Via Quartz, a report on the first phase of Lagos’s Blue Line light-rail system which finally started operations after a decade of delays: It took a decade longer than expected, but it’s finally here. Lagos has a new metro system that will—hopefully—help residents beat their city’s traffic congestion, the worst in the world. The long-awaited light rail service started […]
Read more »Via Modern Diplomacy, analysis of the BRICS’ Middle East expansion: BRICS’ expansion into the Middle East operates as a combination of regional and global dynamics. The expansion is not just a passive presence but rather an active and interactive process that impacts both regional and global contexts. BRICS has entered the Middle East with the […]
Read more »Via Geopolitics in South Asia, commentary on Saudi Arabia’s announced economic corridor linking India, the Middle East, and Europe: According to Saudi Gazette, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for an economic corridor project connecting India with the Middle East and Europe. The […]
Read more »Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on Turkey’s inflation mess and efforts to turn the situation around: On a wide staircase across the street from a popular bar in Turkey’s biggest city, crowds of people sit in the sunset, enjoying cheap drinks and snacks they brought from home. They used to go to the bar, […]
Read more »Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at the Venezuelan President’s dislike of a racket sport whose growing popularity among the Caracas elite has developers seeking land for new courts: Nicolas Maduro is cracking down on the Venezuelan elite’s growing obsession with padel tennis, blocking the construction of courts as the sport’s disorderly proliferation begins threatening the capital’s […]
Read more »Via Harvard Business Review, commentary on ways to accelerate digital integration in Africa which – similar to the European Union’s – has been cited as a key to creating stability, growing economies, improving market efficiency, sharing the costs of large infrastructure projects, and addressing peace and security: In 2021, the combined GDP of Africa’s 54 countries was […]
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