By Rhod Mackenzie
Germany’s Economic Affairs and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck has asked India to abandon its “neutral” stance in the Ukraine conflict, as well as raising questions on India-Russia economic ties.
European countries like Germany continue to have a “Eurocentric” world view a...
By Pepe Escobar
It was a photo op for the ages: a visibly well-disposed President Xi Jinping receiving centenarian "old friend of China" Henry Kissinger in Beijing.
Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse – exactly where Kissinger...
By K.N Pandita
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was formed by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan in 2001. It is a Eurasia political, economic, international security, and defense organization that counters Western influence in Eurasia.
Representatives from all membe...
By Jahedul Islam
The term BRICS refers to an acronym formed by the initial letters of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The term gained popularity after a study published by Goldman Sachs in 2003. Initially, the BRICs represented four nations—Brazil, Russia, India, and China—that wer...
By Stephen Blank
The fabric of America’s strategic ties to the Gulf region is fraying. The leader of its most consequential nation, Saudi Arabia, has essentially told the Biden administration with regard to oil supply, arms sales or nuclear power, “If you want to work with me fine, but if not, the...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The German chemical industry association VCI believes that the situation in the German chemical industry, one of the flagships of Europe's first economy, is worse than its economists predicted in the latest forecast,
The VCI President Markus Steilemann, who also heads Covestro...