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Thursday Morning Brief (November 10-13, 2025)

Nov 13, 2025

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14 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (November 10-13, 2025)

Russia is reportedly open to resuming peace negotiations with Kyiv, Thailand halts its peace agreement with Cambodia, and the EU may soon develop a new intelligence service.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+2

Pacific Weekly #73

Nov 9, 2025

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12 min read

Pacific Weekly #73

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier is now operational, Russia and China expand their strategic partnership, and two U.S. aircraft crash in the South China Sea.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+4

Monday Morning Brief (October 30 - November 3, 2025)

Nov 3, 2025

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10 min read

Monday Morning Brief (October 30 - November 3, 2025)

Trump discusses military intervention in Nigeria, tomahawk missiles for Ukraine, and ground strikes in Venezuela.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Monday Morning Brief (October 23-27, 2025)

Oct 27, 2025

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12 min read

Monday Morning Brief (October 23-27, 2025)

The EU issues a new sanctions package on Russia, more U.S. assets deploy to the Caribbean, and U.S. and Russian diplomats met in Miami.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+5

Thursday Morning Brief (October 20-23, 2025)

Oct 23, 2025

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12 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (October 20-23, 2025)

The Budapest Summit between Trump and Putin is postponed, the U.S. continues to strike cartel vessels, and Sanae Takaichi is confirmed as Japan's next prime minister.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+5

Monday Morning Brief (October 16-20, 2025)

Oct 20, 2025

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11 min read

Monday Morning Brief (October 16-20, 2025)

Trump meets with Zelenskyy and proposes Russian demands, confrontations escalate in the Caribbean, and France remains in political turmoil.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+6

Thursday Morning Brief (October 13-16, 2025)

Oct 16, 2025

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13 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (October 13-16, 2025)

Putin hosts the new Syrian president, Trump hosts Zelenskyy this week, and the Trump Declaration was signed and celebrated in Egypt.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+4

Monday Morning Brief (October 9-13, 2025)

Oct 13, 2025

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9 min read

Monday Morning Brief (October 9-13, 2025)

The United States may be providing targeting data to Ukraine, the EU launches new border control measures, and the war in Gaza may soon end.

Nick W
Nick W

Israel

+6

Thursday Morning Brief (October 6-9, 2025)

Oct 9, 2025

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13 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (October 6-9, 2025)

Possible escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela, Syria holds "elections," and Germany initiates major police reform related to Russian hybrid warfare.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+3

Thursday Morning Brief (29 September - 2 October 2025)

Oct 2, 2025

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13 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (29 September - 2 October 2025)

Pro-EU officials win the election in Moldova, Secretary Hegseth addressed all of America’s military leaders, and Washington is facing a government shutdown.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+4

Thursday Morning Brief (22-25 September 2025)

Sep 25, 2025

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16 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (22-25 September 2025)

The General Debate begins at the UN, Trump hardens his stance against Putin and Russia, and Iran vows to continue its nuclear program.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Monday Morning Brief (18-22 September 2025)

Sep 22, 2025

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10 min read

Monday Morning Brief (18-22 September 2025)

The EU proposes a 19th Russian sanctions package, Iran suspends cooperation with the IAEA, and Trump wants Bagram Air Base back.

Nick W
Nick W

UAE

+6

Thursday Morning Brief (15-18 September 2025)

Sep 18, 2025

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12 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (15-18 September 2025)

Senior Kremlin officials suggest NATO is at war with Russia, the U.S. carried out another strike on a narco boat, and Arab and Islamic nations held an extraordinary summit regarding Israel.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Monday Morning Brief (11-15 September 2025)

Sep 15, 2025

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13 min read

Monday Morning Brief (11-15 September 2025)

NATO launches a new "activity" following Russian drone incursions, London experiences record-breaking nationalist protests, and AUKUS gets a major boost through a submarine shipyard deal.

Nick W
Nick W

Mongolia

+4

Pacific Weekly #67

Sep 14, 2025

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10 min read

Pacific Weekly #67

China hosts a trilateral counterterrorism exercise, Beijing plans to make a Philippine island a nature reserve, and U.S. lawmakers introduce a bill to protect universities from subversion.

Nick W
Nick W

Israel

+9

Thursday Morning Brief (5-11 September 2025)

Sep 11, 2025

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16 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (5-11 September 2025)

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Nick W
Nick W

China

+4

Pacific Weekly #66

Sep 7, 2025

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12 min read

Pacific Weekly #66

The SCO Summit convened in China, Xi Jinping hosted the Victory Day parade in Beijing, and Japan and Australia agreed to expand defense cooperation.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+10

Thursday Morning Brief (1-4 September 2025)

Sep 4, 2025

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16 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (1-4 September 2025)

The Coalition of the Willing is meeting in Paris today, Iran proposes a return to the 2015 JCPOA, and the SCO members and partners convened in China.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+8

Monday Morning Brief (28 August - 1 September 2025)

Sep 1, 2025

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12 min read

Monday Morning Brief (28 August - 1 September 2025)

A Russia-Ukraine ceasefire continues to look unlikely, the U.S. continues to build its forces in the Caribbean, and Putin is on a long trip to China.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Pacific Weekly #65

Aug 31, 2025

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10 min read

Pacific Weekly #65

Putin visits Xi in China, Trump hosts the South Korean president, and the second recall vote in Taiwan failed.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+4

Thursday Morning Brief (25-28 August 2025)

Aug 28, 2025

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11 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (25-28 August 2025)

Iranian and European nuclear negotiations fall short again, no talks are scheduled between Ukraine and Russia, and the EU confirmed the date for its annual State of the Union address.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+7

Monday Morning Brief (21-25 August 2025)

Aug 25, 2025

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14 min read

Monday Morning Brief (21-25 August 2025)

The director of the DIA was fired, Russian and Ukrainian diplomacy is at a standstill, and Israel has begun its offensive into Gaza City.

Nick W
Nick W

Mexico

+10

Thursday Morning Brief (18-21 August 2025)

Aug 21, 2025

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14 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (18-21 August 2025)

Putin and Zelenskyy agree to meet, U.S. assets move into the Caribbean, and protests erupt as Israel enters Gaza City.

Nick W
Nick W

Mexico

+7

Monday Morning Brief (14-18 August 2025)

Aug 18, 2025

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10 min read

Monday Morning Brief (14-18 August 2025)

Trump is meeting with European and Ukrainian leaders today, anti-cartel operations expand, and two Senators traveled to South Korea and Japan to expand American shipbuilding.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+9

Thursday Morning Brief (11-14 August 2025)

Aug 14, 2025

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10 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (11-14 August 2025)

Trump and Putin meet in Alaska tomorrow, the U.S. updated its Foreign Terrorist Organization list, and the E3 is planning sanctions on Iran.

Nick W
Nick W
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