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The Think Tank Steps Out With ‘Federalism Palava’ Webinar

Posted By: adminon: August 30, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Federalism palava, NEPA, New nations, The Think TankNo CommentsViews:
The Think Tank Steps Out With 'Federalism Palava' Webinar

There is a joke which compares federalism to wine: the longer it lasts, the much better it gets. ‘Federalism palava’ has been the enduring topic for new nations. About a decade ago, it was f... Read more

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Savouring The Economist Hammering Prof Doran Acemoglu

Posted By: adminon: August 26, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: 'Problem-solving" Theory, Colonialism, Dr. Thandika Mkandawire, Dr. Yusuf Bangura, Institutions, LSE, Mahmood Mamdani, NATO, Prof Doran Acemoglu, Samir Amin, The Economist, ‘Why Nations Fail’No CommentsViews:
Savouring The Economist Hammering Prof Doran Acemoglu

By Adagbo Onoja Typical of the fluid ways of popular culture sites, The Economist of London has set its deconstructive reportorial gaze on Prof Doran Acemoglu, ex-LSE economist currently bas... Read more

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A Note on Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Current Dispensation

Posted By: adminon: August 23, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Afro-centric leadership, Great Power states, Nigerian Summit on Foreign Policy, NPSA, The GuardianNo CommentsViews:
A Note on Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Current Dispensation

By Prof Hassan Saliu The recent editorial in The Guardian on Nigeria’s foreign policy reminds me of the releases that I issued on the subject matter. In the closing days of my tenure a... Read more

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Strategically Reading Beijing’s Mindset in China’s Blue Book Series

Posted By: adminon: August 02, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Belt and Road Initiative, CASS, IMF, The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, The Global Civilization Initiative, The Global Development Initiative, The Global Security Initiative, World Bank, WTONo CommentsViews:
Strategically Reading Beijing's Mindset in China's Blue Book Series

By Chris Kwaja Introduction: The international order is no longer merely changing; it is fracturing. The assumptions that underpinned the post-Cold War era—economic globalization, liberal in... Read more

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Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s Empowerment Push for Creative Writers in Abuja Schools

Posted By: adminon: July 29, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Creative writing, Critical thinking, Female Writers Cafe, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Storytelling1 CommentViews:
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s Empowerment Push for Creative Writers in Abuja Schools

At a time when interpreting the world and changing it have merged into one rather than two different spheres, fishing for critical thinkers cum creative writers has become the most potential... Read more

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Why an Abuja Symposium in Honour of Dr Segun Osoba?

Posted By: adminon: July 28, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: ASUU, Bala Usman Institute-Zaria, Dr. Segun Osoba, Emancipation, National AssemblyNo CommentsViews:
Why an Abuja Symposium in Honour of Dr Segun Osoba?

By Y. Z Ya’u Dear compatriots, friends, colleagues and comrades, on behalf of the Planning Committee for this Symposium and the entirety of the Osoba for Eternality Platform, I welcome you t... Read more

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Leftists Converge on Abuja for a Symposium on Late Historian’s Historian, Dr. Segun Samuel Osoba

Posted By: adminon: July 22, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Articulatory politics, Chapter Two, Common people, Left politics, Minority Report, Nodal point, Radical HistoriographyNo CommentsViews:
Leftists Converge on Abuja for a Symposium on Late Historian’s Historian, Dr. Segun Samuel Osoba

Abuja, Nigeria is set to witness the likely most remarkable if not the most qualitative gathering of the radical assemblage in Nigeria in recent times. It will be the symposium version of th... Read more

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A Self-Absorbed Giant: Dearth of Chinese Lessons for the Rest of the World

Posted By: adminon: July 17, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: American publishers, Maoism, Maoist Cultural Revolution, New Left in Europe, Xi Zhongxun (Xi Jinping’s father), Zhou EnlaiNo CommentsViews:
A Self-Absorbed Giant: Dearth of Chinese Lessons for the Rest of the World

By Branko Milanovic Several days ago, at a conference in Guangxi Province in Southern China, I had a conversation with the editor of the Chinese company that published translations of two of... Read more

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Leading Nigerian IR Scholars Revive NSIA, With Prof Hassan Saliu As Interim President

Posted By: adminon: July 08, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Diplomacy, Global Governance, International politics, Nigerian foreign policy, Peace and Security, Regional integrationNo CommentsViews:
Leading Nigerian IR Scholars Revive NSIA, With Prof Hassan Saliu As Interim President

It must be part of the mysteries of powerhouse Nigeria that there has not been an active platform of scholars of the involving discipline of International Relations for years now. Well, that... Read more

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Beyond the Stereotype: How Dependency Theory Remains Relevant

Posted By: adminon: June 28, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Centre, Dependency Theory, Keynesians, Marxists, MNCs, PeripheryNo CommentsViews:
Beyond the Stereotype: How Dependency Theory Remains Relevant

By Ingrid Kvangraven The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged countries across the world into crises, but the challenges are particularly dire for developing countries. My recent research demonstra... Read more

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