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African Think Tank

The creation of AUKUS is only further confirmation—as if more was needed—that the Biden administration intends to wage a new cold war in Asia with China as its target.

By James W. Carden

27 September, 2021

Women’s Empowerment And The Merkel Effect

Before Merkel’s leadership, history recognized a number of famous empowered women, such as Queen Elizabeth, the monarch for the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms; and the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, who was UK prime minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the country’s Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

By Dr. Diana Galeeva

4 October, 2021

Why France And Germany Won’t Join China’s ‘Africa Quad’

Chinese President Xi Jinping invited the leaders of Germany and France to join a ‘quad’ of cooperation with African countries during a virtual summit on 5 July 2021. But why did Beijing suddenly propose this partnership? And is the move likely to bear fruit?

By Lucas Engel, Reed Piercey, Deborah Brautigam

3 November, 2021

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