Oil & gas

The new paradigm of strategic economic coercion: do sanctions work?

As the world economy undergoes tremendous upheaval and transition, trade has reached a critical inflection point. The new emerging paradigm…

3 years ago

Colombia’s balancing act amid Great Power Competition

This article is part of the report "Colombia's Role Amid Great Power Competition", published in September 2021 by Colombia Risk…

3 years ago

Is military conflict over Taiwan inevitable or is China masking its true economic agenda?

With much focus on the developments in the increasingly strategic geo-political Indo-Pacific region, current analysis in the West has shifted…

3 years ago

The US-Ecuador ODA agreement: a model in economic influence strategy?

The final days of the Trump administration were marked by a largely unnoticed announcement which could turn out to be…

4 years ago

South Korea’s signing of RCEP and future implications

South Korea’s President Moon Jae In has kept a close eye on the ASEAN region since the early days of…

4 years ago

Japan vs. China in Iran: political engagement or economic influence?

One of the most critical questions for Iran today is the nature of its relations with Japan and China. Both…

4 years ago

Re-examining India – Latin America ties in an Asian and global context

This article is an abstract of a working paper by Hari Seshasayee published by Observatorio América Latina Asia Pacífico in…

4 years ago

The South China Sea dispute and its challenges to Japan’s economic interests

The South China Sea (SCS) is among the most hotly disputed regions of the globe, involving both island and maritime…

4 years ago

Beijing and Riyadh: burgeoning engagement rooted in mutual benefits

This article was originally published on The Kootneeti, on August 19, 2020. Thank you to The Kootneeti for their kind…

4 years ago

The « Men in Black » of Japan’s public foreign investment

Synchronicity always connects people, wherever they are and whatever they are doing. As for me, it gave me the opportunity…

4 years ago