Stephen Biko
@bikointellect.bsky.social
Consultant and Researcher on African Politics and International Relations. Supporter of the Arsenal. Ailurophile
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"Faced with a choice between engaging in the slow, uncertain work of democratic restoration or using the well-oiled authoritarian machinery at their fingertips, many opposition-turned-incumbents find the latter path more tempting." —Donghyun Danny Choi, Fiona Shen-Bayh
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October 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Faced with a choice between engaging in the slow, uncertain work of democratic restoration or using the well-oiled authoritarian machinery at their fingertips, many opposition-turned-incumbents find the latter path more tempting." —Donghyun Danny Choi, Fiona Shen-Bayh
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Royal Union St Gilloise host Newcastle as maybe the game's most overperforming club
They are part-owned by Bloom and use Brighton's famous analytics, but owner Alex Muzio also explains how they're doing things their own way - from bonuses to injuries
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
They are part-owned by Bloom and use Brighton's famous analytics, but owner Alex Muzio also explains how they're doing things their own way - from bonuses to injuries
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Meet the man behind Belgium’s Brighton plotting Champions League disruption
Alex Muzio has transformed Union Saint-Gilloise from second-tier strugglers to Champions League hopefuls. Miguel Delaney went to meet the protege of Brighton owner Tony Bloom to find out more
www.independent.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Royal Union St Gilloise host Newcastle as maybe the game's most overperforming club
They are part-owned by Bloom and use Brighton's famous analytics, but owner Alex Muzio also explains how they're doing things their own way - from bonuses to injuries
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
They are part-owned by Bloom and use Brighton's famous analytics, but owner Alex Muzio also explains how they're doing things their own way - from bonuses to injuries
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protest chronic power outages in the island country.
Madagascar imposes curfew after violent protests against water, power cuts
Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protest chronic power outages in the island country.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protest chronic power outages in the island country.
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A new web of partnerships is likely to have novel consequences for Pakistan’s security calculus.
What the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Pact Means for South Asia
The mutual defense agreement could make Islamabad even more risk-tolerant.
foreignpolicy.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A new web of partnerships is likely to have novel consequences for Pakistan’s security calculus.
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French navy seizes nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast
French navy seizes nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast
French authorities say the "remarkable seizure" was found on board a fishing boat following a tip-off.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
French navy seizes nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast
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@pueblosnegrosuc.bsky.social realiza una labor excepcional educando a la sociedad sobre las complejas realidades de los pueblos africanos y las comunidades afrodescendientes. Para inscribirse en el máster,haga clic en el enlace: www.ucm.es/cfp/estudios...
O escriba a📩 jicastie@ucm.es
O escriba a📩 jicastie@ucm.es
September 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
@pueblosnegrosuc.bsky.social realiza una labor excepcional educando a la sociedad sobre las complejas realidades de los pueblos africanos y las comunidades afrodescendientes. Para inscribirse en el máster,haga clic en el enlace: www.ucm.es/cfp/estudios...
O escriba a📩 jicastie@ucm.es
O escriba a📩 jicastie@ucm.es
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I have been working for 2 years on the Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World. 30 contributions. It's finally done and submitted.
Stay tuned for publication, open access. I hope it's a useful resource for students, scholars, and everyone interested in the topic of authoritarianism.
Stay tuned for publication, open access. I hope it's a useful resource for students, scholars, and everyone interested in the topic of authoritarianism.
September 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I have been working for 2 years on the Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World. 30 contributions. It's finally done and submitted.
Stay tuned for publication, open access. I hope it's a useful resource for students, scholars, and everyone interested in the topic of authoritarianism.
Stay tuned for publication, open access. I hope it's a useful resource for students, scholars, and everyone interested in the topic of authoritarianism.
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Just received the cover of the latest edited volume by Helder Fonseca, Lena Dallywater, and Chris Saunders. It was a privilege to co-author a chapter on Communist agency in Angola’s complex (and violent) transition to independence. The book will be available by the end of the year.
August 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Just received the cover of the latest edited volume by Helder Fonseca, Lena Dallywater, and Chris Saunders. It was a privilege to co-author a chapter on Communist agency in Angola’s complex (and violent) transition to independence. The book will be available by the end of the year.
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Countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Poland are openly reconsidering their nuclear postures in light of eroding US security guarantees.
Eighty years on from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world should not forget the devastation wrought by nuclear weapons
The breakdown of nuclear diplomacy, misleading talk of ‘limited’ nuclear war and a lack of public awareness have produced a dangerously heightened risk.
www.chathamhouse.org
August 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Poland are openly reconsidering their nuclear postures in light of eroding US security guarantees.
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"In sum, the situation is unstable because it cannot be made stable. It produces opponents and enemies in abundance, without gaining new friends at home — all while barely standing on a single, unsteady leg." - Yassin Al Haj Saleh newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
The Ordeal of the Syrian Nation-State Today
The new Syrian government’s base is narrow and its politics sectarian. No “state” can unify a nation while aggressively alienating wide segments of its people, nor has it any right to demand patriotis...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"In sum, the situation is unstable because it cannot be made stable. It produces opponents and enemies in abundance, without gaining new friends at home — all while barely standing on a single, unsteady leg." - Yassin Al Haj Saleh newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
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Descrita alguna vez como la mujer más peligrosa de África, el poderoso e inspirador legado de #AndréeMadeleineBlouin no debería de ninguna manera quedar relegado a las notas a pie de página de la historiografía africana.
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Los legados olvidados de las luchadoras por la libertad africana: Un estudio de caso de Andrée Madeleine Blouin
Escrito por Sheila Semo «Si la historia de África la hubieran escrito africanos y mujeres, creo que encontraríamos muchos héroes anónimos». Presidenta Sahle-Work Zewde (primera mujer presidenta de Eti...
