Argentine dollarisation

Is Dollar Hegemony collapsing? South America as the bellwether

Sonia Ruseler, an Argentine and former CNN world news anchor, observes whether dollar hegemony is waning in South America, where China has become the main trading partner. She argues that while China is a respected trade partner in the region, the US dollar is still the dominant currency and remains so in the foreseeable future.

Is the dollar hegemony collapsing

Is US dollar hegemony ending?

Professor Robert Wade from the LSE analyses the urge for de-dollarisation and why the US dollar hegemony unlikely ends soon. He argues that while people have been forecasting the end of dollar hegemony for over half a century, but large-scale alternatives face huge difficulties, and their emergence will stretch over decades.

Africans after war in Ukraine

Out of Step: The West’s Waltz with Africa

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine produced a mixed diplomatic response from Africa. This article explores the reasons why Africa did not vote as a bloc to condemn the Russian invasion and asks if Africa will be drawn into a new version of the old Cold War. How can that be avoided and what measures should the West take to revamp and refresh its relationships with Africa at a time when the international order is rapidly changing?

Democracy in Africa

The Challenge of Representative Democracy in Africa

This article examines the reasons behind the challenge of democracy in Africa and the sources of democratic potential in the continent. In addition, it conducts a mapping of democracy in the region in terms of constitutional endurance and implementation.