Publications

January 16, 2020 KEY POINTS Today, the Phase One deal between the United States and China was finalized and signed. The U.S. will maintain tariffs on $360 billion of Chinese goods as negotiating [...]

December 16, 2019 Background  On the afternoon of Friday, December 13, USTR released a fact sheet about the US-China trade agreement announced earlier that day by Ambassador Robert Lighthizer.  [...]

December 3, 2019 KEY POINTS Iraq’s parliament voted yesterday to accept Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation in response to growing violence and unrest. Protests have continued, and [...]

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, [...]