Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a sweeping election victory on December 12, 2019, ending nearly three years of uncertainty following the country’s decision to leave the European Union. For Conservatives, this has been the largest victory since Margaret Thatcher’s election ...

Algeria is set to vote for a new president on December 12, 2019, after nearly a year of mass demonstrations against its corrupt political system. Algerians have the option to choose one of five candidates who have been approved by Algeria’s interim president, Abdelkader Bensalah and his military backers ...

The United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) is an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement signed in 1994, which governed more than $1.2 trillion worth of trade among the three nations ...

India’s legislature has proposed a controversial bill that would give citizenship to minorities from three neighboring countries; Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. This Citizenship Amendment Bill would grant a legal pathway to Indian citizenship on the basis of religion ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a stimulus package totalling over $200 billion - to be spent over the course of a few years. The economic package will be focused on recovery and protection from natural disasters, an attempt to keep economic recession at bay, and future investment in the country’s growth ...

France is experiencing its largest nation-wide strike in years. It comes in response to a plan by President Macron’s government to overhaul the country’s pension system. Teachers and other school personnel, transportation workers, police...

China has committed to building several major infrastructure projects in El Salvador. The deal includes building a large sports stadium, a library, and a water treatment plant, although the exact investment amount has not been disclosed ...

Top Global Risks of 2020

On November 2, 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping oversaw the launch of the Power of Siberia Pipeline. The deal signed by the China National Petroleum Corp and Russian energy company Gazprom will transport natural gas from Siberia to northeastern China ...

President Trump announced that Washington would be placing tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Argentina and Brazil, denouncing the countries for devaluing their currencies, and consequently hurting American farmers. Exports from both countries have become cheaper and more competitive due to their dwindling currencies ...