Future of the BRICS
August 22nd, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on the BRICS’ future: On Aug. 22-24, members of the BRICS grouping will hold a summit in Johannesburg. They’re expected to discuss two key issues: enlargement and the possibility of adopting a common currency. Both issues are critical to the future of this partnership of five large developing nations: Brazil, Russia, […]
Read more »The Mounting Challenges to China and Pakistan’s CPEC Ambitions
August 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of STRATFOR’s Rane Worldview, a look at the mounting challenges to China and Pakistan’s CPEC ambitions: Despite worsening militancy in Pakistan, China will almost certainly continue its investment projects in the country to secure its strategic interests. But Pakistan’s economic pressures and intensifying violence will prompt further delays to these projects’ completion and exacerbate […]
Read more »China Bankrolls Africa Railroad To Cut Australia Iron-Ore Reliance
August 15th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on how a costly new Chinese infrastructure investment in Guinea aimed at unlocking the world’s largest untapped source of iron ore: While China-Australia relations seem to be thawing, Beijing is slowly but surely moving to cut its dependence on Australian iron ore. Last Friday, mining giant Rio Tinto and […]
Read more »Navigating China – U.S. Subsea Cable Competition
August 11th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on the continuing China-U.S. subsea cable competition: In July, there was a notable surge in attempts from both the United States and China to establish a more stable relationship. Following U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing in late June, there was a subsequent series of visits to China by […]
Read more »Niger Tensions Threaten Chinese Pipeline and Dam Projects
August 11th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on how current turmoil in Niger has impacted Chinese investment projects: Rising tensions in Niger are casting a shadow over Chinese interests there, following reports that the construction of a dam has been suspended, adding to worries that a PetroChina-backed export pipeline set to be completed at the end […]
Read more »China’s BeiDou: New GPS-Enabled Dimensions of Great Power Competition
August 10th, 2023
Via GPSWorld, an article on the strategic and economic impact of China’s BeiDou GNSS service: China’s BeiDou GNSS is newer, has more features, is more accurate, and has more satellites in the skies of more nations than the venerable U.S. GPS, according to Sarah Sewall, Executive Vice President for Strategic Issues at IQT. More than […]
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.