Baku, Yerevan, and Moscow Clash Over Regional Transit
Via Jamestown Foundation, a report on Armenian-Azerbaijani discussions over regional transit corridors: Frustrations in Baku, Yerevan, and Moscow are growing over delays in Armenian-Azerbaijani peace [...]
Africa’s Quest for a New International System
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, an article on Africa’s quest for a new international system: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, many African countries declined to take a strong [...]
Using American Economic Power to Fix the Border Crisis
Via The American Conservative, commentary on the potential for the U.S. to use economic influence in Nicaragua to help build power in Latin America: The U.S. is under invasion by millions of migrants [...]
In Angola, a Former Cold War Rival, Blinken Touts U.S. Investments
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s recent four-nation tour of Africa which ended with a visit to Angola, site of major new U.S. investments, [...]
Israel’s Ashdod Port Sees Strategic Risk from China during Gaza War
Via Reuters, an article on Israel’s Ashdod port which is facing strategic risk from China during the Gaza war: Israel’s government-run port of Ashdod has complained that a rival [...]
Laos’ Economic Reckoning
Via East Asia Forum , an article on Laos’ economy: Laos had the feeling of a nation moving ever closer to an economic reckoning in 2023, even though the outcome is likely to be ambiguous and [...]

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Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.