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Who is Being Prepared to Thrive in a Multipolar University?

Posted By: adminon: May 31, 2026In: BookspaceTags: Asia, Australia, Canada, EU, Global South, Iran, Japan, Manhattan Project, Middle East, MIT, Patrice Lumumba University, Russia, Singapore, The Humboldtian model, The Manhattan Project, UK, US, Western EuropeNo CommentsViews:
Who is Being Prepared to Thrive in a Multipolar University?

By Carlos Vargas   The received story about global higher education goes like this: for most of the 20th century, knowledge flowed outwards from a small number of research-intensive universi... Read more

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Morocco Knocks South Africa Off Top Spot as Africa’s Leading Industrial Economy

Posted By: adminon: May 28, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: 2025 Africa Industrialisation Index, AfCFTA, Central Africa, East Africa, Europe, Middle East, West AfricaNo CommentsViews:
Morocco Knocks South Africa Off Top Spot as Africa’s Leading Industrial Economy

Is it possible that Africa has broken out of its ‘no-show’ status in industrialisation at last? Well, that is exactly what Business Insider is reporting. As pleasantly surprising as that is... Read more

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Ranka dade! Kole Shettima for Turbanning as ‘Zanna Yuroma’ of Machina Emirate

Posted By: adminon: January 18, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: America, Europe, Kano, MacArthur, Machina, Middle East, Mohammed Abubakar Rimi, South East AsiaNo CommentsViews:
Ranka dade! Kole Shettima for Turbanning as 'Zanna Yuroma' of Machina Emirate

Come January 31st, 2026, Dr Kole Ahmed Shettima, Africa Director of MacArthur Foundation will add another feather to his cap. In addition to philanthropy administration, he will be turbaned... Read more

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Nigeria’s Retreat from Constructive Engagement in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Posted By: adminon: September 21, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Africa, Arab-Israeli war, AU, Colonialism, Global South, Late President Yasser Arafat, Middle East, PLONo CommentsViews:
Nigeria's Retreat from Constructive Engagement in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

By Ambassador Usman Sarki “We are watching the strangulation of 2 million people, 61,000 of them have already died. It’s disgraceful and disgusting. History will judge, history w... Read more

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Judith Butler Wants Us to Reshape Our Rage

Posted By: adminon: May 04, 2024In: Words and WorldTags: Gender, Humanity, Israel, Latin America, Middle East, Palestine, violence, White supremacy, WomenNo CommentsViews:
Judith Butler Wants Us to Reshape Our Rage

Why should Intervention unleash on readers a 2020 interview of about 6000-word interview with Prof Judith Butler? It is not Intervention’s own making. It is simply because Butler is an icon.... Read more

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The Israel-Iran Crisis: A Chance to Step Back from the Brink

Posted By: adminon: April 17, 2024In: De-EscalationTags: Beijing, Deterrence, Hamas, Hizbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Operation True Promise, WashingtonNo CommentsViews:
The Israel-Iran Crisis: A Chance to Step Back from the Brink

By International Crisis Group There is some careful balancing in this statement that makes it a more attractive intervention than that of those who are either parroting Israel’s invincibilit... Read more

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Abubakar Sokoto, Ochoche, SK Usman, Others Lead UDU Symposium on Peace in Northwest, Middle East

Posted By: adminon: November 08, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: Centre for Peace Studies, Middle East, Northwestern Nigeria, UDUNo CommentsViews:
Abubakar Sokoto, Ochoche, SK Usman, Others Lead UDU Symposium on Peace in Northwest, Middle East

“Pathways to Enhanced Security and Conflict Resolution – Northwestern Nigeria and the Middle East in Perspective” is the topic which will engage the attention of scholars and practitio... Read more

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Establishing Priorities in Nigeria’s Foreign Policy

Posted By: adminon: October 14, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Atlantic Ocean, ECOWAS, Europe, Middle East, Nigerian missions, RECs, The AmericasNo CommentsViews:
Establishing Priorities in Nigeria's Foreign Policy

By Ambassador Usman Sarki Understanding the drivers of Nigeria’s foreign policy and the determinants of the national interest is an important activity that should occupy our passing mo... Read more

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Strongest 105 Universities in the Social Science Subjects in the 2023 World University Subject Ranking

Posted By: adminon: March 22, 2023In: BookspaceTags: Africa, CHINA, Decoloniality, Global knowledge production, Latin America, Middle East, QS Subject ranking, UK, USNo CommentsViews:
Strongest 105 Universities in the Social Science Subjects in the 2023 World University Subject Ranking

It is time to get more insights into how well or not too well particular universities are teaching particular courses as QS World University Ranking releases its 2023 Subject Ranking. It is... Read more

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Commodification of Elective Offices and Democratisation in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 10, 2022In: Words and WorldTags: Africa, APC, Asia, CHINA, Cuba, Dr. Umaru Dikko, Fourth Republic, Francis Fukuyama, Illiberalism, Iran, Latin America, Margaret Thatcher, Middle East, MKO Abiola, PDPNo CommentsViews:
Commodification of Elective Offices and Democratisation in Nigeria

By Aminu Habibu Jahun Slightly over two decades after the take-off of the Fourth Republic, democratic rule has been so grotesquely disfigured in the hands of a few ‘democratic suitors... Read more

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From Borno to Borgu: A New Frontier of Insurgency in Nigeria
From Borno to Borgu: A New Frontier of Insurgency in Nigeria

From Borno to Borgu: A New Frontier of Insurgency in Nigeria

August 24, 2026
Fear, Identity Securitisation and Power Politics in Nigeria
Fear, Identity Securitisation and Power Politics in Nigeria

Fear, Identity Securitisation and Power Politics in Nigeria

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On Agbenu Ochoga's 'Povertycracy: The Syndicate'
On Agbenu Ochoga's 'Povertycracy: The Syndicate'

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Nigeria's Gift of Popular Struggle: Omoyele Sowore and Quest for the Public Good
Nigeria's Gift of Popular Struggle: Omoyele Sowore and Quest for the Public Good

Nigeria’s Gift of Popular Struggle: Omoyele Sowore and Quest for the Public Good

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ABU, Zaria Plans Huge Memorial for Prof Okello Oculi
ABU, Zaria Plans Huge Memorial for Prof Okello Oculi

ABU, Zaria Plans Huge Memorial for Prof Okello Oculi

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