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February 13-19: Nikki Haley’s ‘special’ announcement, NATO ministerial and Munich Security Conference

Nikki Haley
February 10, 2023
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week 

The Republican race to be the party’s presidential nominee in 2024 will heat up on Wednesday (February 15) when Nikki Haley makes her special announcement in Charleston, South Carolina, before heading to New Hampshire for town hall events on Thursday and Friday (February 16-17) ahead of travel to Iowa the following week. The former South Carolina Governor and then US Ambassador to the UN under Donald Trump, who has previously said she would not run against Trump if he decided to have another shot at the presidency, will become only the second official candidate in the race, though more announcements are likely in the coming weeks. 

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who many expect to jump into the race, is reportedly in Iowa on the same day Haley makes her announcement, and Senator Tim Scott, a fellow South Carolinian, is due to start a ‘Faith in America’ listening tour with an event in South Carolina on Thursday (February 16) ahead of a second event in New Hampshire the following week (February 22). Next week will also see South Dakota Governor Kirsti Noem, another potential candidate, head to DC where she is slated to deliver a series of speeches, including an address at the Cato Institute on Thursday (February 16). Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who many view as the candidate with the best chance of defeating Trump, has so far refused to acknowledge any plans to run but is headed out of state next month with stops in Texas, California, and Alabama already scheduled.


Looking abroad 

Following Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise trip to London, Paris, and Brussels this week, where the Ukrainian leader turned up the pressure on allies to provide him with modern fighter jets, the conflict takes center stage yet again next week as we approach the February 24 anniversary of Russia’s invasion. On Tuesday (February 14), the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group will meet in Brussels to discuss allied military support, with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov set to attend despite apparently unfounded rumors that he was due to be replaced over a scandal involving over-priced catering contracts for the military. NATO defense ministers then meet later on Tuesday and into Wednesday (February 15), with Finland and Sweden participating as they await ratification of their membership bids.

Munich Security Conference

On Friday (February 17) and over the weekend all eyes will be on the Munich Security Conference, sometimes referred to as ‘Davos for defense’, where again the conflict will dominate discussions. Although the full speaker line-up is usually only announced just before the gathering opens, organizers have already confirmed some heavy-hitters, including US Vice President Kamala Harris, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Polish President Andrzej Duda. 


 

Also look out for...

February 13

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman hosts Japanese and South Korean counterparts 

Iraqi Foreign Minister speaks at Wilson Center 

Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference to preview upcoming defense ministerial 

One week ago: earthquakes devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria

February 14

Consumer inflation data 

Senate hearing on crypto  

Janet Yellen at NACo conference 

ECHR rules in Luxleaks whistleblower case 

Valentine’s Day

February 15

CBO releases Budget and Economic Outlook, and report on debt limit  

Senate hearing on NOTAM system failure  

Sentencing of Payton Gendron over Buffalo supermarket shooting  

Illinois state of the state address

Arguments in appeal case over pay for NCAA athletes 

P&G arraigned over California 2020 wildfire

Sergey Lavrov addresses Russian parliament

February 16

Victoria Nuland speaks at CEIP 

Senate hearing on Ukraine war’s impact on energy security  

Texas state of the state address 

Half Moon Bay shooting suspect due in court 

Jens Stoltenberg hosts Polish President for talks

February 17

Arraignment for five Memphis officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols 

Hearing in Delphi double murder case 

South Africa-hosted naval drills with Russia and China begin 

Liz Truss speaks at Tokyo event 

NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 

Rio carnival

February 18

NRCC fundraising retreat 

Viktor Orban delivers state of the nation address 

African Union leaders’ summit

February 19

Daytona 500 

NBA All-Star Game

Statistics, Reports and Results

February 13

Munich Security Report

February 14

Japan GDP Q4 

Flash EU/euro area GDP 

Results from: Carrefour, Airbnb, Marriott, Toshiba, Coca-Cola

February 15

Advance retail sales figures 

NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index 

Manufacturing and trade figures  

Industrial production figures 

Results from: Barclays, Cisco, Kraft Heinz, AIG, Devon Energy, Glencore

February 16

Producer Price Index 

Residential construction 

Indonesia interest rate decision 

Results from: Renault, Commerzbank, StanChar, Airbus, Nestle, Repsol, Hasbro, WeWork 

February 17

Import and Export Price Indexes 

Results from: Air France-KLM Group, Swiss Re, EDF

Anniversaries and Awareness Days

February 13

International Epilepsy Day 

World Radio Day 

International Condom Day 

Galentine’s Day

February 14

Five years ago: Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland) shooting 

10 years ago: Oscar Pistorius murdered Reeva Steenkamp

February 15

Nirvana Day

February 16

Kim Jong Il’s birthday marked in North Korea

February 17

15 years ago: Kosovo declared independence


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