Green Gold Is Getting More Precious in Wartime; Spurring South African Farmers to Boost Output
April 24th, 2026
Via Bloomberg, a report on the Iran conflict is disrupting pistachio supplies globally: South African farming group Karoo Pistachios is ramping up output to capitalize on surging prices and compete [...]
A Building Boom Is Changing the Face of Egypt
April 21st, 2026 Via Bloomberg, a look at a futuristic $27 billion city which is the latest bid to extend and reimagine greater Cairo: Egypt, which saw its first building boom more than 4,000 years ago, is seeing a [...]
April 21st, 2026 Via Bloomberg, a look at a futuristic $27 billion city which is the latest bid to extend and reimagine greater Cairo: Egypt, which saw its first building boom more than 4,000 years ago, is seeing a [...]
Project Vault to Lobito Corridor: Inside Trump’s Deals to Secure Africa’s Critical Minerals
April 20th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at the race for strategic minerals is intensifying, particularly in DRC and Central Africa’s Copperbelt. Trump’s strategy seeks to curb US reliance on Chinese [...]
April 20th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at the race for strategic minerals is intensifying, particularly in DRC and Central Africa’s Copperbelt. Trump’s strategy seeks to curb US reliance on Chinese [...]
Pakistan’s Mineral Frontier and the Geopolitics of US Supply Chain Diversification
April 19th, 2026 Via the Fair Observer, commentary on the global race for critical minerals is accelerating as the US seeks to reduce reliance on China, positioning Pakistan as a potential diversification partner [...]
April 19th, 2026 Via the Fair Observer, commentary on the global race for critical minerals is accelerating as the US seeks to reduce reliance on China, positioning Pakistan as a potential diversification partner [...]
The Uncertain Future of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
April 19th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite the swearing-in of a new “civilian” government – progress on the project is likely to remain sluggish: With Myanmar’s now-former military [...]
April 19th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite the swearing-in of a new “civilian” government – progress on the project is likely to remain sluggish: With Myanmar’s now-former military [...]
China Was Once Buying Up Sri Lankan Ports. Now It’s India’s Turn.
April 19th, 2026 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how the Indian Ocean has no shortage of distressed strategic assets: financially stressed yards, ports, and logistics infrastructure in small states that cannot [...]
April 19th, 2026 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how the Indian Ocean has no shortage of distressed strategic assets: financially stressed yards, ports, and logistics infrastructure in small states that cannot [...]