The Blueprint for China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation
Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at some practical steps the three countries can take to boost trilateral cooperation: The demand for trilateral cooperation among China, Afghanistan, and [...]
Dreams Of A Regional Central Asian Electricity Grid
Via Times of Central Asia, an article on Tajikistan’s dreams of a renewed Central Asian energy grid:  Tajikistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan, possesses huge hydro power resources for electricity [...]
Uzbekistan’s New Afghan Approach Focused On Trade, Infrastructure, and Gas
Via Times of Central Asia, a report on Uzbekistan’s changed vision for its relationship with Afghanistan: As the new leadership in Uzbekistan pursues a new policy towards its southern neighbor, [...]
Sri Lanka: Jewel Of The Indian Ocean
Via Frontera News, a look at Sri Lanka: This sun kissed island just below India is a minnow compared to its giant northern neighbours, but its emergence from civil war and political crisis has put it [...]
North Korea’s Journey From Feudalism To Crony Capitalism
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how changes in North Korea have led to higher wages and private enterprise — making it harder to pressure the state with sanctions: Woken before dawn, [...]
Energy in Central Asia: Who Has What?
Via The Diplomat, a look at Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and a breakdown of their energy resources: Each summer, BP releases a statistical review of world energy. The review — in its 66th [...]

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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.