Erdogan in Moscow to discuss US withdrawal from Syria with Vladimir Putin
- Daily News
- January 23, 2019
2019 GEOPOLITICAL FORECAST
2019 forecast: deepening political strife in Burundi
- Forecast
- January 7, 2019
Systemic state-led repression leaves little hope for improvement in the new year.
2019 forecast: Argentina’s presidential elections
- Forecast
- January 7, 2019
The economy will be the paramount issue in hotly-contested presidential election.
2019 forecast: battle plans for immigration legislation
- Forecast
- January 6, 2019
The Christmas US government shutdown is just a taste of the immigration fight to come.
2019 forecast: Brexit and British politics
- Forecast
- January 6, 2019
The looming Brexit deadline will add stress to an already chaotic situation.
2019 forecast: inter-Korean relations on track
- Forecast
- January 5, 2019
Despite the hype, UN sanctions and US priorities will stymie further progress in relations.
2019 forecast: the Indonesian general elections
- Forecast
- January 5, 2019
Economics is likely to be front and centre of the campaign but China may be a surprise issue.
Cooperation or confrontation? The failure of APEC 2018
- Multilateral Institutions
- December 17, 2018
The public divide at APEC 2018 is unlikely to be bridged soon.
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Taiwan’s pro-reunification party stages a comeback
- China
- December 14, 2018
Pro-independence forces have been rattled by their surprise loss in the ‘midterm’ local elections.
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Gaza: war unlikely, but peace a fool’s paradise
- Middle East
- November 29, 2018
Despite mutual support for the ceasefire, domestic concerns will keep a peace deal off the table.
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Kosovo and Serbia struggle to advance land swap
- Europe
- November 27, 2018
Despite the merits of the proposal, Belgrade and Pristina are a long way from reaching a deal.
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Libya’s hopeful elections: wishful thinking writ large
- Middle East
- November 25, 2018
Entrenched militia and self-interested politicians are majority stumbling blocks to a successful vote.
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Will Australia follow Trump’s Middle East policy?
- Middle East
- November 23, 2018
PM Morrison has suggested moving Australia’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and leaving the Iran deal.
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Repairing a broken system: the US and WTO reform
- Multilateral Institutions
- November 18, 2018
Blocking the work of the dispute resolution body could cause considerable blowback for the US.
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ASEAN-China Code of Conduct to conclude in three years?
- Southeast Asia
- November 16, 2018
With a lot of players and not much time, concluding negotiations by 2021 is an ambitious goal.
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PARTNERED ANALYSIS
What does Erdoğan want from the Jamal Khashoggi Murder?
- December 1, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not known for soft rhetoric.
U.K. and Japan Heighten Defense Cooperation Ahead of Brexit
- January 20, 2019
Reinforcing a Historic and Strategic Alliance
The Political Ramifications of Trump’s Haste to Make Peace with the Taliban
- December 13, 2018
Any peace deal should include strong guarantees to prevent the Taliban—who’ve shown a penchant for totalitarian rule—from gaining too much power.
