08 November 2018 Mexico Incoming Government will struggle to tackle migrant flows, but will seek to maintain positive commercial relations with US Geopolitics
07 November 2018 Syria Islamic State will look to conduct further anti-Kurdish strikes to exploit communal tensions in North-East over coming months Extremism Geopolitics
02 November 2018 Yemen Increased troop deployment around Hodeidah shows Riyadh will seek to put Houthis under greater pressure ahead of UN talks in November Geopolitics
02 November 2018 Qatar Washington will look to leverage increased pressure on Saudi Crown Prince to bring end to Qatari crisis, but blockade unlikely to be lifted before 2019 Geopolitics
02 November 2018 Venezuela US moves to sanction Venezuelan gold exports and build regional alliance will increase Maduro’s isolation Geopolitics
02 November 2018 Oman Netanyahu’s visit to Oman shows that Israel-Gulf ties will continue to improve, though full normalisation of relations unlikely for now Geopolitics
24 October 2018 Israel Israel and Hamas will continue to act assertively following long-range rocket attacks, but will restrain hardliners to avert new conflict Geopolitics Stability
24 October 2018 Turkey Release of detained pastor suggests US will lift sanctions imposed in August, which will provide limited boost to economy Geopolitics Stability
19 October 2018 Saudi Arabia Crisis over journalist’s disappearance will weaken Crown Prince but his position will remain secure unless momentum for sanctions rises significantly Geopolitics Stability
