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.
Taiwan’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
READ MOREBelarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya will meet with UN and Swiss parliament representatives today. The visit forms the final leg
READ MORERussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with his de facto Abkhazian counterpart Daur Kove in Moscow today. This meeting
READ MOREA Russian court will rule today on whether the All-Tatar Public Center (TIU) will be considered an extremist group. Tatars
READ MOREKyrgyzstan’s parliament will debate the contents of a new constitution today before a nationwide referendum in April. Kyrgyz politics have
READ MOREHamas will hold internal party elections today ahead of the Palestinian Authority parliamentary elections in May. Hamas, Palestine’s anti-Israeli Islamist
READ MOREJordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov today in Moscow. Talks will cover conflict
READ MORERussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will today meet with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Moscow. The meeting between
READ MOREIndia is expected to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines starting today. New Delhi has moved quickly to begin vaccinating its population
READ MOREThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will today give its final judgement on Selahattin Demirtas vs. Turkey. The case
READ MOREEuropean Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager is set to present the EU’s new cybersecurity strategy today. The new strategy
READ MORELiberian midterm senate elections will be held today. A total of 118 candidates will contest seats in the country’s upper legislative
READ MOREThe Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon will hold regional elections today, with residents voting for the first time for
READ MOREThe 2020 Afghanistan Conference, organized by Afghanistan, Finland and the United Nations (UN) will be held today in Geneva, Switzerland.
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