The Technopolar Moment
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, an interesting commentary on the growing influence of non state actors in the world today, particularly technology companies, as the politics of digital space and [...]
China’s Interests in Afghanistan One Year After the U.S. Withdrawal
Via The Jamestown Foundation, a look at China’s interests in Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal: In late June, a severe earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan. In the immediate [...]
Gulf States Go Digital With China
Via East Asia Forum, an article on the Digital Silk Road’s reach into the Middle East: The US–China strategic rivalry extends to the struggle for control over the digital economy — [...]
UAE’s LuLu Group Set For IPO Next Year As It Plans Expansion
Via The National, a report on the UAE’s LuLu Group’s planned expansion: Abu Dhabi’s LuLu Group International is planning to launch an initial public offering next year and has hired [...]
Libyan PM Defends Controversial Hydrocarbon Deal With Turkey
Via AfricaNews.com, a report on Libya’s controversial hydrocarbon deal with Turkey: Head of Libya’s Tripoli-based government, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has defended a hydrocarbon exploration [...]
Africa’s Longest Oil Pipeline Takes Shape In Niger
Via Oil & Gas Daily, a look at Africa’s longest oil pipeline project: Chinese and Nigerien workers haul giant steel pipes over mounds of earth as heavily armed soldiers keep guard. At Gaya [...]

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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.