China’s Gray-Zone Infrastructure Strategy on the Tibetan Plateau: Roads, Dams, and Digital Domination
June 8th, 2025
Via Center for Strategic and International Studies, a look at China’s gray-zone infrastructure strategy on the Tibetan Plateau: China’s use of critical infrastructure to control downstream water supply will threaten vital economic activities and life. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will leverage rail and road networks to strengthen its positions near the Line of Actual […]
Read more »Chad Seeks $30B Investment
June 8th, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on Chad’s $30 billion development plan: Chad’s national development plan seeks $30 billion in public and private investment as it pursues growth in areas including digitalisation and infrastructure, the Central African country’s Finance Minister Tahir Hamid Nguilin said on Tuesday. The plan called “Chad Connection 2030” is backed by the International Monetary Fund, […]
Read more »Hydrocarbons and Hegemony: Türkiye’s Oil and Gas Exploration in Somalia
June 4th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at Türkiye’s oil and gas exploration in Somalia: In crafting the emotions and sentiments of societies and nations, misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation are efficacious and potent tools in shaping minds, opinions, and worldviews. In our contemporary age of hyper-technological development and digital immersion, misinformation and disinformation are wielded as powerful […]
Read more »Madagascar Courts UAE Investment to Offset US Tariff Threat
June 3rd, 2025
Via Bloomberg, an article on Madagascar’s efforts to court UAE investment: Madagascar is seeking to boost investments from the United Arab Emirates to spur growth in its tourism and energy sectors, amid threats of steep tariffs from the US. The UAE is a key partner for Madagascar, with potential investments in sugar- and vanilla-processing plants, […]
Read more »DRC Eyes US Minerals Deal Tied To Peace in Rebel-Hit East
May 31st, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on DR Congo’s. hopes that a US minerals deal tied to peace in rebel-hit east can be achieved by the end of June: Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo are optimistic they can reach a deal with Washington next month to secure US investment in critical minerals alongside […]
Read more »Paraguay Seeks To Become Logistics Hub For South America
May 31st, 2025
Via MercoPress, a report on Paraguay’s logistics ambitions: Paraguay last week launched the upcoming Expo Logistics 2025 to be held on June 11 and 12 at the South American Football Confederation facilities in Luque. At the event, the South American country will be positioning itself as a regional hub by leveraging its strategic location and […]
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.