Vladivostok To Become A Transit Port For Chinese Shipments
May 31st, 2023
Courtesy of Clingendael China Center, analysis of a recent announcement that Vladivostok will become a transit port for Chinese shipments: Historically, during the Qing Dynasty, Vladivostok and its surrounding area belonged to China. However, the Convention of Peking in 1860 resulted in the territory being ceded to Russia, thereby severing China’s direct access to the […]
Read more »Brick By Brick, BRICS Building A New Bridge For A New World
May 30th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on how the BRICS are now a new bridge to a New World: Measuring BRICS in single decades, in 2001, BRIC started as an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, and China; Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill claimed that by 2050 the four BRIC economies would come to dominate the global […]
Read more »The Railway Route From St. Petersburg To The Shores of The Persian Gulf
May 27th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the new railway route from St. Petersburg to the shores of the Persian Gulf: The construction of the Astara-Rasht transport corridor indicates the realization of Russia’s historical aspirations, Iranian ‘Akharin Khabar’ writes. The project received not only economic, but also strategic importance. The adviser to the ex-president of the […]
Read more »Iran, Russia Ink $1.6B Rail Deal To Rival Suez Canal
May 18th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on a recent agreement between Iran and Russia to build a railway between two Iranian cities as they continue to develop their trade relations despite US sanctions: Iran and Russia signed a major railway agreement on Wednesday. The deal is part of the International North–South Transport Corridor the two countries […]
Read more »Competition Among Ports in the Caspian Sea and the Significance of the Port of Baku
May 17th, 2023
Via The Jamestown Foundation, a slightly dated but relevant look at competition among ports in the Caspian Sea: On July 29, the Russian government issued an order concerning plans for the development of federal transport, railway, information and communications infrastructure that includes the construction of Port Lagan, in the Republic of Kalmykia (Portnews.ru, August 3). […]
Read more »Kazakhstan and Russia To Construct Gas Pipeline To China
May 17th, 2023
Via Geopolitics in South Asia, a report on a planned Kazakh/Russian gas pipeline to China: Kazakhstan and Russia have established the route for a future gas pipeline to support shipments between the two countries and to China, Kazakhstan’s energy minister said on Tuesday. The pipeline would help Russia, hit by Western sanctions over its invasion […]
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