Forget Lobito. Is West Africa’s ‘Liberty Corridor’ the Next Frontier for Trump’s Minerals Diplomacy?
December 31st, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at how the Trump administration is navigating a high-stakes influence battle between mining giants Ivanhoe Atlantic and ArcelorMittal over the strategic rail [...]
How China and the Gulf States are Shaping Central Asia’s Energy Transition
December 31st, 2025 Via East Asia Forum, an article on how China and the Gulf states are shaping Central Asia’s energy transition: China and the Gulf states are expanding renewable energy investment in Central Asia. [...]
December 31st, 2025 Via East Asia Forum, an article on how China and the Gulf states are shaping Central Asia’s energy transition: China and the Gulf states are expanding renewable energy investment in Central Asia. [...]
Building Runways, Not Bridge: Qatar Charts A Different Path Into Africa
December 31st, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at how – as a politically palatable financier – Doha gains leverage by creating conference hubs linking the airways: In the great game of Gulf statecraft [...]
December 31st, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at how – as a politically palatable financier – Doha gains leverage by creating conference hubs linking the airways: In the great game of Gulf statecraft [...]
A Tiny U.S. Territory in the Pacific Doubles Down on a Giant Chinese Casino
December 31st, 2025 Via The Washington Post, a look at how an unfinished casino resort project on Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands raises questions about money laundering and ties to Chinese [...]
December 31st, 2025 Via The Washington Post, a look at how an unfinished casino resort project on Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands raises questions about money laundering and ties to Chinese [...]
The Wildcat Traders and US Contractors Piling into Pakistan’s Antimony
December 29th, 2025 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the wildcat traders and US contractors piling into Pakistan’s antimony, a rare earth crucial for missiles, batteries and flame retardants: For years, the [...]
December 29th, 2025 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the wildcat traders and US contractors piling into Pakistan’s antimony, a rare earth crucial for missiles, batteries and flame retardants: For years, the [...]
How Algeria Can Help China Plug Iron Ore Gaps and Gain Pricing Power
December 29th, 2025 Via the South China Morning Post, a report on how Algeria’s Gara Djebilet deposit in the Sahara Desert – discovered decades ago – is only now coming into production: In the heart of [...]
December 29th, 2025 Via the South China Morning Post, a report on how Algeria’s Gara Djebilet deposit in the Sahara Desert – discovered decades ago – is only now coming into production: In the heart of [...]