It was no accident that James “Mad Dog” Mattis made Djibouti one of his first overseas trips as US Secretary of Defence, this tiny African country on the Horn of Africa is home to the USA’s only African military base,… Read More ›
Month: April 2017
Will China – Iran ties remain strong in post-sanctions era?
Last year a new China – Iran rail link opened connecting Urumqi in China to Tehran, cargo trains now regularly wind their way through Western China across Central Asia all the way to the Iranian capital carrying an assortment of… Read More ›
Overlooked and underappreciated: Can Somaliland become a major investment destination?
Somaliland is a break away nation on the Horn of Africa, officially part of Somalia and never recognised by any other state it has been effectively independent since the civil war that engulfed Somalia over 20 years ago with its… Read More ›
The Silk Road Investment Forum
The Silk Road Investment Forum will be held at Asia House from Thursday 6 April until Friday 7 April 2017 and will bring together the leading investors, advisors, officials, contractors and suppliers contributing to successful Silk Road initiatives. On January… Read More ›
