The Limits of India’s Maritime Capabilities
Courtesy of Geopolitical Futures, an examination of India’s maritime capabilities:   Perhaps the most important dynamic to follow as the U.S.-China competition intensifies is U.S.-India [...]
Bolivia Looks to China to Develop Its Lithium
Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on Chinese firms’ ability to give La Paz its best chance to capitalize on the green transition.   The green energy transition is driving a global race [...]
Bengal Lights for the Belt and Road Initiative: Specifics of Bangladesh Policy
Via the Russian Council, a look at Bangladesh’s engagement with China’s BRI: Bangladesh has been boasting the highest economic growth rates among the countries of South Asia over the past [...]
Saudi Arabia To Deposit $1 Billion In Yemen’s Central Bank
Via Al Monitor, an article on Saudi Arabia’s pledge to deposit $1 billion in Yemen’s central bank: Saudi Arabia will soon give $1 billion to the internationally [...]
Economic Cooperation Between Indonesia & East-Timor: The Dilemmas Behind Strategic Decision
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on the potential for economic cooperation between Indonesia and Timor Leste: The highlight in ASEAN news for the past few weeks, Indonesia has agreed that East-Timor [...]
China’s Clouded Future in Afghanistan
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on China’s future in Afghanistan in light of Islamic State Khorasan Province: More than a year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country is now [...]

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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.