JAPAN: The next prime minister’s economic policy agenda is emerging
Taro Kono continues to lead in the polls as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race officially began on 17 September but the contest to become Japan’s next prime minister remains in flux, with factional unity breaking down and a fourth contender making a disrupti… Become a member to read the rest of this […]
ETHIOPIA: Piling on sanctions pressure
US President Joe Biden today, 17 September, signed an executive order authorizing sanctions on Ethiopia. In the first instance, the order is an attempt to force ceasefire negotiations in the 10-month-old Tigray conflict. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s accompanying stateme… Become a member to read the rest of this article
PHILIPPINES: The tangled web of the Duterte drama
This week, Sara Duterte, the president’s daughter, said she would seek reelection as mayor of the southern city of Davao, in support of her earlier statement that she would avoid what had until then been a presumed presidential run. She would do this, according to her spokesperso… Become a member to read the rest […]