Author: Editor
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April 2026
Kazakhstan has moved decisively into execution mode. The post-referendum system is no longer being tested - it is being run. Political reform has given way to structured implementation, with succession sequencing clarified, institutional alignment tightening and participation remaining firmly managed. At the same time, the economic model is adjusting under pressure.…… Read the rest
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April 2026
BNP leadership has spoken of the need to have stronger laws against enforced disappearances, while the opposition Jamaat party has spoken out against the BNP for not following the mandate of the July Charter reforms. GDP growth has slowed sharply in the current quarter, while exports continue to drop YoY. Remittances continue to perform strongly…
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April 2026
BNP leadership has spoken of the need to have stronger laws against enforced disappearances, while the opposition Jamaat party has spoken out against the BNP for not following the mandate of the July Charter reforms. GDP growth has slowed sharply in the current quarter, while exports continue to drop YoY. Remittances continue to perform strongly…
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April 2026
Iran emerged from the past month damaged but intact. By surviving the conflict, keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, and imposing meaningful costs on its GCC neighbours, the Islamic Republic achieved its minimum objectives. The more important development is internal. A new leadership group with a higher tolerance for risk has coalesced around Mojtaba, who…
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April 2026
Iran emerged from the past month damaged but intact. By surviving the conflict, keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, and imposing meaningful costs on its GCC neighbours, the Islamic Republic achieved its minimum objectives. The more important development is internal. A new leadership group with a higher tolerance for risk has coalesced around Mojtaba, who…
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April 2026
Egypt entered April surrounded by regional fires but trying to avoid stepping into the flames. The confrontation between the US/Israel and Iran, continued instability in Sudan and the unresolved future of Gaza are no longer separate crises unfolding in parallel. They are converging across Egypt’s immediate neighbourhood, tightening pressure on the country’s political, economic and…
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April 2026
Egypt entered April surrounded by regional fires but trying to avoid stepping into the flames. The confrontation between the US/Israel and Iran, continued instability in Sudan and the unresolved future of Gaza are no longer separate crises unfolding in parallel. They are converging across Egypt’s immediate neighbourhood, tightening pressure on the country’s political, economic and…
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April 2026
Mexico moved into March with momentum intact but under increasing strain. The Sheinbaum administration has hit its first real political constraint, security conditions are stabilising on the surface but shifting underneath, and the economy continues to deliver - though with growing divergence between strength and structural weakness. Security conditions showed relative stabilization following the elimination…
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March 2026
The first session of the new national parliament led to a walkout by members of the opposition following a condolence motion for convicted war crimes of the 1971 Liberation War. Jamaat-e-Islami, the main opposition party, has also accused BNP of putting its party members into various leadership positions without proper elections and democratic means.…… Read…