi-arabia-from-wednesday
Georgia-Russia trade ties expand amid Ukraine war
https://eurasianet.org/georgia-russia-trade-ties-expand-amid-ukraine-war
Europe woos Central Asia as Russia’s appeal wanes
https://eurasianet.org/europe-woos-central-asia-as-russias-appeal-wanes
The path to peace in Europe also leads via Minsk
https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/foreign-and-security-policy/the-path-to-peace-in-europe-also-leads-via-minsk-6163/?utm_campaign=en_1031_20220902&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
How Ukraine is Managing a War Economy
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/12/20/cf-how-ukraine-is-managing-a-war-economy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Traders Are Sneaking Banned Russian and Belarusian Wood Into the EU By Pretending It’s From Central Asia
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/traders-are-sneaking-banned-russian-and-belarusian-wood-into-the-eu-by-pretending-its-from-central-asia
What are the West’s strategic goals in the Ukraine war?
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/what-are-the-wests-strategic-goals-in-the-ukraine-war/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_medium=email&utm_content=224347982&utm_source=hs_email
From strategic reassurance to running over roadblocks: A review of Xi Jinping’s foreign policy record
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/589110316/from-strategic-reassurance-to-running-over-roadblocks-a-review-of-xi-jinping-s-foreign-policy-record
Trump’s Second Term Would Look Like This
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/trump-2024-reelection-viktor-orban-hungary/671264/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_medium=email&utm_content=224347982&utm_source=hs_email