GlobalPULSE: 31 MAR 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:

• Argentina seeks a $20B IMF loan to combat inflation, deepening economic strain across South America.
• Bolivia declares a national emergency amid deadly floods and landslides affecting over 30,000 people.
• Brazil’s Supreme Court will try former President Bolsonaro for allegedly plotting to overturn the 2022 election.
• Armed groups escalate violence in Colombia and Haiti, prompting further displacement and insecurity.
• El Salvador’s treatment of deported Venezuelans sparks international controversy and a formal complaint by Maduro to the UN.
• France and the UK propose a “reassurance force” in Ukraine, while Russia and Ukraine agree on a Black Sea infrastructure ceasefire.
• Protests erupt in Gaza against Hamas’ leadership amid worsening humanitarian conditions and renewed Israeli operations.
• Iran replies indirectly to Trump’s call for a new nuclear deal, signaling possible diplomatic opening via Oman.
• Boko Haram and ISWAP coordinate deadly attacks on troops in Cameroon and Nigeria, while South Sudan teeters on the brink of renewed civil war.
• Myanmar’s border clashes intensify, with ethnic militias launching offensives and the junta retaliating with airstrikes.
• North Korea threatens “overwhelming response” to U.S.-Japan-South Korea naval drills as Taiwan defends its trade policies under U.S. tariff threat.
• Australia pivots to autonomous defense systems to protect vast territory, debuting the “Ghost Bat” drone jet.

Across the Americas, rising unrest, organized crime, and economic hardship are fueling regional instability—from Argentina’s IMF talks to violence in Colombia and Haiti. In Europe and Eurasia, defense coordination deepens amid Ukraine-related diplomacy and increasing tensions in Moldova and Bosnia. The MENA region witnesses escalating violence and protest in Gaza, Syrian incursions by Israel, and renewed interest in a ceasefire. Sub-Saharan Africa grapples with militant violence in Nigeria and Cameroon, political fractures in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and economic efforts like Tanzania’s urban investment. In Asia-Pacific, geopolitical fault lines persist—from Russia’s LPG pivot to Afghanistan, to Indo-Pacific military posturing and cross-border crises in Myanmar. With global tensions mounting, leadership transitions, diplomacy, and resilience-building efforts are under growing pressure.