Thomas ColeMar 5, 20201 minWeekly look-ahead, Thursday 5 March 2020This week's global political look-ahead, including: - OPEC meetings in Vienna - OECD G20 growth stats - US Democratic party primaries - E...
Thomas ColeMar 3, 20204 minErdogan’s Syria problem and the EU dimensionOn Thursday last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who announced that Turkey would “open the borders” for Syrian refugees, e...
Thomas ColeFeb 29, 20204 minDelhi’s communal riots in context of Modi’s Indian remodellingEarlier this week, with Indian Prime Minster, Narendra Modi welcoming Donald Trump for a 2 day visit to cement India-US ties, communal ri...
Thomas ColeFeb 28, 20201 minWeekly look-ahead, Friday 28 February 2020A weekly look-ahead to the main political developments next week, including but not limited to: - United States: Democratic Primaries - L...
Thomas ColeFeb 24, 20202 minHamburg state elections put Merkel successor fight in perspectiveFollowing a terrible showing in regional elections in the German city-state of Hamburg on 23 February, the CDU (Germany’s Senior governin...
Thomas ColeFeb 21, 20201 minWeekly look-ahead, Friday 21 February 2020 A weekly look-ahead to the main political developments next week, including but not limited to: - legislative elections in Iran - Democra...
Thomas ColeFeb 16, 20204 minMunich Security Conference highlights differing views for future of the WestThis weekend’s Munich Security Conference highlighted and demonstrated the diverging views between global leaders on the future of the “w...
Thomas ColeFeb 13, 20203 minLatest European Commission growth forecasts show mixed pictureToday’s (Thursday 13 February 2020) growth forecasts by the European Commission for EU member states for 2020 and 2021 show mixed pictur...
Thomas ColeFeb 11, 20204 minIrish election - an overviewNow that the final results of the Irish parliamentary elections (lower house – Dáil Éireann) are known in full, here are some thoughts on...
Thomas ColeFeb 5, 20203 minWhat next for GroKo after Thueringen fiasco?The decision by the German Liberal Party (FDP) to take the Premiership of the German land (region) of Thueringen (eastern Germany) has la...
Thomas ColeFeb 5, 20203 minEU’s approach to enlargement must offer serious pathways to membershipWednesday’s (5 February) expected announcement by the European Commission that it is proposing to reform the EU enlargement process shoul...
Thomas ColeFeb 3, 20202 minUK Government Brexit bluster like broken RecordIf the United Kingdom Government is serious in getting any kind of Brexit deal, it is more important than ever that it faces up to some h...
Thomas ColeJan 27, 20201 minFirst post of a new blog This is my first post in my new blog, focused on international political developments. On a regular basis, I will provide analysis on maj...