Rogun Hydropower Plant Nears Completion in Tajikistan
April 1st, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on the Rogun hydropower plant in Tajikistan: In March 2024, a delegation of World Bank Group directors concluded their tour of Central Asia, stopping at the [...]
EV Companies Hungry For Argentina’s Lithium, Leaving Little for Argentines
April 1st, 2024 Via Rest of World, a report on Argentina’s lithium sector – where local projects stall as the mineral’s fourth-largest producer exports to the U.S. and China, and courts Elon Musk: [...]
April 1st, 2024 Via Rest of World, a report on Argentina’s lithium sector – where local projects stall as the mineral’s fourth-largest producer exports to the U.S. and China, and courts Elon Musk: [...]
The Trouble With “the Global South”
April 1st, 2024 Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, a look at the Global South and what the West gets wrong about the rest: Not so long ago, policymakers in Washington and other Western capitals gave little apparent [...]
April 1st, 2024 Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, a look at the Global South and what the West gets wrong about the rest: Not so long ago, policymakers in Washington and other Western capitals gave little apparent [...]
BRICS: The New Superpower?
April 1st, 2024 Via Diplomatic Courier, commentary on how the BRICS bloc is a growing home for nations eager to counter the West’s position, or at least hedge their bets when it comes to international trade, [...]
April 1st, 2024 Via Diplomatic Courier, commentary on how the BRICS bloc is a growing home for nations eager to counter the West’s position, or at least hedge their bets when it comes to international trade, [...]
How a China-Built Railway is Connecting Ethiopia to the World
April 1st, 2024 Via Caixin News, an article on the Addis–Djibouti Railway which – since its launch – has transported over 677,000 passengers and nearly 9.47 million tons of freight: In the pre-dawn [...]
April 1st, 2024 Via Caixin News, an article on the Addis–Djibouti Railway which – since its launch – has transported over 677,000 passengers and nearly 9.47 million tons of freight: In the pre-dawn [...]
Brunei Firm Pitches 1,600 km High-Speed Rail Linking Indonesia, Malaysia
April 1st, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a bold Trans-Borneo project seeking to connect Kota Kinabalu and Nusantara: A Brunei-based infrastructure company has announced a proposal for the first high-speed [...]
April 1st, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a bold Trans-Borneo project seeking to connect Kota Kinabalu and Nusantara: A Brunei-based infrastructure company has announced a proposal for the first high-speed [...]