THE Russia-Ukraine crisis that began on February 24 has divided academics and keen observers of international politics. In a bid to assess the direction of the conflict and its implication for the future of Russia-Ukraine relations, the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Institute for the Future of Knowledge organised a webinar titled, “Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Escalation or […]
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On February 24, at the time of a United Nations Security Council meeting to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a full-scale attack on the state, claiming that the purpose was the “demilitarisation and de-Nazification” of Ukraine. Russia’s missile attacks have resulted in massive devastation of several Ukrainian cities, such as
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Despite the ambitions for equal partnership expressed at the recent Africa-EU summit, the outcomes of past summits and pledges give little confidence that we will see the end of an asymmetrical donor-recipient relationship that harks back to a colonial past. On 17 and 18 February 2022, the sixth European Union-African Union summit was held in
Peace Review A Journal of Social Justice Volume 34, 2022 – Issue 3 Abstract Nigeria’s counter-terrorism campaign against the dreaded Boko Haramsect has relied heavily on the use of force. Successive administra-tions have often preferred a coercive approach to address the state’s secur-ity challenges that range from ethnic conflict to religious crises andelectoral conflict, to
Journal of Asian and African Studies Volume 57, 2022 – Issue 6 Abstract Democracy promotion is undoubtedly one of Nigeria’s most important foreign policy objectives in Africa. Indeed, it has featured in the state’s foreign policy across successive administrations including military and civilian regimes. A fundamental question explored by this article is the dimension of
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Strategic Review for Southern Africa Volume 43, 2021 – Issue 2 Abstract The #MustFall campaigns, student-led protests that began at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2015 and reverberated across South African universities, ignited calls for curriculum transformation, the abolition of Eurocentric epistemologies, and the embrace of indigenous knowledge systems. Given that despite more
On Sunday July 25, Nigeria celebrated its 15th National Diaspora Day under the theme: “Diaspora Integration for National Peace and Development”. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration launched this event in 2006 in recognition of the diaspora’s contribution to national development. The 2021 virtual celebration in the form of a webinar was organised by the Nigerians
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This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the continent, this book delves into the currencies of soft power across the region: from South Africa’s progressive constitution and expanding multinational corporations, to Nigeria’s
Afrobeats as a global soundtrack is an essential component of achieving the objectives of AU’s 2021 as the Year of the Arts, Culture and Heritage. The 63rd annual Grammy Awards were held this month at the Staples Center, Los Angeles in the United States. The event marked the global ascendance of Nigeria’s Afrobeats, as two
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The American war on terror had a massive negative impact on its image across the globe and diminished its moral authority. Furthermore, the US-triggered 2008/09 financial crisis revealed the shift in economic power from the West to the East. Trump’s isolationism only served to exacerbate this trend. The election of Joe Biden as the 46th
