Syria Just Hosted Its First International Tech Conference In 50 Years
February 13th, 2025
Via Rest of World, a report on hopes of Syrian-American entrepreneurs and investors hope to facilitate 25,000 new tech jobs in the country by 2030: While much of the world was focused on a radical proposal by the U.S. president to transform the Middle East, a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and tech leaders gathered […]
Read more »Can Kazakhstan Succeed in Its Transition Toward Clean Energy?
February 12th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – faced with climate disasters at home – Kazakhstan is accepting clean energy as a necessity, not just an ambition: The development of clean energy has become a priority for much of the world due to the continued impacts of climate change. One significant consequence of climate change […]
Read more »China: Can Fill West’s Role In Africa In Three Ways
February 12th, 2025
Via The Asia Times, a look at how Chinese investment in critical minerals, arms sales and influence building through regional mediation are all wide open as the West exits Africa: With France fast losing its influence in west Africa’s Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum? The Sahel […]
Read more »China and Mongolia To Restart Rail Project Stalled for 16 Years
February 12th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on Mongolia’s Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene upcoming discussions with Chinese leaders which will focus on issues such as a long-desired cross-border railway and the coal trade, with domestic politics lurking in the background: The 2025 Asian Winter Games will be held in Harbin, the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province, from February […]
Read more »Can Critical Minerals Redefine Pakistan-US Relations?
February 10th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Islamabad’s bet on critical minerals could work, but only if it navigates the complex web of geopolitical and domestic obstacles with resolve: Pakistan and the United States, long bound by a security-centric relationship, may be on the cusp of a transformation as Islamabad explores proposals to attract the […]
Read more »Costa Rica Leads Latin America’s Green Energy Revolution
February 9th, 2025
Via Tico Times, a look at Costa Rica’s green energy revolution: In a groundbreaking achievement, Costa Rica has cemented its position as Latin America’s renewable energy champion, with an astounding 98% of its electricity generated from clean sources over the past five years. This remarkable feat, highlighted in CAF’s Economy and Development Report (RED) 2024, […]
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.