2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the African Union (AU), officially launched in 2002, as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
With guest Carien du Plessis, we take stock of wins and stumbles in the AU’s twenty-year history, we gauge what is likely to dominate the agenda (high-wire transitions in Chad, Sudan; more than a dozen elections on the calendar...), and perhaps what is likely to be kept on the back burner, or at least where we will see slow progress.
Germany’s foreign policy in the era of Zeitenwende
A discussion with the Institute for Economics and Peace on some of their flagship reports
International humanitarian action: the state of play
Defence diplomacy: a primer
Interface between Intelligence and Foreign Policy
Reflection on R2P@15: growing pains, progress and prospects.
An AU fit for purpose?
Australia-China tensions: reading between the (geopolitical) lines
The Urbanisation of Warfare: the city as a level of analysis in contemporary warfare
WTO reform and the crisis of multilateralism
Illicit financial flows from Africa (IFFs): reflections on the 2020 UNCTAD report 'Tackling Illicit Financial Flows for Sustainable Development in Africa'.
Understanding Turkey’s multifaceted foreign policy in Africa
China-Africa partnership: navigating shared values and strategic interests
US-Africa Policy: Time for a Reset?
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