On March 22, 2023, demonstrators in Bangui, Central African Republic showed their support for Russia’s presence in the country. Since the failed rebellion of the Wagner Group against the Russian military, there has been uncertainty surrounding the group’s operations worldwide. The Wagner Group, founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, is a paramilitary unit known for its brutality …
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images NATO and Ukraine experienced their first public clash this week. During a gathering of all 31 NATO members in Vilnius, Lithuania, there were evident tensions between Kyiv and the military alliance. Ukrainian leader Volodomyr Zelenskyy went as …
Shipping containers are loaded onto rail cars at the Global Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weekly rail trade data from the Association of American Railroads reveals the significant negative impact of the Canadian West Coast ports strike on freight rail cargo …
Western European and United States government agencies have fallen victim to a sophisticated hacking campaign conducted by a China-based espionage group, Microsoft and U.S. national security officials have confirmed. The targeted agencies had their Microsoft-powered email accounts breached, allowing the hackers to access and potentially steal sensitive government and corporate data. Additionally, personal accounts associated …
US climate envoy John Kerry (L) gestures as he speaks next to China’s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua (R) during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on May 24, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, is scheduled to visit Beijing …
Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, made a significant announcement on July 12. He revealed that the country’s transport minister, S. Iswaran, had been implicated in an investigation by Singapore’s anti-graft agency. In response, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has instructed Minister Iswaran to go on leave. Image: Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images …
Chinese laws that pertain to espionage and foreign relations went into effect on July 1. However, analysts suggest that for foreign businesses in China, geopolitical factors hold more influence than these new laws. The country’s emphasis on national security has been growing, with the implementation of two new laws that contain vague terms like “state …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China is pivotal for maintaining ongoing communication between the two countries, according to Eswar Prasad, an economics professor at Cornell University. “What is crucial about Janet Yellen’s visit is that it facilitates discussions at both technical and high-level policy levels,” stated Prasad in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk …
Haitham al-Ghais, the secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), expressed the alliance’s openness to welcoming new members during his speech at the Energy Asia Summit on June 26, 2023. This statement indicates OPEC’s active efforts to expand its coalition and increase its influence in the global oil market. Currently, OPEC consists of …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen embarked on a diplomatic mission to Beijing on July 7th with the goal of establishing a harmonious economic relationship between the world’s two largest economies. The visit of Secretary Yellen signifies a warming of relations between the United States and China, following Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing …