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Spotlight | China, South America, United States
Pentagon contractors lead defence against Beijing's South America ambitions

Chinese President Xi Jinping at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, 21 November 2016. He's due to visit the country again on 14 November.
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, 21 November 2016. He's due to visit the country again on 14 November. © Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters

As in the Pacific, Washington is stepping up its diplomatic and military influence in Latin America, which Beijing is courting like never before. After a battle for influence in Argentina, Peru is now the focus of the two superpowers' attention.

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France, Russia
Kesarev, the government relations firm at the forefront of France's businesses in Russia

Philippe Pégorier, founder of Moscow-based public affairs and government relations firm Kesarev Consulting.
Philippe Pégorier, founder of Moscow-based public affairs and government relations firm Kesarev Consulting. © Maksim Konstantinov / SOPA Image via Reuters Connect

The consultancy Kesarev is building on its partnerships with the Association of European Businesses, which is itself making the most of the waning influence of chambers of commerce in Russia to expand its own network.

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