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Understanding the CKU Railway: Kyrgyzstan Beyond the Debt Trap Narrative
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railways has been in the spotlight recently. Many observers have highlighted the project, which connects trade routes from China (Kashgar) through Kyrgyzstan...
The Only Way South
A new railway, a sixteen-year coal supply arrangement and a renewed yuan swap line do not suggest that China is preparing to annex Mongolia....
The Trans-Saharan (parallel routing) Corridor (Algeria–Niger–Nigeria)
The proposed Trans-Saharan Railway Corridor linking Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria should be understood not merely as a railway but as a strategic instrument for...
Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan Corridor as a Possible Game Changer for China and Central Asia
The U.S. naval blockade of Iran has exposed a critical vulnerability in China’s trans-Eurasian transport network. As a result, freight traffic between Xi'an and...
Technological Revolution in Transport and Logistics Presents Long-Term Challenges
Unbelievably, Russia is no longer at the geopolitical and economic crossroads. Kazan, the famous city in the autonomous Republic of Tatarstan, and St. Petersburg,...
How Transport Shapes UK–EU Trade in a Post Brexit Economy
Since Brexit, much of the discussion around UK–EU trade has focused on policy, regulation, and politics. However, the real story plays out on the...
Russia to Sell Russian Railways’ Iconic Moscow Towers in $2.4B Debt-Paying Move
Russia's government has instructed Russian Railways to sell a 62-floor skyscraper in central Moscow to help reduce its $50 billion debt. This decision comes...
Facing a $51 Billion Hole, Russia Weighs Costly Rescue of Russian Railways
Russia's government is exploring options to support Russian Railways, the largest commercial employer in the nation, which is facing a significant debt of 4...
Can Private Investment Deliver Tanzania’s Vision 2050 Transport Goals?
“The Private Sector is the engine of the economy; therefore, we must work closely together to achieve our national development agenda”.- Tanzania's President, Samia...
The Politics Behind the Tehran–Islamabad–Istanbul Link
The plan to bring back the Tehran–Islamabad–Istanbul rail corridor feels like one of those big regional ideas that’s been floating around for ages but...