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 have intriguing international ambitions 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…
This new report entitled “The Economic Engagement Footprint of Rising Powers in sub-Saharan Africa: Trade, FDI and Aid Flows” published by the Institute of Development…
Turkmenistan holds the world’s fourth largest gas reserves; from the Galkynysh Field huge black pipes thread their way east across the vast searing deserts of…
Breakout Nations Ruchir Sharma uses his own unique methodology with this look into a crystal ball as he tries to predict which countries will be the next to…
Aside from trade and economic development in emerging markets, social and cultural trends are increasingly important and will affect not only the country of origin…
The prospect of a lasting peace is attracting more investor interest in the conflict stricken African state of Somalia. The country is largely virgin territory…
A trip to Astana, the architecturally stunning, yet soulless new capital of Kazakhstan for the EBRD Annual Meeting (a major political and economic event in…
Russia and Brazil are going to do it, China and South Africa have already done it and Turkey is a big contender for the future.…
The Turkish PM Recep Erdogan and his family made a dramatic trip to the war torn Somali capital Mogadishu earlier this year. Only the bravest…