Daily Brief

Our flagship analysis product of short, consumable, forward-looking analysis covering the most important geopolitical events. Stay up-to-date on the latest geopolitics with our Daily Brief.

Israel and Saudi Arabia: new era of cooperation?

Saudi and Israeli leaders view recent regional developments as an opportunity to re-calibrate relations.

Weekly Briefing: August 29, 2016

Protests in Venezuela, Japanese and Russian leaders meet and local elections in Germany

Playing hardball: Turkey-West relations

Ankara is improving relations with Russia and Iran – does this signal a structural shift?

Al-Qaeda and al-Nusra: breakup or rebrand?

al-Nusra’s recent attempt to detach itself from its controversial patron is suspicious

Port of Piraeus / obor financing model
Risky business: financing ‘One Belt, One Road’

Beijing’s risky lending practices and preference for Chinese companies endanger its banks.

Weekly Briefing: August 22, 2016

US officials visit Turkey, Ukraine’s independence day and a presidential election in Gabon

Trump: all alone at SEA(sia)

A Trump foreign policy’s ability to fundamentally alter America’s trajectory is overestimated.

Weekly Briefing: August 15, 2016

German and Russian diplomats meet, Spanish politics and Japanese economic data released

Pipelines or pipe dreams? Reforming the Saudi economy

Has the Kingdom missed its opportunity to diversify its oil-reliant economy?

Berber nationalism in Morocco

Reforms integrating Berber culture reduce the likelihood of civil unrest.