African Nations Make Do as China Tightens Belt and Road
December 6th, 2021
Via Reuters, an article on China’s decreased appetite for BRI financing in Africa: Deep in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes to [...]
The Road to Damascus Will Be Paved by China’s Belt and Road
December 6th, 2021 Via National Interest, commentary on China’s long game in improving relations with Syria and the Middle East as a whole: As Damascus’ forces gradually recover more territory, with Idlib [...]
December 6th, 2021 Via National Interest, commentary on China’s long game in improving relations with Syria and the Middle East as a whole: As Damascus’ forces gradually recover more territory, with Idlib [...]
Syria: A New Narcostate
December 5th, 2021 Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the [...]
December 5th, 2021 Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the [...]
The Real Reason China Is Pushing “Digital Sovereignty” In Africa
December 3rd, 2021 Via Rest of World, commentary on the real reason China is pushing “digital sovereignty” in Africa: This June, Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, proudly commissioned the construction of the [...]
December 3rd, 2021 Via Rest of World, commentary on the real reason China is pushing “digital sovereignty” in Africa: This June, Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, proudly commissioned the construction of the [...]
Algeria at a Crossroads
December 3rd, 2021 Via The Frontier Post, a look at Algeria: The Algerian economy is gradually recovering from the initial impact of the pandemic and last year’s oil price shock. The health crisis has eased, most [...]
December 3rd, 2021 Via The Frontier Post, a look at Algeria: The Algerian economy is gradually recovering from the initial impact of the pandemic and last year’s oil price shock. The health crisis has eased, most [...]
Digital Silk Road: A Platform for Techno-Authoritarianism in China and Abroad?
November 28th, 2021 Via CSIS, a transcript of Congressional testimony of Jonathan E. Hillman Senior Fellow, Economics Program, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project re: the digital Silk Road: Chairman Merkley, [...]
November 28th, 2021 Via CSIS, a transcript of Congressional testimony of Jonathan E. Hillman Senior Fellow, Economics Program, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project re: the digital Silk Road: Chairman Merkley, [...]