by Afshin Molavi | Jul 27, 2019 | Africa Business, Articles, Belt and Road Initiative, DubaiSilkRoad, Mediterranean Sea Region, North Africa Commerce/Economy, West Asia Economies
By Afshin Molavi – Shortly before Greece’s recent election, the gifted orator and then-Prime Minister Alexei Tsipras delivered a rousing speech to a cheering throng of supporters, at one point declaring that his main opponent could not achieve what he was...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 24, 2019 | Articles, Belt and Road Initiative, China/Middle East, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Globalization, Ports, Shipping
October 2018 – By Afshin Molavi – When Chinese President Xi Jinping flew to Africa on his way to the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit this past summer, he followed a route that has become familiar to many Chinese travelers: he...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 23, 2019 | China Economy, Development, Emerging Markets, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Globalization, NewPost, Trade
Bloomberg’s journalism just keeps getting better and better by the month. Here’s a vital, must-read piece on the state of globalization by Shawn Donnan and Lauren Leatherby. A few excerpts that caught my eye below, but go to Bloomberg and read the whole...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 22, 2019 | Central Asia and Caucuses, Cities, NewPost
I think we’ve all seen — and marveled — at shots of Istanbul along the Bosphorous, evoking both the complex history of the modern mega-city, its vital role as a sea trade connector between the Mediterranean and the Aegean, as well as its current...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 17, 2019 | NewPost, Oman, Original Articles
Last night, I attended an event at the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center in Washington D.C – an often overlooked gem in the heart of mid-town — and came across this painting that caught my eye. It certainly has a 19th century New Silk Road-y feel to it. Upon...
