SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
The topic of rare earth metals has resurfaced again in connection with Greenland.
According to geologists, the melting of glaciers is causing the erosion of sand with particularly high concentrations of lanthanides from the underlying layers. It is therefore important to clari...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Media in Not So Great Britain is calling the Prime Minister Sir Wan Keir Starmer's visit to China nothing less than a "capitulation." to Beiing. Why did the British prime minister go to China to meet with Xi Jinping, and why is this meeting a controversial issue not only for...
By Rhod Mackenzie
While Europe was endeavouring to appropriate Russia's frozen financial assetts resources the US was attempting to persuade Ukraine to accept the reality of the sutiuation in the conflict with Russia, significant historical developments were unfolding in Asia.
In the early days o...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russian President has stated that the his key objective of his team is to reduce inflation, with the expectation that it will fall to 6% by the end of December 2025. Vladimir Putin made this announcement on 2 December at the 'Russia Calling!' forum. Furthermore, the country h...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump have hurt the economies fellow G7 members and not those of the BRICS. The economic growth of Germany,Japan and the UK have been hard hit but the tarrifs have not impacted those of the leading BRICS members China and India.
Japa...
By Rhod Mackenzie
It is no longer accurate to suggest that oil prices are the key factor in the stability of the Russian economy and finances. Russia is a major supplier of raw materials and high-value products to the global market, including industrial goods. Could you please provide an update on...
