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This month brings the tenth summit of the fast-growing BRICs nations – Brazil, Russia, India, and China and South Africa. But does the label still hold given the countries'…
It’s entirely logical for narcissists to seek alliances with authoritarian leaders.
After leaving allies rattled at the NATO Summit in Brussels and dodging mass protests in the UK…
The Political Economy of Everyday Life in Africa: Beyond the Margins. Edited by Wale Adebanwi. Boydell & Brewer. 2018.
Fabien Cante says this book is a formidable place to…
South Africa will host the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group for the bloc’s 10th summit from July 25 to 27. South Africa’s inclusion in the group has…
The meeting of the Media and Social Norms Collaborator (MSNC) – The Behavioural ScientistsRespond, was held on the 22nd of May 2018, bringing together…
Labour markets are undergoing profound transformations. Automation is displacing workers in routine occupations, and as the application of digital technologies and artificial…
Alan Whaites argues that aid workers should abandon their blueprints and focus instead on understanding internal reform battles within governments and trying to help those…
Donald Trump’s visit to the UK will have concentrated the minds of MPs still coming to terms with Theresa May’s Chequers “agreement” and the cabinet walk-outs that followed. The…
Beyond Gridlock by Thomas Hale, David Held et al. Cambridge: Polity 2017. 313 pp., £55 hardcover 9781509515714, £18.99 paperback 9781509515721, £18.99 Open eBook 9781509515752…
Who holds the power in international politics? Most people would probably say it’s the largest states in the global system. The current landscape of international relations seems…