Saudi Arabia’s Great Transformation
June 24th, 2023
Via Project Syndicate, a look at Saudi Arabia’s transformation: An unprecedented experiment in economic and social transformation is playing out in Saudi Arabia, and the outcome could have profound implications for the entire Arab world. The main goal of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan is to shift the economy away from fossil fuels. It is […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia and China Flaunt Growing Ties at Investment Forum
June 13th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on a recent Arab-China business conference during which Chinese companies inked $10 billion in investment deals with businesses and government bodies in the Arab world, as the Middle East emerges as a hot destination for Chinese investors: The message at an Arab-China business forum hosted by Saudi […]
Read more »6 Swing States Deciding the Future of Geopolitics
June 7th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at six middle powers of the global South: Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare foray out of Ukraine, spending almost one week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Hiroshima, Japan. His goal: to win the support of Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia—four major fence-sitters on Russia’s […]
Read more »India and the Gulf Are Getting Cozy With Infrastructure To Counter China
June 7th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on an ambitious new project that aims to link New Delhi to the Middle East through roads, rails, and seaports: Last weekend, national security advisors from India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss an […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Unveils $207M Geological Project To Tap Arabian Shield Region
May 31st, 2023
Via Arab News, a report that Saudi Arabia has recently unveiled a US$207M geological mapping project to tap Arabian Shield region which features the substantial involvement of the Chinese Geological Survey: Saudi Arabia is set to build a vast database of topographic insights and explore huge swathes of mineral deposits in the Arabian Shield region, […]
Read more »Saudi Tries Rebuilding A ‘Destroyed’ Yemen
May 17th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a look at Saudi efforts to rebuild Yemen: The hospital in southern Yemen was decked out with roses and red carpet runners last week for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in its cardiac wing, newly refurbished with Saudi funds. Many patients, however, had been cleared from the air-conditioned lobby and forced to wait for […]
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.