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By Rhod Mackenzie

In the coming decades, the term "decoupling" will undoubtedly replace Globalisation become the main and most frequently used concept. The English word "decoupling" literally means the "disconnection of a pair" and can refer to a wide range of phenomena, from those in physics to...

The amount of trade between Russia and the European Union has decreased as it now focuses on Asia and the Global South.de bsia acreased by a third in the first five months of this year compared to the same period in 2023, and was down to €28 billion. At the same time, experts highlight that t
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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian government has approved an updated strategy for the development of the strategic metals and mineral resource base of the Russian Federation until 2050. The major primary objective is to enhance the processing and utilisation of the abundant mineral raw materials withi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia is one of the world's largest econmies yet its public debt level is one of the lowest per capita. Russia is now ranked second only to India and Indonesia in the list of countries with the lowest debt per capita.
Now do remember when the Soviet Union collpased , Russia i...

In the last few months I have made a number of videos about the Russian agricultural sector an how it is now self sufficient in fod production across wheat,grains and cerials,in meat including, beef,pork and poultry,even eggs.It has also expanded its food production from just growing it to a full ar...

For decades, the West, led by the US, has been the primary global arbiter of global  policy. However, the countries outside the West have long been unhappywith the global rules established by the West and the US stated but unclear what are thecomponents of the 'Rules Based Order'
Now for the BRICS...