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The Problems of Excess Chinese Debt

13 December 2017

Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said: “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things [read more]

Global Corporations and States

19 October 2016

Students of international affairs, familiar with the Westphalian system, have been taught to see states as the paramount and only significant actors in the world, this is, however, not the case. Corporations, who operate globally, and with few restrictions, are also major players, in many cases [read more]

The Role of Bread in Maintaining the Egyptian State

5 September 2016

Egypt is remembered around the world for the events of the “Arab Spring” of January-February 2011, centred around Tahrir Square which saw President Mubarak stand down. Since then there have been further upheavals and a continuing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Social unrest remains a [read more]

The Nexus of Corruption and Conflict in South Sudan

15 January 2016

In July 2015 The Sentry, an initiative of the Enough Project based in Washington DC, United States, issued a Report on corruption and conflict in South Sudan, the following is the Executive Summary of the Report, which can be downloaded from TheSentry.org. “South Sudan was born amid great [read more]

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