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BRI-led Eurasian integration processes are one of the defining characteristics of contemporary International Relations, and the Golden Ring could eventually become the centerpiece of these efforts if Ambassador Hosseini’s W-CPEC+ proposal succeeds, especially if it’s done in parallel with N-CPEC+. The Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan shared his visionary plans for…

Key point: It is no exaggeration to consider that the “Art of Negotiation” also applies to rare earth elements. When looking at contemporary geopolitics, often energy and related resource questions are  key in the struggle for influence amongst world powers, as energy can drive or amplify underlying tensions. Today, the attractiveness…

Key point: It is no exaggeration to consider that the “Art of Negotiation” also applies to rare earth elements.When looking at contemporary geopolitics, often energy and related resource questions are  key in the struggle for influence amongst world powers, as energy can drive or amplify underlying tensions. Today, the attractiveness of…

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By Neenah Payne When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order: Second Edition is by Dr. Martin Jacques, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Modern International Relations, Tsinghua University and at the China Institute, Fudan University. Amazon says: Greatly revised…

Welcome to our pick of the best London exhibitions to see right now — get an early dose of culture in 2020. We've roughly split the list by London regions and exhibitions outside the M25 to make it easier to navigate. Exhibitions in West London Copyright Dan Weill Photography.LET THERE…

On chilly winter evenings in Lahore’s Lakshmi Chowk, a bustling marketplace famous for street food, tea vendors sell a pink beverage known as Kashmiri chai. Made with green tea, Kashmiri chai has a savory taste that belies its strawberry-milkshake appearance.…

At 7am the alarm went off (feel free to cue up the “waves” ringtone on your iPhone to set the mood). We were in our cushy-ish hotel in Naryn city after having a couple of days off to rest. This is ALWAYS when it is hardest to pry yourself from…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping Since Nigeria joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2018 at a summit in Beijing, Nigeria has recorded tremendous success, resulting in being the Africas largest economy a…

Some frame the current U.S.-China relationship as the new Cold War. This is a mischaracterization because the United States and the Soviet Union, which is often referred to as the USSR, engaged in almost no trade during the Cold War. The two countries had lit…