Gulf Family’s $300 Billion Fortune Is About More Than Oil
December 9th, 2022
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an interesting report on Abu Dhabi’s Al Nahyan family which owns Manchester City Football Club, a dozen or so palaces and invested big in SpaceX and Savage X Fenty: In a [...]
Despite 6th President in 4 Years, Peru’s Economy Keeps Humming
December 9th, 2022 Via McClatchy DC, commentary on Peru which – despite having its sixth president in four years – has a strong economy: When Peruvian President Dina Boluarte was sworn in on Dec. 7 as her [...]
December 9th, 2022 Via McClatchy DC, commentary on Peru which – despite having its sixth president in four years – has a strong economy: When Peruvian President Dina Boluarte was sworn in on Dec. 7 as her [...]
Russia’s Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
December 9th, 2022 Via The Diplomat, an article on Russia’s efforts to find new export markets for its piped gas or users of its gas infrastructure following its invasion and Central Asian states’ fear [...]
December 9th, 2022 Via The Diplomat, an article on Russia’s efforts to find new export markets for its piped gas or users of its gas infrastructure following its invasion and Central Asian states’ fear [...]
Thriving on China’s BRI, Laos Border Town Ditches Kip for Yuan
December 7th, 2022 Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on how one Laotian town is thriving due to a BRI-funded railway connection: If you want to eat in the northern Lao town of Boten on the border with China, you better [...]
December 7th, 2022 Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on how one Laotian town is thriving due to a BRI-funded railway connection: If you want to eat in the northern Lao town of Boten on the border with China, you better [...]
Djibouti Suspends Chinese and Other Loan Repayments
December 7th, 2022 Via South China Morning Post, a look at Djibouti’s – the strategically important Horn of Africa nation which is struggling under mounting financing pressures – recent decision to [...]
December 7th, 2022 Via South China Morning Post, a look at Djibouti’s – the strategically important Horn of Africa nation which is struggling under mounting financing pressures – recent decision to [...]
China-Africa Relations in Review
December 7th, 2022 Via Geopolitical Monitor, a detailed look at China’s relationship with Africa: “China did this,” “the Chinese did that.” There is an essentialization of China and Chinese actors that [...]
December 7th, 2022 Via Geopolitical Monitor, a detailed look at China’s relationship with Africa: “China did this,” “the Chinese did that.” There is an essentialization of China and Chinese actors that [...]