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History – complete with poetic justice overtones – presented us this week with the ultimate, glaring contrast between the geopolitics of the past, enacted in an incendiary corner of southwest Asia, and the geopolitics of the future, enacted in East Asia’s Beijing, one of the capitals of emerging mul...

By Rhod Mackenzie

A decade has elapsed since the emergence of China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a momentous occasion that calls for acknowledgement of its remarkable achievemens and far-reaching global influence. The BRI stands as a powerful example of the effectiveness of internat...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The first ship with a load of more than 300 containers with lumber for China partners is about to depart from the Port of Arkhangelsk. The load will be delivered along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to Shanghai in a few days, the governor and government of the Arkhangelsk Oblast sa...

By Yaroslav Lissovolik

In the past several months it has become fashionable to talk up the theme of China’s economic demise and the ascendancy of India as the main growth engine of the Global South. Mass media, academic gurus, fund managers and corporates are starting to argue in favor of re-direc...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian President made a two-day visit to China, participating in the third international forum “One Belt, One Road” and engaging in bilateral negotiations with foreign leaders. During his opening speech, Vladimir Putin stressed the significance of the One Belt, One Road init...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia will receive nearly one trillion rubles more ( $10.5 billion) in 2023 from the increase of non-resource and non-energy exports. The impressive 85% surge is proving to be a strong financial boost for the country. What products fall under this export classification, what are...