The Week Ahead: 19 – 25 November
Zimbabwe turmoil. Honduras elections. Nepal elections. UK budget. All in The Week Ahead. Zimbabwe political system in state of limbo as Mugabe refuses to step down What began as a confusing night in...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 25 February – 3 March 2018
Right wing populists slated to make gains in Italian elections. New ceasefire comes to Syria. EU budget negotiations spill over. The United Kingdom debates the customs union. All in The Week Ahead....
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 4 – 10 March 2018
Trump announces new steel and aluminum tariffs. Brexit prompts conflict over Ireland status. FARC competes in legislative elections. New presidential elections in Sierra Leone. All in the Week Ahead....
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 11 – 17 March 2018
Putin set to win another presidential term. Special election in Pennsylvania provides political bellwhether. Bank of Japan releases meeting minutes. All in the Week Ahead. RUSSIA: Putin set to win...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 18 – 24 March 2018
Impeachment proceedings begin against Peruvian President Kuczynski. UK sanctions against Russia likely to escalate. US tariffs expected to take effect. All in the Week Ahead. PERU: Impeachment...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 26-31 March 2018
Egyptian President likely to be reelected. Presidential election tensions heat up in Sierra Leone. Negotiations to form a government in Italy drag out. All in the Week Ahead. EGYPT: President likely...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 8 – 14 April 2018
China tariff escalation rattles markets. Summit of the Americas raises Western Hemisphere policy concerns. Guatemala votes to move land dispute case to the ICJ. All in The Week Ahead. UNITED STATES:...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 15 – 21 April 2018
Cuban Assembly selects Raul Castro’s successor. Paraguay votes for president. Tensions in Syria escalate. IMF-World Bank meetings take place. All in The Week Ahead. CUBA: Assembly selects Raul...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 22-29 April 2018
Legislative elections in Gabon provide an opportunity to register discontent with the Bongo Regime. Faroe Islands Constitutional referendum could reshape relations with Denmark and EU. Brexit faces...
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Colombian presidential elections threaten political system. Irish referendum divides country. Barbados goes to the polls. All in The Week Ahead. COLOMBIA: Presidential election threatens to whipsaw the...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 3-9 June 2018
The G7 meets in Canada as EU and North America struggle with US tariffs. Swiss monetary referendum potentially complicates markets. New Spanish government grapples with nationalist challenges. All in...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 10-16 June 2018
ECB/Fed policy decisions. US/North Korea summit in Singapore. Colombian presidential election. All in The Week Ahead. NORTH KOREA: Following disappointing G7 summit, US-North Korea summit to begin in...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 17-23 June 2018
This week: Germany CSU vote on migration policy. Turkey elections. GERMANY: Vote of confidence could destabilize Merkel’s position This Monday, Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partner, the CSU, will...
View ArticleThe Houthis: Sunni-Shiite conflict as a self-fulfilling prophecy
After failing to effectively confront Iran’s growing power in Iraq and the Levant, Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s attempt to prevent Iranian meddling in their own sphere of influence seems to have...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 8 – 14 July 2018
Trump chooses the next Supreme Court Justice. Italy, Germany, and Austria meet to hash out refugee migrant border plan. All in The Week Ahead. UNITED STATES: Trump Supreme Court pick could impact law...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 22 – 28 July 2018
Brexit negotiations to continue as parliament fails to coalesce around any option. Trump Russia scandals heat up in Washington. Pakistan elections could see rise of Imran Khan as power maker. All in...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 9-15 September
EU Commission presidency election ramping up. Sweden struggles to form a coalition. UK interest rates. All in The Week Ahead. EUROPEAN UNION: The fight for European Commission president heats up, with...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 16-22 September
Elections in the Maldives. Japan interest rates. Swiss food referendum. All in The Week Ahead. SWITZERLAND: Popular referendum on food could violate international trade law. On Sunday, Swiss voters...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: 30 September – 6 October
Elections in Cameroon, Brazil, and Latvia. Kavanaugh confirmation. All in The Week Ahead. BRAZIL: Significant tension as elections loom and far-right leader appears to be in the lead This Sunday,...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s ‘new dawn’ of international strategy
After a troubled decade under President Zuma, South Africa is emerging to what new President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has dubbed a ‘new dawn’. The new era showcases a fresh international strategy that seeks...
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