Author: Editor
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Poland’s Constitution Is Having a Nervous Breakdown
Donald Tusk says he’s restoring the rule of law. His president says he’s destroying it. Meanwhile, Poland’s judges can’t agree on who’s actually a judge. Poland has managed something rather extraordinary. It has a government, a president, a constitution and a Constitutional Tribunal. What it apparently doesn’t have is agreement on who gets to interpret…
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November 2026
México entered the final quarter of 2026 with a widening gap between economic resilience and new investment commitments. Preliminary GDP figures showed 3.2% annual growth in the third quarter, while September exports surged 37.9% year-over-year, driven by electronics and computing equipment. Yet industrial construction starts fell 31% during the first nine months, suggesting greater caution…
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October 2026
Pakistan is back at the international negotiating table. Washington is listening, Beijing remains committed and Islamabad is now an increasingly important intermediary in the Gulf but… diplomatic influence comes with obligations. Expanding defence commitments to Saudi Arabia, deteriorating relations with Afghanistan and an increasingly confrontational domestic political landscape are all testing just how much Pakistan…
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October 2026
The BNP government is facing increasing pressure to demonstrate that it can deliver on its promises, both politically and economically. The party leadership has continued to take action against members accused of extortion, land grabbing and other misconduct, although questions remain about whether internal disciplinary measures are enough. Meanwhile, preparations for local government elections are…
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October 2026
Kazakhstan has spent years talking about diversification. October offered some welcome evidence that it might finally be happening. Manufacturing is growing, investment is moving into industry and Astana is finding new ways to exploit its position between China, Russia and Europe. There is substance behind some of the rhetoric. That does not mean the old…
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October 2026
Iran is losing the war it was built to fight. It may yet win the war Washington cannot afford to prolong. Seven months of American and Israeli strikes have devastated Iran's conventional military capabilities. Its oil exports have been strangled, its currency is collapsing and its economy is buckling under the pressure.…… Read the rest
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October 2026
Egypt is becoming everybody's indispensable partner but the problem with being indispensable is that everybody eventually expects you to do something. Cairo has spent much of this year building relationships, collecting leverage and positioning itself at the centre of an increasingly fractured region. October suggests that strategy is beginning to pay off.…… Read the rest
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October 2026
September reinforced Mexico’s resilience and provided harder evidence that execution is moving beyond announcements. Economic activity exceeded expectations, established companies continued to expand capacity and infrastructure projects began to show physical progress. But the conditions under which that progress must generate growth are shifting. Washington is tightening the rules governing North American integration even as…
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September 2026
Bangladesh enters the final quarter of 2026 showing pockets of economic resilience but facing increasingly difficult structural pressures at home. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman used his remarks at the UN General Assembly in New York to call for stronger global leadership on climate change, highlighting Bangladesh's vulnerability while setting out domestic commitments on reforestation and…
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September 2026
Kazakhstan spent the first half of 2026 redesigning itself. September is beginning to show us why. The new political architecture is no longer theoretical. Erlan Karin is installed as Vice President, the Kurultai and People's Council are operating and Tokayev's reforms are moving into local government. Abroad, Astana is becoming more willing to turn its…