by ElectTheCouncil | 15 Jun 2023 | Non-permanent UNSC members
If the West wants to position itself in Africa for the future – and in relation to China – the focus should be on good governance instead of calling for liberal democracy and the full spectrum of human rights as some type of silver bullet. On its own, democracy is not...
by ElectTheCouncil | 18 Apr 2023 | Uncategorized
The war in Ukraine and the related intensified competition between the United States (US) and China loom over every international relations discussion. How might the war end, and how will these scenarios affect Africa? Projections for the next 20 years by...
by ElectTheCouncil | 4 Oct 2022 | Legitimise the UNSC, Non-permanent UNSC members, Permanent 5, United Nations Security Council, UNSC Reform
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has revived the perennial debate about the need to reform the United Nations (UN) Security Council, including permanent representation for Africa. But has the conflict also increased the likelihood of change? The council was...
by ElectTheCouncil | 30 Aug 2022 | United Nations Security Council
Africa’s growing strategic value to global powers has been reinforced by international tensions and economic volatility spurred on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 fallout. African states have long featured prominently in the foreign policy calculus of...
by ElectTheCouncil | 14 Apr 2022 | Non-permanent UNSC members, Permanent 5, United Nations Security Council
When Ukraine’s bold President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to question its own purpose, he put the spotlight on a thorny geopolitical issue that stands in the way of international peace and security. The UN has been impotent over...
