Is Venezuela a Critical Minerals Target?
January 6th, 2026
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a look at Venezuela’s critical minerals inventory: On December 25, 1956, the New York Times declared, “Venezuela Finds Big Ore [...]
How Chevron Aims to Tap More Oil Below Kazakhstan’s Grassy Plains
January 5th, 2026 Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how – after spending nearly $50 billion to expand Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field – the American oil giant and its partners encounter more [...]
January 5th, 2026 Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how – after spending nearly $50 billion to expand Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field – the American oil giant and its partners encounter more [...]
Egypt To Develop Djibouti’s Port In Bid To Pressure Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
January 2nd, 2026 Via The National News, a report on Egypt’s deal to develop Djibouti’s port in a bid to pressure Ethiopia over the GERD Nile dam: Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamel El Wazir [...]
January 2nd, 2026 Via The National News, a report on Egypt’s deal to develop Djibouti’s port in a bid to pressure Ethiopia over the GERD Nile dam: Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamel El Wazir [...]
The Berbera Gambit: How Somaliland’s Port is Redrawing the Map of the Horn
January 1st, 2026 Via The Africa Report, commentary on how Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has ignited a regional firestorm, but the real struggle is for control of the maritime gateways and security corridors [...]
January 1st, 2026 Via The Africa Report, commentary on how Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has ignited a regional firestorm, but the real struggle is for control of the maritime gateways and security corridors [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]