Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva managed to turn an insult leveled by his election rival Flávio Bolsonaro last month into a powerful campaign moment that personalized the 80-year-old in the eyes of many Brazilians.
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Nov 3 2026
BLAME-RUSSIA GAME: BULGARIAN PM SUSPECTS MOSCOW IS BEHIND DRONE ATTACK IN BLACK SEA
Rumen Radev, the Bulgarian prime minister, said last week that he believes Russia is responsible for Wednesday’s drone attack on a Liberian-flagged ship near his country’s coast, which NATO said was the fifth attack in an alliance member’s territorial waters.
WAR MUST GO ON: U.S. APPROVES SALE OF 500 PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE MISSILES FOR UKRAINE WORTH $2.1 BILLION
The Trump administration announced last week that it approved the sale of $2.1 billion worth of Patriot air defense missiles for Ukraine, despite concerns that the U.S.’s own stockpiles are running low.
UKRAINE ENDS WEEKSLONG PAUSE, HITS RUSSIAN OIL REFINERY
Ukraine carried out an attack on a Russian oil refinery on Friday, effectively ending the fragile two-week pause in strikes on energy facilities after a request from the Trump administration.
UKRAINE WAR MUST KEEP GOING: EU TO PROVIDE UKRAINE WITH €45 BILLION IN 2027
The European Union announced last week that it will provide Ukraine with at least €45 billion in 2027 to make sure Kyiv has the money to wage another year of war with Russia.
SPOTLIGHT: GEN Z REVOLUTION
As we had forecast, GEN Z Revolution was one of our Top Trends for 2026.





