Alan is an analyst with the Current Developments team, focusing on security and politics, particularly within the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa. He contributes regularly to the Daily Brief.
The Egyptian government’s 16th consecutive extension of the country’s state of emergency begins today for another three month period. Egypt
READ MOREThree Swords 2021, a military land exercise between Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, and the US, begins today in Ukraine through July
READ MOREUnited Nations humanitarian agencies’ mandate for cross-border aid, including medical supplies, vaccines, food and water, into Syria expires today. The
READ MOREThe Korean Confederation of Trade Unions will hold a rally of 10,000 workers today in Seoul. The rally comes after
READ MOREThe annual Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) will begin today, lasting through June 18 in St. Petersburg, Russia. GLEX brings
READ MOREA meeting between leading Palestinian factions in Cairo initially scheduled for today has been postponed. Last month’s outbreak of violence
READ MORETurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will end a three-day diplomatic mission to Greece today by discussing bilateral relations with Greek
READ MORETunisia’s president Kais Saied will today arrive in Paris ahead of tomorrow’s Summit on Financing African Economies, hosted by French
READ MOREBeginning today, Chileans will elect 155 constituent assembly members to rewrite the country’s constitution. Popular support to replace the dictatorship-era
READ MORETurkish Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymak will meet with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo today. Today’s visit comes amidst a
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