Cian is a Research Analyst within the Research Core and contributes to both Analysis and the Daily Brief. He specializes in Australian and European geopolitics with a particular interest in the strategic autonomy of the EU.
The British House of Commons will begin debating post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland today. While British Prime Minister Rishi
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will begin a state visit to Japan today. The trip will see Scholz and Kishida discuss
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China will resume outbound group tours to more than 40 countries today, including France, Italy and Vietnam. The move is
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The next wave of pension reform protesters in France are expected to take place today. Opposition to the reforms—which raise
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The Inaugural meeting of G20 Central Bank Governors and Finance Ministers concludes in Bangalore, India today. The meeting marks the
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The South African Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana will deliver his 2023 National Budget speech today. One of the key
READ MOREThe fourth wave of strikes against new pension reforms will take place in France today. The reforms raise France’s retirement
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A Bulgarian European Parliamentarian delegation is expected to be blocked from entering North Macedonia today. The delegation’s purpose was to
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will conclude his visit to Japan today. During the visit, Stoltenberg met with multiple high-level
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The Czech Republic will conclude the second round of its presidential elections today. While the Czechian presidency is mostly symbolic
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Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) sympathisers will hold a major protest in Stockholm, Sweden today. The protest aims to discourage the
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Research Analyst Cian Muenster speaks with ABS-CBN host Michelle Ong to discuss this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg is expected to attend a protest against the opening of a coal mine in Luetzerath, Germany
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The British ambulance workers’ General, Municipal, Boilermakers’ and Allied Trade Union (GMB) will strike today. Throughout December and January, various
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will mark the 50th anniversary of Chinese-Australian diplomatic relations by visiting Beijing today. Wong will
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Leaders from Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan as well as European Commission President Usrula Von Der Leyen are expected to
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Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska will conclude her visit to France today. Zelenska’s visit is mostly a symbolic gesture marking
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Photo- REUTERS The conservative French party “The Republicans” (LR) will conclude its leadership election today. Though once governing France through
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The biannual UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) will commence in Canada today. COP15 seeks to develop strategies to stop the degradation
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The 17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will conclude in Morocco
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