What’s emerging now looks more like a state-led attempt to build the “rails” of development—physical and digital—so that the next cycle of growth is not only faster, but more controllable and more sophisticated. By Mehmet Enes Beşer This is a new era in Cambodia’s development trajectory in which the key signs are no longer factories and garments but rather big ...
The post-colonial period in Africa witnessed a series of coups d’état that left an indelible mark on the continent’s political landscape. Emerging from the ashes of colonial rule, many newly independent African nations grappled with political instability, economic challenges, and struggles for power. Coups became a recurring phenomenon, reflecting the complex interplay of internal and external forces that shaped the ...