The Self-Serving Scramble for the Developing World
The world’s richest countries insist their involvement in developing nations is prompted by altruism, but this magnanimity rings hollow.
Read MoreDavid Kowalski is based in Brussels and is a former European civil servant now working as an independent policy analyst.
Posted by David Kowalski | Jul 3, 2018 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics |
The world’s richest countries insist their involvement in developing nations is prompted by altruism, but this magnanimity rings hollow.
Read MorePosted by David Kowalski | Jan 30, 2018 | Africa, News & Analysis, Politics |
The international community should make a greater effort to engage with the Congolese pseudo-dictator Joseph Kabila to entice him to step down voluntarily—while doing their upmost to ensure his people do not suffer any additional harm.
Read MorePosted by David Kowalski | Sep 19, 2016 | Africa, News & Analysis |
Foreign governments and outside business interests prop up crooked regimes like South Sudan’s for their own benefit.
Read MorePosted by David Kowalski | Dec 19, 2014 | Europe, Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Imperial nostalgia on one hand, and musings of national security seem to have transformed the UK and US into the most stalwart allies of dictatorial regimes.
Read MorePosted by David Kowalski | Nov 8, 2014 | Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis |
Sanctions are all the rage nowadays in Europe’s Russia policy. Wrecked by the economic crisis, Europe’s priorities have been to implement low-budget solutions to counter Moscow’s threats. Instead of multi-billion euro pledges to...
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