Prospects 2021 Update

Protesters against the Copa America football tournament, with a banner reading "We don't want the Cup, we want vaccines!" (Ailton de Freitas/AP/Shutterstock)
  • Jun 14, 2021
  • 7 min read

Brazil

The government's popularity continues to suffer from the health, social and economic consequences of COVID-19

Drive-in vaccination programme in Kolkata, India (Bikas Das/AP/Shutterstock)
  • Jun 16, 2021
  • 12 min read

COVID-19

Return to 'normal' after COVID-19 will not be universal or simultaneous across the world

  • Jun 17, 2021
  • 7 min read

Arab-Israeli conflict

Clashes in East Jerusalem and the Gaza conflict in May reminded the world of the unresolved Palestinian issue

  • Jun 18, 2021
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South Africa

The economy rebounded well from the pandemic's first year but economic and political headwinds threaten the recovery

  • Jun 22, 2021
  • 7 min read

India

The COVID-19 crisis is keeping the government under pressure

  • Jun 23, 2021
  • 7 min read

Canada

Ruling Liberals could win widely expected federal election later this year by default as third wave of COVID-19 recedes

  • Jun 24, 2021
  • 8 min read

Russian economy

The government's 2021 growth forecast of 2.9% may even be too pessimistic though downside risks could still derail it

  • Jun 25, 2021
  • 7 min read

Central America

Central America remains gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic and will suffer from its effects for the foreseeable future

  • Jun 25, 2021
  • 7 min read

United States

The coming months in politics will be dominated by internal Democratic efforts to ensure support for the party's agenda

  • Jun 28, 2021
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Turkey

Early elections in late 2021 or early 2022 are possible, but guaranteed to be far from free and fair

  • Jun 29, 2021
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Russian politics

The authorities are labouring over the complexities of engineering an election win, even though there is no opposition

  • Jun 30, 2021
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East Asia

East Asia’s economies are rebounding and its governments adjusting to the presence of a new US administration

  • Jul 1, 2021
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Colombia

The government is facing myriad challenges that it will struggle to manage effectively

  • Jul 1, 2021
  • 7 min read

Iran

The new president will focus on economic restoration, including through US nuclear talks

  • Jul 2, 2021
  • 14 min read

Global economy

Resurgent spending and loose policies are fuelling demand, but supply strains pose risks and many EMDCs are lagging