Mercenaries of Influence: How Russian PMCs Redefined Power Projection
October 21st, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on the influence of Russian private military companies in Africa: Russian use of hard power has been displayed on the global stage for nearly 20 years. Since the [...]
A Broken Oil Pipeline Plunges South Sudan’s Capital Into Chaos
October 21st, 2024 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report that the 1.5 million people in the capital of Juba grapple with a lack of power, running water, salaries and medicine as the nation’s key source of cash dries up: [...]
October 21st, 2024 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report that the 1.5 million people in the capital of Juba grapple with a lack of power, running water, salaries and medicine as the nation’s key source of cash dries up: [...]
Can BRICS Finally Take On the West?
October 21st, 2024 Via Foreign Policy, commentary on how the BRICS, an ad hoc gaggle of countries turned themselves into global revolutionaries, and why it might yet matter for the West: One of the more remarkable [...]
October 21st, 2024 Via Foreign Policy, commentary on how the BRICS, an ad hoc gaggle of countries turned themselves into global revolutionaries, and why it might yet matter for the West: One of the more remarkable [...]
Bhutan Prays It Can Be India’s Hong Kong
October 20th, 2024 Courtesy of The Economist, a look at Bhutan’s vision to reincarnate as a financial center: King Jigme of Bhutan recalls that when he was studying in America, his classmates would scoff in [...]
October 20th, 2024 Courtesy of The Economist, a look at Bhutan’s vision to reincarnate as a financial center: King Jigme of Bhutan recalls that when he was studying in America, his classmates would scoff in [...]
Wagner’s Mercenary Model Still Effective In Africa’s Most Fragile Places
October 20th, 2024 Via The Economist, a report on Wagner’s mercenary model which is still effective in Africa’s most fragile places: True friends, says Hassan Bouba, swigging from a mug with Vladimir [...]
October 20th, 2024 Via The Economist, a report on Wagner’s mercenary model which is still effective in Africa’s most fragile places: True friends, says Hassan Bouba, swigging from a mug with Vladimir [...]
Ethiopia to Raise $255 Million in African Nation’s Maiden IPO
October 20th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, an article on Ethiopia’s plans for the nation’s first IPO: Ethiopia is seeking to raise 30 billion birr ($255 million) selling shares in a state-run wireless company, [...]
October 20th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, an article on Ethiopia’s plans for the nation’s first IPO: Ethiopia is seeking to raise 30 billion birr ($255 million) selling shares in a state-run wireless company, [...]