“China’s growing presence on the Russian market and what it means for the European Union” By Alicia García-Herrero and Jianwei Xu, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute Russia doesn’t just look West, it looks East – and increasingly so. China’s economy has developed very rapidly over the past two decades, becoming the world’s […]
Tag: GeoPolicy
How should small countries navigate a “tripolar” world?
“The political dimension of a Swiss-US trade agreement” By Jennifer Anthamatten and Patrick Dümmler, courtesy of Avenir Suisse In the last two decades, global trade flows have shifted markedly, and the current geopolitical structure is in transition. The time in which there was an undisputed hegemon seems to be ending. Instead, a future […]
Achieving Economic Security Depends on Assuring National Security
By James Edwards, Executive Director of Conservatives for Property Rights “Economic security is national security.” Different officials have made this statement over the years. Only, now the news has begun to catch up and validate the truth it expresses. Reports have proliferated, exposing various ways America’s competitors — particularly China and […]
TES Weekly Update: Russian Bear Gets Cozy In The Tropics
Meet your fuzzy new best friend everyone Vladimir Putin may have promised that the “Russian bear” will stick to the cold climes of Siberia, but perhaps he wasn’t being entirely truthful (shocking, shocking). It seems the famous ursine avatar is sniffing around the Middle East and Africa — and Russia’s moves in these regions […]
Miner Discovers Lithium in Them Thar Hills (of Waste Rock)
Miner Discovers Lithium in Them Thar Hills (of Waste Rock) FT today has an interesting piece on the serendipity of resource exploration. Major multinational Rio Tinto, a world-class copper and iron ore producer, uncovered an unexpected find at its long-running California boron mine – […]
Keep an eye on Russian moves in Africa
“The Russia-Africa Summit: The next stage in the Kremlin’s Africa charm offensive” By Ivano di Carlo and Amanda Paul, courtesy of European Policy Centre On 23-24 October, over 40 African leaders and some 3,000 businessmen will gather in Sochi, Russia for the inaugural Russia-Africa Summit. […]
TES GeoPolicy Editor McGroarty on the Tech Metal Age
Address by Dan McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor Human history has been defined by our ability to obtain and use minerals, from the Stone Age, Copper Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, to the Industrial Revolution (steel and coal) to the Jet Age (aluminum and […]
EU should copy Belt and Road in Africa
Hopefully the name will make more sense. China’s much-discussed Belt and Road Initiative, seeking to create and strengthen land and maritime infrastructure across Eurasia, has attracted a lot of criticism for saddling low-income countries in its path with lots of debt […]
Beware Chinese Bearing Wicked Fast Streaming 5G
By Dan McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor With China’s October 1 celebrations of the 70thAnniversary of the Communist Party’s rise to power just hours away, make time for this Gordon Chang must-read, from the Gatestone Institute: Huawei Wants the World’s Next Trojan Horse to Be Chinese. […]
China’s government fears Hong Kong-Taiwan axis
The Chinese government’s deepening paranoia about the protests in Hong Kong, which Beijing blames on meddling by outside powers (read: the U.S.), is unlikely to be relieved by the appearance of strengthening ties between Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and Taiwan, which has enjoyed full (if […]