The Blacker the Berry Race and the Devaluation of Black Lives in America
Three books explain how America's construction of race continues to drive the devaluation of black lives in modern American society.
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International Affairs
The “Great Man” of Peace Kofi Annan (1938-2018)
Kofi Annan led the most important organization in global cooperative history at arguably one of the most intransigent periods of contemporary history.
“Siasa ni Mchezo Mchafu” The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Kenyan Politics
Kenya’s incumbent president, Uhuru Kenyatta, was recently sworn in as head of state, marking an end to a controversial and highly contested election period that... Read More...
Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives
When another headline reads that more bodies have drowned in the Mediterranean, the emotional labour of going through more narratives of black bodies sinking to... Read More...
The Politics of Compassion US Immigration Policy and the Conflicted American Archetype
In 1958, as a senator in the United States, John F. Kennedy published the book, A Nation of Immigrants. His brother, Robert F. Kennedy, who later became Attorne... Read More...
Destination 中国 Unravelling Nigerian Migrations to China
Since the 1990s, migration in the West has been going through a process of politicization, in part due to the geopolitical shifts that occurred after the fall o... Read More...
Trade Not Aid Revisiting Obama's Legacy in Africa
Barack Obama’s election as the first black President of the United States was greeted with tremendous fervour and hope across the globe, especially within sub-S... Read More...
A Union Jacked The Fate of Nationalism in Post-Brexit Britain
In 1851, at the height of colonialism, London held what is now widely regarded as the first “Great Exhibition”. Within a giant iron and glass structure, known a... Read More...
The Evolution of the Base Nation How the US Military Lost Its International Appeal
The United States is the preponderant military power in the world today, with unparalleled capacity to act militarily anywhere in the world. The end o... Read More...
Africa’s Stake in Brexit Preparing for the Inevitable
As Britain focuses on what its relationship with the European Union might look like once it leaves the bloc, sometime during 2019, the rest of the world is alre... Read More...