Latest must-read analysis

  • May 17
  • 6 min read

North Macedonia will clash with EU and neighbours

The right’s likely takeover of power risks derailing the country’s EU membership process

Bulgaria
  • May 15
  • 6 min read

Afghan drug ban may be close to unravelling

The Taliban appear divided over whether to uphold the ban on the production, use and trafficking of drugs

Afghanistan
  • May 14
  • 7 min read

Bosnian Serbs are unlikely to seek independence yet

A new election law in the Republika Srpska further undermines the state, but its implementation is unlikely this year

Bosnia-Hercegovina
  • May 14
  • 7 min read

Mexico candidates’ economic plans are overly ambitious

The economic platforms of all Mexico’s presidential candidates are highly questionable

Mexico
  • May 14
  • 2 min read

Simmering Emirati-Saudi tensions could boil over

The two countries are reviving long-standing territorial disputes, suggesting a strong undercurrent of tensions

United Arab Emirates
  • May 10
  • 7 min read

Honeymoon period of Panama’s Mulino will be brief

Panama’s new president will have to navigate a fragmented legislature and several contentious socio-political challenges

Panama
  • May 7
  • 7 min read

Canada's left feels pressure as Liberal support falls

Despite the recent voter-friendly budget, support for the Liberal government has fallen further behind the Conservatives

North America
  • May 7
  • 6 min read

Asia ‘ex-China’ investment will struggle for traction

The demand for financial assets and products in Asia that exclude China is increasingly under the spotlight

Asia
  • May 3
  • 7 min read

US aid bill's passage shows foreign policy fault lines

President Joe Biden has finally pushed through his foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

North America