Author: Editor
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March 2026
Here we are. Iran faces its most severe crisis in decades. On 28 February, coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes hit military, political and nuclear targets across the country, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials. It has triggered an expansive Iranian response against Israel, US bases and economic targets in US-aligned states across…
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March 2026
Four months on from the country’s disputed election, Tanzania has moved past the immediate shock but not yet beyond the political consequences of the vote. The protests that followed the vote have faded and the security presence has eased, allowing the government to shift from crisis management to consolidation. But the election has left a…
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March 2026
Egypt enters March surrounded by regional fires but determined not to step into the flames. Escalating confrontation between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, continued instability in Sudan and the unresolved political future of Gaza are all unfolding simultaneously along Egypt’s strategic horizon. None of these crises are new in isolation. What has changed is their…
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March 2026
Egypt enters March surrounded by regional fires but determined not to step into the flames. Escalating confrontation between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, continued instability in Sudan and the unresolved political future of Gaza are all unfolding simultaneously along Egypt’s strategic horizon. None of these crises are new in isolation. What has changed is their…
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March 2026
February combined significant advances in security, internal political frictions, and mixed economic signals amid a more stable bilateral relationship with the US in the short term. The central event was the death of “El Mencho,” leader of the CJNG cartel, and the wave of roadblocks that followed, contrasted with institutional actions such as the arrest…
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February 2026
Kazakhstan is firmly in consolidation mode. The shock of January’s reform announcements has given way to disciplined sequencing, with Tokayev reframing institutional overhaul as state stabilisation rather than liberalisation. Political architecture is being clarified ahead of next month’s referendum, succession ambiguity is being quietly narrowed and external legitimacy is being actively cultivated even as domestic…
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February 2026
Kazakhstan is firmly in consolidation mode. The shock of January’s reform announcements has given way to disciplined sequencing, with Tokayev reframing institutional overhaul as state stabilisation rather than liberalisation. Political architecture is being clarified ahead of next month’s referendum, succession ambiguity is being quietly narrowed and external legitimacy is being actively cultivated even as domestic…
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February 2026
The defining development in February was the national elections, which were dominated by the BNP, with Jamaat also recording a notably strong parliamentary showing. The BNP has already set up its cabinet and advisory committee, with Tarique Rahman assuming office as Prime Minister. IMF expects GDP growth to be around 4.7% in both this and…
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February 2026
The defining development in February was the national elections, which were dominated by the BNP, with Jamaat also recording a notably strong parliamentary showing. The BNP has already set up its cabinet and advisory committee, with Tarique Rahman assuming office as Prime Minister. IMF expects GDP growth to be around 4.7% in both this and…
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February 2026
Developments this month are narrowing the gap between diplomacy and confrontation. Washington has increased military pressure while pushing for a faster negotiating timeline; Israel is pressing to expand any agreement beyond the nuclear file to include missiles and regional proxies; and European institutions have stepped up pressure on Tehran in response to the domestic crackdown.……