OSAC Analysis

Vaccination rollout against the coronavirus pandemic has been sluggish in the East Asia Pacific region. Originally, the region was among the most successful in the world at implementing successful mitigation measures aga...

This is a graphic digest related to the COVID-19 outbreak in South and Central Asia. This report summarizes essential COVID-19 data to give OSAC members a fundamental basis for assessing the health security risk of trave...

On May 15 and 16, almost 17,000 candidates will participate in elections across Chile to choose governors, mayors, and 155 representatives for the upcoming Constitutional Convention. OSAC members operating in Chile shoul...

A violent dispute between civilians over water rights on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan escalated into a brief military conflict on April 28-29, the largest in scale and lethality in the past decade. This report...

With less than nine months to go, China's preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on track, despite widespread uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions, human rights c...

Tensions between China and Australia have increased significantly since the start of 2020. Australia demanded a World Health Organization (WHO) inquiry into whether China mishandled its COVID-19 outbreak, and thus, the g...

Tens of thousands of protesters continue to demonstrate across the country, especially in Bogotá and Cali, where protests escalated to include arson, vandalism, looting, and violent clashes with police. Protesters have t...

This report analyzes Israel’s recent national election, success in combating COVID-19, and Israeli-Palestinian tensions.

Vaccine rollouts in East and Southern Africa are moving slowly compared to other regions in the world. This report analyzes the challenges to widespread vaccination efforts seen across the region, presents case studies o...

The week-long disruption to 13% of the world’s trade as the cargo ship Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal raised questions and concerns about similar waterways like the Panama Canal. This report assesses the future implic...