This is the first of a three part series looking at Chinese – South African political and economic relations. In July 2012 the Chinese capital…
What are the prospects for a country with no stock market (ok there is one, but there are only two stocks and foreigners cannot buy…
For those interested in the China going global phenomena there are more and more books and websites to choose from, viewing this subject from the point of…
At a time when Europe and other parts of the world are governed by forgettable mediocrities, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister for a decade…
The Straits of Malacca This narrow gap separating Indonesia and the tip of the Malay Peninsula was long recognised by the British as the fulcrum of trade…
My review of Jonathan Fenby’s book was orginally published in the excellent LSE Review of Books: China has long provided observers in the West with…
The Bahamas: Chinese investment has poured into this Caribbean Island, most notably the enormous resort of Baha Mar, a 1000 acre development with 2,200 hotel…
China and India face the biggest dependency on external energy supplies among the world’s rising powers. Having outgrown their domestic energy sources both countries are…
In 2016 Panama Canal saw the conclusion of a huge expansion programme costing US$5.2 billion. This work allowed much larger vessels through the canal. This…
The Suez Canal When it first opened in the 1860s the Suez Canal revolutionised international trade, by cutting the travelling distance from India and the…