Flash: EU Russia Sanctions a Casualty of President Trump?
The Trump presidency is a game-changer for EU sanctions on Russia.
Global Forecast (11-29-2016)
Frantic negotiations in the lead-up to OPEC’s next meeting, a key vote for the European Union in Italy, and a major development in the Syrian civil war.
Global Forecast (04-10-2017)
Turks vote on overhauling their political system, a far-left outlier surges in the French presidential race, and attacks on Copts trigger a state of emergency in Egypt.
The China-Russia Contest for Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan
This series takes a country-by-country look at the geopolitical competition between China and Russia in Central Asia.
Pressured from All Sides, Will Iraqi Kurdistan Back Down?
The blowback against Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum was swift as it was fierce, with every neighboring state piling pressure on Irbil to back down.
G20 in Toronto: Hints of Obsolescence
A lack of progress on pressing global issues after the Toronto summit is calling the effectiveness of the G20 into question.
Will Argentinians Accept More Austerity?
The Macri administration has been plunged into a perfect economic storm. Will it be able to weather it with more ‘gradual austerity,’ or are people already fed up?
Post-Chavez US-Venezuela Relations: Headed for a Thaw?
Rarely is global politics graced with a personality as bombastic and divisive as Hugo Chavez, yet like love him or hate him, his successor will inevitably need to overhaul large parts of Venezuela’s domestic and foreign policy.
Canada and the Global Water Crisis: A GPM Interview
FLOW Program Manager Nancy Goucher provides an overview of the pressing water issues facing Canada and the wider world, such as aquifer depletion, farming pressures, and mass migration.