The East-West Battle for Serbia
October 11th, 2024
Via Real Clear Defense, commentary on the global interest in Serbia: Serbia, like Yugoslavia, before it, has long been a major prize in the East-West struggle for ascendancy in Europe. In this East-West rivalry there is no way to stop foreign influences from entering Serbia, at least not in the short-term, especially given its complex […]
Read more »This $2.4 Billion Lithium Mine Is Caught Between Russia and the West
September 30th, 2024
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, an article on U.S. suspicion that Rio Tinto’s project in Serbia has been hit by a Russian disinformation campaign: This summer, tens of thousands of protesters in Serbia took to the streets to oppose a proposed lithium mine. Fueling the protests: suspected Russian disinformation. Russia is likely playing a […]
Read more »Serbia Secures Winter Gas Supply and Expands Green Energy Cooperation with Azerbaijan
September 27th, 2024
Via CE Energy News, an article on Serbia’s growing energy cooperation with Azerbaijan: Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka ?edovi? Handanovi?, announced that the country will have secure access to about one million cubic metres of gas from Azerbaijan this winter, enhancing Serbia’s energy security. After a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov, […]
Read more »Near-Shoring Is Turning Eastern Europe Into The New China
September 20th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on how near-shoring is turning eastern Europe into the new China: The european union has tried hard lately to restrict Chinese imports. Yet this summer China made it easier to import one European product: Polish poultry. The gesture was economically insignificant. But it is part of a broader push by China […]
Read more »Serbia’s Strongman Ruler Leans West With Lithium Deal
August 8th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on Russia’s displeasure with the latest sign that President Aleksandar Vu?i? is integrating his economy with Europe and the US: While the world was waiting eagerly to see if President Joe Biden would renounce his candidacy, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, almost unnoticed, was visiting Belgrade. Unheralded and arranged at short […]
Read more »Serbia Could Mine Lithium As Early As 2028
June 18th, 2024
Via Energy Daily, a report on Serbia’s lithium ambitions: President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia could exploit lithium as early as 2028 following new guarantees from Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and the EU over the controversial project, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.According to Rio Tinto, Jadar in western Serbia holds one of Europe’s largest […]
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.