US to Pursue Seabed Mining With Cook Islands After China Pact
August 10th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on U.S. plans to explore seabed mining with the Cook Islands: The US has entered talks with the Cook Islands to develop seabed mineral resources. The arrangement will include [...]
Why Deepening Investment Ties with Guatemala Can Advance US Economic Security
August 7th, 2025 Via the Atlantic Council, a discussion on why deepening investment ties with Guatemala can advance US economic security: The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in partnership [...]
The Changing Skies Over Central Asia
August 6th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, an article on how – with a rapid expansion in flights to, from, and within the region – the aviation industry is starting to reshape Central Asia: For all the talk of [...]
The Secret Rise of China’s AI Desert Empire
August 1st, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Beijing’s efforts to build a small city of data centers in remotest Xinjiang: There are approximately three dozen data centers spread across China’s western [...]
Breakaway Africa Region Seeks US Recognition With Base, Minerals
July 30th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Somaliland’s willingness to offer the US a military base at the entrance to the Red Sea and critical-minerals deals in its quest for international recognition as a [...]
Inside Africa’s New Cities: Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria Bet Big on Urban Mega Projects
July 30th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at – from Egypt’s sprawling New Administrative Capital to Kenya’s self-contained hub and Nigeria’s reclaimed lands – the companies shaping Africa’s [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.