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Adekeye Adebajo

Adekeye Adebajo

Writing for PS since 2023
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Adekeye Adebajo, a professor and a senior research fellow at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship in South Africa, served on UN missions in South Africa, Western Sahara, and Iraq. He is the author of Global Africa: Profiles in Courage, Creativity, and Cruelty (Routledge, 2024) and The Eagle and the Springbok: Essays on Nigeria and South Africa (Routledge, 2023).

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  1. Africa’s Year of Warlords and Meddlers
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    Africa’s Year of Warlords and Meddlers

    Feb 12, 2025 Adekeye Adebajo foresees growing instability and more foreign interference on the continent in 2025.

  2. What Trump’s Return Means for Africa
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    What Trump’s Return Means for Africa

    Dec 24, 2024 Adekeye Adebajo expects a continuation of America's longstanding attitude of benign neglect toward the continent.

  3. Is the G77 the Future of Multilateralism?
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    Is the G77 the Future of Multilateralism?

    Nov 27, 2024 Adekeye Adebajo thinks the bloc’s ability to forge global coalitions positions it to lead international resistance to Trump.

  4. Africa’s Place in the Emerging Global Order
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    Africa’s Place in the Emerging Global Order

    Sep 27, 2024 Adekeye Adebajo explains how the continent can navigate the Sino-American rivalry in a way that advances its interests.

  5. Africa’s Future Hinges on Revitalizing Multilateralism
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    Africa’s Future Hinges on Revitalizing Multilateralism

    Aug 27, 2024 Adekeye Adebajo outlines several steps that wealthy countries can take to restore trust in the current global order.

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    Trump’s Tariffs Are Not a Negotiating Tactic

    Ian Bremmer

    Donald Trump’s immediate, aggressive use of import tariffs has revealed a fundamental difference between his first and second term. Far from a mere negotiating strategy, the goal this time is to replace a global rules-based system of managed economic integration with coerced decoupling.

     emphasizes a fundamental difference between the US trade agenda now and during the president’s first term.
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    Are We Responsible for Our Choices?

    Peter Singer identifies a common flaw shared by deterministic theories of human behavior.
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    Europe’s Competitiveness Compass Points in the Wrong Direction

    Marcin Korolec warns that the strategy demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of the challenges facing the bloc.
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    America’s Faustian Trade Bargain

    Kenneth Jacobs highlights a critical vulnerability that other countries could exploit in retaliation for US tariffs.
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    Will the United Nations Survive Trump 2.0?

    Jayati Ghosh

    Recent actions by the United States may foreshadow its withdrawal from the world’s foremost multilateral institution. Paradoxically, however, the breakdown of the multilateral order the US helped establish nearly eight decades ago could serve as a catalyst for greater international cooperation.

     thinks the paradigm shift in US foreign policy could end up strengthening global solidarity.
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    Empty Promises Won’t Save Marine Ecosystems

    Dadang Mujiono warns that without global intervention, biodiversity-rich regions could become prime targets for exploitation.
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    Europe’s New Power Trio

    Simon Toubeau foresees Friedrich Merz, Ursula von der Leyen, and Manfred Weber boosting the bloc’s security and economy.
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    Canada Must Learn From the Green Backlash

    Jonathan D. Ostry calls for climate policies to reflect social realities, instead of being based solely on economic efficiency.
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    Will There Be a Sustained US Market Selloff?

    Dambisa Moyo identifies several indicators that investors and business leaders should keep an eye on.

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