Strategic Dialogues

WTO reform and the crisis of multilateralism

We are joined by Prof Faizel Ismail, Director of the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance University of Cape Town, to talk about WTO reform in view of the crisis of multilateralism, and his latest book WTO reform and the crisis of multilateralism: A Developing Country Perspective

 

Illicit financial flows from Africa (IFFs): reflections on the 2020 UNCTAD report 'Tackling Illicit Financial Flows for Sustainable Development in Africa'.

We engage Edwin Ikhouria, Executive Director of the ONE Campaign,on the latest report by the UNCTAD on IFFs from Africa and the impact on African development and, more importantly, what this means for Africa’s agency in global affairs.

 

Understanding Turkey’s multifaceted foreign policy in Africa

Sami Hamdi, Editor-in-Chief of the International Interest, helps us make sense of Turkey’s tilt towards Africa against the backdrop of the geopolitical chess game in the Eastern Mediterranean and Ankara's pursuit of strategic autonomy.

China-Africa partnership: navigating shared values and strategic interests

W. Gyude Moore, Senior Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development joins us to talk about China-Africa relations in a politically charged strategic context. What can we make of the ‘Shared values’ narrative at the core of partnership?

See Gyude’s opinion piece: A new Cold War is coming. Africa should not pick sides

US-Africa Policy: Time for a Reset?

On the  inaugural episode of Strategic Dialogues, we're in conversation with Mr Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Our discussion is centred on US-Africa policy, stemming from a recently published CSIS brief titled A New U.S. Policy Framework for the African Century