Locating Africa in the Indo-Pacific: The Case of Djibouti
Sep 16, 2023
Dr. Nkala of the University of Johannesburg explains how the tiny nation of Djibouti has become a site of competition between world powers.
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Italy’s State of Emergency on Migration: how did we get here, and what happens next?
Apr 15, 2023
The new powers assumed by the far-right Italian government will expedite the push-back of migrants to countries with documented histories of human rights abuses, all under the ambivalent eye of the EU.
The Other Migration Crisis (Revisited)
Apr 15, 2023
The feeling of having received the short end of the global market stick is strong enough to make millions consider emigration to be the most rational option in the search for better circumstances, and they’re not wrong.
How Colonialist Discourse Denies African Statehood
Jan 11, 2023
The struggles of post-colonial states are due to enduring colonial influence. This article explores how colonialism in Africa was conducted, and how methods of colonial historiography contributed to a romanticising of its impact.
Human Rights Abuses Have Increased Since COVID
Dec 5, 2022
COVID was an unprecedented event from a human rights law perspective: never before had the international framework been challenged by a truly global emergency.
NATO Strategy: the Next 10 Years
Sep 29, 2022
The recent NATO summit in Madrid heralds a historic change in European security structures. The 2022 Strategic Concept that resulted from the meeting will guide NATO policy for the next decade, and you should know the details.
India at 75: How Myth and Might Have Influenced its Foreign Policy
Aug 14, 2022
India was born in exceptional circumstances, and with 2022 marking 75 years of independence it is an apt time to see how its foreign policy has evolved since 1947.
NATO and Russia: A Defensive Expansion?
Jul 31, 2022
Originally published just weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this article predicted that a lack of engagement with the Russian perspective on NATO expansion would lead to an escalation of tensions.