News & Political Analysis
What China’s partners want While the Chinese Renminbi is frequently mentioned when discussing de-dollarisation throughout Asia and Latin America, the fact of the matter is that China’s interests in de-dollarisation are primarily motivated by the desires of Beijing’s trading partners rather than by Beijing itself. This is certainly the case in […]
It is when a nation is going through an economic crisis such as the one Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan inherited from his predecessors, that such a nation becomes increasingly vulnerable to exploitation through deals that are unbalanced and unfair towards the country in need of a rapid cash […]
Andrew Korybko presented the following speech on 18 April, 2018 at a conference about “Russian-African Relations In the Context Of Africa’s ‘Turn To The East’” that was hosted by the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of African Studies, and which was later published in the book “Поворот Африки На <<Восток>> И […]
Two of Africa’s most influential extra-regional Great Powers are competing for influence in this East African archipelago, and the resolution of its current crisis will determine which of them comes out on top. The Comoros is probably one of the most geopolitically curious countries in the world by virtue of […]
Far from being the “defeat” for China that it’s been framed as, Sierra Leone’s cancellation of a $400 million airport project is actually a favor to the People’s Republic because it gives Beijing the opportunity to rethink some of its Silk Road loans to Africa and ultimately refine its strategy […]
Anwar Ibrahim’s personal political history as well as his history with veteran Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is more intriguing that most works of fiction. After becoming Prime Minister for the first time in 1983, Mahathir Mohamad ushered in an economic boom in Malaysia that is crediting with bringing the country […]
It has been that “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”. Nowhere is this statement more true than in respect of the global proliferation of narcotics. Just about every government and every individual knows the dangers of radical international terror groups including […]
The Philippines is no stranger to tragic natural disasters but by any standard, the recent earthquake in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi which claimed the lives of over 2,000 people is a disaster on a mass scale. The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the strengthening of cooperation mechanisms throughout the Association […]
France’s Sahel-wide “Operation Barkane” has recently been forced to pay increasing attention to the upsurge of terrorism in Burkina Faso, which is quickly turning into another flashpoint in the War on Terror. The G5 Sahel & “Operation Barkhane” Most of the world missed it last week because of the global […]
This week’s Turkey-Africa Economic Forum has been a success While much of the news coming out of Turkey relates to the suspected murder of Saudi born journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Riyadh’s diplomatic officials, another major event occurred in Istanbul that while deeply positive is not receiving the attention it demands. The […]
