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The DSR Daily Brief for August 18th: Trump Seeks 2026 Trial Date, US Green Lights F-16 Fighter Jet Training

The three-hundred-forty-sixth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited In this Episode Trump asks to push Jan. 6 trial…

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The DSR Daily Brief for August 17th: Maui Officials Defend Not Using Sirens, Biden Hosts Japan and South Korea

The three-hundred-forty-fifth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited In this Episode Maui officials defend decision not to sound…

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The DSR Daily Brief for August 15th: Trump Indicted for a Fourth Time

The three-hundred-forty-third episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited In this Episode Trump, allies charged with racketeering scheme over…

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The DSR Daily Brief for August 10th: Russia Steps Up Attacks in Ukraine, Niger Military Names Cabinet

The three-hundred-fortieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited In this Episode Russian ‘revenge’ mission: Ukraine braces as Kremlin…

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The DSR Daily Brief for July 7th: Yellen in Beijing, NATO Tracking Wagner Movements

The three-hundred-sixteenth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Yellen, in Beijing, Criticizes China’s Treatment of U.S. Companies Exclusive: IAEA chief…

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The DSR Daily Brief for June 27, 2023: Wagner Mercenaries Free to Go to Belarus, Zelensky Visits the Front Lines and Japan Reinstates South Korea’s Preferred Trade Status

The three-hundred-ninth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Putin condemns Wagner rebellion but says Prigozhin’s…

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The DSR Daily Brief for June 2, 2023: Debt Ceiling Bill Passes the Senate, Awaits Biden Signature

The three-hundred-first of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Congress approves debt deal, averting a US default…

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Is a Thaw With China Coming? And…What About that 14th Amendment?

On this week’s episode of DSR, David Sanger of the New York Times, who traveled with the president’s party to…

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The DSR Daily Brief for May 22, 2023: Debt Ceiling Talks Continue Today, The Fight for Bakhmut, Greece’s Election

The two hundred-ninety-third episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting…

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The DSR Daily Brief for May 22, 2023: Debt Ceiling Talks Continue Today, The Fight for Bakhmut, Greece\’s Election

The two hundred-ninety-third episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting…

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The DSR Daily Brief for May 19, 2023: Zelensky Plans Trip to G7, More Sanctions Against Russia, Other G7 Developments

The two hundred-ninety-second episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Zelensky will travel to Japan for…

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The DSR Daily Brief for May 18, 2023: World Leaders Arrive in Hiroshima, More Charges for Jack Teixeira, Kyiv Targeted Again

The two hundred-ninety-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Russia Targets Kyiv Overnight in 9th…

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The DSR Daily Brief Newsletter – Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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Xi Scores Points in Moscow, Putin, Not So Much

Chinese President Xi Jinping made a historic visit to Moscow this week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  David…

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The DSR Daily Brief Newsletter – Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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The DSR Daily Brief for March 21, 2023

The two hundred sixtieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Putin praised by China’s Xi…

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The DSR Daily Bonus Brief: South Korea and Japan Finally Coming Together?

In this weekend’s bonus brief, Grant talks with Karl Friedhoff, the Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies at the…

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The DSR Daily Brief Newsletter – Thursday, March 16, 2023

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The DSR Daily Brief for March 16, 2023

The two hundred fifty-seventh episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Japan ends export curbs on…

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The DSR Daily Brief for March 7, 2023

The two hundred fiftieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: China Jan-Feb trade slumps again…

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