Africa

Inside the UAE’s business-first soft power diplomatic drive

In a Deep Dive article into the UAE's Smart Power strategy, I shared views with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian…

4 months ago

Unrestricted Warfare, The Siege of Jadotville, and the Turkish Story of Progress

In Episode #3 of the "Geopolitical Musings with Confluence" podcast, Confluence Consultants Partner & Asia Power Watch Editor Nicolas Michelon…

11 months ago

The challenge of the « 4Bs »: how to navigate a fractured geopolitical world

As the global landscape enters a “world between orders” and superpower rivalries multiply, businesses will have to navigate an increasingly…

1 year ago

The race for energy sovereignty. The case of China’s EV strategy

According to the successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, transportation is a major polluter with around 7.3 billion…

2 years ago

As the global ‘Clash of civilizations’ intensifies, what is the end game?

Recently, the British PM hopeful Rishi Sunak joined the chorus of leaders blaming China for every evil in the world.…

2 years ago

Turkey’s role in the China-Japan economic competition in Africa

This report was originally published by Japan's Institute for International Strategy and Information Analysis - IISIA. Thank you to the…

2 years ago

Foreign Development Assistance by China, India and Russia: a compared analysis

In this paper, we study the concessional and non-concessional financial flows to developing countries provided by China, India and Russia…

3 years ago

La Chine trouble-t-elle le sommeil du monde ?

Nicolas Michelon, Fondateur et Editeur en chef de Asia Power Watch, était l'invité vendredi 13 juin à 19h du Club…

4 years ago

Analysing President Xi Jinping’s speech at the World Health Assembly

This article was originally published on The Kootneeti, on May 20th, 2020. Thank you to The Kootneeti for their kind…

4 years ago

China’s Grand Strategy. An interview with Prof. Sarwar A. Kashmeri

China’s Grand Strategy: Weaving a New Silk Road to Global Primacy is the latest book by Sarwar A. Kashmeri, Adjuct…

5 years ago