Why Central Asia Is Betting on China’s Belt and Road
August 18th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, commentary on why Central Asian countries are betting on the BRI for long-term benefits, despite the apparent risks: The transfer of Hambantota deep-water port in Sri Lanka to China [...]
Three Asian Markets Worthy of Attention: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam
August 18th, 2018 Via Investment Week, a look at Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam: The consumer boom in Asia shows no sign of slowing down. With more than half the world’s population, and home to over half of [...]
August 18th, 2018 Via Investment Week, a look at Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam: The consumer boom in Asia shows no sign of slowing down. With more than half the world’s population, and home to over half of [...]
North Korea’s Economic Policy in 2018 and Beyond
August 17th, 2018 Via 38North, commentary on North Korea’s economy: Kim Jong Un has based his claim to legitimacy as North Korea’s leader on economic performance. This makes him more vulnerable to economic [...]
August 17th, 2018 Via 38North, commentary on North Korea’s economy: Kim Jong Un has based his claim to legitimacy as North Korea’s leader on economic performance. This makes him more vulnerable to economic [...]
Aspirations of Pakistan’s Middle Class
August 14th, 2018 Via the Arab News, interesting commentary on Pakistan’s middle class: Pakistan’s recent elections, which crowned the rise of Imran Khan from cricket star to likely prime minister, spawned [...]
August 14th, 2018 Via the Arab News, interesting commentary on Pakistan’s middle class: Pakistan’s recent elections, which crowned the rise of Imran Khan from cricket star to likely prime minister, spawned [...]
Afghanistan: Recovering from the Brink of Economic Collapse?
August 4th, 2018 Via National Interest, a look at Afghanistan’s economic situation: As recently as four years ago, Afghanistan’s war economy was on the brink of collapse when unemployment soared following the [...]
August 4th, 2018 Via National Interest, a look at Afghanistan’s economic situation: As recently as four years ago, Afghanistan’s war economy was on the brink of collapse when unemployment soared following the [...]
Venezuela: Striking It Poor
August 2nd, 2018 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a sobering look at the tragic — and totally avoidable — self-destruction of one of the world’s richest oil economies: In the spring of 1959, at a secretive meeting [...]
August 2nd, 2018 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a sobering look at the tragic — and totally avoidable — self-destruction of one of the world’s richest oil economies: In the spring of 1959, at a secretive meeting [...]