SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Phumlani Majozi
A new era begins in geopolitics
The United States' dominance, that has been around for the past decades, is now being challenged by China. We are witnessing changes in the structure of geopolitical order, as China is becoming more and more assertive on the global stage.
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The India-Middle East-Europe transportation corridor may be the talk of the town, but it will likely go the way of the last three Asia-to-Europe connectivity projects touted by the west - to the dustbin. Here's why.
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a massive public diplomac...
By Rhod Mackenzie
For most of the last decade, the price of gold has been driven by the cost of money (interest rates): the lower the base rate fell, the higher the gold price went, and vice versa. Most analysts say that gold is the "anti-dollar", i.e. the asset that investors who do not trust fia...
By Rhod Mackenzie
China has achieved a new success in its confrontation with the United States over chip production. In March, Huawei CEO Eric Xu said that the Chinese semiconductor industry would be "reborn" as a result of US sanctions. At the time, the businessman's words were seen as polemical...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The US's desperate attempts to isolate Russia and China through its intimidation,threats and sanctions have not provided Washington with the results they have craved.The rapid expansion of BRICS to 11 countries at their recent summit threatens to turn the political West into a g...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russian goldminer Polymetal which is the country's second largest precious metals producer and ranked in the world's top ten in terms of its reserves and production is not considering the possibility of any partial sale of its Russian assets but one buyer for all of them, ac...
