Fitch Ratings upgraded Mongolia’s rating to “B+” from “B”
The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Mongolia’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to “B+” from “B,” maintaining a stable outlook, the country’s central…
BRICS and De-dollarization: An Alternative or Potential Disaster?
From October 22 to 24, 2024, a BRICS summit will be held, with a key agenda discussing the potential use of a gold-backed common currency.…
Pakistan’s Offshore Oil Reserves and What it Means for County’s Energy Future
The recent finding of significant offshore oil and gas deposits in Pakistan’s territorial seas is a seismic development, both figuratively and physically. For a country…
Solar Power Plants in Indonesia: Locations, Impacts, and Progress
Indonesia, an archipelago forming over 17,000 islands, is rich in natural resources and has as much solar potential as it does challenges. In recent years,…
Is Modernization Making Globalization an Outdated Relic?
As the world evolves, globalization sparks intense debate, revealing much more to explore and understand. It is undoubtedly important to attain the knowledge regarding the…
The future of US-China competition in the South China Sea if Trump wins the election
Trump’s approachAsia-Pacific has long been a strategically important region for the United States, a top priority in foreign policy. In 2011, the Obama Administration announced…
Fair Trade or Foul Play? Australia’s Anti-Dumping Duties on Indonesia’s A4 Copy Paper
International trade has become the backbone of the global economy, where products and services move across countries to meet the needs of an increasingly global…
The Geopolitical Risks Associated with Technology and it’s Transfer
Probably gone are the days when all great technological innovations used to be an outcome of laziness! Transfer of Technology (ToT) is a mutual process…
How Geopolitics influencing China’s African policy
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, held in Beijing, was the grandest summit in China during the past few years, with 53 African Heads of State…
China-Africa: FOCAC 2024, opportunities, challenges, and perspectives
Relations between China and Africa are largely influenced by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which was established in 2000. FOCAC is a multilateral platform…
Morningstar DBRS Changes Trends on the Hellenic Republic to Positive, Confirms Ratings at BBB (low)
DBRS Ratings GmbH (Morningstar DBRS) changed the trends on the Hellenic Republic’s (Greece) Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings to Positive from Stable…
The 2024 FOCAC Summit and the shared vision between Sisi and Xi Jinping
As an Egyptian expert in Chinese political affairs, what caught my attention most analytically during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at the opening session of…
Significant Tasks for the Forthcoming BRICS Summit
An in-depth analysis of the historical dynamics indicated BRICS, an informal association consisting Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa plus its newly-incorporated four members,…
Promoting the development of a China-Africa community with a shared future through Egypt
The FOCAC Summit in September 2024 is an opportunity for this international meeting to enhance dialogue and cooperation between China and the countries of the…
The Impact of Iran’s Geographical Landscape on Its Economy and Politics
Iran, a nation steeped in history and rich in cultural heritage, occupies a unique geographical position in the Middle East. Its diverse landscape, which includes…
A turn to competitiveness: What do the European Elections mean for Europe’s China strategy?
With the European Parliament elections resulting in a marked shift to the right and a right-wing majority within the heads of states of the European…
Britain’s Railway question: Is nationalization the answer?
Anyone who is from or has been to the UK will know just how strange and expensive the rail transport is. Getting from one major…
Negotiations are “A Many Splendored Thing”
In a recent article in Modern Diplomacy I summarised the ten- year negotiations of a Geographical Indications (GIs) Agreement between the EU and China, which…
How Does the Future of Consumer Goods in Europe Look Like?
An aging population, single living, and value consumption are three significant trends in the ‘new European consumer landscape’ according to Euromonitor International. Hence, it is…
Two Minds for Africa – Modern Diplomacy
By the kick off of the 2024 Certified Economic Diplomat (CED) program, the two influential figures — economist Jeffrey Sachs and Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam,…