Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, Global Counsel's briefing on the events and stories that will define the month to come. In each episode, Global Macro Associate Director Isabelle Trick will hear from different members of the GC team to preview the month's stories before they are in the headlines.

This month, we're joined by Associate Ed King to unpack a pivotal election in Nigeria, Group Director Tom White and Senior Associate Krisztina Iszák preview what the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan means for the bloc's politics, and Associate Alexander van der Wusten gives an update on the Ukraine war ahead of pivotal diplomatic meetings in Europe.