(MENAFN - Weber Shandwick) Dubai, 17 July 2025 - The escalation of conflict in the Middle East, cybersecurity threats, and increased trade barriers are the top three concerns for MENA senior ... .
The declaration, made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on July 17, signals renewed momentum behind the geopolitical construct first envisioned in the late 1990s as a counterbalance to Western hegemony.
A contraction in Chinese shipbuilding orders has been registered in the first half of 2025, with Beijing’s once unassailable dominance increasingly under pressure from geopolitical tensions and a softening global market ... That has now changed ... .
Current global economic and geopolitical landscapes are shaped by several key uncertainties ... Geopolitical risks, sanctions, and shifts in trade flows, particularly due to Red Sea tensions and EU bans ...
and European pressure to observe international trade and investment rules that perpetuate geopolitical domination by Western bankers and rent-extracting investors to control their national patrimony.
LONDON. Oil prices edged up on Thursday on signs of easing trade tensions, stronger than expected economic data from the world's top oil consumers and renewed risks in the Midd ....