Nathaniel Powell
@natkpowell.bsky.social
Historian--France, Africa, etc. Honorary Researcher Lancaster University CWD, West Africa Analyst, Oxford Analytica. Author of "France's Wars in Chad" https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/frances-wars-in-chad/6B7D8F9C8A81E0A83028C24EA0CF8D28
Not sure who in the US political spectum qualifies as that kind of left demagogue.
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Not sure who in the US political spectum qualifies as that kind of left demagogue.
Sounds like Pinker?
October 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sounds like Pinker?
Savimbi was also an amazingly charismatic operator-- he charmed his way through many a Western capital. Not that anyone minded the blood on his hands.
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Savimbi was also an amazingly charismatic operator-- he charmed his way through many a Western capital. Not that anyone minded the blood on his hands.
A hell of a guy!
September 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A hell of a guy!
I always say that African politics carries many lessons for the United States.
September 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I always say that African politics carries many lessons for the United States.