Today's Analysis
Monday, December 23, 2024
Syria's transition is underway, but challenges abound
The outlines of the new order are taking shape slowly, but the new leadership faces major security and economic hurdles
Malaysia will strive to make ASEAN more cohesive
The country will take up ASEAN’s annually rotating chairmanship at the start of 2025
Russia’s Rosatom focuses export drive on Global South
Russia continues to be the world’s largest exporter of nuclear power plants
Colombia-US relations will be tense under Trump
The Colombian president and the US president-elect have little in common ideologically or in terms of policy priorities
ColombiaLungu’s exclusion further weakens Zambian opposition
Former President Edgar Lungu has been excluded from the 2026 presidential election through a controversial court ruling
ZambiaSingapore’s data centre plans will face obstacles
Despite limited land capacity and energy concerns, Singapore strives to become a leader in the data centre industry
InternationalIsraeli-Huthi confrontation could come to a head
Having degraded Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas, Israel is warning that it could pursue more actions in Yemen
IsraelUS shutdown averted, but Republican rifts will remain
An unexpected shutdown of government operations was averted over the weekend in a chaotic end to the outgoing Congress
United StatesGerman attack will dent Scholz’s re-election bid
A deadly attack at a Christmas market in Germany comes two months ahead of the federal election
GermanyTikTok’s global troubles will intensify
With a potential US ban on the horizon, TikTok was hit with a one-year ban in Albania
InternationalPhilippine missile plans will perturb China
Manila says it will acquire the US Typhon missile system
PhilippinesClaver-Carone role will stir Latin America-US tensions
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Mauricio Claver-Carone as his special envoy to the region
Latin AmericaThe US will not seize control of the Panama Canal
Trump’s threats towards Panama are characteristically hyperbolic and unlikely to materialise
PanamaArgentine economic output rises but remains fragile
Estimates of economic activity showed a month-on-month rise in October, although annual figures continue to fall
ArgentinaQatar could force a change in EU legislation
QatarEnergy has threatened to stop supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU if a new law is implemented
QatarAl-Zurug battle may heat up Sudan’s Darfur conflict
The Darfur Joint Forces have perpetrated a significant attack on an RSF base
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