China Hosts African Leaders To Rekindle ‘Belt and Road’ Outreach
September 4th, 2024
Via The Washington Post, a look at Beijing’s efforts – by feting African leaders and announcing new investment deals and partnerships – to strengthen its influence in global trade and geopolitics: Leaders and senior officials from 50 African nations are gathering in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day summit hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, […]
Read more »Turkey Bids to Join BRICS in Push to Build Alliances Beyond West
September 4th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on Turkey’s request to join the BRICS: Turkey has formally asked to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations as it seeks to bolster its global influence and forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to people familiar with the matter. The view of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration […]
Read more »Africa Can and Should Get More From China
September 4th, 2024
Via the Asia Times, commentary that China is Africa’s most important trade and investment partner but the continent needs a more unified position to get a better deal: China’s relationship with Africa is vital to Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the Western-dominated world order. China is Africa’s most significant trading partner and a […]
Read more »Why Hezbollah Is Rich and Lebanon Is Poor
September 4th, 2024
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on Lebanon and what – as the country’s economy is in free fall – Hezbollah is thriving: Lebanon and Israel have recently been at the precipice of war, but predictions of a full escalation have been false alarms. What has not been a false alarm, however, has been the […]
Read more »The Solomon Islands-China Relationship: 5 Years On
September 4th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on how the diplomatic relationship between the Solomon Islands and China has had profound and far-reaching effects on the country’s development, economy, and political landscape: The diplomatic relationship between the Solomon Islands and China, established five years ago, has profoundly influenced the country’s development, economy, and political landscape. This […]
Read more »Over 30 Years After Independence, Uzbekistan Continues To Undergo Profound Transformation
September 4th, 2024
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at Uzbekistan’s ongoing transformation: Three years ago, the landlocked country of Uzbekistan celebrated a key milestone in its history. The year 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of its independence. It was back on 1 September 1991 that Uzbekistan broke its ties with the former Soviet Union. Priorities of the emerging nation were topped by […]
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