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Febrero 2025

Actualización política de la UE: La UE se enfrenta al dilema de la simplificación; la sostenibilidad bajo presión

¿Está la Unión Europea desmantelando el marco de sostenibilidad que tanto le ha costado construir? [...]

Febrero 2025

Actualización política de EE.UU.: ¿Qué está pasando en Washington?

Es cierto que es un desafío seguir todo lo que está pasando en Washington. Nadie, [...]

January 2025

Global Elections Update: Croatia

Overview On December 29, 2024, Croatia held the first round of its presidential election, with [...]

January 2025

EU Political Update: Poland takes over EU Council Presidency

Since January 1, 2025, Poland has held the rotating presidency of the Council of the [...]

January 2025

U.S. Political Update: Trump Inauguration & Congressional Reconciliation Process

I am sure that many, if not all of you, have been keeping up to [...]

December 2024

Donkeys & Elephants? The Origins of U.S. Political Party Symbols

The origins of the donkey and elephant as symbols of the Democratic and Republican political [...]

December 2024

Global Elections Update: Romania & Uruguay

Romania Overview Following the first round of polling in Romania’s presidential elections on November 24th [...]

December 2024

France Political Update: France’s not-so-new Prime Minister

After only 90 days in office, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier tendered his resignation to [...]

December 2024

2025 U.S. Government Transition Update

Admittedly, it is not easy to follow political news developments in the United States. President-elect [...]

November 2024

Global Elections Update: Georgia, Puerto Rico, Bulgaria, Lithuania & Moldova

Georgia Overview. The Republic of Georgia held parliamentary elections on October 26th.  They were held [...]

November 2024

European Union Economic Update: After Trump Win, EU Ambitions Face Fractured Reality

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s re-election as President of the United States, calls for [...]

November 2024

2024 U.S. Elections Results: How Did Trump Win?

The most asked question globally about the 2024 U.S. election is «How Did Trump Win?» [...]

October 2024

New NATO Secretary General: Key priorities to help safeguard European security

In October of this year, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte became the 14th Secretary [...]

October 2024

2024 U.S. Election Update: Two weeks until Election Day

The question with two weeks to go appears to be – “Is the race slipping [...]

October 2024

Presidential Transition in Mexico: Is Sheinbaum more of the same?

On October 1st, Claudia Sheinbaum took office as Mexico’s president for the 2024-2030 term, sparking [...]

October 2024

France Political Update: Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s bitter pill to cure France

On October 2, 2024, France’s newly appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivered his much-anticipated general [...]

September 2024

Global Elections Update: Azerbaijan

Overview: On September 1st, Azerbaijan held parliamentary elections. The elections were originally slated to take [...]

September 2024

27th Annual CAF Conference

The 27th Annual CAF Conference in Washington, DC this year brought together more than 1,000 [...]

France Political Update: What next for France’s new Prime Minister?

In an unprecedented turn of events, the results of France’s parliamentary elections on July 7th [...]

September 2024

U.S. Presidential Race Update The Latest Polls: So Why Is It Still Close?

This weekend, new polling results were released. Here are the numbers: Harris 52-46 (+6) ABC [...]

August 2024

U.S. Presidential Election Update: Current State of Play

As you know from reading the news, there are a lot of changes in the [...]

June 2024

Transatlantic Relations Update: Blue skies for Paris-Washington ties, for now

In the wake of the ceremonies of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, just [...]

June 2024

France Political Situation: High stakes snap elections put France at the crossroads

In a controversial move characteristic of his tenure as president of France, Emmanuel Macron has [...]

July 2024

EU Elections Update: Von der Leyen’s Reelection Sparks New Dynamics in European Parliament

This update follows on from our earlier piece about the European elections as of June [...]

July 2024

French Elections Result: And now, what do we do?

Following the overwhelming victory of the far-right National Rally in France at the European Elections [...]

July 2024

U.S. Presidential Race Update: Unpacking the Political Landscape

No doubt everyone has read about the attempted assassination of former President Trump, calls from [...]

June 2024

Election Updates: Lithuania, Dominican Republic, Mexico, & Bulgaria

Lithuania Overview: Lithuania held presidential elections in May. The elections saw the incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda [...]