Energy & Resources
The Mekong ignores borders, but politics do not. Upstream dams, Cambodia’s canal plan, and rising salinity in Vietnam’s delta are reshaping regional leverage and exposing how climate risk now sets the terms of food and energy security in Southeast Asia.
Energy & Resources
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is more than a mega-project. It’s a test of sovereignty, a flashpoint for Nile politics, and a showcase of China’s growing role in the Global South.
Energy & Resources
Water, not oil, is becoming MENA’s defining resource challenge. Scarcity, desalination, and hard trade-offs are reshaping politics, economics, and daily life across Western Asia and North Africa.
Energy & Resources
High in the Andes lies nearly half the world’s lithium. How Latin America manages its reserves — between global demand, local politics, and sustainability risks — will shape the energy transition and test whether resource wealth equals real power.
Energy & Resources
Africa imported 15 GW of solar panels from China in a single year, a 60% surge that is more than an energy trend. Distributed renewables are reshaping sovereignty and geopolitics, showing how power—electric and political—can be more evenly shared.
Energy & Resources
China’s lithium and clean energy march offer the world real alternatives to U.S. oil dominance. Distributed power is shifting energy politics—beginning with Africa and beyond.