Oman Offer To Build Gwadar Railway Conjures Pakistan Port’s Past
September 4th, 2022
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on an Omani offer to build Gwadar’s railway which conjures up memories of Pakistan port’s past: A company from Oman is looking to invest in a train line that would link the Pakistani port town of Gwadar — envisioned as a key stop on China’s Belt and Road infrastructure network […]
Read more »United States’ New Africa Policy
September 4th, 2022
Via the Foreign Policy Research Institute, commentary on the Biden Administration’s new Africa policy: Imagine you’ve just been confirmed to be the US ambassador to a small country in Africa. However, before departing to take up your assignment, you learn that the administration doesn’t yet have an official policy for that country. Troubling, no? For […]
Read more »The Rise (and Fall?) of the Polar Silk Road
September 2nd, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the sizeable gap between China’s ambitions for the PSR and its actual capabilities and accomplishments in the Arctic – and the gap has widened since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: This month, the Biden administration announced it would soon name an ambassador-at-large to cover the Arctic, as part of the […]
Read more »Ride-Hailing Apps Arrive In Senegal
September 2nd, 2022
Via Quartz Africa, a report on the arrival of ride-hailing apps in Senegal: The old yellow cabs that whizz around Senegal’s capital city of Dakar are hard to miss. Beckoning at oncoming traffic, passengers compete on street corners to secure themselves a ride. Unlike many other African countries, ride-hailing apps are not yet common in […]
Read more »The China-Vietnam-U.S. “Triangle”: A Model For Globalization’s Future?
September 2nd, 2022
Via WorldCrunch, commentary on how – following the escalation of the Chinese-U.S. trade war in 2018 – the “Made in China” label is not as ubiquitous as it once was and, while Southeast Asian economies are on the rise, their growth doesn’t necessarily threaten Chinese dominance: There have been a flurry of reports recently in […]
Read more »First U.S. Ambassador To Sudan In 26 years
September 2nd, 2022
Via Sudan Tribune, a report on the first U.S. ambassador to Sudan in 26 years: John Godfrey, the first U.S. Ambassador to Sudan for 26 years, presented his credentials to the head of the military-led Sovereign Council Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Thursday. “I look forward to strengthening the U.S. relationship with the Sudanese people, supporting […]
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