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U.S. Advisor on India Accused of Taking Documents, Meeting Chinese

A well-known U.S. scholar on India who advised the U.S. government was charged with retaining classified information and allegedly met Chinese officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. Ashley Tellis, 64, who has worked in or advised the U.S. government for more than two ...

China Declares Disputed Scarborough Shoal a Nature Reserve

The Chinese authorities announced on Wednesday that they had approved the establishment of a marine reserve around the Scarborough Shoal, an area in the South China Sea also claimed by the Philippines. The move will likely raise tensions in a region ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Modi’s Tour Targets Critical Minerals Diversification and Lessen Dependence on China

The Trump administration has reportedly suspended a regulation that compelled companies to seek government licenses to sell chip design software to China. The U.S. Commerce Department reportedly informed three key providers of chip design software – Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, and Siemens – that government licenses to do ...

Toxic Politics to Blame if G20’s Debt Relief Efforts Fail, Says Deborah Brautigam

Vulnerable societies like Zambia could be crushed if geopolitics are allowed to hijack debt renegotiation processes. So warns the Africa-China and debt expert Deborah Brautigam in a recent article in Foreign Affairs. The article is very useful for those following the ...

Is China Exporting Authoritarianism Around the World?

The Chinese and U.S. Presidents spoke on the same day this week at the United Nations General Assembly with each offering a different vision for the future. Joe Biden challenged critics who contend that democracy is in retreat while Xi Jinping ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Confusing Developments in “Development”

This week I’m in Brussels, where I took part in a workshop on how the EU should shape its development strategy in response to China’s global influence.
I have joked in the past that it feels like I’ve attended this same ‘EU, Africa, and External Development Partners’ conference for ten years straight. 

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