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Titilope Ajeboriogbon examines why Africa remains perpetually labeled as "emerging" despite decades of development initiatives, tracing the structural causes to colonial legacies…
Nick Redman argues that governments grappling with demographic conundrums would do well to study what Bulgaria did and what it achieved.
Developed and developing countries alike…
Echoing calls in Davos, Mark Beeson argues that we must not let the naked application of power to determine our collective future.
Spare a thought for beleaguered policymakers in…
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat argues that Halmahera’s future should not be defined by nickel alone, and that Gulf investors have an opportunity — and a responsibility — to pursue…
The digital economy, e-sports and entertainment are driving huge economic change in the Global South. However, traditional development models fail to account for this shift. Many…
Bhavya Johari calls on States Parties to the Rome Statute to confront the institutional reality that voluntary cooperation cannot sustain international criminal justice when major…
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene examines the redistribution of responsibility, risk, and sovereignty in African health systems under U.S. bilateral health strategies.
As Washington…
This essay posits that Xi Jinping’s greatest challenge is his inability to produce a new developmental vision; only a shift toward a democratic developmental state—what we might…
Ahmet Pazarcı advises against political theatre over structural change.
Europe processed 4.6 billion low-value imports last year – roughly 12 million parcels a day, the…
Angesom Teklu, argues that to secure critical mineral supply chains in the DRC, the United States must move beyond reactive diplomacy and adopt a data-driven investment framework…
China’s rise is often cited as proof that neoliberal globalization delivers development. In reality, it reveals the limits of a global order that generates growth while…
Leesa Gazi and Jaqy Mutere examine how justice for conflict-related sexual violence fails survivors and argue that only survivor-led systems can deliver meaningful accountability…
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene explores the credibility of Pan-Africanism as a governing principle in an era of geopolitical fragmentation.
In his 1966 speech at the inauguration of…
Les Coleman argues that the drop in G20 leaders' attendance at recent climate COPs reflects a broader collapse in political confidence in the climate narrative. Political drivers…
Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Crises: Robust Human Rights Norms? by Carolin Funke and Dennis Dijkzeul. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 139 pp., Open Access and £34.…