Essays & News

  Across the Asian continent, the past two decades have witnessed a profound shift in how states view and manage their mineral endowments. What was once largely framed as a technical issue of extraction and export has evolved into a core strategic concern tied to national security and geopolitical leverage. This shift – commonly termed […]

  Over the past 25 years, the relationship between China and Latin America has undergone a dramatic shift. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, in 2000, China accounted for less than 2 percent of Latin America’s exports. Over the next eight years, trade grew at an annual rate of 31 percent. By 2021, bilateral […]

A self-declared democratic socialist as mayor of Big Apple*.   “We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about”. Zohran Mamdani I It is rather unfortunate but hardly disputable that Socialism, despite its theoretical blunders, its catastrophic record, and all […]

  There is a sobering truth about artificial intelligence: It is not yet profitable. Money is pouring into AI, and funds flow through it – for the time being. But when one examines AI companies’ profits, clear data is hard to find. The numbers are interesting: Private AI investments in the United States hit $109.1 billion in […]

  The United Kingdom’s prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, visited Beijing last week, leading a delegation of top British business people for meetings with President Xi Jinping. The prime minister stated “China matters,” leaving room for interpretation. A similar visit was carried out by French President Emmanuel Macron in December, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz […]