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Putin and Xi Praise Ties, Hours After Trump Sworn In
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised their deepening cooperation in a video call on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump's inauguration as United States president. The Republican has promised to take a hard line on Washington's adversaries since ...
Waiting for Trump: A Review of Chinese Perspectives on the Conflict in the Middle East
By Giorgia Facchini On November 27, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon came into effect, aiming to halt hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, who had been exchanging fire since the Hamas-led ...
Three Big Global Questions on the IMF and World Bank’s Agenda
By Tim Hirschel-Burns The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are not the only places where global economic decision-making takes place, but arguably, no other institutions combine such global scope and implementation power. The United Nations (UN) serves as ...
Jendayi Frazer on U.S.-China Geopolitical Competition in Africa
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week on what the U.S. needs to do to better compete with China in Africa and other developing regions. Campbell bluntly told senators Washington "has ...
It’s Time to Take the BRICS More Seriously
As longtime readers of this column and listeners of our podcasts may know, I've been quite critical of the BRICS in recent years. Beyond the creation of a mid-sized development finance bank, this is a group with few other accomplishments to boast about in its 15-year existence. ...
Chinese Embassy in Manila Hits Back at U.S. For ‘Egging on’ Manila
The Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday released a statement saying Washington should refrain from “instigating trouble” in the South China Sea and that the U.S. was to blame for stirring up trouble in the region. This follows similar denunciations ...
China’s Slowing Economy Could be a Catalyst for Change in Africa
Angolan President João Lourenço kicked off a three-day visit to China this week that will take him to Beijing and Shandong Province. The timing of Lourenço's trip comes as the Chinese economy is facing enormous challenges amid a plunge in FDI, ...
China Hawks in the U.S. Back Albanese’s Decision to Concentrate Force Deployments in Asia
Australia’s decision not to contribute a warship to the U.S.-led patrolling of Red Sea shipping lanes is playing into U.S. political divisions in the run-up to next year’s election. Reaction from the Biden Administration has so far been muted. The Australian ...
If the U.S. Really Wants to Compete With China in Africa, Then It Needs to Keep Its Promises
It was almost a year ago when Joe Biden promised everyone at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that he would visit the continent in 2023. Now, with just two weeks left before the Christmas holiday, the president’s pledge is looking increasingly uncertain.
A Billion Dollar Copper/Cobalt Mine is Up For Grabs in the DR Congo, Providing Rare Opening For the U.S. to Get in the Market
For the first time in seven years, the United States can re-enter the all-important critical resources mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where China is the dominant actor. The persistently low price of cobalt, a metal used to ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: China and Zambia’s Landmark Debt Deal
After nearly two years of painful, drawn-out negotiations, Zambia finally closed a deal to restructure its bilateral external debt. The announcement was made last week at a global development finance summit in Paris and the new agreement is widely seen as ...
Southeast Asia Inches Closer to China to Survive Harsh Heat Waves
Extreme high temperatures — a ‘once-in-200-years heat wave’ — have been hitting many Asian countries in recent weeks, including those in Southeast Asia. Experts said that it is only the beginning of an era that will see more frequent heat waves and other erratic weather.