energy

Some are calling for the Prime Minister to resign over contracts awarded to the coal, power, and aviation industries.

Sino-Turkmen energy cooperation gives Beijing greater maneuverability in navigating the treacherous geopolitics of the region.

Tensions in the South China Sea keep rising. But cooperation on energy infrastructure might cool things down.

A new tourism project shows the potential for Russia and South Korea to work together, including in hot spots.

Will the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline happen? Security and sustainability worries linger.

Russian officials have mused openly about the prospects of a de facto takeover of the country’s Far East by Chinese immigrants (legal and illegal alike) reports Joshua Kucera. But a booming Chinese economy and disaffection with Moscow might actually be pushing Russians the other way.

After taking a backseat to the United States and Russia in Central Asia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China is finally making its mark in the region, says Joshua Kucera. But while the three powers vie for influence, it could be the 'stans' that are playing the wiliest game of all.

By the second quarter of this century, Asia will be the centre of gravity of the world economy and China will be leading the world. But while the US used ‘democracy’ as its defining diplomatic principle in the 20th century, the big question is–what will China use?

China’s growing influence on international affairs is nowhere more evident than in Latin America, a region pejoratively regarded as the ‘backyard’ of the United States.