Can Afghanistan’s Underground “Sneakernet” Survive the Taliban?
November 27th, 2021
Via MIT’s Technology Review, an article on how a once-thriving network of merchants selling digital content to people without internet connections is struggling under Taliban rule: When [...]
Afghan Economy Nears Collapse as Pressure Builds to Ease U.S. Sanctions
November 27th, 2021 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how Afghanistan’s economy has crashed since the Taliban seized power, plunging the country into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: Racing [...]
November 27th, 2021 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how Afghanistan’s economy has crashed since the Taliban seized power, plunging the country into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: Racing [...]
Cambodia’s New Normal
November 27th, 2021 Via The Diplomat, an article on how the road ahead is long and lonely for Cambodia, with Chinese largess checked by the pandemic and Western interests soured by pre-pandemic crackdownsCambodia: [...]
November 27th, 2021 Via The Diplomat, an article on how the road ahead is long and lonely for Cambodia, with Chinese largess checked by the pandemic and Western interests soured by pre-pandemic crackdownsCambodia: [...]
Kazakhstan Turns To Foreign Investment For Post-COVID Growth
November 24th, 2021 Via Eurasia Review, a look at Kazakhstan’s renewed openness to foreign investment: Since achieving independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago, the Republic of Kazakhstan has [...]
November 24th, 2021 Via Eurasia Review, a look at Kazakhstan’s renewed openness to foreign investment: Since achieving independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago, the Republic of Kazakhstan has [...]
Timor-Leste’s Economic Make-or-Break Moment
November 24th, 2021 Via The Diplomat, an article on Timor Leste’s urgent efforts to diversify its economy: Since the restoration of its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has made tremendous progress in social [...]
November 24th, 2021 Via The Diplomat, an article on Timor Leste’s urgent efforts to diversify its economy: Since the restoration of its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has made tremendous progress in social [...]
The Quiet China-Africa Revolution: Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
November 22nd, 2021 Via The Diplomat, a report on how Chinese FDI in Africa has been growing at a rapid clip: The Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), a gathering of Chinese and African officials that has been [...]
November 22nd, 2021 Via The Diplomat, a report on how Chinese FDI in Africa has been growing at a rapid clip: The Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), a gathering of Chinese and African officials that has been [...]