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Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 20:28 GMT

Mali: Leading Imam Issues Rare Video Appeal for Malians To Rise Up

In a rare video message released Dec. 22, influential Malian religious leader Imam  Mahmoud  Dicko called on Malians to "rise up and come together" and end restrictions on freedoms and widespread hardship, RFI reported Dec. 23.

Military & Security

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 19:29 GMT

Armenia, Russia: Leaders Tout Transport Links Amid Regional Geopolitical Shifts

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian told Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Russia, that substantial and positive changes are underway in the South Caucasus, citing resumed rail transit through Azerbaijan and a new agenda to restore key railway segments connecting Armenia with Azerbaijan and Turkey, Armenpress reported Dec. 22.

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 19:14 GMT

Madagascar: Russia Delivers Weapons Shipment to New Junta

Russia has delivered an arms shipment to Madagascar's military government, Bloomberg reported Dec. 22.

Military & Security

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 18:54 GMT

China: Washington Delays New Chip Tariffs to 2027 Amid Fragile Trade Truce

The Office of the United States Trade Representative concluded a yearlong Section 301 investigation, finding China's semiconductor industrial policies "unreasonable," but said any new tariffs on Chinese legacy chips will be delayed until June 2027 with rates announced at least 30 days in advance, the Financial Times reported Dec. 23.

Environment, Science & Technology

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 18:17 GMT

Tunisia: Chief of Largest Labor Union Resigns Ahead of Strike

Nourredine Taboubi, the secretary-general of the Tunisian General Labor Union, or UGTT, resigned, Reuters reported Dec. 23.

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 17:52 GMT

Colombia: President Petro Declares Economic Emergency To Implement Special Taxes

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Dec. 22 signed a decree stating that the country was facing an "imminent fiscal crisis" and declaring a 30-day economic emergency, allowing the government to adopt special taxes to reach its revenue target for 2026, Deutsche Welle reported Dec. 23.

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 16:42 GMT

U.S.: FCC Prohibits Approval of All New Foreign-Made Drones

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) blacklisted all new foreign-made drones and components on Dec. 22, deeming that they pose "an unacceptable risk" to U.S. national security, Reuters reported Dec. 23.

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 16:35 GMT

Indonesia, U.S.: Jakarta Claims Trade Deal Issues Resolved, Paving Way for January Signing

Indonesian officials said Jakarta and Washington had resolved all substantive issues in bilateral tariff talks and planned to formally sign a trade agreement in late January during a visit by President Prabowo Subianto to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, the South China Morning Post reported Dec. 23.

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 16:32 GMT

China, U.S.: Beijing Continues To Build Up Nuclear Arsenal, Reject Arms Control Talks

A draft Pentagon report assesses that China has likely loaded over 100 solid-fueled DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles into three recently identified silo fields near the Mongolian border, Reuters reported Dec. 23.

Military & Security

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 16:32 GMT

Syria: SDF and Government Forces Reach Ceasefire After Deadly Clashes in Aleppo

The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to a ceasefire on Dec. 23 following deadly clashes in the city of Aleppo a day earlier, the Associated Press reported the same day.

Military & Security

Situation ReportDec 23, 2025 | 16:18 GMT

Israel, Palestinian Territories: Israeli Defense Minister Says IDF To Establish Civilian-Military Units in Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel would maintain a permanent security presence in the Gaza Strip for security reasons and that at some point -- though no specific timeline was given -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would establish Nahal units in northern Gaza, Reuters reported Dec. 23.

Palestinian Territories

Israel-Hamas Conflict

Military & Security

SnapshotsDec 23, 2025 | 16:02 GMT

The Sevington Inland Border Facility on April 29, 2024, in southeast England.

Despite Growing Calls, U.K. Unlikely To Rejoin EU Customs Union

Despite growing political and business calls for the United Kingdom to rejoin the EU customs union, internal disputes within the British government and stringent EU conditions make a re-entry unlikely in the short to medium term.

Situation ReportDec 22, 2025 | 21:12 GMT

Russia: Moscow Scraps Plans for Common Eurasian Financial Market

Leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union on Dec. 21 approved a "differentiated" framework for a common financial market and initiated customs data exchange negotiations with Uzbekistan during the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Situation ReportDec 22, 2025 | 20:51 GMT

Thailand, Cambodia: Ceasefire Talks To Resume Despite Ongoing Fighting

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to talks between their defense officials under the bilateral General Border Committee on Dec. 24 to resume the U.S.-brokered July 28 ceasefire; the decision followed a special meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers Dec. 22 in Kuala Lumpur.

Military & Security

Situation ReportDec 22, 2025 | 20:13 GMT

Russia: Senior General Killed in Moscow Bombing of Car

The two-star Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the Russian General Staff's Operational Training Directorate, was killed when a bomb detonated under his car in southern Moscow, Kommersant reported on Dec. 22.

Military & Security

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Situation ReportDec 22, 2025 | 20:00 GMT

Taiwan: KMT Responds to Court Ruling Ending Judicial Impasse

Several opposition Kuomintang lawmakers on Dec. 22 submitted criminal complaints against the five Constitutional Court justices who on Dec. 19 found unconstitutional December 2024 judicial reforms passed by the KMT and fellow opposition Taiwan People's Party that made the island's top court defunct.

Situation ReportDec 22, 2025 | 19:14 GMT

India, New Zealand: Free Trade Agreement Announced

India and New Zealand on Dec. 22 announced that they had reached a free trade agreement aimed at deepening economic ties, Bloomberg reported.

Situation ReportDec 22, 2025 | 18:52 GMT

Russia, Ukraine: Kremlin Dismisses Miami Peace Proposals

The Kremlin dismissed proposals discussed by European Ukrainian and U.S. envoys in Miami over the weekend as "rather unconstructive," Interfax reported Dec. 21.

Military & Security

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Situation ReportDec 22, 2025 | 18:39 GMT

Venezuela: U.S. Forces Seize Two Additional Tankers

The U.S. Coast Guard and Defense Department seized a second and third oil tanker Dec. 20 and Dec. 21, respectively, off the coast of Venezuela, AP reported Dec. 21.

Military & Security

AssessmentsDec 22, 2025 | 17:33 GMT

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses the Bundestag on Dec 17 in Berlin.

Deadlock and Dissent Leave Merz's Reform Agenda Floundering

Germany's governing coalition is increasingly constrained by internal divisions, weak party discipline and falling approval ratings. While a government collapse or early elections remain unlikely, these pressures are slowing down and diluting reforms and causing uncertainty over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ability to restore stability and deliver economic growth.

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