Giant Steppes: Turkey and Central Asia Are Riding Together Once Again
October 12th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on the Organization of Turkic States: Just outside Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, a woman whips her horse into a canter, raises a wooden bow and sends three arrows whistling through the air, one after the other, to the delight of spectators. Golden eagles perch on their owners’ shoulders. Nearby, men on horseback […]
Read more »Building BRICS: What Erdogan’s Geopolitical Gamble Could Mean For The West
September 27th, 2024
Via European Council on Foreign Relations, commentary on Turkey’s intention to apply for BRICS membership. If successful, it would be the bloc’s only NATO member – but the mere prospect of joining could open the door to Turkey’s re-engagement with the West: Given the rhetoric and actions of Ankara over the last decade, it is […]
Read more »Beijing Urges Chinese EV Makers To Avoid Investments In Countries Like India and Turkey
September 12th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report that Beijing has urged Chinese EV manufacturers to avoid investing in countries like India and Turkey Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) makers’ drive to go global hit a snag after Beijing urged them to avoid investing in countries like India and Turkey. The Ministry of Commerce convened executives from more […]
Read more »Next BRICS Expansion Could Include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria
September 5th, 2024
Via Arabian Business, a report on the next BRICS expansion could include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria but major rifts remain: In a major geopolitical development earlier this year, BRICS cemented its rise as a potential counterweight to Western-led groups like the G7 with the addition of Saudi, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt Since the one-tightknit […]
Read more »Turkey Bids to Join BRICS in Push to Build Alliances Beyond West
September 4th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on Turkey’s request to join the BRICS: Turkey has formally asked to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations as it seeks to bolster its global influence and forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to people familiar with the matter. The view of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration […]
Read more »How Turkey Won Over Africa
August 31st, 2024
Via Geopolitical Futures, a report on how Ankara’s early recognition of Africa’s potential paid off: Since Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power, Turkey has taken a greater interest in Africa than any other nation. Ankara has aggressively expanded its influence across the continent in security, economic, cultural and political sectors. When Erdogan became prime minister […]
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.