Saudi Arabia Plans To Pay Off Syria’s World Bank Debts
April 19th, 2025
Via Reuters, a report that Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s World Bank debts: Saudi Arabia’s payment may unlock grants for Syria’s reconstruction Gulf Arab support for Syria [...]
Pakistan’s Mineral Diplomacy and Importance in the Context of Pakistan-US Ties
April 19th, 2025 Via The Geopolitics, commentary on the Pakistan’s mineral diplomacy: The Pakistan Minerals Forum was held in Islamabad on April 8–9, 2025. Representatives from several countries, including [...]
April 19th, 2025 Via The Geopolitics, commentary on the Pakistan’s mineral diplomacy: The Pakistan Minerals Forum was held in Islamabad on April 8–9, 2025. Representatives from several countries, including [...]
How Does a Nation Charm China? Name a Boulevard After Xi Jinping.
April 18th, 2025 Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how China is the biggest foreign patron of Cambodia, where Mr. Xi concluded a tour of Southeast Asia. But the region also needs to curry favor with [...]
April 18th, 2025 Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how China is the biggest foreign patron of Cambodia, where Mr. Xi concluded a tour of Southeast Asia. But the region also needs to curry favor with [...]
Mali Threatens Takeover of Barrick Mine as Dispute Escalates
April 18th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Mali’s threatened takeover of Barrick’s Mali mine: Barrick Gold Corp. said Mali has shut its office in the nation’s capital and is threatening to take over [...]
April 18th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Mali’s threatened takeover of Barrick’s Mali mine: Barrick Gold Corp. said Mali has shut its office in the nation’s capital and is threatening to take over [...]
How China Took Over the World’s Rare Earths Industry
April 17th, 2025 Via the New York Times, an article on how China took over the world’s rare earths industry: China shook the world in 2010 when it imposed an embargo on exports of crucial rare earth metals to [...]
April 17th, 2025 Via the New York Times, an article on how China took over the world’s rare earths industry: China shook the world in 2010 when it imposed an embargo on exports of crucial rare earth metals to [...]
The Mine Is American. The Minerals Are China’s.
April 17th, 2025 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how a Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China’s grip over the strategic minerals that underpin the modern economy. The [...]
April 17th, 2025 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how a Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China’s grip over the strategic minerals that underpin the modern economy. The [...]