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Scandal will worsen Japanese government's prospects

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JAPAN

In addition, the three most senior Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) executive officers, including policy chief Koichi Hagiuda, have tendered their resignations. They will be…

Prospects for Mexico in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who legally cannot seek re-election, will focus on promoting his favoured presidential candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, potentially…

Iraq's oil output will grow despite challenges

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IRAQ

The government sought to capitalise on political stability and high oil prices to attract international oil companies (OICs) to invest in new prospects on improved terms…

The risk of government collapse in Portugal has risen

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PORTUGAL

Tension between the president and prime minister comes against the backdrop of corruption allegations that have consumed the executive, with eleven members leaving the government…

Aid dynamics may entrench South Sudan's challenges

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SOUTH SUDAN

However, conventional development aid remains extremely limited, which has significant implications for the prospects for domestic change.

Nigeria's Rivers State dispute raises instability risk

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NIGERIA

The dispute centres over Wike’s efforts to retain control of state resources, the legislature and administrative machinery and Fubara’s efforts to assert his independence from his…

Normal politics will not return to Ukraine soon

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UKRAINE

The invasion has consolidated public opinion around President Volodymyr Zelensky and increased the power of the security apparatus, helping kickstart some reforms but also…

Singapore faces a degree of political uncertainty

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SINGAPORE

Pritam Singh, leader of the main opposition Workers’ Party (WP), was charged with lying to parliament. S Iswaran, until recently a member of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP…

EU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions

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EASTERN EUROPE

The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…

Efforts to recover Libyan assets will face challenges

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LIBYA

With an estimated USD100bn at stake, the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office (LARMO) was established in 2017 and is the sole official entity established to deal with this…