Max is the managing editor of the Current Developments division, which is responsible for publishing The Daily Brief. A Latin America specialist, Max studies regional political and economic trends, focusing particularly on the Southern Cone.
Israelis head to the polls today for the second time in five months to elect new parliament. Following the May
READ MOREBrazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo will meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today in Washington to discuss religious
READ MOREThe Venezuelan military will begin a two-week series of exercises today along the Colombian border. Tensions between the two neighbours
READ MOREThe UK’s House of Lords approved a bill today from the House of Commons that forces PM Boris Johnson to
READ MOREGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will lead a delegation of CEOs from the automobile, financial services, semiconductor and energy industries to
READ MOREToday, South Korea’s Ministry of Finance will propose its budget bill for the next fiscal year to parliament, which has
READ MOREUkraine’s new parliament will be sworn in today. The July 21 parliamentary elections swept President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Servant of the
READ MOREAnti-government protests are planned across Kazakhstan today. Following the resignation of long-time dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev in March, Kazakhstan held its
READ MOREMark Morgan will today begin his role as Commissioner of US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Morgan, a controversial immigration
READ MOREDonald Trump will hold trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of the G20 Summit’s closing day. The
READ MORELeaders from the world’s largest economies will gather today and tomorrow in Osaka, Japan, for the Group of 20 (G20)
READ MOREMauritania will hold its first round of presidential elections today. This is expected to be the country’s first peaceful transfer
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US diplomats and defence personnel are on high alert today after Iran shot down an American surveillance drone yesterday evening.
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A general strike will be held in cities across Brazil today in opposition to a pension reform bill backed by
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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) will meet today to review the country’s monetary policy, and interest rates are widely
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Ahead of the June 28 Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will gather
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On the heels of a state visit by US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Theresa May will resign today as
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Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will meet today following the party’s lackluster performance in the recent European elections. Though
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Bloc-wide elections for the European Parliament will conclude today. With 400 million people across 28 countries eligible to vote, the
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The results of India’s national election will be announced today. Beginning on April 11 and ending on May 19, the
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