Max is the managing editor of the Current Developments division, which is responsible for publishing The Daily Brief. A Latin America specialist, Max studies regional political and economic trends, focusing particularly on the Southern Cone.
The Filipino House of Representatives today granted the country’s largest broadcaster, ABS–CBN, a provisional license to operate through October 31.
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READ MORELebanon will today begin the process of restructuring its $30 billion-plus Eurobond debt with an investor presentation. Lebanon’s economy, which
READ MOREPhoto: Bassem Tellawi/AP Today marks the ninth anniversary of the Syrian uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Almost a
READ MOREUS President Donald Trump is expected to release his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan today at 17:00 GMT. Both Benny Gantz and
READ MOREThough a specific date remains unknown, Malawi’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule on the validity of the controversial May
READ MOREGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul today to discuss the conflicts in
READ MOREUS President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial will begin in Washington. As the upper chamber reconvenes today, senators are set
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Rival Thai pro and anti-government protesters will stage simultaneous demonstrations in Bangkok today. The demonstrations come one month after anti-government
READ MORELibya’s Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) has today vetoed a request for the deployment of Turkish troops to the war-torn
READ MOREChina will today launch its National Oil and Gas Pipeline Company. The long-awaited reform serves as an attempt to keep
READ MOREItaly’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, will address the Italian Parliament today on the issue of reforms to the European Stability
READ MORENATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will hold a press conference today ahead of the alliance’s December 4 summit in London.
READ MOREDay two of the annual meeting of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) begins today. The UN-backed
READ MOREA final reading of Mexico’s third quarter economic growth today will confirm the economy expanded marginally at a rate of
READ MOREToday marks the deadline for Blue and White leader Benny Gantz to form a coalition government in the Israeli Knesset.
READ MOREUS Deputy Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent and former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor will
READ MOREIndian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be in Washington today through Tuesday, during which time he will meet
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