Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse Complicates Vladivostok’s Ambitions To Become Trading Powerhouse
October 5th, 2025
Via the New York Times, a look at how – in a country where power is highly centralized – Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions to [...]
The China-Russia Axis Is Getting Firmer, and It’s Built on Gas
October 4th, 2025 Via Foreign Policy, a report on how Moscow pivoted to the east a decade ago, but it is now besmitten—or captive. An interesting thing happened late this summer: Russia and China dramatically [...]
October 4th, 2025 Via Foreign Policy, a report on how Moscow pivoted to the east a decade ago, but it is now besmitten—or captive. An interesting thing happened late this summer: Russia and China dramatically [...]
Cocoa OPEC on Spot as Ghana Wobbles and Ecuador Rises
October 3rd, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at how the cocoa OPEC is on the spot as Ghana wobbles and Ecuador rises: Abidjan banks on volume, while Accra fights to hold second place into 2026-2027. Belief in a [...]
October 3rd, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at how the cocoa OPEC is on the spot as Ghana wobbles and Ecuador rises: Abidjan banks on volume, while Accra fights to hold second place into 2026-2027. Belief in a [...]
Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai or Goodbye
October 1st, 2025 Via Emerging World, a look at how a visit to Jebel Ali port in Dubai is like looking under the hood of globalization: “Do you own a glass building?” “Well, no, unfortunately I do not,” I told [...]
October 1st, 2025 Via Emerging World, a look at how a visit to Jebel Ali port in Dubai is like looking under the hood of globalization: “Do you own a glass building?” “Well, no, unfortunately I do not,” I told [...]
Trump Opens Trade Finance Spigot for American Deals in Western Sahara
September 28th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, an article on the fact that US lenders DFC and EXIM have received the green light to back American investment in the disputed territory: The Donald Trump administration says [...]
September 28th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, an article on the fact that US lenders DFC and EXIM have received the green light to back American investment in the disputed territory: The Donald Trump administration says [...]
In Senegal’s Shadow, The Gambia Still Waits In Hope For Oil
September 25th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at The Gambia’s petroleum dreams: Caught between its next-door neighbour’s oil boom and its own string of dry wells, The Gambia, one of Africa’s smallest [...]
September 25th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at The Gambia’s petroleum dreams: Caught between its next-door neighbour’s oil boom and its own string of dry wells, The Gambia, one of Africa’s smallest [...]