China: Interested In Mining North Korea’s Mineral Wealth
October 7th, 2009
Via The Financial Times, a report that China aims to gain access to North Korea’s mineral wealth. As the article notes: “… if resource-hungry China hopes revived camaraderie will also grant it a large bite of North Korea’s massive untapped mineral wealth, analysts and diplomats warn, Beijing could be sorely disappointed. North Korea’s mineral wealth […]
Read more »Turkmenistan: Market Diversification
October 4th, 2009
Via Bloomberg, a report that Turkmenistan’s willingness to ship natural gas to European partners if they build a pipeline across the Caspian Sea to transport fuel westward. As the article notes: “…We’ll be happy to work with European partners, should they choose to build a pipeline to our border,” Yagshigeldy Kakaev, director of state-run gas […]
Read more »Wireline Politics: Russia’s Telecom Diplomacy in Central & South America
October 2nd, 2009
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an interesting report on Russian investment in Nicaragua and Venezuela, and some likely geopolitical quid pro quos. As the report notes: “…Nicaragua’s decision to legitimize Russia’s geopolitical adventures and recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia was rather odd (I am still curious as to how many Nicaraguans were aware […]
Read more »Uganda’s Oil
September 29th, 2009
Via The New York Times, some details on Uganda’s recent oil discovery. As the article notes: “…The discovery of 800 million barrels of oil has been confirmed in Uganda by Tullow Oil, Europe’s largest independent oil producer. The find is valued at $50 billion — and it appears that’s just the start. In an interview […]
Read more »Is Capitalism Coming To North Korea?
September 29th, 2009
Courtesy of Fortune, an interesting article on an American entrepreneur who is trying to set up a university in North Korea that would offer, among other things, an MBA program. As the report notes: “…James Kim, an American businessman turned educator, once sat in the very last place that anyone in the world would wish […]
Read more »CNOOC’ing On Nigeria’s Door…
September 29th, 2009
Via The Globe and Mail, a report that China is in talks with Nigeria to buy large stakes in some of the world’s richest oil blocs in a deal that would eclipse Beijing’s previous efforts to secure crude overseas. As the article notes: “…The attempt could pitch the Chinese into competition with western oil groups, […]
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