Geopolitical Futures

Celebrating openness. China hopes that Indonesia will maintain an open market and provide a fair and equitable business environment for Chinese firms, according to a speech delivered in Jakarta by Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Li praised recent improvements in relations between China and Indonesia and […]

Chinese chipmaking. China reportedly plans to establish a $40 billion fund to support investments in domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research. It would be part of the government-backed China Integrated...

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced the country intends to expand critical grain shipments from Ukraine as Russia's war on Ukraine continues to disrupt trade in the Black Sea Basin. Antonia Colibasanu joined John Batchelor to discuss Romania's role in not only Black Sea trade but also its importance in keeping Ukraine's economy afloat, which is not without risk.

(click to enlarge) Advancements in technology inevitably change the way we work and live, but they affect different segments of society unevenly. The latest breakthrough is generative artificial intelligence –...

Russian connection. A delegation of Russian officials led by the deputy defense minister, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, met on Thursday with Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traore, who seized power last October...

Easing tensions. The International Atomic Energy Agency will announce next month that Iran is slowing its rate of accumulating weapons-grade uranium, according to a Bloomberg report. The announcement would...