US Backs Modernization of Guatemalan Pacific Port to Counterbalance China’s Expansion
March 1st, 2025
Via MercoPress, a report on a a US plan to support modernization of a Guatemalan Pacific port to counterbalance China’s expansion: Guatemala and the United States have announced a US$ 125 million initiative to expand Puerto Quetzal, the largest Pacific port in the Central American country, in a move to counterbalance China’s presence in the […]
Read more »Is China’s Growing Zimbabwe Alliance Key To Its Bigger Plans For Southern Africa?
February 28th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a look at how Beijing is betting on resources, labour and long ties to makes Zimbabwe a major steel hub, and a strategic foothold in the region, experts say In Beitbridge, a border town in southern Zimbabwe, a mega industrial park that will eventually produce electricity, chromium-based materials and steel […]
Read more »Indonesia’s $1 Billion Win in Apple Negotiations Sets New Precedent
February 28th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on Indonesia’s negotiations with Apple: For five months, Indonesians didn’t have access to Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone 16, as a tug of war between the country and company ensued. The tussle was initiated by a more assertive new government, which banned sales of the handset on the grounds that the US company didn’t […]
Read more »Priorities For Rebuilding Syria’s Economy
February 28th, 2025
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the priorities for rebuilding Syria’s economy: After more than a decade of war, destruction and economic collapse in Syria, the country’s new government faces an urgent and formidable challenge: rebuilding the nation’s shattered economy. Years of conflict have devastated infrastructure, displaced millions and left the country struggling with widespread poverty, […]
Read more »India Could Put Chabahar on Slow Burner as IMEC Gathers Pace
February 27th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on how abandoning its Chabahar port project is not a preferred option for India as its Central Asia ambitions depend on trade via this Iranian port: To apply “maximum pressure” on Iran to “end its nuclear threat, curtail its ballistic missile program and stop its support for terrorist groups,” U.S. […]
Read more »Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Reach Agreement On Railway Project
February 26th, 2025
Via AMU.tv, a report on a new agreement between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan on a railway project: Taliban’s deputy chief minister, Abdul Ghani Baradar, said on Sunday that they reached an agreement with Uzbekistan on the planned Hairatan-Herat railway project as the Uzbek side will send its team for feasibility studies. Addressing reporters upon returning from […]
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