This week I take a whistle-stop tour of the near east and China’s relations with the countries in this region, some of which … More
Tag: Turkey
Turkey’s Geographical Ambition
At a time when Europe and other parts of the world are governed by forgettable mediocrities, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s … More
In the Footsteps of China. The Rising Powers and Africa; Aid, Trade and Investment
This new report entitled “The Economic Engagement Footprint of Rising Powers in sub-Saharan Africa: Trade, FDI and Aid Flows” published … More
Game of Shadows: The battle for influence in Central Asia
Turkmenistan holds the world’s fourth largest gas reserves; from the Galkynysh Field huge black pipes thread their way east across … More
Four Great Reads on Emerging markets
Breakout Nations Ruchir Sharma uses his own unique methodology with this look into a crystal ball as he tries to predict which countries … More
Five Influential Cultural and Social Trends from Rising Powers
Aside from trade and economic development in emerging markets, social and cultural trends are increasingly important and will affect not … More
Somalia – A New Investment Frontier
The prospect of a lasting peace is attracting more investor interest in the conflict stricken African state of Somalia. The … More
Pipeline Politics: The Rising Powers in Central Asia
A trip to Astana, the architecturally stunning, yet soulless new capital of Kazakhstan for the EBRD Annual Meeting (a major … More
The Hosting Strategies of Rising Powers
Russia and Brazil are going to do it, China and South Africa have already done it and Turkey is a … More
Turkish Companies in Africa
The Turkish PM Recep Erdogan and his family made a dramatic trip to the war torn Somali capital Mogadishu earlier … More