Global Month Ahead: Elections in Spain, Shangri-La Dialogue, Summit on a New Global Financing Pact

Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, your briefing on the events that will define the month to come, hosted by Associate Director Isabelle Trick.

This month:

• Director Ana Martínez unpacks the surprise elections in Spain and what it means for the country's upcoming EU Council presidency.
• Climate and Sustainability Director Lorna Ritchie previews the Summit on a New Global Financing Pact, French President Macron's attempt to secure an agreement between the countries of the North and the South to address climate change ahead of COP28.
• Associate Dedi Dinarto looks towards the Shangri-La Dialogue. How will Asia's flagship inter-governmental security conference address growing geopolitical tension between China and the United States?