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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Africa’s Hobbled Hegemons
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    Africa’s Hobbled Hegemons

    Jul 17, 2024 Adekeye Adebajo examines the causes of political and economic malaise in Nigeria and South Africa.

  5. The End of the ANC’s Single-Party Rule
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    The End of the ANC’s Single-Party Rule

    Jun 3, 2024 Adekeye Adebajo reflects on the causes and consequences of South Africa’s stunning election result.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

    ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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