Is Turkmenistan Prepared To Shed Its Hermit Status?
March 10th, 2025
Via Havli, commentary on Turkmenistan: Bagging an interview with a president is a coup for any journalist. To get a sit-down with the leader of profoundly self-isolating Turkmenistan, though, that is [...]
What Went Wrong at Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic Metropolis in the Desert
March 10th, 2025 Via the Wall Street Journal, a report on how Neom executives shielded the crown prince from the challenges of his fantastical plans, including by engaging in ?‘deliberate manipulation?’ of [...]
March 10th, 2025 Via the Wall Street Journal, a report on how Neom executives shielded the crown prince from the challenges of his fantastical plans, including by engaging in ?‘deliberate manipulation?’ of [...]
Syria Needs Debt Restructuring, But That Will Be Difficult
March 8th, 2025 Via the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a report on Syria’s debt: Syria is in dire economic straits. The brutal civil war that lasted from 2011 to 2024 ended with the fall of [...]
March 8th, 2025 Via the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a report on Syria’s debt: Syria is in dire economic straits. The brutal civil war that lasted from 2011 to 2024 ended with the fall of [...]
China: Trying To Reshape Global Supply Chains
March 8th, 2025 Via High Capacity, a look at how China is using “industrial diplomacy” and technology controls to create new China-friendly global production networks centered around China: Chinese [...]
March 8th, 2025 Via High Capacity, a look at how China is using “industrial diplomacy” and technology controls to create new China-friendly global production networks centered around China: Chinese [...]
China, America, and the Great Railway Race in Africa
March 7th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a look at how China and the United States are engaged in a battle for access, resources, and influence along railways in Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the DRC, echoing trends from [...]
March 7th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a look at how China and the United States are engaged in a battle for access, resources, and influence along railways in Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the DRC, echoing trends from [...]
Will Lithium Be Mali’s New Goose That Lays The Golden Egg?
March 6th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at Mali’s lithium sector: Mali has just launched West Africa’s first two lithium mines, a sector the government is betting on despite falling prices. On 15 [...]
March 6th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at Mali’s lithium sector: Mali has just launched West Africa’s first two lithium mines, a sector the government is betting on despite falling prices. On 15 [...]