Diplomacy
Why are coups always led by colonels?
By Elizabeth Dickinson. Passport‘s brilliant editor, Joshua Keating, asked me a very good question the other day: why does it seem like African coups are always led…
Foreign Policy Analysis
Sickening thy neighbour: Export restraints on medical supplies during a pandemic
By Simon Evenett Given the centrality of China to many international supply chains, there is considerable interest in the impact of COVID-19 on global trade flows. And a troubling trade…
Diplomacy
It’s time to end senseless, endless sanctions.
By George A. Lopez Thirty years ago this week the United Nations Security Council responded to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait with mandatory, comprehensive economic sanctions. By 2000 the…
Diplomacy
U.S – UK Huawei Ban: Tecnationalism or a Looming New Tech Cold War?
After several months of U.S’ campaign against Chinese telecom giant Huawei claiming the move was due to security concerns, United Kingdom (UK) gave in to Washington’s fear-mongering as…
Global Focus
GDP Is the Wrong Tool for Measuring What Matters
It’s time to replace gross domestic product with real metrics of well-being and sustainability. By Joseph E. Stiglitz Since World War II, most countries around the world have…
Development Assistance
South Africa borrows from the IMF for the first time since apartheid
And may not be the last. Johannesburg. Although it is rarely shy about spending other people’s money, the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, has…
Global Focus
Africa: The world’s Fastest growing Continent but home to 90% of World’s Poorest?
Ssemanda Allawi Africa was for so long seen by some as a dark continent or a hopeless continent as the Economist once put it. However, in the last two decades,…
Diplomacy
Taiwan-Somaliland Ties bad for Africa: It’s a Catalyst for New Cold War Between U.S and China on African Soil.
In what appears to be a bizarre and unprecedented occurrence in International Relations, earlier this week, Taiwan announced that Taiwan had established diplomatic relations with Somaliland – a…
Diplomacy
Desperate Measures: The Effects of Economic Isolation on Warrying Powers.
Erik Sand. Scholars and strategists have long debated whether cutting off an opponent’s trade is an effective strategy in war. In this debate, success or failure has usually…
Diplomacy
Revelations and Opportunities: What the United States Can Learn From The Sino-Indian Crisis.
By Sameer Lalwani. Strategists of governance, economics, and geopolitics have long known that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. The Sino-Indian border crisis, which now seems under control, is no different. Scuffles…