A Gas OPEC? Turkmenistan Being Pushed To Follow Russia’s Lead In Gas Games
April 10th, 2023
Via Radio Free Europe, an article on how – while China has been Turkmenistan’s top buyer of natural gas for more than a decade – Russia has regained some leverage over Ashgabat and intends to use it, experts say.: At a time when gas-rich Turkmenistan could be pushing to diversify its export paths, it is […]
Read more »A Chinese Businessman on Doing Business Inside North Korea
April 10th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, commentary from a Chinese businessman doing business inside North Korea: The land route between Hunchun in China and Najin-Sonbong in North Korea was recently reopened after being closed for close to three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening has enabled Chinese business owners who built factories in Najin-Sonbong – but […]
Read more »The Age of Energy Insecurity: How the Fight for Resources Is Upending Geopolitics
April 10th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, a look at how the fight of resources is upending geopolitics: As recently as 18 months ago, many policymakers, academics, and pundits in the United States and Europe were waxing lyrical about the geopolitical benefits of the coming transition to cleaner, greener energy. They understood that the move away from a […]
Read more »Will New Trade Policies Leave The Developing World Behind?
April 10th, 2023
Via the Diplomatic Courier, commentary on whether developing countries are justifiably concerned the U.S. may turn its back on the multilateral trade regime: Developing countries are increasingly worried that the United States will turn its back on the multilateral trade regime. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, policymakers in lower- and middle-income countries fear that a breakdown […]
Read more »How Viable Is Russia and Iran’s ‘Sanctions-Evasion’ Corridor?
April 10th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Monitor, an article on the proposed Russia/Iran trade corridor: Isolated by the West, Russia and Iran are looking to ease sanctions pressure by forging a new economic corridor that boosts bilateral trade and connects them with fast-growing India – but the project’s effectiveness could yet be undermined by sanctions as well as logistical […]
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