Tag: Asia
Phil Hodge: Natural Gas Demand, North American Production Capacity, and Challenges
Phil Hodge. Phil joined Pine Cliff Energy as the Company’s first employee in January 2012 as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director. Mr. Hodge most recently held the positions of Vice President, Business Development and Vice President Acquisitions and Divestments at Penn West Exploration, one of the largest conventional oil and natural gas producers in…
2023 Outlook: Geopolitics on Markets
Background The world we live in today is nearly unrecognizable from a short two years ago. While disruption is always in play, the global pandemic both enabled and exacerbated the rate and impact of sea change level events on a global scale. While much of the world (though not everyone) has since moved on from…
Island Fever: Taiwan’s Midterms
Background Taiwan recently wrapped up its midterm cycle, which saw President Tsai Ing-Wen’s party, the DPP (Democratic Progressive Party), lose significant ground to the KMT (Kuomintang). In the aftermath of the disappointing results, President Tsai resigned as DPP party leader. However, she will stay on to finish her presidency ending in 2024. The headline, while…
Bretton Woods III & Global Trade
Background At the end of WWII, the United States, and impacted nations the world over, came together to revivify some semblance of cohesive international dialogue. Under the auspices of the United Nations, states negotiated frameworks for future trade, diplomacy, and economic engagement. From the latter, Bretton Woods was born, pegging the U.S. dollar to gold,…
The Solomon Islands – A Microcosm of Soft Power
Background Soft power has long been a proxy for influence and global standing. Rather, soft power, and the ability to project it, is the summation of strength in four areas – military capacity, economic sophistication, cultural ubiquity, and reputation (are you viewed as a ‘wolf warrior,’ do you break treaties, have you stood by your…
