Daily Analysis
Friday, December 13, 2024
Syria's economic outlook faces various challenges
The new government has inherited a very weak economy, in which the private sector was dominated by Assad cronies
Europe will keep struggling on defence cooperation
Donald Trump’s impending return to office has revived fears in Europe over the future of the continent’s security
Trump ends US central bank digital currency prospects
Debate about a central bank digital currency (CBDC) has become highly politicised in the United States
Ecuador’s electricity crisis poses ongoing risks
Electricity rationing has left homes and businesses without power for up to 14 hours per day
EcuadorInsurgent moves ease pressure on Myanmar’s junta
Two ethnic armed organisations recently made peace overtures to the military government
MyanmarJubaland debacle could offer Somalia a reset option
A humiliating military defeat in Jubaland has coincided with a crucial new bilateral peace deal with Ethiopia
SomaliaRomania faces an even grander ruling coalition
Mainstream parties have decided to form an unwieldy ruling coalition to isolate the far right
RomaniaOttawa is likely to placate Trump over tariff threat
Ottawa continue to consider possible responses to US President-elect Donald Trump's threat of an imminent 25% tariff
CanadaChina will maintain elevated pressure on Taiwan
Beijing has for the first time remarked on major military drills near Taiwan as they conclude
ChinaBulgaria and Romania move closer to EU core
The EU Council decided to admit Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen free-movement area
BulgariaNew French prime minister will face familiar problems
France has announced its fourth prime minister this year, which is unprecedented in the fifth republic
FranceHoaxes may be a growing problem for India
A bomb threat to the central bank appears part of a trend of bomb hoaxes targeting Indian establishments
IndiaSenate expulsion will deepen divisions in Argentina
A Peronist senator who votes with the government was expelled yesterday following his arrest in Paraguay
ArgentinaSelf-preservation draws Syrian Kurds to negotiation
The Kurdish administration in the north-east is flying the new Syrian flag of the revolution
SyriaJordan’s regional diplomacy could help vital aid flows
Jordan is to host a crisis conference on Syria, involving top international and regional officials
JordanRussa will negotiate with new Syrian leadership
Russia has engaged directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syria's leading rebel group
RussiaIran will seek further nuclear talks
The IAEA has reported that Iran has accepted increased monitoring of its uranium enrichment activities
IranAngola budget projections may prove overly optimistic
Angola has passed a new budget for 2025 which expands social spending and projects higher revenues
AngolaWestern sanctions will deepen divide with Georgia
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Georgian officials accused of “undermining democracy”
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