Can a middle powers/internationalist coalition form between the Global North and South? New article for IPQ assess opportunity and limitatoins ip-quarterly.com/en/chances-m... @ipq.bsky.social @dgap.org

New article out on whether a middle powers/internationalist partnership can form. Whilst the strategic incentive is there, and should lead to closer collaboration, the lack of ideological glue, different structural economic and the weight of history pose challenges

An "alliance of middle powers" is what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested in January in response to a Trumpian world. But as @barnabyjdye.bsky.social argues in this new essay, history suggests that forging such an alliance will be far from easy. ip-quarterly.com/en/chances-m...

New paper with in @roapejournal.bsky.social! What kind of labour restructuring is emerging with the recent entry of Indian firms and investors in the large-scale coal operations in Mozambique's Tete province? An ethnographic study of labour dynamics, subcontracting and strike action in Tete.

Our first monthly pick for February is the #OpenAccess article, "Debunking Brazilian Exceptionalism in its Africa Relations: Evidence from Angola and Tanzania" by @barnabyjdye.bsky.social (Kings College London) and Mathias Alencastro. Be sure to give it a read! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New from @barnabyjdye.bsky.social: The recent trips to New Delhi by Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen speak of the success of forging closer ties between Europe and India. But further efforts are needed. ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

My take on the recent visits to India by Merz and EU for @ipq.bsky.social We might look back at January 2026 as the foundation for a major EU-India relationship - a moment combining substance and symbolism, that generated trust on both sides through 'word and deed' ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

My take on the recent visits to India by Merz and EU for @ipq.bsky.social We might look back at January 2026 as the foundation for a major EU-India relationship - a moment combining substance and symbolism, that generated trust on both sides through 'word and deed' ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

🎙️ The “mother of all deals”, nearly 20 years in the making, has been signed this week. @markhleonard discusses with @Jamescrabtree the long-awaited EU-India trade deal. @ecfr

🏦AIIB positions itself as "lean, clean, and green", but what are the #political dynamics shaping its #sustainability agenda? Matteo Cianforlini (University of Bologna) discusses, chaired by Lau China Institute's Dr Jan Knoerich. 📍9 Dec, 6:30pm, KCL Strand. 👉Register: kcl.ac.uk/events/asian...

First @dgap.org Memo with @afahimi.bsky.social We outline what the next phase of German-Indian Green technology efforts could be, moving from German support for India's green technology to mutual collaboration that also enables Germany's transition and de-risks from China. dgap.org/de/node/42937

First @dgap.org Memo with @afahimi.bsky.social We outline what the next phase of German-Indian Green technology efforts could be, moving from German support for India's green technology to mutual collaboration that also enables Germany's transition and de-risks from China. dgap.org/de/node/42937

1st @ipq.bsky.social article! New Delhi and Europe are seeking alternatives, given a loss of trust in DC. With a trade deal in the works, a significant opportunity beckons. But will Germany/EU capitalise? ip-quarterly.com/en/us-india-...

NEW from @barnabyjdye.bsky.social: Germany’s relationship with India is slowly improving, and so is Europe’s at large. President Donald Trump’s torpedoing of US-India ties offers an opportunity to enhance this relationship even further. ip-quarterly.com/en/us-india-...

Ultimately, reforms do not erase dam-building trade-offs. Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices 5/

This article was written with Dr Udisha Saklani and draws on a recent book chapter tracing the World Bank’s dam policies www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ... 2/

New Article. The World Bank withdrew from dams in the 1990s but the technology returned over the last 20 years. This begs the question: does the World Bank approach dams differently today? Did past protests and policy reforms have a longer-lasting effect? theconversation.com/dams-for-dev... 1/

New Article. The World Bank withdrew from dams in the 1990s but the technology returned over the last 20 years. This begs the question: does the World Bank approach dams differently today? Did past protests and policy reforms have a longer-lasting effect? theconversation.com/dams-for-dev... 1/

In a new article w/ @danbanik.bsky.social , I analyse the evolution of India's political relations and development cooperation w/Africa www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Pre-orders available. wwnorton.com/books/978132...

I feature the latest @kings-sga.bsky.social podcast disucssing the politics and impacts of the Grand Inga dam, the possible benefits it can deliver as well as the numerous political, security and financial barriers faced by the project

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I feature the latest @kings-sga.bsky.social podcast disucssing the politics and impacts of the Grand Inga dam, the possible benefits it can deliver as well as the numerous political, security and financial barriers faced by the project

🎧 PODCAST The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world, if built. But after decades of delay, investors withdrawing, environmental concerns, and its ballooning $80bn price tag, does the dream still hold water? pod.fo/e/2b6b11

AFRICA-INDIA India invested more than 26 billion dollars into Africa between 2018-2022, in some years outstripping both China and the United States. But the relationship has stalled, according to Dr Barnaby Dye. Listen: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... Read: thediplomat.com/2024/11/afri...

Our lecturer Barnaby Dye quoted in this piece in the Economist on India-Africa relations in the context of Adani. Highlighting the role of the private sector in the relationship. www.economist.com/middle-east-...

It’s over 1,000km from Berlin to Paris There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm. And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...

Chapter out – How does the World Bank reform? Only through shareholders? Has reform meaningfully changed socio-environmental impacts or do World Bank projects still create widespread negatives? Dr Udisha Saklani and I write in a new World Bank compendium www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... 1/5

Chapter out – How does the World Bank reform? Only through shareholders? Has reform meaningfully changed socio-environmental impacts or do World Bank projects still create widespread negatives? Dr Udisha Saklani and I write in a new World Bank compendium www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... 1/5

Quoted in the Economist on India-Africa relations in the context of Adani. Highlighting the role of the private sector in economic relations and recent sucesses & setbacks. A pleasure to engage with @tomgardner18.bsky.social www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Delighted that @africaconfidential.bsky.social wrote a feature piece on @bchemouni.bsky.social's and I piece in African Affairs. We tackle the fiscal crisis generated by Rwanda’s energy boom, finding the remarkable zeal in power plant construction held the seeds for a future crisis.

I was interviewed for SABC's OnTheMove for work on development ambitions and modernisation ideologies across Africa in the last 2 decades - listen here: channelafrica.co.za/sabc/home/ch...

African Affairs with @bchemouni.bsky.social on Rwanda's flawed electricity boom. A case that provides a critique to nuance the political settlement framework and its assumption that centralized authoritarian power creates the best conditions for development academic.oup.com/afraf/articl... 1/6

Conversation piece: Today's economic challenges, from COVID-19 to war-induced inflation, follow a relatively successful period state-led development for many countries in Africa, causing hype about the new “African lions” and an “Africa rising” narrative. theconversation.com/visions-of-d...

How do Brazilian and Indian relations with Africa compare and how do both engaged in infrastructure bulidng? A new chpater with @mat_alencastro and Prof. Soares de Oliveira analyses this the boom in both countries’ infrastructure building, and their fall

Interview on this article broadcast on Australia's ABC ab.co/3OqtllO I review the article's main findings, the motiviations for India in Africa and relations between continent and country in the context of the G20

New Diplomat piece: A year after India secured a G-20 seat for the African Union, the relationship between country and continent has not lived up to expectations. Far from displaying signs of a rapid take-off, ties between continent and country are bumpy thediplomat.com/2024/11/afri...