Brazil to Join the Battle for Africa’s Energy Riches
November 17th, 2011
Via OilPrice.com, an interesting report on Brazil’s increased interest in Africa’s energy resources: In October Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff made a state visit to Africa, consisting of South Africa, Mozambique and Angola. Quick – what was President Roussef’s insider edge in Mozambique and Angola? Two things. First, Brazil, along with Angola and Mozambique, were originally […]
Read more »Today’s Great Game: China, India, Iran and Pakistan Crowd Russia in Central Aisa
November 10th, 2011
Courtesy of James Brooke, an interesting look at the geopolitics of Central Asia: When I was in Dushanbe, India’s defense minister just happened to be in the neighborhood, and popped in for a visit. After the traditional bread and honey welcome ceremony at the airport, he met behind closed doors with Tajikistan’s defense minister and […]
Read more »China: Passing The Buck in Afghanistan?
October 30th, 2011
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on China’s economic interests in Afghanistan which, so far, have not been mirrored by any security investments. As the report notes: “…As we pass the 10-year anniversary of the US-led war in Afghanistan, most attention has been focused on how much longer the United States intends to stay in […]
Read more »Zambia: Striking The Dragon
October 23rd, 2011
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting article on recent strikes at Chinese-owned mines in Zambia. As the report notes: Zambia, the landlocked country in southern Africa that is the continent’s biggest copper producer, has been in the headlines a lot since new President Michael Sata won elections last month. Among other things, the country […]
Read more »The Geopolitics of Oil Refining: China’s Entry into a Venezuelan-Brazilian Oil Deal
October 21st, 2011
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on China’s support of a faltering deal between Venezuelan state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Brazilian energy company Petroleos Brasileiros (Petrobras) over the Abreu e Lima refinery possibly as a way of tying Brazil to Venezuela, hobbling Brasilia’s ability to compete elsewhere. As the article notes: […]
Read more »Kazakhstan’s Asia Shift
October 18th, 2011
Via The Silk Road Intelligencer, a report that Kazakhstan is leaning further towards Asia in economic matters: The key question at Kazakhstan’s annual oil and gas conferences in October – Kazenergy and Kioge – concerned the Karachaganak oilfield. Agreement between the Kazakh government and the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO) consortium is not expected before the […]
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