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Africa going off the grid
Despite President Obama’s Power Africa strategy falling short of its goal of 30,000 megawatts of new and clean power generation, African alternative energy initiatives are lighting up the continent.
2017 Preview: The lira and Turkey’s risky debt
The economic and political problems that Turkey faced over the past year are unlikely to disappear, and may become more acute.
2017 Preview: A new red star over China – Part 2: China and the world
Part two of a two-part look at what is in store for China in 2017. China’s catch-22 – being a ‘responsible stakeholder’, while tending towards isolation.
2017 Preview: Oman threatened as risks multiply
While Oman has so far managed to weather the storm of violence and instability gripping much of the Middle East, 2017 will present a range of challenges that threaten to undermine the country.
2017 Preview: A new red star over China – Part 1: China at home
This is the first of a two-part analysis on what is in store for China in 2017. It explores China’s catch-22 — the fact that it is further integrating itself internationally and becoming a ‘responsible stakeholder’, while concomitantly showing signs of turning inwards and becoming isolationist.
Illicit wildlife trafficking is a major political crisis
Wildlife trafficking and poaching are fueling instability, as state authority is undermined, criminal and terrorists funded and corruption entrenched.
2017 Preview: Southeast Asia is set to embrace more volatility
Southeast Asia in 2016 has been marked by busy political agendas, challenges by ethnic tensions, religious conflicts, and regional stability issues.
Is football finally making its way home to China?
The Chinese government is well aware of the benefits of football in promoting their own ideological agenda, nationalism and political unity.
Under Trump, the national debt has the potential to grow
Donald Trump faces a myriad of problems upon inauguration this month. Among the financial and economic dilemmas is the national debt.
2017 Preview: Russia takes aim at China
Russia and China have appeared to edge closer together of late, yet Kremlin-backed deals from Rosneft are countering China. This trend will accelerate as Trump comes into office and the
