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A summit is an appropriate place to talk of mountains, and so Beijing’s description of the Russia-China partnership as, at the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Samarkand, ‘stable as mountains’ is appropriate, if not entirely true. China has thus far been one of Russia’s few credible allies as the latter’s war in Ukraine stretches
China and Russia: Moving mountains Read More »
A storm is coming. Moldova has, for the first time, said ‘no’ to its ex-master Russia, in a row over gas prices. The fuel contract with Russia’s state-owned Gazprom had expired in September, and the two countries had failed to renew their contract due to Russia’s hiking of gas prices. Moldova turned to the EU,
The goose and the golden egg: Russia Read More »
After weeks of protest, violence and crises, the Sri Lankans finally have their man. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned and, as the one held personally responsible for the months of fuel, food and medicine shortages, and the veritable collapse of the Sri Lankan economy, the delight felt by those citizens currently enjoying ‘palace life’ is
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Global sanctions on Russia continue apace, and there are rare admissions from within the country that these are working. Transport Minister, Vitaly Savelyev, has indicated that current trade logistics have been ‘virtually wrecked’, and the news that McDonalds and Starbucks are to permanently leave the country is, to the ordinary Russian, just as disappointing as
The luxuries of avoiding sanctions Read More »
While most of the world has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one region has been far less forthcoming than most in registering its opposition. This is Africa, where half of the continent’s representatives in the UN failed to support the initial resolution demanding an immediate end to the invasion and from which condemnation has
Africa and Russia: It takes two Read More »
KCS Group Europe appoints Andrew Fulton and Sue Kennedy DUAL FORCE…FULTON & KENNEDY – THE WAY FORWARD To read more, please click here.
KCS Group Europe welcomes Andrew Fulton and Sue Kennedy to the team Read More »
A question: if money makes the world go round, what happens when one country is no longer ‘in the money’? Just as when a moving tectonic plate hits a stationary one: collision. For three months now, the world has been attempting to cut Russia off from a variety of global financial capabilities and services, intended
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KCS Country Risk & Threat Advisory: BRICS Read More »
The phrase “The Great Game” has become something of a lazy cliché when referencing anything to do with Central Asia. Regrettably, therefore, it has never been more apt than today. Much as it was during the days of empire, it is once again a hotbed of political and geopolitical struggle. Where aristocrats, warlords, tribesmen and
Central Asia – A House Built on Sand Read More »