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Forecast: South Korea faces political crisis, Notre Dame reopens, and Romania election heads to runoff

Factal December 5, 2024

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Forecast podcast: South Korea thrown into political crisis

Factal December 5, 2024

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In this week’s forecast we’ve got a political crisis in South Korea, elections in Ghana and Romania, Netherlands imposing some border controls and rail strikes in France.

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Takeaways from a newcomer’s first OSAC Week

Tyler Adams December 3, 2024

Tyler Adams at Amazon HQ2 for the 2024 OSAC Annual Briefing

Four learnings from an OSAC Annual Briefing first timer

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Forecast: Uruguay votes in presidential runoff, Ireland holds snap election and Spain’s ruling party convenes

Factal November 21, 2024

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Forecast: Gabon holds a referendum, UK farmers protest and WHO meets on mpox

Factal November 14, 2024

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Forecast podcast: North Korea ratchets up tensions with missile launches

Factal November 7, 2024

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In this week’s forecast we’ve got North Korean military activity, Bolivia’s political crisis, the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers meeting, and elections in Somaliland and Sri Lanka.

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Forecast: Israel kills Hamas leader, and elections in Japan, Botswana and Eastern Europe’s Georgia

Factal October 24, 2024

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Forecast podcast: Israel kills Hamas leader, but group vows to fight on

Factal October 24, 2024

In this week’s forecast we’ve got the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, elections in Japan, Botswana and Eastern Europe’s Georgia, and the United Kingdom’s upcoming budget.

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Forecast: California under red flag warning, Kurdistan and Moldova vote, and France holds Lebanon conference

Factal October 17, 2024

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Forecast: Israel launches ground offensive in Lebanon, Hurricane Helene recovery starts, and Nigeria begins mpox vaccinations

Factal October 3, 2024

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