A Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?
October 13th, 2026
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks [...]
Afghan Road to China Tests Pakistan’s Power and Leverage
October 10th, 2026 Via The Asia Times, a report on how the Wakhan Corridor may give China new route through Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan, as CPEC security failures prompt a Beijing rethink: China is increasingly [...]
October 10th, 2026 Via The Asia Times, a report on how the Wakhan Corridor may give China new route through Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan, as CPEC security failures prompt a Beijing rethink: China is increasingly [...]
Is Assab Port the real prize in the looming Ethiopia-Eritrea war?
October 10th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at the growing tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Addis Ababa reportedly threatened a military counteroffensive nearly a week before the latest accounts of Eritrean [...]
October 10th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at the growing tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Addis Ababa reportedly threatened a military counteroffensive nearly a week before the latest accounts of Eritrean [...]
Abu Dhabi Energizes its Investments in China with a Jolt of Coffee
October 8th, 2026 Via CNN, a look at Abu Dhabi’s recent investment in Luckin: One billion dollars is a lot to pay for a morning brew, but that’s what Abu Dhabi spent in September for a minority stake in Luckin [...]
October 8th, 2026 Via CNN, a look at Abu Dhabi’s recent investment in Luckin: One billion dollars is a lot to pay for a morning brew, but that’s what Abu Dhabi spent in September for a minority stake in Luckin [...]
Exxon Hopes to Repeat Guyana’s Oil Boom Offshore Trinidad and Tobago
October 8th, 2026 Via Seeking Alpha, a look at Exxon Mobil’s growing interest in Trinidad and Tobago: ExxonMobil is looking to replicate Guyana’s oil and gas boom off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, the [...]
October 8th, 2026 Via Seeking Alpha, a look at Exxon Mobil’s growing interest in Trinidad and Tobago: ExxonMobil is looking to replicate Guyana’s oil and gas boom off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, the [...]
Iran War Pushes QatarEnergy into Africa for Expansion
October 6th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at QatarEnergty’s push into Africa: QatarEnergy, the world’s second-largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is pushing deeper into Africa in search of [...]
October 6th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at QatarEnergty’s push into Africa: QatarEnergy, the world’s second-largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is pushing deeper into Africa in search of [...]