China’s Cautious Friendship with Russia
There’s no shortage of mutual historic distrust between the Russian and Chinese governments. Is that changing?
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The New Frontiers of Corporate Foreign Policy
Published under Africa, corporate foreign policy, corruption, CSR, human rights, mining, natural gas, oil, political risk, resource nationalism on Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Foreign policy used to be a craft practised by diplomats and statesmen. No longer.
A Terminal Disagreement Between Poland and Germany
Published under corporate foreign policy, economy, gas, natural gas, russia on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Many question the legitimacy of German trepidation regarding the building of an energy terminal in northwest Poland as further proof positive of heavy Russian influence in both Berlin and throughout the European Union. Although at face value, Germany’s concerns centre on the environmental impact, CEC Government Relations Founder Marek Matraszek believes, (as excerpted from Business New [...]
Corporate Foreign Policy Speech in Helsinki
Published under Africa, central asia, china, corporate foreign policy, corruption, CSR, democracy, economy, foreign policy, Latin America, mining, natural gas, Nigeria, political risk, protectionism on Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Robert Amsterdam’s speech on corporate foreign policy in Helsinki, Finland.
A ‘Fast’ Post on the Political Risk of Evo’s Hunger Strike
Published under economy, Latin America, natural gas, resource nationalism on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Leaders of Bolivia’s rightist opposition today denied any links to an alleged plot to kill President Evo Morales, and condemned last week’s shooting of three suspected mercenaries by police. Officials in the eastern city of Santa Cruz called for an international investigation into the killings in the city when police moved to arrest a [...]
Difficult Terms for Energy Investors
Published under natural gas, russia on Monday, July 14th, 2008
For years now I have closely followed developments at Russia’s Shtokman Field – a very large natural gas field in the Barent’s Sea. We have observed the Kremlin dangle the opportunity before several oil and gas multinationals, extracting the greatest political leverage possible. Today, the Wall Street Journal reports on the almost punitive terms of [...]
