David is a Senior Analyst focusing on East Asia. He primarily writes on economic, political, and social issues and how they relate to the geopolitical environment.
Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will conclude a two-day visit to Morocco today. Sokhonn, who also serves as Deputy Prime
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Spain’s parliament is expected to vote on a motion of censure against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government today. The vote
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter March 6-12 2023 South Korea and Japan agree on resolving forced labor dispute The government of
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A strike by Lebanese commercial banks is set to resume today. Lebanon’s banks first closed on February 7 to protest
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in China for a state visit today. During his three-day visit, Lukashenko will likely
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter February 13-19 2023 World Leaders Gather at the Munich Security Conference – Feb. 17-19 Leaders, foreign
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his State of the Nation address to Russia’s Federal Assembly today. This will be
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The Japanese government is expected to present its nominee for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) governorship today. The ruling Liberal
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The deadline for Estonian Ambassador to Moscow Margus Laidre to leave Russia expires today. It is the first Russian expulsion
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter January 23 – January 30, 2023 China celebrates Lunar New Year amid relaxed COVID-19 restrictions China
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to update its World Economic Outlook for 2023 today. The organization last updated
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WHAT’S HAPPENING? China has come to dominate virtually all aspects of international green technology supply chains. As countries across the
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Thirteen judges are expected to appear before Tunisia’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) today. The judges were stripped of their judicial
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The Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA)—North Korea’s rubber stamp parliament—convenes today in Pyongyang . According to state media, this SPA session
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives in Rome today for a Japan-Italy summit. Today’s summit marks the latest leg of
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The General Council—the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) highest-level decision-making body—will meet for the last time this year in Geneva today.
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China will commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre—also known as the Rape of Nanjing—across the country today. An
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter December 5-12 2022 China lifts nearly all COVID-19 restrictions – Dec. 7 Following widespread protests and
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Leaders of the EU and Western Balkan states will meet today in Tirana, Albania. This marks the first time the
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter November 13-20 2022 Xi and Biden meet in person at G20 Summit — Nov. 14 For
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