Bangladesh’s economy has grown at impressive rates in the last decade, but is beginning to show signs of stalling. Recent mass protests against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government are a direct consequence of fears about a collapsing economy. Read More Here
China produces 75% of all lithium-ion batteries used in EVs but Australia controls the world’s largest battery-grade deposits. Read More Here
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Nigeria’s presidential election but the announcement by election officials was likely to lead to a court challenge by the second- and third-highest finishers Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Read More Here
The country is witnessing a dangerous convergence of a collapsing economy and surging terrorism. Read More Here
What has the West learned from one year of unprecedented economic sanctions? Read More Here
As Russia faces Western sanctions, China seeks to deepen Sino-Russian economic ties by boosting trade and switching to deal-settlement in their own currencies. Read More Here
A singular focus on countering the threat of Chinese aggression made America neglect economic ties in the Indo-Pacific. Read More Here
Russia’s war is a test case of businesses’ willingness to unwind the cross-border ties that have been deepening since the fall of the Berlin Wall. While most Western corporations with business in Russia have announced plans to exit the country, the data show that very few have followed through. Read More Here
Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy is a “shadow of its former self.” Read More Here
In recent years, the West’s lack of engagement with Africa left behind a vacuum that China and Russia eagerly filled. The US and Europe can still repair relations – and, for the first time in a long time, seem determined to try – but only by playing to their strengths. Read More Here
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