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July 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Descrita alguna vez como la mujer más peligrosa de África, el poderoso e inspirador legado de #AndréeMadeleineBlouin no debería de ninguna manera quedar relegado a las notas a pie de página de la historiografía africana.
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The Six Degrees of Tom Mboya
June 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The Six Degrees of Tom Mboya
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With Mamdani's win, all of politics is East African politics
Like Barack Obama Sr. got axed because he was too close to Tom Mboya and got on Jomo Kenyatta's bad side and Kamala's granddad was hanging out with Kenneth Kaunda. We're all living in Season 64 of anti-colonial nationalist East Africa Game of Thrones.
If I had a nickel for every 21st century presidential candidate with close family members who served as highly educated bureaucrats in early post-colonial 1960s East African governments, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice
June 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
With Mamdani's win, all of politics is East African politics
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Este libro examina críticamente la interacción entre #religión, #diversidad y #gobernanza secular, cuestionando los enfoques convencionales para gestionar el pluralismo en contextos contemporáneos. Es una lectura realmente excelente:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
June 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Este libro examina críticamente la interacción entre #religión, #diversidad y #gobernanza secular, cuestionando los enfoques convencionales para gestionar el pluralismo en contextos contemporáneos. Es una lectura realmente excelente:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Reports of a prisoner/hostage exchange deal under negotiation, which could free Elizabeth Tsurkov. www.naharnet.com/stories/en/3...
Hezbollah captives may be freed as part of deal involving Israeli-Russian researcher
There is an available chance to reactivate the file of the release of Lebanese captives held by Israel in conjunction with the expected release of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was...
www.naharnet.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Reports of a prisoner/hostage exchange deal under negotiation, which could free Elizabeth Tsurkov. www.naharnet.com/stories/en/3...
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Out now and open access in Aggression & Violent Behaviour, our latest paper examines the overlap between intimate partner abuse and susceptibility to violent extremism, available here - doi.org/10.1016/j.av...
Redirecting
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May 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Out now and open access in Aggression & Violent Behaviour, our latest paper examines the overlap between intimate partner abuse and susceptibility to violent extremism, available here - doi.org/10.1016/j.av...
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Jornada #Geopolítica de los #hidrocarburos en el #África Atlántica
Fecha: 21 de mayo, de 9:45 a 16:00 horas.
Podrá verse en directo en el canal de Youtube de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología de la UCM. youtube.com/@ucmpolitica...
Fecha: 21 de mayo, de 9:45 a 16:00 horas.
Podrá verse en directo en el canal de Youtube de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología de la UCM. youtube.com/@ucmpolitica...
May 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Jornada #Geopolítica de los #hidrocarburos en el #África Atlántica
Fecha: 21 de mayo, de 9:45 a 16:00 horas.
Podrá verse en directo en el canal de Youtube de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología de la UCM. youtube.com/@ucmpolitica...
Fecha: 21 de mayo, de 9:45 a 16:00 horas.
Podrá verse en directo en el canal de Youtube de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología de la UCM. youtube.com/@ucmpolitica...
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Sharaa is trying to woo Trump with investment opportunities and Republican oil men, and has suggested they could meet during Trump’s upcoming Gulf trip.
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Syria Dangles Oil, Peace for U.S. Help on Sanctions
The former Islamist rebels who run the new government are looking to convince a skeptical Trump administration
www.wsj.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Sharaa is trying to woo Trump with investment opportunities and Republican oil men, and has suggested they could meet during Trump’s upcoming Gulf trip.
@jmalsin.bsky.social
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Hi All, The discussion about European states pivoting to China is based on some weak assumptions. First of all, Europe must establish its strategic independence before everything. Exchanging an autocratic US for a dictatorial China is no way to do that. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Perils Of A European Pivot To China
Exchanging One Dominant Force For Another Wont Provide Security Or Stop European Decline
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May 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hi All, The discussion about European states pivoting to China is based on some weak assumptions. First of all, Europe must establish its strategic independence before everything. Exchanging an autocratic US for a dictatorial China is no way to do that. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined, write @paulmelly.bsky.social and @dideberg.bsky.social.
Navigating a path beyond regional division is essential for West Africa’s security
Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined.
www.chathamhouse.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined, write @paulmelly.bsky.social and @dideberg.bsky.social.
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Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee
Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee
Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee
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Hace unos meses escribí un artículo sobre las realidades socioculturales invisibles de las mujeres inmigrantes en Ceuta.
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Las realidades socioculturales invisibles de las mujeres subsaharianas y marroquíes en ceuta
Escrito por Shyla Semo. Estratega de marca y consultora de comunicación digital. Ha trabajado en la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC), el programa de las Naciones Unid...
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March 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hace unos meses escribí un artículo sobre las realidades socioculturales invisibles de las mujeres inmigrantes en Ceuta.
culturaypensamientodelospueblosnegros.com/las-realidad...
culturaypensamientodelospueblosnegros.com/las-realidad...
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Been hearing about this too. The Israeli whitepaper is said to further argue that Turkey supports Hamas, and Turkey supports the new Syrian government, and thus, through some bizarre transitive property of the Middle East, Ahmed al-Sharaa must be Hamas www.reuters.com/world/israel...
Exclusive: Israel lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say
Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence in the country, four sources familiar with the efforts said.
www.reuters.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Been hearing about this too. The Israeli whitepaper is said to further argue that Turkey supports Hamas, and Turkey supports the new Syrian government, and thus, through some bizarre transitive property of the Middle East, Ahmed al-Sharaa must be Hamas www.reuters.com/world/israel...