GlobalPULSE: 14 APR 2025

Report Summary

This weekly report provides a comprehensive analysis of critical events, emerging threats, and significant developments across our global watchlist countries. Our Geopolitical & Security Analysis Teams continuously monitor and assess incidents affecting regional stability, security, and business operations.

Key Global Concerns:

• Global trade tensions escalate following President Trump’s universal tariff policy. The EU, Asia-Pacific countries, and Latin American economies have launched retaliatory or mitigating measures, creating uncertainty across global markets.
• Ukraine conflict remains volatile, with NATO pledging $21 billion in support amid revelations that Chinese nationals may be fighting for Russia. U.S. troop repositioning in Poland adds to regional unease.
• Middle East instability deepens as Israel expands military operations into Rafah, displacing nearly 400,000 Palestinians. Talks between Turkey and Israel reflect concerns over overlapping military presences in Syria.
• Haiti's state collapse worsens, with 85% of Port-au-Prince controlled by gangs, sparking regional security responses and humanitarian strain.
• Worsening migration and deportation controversies emerge, including enforced disappearances of Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador and Mexico’s drought-driven treaty water delivery to the U.S.
• Digital and financial regulation becomes a new frontier, with Argentina launching a probe into the failed $LIBRA cryptocurrency and Kenya introducing crypto regulation legislation.
• China and the U.S. compete for influence in Africa and Asia, reflected in energy deals, tech diplomacy, and divergent narratives on trade and sanctions.
• Palestinian statehood gains traction, with France and Saudi Arabia planning a UN-led conference in June, signaling renewed international focus on the two-state solution.
• Climate and environmental risks persist, with strikes in Peru over mining pollution and Mozambique approving large-scale LNG projects amid militant violence.
• North Korea firmly rejects denuclearization, framing itself as a permanent nuclear state amid regional calls for disarmament.

Latin America is marked by heightened border security, migration concerns, and renewed regional integration through CELAC. Europe grapples with internal political shifts and external pressures from the Ukraine conflict and trade wars. In MENA, humanitarian crises in Gaza and Libya intensify, while regional powers maneuver through covert diplomacy and escalating conflicts. Sub-Saharan Africa experiences both major infrastructure investment and the resurgence of jihadist threats. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific nations contend with the fallout of U.S. tariffs, navigate South China Sea tensions, and confront emerging humanitarian and technological challenges. The week reflects a world in strategic flux—fragmented yet increasingly interdependent.