https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-get3e-18334d8 On cities and the politics of development. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Ben Bradlow, assistant professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton, talks to Alex about his book Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo…
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-y3mv8-1467c4d On geopolitical competition over Africa. This episode was originally for subscribers only. To join, sign up at patreon.com/bungacast In light of the 'new Cold War', we look at what the US, Europe, Russia and China's respective "pitches"…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gpu87-13f9ba9 On Nigeria's 'end of the end of history'. Sa'eed Husaini from The Nigerian Scam podcast joins us to reflect on all things Nigeria: oil, debt, corruption and February's election. What was all that hype about the 'outsider' who wasn't…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-78knt-13c17f3 On geopolitical competition over Africa. [Patreon Exclusive] In light of the 'new Cold War', we look at what the US, Europe, Russia and China's respective "pitches" are to African countries – what are they selling? And we examine the factors…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p3eam-138ce79 On The Covid Consensus. We're joined by two authors whose new book asks why lockdowns were adopted almost universally. National and transnational health authorities dropped pre-pandemic plans in favour of open-ended nationwide lockdowns which were to remain in…
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qgxih-131dce7 On Mali and the Sahel. French president Emmanuel Macron declared the end of Opération Barkhane on 9 November 2022, bringing to an end to nearly 10 years of French military intervention in Mali. But what is the legacy…
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rmnfm-123b5ea On crumbling state authority. Benjamin Fogel is back on the podcast to talk us through how South Africa has gone from the hopes of post-apartheid to the Durban riots of 2021. How have corruption, criminal networks, Indian oligarchs,…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-w2jk7-107ed44 In our latest 3A, we discuss "the clerisy" and how it relates to the PMC; how the EU is doing forever war just as much as the US; and the hyper-commodification of football. The full episode is for subscribers…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5sijq-e27fbf This is a sample. For the full episode, sign up at patreon.com/bungacast The three of us discuss some of the themes that emerged from our interview with Krithika Varagur (ep.133) - the entanglement of the US state with Islamism,…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-uyzd7-e24db2 On Saudi religious proselytism. Saudi Arabia has actively sought to export Salafism. How has it done this - and what have been its effects, in countries like Indonesia, Nigeria and Kosovo? Why was fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan in…
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