A Dubai Property Tycoon’s $10 Billion Plan To Save Afghanistan
March 22nd, 2025
Via The National, an article on how – despite the Taliban’s restrictions on women have made the nation a pariah in the global economy – billionaire Mirwais Azizi sees an opening: When The National visited the remote Afghan village of Sia Ab in October 2023, it was a place of carnage. Three weeks earlier, Sia Ab had been near […]
Read more »Laos Must Not Blow Chance To Become the ‘Battery of Southeast Asia’
March 22nd, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Laos’ hydropower ambitions: Laos’ National Power Development Plan (NPDP), published in 2020, marked a critical turning point in the country’s electricity sector planning process. Designed in response to the mounting debt of the state-owned power utility, Electricite du Laos (EDL) — which contributes significantly to the country’s approximately 40% […]
Read more »Morocco: The Mexico of Europe?
March 22nd, 2025
Via Chatham House, an article on Morocco and the potential for it to become a battleground in a global trade war: Chinese President Xi Jinping stopped off in Morocco on his return from the G20 summit in Brazil in November. The flying visit is a sign of the importance China attaches to safeguarding its domination […]
Read more »Amid Panama Port Sale, China Demands Patriotism From Its Private Sector
March 21st, 2025
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how the Chinese government frequently demands that businesses prove their political loyalty – even at the cost of their own financial interests: Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is squarely in the middle of the latest geopolitical conflict thanks to his port assets in Panama. Following threats made by U.S. President […]
Read more »China’s Georgian Gamble
March 18th, 2025
Via Foreign Policy Research Institute, a report on Georgia’s pivot towards China: As Georgia pivots away from the West and slides into dictatorship, China emerges as its key strategic partner. While Washington and Brussels struggle to find transatlantic unity and craft a unified approach to Russia and Ukraine, Beijing methodically expands its clout in the […]
Read more »Vietnam’s Plan to Become a Middle Power
March 18th, 2025
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how Hanoi’s new leader is strengthening regional ties and placing pragmatism above ideology. Vietnam and Indonesia last week elevated their bilateral relationship to a so-called comprehensive strategic partnership, committing to deeper economic cooperation, the removal of barriers to trade and investment, and expanded defense and intelligence collaboration. The move […]
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.