Wescott is an analyst on the Current Developments team who contributes regularly to the Daily Brief. His thematic focuses are international security, politics, economics and public policy.
Iran is scheduled to hold presidential elections today. The race is down to the far right judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi—favorite
READ MOREAlgeria will hold early legislative elections today after President Abdelmadjid Tebboune dissolved the lower legislative assembly in February. Candidate campaigns
READ MOREArmenia begins electronic early voting for its parliamentary elections today. Electronic voting continues through June 13, with regular voting occurring
READ MOREThe UK will host the Group of Seven (G7) nations’ finance ministers today. The meeting will focus on the global
READ MOREMembers of Parliament for the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will meet today in Islamabad. The PDM is an anti-military rule
READ MOREJapan is scheduled to release their Consumer Price Index (CPI) and unemployment rate today. Today’s indices will reflect the status
READ MOREA new session of Thailand’s National Assembly begins today. General elections were held in March, with the country’s Election Commission
READ MOREAn agreement monitoring Iranian nuclear facilities between Tehran and the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ends today. In February,
READ MOREThe Chadian Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Development (ATDDHD) will hold a peaceful march today. Chad has
READ MOREHong Kong will release its final GDP growth rate for Q1 2021 today. Advanced predictions show the Hong Kong economy
READ MOREOman’s ban on commercial activity will begin today and continue until May 15. The restrictions are one of many that
READ MOREMembers if Estonia’s parliament will video conference with Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov today. Volkov is Russian opposition leader Alexei
READ MOREIndia will receive its first shipment of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine today. India is in the midst of
READ MORETaiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises’ computer-assisted wargames end today. The wargames simulate a full-scale Chinese invasion of Taiwan proper
READ MOREUS climate envoy John Kerry concludes his East Asia Climate Tour in Shanghai today by meeting with Chinese special envoy
READ MOREThe US will reportedly send two warships to the Black Sea today–both are expected to remain until May 4. The
READ MOREToday is the first day of Lebanon’s Easter weekend lockdown, implemented in an attempt to prevent a surge of COVID-19
READ MOREThe 15th ministerial meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries and non-OPEC partners (OPEC+) will take place virtually today.
READ MOREThe Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry begin elections for their local assemblies today. Votes will
READ MORERussia will launch 36 OneWeb satellites today in the first of three planned satellite launches for 2021. Today’s launch is
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