Category: Belt and Road Initiative
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The tiny city’s plan to build huge new megacity – complete with £64bn skyscraper
Silk City includes plans for a £64bn skyscraper (Image: Tamdeen Group) The tiny Middle East country of Kuwait is pursuing plans for a “megacity” which include a £64billion skyscraper set to become the world’s tallest. Plans show Madinat Al-Hareer, also known as “Silk City”, will feature Burj Mubarak at its heart, tipped as replacing Burj…
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Great Power Competition Shouldn’t Drive US Policy in the Middle East
As China’s engagement in the Middle East grows, fears of Beijing displacing the United States as the preeminent regional power increasingly dominate U.S. policy toward the region. President Joe Biden encapsulated these worries during a 2022 trip to Saudi Arabia, declaring, “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China,…
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The G-20 Needs a Grand Bargain With the Global South
There’s been plenty of invective and grandiose ambitions at Vladimir Putin’s recent hosting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. But amid all the noise, is BRICS the future? Jim O’Neill, the Goldman Sachs analyst who conceived the acronym for the then-emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China 23 years ago (the “S,” for…
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Brazil Becomes Second BRICS Country After India Not To Join Chinas BRI
In a major setback to China’s BRI, Brazil has decided against joining Beijing’s multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project. Brazil, headed by President Lula da Silva, will not join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and instead seek alternative ways to collaborate with…
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Kamala Harris Shouldn’t Just Embrace Crypto. She Must Help It Flourish
As a journalist, I try not to reveal personal opinions. But I’m breaking that rule today, because as an American, there’s something I, a progressive Democrat and a journalist who has covered crypto for more than nine years, have to speak up about. The Democrats and more specifically, its progressive wing, are making a mistake…
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Why The BRICS Nations Should Embrace Global Human Rights, Not Resist Them
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) attends a meeting with Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould … [+] Ghazouani (3d L) on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHIPENKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) POOL/AFP via Getty Images The BRICS nations claim…
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World awaits Iran regime change as fight with Israel escalates; key lies in uniting minorities: report
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Brazil becomes second BRICS country after India not to join China’s BRI
In a major setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Brazil has decided against joining Beijing’s multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project. Brazil, headed by President Lula da Silva, will not join the BRI and instead seek alternative ways to collaborate with…
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Brazil Becomes Second BRICS Country After India Not To Join China’s BRI
Beijing: In a major setback to China’s BRI, Brazil has decided against joining Beijing’s multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project. Brazil, headed by President Lula da Silva, will not join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and instead seek alternative ways to collaborate…
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On EVs, Israel May Have to Choose Between China and the United States
In recent years, Chinese car manufacturers have become dominant in Israel’s EV market, presenting opportunities and challenges. As the great power rivalry between the United States and the People’s Republic intensifies, the EV market has become a key battleground. This dynamic could increase U.S. pressure on Israel, including potential efforts to prevent Chinese automakers from…
