Authoritarian Aid: A reply to Prof. Cheeseman
In “The Conflict in Ethiopia Calls into Question Authoritarian Aid”, Professor Nic Cheeseman makes a case for recalibration of international aid models...
Why climate change adaptation means there should be no conditionalities on...
Climate change is a universal developmental constraint that is creating widespread challenges through increased intensity of weather extremes such as heatwaves, droughts,...
When diplomacy becomes appeasement – a view from Canada
Leading up to the recent vote on non-permanent members to the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked with Rwandan President...
You Can’t Eat the Roads: Chinese Leverage and Democratic Resilience in...
Heading into Zambia’s August 2021 elections, many international observers warned that the country, often held up as an example of resilient multiparty...
How the EU Can Better Avoid Bankrolling Authoritarianism
Debates on the conditionality of EU funds have risen up the EU agenda and will not go away anytime soon. The issue...
Marriage of Choice or By Default? Evaluating Sino-African Relations
In late 2021, when I was taking an Uber home, I got into a conversation with the driver. They had arrived late,...
WATCH! Digital Authoritarianism and How to Resist It
Check out the last show from our sister webinar, the Resistance Bureau. Brilliant speakers talk about the rise of digital authoritarianism and...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?