Abuja does not want international oil companies invested in the Nigerian oil sector to lose confidence in its security environment or to relocate.

Stratfor Vice President of Africa Analysis Mark Schroeder discusses African countries' dependence on Chinese investment for their own economic development.

North Sea oil and natural gas resources are an important factor in Scotland's bid for independence.

Maputo will need to accommodate the opposition to develop new natural resources and infrastructure.

Solar storms can disrupt electrical and communications equipment on Earth.

Continued territorial disputes are preventing Juba and Khartoum from finalizing an oil and security agreement.

Japan's lead in the development of methane hydrate extraction could give it an edge in the competition for future resources in the region.

Stratfor Eurasia analyst Eugene Chausovsky discusses how Georgia's evolving ties with Russia could unbalance the region.

Stratfor explains Nigeria's primary geographic challenge of managing the competition for natural resources between its ethnically divided regions.

New Delhi is concerned that China's construction of dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo River will reduce its water access.