Alan is an analyst with the Current Developments team, focusing on security and politics, particularly within the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa. He contributes regularly to the Daily Brief.
A 25-member US Congressional delegation will arrive in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu today. Today’s visit focuses on economic development,
READ MOREBulgaria’s Vice President Iliana Iotova begins a two-day trip to North Macedonia today. Iotova’s plans to visit the Ivan Mihajlov
READ MORE40 Russian diplomatic personnel must leave Germany by today. Germany officially expelled the personnel–who it labelled as members of Russia’s
READ MORERussia’s flagship airline Aeroflot will resume flights to Iran today. The resumption comes nearly one month after Russia suspended Aeroflot’s
READ MOREThe Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) ministerial meeting begins today. Today’s meeting aims to promote cooperation between Japan
READ MOREThe Indian Air Force Vayu Shakti 2022 triennial military exercise, scheduled to begin today, is postponed. Last week, the government
READ MOREEarly voting on the Belarus constitutional referendum ends today. If passed, the constitutional referendum would grant Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko
READ MOREThe first anniversary of the United States officially re-joining the 2015 Paris Agreement is today. All signatories to the Paris
READ MORECairo’s criminal court will resume proceedings in an antiquity trafficking case today amid an Egyptian crackdown on artifact smuggling. 17
READ MOREHong Kong’s new quarantine period for international arrivals takes effect today. Under the revised procedures, travelers must stay in a
READ MORECanada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly finishes a week-long diplomatic tour to Ukraine, France, and Brussels to discuss tensions between
READ MOREChinese foreign minister Wang Yi will meet with Sri Lankan officials in Colombo today. Today’s meeting has opportune timing for
READ MOREThe third Turkey-Africa Summit will commence the second day of meetings today in Istanbul. The meeting will bring together Turkish
READ MORETaliban, US, and EU representatives meet in Doha today through November 29 to discuss humanitarian assistance and counterterrorism amidst a
READ MOREPakistan’s Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum takes over as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency’s new leader today amidst a potential resurgence
READ MOREAnti-inflation protests organized by the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will take place today in Karachi amidst economic turmoil. Anti-government
READ MORENigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra will hold gubernatorial elections today amidst a deteriorating national security environment. Publicity surrounding today’s election
READ MORECivilian resistance groups in Khartoum are launching nationwide protests today against the military’s overthrow of Sudan’s government. Last Monday, the
READ MOREThe Jerusalem District Court will today hear an appeal from two Palestinian families threatened with displacement from the Eastern Jerusalem
READ MOREVoter registration for local elections on October 27 was scheduled to begin today but has been officially postponed by the
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