Portfolio

Below are links to, and short descriptions of, my best known content.

China-Africa:

China and the New Africa/Mauritius/Zimbabwe/South Africa – On the growing symbiotic relationship between Africa and China. Heavily censored but still touches on some important, and sketchy, issues (PDF is available on request)

My Trip to Egypt – I wrote in several places about this, but I think the most interesting work was on my blog.

Greentech:

The Coal Killer: A profile of an early-stage grid battery company.

Ray of Light: A report from a trip I took to a small minority village in the Yunnan province, which, through the largesse of the German and Chinese governments had just received electricity in the form of a small solar power plant.

Commodities:

Jim Rogers: I interviewed Jim Rogers as part of a package on commodities the magazine put together.

Food for Thought: I write a lot on agriculture now, this was my first piece on the subject.

Daily grind in china:

The Merchants of Wenzhou: Article written about my research trip to Wenzhou, famous for their “super entrepreneurs.” I managed to sneak a reference to government bribery past our censor.

Wang Jing and Momo: An interview with two “dancing girls.”

Czech Republic:

These pieces were written for a weekly.

Economy Ready for a Gear Change – I was well connected with the central bank during my time in the Czech Republic.

Home Credit loses appeal in Russia – Breaking story about a branch of Czech Republic’s largest company being under investigation in Russia for shady lending practices.

Zahradil Rains on the EU parade – One of my few political pieces, and one of the most enjoyable pieces to write.