2015 has been a fantastic year for the site, covering everything from China’s new Silk Road strategy to many different Frontier Markets in Asia and…
This year’s dramatic drop in the price of oil once again put the world’s most important commodity in the spotlight. Oil’s lower price is deemed to be undermining Iran,…
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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…
In August last year the Chinese State Council published its white paper on China – Africa relations. Fifteen years ago this would have been an…
The fierce rivalry between the President Kiir and former Vice President Machar is being blamed for the current conflict in Southern Sudan with thousands of…
These two ancient civilisations have much in common; a desire to prevent western domination of the world; an ambition to become the hegemonic power in…
Indonesia has that much vaunted phrase: “potential” with its strong recent economic growth rates, stable government and a large young population, a fair number of…
The Presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saw Brazil dramatically change its international profile, his charismatic leadership saw a transformation of the Brazilian economy…