The first week of May saw the arrest of hundreds of anti-government protesters as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia faces increasing criticism over his efforts to secure a peace deal with Azerbaijan. Armenia’s capital city Yerevan has witnessed weeks of unrest, with protesters blocking roads and bridges, and opposition
On May 4th, the EU proposed its harshest sanctions against Russia since the outbreak of the Ukrainian War. In addition to disconnecting three major Russian banks from SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), the proposal calls for a total ban on Russian crude oil imports within six months.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited leaders from India, Indonesia, Senegal, and South Africa to the G7 summit next month. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation as a special guest is a clear indication of Germany’s intent to exclude Russia from international conversations and begin to potentially form a global
The war in Ukraine has raised food and fuel prices dramatically, producing a serious risk of unrest in many African countries, particularly those with pre-existing food security issues or political instability. These price hikes come on the heels of a turbulent 2021, which featured Covid-exacerbated economic slowdowns, a series of
