Kazakhstan Seeks Nuclear Energy Expansion

Kazakhstan has stated its general desire to grow and develop its nuclear power capacity, and the United States has already begun to lend its assistance. Through a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Astana, the U.S. government has agreed to help train Kazakh specialists in the operation of small modular nuclear reactors. This willContinueContinue reading “Kazakhstan Seeks Nuclear Energy Expansion”

China’s Four Global Initiatives.

China has recently become one of the primary forces for global leadership against a backdrop of uncertainty. Although the global order has become more interconnected than ever before, the turbulent geopolitical landscape does not have a functioning framework to guide world society on a clear path to properly interact and navigate with each other. DevelopmentsContinueContinue reading “China’s Four Global Initiatives.”

Future of China-US relations lies with People

Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a reply to a letter that was drafted by a U.S. youth education exchange delegation made up of teachers and students. President Xi replied to the letter with the following message: that he was pleased to hear the delegation had a pleasant and rewarding journey in China, and thatContinueContinue reading “Future of China-US relations lies with People”

Donju: North Korea’s NEPMen

North Korea is quite possibly one of, if not the last, traditional socialist planned economies that exist on earth. However, with all the state governance and control over the country’s political economy, an entrepreneur class has emerged called the “donju.” In some respects, they are akin to the Soviet Nepmen during the New Economic PolicyContinueContinue reading “Donju: North Korea’s NEPMen”

China: The Rise of the Electrostate

In an era of accelerating energy transitions and rising geopolitical rivalries, such as those between China and the USA, a new paradigm is emerging in the global political economy which can be called the electrostate. In contrast to the traditional concept of a petrostate, which is typically reliant on fossil fuel exports, an electrostate isContinueContinue reading “China: The Rise of the Electrostate”