Sri Lanka — On The Painful Path To Recovery
July 18th, 2022
Via Mark Mobius, a reminder that crises can prove to be profitable times for investing: When Sri Lanka’s financial crisis started to deepen a few months ago, I decided to visit the country to [...]
How Turkey’s Soft Power Conquered Pakistan
July 17th, 2022 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Turkey’s TV drama “Ertugrul” reveals how neo-Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi and [...]
July 17th, 2022 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Turkey’s TV drama “Ertugrul” reveals how neo-Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi and [...]
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway: Opportunities and Challenges for China
July 17th, 2022 Via The Diplomat, an article on how – while the hope is for the CKU route to begin construction in 2023 – there remain significant challenges to realizing the railway: After 20 years of [...]
July 17th, 2022 Via The Diplomat, an article on how – while the hope is for the CKU route to begin construction in 2023 – there remain significant challenges to realizing the railway: After 20 years of [...]
Firing of the NOC Chairman Risks Politicizing Libya’s Oil Company
July 16th, 2022 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on how the recent firing of the NOC Chairman risks politicizing Libya’s oil company: In firing Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) [...]
July 16th, 2022 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on how the recent firing of the NOC Chairman risks politicizing Libya’s oil company: In firing Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) [...]
Russia’s Dreams of a Red Sea Naval Base Are Scuttled—for Now
July 16th, 2022 Via Foreign Policy, an article on Russia’s scuttled plans for a Red Sea Naval Base in Sudan: Russia’s hopes of establishing a naval base at Port Sudan on the Red Sea, one of the world’s [...]
July 16th, 2022 Via Foreign Policy, an article on Russia’s scuttled plans for a Red Sea Naval Base in Sudan: Russia’s hopes of establishing a naval base at Port Sudan on the Red Sea, one of the world’s [...]
The ‘Lithium OPEC’
July 16th, 2022 Via Week In China, a look at what some are calling the ‘Lithium OPEC’: Lithium – known as the ‘white petroleum’ – is a metal commonly used in the making of batteries for electric [...]
July 16th, 2022 Via Week In China, a look at what some are calling the ‘Lithium OPEC’: Lithium – known as the ‘white petroleum’ – is a metal commonly used in the making of batteries for electric [...]