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	Dentons Flashpoint - May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022 Turkey blocks quick accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO. Sri Lanka defaults on its sovereign debt. Mozambique declared a polio outbreak after identifying the first case of wild polio in the country since 1992. Analysis: Russian-Speaking Ransomware Gang Takes Aim at Latin America. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Diplomatic Expulsions, War Crimes Trial, Azovstal POWs.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 Finland and Sweden submitted their membership bids for NATO. UK inflation hit 9 percent in April, its highest level in more than 40 years. North Korea reports 1.72 million people with COVID-19 symptoms. Analysis: Pay, Performance and ESG: Shareholder Pushback on Executive Compensation. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Peace Talks, Kherson Oblast, Oil Embargo.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 17, 2022 May 17, 2022 The US reactivates military deployments to Somalia to combat terrorists. Lebanese Hizballah and allies lose parliamentary majority. The EU lowers Eurozone growth forecast for 2022, down to 2.7 percent, from a previous estimate of 4 percent, citing the Ukraine war. Analysis: The Future of Agriculture: Smart Farming, Organic Farming and Risk. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Ukraine Cedes Mariupol Control, Russia Backtracks on Finland and Sweden NATO Membership, Russian Military Commentator Acknowledges Setbacks.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 16, 2022 May 16, 2022 China's retail and factory activity fell sharply in April due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Mali pulls out of a multi-national military force in West Africa's Sahel region combatting an Islamist insurgency. India bans wheat exports as a scorching heat wave curtails output. Analysis: Geopolitical Implications of Crypto’s Crash. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Putin-Scholz Call, Russia’s Kaliningrad Exercise, Eurovision Morale Boost.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 Finland formally announced plans to apply for NATO membership. South Korea plans to send COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea. Russia’s Gazprom cuts gas flows to Germany through the Yamal-Europe pipeline. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: NATO Expansion, Food Security, War Crimes.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022 North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak. Russia reduces gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine. More Latin American leaders decline to participate in the upcoming US-hosted Summit of the Americas. Analysis: Moscow May Turn to Cybercrime to Offset Economic Losses, Evade Sanctions. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Drop in Russian Currency Reserves, Cut in Russian Gas Supplies, Beginning of War Crimes Trial.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022 The head of the WHO warned that China’s zero-Covid strategy is unsustainable. Britain rejected EU proposals to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. Ukraine declared force majeure for one of its key pipelines, in a move that could cut gas flows to Europe. Analysis: Economic Impact of the Ukraine War and Western Sanctions. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Russian War Strategy, Ukraine Gas Disruption, Ukrainian Kharkiv Counteroffensive.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigns, and the military and police are granted emergency powers. Malaysia considers more palm oil exports to help meet global demand amid an edible oil shortage. The world is increasingly likely to experience global warming of 1.5C within the next five years. Analysis: Visualizing Risk: New WHO Report on Excess Mortality. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Forced Ukrainian Deportations, Anemic Russian Offensive, Covert Russian Mobilization.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022 Russian President Putin calls Ukraine operations preemptive action. COVID-19 lockdowns tighten in Beijing and Shanghai. China-backed AIIB is considering granting $100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka amid growing instability. Analysis: Risk for Businesses in Meeting Wartime Demand. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Victory Day Speeches, U2 Concert, New Sanctions.
	Dentons Flashpoint - May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 China’s politburo doubled down on the zero-COVID policy, saying Beijing would fight any criticism of its COVID policy. The US criticized Russia for nuclear weapons saber rattling, saying it is not the behavior of a responsible nuclear power to engage in that kind of rhetoric. Global stocks tumbled amid investors’ concerns over rising interest rates and inflation. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Diplomatic Spats, Russian Victory Day, Donors Conference and Crowdfunding.
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