Kazakhstan’s Power Shortages: Crypto Miners and Geopolitics
November 19th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on how Kazakhstan’s data centers caused a spike in electricity demand, while the country is still dependent on coal: Electricity deficits have caused [...]
The Fate of China’s Rail Line to Uzbekistan Likely to Be Decided in Kyrgyzstan
November 19th, 2021 Via The Jamestown Foundation, a report on how the fate of China’s rail line to Uzbekistan will likely be decided in Kyrgyzstan: As a part of its Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese plans to [...]
November 19th, 2021 Via The Jamestown Foundation, a report on how the fate of China’s rail line to Uzbekistan will likely be decided in Kyrgyzstan: As a part of its Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese plans to [...]
Samjiyon: North Korea’s Newest Ski Resort
November 18th, 2021 Via Silk Road Briefing, a report on North Korea’s newest ski resort project: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been in the news this week making a rare public appearance at the town of [...]
November 18th, 2021 Via Silk Road Briefing, a report on North Korea’s newest ski resort project: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been in the news this week making a rare public appearance at the town of [...]
How Goldman’s BRICs Flew Then Faded in Two Decades
November 17th, 2021 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how the BRICs fared in the two decades since they were named: Jim O’Neill wasn’t trying to change the way investors and executives looked at the world twenty [...]
November 17th, 2021 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how the BRICs fared in the two decades since they were named: Jim O’Neill wasn’t trying to change the way investors and executives looked at the world twenty [...]
China’s Belt and Road Chugging Along in Central Asia
November 17th, 2021 Via the Asia Times, an article on BRI activity in Central Asia: The information war is so intense nowadays that unsung melodies are often more alluring than the sung ones. The lines from English poet [...]
November 17th, 2021 Via the Asia Times, an article on BRI activity in Central Asia: The information war is so intense nowadays that unsung melodies are often more alluring than the sung ones. The lines from English poet [...]
Cambodia’s Unique Version of E-Commerce
November 15th, 2021 Via The Diplomat, an article on Cambodia’s e-commerce landscape: E-commerce in Cambodia is not new. Systems for ordering online, and systems for delivering those items, have developed steadily [...]
November 15th, 2021 Via The Diplomat, an article on Cambodia’s e-commerce landscape: E-commerce in Cambodia is not new. Systems for ordering online, and systems for delivering those items, have developed steadily [...]