The Debrief The Debrief 17 – What the Thai King’s Visit to China Signals for the West 16 Dec 2025 King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand was invited by President Xi Jinping of China, to a state visit to mark 50 years since both countries established diplomatic ties for the first…
The Debrief The Debrief 16 – Why Europe’s post-Trump populist wave may not be here to stay 7 Oct 20256 Oct 2025 I write this Debrief after the success of Andrej Babiš in the Czech Republic in October 2025. The former leader from 2017 to 2021, he’s a billionaire who sells red…
The Debrief The Debrief: Issue Fifteen 4 Apr 20254 Apr 2025 Canada heads to the polls amidst the spectre of Trumpby Daniel Cramphorn New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 17 March 2025.…
The Debrief The Debrief: Issue Fourteen 3 Apr 2025 The profitability and availability of forced labour in Kyrgyzstanby Gavin Southway Image Credit: Ninara, Wikimedia Commons. The mountains of Kyrgyzstan provide a beautiful backdrop for a story. Cloud-crested mountains roll…
The Debrief The Debrief: Issue Thirteen 3 Dec 2024 Ukraine's winter ahead: Why Biden's latest weapons shipments could spell the war's endby Joe Langham An apartment block in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, destroyed by Russian bombing in 2022. Image Credit:…
The Debrief The Debrief: Issue Twelve 26 Nov 2024 Olaf Scholz’s beleaguered government collapsesby Daniel Cramphorn York Global Affairs’ Editor-in-Chief Daniel Cramphorn traces the long decline and fall of Germany’s governing coalition, as well as the prospects for the…
The Debrief The Debrief: Issue Eleven 10 Nov 202410 Nov 2024 With protests, a hurricane, and power outages, what's next for Cuba?by Gavin Southway Cuba hasn’t had it easy recently. It’s undergone its worst economic crisis since the ‘Special Period’ of…
The Debrief the debrief: issue ten 16 Feb 202316 Feb 2023 Third terms the charm: Lula’s first month backby Eleanor Austin image credit: Luiz79 (Wikimedia Commons) Since his inauguration on 1 January 2023, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s homecoming has been…
The Debrief the debrief: issue nine 23 Nov 202214 Feb 2023 The GOP in disarray: disappointing result for Republicans in US midterms spells trouble for the GOP 2024 presidential campaign by Fraser Cadman What next for the Republican Party? After a…
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