Mexico

United States

Military & Security

Politics

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and members of her cabinet in Mexico City on Sept. 3, during which they vowed to continue collaboration on cross-border security issues, including drug trafficking, AP reported the same day.

U.S., Mexico: Rubio Meets With Sheinbaum, Pledges Continued Security Collaboration

Canada

Australia

Europe

Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Some 30 leaders and senior officials from Europe, Japan, Australia and Canada met in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, Reuters reported on Sept. 4.

Europe, Ukraine, Russia: Ukraine's Western Backers Discuss Security Guarantees for Kyiv

Cyber

Environment, Science & Technology

Science & Technology

The European Union's second-highest court rejected a court challenge on Sept. 3 and, in turn, upheld a data transfer agreement between the bloc and the United States, Reuters reported the same day.

U.S., EU: EU Court Rejects Court Challenge, Upholds Data Transfer Pact With U.S.

Economics

On Sept. 2 a federal judge barred Google from entering exclusive contracts with other companies on the distribution of Google Search and several other of its products, but rejected the Justice Department's demand for structural remedies -- including the forced divestiture of Chrome or Android -- in the remedy phase of the landmark antitrust ruling made last year that found that Google held a monopoly and acted unlawfully to protect that monopoly in online search.

U.S.: Judge Orders Google to Share Some Search Data, but Rejects Breakup in Antitrust Case

Americas

Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Sept. 2 that the U.S. military conducted a strike against a boat carrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea after it departed Venezuela, Bloomberg reported the same day.

Americas: Trump Announces U.S. Strike Against Drug Vessel in Caribbean Sea

China

Global Trade

U.S.-China Relations

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced on Sept. 2 that the U.S. Commerce Department had revoked a waiver for its plant in Nanjing, allowing it to import advanced chipmaking gear and technology from the United States.

U.S., China: U.S. to Stop Letting Asian Chipmakers Ship Equipment to Plants in China

Russia

India

In a Truth Social post on Sept. 1, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that India had agreed to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, though he did not specify when the offer was made, Bloomberg reported the same day.

U.S., India, China, Russia: Modi Meets Putin and Xi at SCO Summit

North Korea

South Korea's central bank estimated on Aug. 29 that North Korea's economy grew by 3.7% in 2024, marking North Korea's fastest growth rate since 2016, Reuters reported on Aug. 29. 

North Korea: Economy Grows by 3.7%, Fastest in Eight Years, Aided by Russia

Assessments

The U.S. Navy warship USS Sampson docks at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City on Aug. 30, 2025. 

Energy

While further kinetic operations against Venezuelan drug trafficking groups are probable, the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Caracas is unlikely to escalate into a U.S. invasion or seriously threaten the Maduro regime.

Assessing U.S. Military Activity in the Caribbean and What It Means for Venezuela

Tracking U.S. Naval Power

This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

U.S. Naval Update Map: Sept. 4, 2025

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On Geopolitics

A portrait of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is seen in the background as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2025.

In just seven months in office, the Trump administration has pursued a series of highly unconventional economic policies that, taken together, amount to the deepest government interventionism into the U.S. economy of any president since the Reagan era.

The Visible Hand: Trump's Interventionism Reshapes American Capitalism

A freight train carrying cargo containers rides along a railway track in Ajmer, India, on Aug. 26, 2025. 

While India will remain engaged in U.S. trade talks, a deal that secures relief from Trump's 50% tariff will remain elusive amid New Delhi's reluctance to reduce its agricultural protections and Russian oil purchases. 


U.S. Tariffs Strain India's Exports Amid Stalled Trade Talks

Ecuador

Helicopters fly in the sky during a rehearsal for a military parade Aug. 24 in Beijing.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: An SCO Summit, Rubio Closes Security Deals With Mexico and Ecuador

Djibouti

Somalia

The flag of Somaliland is seen during a political rally in Hargeisa on Nov. 8, 2024.

The United States is growing more likely to recognize Somaliland's statehood to secure basing rights in the territory, which would likely roil U.S.-Somalia relations and risk plunging Somalia into crisis.

Assessing the Prospect of the U.S. Recognizing Somaliland's Independence

Snapshots

The outside of the Federal Reserve Board building is seen in Washington, D.C.

If upheld, Trump's unprecedented dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook could dent the U.S. central bank's credibility and fuel market volatility.

The Implications of Trump's Latest Attack on Fed Independence

U.S. Naval Update Map: Aug. 28, 2025

Iran

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

Germany

France

United Kingdom

The Maanshan nuclear power plant is seen next to a beach in Pingtung, in southern Taiwan, on April 29, 2025.

The Weekly Rundown: Iran Meets With European Powers, Taiwan Holds a Nuclear Referendum

U.S. Naval Update Map: Aug. 21, 2025

Eurasia

Trump and Zelensky at the White House West Wing in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025.

Even as President Trump floats the possibility of a trilateral summit with Putin and Zelensky, a breakthrough in negotiations is unlikely given the Kremlin's noncommittal response to the Aug. 18 White House talks. 

Despite Flurry of U.S. Diplomacy, a Ukraine Peace Deal Will Remain Elusive

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Paraguay

Uruguay

Lebanon

United Arab Emirates

Indonesia

Japan

Singapore

Vietnam

The Geopolitics of Trade

Mercosur is increasingly opening its markets in pursuit of free trade agreements with partners around the world, particularly as U.S. protectionism shifts global trade dynamics.

The Geopolitics of Trade: What Changing Trade Dynamics Mean for Mercosur

The United States encompasses territory spanning from the Arctic Circle and Central Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic.    The Greater Mississippi Basin is the United States' core and serves as the underpinning of its role as a global superpower.    The basin hosts an extensive network of navigable rivers that overlay the world's largest contiguous piece of arable land. This naturally interconnected river system facilitated integration among settlers and allowed for cheap transport of goods, providing the United States with the ability to feed itself efficiently and rapidly build up industry and capital to expand west. The Midwestern core gave early America strategic depth, while an expanding U.S. coastline, naturally indented with deep harbors, provided its opening to the world.    After reaching the Pacific coast in the mid-19th century, the United States found itself insulated by two oceans. On the continent itself, geography again has worked in the country's favor: lakes to the north and deserts to the south insulate the United States' population centers, with both Canada and Mexico facing too many natural constraints of their own to seriously rival it.    This unparalleled level of wealth and protection gives the United States options that few to no countries can claim. For one, the United States has used its wealth and security to build up the world's largest navy. Control of the world's major sea-lanes gives the United States the power to facilitate or deny trade to allies or rivals of the day. The onus therefore is on the United States to carefully manage its engagements abroad and build up strategic allies to protect its overseas interests and preserve its strength at home. 

SITUATION REPORTS

U.S., Mexico: Rubio Meets With Sheinbaum, Pledges Continued Security Collaboration

Europe, Ukraine, Russia: Ukraine's Western Backers Discuss Security Guarantees for Kyiv

U.S., EU: EU Court Rejects Court Challenge, Upholds Data Transfer Pact With U.S.

U.S.: Judge Orders Google to Share Some Search Data, but Rejects Breakup in Antitrust Case

Americas: Trump Announces U.S. Strike Against Drug Vessel in Caribbean Sea

U.S., China: U.S. to Stop Letting Asian Chipmakers Ship Equipment to Plants in China

U.S., India, China, Russia: Modi Meets Putin and Xi at SCO Summit

North Korea: Economy Grows by 3.7%, Fastest in Eight Years, Aided by Russia

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