CHINA: Nationalist backlash over Xinjiang is not necessarily a death sentence
Global apparel brands are facing a nationalist backlash over the companies’ expressions of concern about alleged mass detentions and forced labor in Xinjiang. Rather than a top-down order to target certain companies, the campaign looks more like an organic response to the … Become a member to read the rest of this article Username […]
MYANMAR: Risks increase as junta seems set on breaking protest movement
Security forces have intensified their use of force, possibly to break the back of the protest movement. However, there are no signs the standoff will end soon, and a successful crackdown by the junta will result in more isolation. The degradation in the country’s Covid… Become a member to read the rest of this […]
MOZAMBIQUE: Another devastating attack disrupts LNG development
Since 24 March, Palma, the northern town closest to Mozambique’s landmark Afungi LNG development, has been under attack by insurgents. As a result, Total has been forced to again suspend work on its USD 20bn LNG development project, just days after announcing a resumption of oper… Become a member to read the rest of […]
Capital Flow Surges and Rising Income Inequality
Renuka Diwan, Zheng Liu, and Mark M. Spiegel
WEEKLY POLITICAL COMPASS
China is boycotting Western apparel brands. Myanmar’s military junta is acting more violently against protesters. Ratification of the EU’s pandemic recovery fund is on hold in Germany. In South Africa, the ruling party’s leadership faces a showdown between factions. Chile’s April… Become a member to read the rest of this article
LATAM PULSE
This week, Peru sees a series of televised debates between the presidential candidates ahead of the 11 April first-round election. In Mexico, energy policy will again be the subject of legal challenges, this time centering on the downstream sector. President Andres Manuel Lopez O… Become a member to read the rest of this article