8000 years ago the Sahara region was far greener and wetter, supporting a sizeable population of hunter gatherers and large animals. Over time the region…
Plans to cut a canal through the temptingly narrow Isthmus of Kra in Thailand date back to the 1600s and both British and French engineering…
Chinese Energy Policy Energy is the cornerstone of modern economies, without reliable power factories are inoperable, transport systems break down and all the amenities and…
The word strategic is often applied loosely in relation to countries, regions and geopolitics. But if one place can define strategic, it is perhaps the…
The tiny African country of Djibouti is not well known outside of the Horn of Africa but its commanding position astride the Straits of Bab…
Right now the world stands on the edge of great change, the rapid fall in cost of renewables driven by more efficient solar and wind…
The Chinese push into Brazil and Latin America has expanded the continent’s resource base and injected competition into its commodity sector, as investors from China…