New data from SIPRI showed that sales of arms and military services by the top 100 firms went up by 47% since 2002 ByDave Makichuk Sales of arms and military services witnessed […]
US firms power rise in global arms sales
How Russia’s Greater Eurasia Plan May Spell the End of EU-Centric Model
Ekaterina Blinova After a 500 year-long struggle for recognition of its status as a European power, Russia has positioned itself as a pivot to the East to develop Greater Eurasia, Glenn Diesen, […]
The A380 may keep flying in China’s skies
Beijing to reward fat orders for technical cooperation as the nation needs more super-jumbos ByFrank Chen The A380 passenger aircraft is already flying into the sunset, after its maiden flight merely a […]
How the New Silk Roads are merging into Greater Eurasia
Russia is keen to push economic integration with parts of Asia and this fits in with China’s Belt and Road Initiative By PEPE ESCOBAR The concept of Greater Eurasia has been discussed at […]
Trieste aims to be China’s main port in Europe
The Chinese are keen to invest in new terminals, docks, yards, logistics platforms and industrial areas in the northern Italian port, given its deeper integration into EU rail networks than Piraeus, the […]
From Baltic Sea to Black Sea, Russia aims for a win-win
A major summit featuring Germany, Russia, France and Turkey is on the way – call it an expanded Eurovision By Pepe Escobar When Russian President Vladimir Putin, fresh from his star turn […]
New EU-Japan economic, strategic partnership may work better than past efforts
By Bastian Harth In 2001, the European Union and Japan announced an ambitious plan to promote political, security, and trade/economic collaboration in a Joint Action Plan for Cooperation. It accomplished little. The […]
Hamburg: China’s European trade hub
By John J. Metzler As ill trade winds blow across the Pacific from the Trump Administration’s decision to impose tough tariffs on Chinese products, across the Atlantic there’s a growing commercial relationship […]
China’s Polar Silk Road Offers the West a Chance to Escape Post-Industrial Rot
By Jonathon Ludwig China, as a responsible major country, is ready to cooperate with all relevant parties to seize the historic opportunity in the development of the Arctic, to addresses the challenges […]
Without a Strong Trading Relationship With China, Europe Cannot Leverage The USA
Written by Adam Garrie Donald Tusk, the current President of the Council of the European Union has just articulated the feelings of many disgruntled EU leaders in saying that Donald Trump is […]
Eurasian connectivity: the EU and India enter the fray
By Emanuele Scimia In an effort to mitigate the geopolitical impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the European Union and India are considering their own infrastructure plans for greater […]
Why Europe is afraid of the New Silk Roads
Many EU countries are concerned about one-way traffic along the new trade routes Beijing is trying to set up to Europe By Pepe Escobar It came out as a sort of minor […]
Caspian games: Central Asian ‘stans’ vie for connectivity market
‘Pipelineistan’ has a long history, but with its Belt and Road Initiative, China is set to be the top game-changer By Pepe Escobar Azerbaijan held a presidential election this month. Predictably, incumbent […]
Trade and Iran: Trump/Bolton may push Europe into China’s arms
By Emanuele Scimia US President Donald Trump may be playing with fire. His administration has exempted the European Union from heavy duties on imported steel and aluminum. The exemption will last […]
Marco Polo in reverse: how Italy fits in the New Silk Roads
Italian engineers and Chinese traders are looking to transform Venice into a key hub with an offshore-onshore port system, known as Voops, to rival northern European ports such as Rotterdam By Pepe […]
High hopes among Scandinavian backers of ‘Ice-Silk Road’ west
Report submitted on vital ‘Arctic railroad’ link that could be part of a ‘maritime silk route in the north’ By Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large Supporters of an ambitious plan to build […]
Polar Silk Road: Why Russia’s Northern Sea Route is the Best Option for China
Russia’s Northern Sea Route emerges as the best option for Beijing’s “Polar Silk Road” project, RIA Novosti contributor Dmitry Lekukh underscores. Besides developing the secure transit routes along the Russian Arctic and […]
EU With Japan against China
TOKYO/BRUSSELS/BERLIN(Own report) – With the conclusion of their free trade agreement, the EU and Japan are about to establish the world’s largest free trade zone. As was reported, the agreement between the […]
Railway Diplomacy: How ‘China is Building Routes in All Possible Directions’
Beijing has stepped up its “railway diplomacy” by boosting its infrastructural projects simultaneously on three continents. Speaking to Sputnik, analysts highlighted China’s competitive advantages and shed light on the obstacles the People’s […]
The $10 Trillion Investment Plan to Integrate the Eurasian Supercontinent
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), by lending out money using an alternative currency to the dollar, opens up huge spaces for investment and the strategic transformation of the region FEDERICO […]
China invests billions in Eastern Europe, heightening tensions with Germany
By Peter Schwarz Chinese investments in Eastern Europe have met with strong criticism from the European Union. Germany in particular views the rapidly expanding Asian economic power as a rival rather than […]
World’s Largest Investment Fund to Exit Oil Stocks
The world’s largest investment fund is on the brink of dumping its petrochemical assets Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, the largest investment portfolio on the planet by a wide margin, is set to divest any […]
Germany’s Delegation To Russia Signals That Merkel Is Looking For New Allies
BY GEORGE FRIEDMAN A delegation of executives from major German corporations recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Such delegations are not unusual. Sometimes it is routine, sometimes a courtesy. But occasionally, it […]
New European defense giant aims at Asia-Pacific region
By Emanuele Scimia The scene is set for the creation of a giant defense contractor in Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region could soon become its favorite market. Under the aegis of their […]
