The grab for the Panama Canal…
The Panama canal is of huge economic and strategic importance, being one of the world’s major trade routes. Trump has […]
Globalisation
nation states
Environmental problems and sustainable development
America’s Climate Change Bill
The United States recently introduced a huge climate change bill which promotes investment in green energy through indirect subsidies. This
Global Development
Nations and Nationalism in Developing Countries
Many new nations in the global south struggled to find national unity following independence because of ethnic and religious divisions within their national borders.
Crime and Deviance, state crime
Examples of State Crimes 2020-2023
Three examples of state crimes since 2020 include Russia targeting civilians during the Ukraine invasion, China’s genocide against the Uyghur’s and the Taliban’s denial of women’s rights.
Global Development, Theories of development
Are developed nations in decline?
I found this fascinating Infographic in a recent report by the Resolution Foundation – which shows how people in rich
Global Development, Pot Luck
A Very Brief History of the Democratic Republic of Congo
This year I’m using the DRC as a major case study in underdevelopment (it is last on the UN’s HDI