... d’Ivoire—which have recently soured, particularly due to plans to establish U.S. military bases in these countries.
The Sahel is rich in natural resources—uranium, gold, iron ore, lithium, tin, copper, zinc, manganese, limestone, phosphates, marble, salt, gypsum ... ... (though jointly) in commercial quantities to gain economic sovereignty, not just political one? Or all hopes are again pinned on Russia, China, Turkey, Iran and other non-Western nations? And if so, is “sovereignty” the right word here? Of course, “dependence” ...
Interview
The extraction of natural resources in the Arctic is becoming an increasingly hot topic. We talked to
Oleg Korneev
, Deputy Director for Geoecology and Engineering Surveys at the SevMorGeo Geological Sea Survey Company, about the feasibility of Arctic development and Russia’s current projects in the area.
Mr. Korneev, do you believe that the extraction of offshore resources in the Arctic is economically viable?
Russia’s Arctic shelf incorporates the Barents Sea, which is freer of ice than other waters ...
... Mongolia
The heightened interest in Mongolia has been generated by a number of geopolitical, strategic, economic and other factors.
The Financial Times has introduced a new term - M-3 countries - to denote the three countries with substantial endowments of natural resources and the highest rate of economic growth worldwide: Mongolia, Mozambique and Myanmar.
Mongolia is evolving into an arena for open or hidden political and economic confrontation involving some of the world's leading economies, including Russia, China, the US, Japan, the EU, the UK, Canada, and South Korea.
Mongolia occupies an important strategic position at the heart of Inner Asia, between two great powers, Russia and China.
Before the 1990s and for almost seventy years, Mongolia was ...
