Putin has invested time and resources in preserving his relations with both Saudi Arabia and the UAE and, of course, the respective leaders
Media mentions – Geoeconomics
“A key issue is that EU member states are struggling to find a common position on China, making it difficult to have a unified European de-risking strategy.”
Ukraine’s invasion and the subsequent energetic crisis have given a new impulse to the EU-Gulf cooperation, still incomplete: green technologies could be the key to transform this partnership
There is a growing likelihood that the final agreement ends up with a “compromise position” about working towards an energy system free of unabated fossil fuels
For developing countries, obtaining a loan from the World Bank is often a challenge, not least because the Bank imposes a number of conditions
Agathe Demarais and Tobias Gehrke analyse how aid has become a new battlefield in the conflict between western economies and China
The fact that the Chinese can’t get a grip on their own economy and can’t manage consumption means that even more products are flooding onto our markets
For Italy, for long a middle power working as a bridge in the Wider Mediterranean, this is about retrieving that connecting capability and use it towards the Global South