£40bn a year only buys The West more spite from Putin’s African cheerleaders
By Rod Liddle It is a little over 20 years since I embarked upon what might be called “the trip…
Interview: “Russia cannot afford to lose, so we need a kind of a victory”: Sergey Karaganov on what Putin wants
•A former adviser to the Kremlin explains how Russia views the war in Ukraine, fears over Nato and China, and…
How Facebook, weapons industry are profiting from the Ukraine war
•A big-tech/arms makers coalition is hyping the threat from Russia and China to stave off government regulation, and more. By…
Will China Create an Atlantic Naval Base in West Africa?
•A Commercial Port in Equatorial Guinea Draws Speculation By Nalova Akua Washington security hawks have been aflutter for months over claims China plans…
Long walk to free trade: Africa’s ambitious trade plan needs to speed up
•Non-tariff barriers hinder commerce even more than tariffs In 1963, as decolonisation swept through Africa, politicians heady with pan-African ideals called…
China, India, America and the EU: Who wins from the Ukraine war, and who loses?
•The Russian military operation is sending shockwaves across the globe, creating problems and opportunities By rt Russia’s military operation in…
The groundbreaking hypersonic missiles US has in the works
Editor’s note: This article was first published by Sandboxx on January 10, 2022, but has become relevant now in the…
Putin’s critical raw materials are a threat to EU economic security
By Tobias Gehrke As Russia gets ready to restrict the export of critical raw materials, the EU’s supply vulnerability will become…
The end of globalization?
•What Russia’s War in Ukraine Means for the World Economy By Adam S. Posen Over the last three weeks, the Russian…
Globalisation and autocracy are locked together. For how much longer?
•Disentangling the two will be hard, and costly The world’s supply chains have taken a knock yet again. Russia’s invasion of…