United Nations Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/united-nations/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:48:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 United Nations Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/united-nations/ 32 32 67616479 The Converse Shock | How Disaster Capitalism Has Bankrupted the American War Machine https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-converse-shock/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-converse-shock/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:45:29 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573935 As articulated in Part 1, Naomi Klein mapped how power exploits crisis. The 2026 War on Iran reveals the mirror image: when an empire privatizes its own military strategy, the crisis eventually consumes its architects.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-converse-shock/feed/ 0 573935 Ukraine’s Kuleba tries to change Africa’s narrative on the war https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ukraines-kuleba-tries-to-change-africas-narrative-on-the-war/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ukraines-kuleba-tries-to-change-africas-narrative-on-the-war/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:29:32 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72107 Ducking the crossfire doesn’t mean staying neutral – Africa should take independent, principled positions that support the UN Charter.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ukraines-kuleba-tries-to-change-africas-narrative-on-the-war/feed/ 0 72107 Ideology matters in unravelling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ideology-matters-in-unravelling-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ideology-matters-in-unravelling-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 26 May 2022 10:47:40 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70603 Ideology informs foreign policy practice. Behaviour that could – for better or worse – influence individual lives.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ideology-matters-in-unravelling-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/feed/ 0 70603 US debates bill to counter ‘malign’ Russian activities in Africa https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/us-debates-bill-to-counter-malign-russian-activities-in-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/us-debates-bill-to-counter-malign-russian-activities-in-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 11:00:48 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70577 A new law to punish states that back certain Russian actions could have major implications for African countries.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/us-debates-bill-to-counter-malign-russian-activities-in-africa/feed/ 0 70577 Ukraine war reveals Africa divided https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ukraine-war-reveals-africa-divided/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ukraine-war-reveals-africa-divided/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:06:02 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69861 Russia’s invasion of its West-leaning neighbour revives Cold War faultlines and shows its influence across the continent.

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