October 29, 2019 KEY POINTS Protests have escalated across Baghdad and Southern Iraq, resulting in the death of over 75 demonstrators, and the vandalization of offices across the Iraqi political [...]
October 17, 2019 Key Takeaways We are back where we were one year ago: EU and UK negotiators have reached a deal, which must now be approved by the UK Parliament, where the matter is scheduled [...]
October 5, 2019 KEY POINTS Viral videos criticizing Egyptian President Sisi have triggered an online movement that resulted in mass demonstrations in central cities. President Sisi has a pressing [...]
OPINION: The United Nations is still making the world stronger. It deserves our support By John D. Negroponte September 17, 2019 Tuesday marks the opening of the 74th annual session of the United [...]
September 11, 2019 KEY POINTS Japan’s PM Abe announced a new cabinet September 11 that introduced some fresh faces but signaled no major policy shifts. Most notably, Former Foreign Minister Kono [...]
This article appeared in the July 22 edition of the Brazil-US Business Council’s Washington Update newsletter. By: Carolina Costa, Regional Director, Latin America and Gabrielle Trebat, [...]
July 22, 2019 KEY POINTS Ukraine’s snap parliamentary election on July 21 saw a commanding victory from comedian-turned-President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s newly-formed Servant of the People party, [...]