YACOOB ABBA OMAR: A new African agenda for geopolitical rivalry shaping 21st century
Mistra will focus on contemporary manifestations of power transitions at a conference next month
11 September 2024 - 05:00
Observers of the Forum of China-Africa Co-operation, attended by 50 African leaders in Beijing last week, debated the rise, decline and future of rival powers.
These analysts are in good company — historians ranging from North African Ibn Khaldūn in the 14th century to 20th century British historian Paul Kennedy have spent much time analysing the ebb and flow between hegemonic powers. ..
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