Emerging Powers and the Future of American Statecraft
April 10th, 2024
Via the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a new report on how, collectively, emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East are growing in their geopolitical weight and diplomatic ambition. How closely do they align with the United States when it comes to Russia and China? What drives their decisions on the […]
Read more »Argentina, Brazil In Talks To Reverse Bolivian Gas Pipeline Amid Shortage
April 7th, 2024
Via Offshore Technology, a report on a preliminary proposal to alter the pipeline’s direction has not found favour with Bolivia, exposing Brazil to fluctuating liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices: Energy companies from Argentina and Brazil have initiated discussions to reverse the flow of a Bolivian natural gas pipeline that links the three nations, reported Reuters. This […]
Read more »Forget Florida, Brazil Is The Orange Empire
April 2nd, 2024
Via Latinometrics, an interesting look at Brazil’s rise as the world’s orange leader and new competition: To give you a sense of just how vast Brazil and its farming capabilities are, consider that at one point, until the year 2000, its orange farmland was larger than the entire island of Puerto Rico. Fast-forward to today — […]
Read more »Can Brazil’s ‘Green Gold’ Boomtowns Survive Climate Change?
March 12th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Brazil’s agricultural sector which is creating fast wealth and boosting the nation’s economy, but may be at risk from an increasingly extreme climate: Dressed in a tailored suit, silver cufflinks and brown leather loafers, Marcelo Yamagata cuts an incongruous figure among the vast soyabean plantations and dusty […]
Read more »Petrobras in Transition
March 8th, 2024
Via Phenomenal World, an interview on Brazil’s Petrobras: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s campaign for his third term as Brazil’s president was defined by the idea of reconstruction. This encompassed a political recovery from the antidemocratic reign of Jair Bolsonaro, as well as the promise of reindustrialization and a green transition for Brazil’s economy. Key […]
Read more »China’s Economic Slowdown Is a Wakeup Call for Latin America
February 9th, 2024
Via World Politics Review, a report on the impact that China’s economic slowdown may have upon Latin America: Over the past two decades, as China’s breakneck economic growth turned it into the engine of the global economy, Beijing became an increasingly powerful player in Latin America. It displaced the United States, long the top trading […]
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.