https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TZiSJdmFoYxnlAzarFmKf?si=MDNJ10lHRV-NAnexviLZEQ China’s engagement in Africa continues to evoke polarized debate, is it a strategic partnership or a new imperialism? In reality, China reflects rather than defines Africa’s structural dilemmas. Chinese loans, contracts, and negotiation leverage do not create African vulnerabilities; they expose the continent’s lack of affordable long-term capital, weak domestic industrial capacity, and institutional... Continue Reading →

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wa9M2CRAW2YsWR3j4szfL?si=DrkL5-0GQ1ak8cYRG-fr5Q Foreign Direct Investment is never just about capital. It is about sovereignty, bargaining power, and the long-term calculus of who controls value creation. Few concepts illustrate this more sharply than resource nationalism. At its core, resource nationalism is the assertion by a state that natural resources—oil, gas, minerals, even land and water, belong first... Continue Reading →