Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:34 GMT |
Syrian President Bashar Assad is facing the biggest challenge to his 11-year rule, with mass protests taking place across the country. The government has cracked down violently, but this has failed to restore stability. My colleagues and I now see a growing possibility that the Assad regime will eventually collapse under the strain, possibly resulting… [Read more]
Tags: Bashar Assad, civil war, implications, political crisis, regime change, scenarios, security, Syria, unrest
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Middle East, Political Risk, US
Thu Apr 8, 2010 17:03 GMT |
Kyrgyzstan and Thailand generally have very little in common, but this week they have both found themselves gripped by political crises. Kyrgyzstan’s government has been overthrown, but so far the drama in Thailand has been contained. What to make of this? Kyrgyzstan The immediate crisis has been triggered by massive energy price increases and a… [Read more]
Tags: Abhisit Vejjajiva, demonstrations, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Kyrgyzstan, political crisis, protests, regime change, Thailand
Posted in: Asia, General, Geopolitics, Political Risk