Project Vault to Lobito Corridor: Inside Trump’s Deals to Secure Africa’s Critical Minerals
April 20th, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at the race for strategic minerals is intensifying, particularly in DRC and Central Africa’s Copperbelt. Trump’s strategy seeks to curb US reliance on Chinese [...]
Pakistan’s Mineral Frontier and the Geopolitics of US Supply Chain Diversification
April 19th, 2026 Via the Fair Observer, commentary on the global race for critical minerals is accelerating as the US seeks to reduce reliance on China, positioning Pakistan as a potential diversification partner [...]
April 19th, 2026 Via the Fair Observer, commentary on the global race for critical minerals is accelerating as the US seeks to reduce reliance on China, positioning Pakistan as a potential diversification partner [...]
The Uncertain Future of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
April 19th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite the swearing-in of a new “civilian” government – progress on the project is likely to remain sluggish: With Myanmar’s now-former military [...]
April 19th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite the swearing-in of a new “civilian” government – progress on the project is likely to remain sluggish: With Myanmar’s now-former military [...]
China Was Once Buying Up Sri Lankan Ports. Now It’s India’s Turn.
April 19th, 2026 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how the Indian Ocean has no shortage of distressed strategic assets: financially stressed yards, ports, and logistics infrastructure in small states that cannot [...]
April 19th, 2026 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how the Indian Ocean has no shortage of distressed strategic assets: financially stressed yards, ports, and logistics infrastructure in small states that cannot [...]
China’s $4.5 Billion Headache: The Niger-Benin Pipeline and the Limits of Non-Interference
April 16th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a look at how the question is no longer whether Beijing is meddling in African affairs, but how much longer it can pretend that it isn’t: In February 2026, the Chinese Embassy in [...]
April 16th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a look at how the question is no longer whether Beijing is meddling in African affairs, but how much longer it can pretend that it isn’t: In February 2026, the Chinese Embassy in [...]
Why Did China Buy Up the World’s Ports?
April 15th, 2026 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Beijing’s port acquisition strategy is less focused on acquiring sovereign control, more so in assuring its own strategic security: After debating [...]
April 15th, 2026 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Beijing’s port acquisition strategy is less focused on acquiring sovereign control, more so in assuring its own strategic security: After debating [...]