The Middle Powers Mirage: Why a Third Way Is So Hard to Build A new internationalist coalition sounds appealing—but history suggests it won’t materialise. @barnabyjdye.bsky.social, @kings-sga.bsky.social explores why a “third way” is so hard to build. Read more: buff.ly/uZQD2yV

Want to know why Inida is hosting a high-level political summit with Africa after 11 years, and what to expect? New article for @thediplomat.com does just that. thediplomat.com/2026/05/indi...

India Is Hosting the 4th India-Africa Forum Summit: Why Now and What to Expect?

For the first time in 11 years, African leaders and multilateral organizations will convene in the Indian capital.

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Can a middle powers/internationalist coalition form between the Global North and South? New article for IPQ assess opportunity and limitatoins ip-quarterly.com/en/chances-m... @ipq.bsky.social @dgap.org

The Chances for a “Middle Powers” Strategic Alignment Don’t Look Good

There are growing calls for the formation of a coalition of middle powers. History suggests, however, that they lack the ideological glue necessary to sustain a deeper and more powerful global movemen...

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Can a middle powers/internationalist coalition form between the Global North and South? New article for IPQ assess opportunity and limitatoins ip-quarterly.com/en/chances-m... @ipq.bsky.social @dgap.org

The Chances for a “Middle Powers” Strategic Alignment Don’t Look Good

There are growing calls for the formation of a coalition of middle powers. History suggests, however, that they lack the ideological glue necessary to sustain a deeper and more powerful global movemen...

ip-quarterly.com

New article out on whether a middle powers/internationalist partnership can form. Whilst the strategic incentive is there, and should lead to closer collaboration, the lack of ideological glue, different structural economic and the weight of history pose challenges

Internationale Politik Quarterly@ipq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An "alliance of middle powers" is what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested in January in response to a Trumpian world. But as @barnabyjdye.bsky.social argues in this new essay, history suggests that forging such an alliance will be far from easy. ip-quarterly.com/en/chances-m...

An "alliance of middle powers" is what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested in January in response to a Trumpian world. But as @barnabyjdye.bsky.social argues in this new essay, history suggests that forging such an alliance will be far from easy. ip-quarterly.com/en/chances-m...

The Chances for a “Middle Powers” Strategic Alignment Don’t Look Good

There are growing calls for the formation of a coalition of middle powers. History suggests, however, that they lack the ideological glue necessary to sustain a deeper and more powerful global movemen...

ip-quarterly.com

New paper with in @roapejournal.bsky.social! What kind of labour restructuring is emerging with the recent entry of Indian firms and investors in the large-scale coal operations in Mozambique's Tete province? An ethnographic study of labour dynamics, subcontracting and strike action in Tete.

Our first monthly pick for February is the #OpenAccess article, "Debunking Brazilian Exceptionalism in its Africa Relations: Evidence from Angola and Tanzania" by @barnabyjdye.bsky.social (Kings College London) and Mathias Alencastro. Be sure to give it a read! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New from @barnabyjdye.bsky.social: The recent trips to New Delhi by Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen speak of the success of forging closer ties between Europe and India. But further efforts are needed. ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

A Tale of Two Visits to India

The trips to New Delhi by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak of the success of forging closer ties between Europea and India. But further eff...

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My take on the recent visits to India by Merz and EU for @ipq.bsky.social We might look back at January 2026 as the foundation for a major EU-India relationship - a moment combining substance and symbolism, that generated trust on both sides through 'word and deed' ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

A Tale of Two Visits to India

The trips to New Delhi by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak of the success of forging closer ties between Europea and India. But further eff...

ip-quarterly.com

My take on the recent visits to India by Merz and EU for @ipq.bsky.social We might look back at January 2026 as the foundation for a major EU-India relationship - a moment combining substance and symbolism, that generated trust on both sides through 'word and deed' ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

A Tale of Two Visits to India

The trips to New Delhi by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak of the success of forging closer ties between Europea and India. But further eff...

ip-quarterly.com

🎙️ The “mother of all deals”, nearly 20 years in the making, has been signed this week. @markhleonard discusses with @Jamescrabtree the long-awaited EU-India trade deal. @ecfr

The EU-India mega-deal – European Council on Foreign Relations

Mark Leonard welcomes James Crabtree to unpack the landmark EU-India trade deal

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🏦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...

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

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...

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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

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

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-...

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...

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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-...

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...

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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/

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/

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/

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?

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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/

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?

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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....

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...

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Pre-orders available. wwnorton.com/books/978132...

The Second Emancipation

Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by <em>Foreign Policy</em><br /><br /> &#8220;Howard French&#8217;s <em>The Second Emancipation </em>stands the second half of the last century on its ...

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Haroon Akram-Lodhi@ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · last yr.

This is fabulous news! I can't wait to read it

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

King's Global Affairs@kings-sga.bsky.social · last yr.

🎧 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

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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

King's Global Affairs@kings-sga.bsky.social · last yr.

🎧 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

🎧 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

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...

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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...

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.

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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-...

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/...

High-speed Paris-Berlin daily train service debuts

The route is the first directly linking the two capitals' city centres.

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