Author: Editor
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September 2026
Egypt spent years needing everybody else. Increasingly, everybody else needs something from Egypt. China wants a manufacturing and strategic foothold linking Asia, Africa and Europe. Washington wants Cairo firmly inside its regional orbit. Gulf producers need alternatives when Hormuz becomes unreliable. Energy companies want assets beyond increasingly exposed jurisdictions. Global shipping still needs Suez.…… Read…
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September 2026
Tanzania is calm but that does not mean it is relaxed. President Hassan remains firmly in control, but the most interesting political movement is increasingly happening inside CCM rather than outside it. Emmanuel Nchimbi’s abrupt departure has pushed succession politics further into view, while constitutional reform and reconciliation are being carefully managed from above.…… Read…
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September 2026
August reinforced Mexico’s resilience but also revealed an evolution in its investment cycle. While USMCA negotiations advanced toward the terms that will define the region's industrial integration, improved growth prospects and financial stability maintained a favourable environment for capital. However, the record figure for foreign direct investment (FDI) was driven primarily by reinvested earnings, while…
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August 2026
Six months into the BNP government, the central question is increasingly one of delivery rather than direction. The opposition has branded BNP's first six months in power a failure while the BNP has, unsurprisingly, presented its record as a success. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's briefing in New Delhi has triggered a strong response from…
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August 2026
Kazakhstan is changing gear. After months spent redesigning the state and building resilience, August is beginning to show what Astana intends to do with it. The new political system faces its first electoral test, Tokayev is becoming noticeably bolder on the international stage and the still-vacant Vice Presidency could reveal where power and policy move…
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August 2026
Iran is not recovering from the war. It is adapting to it. Tehran cannot defeat the US conventionally but it has learned that it does not need to. Hormuz remains disrupted, Gulf infrastructure vulnerable and Washington unable to translate overwhelming military superiority into a decisive outcome. At home, Mojtaba Khamenei remains invisible, power is becoming…
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August 2026
Nigeria is beginning to look different. Tinubu enters the run-up to 2027 politically stronger, the economy is finally showing signs that painful reforms are working and security forces are hitting some militant groups harder and smarter. But this is not yet a victory lap. Household purchasing power remains squeezed, the opposition may yet regroup and…
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August 2026
Cairo woke to an earthquake this month. Fortunately, the tremor caused no significant damage. However, the geopolitical shocks surrounding Egypt are proving rather more persistent. A drone strike on Damietta suggests regional instability is no longer something Cairo simply manages around its borders. It is beginning to reach Egyptian strategic infrastructure directly.…… Read the rest
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August 2026
July confirmed that Mexico is entering a new phase of consolidation. Following the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the third round of USMCA negotiations, the international environment became more demanding, but the economy maintained solid fundamentals, and the private sector moved from investment announcements to actual implementation. At the same time, the Sheinbaum administration strengthened…
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July 2026
Bangladesh enters the second half of 2026 facing growing pressure to reconcile political transition with increasingly difficult economic reforms. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she plans to return to Bangladesh at the end of the year, despite risks to her life and of being arrested. Opposition parties continue to campaign for implementation…