Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
@barnabyjdye.bsky.social
Fellow, German Council of Foreign Relations @dgap.org;
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) King's College, London
Interests: Political Economy, India's International Relations; Politics in Africa, India-Africa, Infrastructure, Electricity, Ideology, Dams
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) King's College, London
Interests: Political Economy, India's International Relations; Politics in Africa, India-Africa, Infrastructure, Electricity, Ideology, Dams
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
🏦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...
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...
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🏦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...
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...
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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
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
Seize the Moment to Deepen the Energy Partnership with India
While Delhi currently prioritizes patching up ties with the Trump administration, Berlin should continue to cultivate initiatives across numerous fields. Given the current focus on energy, a deal on g...
dgap.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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
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
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
Seize the Moment to Deepen the Energy Partnership with India
While Delhi currently prioritizes patching up ties with the Trump administration, Berlin should continue to cultivate initiatives across numerous fields. Given the current focus on energy, a deal on g...
dgap.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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
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 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-...
The US-India Breakdown Creates an Opening for Europe
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
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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 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-...
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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-...
ip-quarterly.com/en/us-india-...
The US-India Breakdown Creates an Opening for Europe
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
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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-...
ip-quarterly.com/en/us-india-...
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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
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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
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October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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/
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/
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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 ...
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Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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www.elgaronline.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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/
Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
2/
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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...
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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...
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Dams for development? Unpacking tensions in the World Bank’s hydropower policies
After a hiatus, the World Bank returned to dam building, but has anything changed?
theconversation.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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...
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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...
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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/
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/
Dams for development? Unpacking tensions in the World Bank’s hydropower policies
After a hiatus, the World Bank returned to dam building, but has anything changed?
theconversation.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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/
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...
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Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Moral geographies: Indian exceptionalism, Africa, and the politics of South–South cooperation
This article seeks to understand the evolution of India’s political relations and development cooperation with Africa, in the context of India’s ambitions of playing a leading role in the Third Wor...
www.tandfonline.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
Pre-orders available. wwnorton.com/books/978132...
June 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Pre-orders available. wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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
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
WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams: Dam clever: is world's biggest hydro scheme a good idea?
The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world - if its ever built. With twice the output of China's Three Gorges, the dam could pot...
pod.fo
March 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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
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
WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams: Dam clever: is world's biggest hydro scheme a good idea?
The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world - if its ever built. With twice the output of China's Three Gorges, the dam could pot...
pod.fo
March 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
🎧 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
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
WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams: Dam clever: is world's biggest hydro scheme a good idea?
The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world - if its ever built. With twice the output of China's Three Gorges, the dam could pot...
pod.fo
March 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🎧 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
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
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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...
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...
Africa-India Ties: The Continent’s Next Big Relationship or Over-Hyped?
One year after India secured a seat at the G-20 for the African Union, the relationship has not lived up to expectations.
thediplomat.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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-...
Highlighting the role of the private sector in the relationship.
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Adani’s problems in Kenya undermine Narendra Modi’s ambitions for Africa
Competing with China will now be even harder for India’s prime minister
www.economist.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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-...
Highlighting the role of the private sector in the relationship.
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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/...
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/...
High-speed Paris-Berlin daily train service debuts
The route is the first directly linking the two capitals' city centres.
www.euronews.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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/...
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/...
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
December 9, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
1/5
www.elgaronline.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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
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
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
1/5
www.elgaronline.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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
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-...
@tomgardner18.bsky.social
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Adani’s problems in Kenya undermine Narendra Modi’s ambitions for Africa
Competing with China will now be even harder for India’s prime minister
www.economist.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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-...
@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.
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.
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
academic.oup.com/afraf/articl...
1/6
The limits of concentrated power: Bureaucratic independence and electricity crises in Rwanda
Abstract. Rwanda is a posterchild of economic success in twenty-first century Africa. Dominant explanations for the country’s growth use the political sett
academic.oup.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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.
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...
channelafrica.co.za/sabc/home/ch...
December 2, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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...
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
academic.oup.com/afraf/articl...
1/6
The limits of concentrated power: Bureaucratic independence and electricity crises in Rwanda
Abstract. Rwanda is a posterchild of economic success in twenty-first century Africa. Dominant explanations for the country’s growth use the political sett
academic.oup.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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
academic.oup.com/afraf/articl...
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