China Is Buying Record Amounts of Iranian Oil
March 10th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s increasing close relationship with Iran: China’s purchases of Iranian oil climbed to record highs in 2021, according to data from Refinitiv, a global [...]
How Yandex Evolved From Russia’s Google To Its Amazon
March 8th, 2021 Via Ozy, an article on Yandex: With most residents confined to their homes in Moscow’s sixth week of lockdown, one familiar sight remains on the Russian capital’s near-empty streets: tech giant [...]
March 8th, 2021 Via Ozy, an article on Yandex: With most residents confined to their homes in Moscow’s sixth week of lockdown, one familiar sight remains on the Russian capital’s near-empty streets: tech giant [...]
Central Asia’s Resource Curse
March 8th, 2021 Via Emerging Europe, a look at potential for Central Asia to fall prey to the ‘resource curse’: Across the globe, countries with a wealth of natural resources are broadly authoritarian [...]
March 8th, 2021 Via Emerging Europe, a look at potential for Central Asia to fall prey to the ‘resource curse’: Across the globe, countries with a wealth of natural resources are broadly authoritarian [...]
Connecting The Unconnected In Africa: Liquid Telecom
March 8th, 2021 Via Quartz, commentary on Africa’s digital infrastructure: Liquid Telecom’s recent $620 million bond sale—one of the largest by an African telecoms company—should provide a big boost to [...]
March 8th, 2021 Via Quartz, commentary on Africa’s digital infrastructure: Liquid Telecom’s recent $620 million bond sale—one of the largest by an African telecoms company—should provide a big boost to [...]
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un a Rare Earth Trillionaire?
March 8th, 2021 Via National Interest, a report on North Korea’s mineral wealth: North Korea has been reported to have high concentrations of rare earth elements, and its neighbor to the south may be wanting [...]
March 8th, 2021 Via National Interest, a report on North Korea’s mineral wealth: North Korea has been reported to have high concentrations of rare earth elements, and its neighbor to the south may be wanting [...]
China Prioritizes Sichuan-Tibet Rail and Western Land-Maritime Corridor
March 8th, 2021 Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on China’s latest BRI priorities: Schemes provide seaport access for Tibet and Sichuan to ASEAN Possible future access to India via Nyingtri Guangxi coast [...]
March 8th, 2021 Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on China’s latest BRI priorities: Schemes provide seaport access for Tibet and Sichuan to ASEAN Possible future access to India via Nyingtri Guangxi coast [...]