Snapshots

The election will take place amid worsening economic and security crises, and is slated to break with the West African country's informal power-sharing system for the first time in decades.

The Japanese currency's depreciating value is forcing the country's central bank to intervene, for better or worse.

Bolsonaro's charges against the country's electoral authority and widespread disinformation have created the conditions for him to contest the election results.

The Institutional Revolutionary Party's decision to support a government effort to extend Mexico's National Guard will likely weaken the opposition and boost the government.

China's strict COVID-19 restrictions are unlikely to ease anytime soon, depriving the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand of billions of dollars of revenue once generated by Chinese tourists.

While the currency's continued depreciation underscores the U.K.'s current economic problems, the country is unlikely to enter a full-blown financial crisis in the near future.

The long-awaited findings of a U.N. probe into the treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the western Chinese region could lead to dual reputational and sanctions risks for foreign firms both inside and outside of China.

The potential for more protests and constitutional changes will keep the country's regulatory landscape uncertain, likely prompting businesses to suspend large investments.

Truss's plans to mitigate the U.K.'s energy crisis and resolve outstanding Brexit issues could place her government in more debt and at greater odds with the EU in the weeks ahead.

Unprecedented flooding and associated losses will worsen Pakistan's economic and political challenges, perhaps making militant activity likelier in some areas.

As Beijing and New Delhi's rivalry intensifies, Colombo's attempts to maintain ties with (and financial aid from) both regional powers increasingly risks backfiring on the cash-strapped island nation.

If Prime Minister Mitsotakis' government is forced to resign, the political uncertainty could derail economic reforms and jeopardize the disbursement of much-needed EU funds.