... – just a century ago. Unfortunately, this short period of time has failed to make the Dark Continent either happier or more prosperous. Today, a second advent of colonialism is becoming more and more apparent. Why is this the case? Why have young African states failed to become immune to neo-colonialism?
Wars over Resources
The postmodern transformation of the international legal system became inevitable once the world was covered by a threatening shadow of global economic crisis. Cataclysms in ...
Turbulent Future of Africa
The borders of African countries, drawn along parallels and meridians by the French and the British at the dawn of the colonial era, certainly, will be changing dramatically. It is understood by everybody. This is what
the President of South ...
China’s soft power in Africa
In the last decade, we have witnessed China’s unprecedented activities in Africa. China is successfully squeezing old players in the African markets, it is leading among the new players, which gain powers in the continent, in particular,...
... regional integration groups. Special reference should be made of the establishment of the BRIC group (first decade of the 21st century) comprising the so-called giant countries on the rise – Brazil, Russia, India and China, later joined by South Africa.
At the beginning of this century China, which had always been renowned for its proper behavior in foreign markets, in contrast to the leading Western states was trying to pursue a very reserved policy in Latin America. The Celestial Empire envoys ...
... Sudan, defended the interests of the South before the international community. However, Israeli aid to “rebels from southern Sudan” was not quite so altruistic. By supporting the destructive and destabilizing activities in the enclaves of this east African state it deprived the federal government of Sudan of the opportunity to line itself up with the Arab world in their long-standing conflict with Israel. So it comes as no surprise that the state of Israel was among the first countries with which ...
Oil in exchange for support – time tested motto
Widely spread today opinion about the depletion of global hydrocarbon reserves triggers off competition for taking them under control. Yielding a profit from North African natural resources, primarily oil and gas, is an important factor making this region attractive for foreign business.
The main driving force for developing deposits of mineral resources has always been commercial profitability. Subprime cost of ...
