Posts by Editor

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  • January 2025

    January 2025

    Tehran witnesses the fatal shooting of two of its most-senior and controversial judges, underlining the unpopularity – at least in some quarters – of the regime and its fiercest lieutenants. Pezeshkian strengthens relations with Moscow, and domestic rumours grow around his predecessor’s death, forcing the military to publicly quash conspiracy theories. … Read the rest

  • January 2025

    January 2025

    Egypt continues to play a pivotal role in regional affairs however, complexities and sensitivities remain. Tensions with Israel are higher than many would like, particularly regarding Egyptian military operations in the Sinai. Yet even so in most other areas Egypt is over performing and outdoing itself. Inflation and national debt remain a challenge to the…

  • January 2025

    January 2025

    Egypt continues to play a pivotal role in regional affairs however, complexities and sensitivities remain. Tensions with Israel are higher than many would like, particularly regarding Egyptian military operations in the Sinai. Yet even so in most other areas Egypt is over performing and outdoing itself. Inflation and national debt remain a challenge to the…

  • January 2025

    January 2025

    December 2024 shone a spotlight on Mexico’s delicate but skillful balancing act of managing domestic reforms and international pressures. President Sheinbaum has advanced labour and wage policies to strengthen her political base while mitigating the impact on business. Migration strategy approaches combined enforcement with protection, addressing U.S. demands but still safeguarding Mexican nationals abroad.…… Read…

  • December 2024

    December 2024

    BNP have called for the use of technology to update the voter list and hold elections as soon as possible, with interim government head Dr. Muhammad Yunus putting the potential election timeline at either later 2025 or early 2026. The IMF has once again decreased its GDP growth estimation for Bangladesh for the current fiscal…

  • December 2024

    December 2024

    BNP have called for the use of technology to update the voter list and hold elections as soon as possible, with interim government head Dr. Muhammad Yunus putting the potential election timeline at either later 2025 or early 2026. The IMF has once again decreased its GDP growth estimation for Bangladesh for the current fiscal…

  • December 2024

    December 2024

    President Tokayev continues to carefully calibrate his approach to global politics and economic alliances. It is an approach that is serving him well. His nation’s economy is booming and sectors previously in decline are now surging. He has pulled the country up by its bootstraps leapfrogging over the decades of missed development and economic evolution…

  • December 2024

    December 2024

    President Tokayev continues to carefully calibrate his approach to global politics and economic alliances. It is an approach that is serving him well. His nation’s economy is booming and sectors previously in decline are now surging. He has pulled the country up by its bootstraps leapfrogging over the decades of missed development and economic evolution…

  • December 2024

    December 2024

    If last month was a bad one for the Islamic Republic (and it was), this month was truly وحشتناک  or Vahshatnāk. Horrible. Iran now faces one of the most significant challenges to its regional strategy in decades, with key ally Assad’s fall marking a major blow to its influence and leaving its hardline factions grappling…

  • December 2024

    December 2024

    If last month was a bad one for the Islamic Republic (and it was), this month was truly وحشتناک  or Vahshatnāk. Horrible. Iran now faces one of the most significant challenges to its regional strategy in decades, with key ally Assad’s fall marking a major blow to its influence and leaving its hardline factions grappling…