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Imperial Nostalgia: History, Sovereignty, and the Unfinished Work of (…)
Yohannes Woldemariam 29/09/26
History in the Horn of Africa is rarely allowed to remain history. An ancient civilization becomes evidence of modern sovereignty. A medieval dynasty becomes proof of national continuity. Territory incorporated during one political era is later (…)
The Uses and Abuses of the Anti-Colonial in Global Reactionary Politics
Aliaksei Kazharski, Chenchen Zhang, Gorkem Altinors, Miri Davidson, Priya Chacko, Sivamohan Valluvan 24/08/26
International Political Sociology, Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2026, olag012, https://doi.org/10.1093/ips/olag012 Abstract Drawing on a range of regional expertise and perspectives from international relations, political economy, political theory, (…)
Mali : Anticolonialism in the age of fragmentation
Djiguikôrô 04/06/26
The violence unfolding in Mali reflects a deeper political impasse: how to sustain popular aspirations for emancipation without collapsing into military authoritarianism. Bamako seems to have returned to its own rhythm. Schools have reopened (…)
Kashmiri protests over Iran and Palestine are also protests over Kashmir
Anuradha Bhasin 07/04/26
When news broke that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on 28 February, thousands of Kashmiris poured into Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar, scaling its iconic clock tower to drape it with his (…)
Exporting Borders Frontex and the Expansion of Fortress Europe in West Africa
Jane Kilpatrick, Mariana Gkliati 19/08/25
The EU is pushing its migration control far beyond Europe’s borders. This report exposes how Frontex operates in West Africa under the cover of cooperation, entrenching neo-colonial influence, undermining rights, and reshaping the Sahel into a (…)
Artificial Empires: The Race for Swahili AI in East Africa
Angelo Toma 07/07/25
As East Africa experiences a digital awakening, a new geopolitical fault line is emerging – not over ports or pipelines, but language models. The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems trained in Swahili, a lingua franca for (…)
Unmasking Memories of Feminist Anti-Imperialist Movement: Where Were the Women in (…)
Salsabila Noor Aziziah 22/04/25
Progressive struggles around the world have been masked by the mainstream narrative of the Global North countries’ victory following World War II. It is not easy to curate and recollect memories of past anti-imperialist movements, including one (…)
From Gaza to COP29 : The 9 Types of Violence Wealthy Countries are Inflicting on (…)
Tamara Pearson 22/11/24
The wealthy, imperialist countries of the Global North are committing a long list of crimes against people in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. From bombing, to environmental destruction, through to media erasure, the powerful (…)
Green Industrial Policies
Audrey Gaughran, Bart-Jaap Verbeek 12/09/24
The ‘win-lose’ approach of major economic powers undermines any hope of a just transition. There is a geopolitical race to ‘win’ the green transition. Green industrial policy is central to it. The biggest global economies—the US, EU, and (…)
Resisting the new green colonialism
Saber Ammar 08/08/24
A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritizes European energy needs over local sovereignty. In recent months, discussions about green hydrogen in Tunisia have dominated the media, particularly concerning the memorandum of (…)