Ivanka Trump’s Luxury Albanian Adventrue
September 8th, 2026
Courtesy of Slate, commentary on how – like everyone else – America’s first daughter sees one European country as the next Mediterranean tourism destination. But when she tried to get involved, everything exploded. It is difficult to imagine what it is like to have nearly unlimited money. What it might be like to arrive at […]
Read more »Tech Explores Argentina’s Patagonia for Mega Data Centers
September 8th, 2026
Via Reuters, a look at how technology companies are evaluating Argentina’s Patagonia as a potential site for mega data centers: Argentina’s rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed by the region’s cool temperatures, renewable energy, shale gas and empty stretches of land. As tech […]
Read more »Hedging the Nile: Xi Jinping Cements China’s Suez Canal Foothold as US-Iran Conflict Deepens
September 3rd, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at Beijing’s efforts to expand its Egyptian industrial hub during Xi’s first Cairo visit in a decade, securing critical trade routes while President Sisi asserts non-aligned strategic autonomy: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and counterpart Xi Jinping agreed on Wednesday, 2 September, to expand China’s investment in the Suez Canal […]
Read more »Syria, Eyeing Role as Middle East Hub, Offers Options to Bypass Hormuz
September 3rd, 2026
Courtesy of the Washington Post, a look at how the wartime blockage of cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is a boon for Syria, which is poised to capitalize on a need for alternative transit routes for oil: Day and night, 5,000 hulking trucks carrying oil from the Persian Gulf rumble across this stretch […]
Read more »The Missing Ingredient: How Power Is Fueling Madagascar’s Economic Future
September 1st, 2026
Courtesy of the World Bank, a report on how reliable power is energizing Madagascar’s economic future: Synopsis In Madagascar, reliable electricity is helping entrepreneurs start businesses, farmers reach new markets, and employers keep production moving. From rural solar mini-grids to new investments in the national grid, expanded access to affordable, reliable power is creating opportunities […]
Read more »India and Indonesia Developing Sabang as a Port, Not a Base
September 1st, 2026
Via ASPI’s The Strategist, a look at how India and Indonesia are developing Sabang as a port, not a base: India’s interest in developing Sabang port in northern Sumatra is often interpreted as a response to China’s expanding maritime presence in the Indian Ocean. This does not capture India’s more immediate priorities. Sabang will acquire […]
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.