Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a Trade War With No End in Sight
December 8th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how – after deadly cross-border military clashes – the Pakistani and Afghan governments have locked their populations in a trade war threatening the livelihoods of millions: One of Peshawar’s largest markets in western Pakistan once bustled with thousands of Afghan-owned shops and carts, selling everything from […]
Read more »The Taliban Emirate, China, India and Pakistan
October 17th, 2025
Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on what attacking Pakistan means for the Taliban to try to break out of international isolation: After the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, it was only a matter of time before conflict erupted between the Afghan Taliban and their former patron, Pakistan. One of the ways this manifested was […]
Read more »Pakistan: The Global Gold Boom’s $150B Final Frontier
October 11th, 2025
Via The Economist, a report on a Pakistani mining project fraught with risk: In late September Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, and Field Marshal Asim Munir, its military head, had a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. It was an unusual gathering. No media were present, nor was a statement issued. The only […]
Read more »Pasni Port Deal Would Pivot Pakistan from China to US
October 8th, 2025
Via Asia Times, an article examining how a Pakistan proposal for US role at port would undercut China’s CPEC while giving America access to bounty of critical minerals: Pakistan’s reported proposal to grant the United States a development and management role at Pasni port, as reported by the Financial Times, marks one of the most consequential geopolitical […]
Read more »Canadian Barrick Gold’s Gamble in Balochistan Meets a Violent Insurgency
September 17th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how the dream of reopening Reko Diq meets a harsh reality on the ground: a worsening insurgency and continued political instability. When Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold contracted a long-awaited deal in 2022 with the government of Pakistan to revive the Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan’s […]
Read more »CPEC’s Security and Connectivity Mission
August 11th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how the CPEC has evolved beyond its original infrastructure focus into a comprehensive strategy poised to transform Pakistan’s economy and promote regional integration: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has evolved beyond its original infrastructure focus into a comprehensive strategy poised to transform Pakistan’s economy and promote regional integration. This is a strategic shift, which […]
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.