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Why Zambia’s Mineral Wealth Has Not Produced Prosperity
Extraction without Accumulation: The Political Economy of Zambia’s Underdevelopment Zambia’s position within the global minerals economy conforms closely to John Perkins’ description, reflecting extraction structured through political control, legal asymmetry, and external economic power. Perkins wrote that modern economic structures operate “to convince leaders of underdeveloped countries to accept huge loans, so that even more… Continue reading
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Public Anger Flares as Ukrainian Elites Make Light of Blackouts with Sex Jokes
Sex-toy comments and elite messaging inflame public anger amid Ukraine’s winter energy crisis Ukraine is experiencing widespread electricity and heating shortages as winter temperatures fall below freezing. The outages are the result of sustained damage to the country’s energy infrastructure, much of it caused by Russian missile and drone strikes on power plants, substations and… Continue reading
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The New Political Economy: End of Work, End of Public Consent
The rise of technocratic coordination, automation, centralisation, data, power, and the emergence of a digital rent society There are moments in history when power does not merely accumulate, but consolidates into a singular, self-justifying caste, a managerial overclass of financiers, platform barons, technocrats, and ideological engineers who operate under the firm conviction that only they… Continue reading
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Kenya Between Washington and Beijing
Debt Pressure, Public Discontent and Chinese Capital Push Nairobi Toward BRICS Channels Kenyan diplomacy under President William Ruto has moved through a period of visible strain between older Western alignments and newer overtures to China, Russia and the wider BRICS network. Washington treated Kenya as a dependable security partner for two decades because Kenyan forces… Continue reading
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Africa’s Silent Recolonisation: Debt, Deindustrialisation and the Net Zero Agenda
How net zero climate-linked debt, collapsing grids and external mandates are African states into managed decline and dependence Access to abundant and affordable energy underpins every stage of economic development. African governments that attempt to industrialise without reliable baseload power expose themselves to stagnation, dependence, and political manipulation. External actors promoting net-zero targets in Africa… Continue reading
