Author profile: Pádraig Carmody

Pádraig Carmody is a Professor of Geography at Trinity College, Dublin, and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg.

Great Power Competition in Africa: Toward a New Cold War?

Pádraig Carmody • Jan 23 2025 • Articles

It is likely in a new geopolitical conflict that African actors will seek to leverage competition to balance external powers.

Old Wine in New Bottles or Africa’s Millennium?

Pádraig Carmody • Feb 28 2013 • Articles

Economic, political and social change is undoubtedly afoot on the African continent. But do these current developments mean the 21st century is Africa’s or is this a case of old wine in new bottles?

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