08 June 2023 East AsiaTaiwan Taiwan – Sexual harassment scandals unlikely to undermine ruling party’s electoral prospect in presidential race next January Cyber Geopolitics Stability
08 June 2023 Former Soviet UnionKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek’s growing authoritarianism will hamper NGO progress and create openings for Russian influence Geopolitics Stability
08 June 2023 East AsiaJapan Japan – First trilateral coastguard exercise in South China Sea will raise maritime tensions with China Geopolitics
08 June 2023 Global Global – Outcome of OPEC+ meeting in Vienna shows members will adopt flexible policies to maintain cartel’s unity Geopolitics Sanctions Stability
08 June 2023 North AfricaTunisia Tunisia – Economic decline will worsen business environment and raise security and legal risks for foreign firms Business Stability
08 June 2023 Middle EastKuwait Kuwait – Political paralysis will continue to block policy reform, despite recent parliamentary elections Stability
07 June 2023 Southeast AsiaMalaysia Malaysia – Prime minister will adopt further conservative measures to appease Malay voters ahead of state elections Reputation Stability
07 June 2023 South AsiaAfghanistan Afghanistan – Islamic State operations in coming months will mostly be limited to occasional large attacks in urban centres Extremism Stability Terrorism
07 June 2023 East AfricaSomalia Somalia – Al-Shabab will continue to target security forces in coming months to impede counterinsurgency operations Stability Terrorism