“Minegolia” Aims To Reverse Its Fortunes
May 9th, 2016
Via The Globe & Mail, an article on Mongolia: Chimgee remembers the days people crowded in front of her meat market stall, waiting to buy from her storage locker jammed to the ceiling with beef, goat, sheep, camel and horse carcasses. “It was full, and people would line up here to buy from me,” she […]
Read more »For Investors, Myanmar Is Still For The Brave
April 29th, 2016
Via the Nikkei Asian Review, a look at Myanmar: The dust has settled in Naypyitaw, where a government led by the National League for Democracy has replaced the quasi-democratic, military-backed regime of President Thein Sein. With some of the political uncertainty about the country’s future now shelved and the economy in good shape Myanmar is […]
Read more »China’s Long March Into Central Asia
April 27th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at China’s multifaceted engagement with Central and South Asia: Forecast China’s military role in Central Asia will increasingly focus on arms sales, counterterrorism and bilateral initiatives outside the Russia- and China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The country’s regional security efforts will reflect the need to protect growing Chinese […]
Read more »Bypassing Pakistan: Afghanistan, India, Iran and Chabahar
April 26th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a look at the strategic impact that the Chabahar Agreement could have upon south and central Asia: Key Points The Chabahar Agreement between India and Iran could be a regional game changer. It could assist India to enhance its energy security and give it access to Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan. Iran […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Comes To The Rescue Of The Egyptian Economy
April 25th, 2016
Via the Geopolitical Monitor, an interesting look at how Egypt’s economic struggles have allowed Saudi Arabia to increase its hold over a major geopolitical prize of waterborne trade – the Suez Canal: The Arab Spring uprising left Egypt with an assortment of leaders and an uncertain future. After the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak in February […]
Read more »In Iraqi Kurdistan, Momentum Builds for an Iranian Pipeline
April 14th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), interesting analysis of the potential for a pipeline to take Kurdish oil to market through Iran: For years, Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran have been in talks to construct a pipeline that would transport Kurdish oil to the Iranian market. Until now, the negotiations have lagged as the Kurdistan Regional Government […]
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.