How Drug Traffickers Made the Galápagos Islands Their Gas Station
January 29th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a riveting story on the interactions between economics, illegal activity, the environment, and fossil fuel consumption in Ecuador and a reminder that conservation is inextricable from peace and security, prosperity, and human well being: Charles Darwin described it as the most desolate of the Galápagos Islands, an almost extraterrestrial outpost […]
Read more »How Bitcoin Is Saving Wasted Energy and Expanding Financial Freedom in Africa
January 29th, 2024
Via Bitcoin Magazine, a look at how Bitcoin is monetizing stranded energy, financing electrical infrastructure, and empowering millions in Africa: Hundreds of millions of Africans face two problems holding them back from progress: 600 million lack electricity, while virtually all 1.4 billion people on the continent lack high-quality currency. Compare this to the US, Northern […]
Read more »How Mexico Plans to Reclaim Its Economy
January 29th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Futures, a report on Mexico and plans to reclaim its economy from organized crime: In Mexico, security and economic recovery are intertwined. Politicians and citizens alike understand that the country’s powerful criminal groups threaten both, and though they broadly agree that something should be done, no one agrees on the best path forward. […]
Read more »In Cape Verde, Blinken Signals U.S. Attention To Africa
January 28th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on the U.S. Secretary of State’s recent tour of four African countries, hoping to promote positive news on the continent: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken touched down on a remote African island chain before heading on to the Ivory Coast on Monday, kicking off a four-nation […]
Read more »Coral Bridge: New Submarine Cable To Connect Egypt and Jordan
January 28th, 2024
Via Arab News, a report on a new Egypt-Jordan submarine cable to power AI and data centers demands Artificial intelligence applications and data center demands are poised for a boost, thanks to a new submarine cable connecting Egypt and Jordan. In the first collaboration of this kind in 25 years, the Coral Bridge submarine cable […]
Read more »Milei Suspends Plan to Privatize Argentina State Oil Company YPF
January 28th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report that new Argentinian President Milei has suspended plans to privatize Argentina State Oil Company YPF: Surrendering control of oil firm abandoned in haggle over bill Libertarian had targeted divestments to shrink government The privatization of state-run oil company YPF SA is no longer included in sweeping reforms that President Javier Milei is trying to get approved […]
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.