The Taliban’s Black Gold: Afghan Coal
August 4th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how – as Afghanistan battles its economic crisis – the nation is increasing coal exports to generate revenue with the help of child labor: Dozens of men and boys, covered head to toe in coal dust, stream in and out of the mine shafts bored deep into […]
Read more »America Can Still Out-Compete China In Africa
August 4th, 2022
Via The National Interest, commentary on how the United States is willingly missing a window of opportunity to engage with Africa economically, socially, and politically—and when this window closes, it will not reopen easily: The United States has a limited window of opportunity to engage with African countries economically, politically, and socially before the entire continent […]
Read more »Mozambique’s Gas Among The Alternatives For European Union
August 4th, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, a report on the potential for Mozambique to provide gas to the EU: Mozambique is increasingly stepping up efforts in the production of liquefied natural gas and consequently become one of the suitable reliable suppliers to Europe. While it might not replace Russia which cuts its export of gas as a reciprocal […]
Read more »Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now
August 4th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report that Timor-Leste’s ASEAN ambitions have been postponed until next year: Expectations that Timor-Leste would be shepherded into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen have been formally dashed amid concerns the tiny country is not ready for membership in the bloc. Hun […]
Read more »Why Indonesia Has Embraced Huawei
August 2nd, 2022
Via Foreign Policy, an article on how – if the U.S. wants to compete with China in developing countries – it needs to offer tangible assistance in response to real needs: China is neither liked nor trusted in Indonesia. Yet Chinese tech firms—particularly Huawei and ZTE—have become trusted cybersecurity partners for the country. They provide […]
Read more »Pakistan’s China Gamble
August 2nd, 2022
Via Foreign Affairs, a report on Pakistan’s decision to rely on Chinese funds: In July, a popular uprising in Sri Lanka toppled the government and sent its president scurrying into exile. The revolt had been brewing for months in the wake of the country’s economic collapse, but it still caught observers off-guard. In surreal scenes, […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.