Valero Energy Corp VLO.N, the second-largest U.S. oil refiner, is seeking Washington’s permission to import Venezuelan crude, according to four people close to the matter, hoping for a repeat of the approval…
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Fewer Containerships in U.S. Waters Reveals Trade Slowdown
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxThe number of container ships in US coastal waters has fallen to less than half of the count a year earlier, in the latest ominous sign of slowing global trade.…
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U.S. Container Imports Continue to Trend at Pre-pandemic Levels
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxU.S. container imports in February continued to trend near pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) reported today its import tally for February, revealing 1,734,272 TEUs imported in…
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Mirziyoyev, Aliyev Hold Talks
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxUpon arrival in Baku March 1, Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. According to the presidential press service, the parties reviewed in detail the progress of the agreements…
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Moscow fumes as Ukraine considers changing Russia’s official name
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxRussian officials railed against Ukraine’s talk of changing Russia’s official name to Muscovy, after a Ukrainian petition regarding a potential name change garnered 25,000 signatures. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly instructed Ukrainian Prime…
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Ukraine says Bakhmut battle is grinding down Russia’s best units
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxUkraine has decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia’s best units and degrading them ahead of a planned Ukrainian spring…
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Outer-space: A new dimension of India-China ‘Power Disparity’
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxThe characteristics of a conflict changes over time but the fundamental concept of ‘Balance of power’ in an International system remains the same. In the anarchy of the international system,…
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Over The South China Sea, Dispute Simmers Via Radios And Rhetoric
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxSouth China Sea, March 10 (Reuters) – As a Philippine coast guard aircraft flew over the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, a message came in over the radio telling…
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London-Based Brand Strategy Consultancy Ranks Kazakhstan 79th Among 121 Nations in Global Soft Power Index
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxKazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy,…
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The organizers of the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Kyiv, scheduled for this week, faced a lot of problems at the preparation stage. The Ukrainian side presented…
