Publications

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 23, 2019 KEY POINTS Indonesia’s President Jokowi announced on October 23 his new cabinet, which comprises 21 new and 17 returning ministers. Jokowi included rival Prabowo Subianto as [...]

October 21, 2019   The Latest from Parliament As always, Brexit continues to be unpredictable and incredibly complicated – with only 11 days to go before October 31st, there is still no [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

June 28, 2019 KEY POINTS The June 29 summit between Presidents Trump and Xi at the G20 in Osaka will provide an opportunity for the two sides to restart the trade talks. Both Trump and Xi are [...]

June 28, 2019 KEY POINTS On June 28, 2019, the European Union (EU) and Mercosur agreed on a draft strategic association agreement, following 39 rounds and almost two decades of negotiations. The [...]

May 23, 2019 KEY POINTS Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a decisive re-election victory in the world’s largest election. Modi’s BJP is set to win 55percent of seats in the lower [...]